Alpha Centauri 11

"The Indiana Daily Student will continue fighting for our right to publish and report the hard stories, even if administrators want to stop us."

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportation flights. The AP spoke to a number of people who said they were placed in the device after they had already been shackled.

That’s it!
I’m gettin’ me mallet!

Patriotism in general is the stupidest thing ever. Cheering for a nation as if it's a team sport.

Instead imo, people should always demand more. Demand better. Nothing should be good enough. Patriotism can come when we reach an egalitarian society. Until then it serves no purpose.

Happy indigenous peoples day!

can someone explain why my cat tries to eat my phone every morning? seriously, he just wants to gnaw on it with big ol’ chomps

Judy Blume quote: it’s not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.

The real danger of censorship isn’t just the books we lose today, but the stories that will never be written tomorrow.

When fear silences creativity, we all lose, especially young readers searching for connection, comfort, and truth. Let’s make sure every story still has a chance to be told.

I think about what was taken and destroyed a lot in regards to this country.
We destroyed nations to establish this one and consumed habitats to fuel our conquest. We used the lie that it was all God's plan but we replaced it all with a hostile self destructive kleptocracy.
Hard to feel patriotic.

Inspired by Northwestern students protesting EdTech-delivered loyalty oaths, by the student-led Luddite Renaissance, by Matthew Josephson, Connie Bruck & @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, I tried to track how kleptocratic antitrust policy enables a surveillance megalith.

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HONK HONK TAKE YOUR TIME… I’M THE BOSS AROUND HERE HONK HONK HONK HONK NANCY IS THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD, AND SHE HAS STOPPED TRAFFIC, TO ALLOW A TURTLE TO CROSS THE STREET

TAKE YOUR TIME…
I’M THE BOSS AROUND HERE

Drawing of a puppy holding a mug with the caption; "Like the seasons, I took am capable of change"

Change

I genuinely cannot express how vital it is that you train yourself to recognize AI-generated images and videos for your own good because none of this is going away and many, many people are counting on you to fall for their shit

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I have neither the energy nor the supplies to cook myself anything today, and I’m out of easy options at home. If anybody wanted to throw $20 at me so I can afford to eat something that’d really help - Consider it if you’ve enjoyed my doodles ❤️✨

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This Tumblr post gave me a huge confidence boost:

relatable ADHD comic shared on buzzfeed #brellyjournal

Drawing of a butterfly puppy with the caption; "Stay mad while I stay whimsical"

Whimsy

Being right wing must be so fucking embarrassing. Awwww, poor baby 🥺 Was it hard for you to hear in kindergarten that we should all be nice to each other and share? 🥺 Did the mean teacher say you weren’t allowed to steal the other kids’ lunches? 🥺 Yeah? 🥺 You need a billionaire to kiss it better? 🥺

A Tigers-Jays World Series would be nice.

Stickers of the different characters for Pumpkin Junction. Blind bag stickers for a local craft fair. There is a baker, constable, crier, mayor, towny, librarian and witch.

The townsfolk of Pumpkin Junction.

I am so tired.

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

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How i’m trying to be

The best part of how Portland is handling this is they’re not only protesting, but also angering the goose steppers by not taking them seriously.

Pretty genius. Because even ICE & the national guard don’t want to be displayed as that asshole fighting people in cute costumes.

a year ago, AI companies were promising "superintelligence" that would make 40% of workers redundant and fundamentally reshape human productivity and the economy.

now, they making slop versions of tiktok.

altman is cooked

How about a happy thread…if you can, show me a photo of a time you were happy, or you captured a moment of joy or beauty.

I think we could all use it!

the usual social media feelings today

Get it now?

seeing otherwise smart people share the story that a south carolina judge’s beach house was burned to the ground because of a ruling against trump despite there being no evidence of that has been frustrating. just because the other side has abandoned facts doesn’t mean we can, too.

i’ll never get over how some people pointed out trump was going to do project 2025 and then eventually the media asked trump if he was going to do project 2025 and he said “never heard of it” and the media decided he surely couldn’t be lying about that one