Ashe Dryden

Kill the fascist within you.

Infographic showing that California's incarceration rate (per 100,000 population) is higher than that in Belarus. California's incarceration rate is 494, while Belarus' is 345. Illinois' incarceration rate (per 100,000 population) is higher than that in Russia. Illinois' incarceration rate is 433, while Russia's is 300.

In every part of the US, incarceration is out of step with the rest of the world.

Even “progressive” states–like California & Illinois–have higher incarceration rates than countries with authoritarian governments.

So much for the "land of the free."

Wild that caring about what happens to people you don’t know is considered a radical position.

You know, I was just telling M the other day that if they wanna waste their fireworks while it’s still light out, I prefer that to being woken up at 3am because someone accidentally set the neighborhood on fire

In case anyone missed this. Jamelle spoke the truth. The nyt lied about its racist sources. The nyt silenced the truth and promoted a lie

cis people who think you're just like honestly concerned now about trans girls in sports now or whatever ... you have been brainwashed bro

more and more relevant every day

Mamdani is the first politician who has given me hope in a long time and I don’t even live in NYC.

I literally warned against exactly this in my dissertation and i am very tired of eugenicist fascist authoritarians using all the things we've warned about as a fucking shopping list

We are now at the “War is Peace” point in 1984.

“Call the police on ICE!”

And now you have two problems.

A photo of Mahmoud Khalil holding up a fist and smiling wide, and holding a bouquet of flowers. He is wearing a Keffiyeh.

A photo of Mahmoud Khalil smiling and bending over a black stroller, with a baby’s small hand sticking out and grabbing Mahmoud’s finger.

After 104 days of being unjustly detained for his advocacy for Palestinian rights, Mahmoud Khalil is finally home with his wife and newborn son.

Spent three hours driving today and now that I’m home I’m like that shrimp in a chair

These are the same assholes pushing the “Merit ™️” discourse down our throats.

Provided to YouTube by Columbia Shoot to Thrill · AC/DC Back In Black ℗ 1980 Leidseplein Presse B.V. Released on: 1980-07-25 Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Angus Young Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: Brian Johnson Guitar, Composer, Lyricist: Malcolm Young Drums: Phil Rudd Bass: Cliff Williams Producer: Robert John 'Mutt' Lange Engineer: Tony Platt Assistant Engineer: Jack Nuber Assistant Engineer: Benji Armbraster Mixing Engineer: Brad Samuelsohn Auto-generated by YouTube. YouTube

It occurs to me that AC/DC, when singing Shoot to Thrill at least, sounds a lot like Elmo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLoW...

creating a generative AI chatbot then being like ‘no it is not saying the things i want it to say’ is kinda the whole jig laid bare isn’t it

Just incapacitated my partner with this image lol

Graph showing that more than 1 in 3 people in state prison were first arrested before their 16th birthday

More than 1 in 3 people in state prisons were first arrested before their 16th birthday. The criminalization of youth has life-altering consequences.

Shouldn't the US be investing in youth instead of locking them up?

A tan and white cat sitting on a small gray couch. A textured gray pillow is behind him and his face and the front of his body are seemingly buried in a white pillow against the back of the couch that is covered in fabric petals,

Paying the #caturday tax

Um, do we need to update the Lawyer’s Oath?

problem: can't get the model to say what you want
solution: just rewrite the data

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Silicon Valley Execs Join the Army as Officers (But Won't Have to Attend Boot Camp) The tech industry is fully on board, but the rank and file won't have to do time as grunts.

That’s okay, Silicon Valley is used to this kind of “meritocracy”

gizmodo.com/silicon-vall...

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

BREAKING: In a 6-3 Roberts decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care is not subject to heightened scrutiny. This decision will strip millions of trans people off their constitutional rights.

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

We caught 4 more states sharing personal health data with Big Tech – The Markup Healthcare exchanges in Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island shared users’ sensitive health data with companies like Google and LinkedIn

The data, including prescription drug names and dosages, was sent by web trackers on state exchanges set up under the Affordable Care Act to help Americans purchase health coverage.

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Don’t lose sight of Gaza.

Democrats Accuse Homeland Security Chief of Running Down Budget The funding concerns highlight broader tensions between the administration and Democrats frustrated by Trump’s steamrolling of the annual appropriations process.

"“Your agency will be broke by July, over two months before the end of the fiscal year” - Sen. Chris Murphy

ICE's parent agency is running out of funds. Any delay - say, by organized parents - that costs them man hours helps drive them into political crisis.

news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...