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Lifting up the life of civil rights icon Jesse Jackson. Hard to lay out the range of his work and contributions and how much he inspired. They are leaving us one by one, exhorting us to pick up the mantle with courage & determination. Justice work is a lifelong commitment. Thank you Rev. Jackson.

Why activists should take friendship seriously Benjamin Shepard’s book, “On Activism, Friendships, and Fighting,” documents decades of wisdom about the importance of friendship in movements.

Benjamin Shepard’s book, “On Activism, Friendships, and Fighting,” documents four decades of wisdom about the importance of friendship in political movements.

Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.

Exclusive: Pentagon warns Anthropic will "pay a price" as feud escalates The Pentagon may label Anthropic a "supply chain risk," forcing all its vendors to sever ties.

We live in an autocratic oligarchic hellhole.

The Pentagon is basically saying that if Anthropic doesn't drop its demands over restricting the use of AI in autonomous drone targeting and surveillance of Americans, it will essentially destroy the company.

The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr. The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.

"McConnell, 83, is the only Republican who voted against Kennedy’s confirmation. He recently spent a week in the hospital for flu-like symptoms, and is not running for re-election this year. Cassidy is 68 and he is running, but he shouldn’t be."

“For a Leader, Humility Is the Ultimate Strength.” inpursuit.substack.com/p/george-was...

Meta Is Wrong to Try to Sneak Into Privacy Intrusion Meta Platforms Inc. thinks we’re too distracted for a proper debate on facial recognition in a civilized society. It’s imperative we prove the company wrong.

“As it ponders perhaps its greatest privacy intrusion yet, Meta is betting on people looking the other way. No matter the touted benefits of facial recognition in Meta’s smart glasses, the trade-off isn’t worth it.”

Musk-linked Pac accused of targeting Jewish and Arab Americans in swing states Future Coalition Pac accused of sending the two groups very different messages about Harris’s position on Gaza

But I'm reminded of the whole "if your vote didn't matter, they wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from placing it".

If they didn't think duping people were critical to their goals, they wouldn't have spent billions and billions on the infrastructure to do it.

Look I have thick skin, and I know we are hated, and yet this statement still makes my breath catch. What kind of society allows for this sort of thing to be said

Ars Technica Pulls Article With AI Fabricated Quotes About AI Generated Article A story about an AI-generated article contained fabricated, AI-generated quotes.

A story about an AI-generated article contained fabricated, AI-generated quotes.

"You can't be mean to me or my fascist friends but also I think entire ethnic groups are savage monsters literally comparable to dogs."

I do my best posts when I'm high on life

I hate this more than Ahab hated that damn whale.

Fact check: True.

The dye in Doritos can make mice transparent (Popular Science)

Roses are red
Vice is inherent

A headstone with a tree growing around it

John Smith Thorpe & his three sons - William, Thomas and John, with their oak tree guardian from a few years ago

All died between 1865 & 1874, the boys likely of typhoid

Buried at Nottingham General Cemetery

Joint plenary special legislative session to proclaim the number 2 pencil the official state pencil, dude!

Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.

A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
 
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
 
Not one dime for this cruelty.

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Get in loser, we're losers. This is the loser bus

It’s day 75 of the ICE occupation of MSP.

ICE is still here, but so are we.

The rapid response and mutual aid networks continue their work, showing what kind of world we can build together.

ICE OUT EVERYWHERE.

I keep watching this on repeat to chill out…

Biden Grateful He’s Not Alive To See What Trump Doing To Country WILMINGTON, DE—Expressing relief about his obliviousness to America’s unraveling, former President Joe Biden told reporters Thursday that he was grateful not to be alive to see what Trump was doing to...

Biden Grateful He’s Not Alive To See What Trump Doing To Country

Fucking hell.

Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.

Microfilm typically hides or distorts manuscript details anyway. Not an ideal way to study a manuscript.

Jesus, the argument here is like Time Cube level insane.

Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and allies say Former opposition leader’s death while in Arctic jail at age of 47 result of mixture of diseases, according to Moscow The Foreign Office has blamed the Russian state for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, which it said was the result of poisoning from a dart containing frog toxin. The frog poison – called epibatidine – is said to have been used when Navalny, 47, died suddenly on 16 February 2024. Continue reading...

Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and allies say

When it comes to Epstein files, British politicians are finding no place to hide

When it comes to Epstein files, British politicians are finding no place to hide

Here are some documentaries that I think everyone in the whole entire world should watch if they truly want to understand exactly what the elites would like to go back to. All of our labor rights we gained were not given freely. Many died fighting for them. They erased that history for many. 🧵

Rush - Moving Pictures

Tonight's #vinyl selection: #Rush #MovingPictures
45 years ago today, Rush released their 8th album.
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