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Colorful quilt of a nighttime scene with Harriet Tubman in an orange jacket and purple dress carrying a rifle. She is leading other figures who walk behind her.

Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting

I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles

this is kind of bonkers tbh

the books have actual chatGPT prompts left in the text?
what the

World Central Kitchen | WCK Forced to Halt Cooking in Gaza as Supplies Run Out After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza.

World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

4x4” painting of an anglerfish swimming toward the surface of the ocean. There are streaks of light coming from the surface, bokeh, and a long rainbow underwater.

we could all use a bit of wonderment right now 🌊

A heart made from papier-mâché showing the veins and arteries in blue and red.

For #ValentinesDay, I'll be posting #HistoricalHearts

Let's start with this life-size papier-mâché heart by the French anatomist Louis Thomas Jérôme Auzoux from the 19th century. Photo: Alex Peck.

I think it's worth repeating plainly that a federal judge halted Musk's federal funding freeze nearly two weeks ago but funds are still very much being frozen in violation of the court order.

Love your face. 💜 I was in such a good workout rhythm until the last several weeks. Trying to give myself some extra grace right now.

Opinion | The assault on DEI? It’s aimed at resegregation. The GOP leaders attacking inclusion programs want to go back to an era when White men ran everything

My latest.

As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.

I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.

Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.

They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...

list of banned keywords

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...

For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation

Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.

NEW Public Resource

Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

A catalogue compiling all the legal challenges facing the #TrumpAdministration’s executive orders and actions.

Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.

Smashed records.

Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.

One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them.

Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is.

Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙

A screen shot of two posts. Mine reads "I am trying Mr. Box." above a picture of packing boxes in a warehouse setting, one slightly higher than the other; the words "DO NOT BREAK DOWN" can be seen on it. I first posted it 8 months ago and occasionally repost. Reply from William Box @wdmbox.bsky.social reads: "Great. Keep going." He posted seven hours ago.

This is easily—EASILY—the best thing to ever happen to me on Al Gore's internet.

Thank you Mr. @wdmbox.bsky.social for your encouragement. I will do my very best to keep going 💪

Hi Jaycee! I hope you’re well!

reads: The Ways AI Decides How Low-Income People Work, Live, Learn, and Survive The use of artificial intelligence, or AI, by governments, landlords, employers, and other powerful private interests restricts the opportunities of low-income people in every basic aspect of life: at home, at work, in school, at government offices, and within families. AI technologies derive from a lineage of automation and algorithms that have been in use for decades with established patterns of harm to low-income communities. As such, now is a critical moment to take stock and correct course before AI of any level of technical sophistication becomes entrenched as a legitimate way to make key decisions about the people society marginalizes. Employing a broad definition of AI, this report represents the first known effort to comprehensively explain and quantify the reach of AI-based decision-making among low-income people in the United States. It establishes that essentially all 92 million low-income people in the U.S. states—everyone whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line—have some basic aspect of their lives decided by AI.

"92 million low-income people in the U.S. states—everyone whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line—have some basic aspect of their lives decided by AI"

www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...

this is a damning report

Pretty sure me and the lady deer just off the path this morning shared a nod of agreement to not give away her location as the dog stopped and ferociously sniffed the air but absolutely failed at spotting her.

bird sounds

They have a buddy reads feature. Not entirely sure how it works yet but if there’s ever a shared book we want to read, I’d be game to try it.

I’ve been there for a year or so. It’s great. The only thing I’m missing is following people. I’m glad more people are finding it! kerrymur

I have a husky mix so it’s always drama over here. Hahaha.

My dog has raccoon vs dog drama at 3 am without even leaving the house. They come up on our deck and she stands at the window growling and barking while I wake in a terror until I sort out what’s happening.

Part of having a dog is giving your partner a heads up about the location of the stray chicken bone you and the dog found on your daily waking path and them telling you they already located it as well. Baby girl will try to precisely revisit that corner for weeks until she’s sure it’s gone gone.

An illustrated collection of plants from Tolkien's legendarium by Anna Stead

A Tolkien Herbal #tolkienart #lotr #fanart #tolkien #fantasyart #herbal

A full round moon with a lacy pattern made by tree branches covering it

There's a very good moon out there tonight. Definitely worth a look if you've got clearish skies.

This is a Tulip Tree decorating the full moon. 🌿 #NativePlants