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Land back isn't a slogan, it is an existential necessity. We can't just listen to indigenous voices, we need to support them. Fund them. Elect them. Follow them.

Single panel comic in sepia tones of a Tyrannosaurus addressing a Nanotyrannus with the words 'you're adopted,' to which the Nanotyrannus replies, 'WOW.'

'You're adopted'

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(For the non-palaeo folks, this is in light of a newly published paper re-establishing that #Nanotyrannus, previously understood to be a juvenile #T.rex, is indeed its own genus after all.)

Support the Indies, friends.

Every view leads to a dream come true. 🤘🏿✨💕

a caked up himbo that can pronounce all the hard dinosaur names

There are even more PDX restaurants offering free meals that aren’t on the oregonlive list:

www.koin.com/news/oregon/...

However much you, a politically engaged person, think the average American knows about what's going on, I can promise you: it's way less than that. No matter how low your estimation. It's lower than that.

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

I feel you on not being in a state where you feel like you can take commissions. If/when you figure that out, I'd love to hear how you worked it out. And I'll be in that line ready to pay you for one.

“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, 'It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.' It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters. The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: 'if you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?' There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand – glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register. Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue. Their most destructive untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money. They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves. This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say Napoleonic times. Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves.”

reading slaughterhouse 5 for the first time and i was absolutely knocked senseless by this passage, which is so true and relevant that it feels like it was pulled from a history book

They can save lives!

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The system isn’t broken—it's designed for exploitation.
Politicians aren't aligned with the interests of the people.
Electoral politics is a parasite on the movement.
Fight to end the criminalization of poverty.
Organize with a mutual aid group in your neighborhood today!
tinyurl.com/joinmutualaid

The police raids and sweeps at Mountain View are unacceptable—as is the silence from Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez and her office. Pigs have repeatedly sexually assaulted and harassed women at the sweeps Eunisses's office orders. Everyone has been arrested and cited with 41.18. 1/

New Yorkers: please vote!!!! Cuomo went all-in on racism in the final 2 weeks because he's got nothing else. And as we've seen, that's a very effective motivator.

Yeah, I hope they shift away from it. They've taken an extra couple of months to release this new expac, at least, which might indicate that they've realized that the strict yearly cadence they were going for wasn't enough time to let this one cook. Might.

I've heard JW is a significant improvement. Not perfect but definitely better than SOTO. (I haven't been able to get very far into it myself, with this year being how it is. Been meaning to catch up on it.)

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.

A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.

I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

Im fine with folks doing HRT for kinky reasons. I just dont think us trans folks should be deemed sexual deviants because of it.

Maybe that's the only reason cis folks could conceive of why. But this really is JUST about excluding trans people from healthcare if this is okay but my reasoning isnt.

A drawing of a Black woman standing next to a movie poster featuring a pirate holding a noble woman close and brandishing a sword. The Black woman is wearing a red jacket, black and white shirt, and dark jeans. Her natural hair is tied up with a teal scarf. The text on the fake movie poster reads: Sarah A. Macklin is... Looking For Work. hiresarahamacklin@gmail.com. The website sarahamacklin.com is in graffiti near the bottom of the wall.

I am actively looking for a decent paying remote job (publishing or publishing adjacent would be 👌🏾) but in the meantime ⬇️

What a brain-dead take...

Fuck Harry Potter.

Read your kids The Hobbit like my dad did for me.

Or teach them to read with the Animorphs.

Do not impliment the AI auto clip tool Twitch has implemented a sign up for an AI alpha auto clip tool. This is very unethical in many ways to not just content creation but also to things outside content creation. I ask twitch to remove this sign up and not engage in any use of AI when it comes to content creation. Facts about AI usage Google’s single Iowa data center alone consumed 1 billion gallons of water in 2024. The first way AI uses water is for cooling. Data centers run thousands of powerful computers around the clock. As these machines crunch numbers and manage data, they generate a lot of heat. To keep everything running smoothly, water is often used in cooling systems. This can mean circulating water through pipes to absorb heat or using evaporative cooling towers that release warm air. Ai is trained to use already created content for training with out user consent. This has already been happening on social media. Twitch's AI clip tool ''claims'' they will not use user generated clips with out consent for training to assume what constitutes as high engagement moments for clip creation. AI data centers now generate 2.5–3.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions, officially surpassing the aviation industry’s 2% contribution while growing 15% annually. It is very important that people speak up and say no to the AI clip tool especially partners and ambassadors as this tool is very harmful to the community. Turning it off as an option is not enough.

Go Tell Twitch to stuff AI right up its ass.

HERE: ▶️ twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92471... ◀️

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

oh this is straight up turning into a war on self-employment isn't it

Wikipedia is worth $10/month because if it dies so does reliable knowledge. Cough up if you can -- it's cheaper, more interesting and morally superior to Netflix.

Screenshot from Windows Settings>Privacy and Security>Text and image Generation. "Text and image generation uses on-device AI technologies to quickly respond to requests. Turning this settings off will not affect apps and features using cloud AI technologies. Text and image generation Windows and anyone using this device can use Text and image generation.

BY THE WAY

If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.

There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.

Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."

TURN IT OFF.

This is what it will take. From all of us, bare minimum.

You have to know that you're ready for this much, at an absolute minimum.

Make the contingencies you need to, now.

is this what people on the right side of history say

Having a little fireside chat iterating on your own work.
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Join me, won't you? 🫴🏿

#DieselDust #Blender #IndieAnimation #Animation #3dArt

as a neurodivergent & also weird kid school was hell for me, though these days I struggle to remember the names of all the teachers who bullied me. But the three that treated me like a person have never left me. Now more than ever, I hope you all try your best to stay unsquishable!

Plagues me more than I'd like to admit. I've got one now that I'm not "done" with that's been overwhelming me for ten months.