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(She/her) talk to me abt: books, writing, the thing that brings you joy, your pets, my dumb goofy fam, running businesses, building community, non-profit volunteering. ~ my baseline: πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ freedom, πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ pride, Black & Brown joy, 🚺 equality ~πŸ“RVA ~

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Heads up! This just went into effect in 31 states so chances are you live in one of these states.

07.06.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My question exactly

11.05.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

YOU CAN REMOVE "DISCOVER" FROM YOUR FEEDS!!! (so that you don't "accidentally" find yourself wading through a sea of assholes) πŸ‘‡πŸ½

11.05.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I regularly have to reassure my team at work that they do not suck. (They’re great, they’re overachievers who’ve been mismanaged in the past.) So new rule: we’re gonna have a β€œand how many fighter jets did we yeet today?” metric going forward.

11.05.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is a little weird to me countries aren’t more aggressively, formally trying to take advantage of the U.S. science brain drain. Once in a lifetime opportunity to buy low on Non-Dumbass Americans with PhDs who just wanna look into microscopes and quietly cure ass cancer as our country eats shit.

04.05.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 35008    πŸ” 4852    πŸ’¬ 1249    πŸ“Œ 425

It's the last day of the month. This is your Hoopla reminder

30.04.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'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...

29.04.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 21998    πŸ” 13778    πŸ’¬ 1292    πŸ“Œ 2222

This makes me want to join TT, somehow I’ve completely resisted. πŸ˜‚

30.04.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you Greyhound!

29.04.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 52354    πŸ” 11912    πŸ’¬ 735    πŸ“Œ 793
NYT headline: β€œKennedy Advises New Parents to β€˜Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines” 
Subheader:
β€œIn an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.”

NYT headline: β€œKennedy Advises New Parents to β€˜Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines” Subheader: β€œIn an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.”

β€œAnd I’m like, what do you mean, you β€˜do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic

30.04.2025 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 27318    πŸ” 6745    πŸ’¬ 751    πŸ“Œ 372

(I just love someone else calling them bloobs. High five friend!)

27.04.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She’s mah fave πŸ₯°. That is a woman who clearly loves her job.

26.04.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Still time to snap up this deal

26.04.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you love your library, listen up…

15.04.2025 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 13377    πŸ” 4559    πŸ’¬ 180    πŸ“Œ 226
Sign: IS THIS THE REAL LIFE? 

Books include: Erasing History, Autocracy, Inc, Fascism: A Warning, How Democracies Die

Sign: IS THIS THE REAL LIFE? Books include: Erasing History, Autocracy, Inc, Fascism: A Warning, How Democracies Die

Sign: IS THIS JUST FANTASY? 

Books include; It Can’t Happen Here, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, The Handmaid’s Tale

Sign: IS THIS JUST FANTASY? Books include; It Can’t Happen Here, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, The Handmaid’s Tale

Barnes & Noble in Georgetown with a stark β€œBohemian Rhapsody”-referencing book display this weekend.

13.04.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10205    πŸ” 1692    πŸ’¬ 227    πŸ“Œ 128
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important context about the concentration camps in el salvador:

14.04.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 41911    πŸ” 13824    πŸ’¬ 317    πŸ“Œ 413

Mel Blue really is great. Might need to dive back in for a re-read.

12.04.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe chat”

How many more ARE there??? Impound their devices.

26.03.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The #ElectoralCollege is #DEI for #RedStates

15.03.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 24757    πŸ” 5669    πŸ’¬ 372    πŸ“Œ 279
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2025 Richmond Bowl For Kids' Sake By Big Brothers Big Sisters Services, Inc

March 21st is rolling on me real quick!! I need YOUR HELP to strike my fundraising goal for 🎳Bowl For Kids’ Sake🎳. Every $ supports BBBS. Please contribute to my team today, so I can talk smack to my fellow board members, which as we all know is the best part of board service πŸ˜‚.

10.03.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It would be a real shame if y'all shared this online, printed out a few and hung up all around the Eastern Shore of Maryland. πŸ˜‰

09.03.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 34714    πŸ” 13020    πŸ’¬ 896    πŸ“Œ 554

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. πŸ§ͺπŸ§΅β¬‡οΈ

09.03.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 29730    πŸ” 7824    πŸ’¬ 579    πŸ“Œ 715

Not sure we interact a ton, but I’ve been a follower of yours since Ye Olde Bad Place. Just wanted to say I see you and validate these feelings and I’m sorry and you’re not alone. 🩡 The light is coming. The dark can’t last.

25.02.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIf you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

22.02.2025 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 55189    πŸ” 16131    πŸ’¬ 563    πŸ“Œ 418
from the r/fednews subreddit, reactions to how they should reply to phony stark’s email to federal workers telling them to detail what they did last week 

If you end up replying don't give them an opportunity to evaluate your performance based on the reply:
This week I accomplished:
β€’ 100% of the tasks and duties required of me by my position description
β€’ 100% of the work product that my manager and I have agreed to
β€’ 100% of the duties and performance elements that are used to evaluate my performance
β€’ 100% of the deliverables requested of me by my direct supervisor.
β€’ I exceeded expectations in the delivery of the above
Details available upon a formal request from my direct supervisor.

this is good enough to confuse the Al they're going to use to analyze 2.4 million emails. A human might understand it's a troll, a computer will just say this person did well.

from the r/fednews subreddit, reactions to how they should reply to phony stark’s email to federal workers telling them to detail what they did last week If you end up replying don't give them an opportunity to evaluate your performance based on the reply: This week I accomplished: β€’ 100% of the tasks and duties required of me by my position description β€’ 100% of the work product that my manager and I have agreed to β€’ 100% of the duties and performance elements that are used to evaluate my performance β€’ 100% of the deliverables requested of me by my direct supervisor. β€’ I exceeded expectations in the delivery of the above Details available upon a formal request from my direct supervisor. this is good enough to confuse the Al they're going to use to analyze 2.4 million emails. A human might understand it's a troll, a computer will just say this person did well.

yes. love it. do this.

23.02.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2507    πŸ” 735    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 37

From a national security perspective, this is asinine. Every security training I’ve ever been through is like β€œdon’t send Bob Customer 03’s address via email! That’s sensitive info!!!” But cool, let’s give our enemies advance notice we’re gonna email OUR ENTIRE GOVT’s OPERATIONS for last week. 🀌🏽

23.02.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

From a FOIA perspective, "the entire federal workforce should write down and email what they did last week" is extremely funny

23.02.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10452    πŸ” 1564    πŸ’¬ 190    πŸ“Œ 76

But he’s gonna quit drinking as soon as he gets confirmed so we’re fine! πŸ˜’

#oh

16.02.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to everyone who has joined the resistance! Our ranks grow stronger every day.

16.02.2025 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 42445    πŸ” 5874    πŸ’¬ 423    πŸ“Œ 171

It VERY much looked like the real thing.

16.02.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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