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How Federal Employees Are Fighting Back Against Elon Musk Some civil servants are using whatever levers they have to resist the orders of the world’s richest man, both in public and behind closed doors.

THIS IS HOW YOU STAND UP: EEOC admin judge Karen Ortiz resisted an order to hand over all LGBT cases for “review” and told colleagues to resist too. She knows she’ll likely to be fired.
“I can exist on cornflakes and community if it means that my soul is intact.”

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How You Can Protect Democracy 29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect democracy.

When our nation shifts toward authoritarianism, it affects all of us. But we have the power to reverse that shift. We put together a (non-exhaustive) list of actions each of us can take right now to make an impact. Let us know what action(s) you've taken.

As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity.

TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄

Where are the Democrats but also

Where are the churches
Where are the celebrities
Where are the NGOs
Where are the Universities
Where are professional groups like AMA
Where are the athletes
Where are the unions

What people/groups do and don’t do for next month determines our collective future

Wear a mask to protect yourself and others who may be particularly vulnerable to covid and other viruses, including the elderly and immunocompromised. It’s the right thing to do and costs you nothing. #MaskUp

YouTube video by Men at Work - Topic Underground

This.

Seems like a good time to mention this story that was a pain in the ass to report but we thought could be important. Upshot - military officials insisted the JAsG (I think that's technically what it should be) would review the orders. Same officers who were axed tonight.

If you live in Wisconsin, you need to get involved with Susan Crawford's campaign now.

Far-right activists have been talking about this race since November.

If you live out of state, consider phone banking for crawford or throwing dough to her campaign or grassroots groups organizing for her.

Nurses rely on sound science and evidence based practice. On March 7th, nurses can stand up for our research and healthcare institutions. Find your local rally information here standupforscience2025.org

#standupforscience2025 #sciencenotsilence
#scienceforall
@standupforscience.bsky.social

Definitely the manual transmission, back when my knees and ankles could take that sort of abuse.😆

Can you read cursive? It's a superpower the National Archives is looking for. — USA TODAY The National Archives looking for volunteers with an increasingly rare skill: Reading cursive.

People who can read English cursive, does the US National Archive have a fun opportunity for you!

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"You will be visited by three spirits."

The three spirits:

It also makes it harder for them to ban books.

COVID-19 respiratory surveillance New South Wales Australia December 2024 and the preceding year. COVID-19 shows an ululating wave pattern in that period of around three waves with the fourth just starting. Influenza shows a single spike. Influenza wave has a larger amplitude however COVID-19 PCR testing is severely restricted.

Top graph… what we have going on with C19 (scaled down compared to flu due to most people using RAT, or nothing).

Bottom graph, flu.

No matter how hard you stare at it, C19 graph is just refusing to morph into a tidy spike like flu.

Wishful thinking doesn’t work.

YouTube video by More Perfect Union How Amazon Ruined Christmas

BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time.

The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.

Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
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Masks work.

I have been wearing a 3M aura religiously since 2020 and I haven’t had any of these, at all, during this time. It is amazing. Masks.work people.

A screenshot of PayPal's terms of service. Big wall of legalese text, which I will be pasting in below. You don't need to read it, here's the important part: "The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop." Here's the whole paragraph: We are updating our Privacy Statement to explain how, starting early Summer 2025, we will share information to help improve your shopping experience and make it more personalized for you. The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop, unless you live in California, North Dakota, or Vermont. For PayPal customers in California, North Dakota, or Vermont, we’ll only share your information with those merchants if you tell us to do so. No matter where you live, you’ll always be able to exercise your right to opt out of this data sharing by updating your preference settings in your account under “Data and Privacy.”

In 2025 (less than 30 days away), PayPal will start selling your transaction history for targeted advertising.

I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping.

If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.

kinda feel like the Bsky team won't listen to trans users about this, so I'll say it as a Cis Person: I don't want Jesse Singal on here spreading his lying hateful "just asking questions" bullshit. he is not acting in good faith, he causes active harm, and he adds nothing worthwhile to this platform

I need this reminder every time I see it to retain a shred of hope in humanity. Thank you.

Didn't realize this was today. Tough memories. Terrified for those LC folks experiencing something similar. Stay safe out there, my friends.

The meme I didn't know I needed

YouTube video by Family Friendly When stopped by the cops....

Honey, it's a new world. Here is the best legal advice for living in it:

Thank you @dantynan

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Food for thought with all the Karl Popper popping around

Modern Warfare Is Breeding Deadly Superbugs. Why? (Gift Article) Researchers are trying to understand why resistant pathogens are so prevalent in the war-torn nations of the Middle East.

"he traveled throughout Iraq...& saw firsthand how this so-called clean war w/ fewer civilian casualties was made more lethal by other means: infrastructure collapse — the decimation of electricity plants, generators, sewage & water-treatment plants."

War/violence scholars are largely missing this.

CNN chyron: "Democrats search for answers after Trump landslide."

THERE WAS NO LANDSLIDE.

#NoMandateNoLandslide

This needs to be said, loud, and often.

Thank you so much for this. I've been trying to find a way to say that the majority didn't vote for him, just the majority of those who voted, and by a slim margin. This helps a lot.

Juan has spent 10 years harvesting sweet potato in CA. While the machine picks up most of the vegetables he often has to get on his knees and dig out the sweet potatoes the machine left behind. He does this up to 10 hours a day 5 days a week. #WeFeedYou

Every feed needs a chicken cleanse! 😍