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I write and I draw. Navy brat, cancer survivor. Memoir BAD FIT about surviving 9 tech layoffs coming in 2026. https://mary-mahling-carns-halftank-studio.kit.com/profile

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You can now visualize how a color palette distributes across OKHsv, OKHsl, OKLCh and CIELab, and compare 6 distance metrics side by side. Zero dependencies, raw WebGL2.

Took me 3 years to make something I wasn't too embarrassed to share πŸ™ƒ

meodai.github.io/color-palett...

04.03.2026 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 263    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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For the first time, we now know how many Black-owned bookstores exist in the U.S. The National Association of Black Bookstores has released the β€œfirst comprehensive national report” on the state of America’s Black-owned bookstores.

There has never been an official, comprehensive record of Black-owned bookstores across the United States β€” until now

04.03.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2165    πŸ” 948    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 65

β€œFrog, why do you keep looking out the window?” asked Toad.

β€œBecause I am waiting for the mail,” said Frog.

β€œBut there will not be any,” said Toad.

β€œOh yes there will,” said Frog, β€œbecause I have sent you a letter.”

04.03.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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If you've read about people going to the wrong polling place to vote in Texas today, here is a clear explanation of what just happened. It is both disgusting and terrifying how the Republican party (in general) and Ken Paxton (specifically) intentionally suppressed Dem votes in this election.

04.03.2026 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 212    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 6
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Seems like the media should at least express some curiosity about this.

open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

03.03.2026 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 20052    πŸ” 8369    πŸ’¬ 2451    πŸ“Œ 1169

They are literally running with β€œwe have always been at war with Eurasia.” Unreal.

03.03.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4862    πŸ” 1037    πŸ’¬ 154    πŸ“Œ 25

β€œnewspapers have been in steep decline since the 1980s” yeah who told you to shrink the comics and then deprioritize and ultimately remove the comics

01.03.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 611    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

for those of you who werent adults during iraq, its hard to overstate how much the media loves war porn. they salivate over pentagon spin briefings. they love stories about all the bombs and how supposedly infallible they are. they love the notion of the commander in chief, in the situation room etc

02.03.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9935    πŸ” 2102    πŸ’¬ 443    πŸ“Œ 155
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Lynchburg Court Dismisses Latest GOP Attempt to Block April 21 Vote - Blue Virginia From Virginians for Fair Elections, β€œthe campaign advocating for a constitutional amendment to protect fair representation and ensure Virginia voters β€” not politicians β€” have the final say over congre...

Lynchburg Court Dismisses Latest GOP Attempt to Block April 21 Redistricting Amendment Vote; "Republicans have tried again and again to stop Virginians from having their say β€” and again, that effort has failed." bluevirginia.us/2026/03/lync...

02.03.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Kafka understood that an even greater indignity than being turned into a giant insect was still being required to go to work afterward.

02.03.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6321    πŸ” 969    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
Liberal hunting permit sticker on many conservative's cars after 9/11.

Liberal hunting permit sticker on many conservative's cars after 9/11.

Meanwhile the same damn people 20 years ago:

02.03.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember that BS about MVP Harris β€œsleeping her way to the top” but zero mention about Tr*mp raping his way to the top. The US is not ready.

01.03.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can Trump cancel the election in all 50 states and DC? No. Can he even rig the rules for state run elections? Also no. Is it seriously alarming that the thought is on his mind? And that the media and the Dems don’t seem to think this is a big priority? Yes.

27.02.2026 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4304    πŸ” 934    πŸ’¬ 256    πŸ“Œ 41
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Why Are We Subsidizing Data Centers Instead of Creating Real Jobs? - Blue Virginia By Michelle Moore, Bridge2Blue Data centers promise big returns, but the truth is they deliver very little to the communities where they’re built. Most of the jobs they create are short‑term construct...

Why Are We Subsidizing Data Centers Instead of Creating Real Jobs?; "Data centers should pay their fair share of taxesβ€”no exemptionsβ€”just like other companies in Virginia" - Michelle Moore bluevirginia.us/2026/02/why-...

28.02.2026 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

if you believe in any form of free enterprise at all, the idea that the Pentagon can not only cut off your contract but designate you a supply chain risk and prevent other companies from buying from you just because you won't build killbots for the government should be terrifying

27.02.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9881    πŸ” 2801    πŸ’¬ 202    πŸ“Œ 130
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Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and...

Justice sure took a long while…

apnews.com/article/henr...

27.02.2026 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5098    πŸ” 1440    πŸ’¬ 162    πŸ“Œ 125
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Breakthrough Study Shows Sound Stimulation May Help Clear Alzheimer’s Plaques Forty-Hz auditory stimulation increased amyloid clearance markers in aged primates and produced lasting effects, supporting its potential as a non-invasive Alzheimer’s therapy. Scientists at the Kunmi...

I read about this study in an article from Science Daily but in that study the sound therapy was also coupled with super fast flashing lights.

Breakthrough Study Shows Sound Stimulation May Help Clear Alzheimer’s Plaques share.google/FEYsO0gKbiga...

26.02.2026 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1874    πŸ” 550    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 48

It's the DM but I wouldn't be shocked if they're using that plane to run drugs for the rest of the executive branch

26.02.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How else are they going to fundraise? So sick of these Vichy democrats

26.02.2026 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently it’s just fine to post an AI picture of our only black president and his wife as apes for the world to see. But, not fine for anyone to declare black people are not apes in front of the POS who posted the picture. Got it.

25.02.2026 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Happy Twin Peaks Day to those who celebrate πŸͺ΅β˜•πŸ₯§

24.02.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING

Former ICE agent:

On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.

23.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 26705    πŸ” 12717    πŸ’¬ 889    πŸ“Œ 956

Anyone who has had a relative with Alzheimers recognizes this kind of behavior, except this old man also controls nuclear weapons

23.02.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Decades of feminism paved the road to Andrew’s arrest | Rebecca Solnit The outcry and activism of the 2010s – itself enabled by earlier generations of feminists – brought us to this moment. But if the Trump administration has its way, opposing forces will prevail

One way to describe Epstein’s vast network of rape and trafficking [...] was as a system of treating women and girls as trophies, commodities [...] rewards, bribes, service-providers, domestic livestock, anything but human beings endowed with inalienable rights.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

23.02.2026 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stop saying Trump wants to "nationalize elections."

What he said was: "We should take over the voting, the voting in at least manyβ€”15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”

"Take over the voting" and "nationalizing voting" is very different from the more sanitized language.

22.02.2026 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3839    πŸ” 1199    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 32
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Old Skool #Audio Stack. #Audiophile

20.02.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2145    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 29

Any chance to repost this classic Busta Rhymes moment

19.02.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10355    πŸ” 2354    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 36

Must be doing some freaky shit if the plane has two showers

20.02.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

a lot of you are probably too young to remember this but there was a time when the married dhs secretary using taxpayer money for a custom built fuck palace in the sky for her to bang coworkers wouldve been a big deal

20.02.2026 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 13435    πŸ” 3033    πŸ’¬ 317    πŸ“Œ 131
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This platform needs way more freaking out about Alysa Liu. Oakland chill yet extreme excellence is the antidote to everything that’s so broken right now.

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