Brittaney

One of things I wish we might learn faster when ostensibly trying to support marginalized voices is how to suss out when someone wants things to be better for everyone versus when they want to finally have their turn at the helm of violent systems. And I know we've all encountered this.

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Every USian feel good story reveals systemic rot

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Woman Who Died From Cancer Helps To Erase Millions In Medical Debt Casey McIntyre died Sunday from cancer, but her posthumous plea helped erase $14 million in medical debt.

A 38-year-old woman who died Sunday from cancer has posthumously helped to erase $14 million in medical debt for others

18.11.2023 12:03 — 👍 835    🔁 190    💬 20    📌 34

NYT: Reactions to the Conflict in the U.S. Jewish Americans: For many American Jews, there have been too many emotions to process. Young people spoke of fear, shock, solidarity and helplessness, while some progressives said they were feeling abandoned by their left-wing allies. Palestinian Americans: Palestinians in the United States are dismayed by the violence, but some said that politicians and news outlets were overlooking historical context. Harvard University: A coalition of more than 30 student groups posted an open letter blaming Israel for the Hamas attacks. Within days, students affiliated with those groups found themselves at the center of a free speech controversy.

no mention of nationwide protests calling for a ceasefire but an entire bullet point for harvard.

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One unexpected thing in my qualitative study w natural scientists (one-hour interviews) is how deeply, deeply sad the climate scientists are. They say things like "you have enough information from us, why won't anyone act?" -- the psychological distress these people are enduring is very great.

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Reproduction of excerpt from Timothy Snyder's book ON TYRANNY: "1. Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do."

As well-meaning publishers try to navigate the coming storm of state laws against diversity, I hope they'll consider Timothy Snyder's Rule #1 (from his slim book ON TYRANNY).

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Hey, #COVID long-haulers. If you are in the US or Canada and need to talk to someone who gets it, you can call or text the Brooke Line 24/7 and be connected with another long-hauler. If you are in crisis, please call 988.

1.844.BROOKE.0
1.844.276.6530

#MentalHealthMatters

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Screenshot of a twitter thread: "Semitism" is not a real thing, it comes from the word Semitic, referring to a group of languages originating from the Middle East. 4 104 3,438 山 L@challahbackjew Mar 15, 2021 In 1867 an antisemitic German journalist started using the term "Anti-Semitic" to refer to prejudice against Jewish people because he perceived us as an inferior race and not just a religious group, and then the term caught on. Q4 7114 2,879 L @challahbackjew Mar 15, 2021 But using it with the hyphen would imply that "anti-semitism" is hate against Semites which again is not a real group and it was just a way for antisemites to attempt to classify Jews into this pseudo-scientific racial group which they thought was inferior 1 152 3,183 山 L✡ @challahbackjew We use "antisemitism" without the hyphen to distinguish from the semitic language group (and these hateful origins) when discussing pre against Jewish people.

Lot of conversation about antisemitism this week so just a gentle reminder that we don’t hyphenate the word, because it implies there is such a thing as a “Semitic” race (there isn’t, there’s only Semitic language) - and implying there is a Jewish race is of course deadly for the Jews. More info:

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The worst person in California right now is whoever it is whispering in Gavin Newsom's ear that he has a legitimate chance to be President.

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The Verge: X stops showing headlines because Elon Musk thinks it will make posts look better / On iOS, when you try to post a link, you’ll only see an image with the included attachment.

The Washington Post: Threads blocks searches related to covid and vaccines as cases rise Public health experts denounced the platform’s moderation policies, which they say restrict access to critical health information

Twitter/X is now removing headlines from links and Threads/Meta is prohibiting searches of public health terms like Covid and vaccines.

Billionaires are dangerously restricting people’s access to news.

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“What is wrong with me?” Children face a frustrating lack of answers about long COVID At 12 years old, Jay should be out playing sports and enjoying school and friendships. Instead, 18 months after a bout of COVID-19 and 6 months after another unconfirmed viral infection, he is stuck a...

On post-viral illnesses: “This is not something new. What’s new is the amount of people suffering long-lasting symptoms.”

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Thanks!

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Chart showing emissions from different work models calculated as daily carbon footprint per capita, in kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalents.

A new study suggests that fully remote workers may produce less than half the climate-warming emissions of people who spend their days in offices.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

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You know it! 💪🏾

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Hi! Thanks! I keep forgetting to check here.

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