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YouTube video by Democracy Now! "Trump's Invasion": Illinois Officials Denounce Troop Deployment to Chicago as ICE Escalates Raids

What the fuck is with this high-quality propaganda video that Kristi Noem put out on X? Why do we have cinematic videos of a violent helicopter ICE raid on an entire Chicago apartment building?

youtu.be/YQoYgIVfSQ8

A diagram of a bunch of formline raven sticker designs shaped like hearts. All of them are coloured based on various pride flags; the Gilbert Baker rainbow flag, the transgender flag, the lesbian flag, the gay flag, the nonbinary flag, the asexual flag, the aromantic flag, the pansexual flag, the bisexual flag, the genderfluid flag, the intersex flag, the polyamorous flag, and the disability flag.

Here's a look at what I've been working on these past couple weeks!! Rainbow Raven, a collection of pride flag coloured formline stickers!!

🌈🪶 #formline #telekitneticart #pridemonth #indigenousart 🌈🪶

A screenshot from Publisher's Lunch: Jennifer L. Armentrout and Hellmann's In a promotion designed for BookTok enjoyment, Jennifer L. Armentrout’s just-published THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE is available in a special, limited-edition "garlic-scented copy, infused with Hellmann’s Garlic Aioli to create a one-of-a-kind, Craven-proof book." They explain: "This exclusive edition is printed with garlic-infused ink, designed to ward off Armentrout’s bloodthirsty monsters, the Craven. While humans may dread garlic breath, Hellmann’s has cleverly transformed this social faux pas into an unexpected – and delicious – form of supernatural protection."

no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

“But Hamas!” The following is an excerpt from The New York Times’ bestseller, Genocide Bad: Notes on Palestine, Jewish History, and Collective Liberation, by Sim

Posting this today. @simkern.bsky.social

znetwork.org/znetarticle/...

A screenshot of a video of Noem praying at a conference table with other people wearing suits. Fast food bags and water bottles sit on the table.

Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.

what figure would you rather he quote? that’s the most reliable one we have right now and he acknowledged that it’s a major undercount

Screenshot from webinar: Title: one-slide summary [LoCITT logo & thumbnail of me speaking] We are planning a suite of digital trials to treat Long COVID We expect the first one to launch this fall In this first trial half of participants will receive placebo; this is essential for producing data that will be taken up by the medical community. Our goal is to make the trials as accessible & inclusive as possible We will conduct this work with the urgency that the public health crisis of Long COVID deserves And we will include other infection-associated chronic conditions, whenever possible. We will return personalized information to participants Real-time wearable data, information generated from blood samples To be notified when each trial launches, join the waitlist at longcovid.scripps.edu

Overcoming trial design challenges Table with parallel challenges & solutions: Challenge: Heterogeneous presentation Solution: Match eligibility criteria to intervention & Power trial to detect subgroup effects Challenge: Don’t understand cause & effect Solution: Conduct mechanistic trials that can help disentangle Challenge: Lack of biomarker Solution: Utilize sensitive survey outcomes & wearable data Challenge: Many are housebound/bedbound Solution: Bring trials to participants

First trial size and metrics Randomized, double-blind placebo controlled trial in 1,000 participants Table of outcome types and metrics: Primary: Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) Secondary: FUNCAP27, DSQ-PEM, EQ-5D-5L Exploratory: Wearable data (step count, heart rate, variability, resting heart rate, max heart rate), demographics, medication compliance Biosample (50 participants): 3 clinical labs, proteomics

Ways LoCITT centers on participants You can complete study activities from wherever you are We work to minimize participant burden Secondary outcomes were selected for validation for future trials Our first user testers were 2 people with very severe symptoms Thank you to Catherine Romatowski and a second anonymous tester! Participants choose how they communicate with the study team 24/7 phone line for time-sensitive matters, video calls, emails, etc. We share a letter to help coordinate with your health care provider(s) We welcome caregivers to support you in completing study tasks

We are excited to open enrollment for the Long COVID Treatment Trial (LoCITT) soon!

We designed the first trial to be accessible & inclusive as possible. People across the US can participate from bed!

To sign up for the waitlist and/or watch our webinar recording, visit: longcovid.scripps.edu

I’m far from a fan but the Eras tour alone made $2 billion in sales and was attended by 10,168,008 people

Instead of infighting about this why don’t yall do something useful with your day and donate to a family in Gaza

www.gofundme.com/f/save-my-fa...

Look at what they have to face

he said “far exceeds 67,000”

Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer: working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now" "I'm strong and want to have like fifty kids and a farm" of course you do. You're twelve. "I don't want to eat vegetables I think steak and French fries is the only meal" hell yeah homie you're twelve. "Maybe if there's crime we should just send the army" bless your heart my twelve year old buddy

Another confirmation of the "everyone is twelve now" theory.

Bombed-out cars from the aftermath of Al-Aqsa Flood

Remember when they told us that a couple RPGs did all this and definitely not the Middle East’s most powerful fucking air force? One of the first of two years of lies, and a whopper at that!

Seems like a good day to help someone in Gaza

i can't even make a joke. unprecedented levels of cringe.

got approved for paratransit 🚐

like realistically are you worried about men taking over your journal event?? what are we doing here

why are so many arts & crafts things binary … “girlhood craft club” “hot girls journal” shut up!!! stop it

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

Journalist Plestia Alaqad Is Publishing Her Diaries From Gaza: "A Dystopian World" "Every time I read it, I just feel disbelief — is this real? Did I really live that? Are there still thousands of people in Gaza living that?”

Plestia Alaqad’s new book features her diary entries reporting on the ground in Gaza for 45 days after October 7. after a hospital is bombed on day 10, she uses the word genocide.

2 years later—as the UN has finally called it one—she says, “turns out, that's only the beginning.” @teenvogue.com

Quote card from FPF Advocacy Director Seth Stern

Journalist Mario Guevara is being deported because the American government punishes reporters to protect its own power.

We should all be outraged.

freedom.press/issues/mario...

Live-streaming journalist deported to El Salvador after months in ICE custody | CNN Business Mario Guevara was arrested while reporting from a "No Kings Day" protest in June and was deported on Friday - a major blow to press freedoms, say groups including the ACLU.

Mario Guevara should never have been held in detention for performing his journalistic duty.

Mario’s deportation marks a dark day for the Guevara family and for press freedom.

heartbreaking: smart person you follow and respect genuinely likes tswift

I feel like getting into a beef with Charli XCX is a losing proposition. You'd work hard on all these lyrics. Meanwhile her song is just her saying, "you're rude," followed by three minutes of breakcore

why are Lorde tickets $300 omfg

Also I had to call animal control because there’s an injured coyote outside

Having a pots flare because I browsed a bookstore on my feet for like 20 minutes and then did a breathing exercise sitting down to attempt to manage a different chronic illness. Awesome