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Okada what is this suit... It looks like a duvet cover

ground avelo

Wanna help ground Avelo? Check it out here. One thing he mentions - universities like Yale (!!!) have contracts with Avelo. Time for alumni pressure. (YALIES, WE GOT THIS, RIGHT???) www.groundavelo.org

A 5ive reference in 2025ive... I love y'all

Baltimore County Public Library now offering free naloxone at all branches Naloxone can help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Baltimore County Public Libraries announced on Wednesday that free naloxone is available at all its branches.

"Baltimore County Public Libraries announced on Wednesday that free naloxone is available at all its branches, as part of an ongoing partnership with the County's Department of Health and Human Services."
www.wmar2news.com/news/region/...

Didn't Tanahashi retire? Am I tripping??

You know what there is enough of for everyone living outside.

Housing.

Donald Trump threatens to clear encampments in D.C. With D.C.’s MPD now under federal control and the National Guard coming to D.C., the fate of people in encampments remains up in the air.

"“I ain’t ever bought no prostitutes. I ain’t never raped nobody. I ain’t never paid anybody off. None of that stuff,” said G, a resident from one of the photographed tents.

“He’s much more of a criminal than I am”"

streetsensemedia.org/article/home...

If most (all?) genAI systems are fundamentally extractive and exploitative (built upon IP theft, fine-tuned through underpaid labor, and powered with finite earth materials), how can there be a select ethical use case?

Oh, to be Frog and Toad

They were being black outside! It was terrifying!

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:

Our funding depends on usage.

So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

Maryland is without any harm reduction training program after dropping Baltimore nonprofit Harm reduction training in Maryland has come to a complete halt after the state opted to drop a Baltimore-based program that had exploded in popularity, a move that could hamper overdose prevention…

Maryland is without any harm reduction training program after dropping Baltimore nonprofit
baltimorebeat.com/maryland-is-...

The places that are doing the best work are places like Street Sense, The 51st, and Washington Informer but there’s not a lot of pay and prestige attached.

She was talking about a guy who wore a bandana looking mask. I'm partly joking because I don't think she would've seen Hayabusa, but I don't know who she actually was referring to (she couldn't remember his name)

What to know if you're arrested in D.C. Understanding your rights is crucial to protecting yourself and your neighbors.

With Trump’s mass deployment of federal law enforcement in D.C., here’s what you need to know if you are arrested.

The more Black a city is the less I believe anything white people from there say about it.

Wait... Is this the wrestler my therapist was talking about?! She had me stumped when she described his costume 🤔

Please give to my friend Marah in Gaza. she is living in intent with her children, and the situation is dire. They rely on our donations to survive. 🙏

www.givesendgo.com/GH1PD

The Feds Deliver A Heartbreaking Blow To A Project In Worcester County BERLIN, Md. -- Nearly $1 million has been stripped from the town of Berlin. The money would have been crucial in the town's efforts to bridge the gap over US

This is outrageous. These funds were intended to reconnect communities divided by a highway decades ago — allowing people to safely access grocery stores and other vital services.
 
There's nothing efficient about the Trump Admin revoking these funds. It's just mean.

I’m pretty emotionally beat today. Just trying to once again take in the onslaught of authoritarianism and fascism this country is experiencing. The only reprieve I am offering is some images of queer people comforting each other. I hope it helps someone today.

The US court records system was hacked, Instagram sparks a privacy backlash over its new map feature, and the true scope of the Columbia University hack comes into focus, in this week’s security news roundup. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

It could also mean:

PG-13 or R rated movies, music, books, or TV shows

News sites

Protest safety material

Keep in mind that Project 2025 called for the jailing of “pornographers” and the arrest & prosecution of “librarians and teachers.”

Because I know a lot of y’all don’t follow sex work discourse, I’ll break this down (again):

“Harmful to minors” (as it is described in the many bills) extends to anything the right deems “inappropriate.”

This mean:

Abortion access
LGBTQIA+ health aimed at teens
Birth control
Consent sex ed

Folks need to be prepared to upload their ID and credit card to access the most basic health resources under the guise of “protecting kids.”

And be prepared for the thought policing that will absolutely come from this.

YouTube will begin using AI for age verification next week If you have the YouTube viewing habits of a teenager — watch out.

Here is a more nuanced read:

mashable.com/article/yout...

Basically, if the content you view is associated with being a minor, or if a child uses your family account, you’ll be asked to age verify to view “adult” content.

Same shit sex workers have been saying for years.

Moreover, equally absurdly, the Washington Post spread the total flat-earther, science denying point that increased punishment of young Black people would have some benefit--D.C. incarcerates Black people at 19 times the rate of white people with *zero* public safety benefit.

They saw what happened to Target, and they said us next! We would like to lose the money!

Cannot stress this enough, what is the point of having community moderation tools if Bluesky refuses to let us use them effectively?

Congratulations! 🎉

New law to make New Hampshire library records available to parents • New Hampshire Bulletin Borrowing records at public libraries have long been confidential under New Hampshire state law, even for the parents of a child borrower. A new law changes that.

Borrowing records at public libraries have long been confidential under New Hampshire state law, even for the parents of a child borrower. A new law changes that.

newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/new-l...