Nik

No trans person, parent of a trans child or trans ally should be saying ANYTHING to a reporter from the institutionally-transphobic Vichy New York Times except "fuck off."

Trump’s boat bombings: How the US has long used ‘double-tap’ strikes 'Double strikes' allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were used extensively under Obama.

'Double strikes' allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were used extensively under Obama.

Five European States Withdraw from Mine Ban Treaty The withdrawal of five European countries from a longstanding and effective international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel landmines unnecessarily puts civilians at risk.

On this day in 1997 the Anti-Landmine Treaty was signed in Ottawa. Ukraine has in recent years been violating the Treaty, having being supplied by non-member the US, and withdrew from the Treaty this year. Several Baltic NATO states have withdrawn recently, in blatant disregard for harm to civilians

‘It’s not drought - it’s looting’: the Spanish villages where people are forced to buy back their own drinking water Spain is increasingly either parched or flooded – and one group is profiting from these extremes: the water-grabbing multinational companies forcing angry citizens to pay for it in bottles

Excellent piece 👇🏻

""The companies are extracting the water from under our feet, and selling it back to us,” she says. Each month she buys 24 five‑litre bottles of water – brands such as Viladrau and Font Vella, produced by Nestlé and Danone from local water."

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This is what Schumer is doing with the time he has left. Not stacking the judiciary or protecting a free press from government surveillance. Instead belong conservative Christian nationalists enforce a racist anti-Palestinian and frankly antisemitic definition of antisemitism.

This is what I’m looking like these days

Back to work. It still sucks

Malibu

How can I support LA mutual aid groups during the storm? A list of community resources and mutual aid groups for people who need support during the storm, or want to help their neighbors in Los Angeles.

60,000 people are unhoused in Los Angeles County.

60,000 people with friends, family, and loved ones are tying to survive this storm with no shelter.

Here is how you can donate directly to mutual aid groups supporting Los Angeles's unhoused neighbors during this storm.

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My cousin offered to take me surfing when I come out to LA. Probably going to be a disaster lol

LinkedIn has the most deranged suggestions. Like why would I want to follow Suze Orman, Mickey Morandini, or Ryan Reynolds?

https://youtu.be/zsmk7olJu6k

Tried Wawa pizza. Wasn’t bad which surprised me

https://youtu.be/64JRmgad7vc

In 24 days I’ll be in L.A.

My license with the worst picture of me ever taken has finally expired

https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/aug/02/everything-youve-been-told-is-a-lie-inside-the-wellness-to-facism-pipeline

https://www.thedailybeast.com/houston-officials-unveil-plan-to-fire-28-schools-librarians-turn-libraries-into-discipline-centers#:~:text=The%20library%20spaces%20at%20these,shelves%20under%20an%20honor%20system.

Incredibly honored to post the very first Animated GIF on Bluesky:

https://www.knkx.org/2023-07-26/they-put-food-on-our-tables-but-live-in-the-shadows-this-man-is-fighting-to-be-seen

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/25/gulf-stream-could-collapse-as-early-as-2025-study-suggests