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Bukele gulag, tariff war, we don’t need clean air no more
Harvard taxed, research axed, by the way measles is back
No more votes for married ladies, Elon just had like twelve more babies
Booker’s sorry, RIFs, David Brooks now on the left?

We didn't start the fire

is this….really what she said

Happy @seanorr.bsky.social and @lucymaloney.bsky.social Swearing In Day to all who celebrate!

On a recent flight my seatmates learned I was a writer and asked my opinion on AI. They didn't understand genAI is based on work stolen from authors, and they DEFINITELY didn't know about the energy costs. Both shocked them. People just don't know.

Fascist governments making lists of people. Historically not awesome.

We are seeing a very clear pattern of banning things that make Trumpists and their kids feel bad:

- Books about colonialism, slavery and segregation
- Challenging ideas about gender
- Protests against genocide
- Science generally

It's a blanket ban on hard feelings. They called us snowflakes.

I do not like when the nerds who post graphs on here are all going "oof" and "jesus christ" at the same time

something to remember: fascism relies on ignorance. that's why it oppresses critical and independent thought. (it's also one of many reasons why fascists hate communists/socialists so much: communism/socialism hinges on ideas and intellectualism.) THE MORE YOU KNOW, BABY!

Progressives win both Vancouver council seats in byelection, weakening ABC majority | CBC News The political party that swept to power in Vancouver's 2022 civic election has taken a hit to its majority on council, after both seats in Saturday's byelection were won by progressive candidates Sean...

Resounding win for OneCity and COPE in last night's Vancouver by-election!

And an equally resounding defeat for ABC.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

we could reduce the pressure on emergency services, reduce ambulance wait times and emergency room visits by preventing overdoses from occurring by implementing Overdose Prevention Services

in B.C. calls for overdose response were 7% of all 911 calls in 2023

www.bcehs.ca/about/accoun...

we could have public washrooms, community health centres in every neighbourhood, active transportation infrastructure, child care, summer kids programs in every park, tech recycling to address the digital divide, homes for all, we could prevent crime by addressing poverty

robot sky cops tho

elon’s real legacy is revealing that being a loser has nothing to do with material success but is instead an energy

Today I’m sharing my gratitude for :

-fresh snow on the mountains
-pinkberry flower (hybrid)
-that my substance of choice is legal and regulated and won’t kill me

potatoes are "apples of the earth" in french. but maybe apples are potatoes of the tree

ghoulish

Dear media, please stop saying AI is “training” on copyrighted works. AI is “stealing” copyrighted works. It is “plagiarizing” copyrighted works. It is “breaking multiple laws.”

A non-exhaustive list of reasons to get involved in local politics

- the results of some elections are decided on the other side of the country. but in a local election, the decision is made right at home

good question

Billionaires at Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $210 Billion As Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, he was flanked by some of the world’s wealthiest people. The billionaires present that day — including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — h...

NEW: Five of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump's inauguration have lost a combined $210 billion in wealth since then, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

all this over two (2) 4-story buildings? 😐

Is lady gaga on here yet

still missing a few mutuals and random internet ppl who I used to follow on the ex-bird app; why aren’t they over here yet 🤔

governments should spend money, literally all their fucking money. on taking care of the people from whom they got the money. on building cool shit for the people from whom they got the money to use, like highways and public works. this is real easy

how can these people be so bad at this

Roxane Gay Books & The Audacity Submission Manager THE AUDACITY, my newsletter, features an emerging writer twice a month. I define emerging writer as someone with fewer than three article/essay/short story publications and no published books or book ...

I am accepting submissions for my emerging writer series at gay.submittable.com. You should have three publications or fewer and no book contract. Yes, this is a paid opportunity. Guidelines at the link. Plz follow the guidelines.

and cholera soon too, probably

Love in the Time of Being Distracted by non-problems As Democracy Bleeds Out (2025)

joke's on you I DID 'go cry about it' and compassion has made me more powerful