SomewhatCyclops

No Powell to trot out this time

As a person was raped - repeatedly - as a young girl -

the US never did take it seriously. It's just now -- it's impacting people you've heard of.

I gotta sign out. It's not the Epstein files.

It's what is not happening about them.

Getting Global Age Assurance Right: What We Got Wrong and What's Changing Discord's CTO addresses community concerns about age assurance: no mass ID collection, new vendor transparency commitments, and a delayed global launch until second half of 2026.

Discord doing a version of Waystar Royco's "We Hear For You."

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Did James Van Der Beek Really Die Broke? Hollywood has rallied behind the late 'Dawson’s Creek' star, raising $2.6 million for his widow and six children. But the internet has been less generous, with scores of posters wondering why such a f...

The blunt reality of being actually poor?

Why bother with diagnostics for a disease we don't have the resources to treat?

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Tennessee woman says hospital canceled her sterilization surgery while admitted to hospital Mojo Foster said she had been seeking a salpingectomy — a surgery that removes the fallopian tubes — after years of trying other birth control options.

Disgusting.

I've had men not understand when I made the point that women's bodies are political. Politics isn't a choice for me if I want to retain my freedom.

Our bodies are not political by nature. They are political because of men.

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Such an inspiring film! If you haven't caught it - you should!

It's what happens when you put kindness into the world.

<3

As the guy who wrote the book on zoning abolition, I'd like to go on record as saying: if you can use zoning to stop the concentration camps, fucking go for it.

I am taking care of 2 pugs for 2 weeks while their mom is away - and I'm allergic to how her apartment smells.

Sigh.

Milwaukee DSA Feb 23, 2024 ... On this day, February 23rd, in 1873, Meta Berger (née Schlichting) was born in Milwaukee. She became the first woman to win a seat on the Milwaukee school board in 1909, only seven years after women could vote in Milwaukee school board elections and ten years before women's right to vote was passed into law nationwide. Berger served on the Milwaukee school board for three decades; she continually promoted feminist actions like allowing women to continue to teach after they marry as well as progressive actions like supporting the construction of school playgrounds. After graduating college in 1894, Berger taught as a Milwaukee public school teacher until she married Socialist politician Victor Berger in 1897. During this time, she educated herself on Socialism and became involved in the Socialist party. She then ran for Milwaukee school board on the Socialist ticket and won in 1909. She eventually became President of the school board. Berger passed a number of progressive measures during her tenure: creating a pension system for public school teachers, providing medical exams for children, and enabling female teachers to join unions are just a few of her many accomplishments.

Berger retired from the school board in 1939 and died in 1944 at her farm in Thiensville. We remember Meta Berger as a shining example of how dedicated public servants can substantially improve the lives of working class people in Milwaukee.

#OTD #OnThisDay

It should also be noted that she met with notorious Social Democratic Party of Germany leader Friedrich Ebert in the 1920s and met one-on-one with Nadezhda Krupskaya in the 1930s

wilyviolet on Instagram: "I am choosing solidarity over a little free yarn. You can do what you want with this information. Crochet.com is owned by Local C…" I am choosing solidarity over a little free yarn. You can do what you want with this information. Crochet.com is owned by Local Crafts, LLC. This LLC also owns Knit Picks, Jimmy Beans Wool and Berroco yarn. Private equity capital doomed to the same fate as JoAnns after they suck all the life out of them anyway. 🤷‍♀️#melttheicehat #crochet #ice #solidarity

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YouTube video by Cinema Coded Cromwell (1970) - FREE MOVIE

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I honestly do believe that dice-based TTRPGs will give a visceral appreciation of probability that few other activities can. (It should be physical dice, if possible )

The wheel and its consequences have been a disaster for humanity

“why do you hate technology” as though “technology” were some discrete entity divorced entirely from the context of what it does and what it creates, rather than a category so broad as to constitute reality itself

“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”

High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!

DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
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YouTube video by 林至毅 Morning Coffee Chillhop Lo Fi Electronic Mix

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Nacelle Wave 3 TOS figure lineup

Photos of Gene Roddenberry and Lucille Ball

Teases of Roddenberry/Ball figures with accessories

Nacelle Toys has announced that the mystery two-pack #StarTrek action figures from its forthcoming Original Series wave (preorders coming later in 2026) will be Gene Roddenberry and Lucille Ball, in era-appropriate looks

Shrews celebrate the old ways. Today is the new moon and Imbolc from the time before human calendars. They lit a candle in the earth to welcome in Spring

Thank you for pointing that out.

<3

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

It makes me so mad anyone falls for this guy.

UGH NOT HIM

If you want in I can pull some strings and get the seat for you for free - HMU at somewhatcyclops @ gmail dot com

The real reason to celebrate.

One seat left!

This is more than Darren and I made last year.

My favorite gif since a professor sent it to me 3 years ago.