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Like what Heather Richardson Cox does? I don't always agree with her takes but she's the best source I've seen for a quick update and an explanation about how it matters and what it connects to.

If you're at a Southern university/institution that is closing your LGBTQ or DEI/DEIA offices please reach out to us. We are helping people preserve their department's archival history and will work with you to help ensure folks remain anonymous.

Bluesky isn't already federated? I clearly have no idea how this works. What is it then that makes it different?

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I've seen a lot of people in the US talk about community today. But very few know what that means. Community isn't just you and your friends. It includes disabled people and other marginalized groups. It's masking and taking precautions to protect others. It's caring for others!

Is there no way to change that bit? Are people who created US accounts and then, moved out of the country still experiencing the blackout with no workaround?

Omg! I love them! Where did you get them??

Clearly

Being paid for your work isn't capitalism. Having someone else (owners) be paid for your work is capitalism.

UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000% The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.

"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."

Lina Khan really is That Girl.

DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’

More than 100 years after its initial review that blamed Black men, the Dept. of Justice just released its report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre

The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”

A white printer with with several pages printed. A gray and white kitten rests a single paw on the pages, curious about the magic he is witnessing. His paw is blocking the current page being printed.

I don't know why my printer keeps jamming.

Wildfire climate connection Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

I sent this to one of my friends literally right before she got to "try not to be a cunt this Christmas." 😅🤣

You know you're on lists? I thought you didn't get notifications for that?

I've mentioned to my husband before that I think Ford knew what he was doing when he put cars on an assembly line and that he was trying to undermine public transit

How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.

In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Agriculture Department orders testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu.

I got it in Oct. Did you know urushiol, the oil we react to, stains black and that someone can have a reaction known as black spot poison ivy? It's supposed to be less severe but the 2 or 3 weeks my rash lasted beg to differ.

them: whatcha thinkin about

me: “lol poop lol” is a palindrome

them: don’t you have an english degree?

me: two

It should be noted that the original person who said this is @mollycrabapple.bsky.social - artist and activist. I find it odd that her name got cropped out of the original screenshot (from an article in LA Times, btw) and the uncredited version is the one that makes the viral rounds.