Aunt Ted

One of the math professors at @unomaha.edu made her Calc 1 class have a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk.
What the fuck kind of business is it to a math class to honor a political podcaster

I just realized he ordered flags at half mast because they were going to be there anyway for 9/11.
Im so dumb for not seeing the win-win of appealing to the base and owning the libs who dont want to honor Charlie Kirk but can't risk seeming unpatriotic

She's my professor and absolutely incredible.
Do you know if the debate is streaming yet?

My colleagues at Pitt and I put together a Medicaid reliance dashboard, drawing on data from @charlesgaba.com @centeronbudget.bsky.social Georgetown and NYU’s Congressional District Health Dashboard. shiny.crc.pitt.edu/congressiona...

The List of Digitized Anarchist Periodicals (LIDIAP) is an incredibly valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of anarchism. It is run entirely by volunteers, we are rolling out new features soon, and we are always looking for more people to get involved. lidiap.ficedl.info

Congress is reversing a tax on this climate superpollutant The Senate voted to overturn an EPA rule requiring oil companies to pay a fine for emitting methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.

The Senate voted Thursday to overturn a rule that required oil companies to pay a fine for emitting methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that has significantly contributed to #ClimateChange.

Already approved by the House, the bill is expected to receive President Trump's signature.

wapo.st/41hlsVN

A Guide to Guides: Over 30 Activist Guides You Might Find Helpful When Opposing the Far Right In my varied career, one thing I’ve done is write some organizing guides. The most (in)famous is my 40 Ways to Fight Fascists: Street-Legal Tactics for Community Activists, but I’ve done othe…

A lot of people are looking for guidance right now. I've come up with a list of guides which new - and even experienced! - folks might find helpful.
spencersunshine.com/2025/01/27/g...

Not on our email list yet? Catch up on upcoming hearings in the #NELeg:

Check in on you older or disabled neighbors. Make sure they are informed and help prepare if need be. If you need to evacuate make sure they aren’t left behind.

I do think you have a moral, civic, personal, political obligation to see the good in the world and not just complain all the time. No matter how bad things get.

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…

NEW: Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Hey Blue Dot, Don Bacon voted to block the release of the Gaetz ethics report

bashar al-assad won't read your posts celebrating his downfall, but all your friends who have deployed chemical weapons against children might. watch what you say and remember, be best.

you'll also be interested to know that this heuristic will be compatible with any highly informed, nuanced take on a conflict that is worth having

#Syria MAP UPDATE: the situation in Syria as of 01/12/2024. After almost five years of frozen frontlines the #Assad regime has collapsed all over the northwest.

Rebel forces captured #Aleppo city and advanced as far south as N Hama

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Vincent D'Onofrio & @vincentdonofrio Pigs can't look up. But I could pick a pig up one night and raise it into the sky and tilt this pig ever so gentle. I can make sure this pigs eyes line up with the stars. Imagine seeing the stars 4the first time.l want 2b treated that kindly and see the stars for the first time.

I feel like this was the greatest celebrity post of all time because you initially want to make fun of it because we’re all irony poisoned jerks but the sheer scale of human compassion overwhelms it and you end up going yes Vincent I also want to help a pig see the stars for the first time

A chart labeled US EPA PM2.5 AQI , 10 minute average, from PurpleAir.com. The is labeled vertically from 0 to 1500 on the left, and lists dates from November 20th through the 22nd along the bottom. It tracks PM 2.5 levels from two sensors at Hitchcock Nature Center in Honey Creek, Iowa and shows steep, extreme peaks four times before listing the current PM 2.5 levels at a dangerous 62.6 microns per cubic meter. This level is at the bottom of one of the peaks, which go above 1000 microns per cubic meter.

The same chart as the previous image, with the most recent peak selected. It shows that Hitchcock Nature Center's A sensor measured PM 2.5 levels at 1155 microns per cubic meter at 7:40 AM on Friday, November 22nd, 2024. The EPA limits PM 2.5 to 9 microns per cubic meter.

Because this is wild, and the schedule suggests it's not just two sensors malfunctioning at the same time twice a day for a few days

LocalSky, do you know what industry is in North Pottawattamie, particularly near Honey Creek, IA?

Any real midwesterner is permanently drunk off fermented lutefisk and sadness at this point of the year

* historically redlined

God damnit

The Weather Channel page for Omaha, Nebraska, listing the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 110. The primary pollutant is PM 2.5, at the full 110 AQI, which equates to 39.26 micrograms per cubic meter.

The EPA's air quality standard limits PM2.5 to 9 µg/m3.
WHO guidelines are 5 µg/m3 annually, not to exceed 15 µg/m3 more than 3-4 days a year.

North Omaha, our historically reclined district and home to a subbitiminous coal plant, is currently at 39.26 µg/m3

Locking down Signal Also available in Spanish.

Okay, so you're using Signal for encrypted messaging. Cool. It's a good time to use usernames instead of a phone number to talk to people. That and lots more about how to make the most of Signal's security features in here: freedom.press/digisec/blog...

If you're not a silly goose, fuck you. Probably fash

i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same

YOU CANNOT GRIND THE BONES OF YOUR ENEMIES INTO DUST TOMORROW IF YOU DO NOT TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS.

Liberals will enjoy the camps as long as it is a big tent.

The median voter theorem has once again done irreparable damage to Dem politics

The election this year comes down to turnoutout more than undecided voters.
News consumption is directly correlated to voter participation, so it does matter

The point isn't direct persuasion, though.

It's to get people talking about the major beats enough that disinterested voters pick up on the vibes.