frankie

ignoring the scary precedent this sets, that the family is being forced to pay for this is unconscionable.

i need a Chinese historian/TV lover to please explain what the actual White Lotus society/rebellion implies about the meaning of the show

2020: attacks on “BLM”
2022: attacks on “CRT”
2024: attacks on “woke”
2025: attacks on “DEI”

BLACK.

THEY MEAN BLACK.

lmao how brain-dead do you have to be to think every opinion *and its opposite* are equally worth hearing

The Epstein files influencer 'clusterfuck' Dubious influencers over-hyping stale, regurgitated information shows how reliance on influencer-driven media can backfire, even on the right.

There were no new revelations in the Epstein files and the content in the influencers’ binders had been available publicly on the internet for years.

A live update on the AP website which reads: 4 min ago JUST IN: The Associated Press sues 3 Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing First Amendment BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BREAKING: Associated Press is suing the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment.

This is what needs done at every turn. Resist. Fight back.

Well done AP👏

I maintain the Citizens United will be remembered as one of the top three worst decisions of the Roberts Court

A line chart depicts data from 2017 to 2023. The line is labeled "Sepsis rate". The line starts at 2.9% in 2017 and hovers around 3% through 2021. The line spikes up in 2022 and 2023, where it ends at 4.9%. The years 2022 -2023 are labeled "Years abortion was banned."

NEW: A first-of-its-kind analysis by @propublica.org found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021.

www.propublica.org/article/texa...

egg prices, please!

If you saw the Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad about their “life-changing” approach to fixing American obesity and "the system," you should know they're actually just a compounding pharmacy selling non-FDA-approved mixes of weight-loss drugs - basically the apex of health care capitalism, warts and all

The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE's Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn't exist.

SCOOP: The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn’t have ‘write access,’ when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist.

at a virtual data ethics lecture with mentimeter enabled

the prof: this chart shows the 3 waves of opioid deaths

menti: 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

costco forever!!!

queer & trans artists! we are a small queer business/community building a platform for LGBTQ+ creatives to share & sell their creations! if you are a queer artist of any kind, show us some of your favorite work 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The future of journalism is incredibly bleak. An industry already in crisis now faces this + heightened legal threats + the “nonprofit killer” bill + tariff-induced cutbacks in household discretionary spending. It’s existential. If you can, please support journalism now, before the worst hits.

Important note for reporters covering the GOP's effort to ban trans women from bathrooms on Capitol Hill: while Sarah McBride and Nancy Mace both have private bathrooms in their offices, the trans people who are not elected officials who have to work there every day do not.

like a walkable city? the perfect temp
for a leather jacket? jumping in piles of leaves?!

i was born for fall in chicago

After months of discussions, Leo agreed to be interviewed on the condition that ProPublica not ask questions about his financial activities or relationships with Supreme Court justices. We declined and instead sent a detailed list of questions as well as facts we planned to report. Leo’s responses are included in this story.

One thing I love about @propublica.bsky.social’s journalism is the amount of transparency it has about their reporting process. It builds trust with the reader.

Read this: www.propublica.org/article/we-d...

every day i think about how right trina vega was. this city IS exciting. this city IS inviting. there IS a lake they call it michigan 🙏🙏

Spot on from @caseynewton.bsky.social

oh no the breakfast i’ve eaten every day for the last 3 years is suddenly revolting

What Is a Woman? (a response) Last month, I received an invitation to participate in a public debate about “gender and the definition of what it means to be a woman.”…

so I was provoked into writing a response to the ridiculous "What Is a Woman?" question. it's a 5 min read, no-paywall link, please share & give it lots of "claps" (up to 50) so other folks on Medium see it! juliaserano.medium.com/what-is-a-wo...

shoutout @alexisreed.bsky.social for cooking <3

Marianna Moore on Instagram: "AIR FRYER BUFFALO TOFU! Ingredients: 16 oz extra firm tofu, pressed ... 180K likes, 1,156 comments - mariannas_pantry on September 8, 2023: "AIR FRYER BUFFALO TOFU! Ingredients: 16 oz extra firm tofu, pressed 1/3 cup corn starch 1/2 cup..."

had goat cheese sweet potatoes à la @michaelhobbes.bsky.social + crispy buffalo tofu, and it was the burnt orange meal of my dreams www.instagram.com/reel/Cw8QVUV...

my take is that my mom's birthday is on 9/11, and my brother's is on Pearl Harbor Day, so that's fun #hbdmom