if you are among the more than 5 million people getting notice today that your student loans are going into collections

Debt Collective is a great resource for activism and solidarity among borrowers

One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse

IKR?
My first presidential election, I voted for Bush the elder and then vowed NEVER TO DO THAT SORT OF THING AGAIN. I just keep marching leftward now. (yeah, I started out naive. I did learn.)

True justice would be restorative -- working to repair the damage that was done.
We're utter shit at that in the US.

wow look at all of these better alternatives to Adobe that exist

ask me about Pixelart programs if interested in that aspect specifically because you *definitely* don't need PS for that, lol

And I would walk three thousand miles, and I would walk three thousand more...
But then I wouldn't have a home or job to return to and might have done myself a damage in the meantime.

Wisconsin man who showed up to support an anti-trans bill does something amazing - Queerty “I have a very little knowledge of gay people and things like that there…” “I have a very little knowledge of gay people and things like that there…”

This elderly man showed up to support an anti-trans bill in my home state and then, because he had to wait hours to testify, he was stuck listening to queer folks rally against it

By the time it was his turn to speak, he'd changed his mind

Never doubt that speaking out can change hearts and minds

Yes, that’s Miguel Zavala’s Fomorian.
I used MeshMixer to recombine and sculpt.

And practice joy. Something in struggling with right now after being laid off.

But fascist hate seeing us joyful. Because they thrive on fear.

Joy is an act of defiance. And you’ve got to have some along with hope to survive this. I should listen to my own words too.

This administration illegally denied hundreds of people due process, then deported them to a country they’ve never known, run by an authoritarian infamous for cruel treatment of prisoners.

They then deceived a federal judge to buy time for the planes to land so he couldn’t do anything about it.

Mark is beloved by millions of kids, which makes it particularly great that he’s teaching them how to inform their parents that Tesla is a danger to children. This is another one of those “we don’t need a ‘Rogan of the left’, we need normal men” examples.

😂

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Fun fact! When the Nazis were looking for templates for their horrible fucking laws, guess where they went looking! Yes! That's right! The US Jim Crow laws!

So, yes. Fucking Jim Crow, yes.

The public domain is there for a reason BUT NO

The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out FAA chief Michael Whitaker resigned earlier this month after facing criticism from Musk.

The FAA is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. The former FAA administrator stepped down on Jan. 20th after Musk called on him to resign. Musk was angry after the FAA fined SpaceX for failing to get approval for launch changes.

Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was "not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic," according to an internal preliminary Federal Aviation Administration safety report about the collision that was reviewed by The New York Times. The controller who was handling helicopters in the airport's vicinity Wednesday night was also instructing planes that were landing and departing from its runways. Those jobs typically are assigned to two controllers, rather than one.

NYT reports an air traffic controller’s seat was empty at DCA last night www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

I'm talking to YOU hospital administrators.

Stop complying in advance with anti-trans temper tantrums on paper.

You owe it to the trans kids you serve to fight for their right to care, not fold at the first salvo.

Please, please listen, I am literally begging you:

I'm a healthcare lawyer who is alive because of Medicaid. I just came from Hill meetings about Medicaid. I'm very plugged into "the groups" — if you're covered by Medicaid, do not cancel anything medical because of the OMB mess.

Trump has threatened the visas of international student protesters. A post-grad at risk shares his fears | CNN Post-grad student Momodou Taal nearly lost his student visa after taking part in protests. He says international students may face the same dilemma as him.

On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to deport visa-holders that participated in pro-Palestinian protests on campus.

Now, he has issued an executive order that could be used to do just that.

When asked in a job interview what my greatest strength was, I responded, “I’m lazy.”

Something something "he'll lower the price of eggs."

It's only gonna get worse from here.

Lawful good is an attentive lover who nails basics really well, makes sure you come, and cuddles after. Chaotic good brings finger puppets and pina colada-scented lube and checks for consent at every step, but after you may (nonregretfully) wonder what possessed you to say "yes" in the first place.

this bullshit has literally nothing to do with actually learning the material - it's purely competition for placement on an artificial bell curve.