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Hey guys... this is serious please go and opt out NOW!

Prominent Al Jazeera journalist killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza Anas al-Sharif, known for frontline coverage, died with three colleagues in an attack outside al-Shifa hospital

“BBC reports, citing International Editor Jeremy Bowen live on air, that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

I hear both transphobes and normal folk talking about Testosterone as a performance enhancing drug and Estrogen as performance decreasing drug, and that's dude centric and not true. T and E are both performance enhancing drugs for sports. They just enhance different aspects.

Let's talk powerlifting

Acting like AI is a forgone conclusion and we all should just bend the knee and accept into film and TV…WEAK! BITCHASS SHIT!

thanks anne—and we're not done.

if you're considering subscribing to WIRED and still on the fence, this year, we also dropped paywalls for FOIA-based reporting (and some guides).

so, here is a 🧵 of some unpaywalled articles (which includes some of our most important work)!

Donate to US Flood Relief Fundraisers Help those affected by flooding across the US. Donate to verified fundraisers to offer flood relief to individuals & their families.

GoFundMe has set up a page for the Texan flood victims. Each campaign has been verified by the company's Trust & Safety experts, which means you know your money is going directly to families. Please consider donating if you can. Their stories are heartbreaking.

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Hot take: Young men “playing video games all day” deserve access to health insurance too. In a humane society everyone should have access to health care regardless of who they are or what they do. We should be expanding health insurance coverage, not kicking people off it.

A Native Man was killed protecting his husband on the first day of Pride?

After two YEARS YEARS of harassment.

WHERE HIS HOUSE WAS SET ON FIRE

but folks think this isn’t already a “hot” war

Sad news for fans of The Sims! Tim LeTourneau, co-creator of The Sims, The Sims 2, and My Sims passed away over the weekend.

My condolences to his family, his friends, and everyone who knew and worked with him.

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I literally wailed like I was dying and scared my cat omg this is like Emerald City (but worse bc this time I had THREE SEASONS of HOPE)

HOW am I supposed to get Madelaine her Emmy and Bafta for season 2 specifically but also for all her work as Egwene NOW

so few things bring me joy...AND THEY KEEP TAKING THEM AWAAAYYYYYY

WHEEL OF TIME CANCELLED I CANT BREATHE

This is incredibly heartbreaking, horrid, I can't quite find the words for how soul crushing this is.

Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social

Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”

HELLO!! 😍🙌🏾

It’s International Asexuality Day!

Authors! Drop a blurb and a link for your books with acespec MCs and I’ll repost 💜

Please state that it’s an ace / acespec book/character somewhere in the description so I don’t have to intro each one!
📚💙 📚🏳️‍🌈

Class War Reading List In celebration of May Day—international workers' day—and the radical history of the working class, we've put together this Class War Reading List. All of these books are 40% Off until the end of ...

We made a class war reading list for you.

Join the Best of Core Forum webinar, Understanding and Fighting Anti-Trans Misinformation, to learn how false narratives take hold and how library workers can stand up for access, literacy, and equity.
May 7, 2025, 1:00 pm CT
Register at: elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...

'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

kfor.com/news/local/w...

AABB members are creating candidate score cards for local elections all across the country to help voters find the candidates in their districts that will stand up for the right to read. Here are our score cards for Eagle Mountain-Saginaw & Fort Bend, Texas elections on May 5th...

My whole body just went into shock.
I'm about to vomit.

I’m exposing the Trump administration through firsthand CDC leaks.

I'm Reporting on Bird Flu, COVID-19, TB, Measles and Other Infectious diseases with trusted intel.

I need your support. Please Follow my page and spread the truth.

Just spoke with my CDC sources.

RFK Jr. has reportedly instructed officials to stay silent on bird flu transmission and avoid testing farm workers with symptoms.

This is a direct attempt to suppress vital information.

Pandemics begin with secrecy and cover-ups.

Black book recommendations like Sinners #booksky @skylight.social

REAL ID: What You Need to Know A “Star”or REAL ID is not required to vote in any state. VoteRiders can provide you information or assistance to secure your ID to vote, including the underlying documents needed to apply for a REAL I...

Hey y'all! Our friends at @voteriders.bsky.social have put together an info page on REAL IDs, what they are, their (current) impact on voting, and also how to get one.

That is my summer task.

www.voteriders.org/realid/?emci...