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This is a real headline on the New York Times website.

Support independent media.

For all my pals who can’t see the stars tonight

So there's now 0 confusion or plausible deniability that @governor.ca.gov is in bed with MAGA and trying to court fascism for... funding? A chance at presidency?

The right will never accept him.

He's always been opportunist businessman first, everything else second.

Two photos. In the first, deep in a conifer forest a man in winter clothes holds a reindeer and sprays something from an aerosol can on the antlers. The second photo is of a small town street in the dead of night. Little shops and dim street lights. A deer stands in the middle of the road. It's barely visible, just a feint silhouette. But, its eyes and antlers glow like something ancient and supernatural.

To prevent deer from being hit by cars Finland has tried using reflective paint. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/avoid-deer-strikes-finland-painting-deer-antlers-reflective-paint-180949792/)

File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."

Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Banned From Next Elections Judges convicted the far-right leader of misusing EU funds and barred her from running in the 2027 French presidential elections.

*gazes wistfully out a window*

Travel to the United States! Highlights include:
-viral outbreaks
-food borne illness
-plane crashes
-shootings
-race and gender based violence
-ICE detention centers
-and more!

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"Department" is ON THE FUCKIN MEME

And he STILL spelled it wrong

I'm descriptivism-for-life, but there's a limit ffs

Ginger (Chicken Run)
Double D
Squid (Rocket Power)
Jade Chan
CatDog

All HP Lovecraft stories begin like “I will try and relay the events as best as I can manage, though what I encountered that September night may not be able to be expressed in human language, nor be comprehended by the human mind” and then the story boils down to ‘I saw a building that was large’.

Really weird watching a coup in real time from my desk at work, putting in my usual hours. In the movies, everyone is at home or on the streets protesting. Makes it feel surreal.

Kwame Ture (1941-1998)

⚠️ BREAKING:

U.S. 🇺🇸 reports 3.794 million new COVID-19 cases in a single week, with 542,000 daily infections.

Currently, 1 in every 88 Americans is infected with COVID-19.

Transmission rates are now higher than at any point during 50.8% of the pandemic.

Small graces in that the NYT calls him "Mr. Trump"

Pretty big deal. @bookshop-org.bsky.social is selling ebooks now. You can now support indies while purchasing digital books.

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Why scientists' fears about bird flu are intensifying : Short Wave Bird flu, or avian influenza, is spreading among livestock and other mammals in the United States, raising concerns that another pandemic may be looming. Last month, California declared a state of eme...

Why scientists’ fears about bird flu are intensifying. And unfortunately the clown who mismanaged COVID is in office.
www.npr.org/2025/01/27/1...

Can we talk about the angry seal tho

Was stuck yesterday at a train crossing behind a Tesla with a worn/dinged up bumper sticker - "I got this before I knew Musk was batshit off his rocker."

"No you're actually ableist if you take issue with this and therefore the problem." - ADL, suddenly deciding to care abt disability rights

I'm just not sure why you dig your heels in on a situation without doing research to see for yourself.

Maybe the article goes into extreme detail, enough so that it feels disingenuous and like a disregard of critical thinking to not come to such a conclusion.

Nice people are struggling over the revelations on Gaiman, and something I keep hearing is, 'His work had a big influence on how I shaped my own identity.' So here's something to remember:

You did that. He didn't do it for you. 1/

Rural living means many things are inaccessible. The mocking/dismissive narrative of uncultured hick punches down to ignore the reality of the situation, the cause of correlation of those born/raised in rural areas to be poor.

I inherently knew this before uni. I had to unlearn it after 6 yrs away.

Growing up in a small, semi-rural area, then moving to the nearest metro area for uni means taking a lot of things for granted.

My coworker loves spicy food, but has never tried Indian food.

A friend didn't leave our rural region (characterized by a 50-mile stretch of highway) until they were 20.

Ah, the California æsthetic

Spoiler-free Superman: Legacy trailer

News print about Mangione and connections to the D'Alesandro family

Nancy Pelosi wiki Page with surname

Info about Pelosi's father

One thousand percent it's this. One million. The Mangiones have connections to the D'Alesandro family e.g. Nancy Pelosi so I've got no doubt phone calls happened.

Ah, but you see, you can't talk about what the ACTUAL interesting connections are, lest it lead back to making the ruling class look bad. Better stick to "video games = bad." 🫠