Ranked choice voting is a better approach. It's more democratic and only has to happen once.
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Ranked choice voting is a better approach. It's more democratic and only has to happen once.
12.10.2025 11:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Target was an experience. We had a social contract. They blew it. We moved on.
21.08.2025 12:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The SAVE plan injunction already put many in student loan limbo. Not counting the months since the injunction towards PSLF was cruel. Adding interest to the loans as a way to scare people out of SAVE is diabolical. I didn't ask for any of this. I just want the PSLF I earned after a decade of service
15.07.2025 05:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0He reframed the statement to combine the aspects of discrimination as if that would make it less illegal. You can't make this stuff up.
13.07.2025 15:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is embarrassing.
09.07.2025 14:15 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Jesus-take-the-wheel mode to me out. Even the most serious conversation calls for a little unseriosity
05.07.2025 13:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0You probably gained XP, and boosted your vitality by 20%.
05.07.2025 12:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0It shouldn't be. People need to ask why they are codependent on a retailer. Nothing should infiltrate your life in this way. AWS is also a problem for entrepreneurs. I've always believed in a diversified approach as a consumer. I kicked Amazon out of my life 6 months ago. Best decision ever.
03.07.2025 09:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Same. Canceled everything.
03.07.2025 09:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"Dismantling this system without ensuring that its functions are safeguarded will cost lives." This Viewpoint discusses the potential risks of the proposed overhaul of the US Department of Health and Human Services. https://ja.ma/4l7oHrb
27.06.2025 10:00 β π 11 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0Wishing him all the best in this next phase.
25.06.2025 02:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"We named the dog Indiana!"
"He chose poorly"
Yes, it's the best one.
That's wild. They will get a first class education soon. Lessons could last 3 days or 3 generations.
22.06.2025 15:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Now do NSF and NASA
16.06.2025 22:41 β π 191 π 36 π¬ 1 π 1Seats will be flipping in 2026. Anyone who refused to advocate for their constituents should expect to be replaced. No seat is safe on either side of the aisle.
07.06.2025 11:44 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I was taught by my grandmother as a teen, never quit your job until you KNOW you have another one. Bless his heart.
Also, integrity is a core value for a reason. Bending the knee just makes it easier for them to cut you down.
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28.05.2025 11:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Concerns have been on the roof for close to a decade. I'm almost certain, Rachel Maddow has a PowerPoint saved somewhere documenting this.
13.05.2025 13:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
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This is terrible and on brand. NWA said it best.
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10.05.2025 02:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"Capitalism has entered a radical and apocalyptic phase. There is no utopian vision in any of this."
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09.05.2025 14:19 β π 35 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0A federal judge ordered the government to release Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University graduate student who was grabbed off the street in late March and detained for co-writing an opinion piece in a student newspaper criticizing the war in Gaza.
09.05.2025 18:46 β π 507 π 129 π¬ 20 π 7He should be more specific. It's not just any "government".
09.05.2025 19:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's ironic she is being held for doing the same thing the people who founded this nation were doing. Resisting oppression.
09.05.2025 12:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If the same election happened today, I'm convinced they would still vote against their own interests.
04.05.2025 19:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's a trickle up recession. American families are responding to high inflation, tariffs, & the layoff of fed & higher ed employees. Keep reducing the spending power of the average American by hoarding and squandering resources. Hangry citizens with time on their hands is how revolutions start.
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