Toni

"Magic 8 ball, are you programmed to lie to me?"
NO
"Omg it tells the truth!"

DecodeME has released initial results from their huge study into ME/CFS. I feel so emotional. Hopeful? Like I'm not going mad? Justified that there are now PROVEN links with immune/neurological systems & I'm not just being overcautious around viral infections bcos they knock me flat for a REASON

For Black Women, Seeds of Wealth Start with Homeownership Baltimore-based nonprofit Black Women Build is helping women purchase homes by connecting them to funding, resources, DIY skills and community.

Baltimore-based nonprofit Black Women Build is helping women purchase homes by connecting them to funding, resources, DIY skills and community.

I wish all the billionaires a very happy journey to the bottom of the ocean in their AI-designed submarines.

A meme with a bunch of drawings of people with Samus Aran arm cannons with the trans flags that says “Repost this is trans people should have Samus Arm Cannons.”

Marianas residents voice deep concerns over US military expansion Tinian mayor Edwin Aldan warns that military activities could devastate ecosystems already threatened by climate change.

www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...

AI is Automating and Legitimating Hidden Curriculum in Schools — Civics of Technology Marie Heath and Melissa Warr have a new article out in JTE investigating the hidden curriculum perpetuated by genAI.

And read more about the study at Civics of Technology:

I fucking hate fascists so damn much.

Border Patrol agents raided a Home Depot in Los Angeles today, kidnapping over a dozen people in what they called "Operation Trojan Horse."

They borrowed this tactic from Patriot Front, a neo-Nazi group that rents box trucks to transport its members to marches.

Now the fascists hold state power.

Who is doing counter-recruitment organizing for ICE? As the economy worsens, those jobs and the loan forgiveness offer will become more attractive to unpoliticized individuals. There needs to be a clear social cost for even considering joining those ranks.

Richmond officer who killed armed man Monday shot to death a suspect in February Richmond police officer Nicholas Remick was identified in documents obtained by Richmondside as one of two officers who shot an armed Marine.

This past Monday, the day before the Richmond "National Night Out" copaganda block parties, two of their cops shot and killed somebody.

Six months ago one of those two cops had already shot and killed someone else.
richmondside.org/2025/08/06/r...

'Out Of Control' Republicans Are Viciously Attacking A Congresswoman With Calls To Deport Her Right-wingers are going after Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.), who was born in the U.S., for comments she made about her pride in her Guatemalan heritage.

These attacks against Congresswoman @ramirez.house.gov are unconscionable.

I'll be interviewing her live tomorrow evening at the @netrootsnation.bsky.social conference in New Orleans, and look forward to talking about this and much more.

Heads up for YouTube folks;

You can block certain websites and categories of ads appearing on your channel by going to Settings > Ad Categories

Fighting Sexual Assault in the Military: A Q&A With Author Lynn Hall Commanders are the ones making decisions about how to handle sexual violence cases. If they don’t want to prosecute, then the case doesn’t go forward.

NEW: The VA is seeking to end abortion care coverage in rape & incest cases via @govexec.bsky.social

In 2017, former Air Force Academy member and writer Lynn K. Hall connected the dots between her individual story, military culture, & rape culture in the larger society ⬇️

Every single issue we see with ICE (lack of accountability, ability to grab whoever they want off the street etc) was all made possible by the precedent set by policies around policing in the US.

There is a root to all authoritarianism. And if it isn't stopped, it gets worse. Simple.

The mRNA pancreatic cancer vaccine was a beacon of hope for my family.

It was hope for so many whose lives have been touched by this deadly disease.

Who’ve lost loved ones.

Who live with the fear of being diagnosed themselves.

A rival Tea app for men is leaking its users' personal data and driver's licenses | TechCrunch The newly launched app, now trending on Apple's App Store, contains at least one major security flaw that exposes the private information of its users, including their uploaded selfies and government-...

It turns out that the kind of people who write and launch an app in less than two weeks are not the kind of people who feel the need to implement secure coding practices and strong privacy protections for the sensitive user data they ask you to upload.

techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/a...

Annie and Lakeesha struggle in school. AI teacher assistants treated them very differently. A Common Sense Media study found that prominent teacher assistants that use AI generated recommendations that appeared to be rooted in racial stereotypes based on students’ names. About a third of tea...

"Asked to generate intervention plans for struggling students, AI teacher assistants recommended more-punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms perceived as white" www.chalkbeat.org/2025/08/06/a...

At his confirmation hearing, RFK Jr claimed he wouldn’t take away vaccines. So far he has:

Removed COVID vaccine recommendations

Fired the CDC’s vaccine committee

Replaced scientists with antivaxxers

Cancelled vaccine hesitancy research

Pulled $500m in mRNA vaccine research

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing Hiroshima’s mayor, Kazumi Matsui, warns of the dangers of rising global militarism.

Hiroshima’s mayor, Kazumi Matsui, warns of the dangers of rising global militarism.

Wholeheartedly agree.

If you were one of those "well RFK Jr has some good ideas" people, fuck you.

US military investment in the Northern Mariana Islands raises questions of cultural loss and political influence - Pasquines The United States is investing nearly 0 million to expand military facilities on Tinian, one of the main islands in the Northern Mariana Islands. This is a specific strategy to strengthen its…

While the US Department of Defense says this military expansion is a strategic necessity, this investment inherently carries political weight, creating dependencies and influencing local governance structures.

Either be employed by the state or incarcerated by it.

With every atom of my being I hate rfk and all who have enabled his war on the public health. may he know hard days, and may those who have enabled him share in his suffering

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

I think we’re on the cusp of mass attempts to automate teaching, and I also think it is going to be a massive wasteful failure in ways that will make the “learning loss” of the pandemic look like a speed bump next to a mountain.

Comply to Fly? How Airport Travelers Experience TSA’s Facial Recognition Experiment YouTube video by Algorithmic Justice League

Some numbers from @ajlunited.bsky.social ’s recent report on passenger experiences with opting out of invasive biometric face-scans at the airport:

- 67% that requested to opt-out received negative treatment for doing so
-56% of people didn’t see opt-out info

www.youtube.com/watch?embeds...

Do not get on this internet on the 20th anniversary of Katrina and rehabilitate George Bush I swear to god.

Be aware that another shitty bill has been introduced: The SCREEN Act.

If passed, it would require Full. Age. Verification.

Like KOSA, call all your reps & tell them what a horrible idea this is.

Spread this pls.

Link: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

#screenact #badinternetbills
#stopkosa