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29 // probably reading banned books. software engineer and dog enthusiast.

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Mahmoud v. Taylor "Appendix" from Alito with an image from a picture book Uncle Bobby’s Wedding showing a happy wedding announcement.

Mahmoud v. Taylor "Appendix" from Alito with an image from a picture book Uncle Bobby’s Wedding showing a happy wedding announcement.

Alito includes screenshots from the books he thinks parents should be able to bar schools from letting their children read.

27.06.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1707    πŸ” 380    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 180

overheard in a discussion with other faculty: "since Roe v Wade was overturned, 80% of the faculty Texas A&M has hired have been male."

13.06.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 630    πŸ” 237    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 22

good job Charles! Max being spicy today #f1

01.06.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first.

One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish.

Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points.

We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are.

Anelise Feldman
Freshman, Yarmouth High School
Yarmouth

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first. One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish. Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points. We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are. Anelise Feldman Freshman, Yarmouth High School Yarmouth

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

16.05.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 31734    πŸ” 10025    πŸ’¬ 360    πŸ“Œ 1014
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Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

06.05.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11914    πŸ” 3667    πŸ’¬ 687    πŸ“Œ 521
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05.05.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 19376    πŸ” 6020    πŸ’¬ 535    πŸ“Œ 202
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It’s weird* that the president can just decide to put a huge tax on American businesses without congress even being a little bit involved.

* very unconstitutional

05.04.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 58628    πŸ” 8525    πŸ’¬ 1477    πŸ“Œ 316
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Commissions are open! All info in the post bellow hehe :3

16.02.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Anti-Racism
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2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.

This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:

10.02.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4208    πŸ” 1721    πŸ’¬ 495    πŸ“Œ 1359
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A stunner: Josh Allen is the MVP.

07.02.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1792    πŸ” 165    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 107

My instinct is to make the case that USAID is extremely good, actually. But I feel like it’s more important to say, β€œWhat is happening is antagonistic to the foundational document of the nation.”

04.02.2025 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 24919    πŸ” 2428    πŸ’¬ 454    πŸ“Œ 67

maybe someday, but as always, #gobills

27.01.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!

Order your Girl Scout cookies from a trans Girl Scout to directly support their troops

25.01.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 652    πŸ” 268    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 15

One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

24.01.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 151140    πŸ” 19480    πŸ’¬ 4264    πŸ“Œ 1990

I think I'm comfortable calling willful stupidity a core ethical failing at this point. It's clearly nearly as bad as a lack of empathy in terms of outcomes for society.

21.01.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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