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the truth of all biology is that we are either complex poop tubes or poop sponges and no i will not be taking questions at this time

Ohh! I'll keep an eye out!!

My life is more adventurous than that of the average person but Liza Minnelli definitely takes the cake.

We need reparations for ICE victims.

Anything short of that is setting the stage for a massive wealth grab from people of color that will re-entrench racial disparities for generations.

I use Gemini when I'm bored — and it's better than doomscrolling It became my ultimate distraction

WHAT IF YOU JUST READ A FUCKING BOOK

Parents: Don’t use a baby walker - Harvard Health While it may be tempting to put a baby in a moving walker, the devices have led to thousands of injuries over the past three decades, plus they do not help babies learn to walk but in fact hinder t...

#OldieButGoodie: Baby walkers are dangerous. (They are banned in Canada and the American Academy of Pediatrics has called for a ban in the US.) buff.ly/3yN476B

The US is at war and repression at home is going to get worse.

I'm old enough to remember during the Iraq war the FBI infiltrating quaker meetings and vegan potlucks and cracking down on anti-war groups and outspoken Muslim leaders.

The US surveillance state has grown exponentially since then.

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i'm going to make a thread of minneapolis/minnesota fundraisers i see ppl i follow (and trust) sharing. i'll add them here. the surge may have been tamped down but the impacts persist.

help keep people housed & fed and help them get free. (i'll keep adding here as i come across more)

Screenshot from r/biotech: User Mysterious-Gate321 writes, "Biotech CEOs should do their own version of the fast food CEOs trying their own products. Eli Lily's could try Mounjaro and Merck's could try Keytruda"

If you're not chronically online, just know that fast food CEOs have been trying their own burgers and it's been hilarious.

Of course, you have to find the right therapist and be able to afford the sessions, but if you can, do it.

One thing that I recommend every couple do before they seriously commit (e.g. get married) is to go to couples therapy to review the relationship, see where you are aligned (or not), and learn basic communication skills.

Yes, I did it years ago, and it has been invaluable.

How the Religious Right Won the Trump Era Media failed to reckon with the evangelical support for Trump and we’re all paying the price.

“At the end of the day, perhaps a more interesting question than what Trump voters are afraid of is why elite media gatekeepers are so invested in protecting Christianity, Trump supporters, and the status quo.”— @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social for @theflytrapmedia.com

Vaccines save lives.

That’s it. That’s the post.

I think this story is a really good example for people to look at when it comes to understanding bias at NYT. It's not that the reporter, Dana Rubinstein, says anything outright false. But the framing, word choices, etc., add up to an unprofessional and biased account.

Millions of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship by descent. But they have to prove it | CBC News Amid rising tensions in the United States and increased global volatility, many Americans are looking to Canada — and their roots — for a possible way out following recent changes to Canada’s citizens...

Gonna drop this in here : Canada recently changed the rules on citizenship by descendence, opening it up from one generation to pretty much "whenever". For folks who have **any** Canadian ancestry (which is a lot of the US), there is a path to citizenship in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Big ups to @404media.co for relentlessly keeping Flock in the news and making stories like this possible.

in case you've never seen it, this is Roger Ebert on The Mummy

TIL New Kids On The Block come from Dorchester!!

Even though I'm an economist, I wish there was more focus on the human suffering from this war and less focus on the economic consequences. Hundreds of little girls are dead, and we're worried about oil prices.

Man.

The world fucking is on fire.

So go be as corny and cringe as you wanna be without hurting people.

Live whats left of your only life.

If you can’t be free in your body at least go be free in your mind and soul.

Fuck the haters.

TIL there is talk of a Firefly revival and IT CAN STAY BURIED.

IYKYK

Animals’ perception of time is linked to the pace of their life – new study For a starfish, most of life is literally a blur.

If you want something else to think about besides politics and war, this is a fascinating exploration of how animals’ perception of time and pace of life are interrelated:

a background of scalloped layers resembling a gradient in different shade of teal “Crips for eSims for Gaza Alice Wong, Forever” in bubbly fuzzy black text “$400 Matching Campaign” in Knock Out Cruiserweight font A cartoon illustration of a Palestinian woman with dark curly hair and large round glasses sitting on the floor with her feet in the air, wearing black boots and dark pants, a yellow jacket and a black and white kufiya, at a laptop. "Illustration: Jessica Jiang” "Palestinian American writer Summer Farah, author of The Hungering Years, is offering to match $400USD in donations to our project." Three orange-, blood-orange- grapefruit-coloured SIM cards, the second one upside down, both with green and white kufiya patterns inside where the SIM chip is. Inside the last SIM card is a green QR code.

s for eSims for Gaza Alice Wong, Forever” in bubbly fuzzy black text “Where to Donate: Chuffed: bit.ly/eSimsRUs E-transfer: cripsforesimsforgaza Venmo: bit.ly/venmo4esims PayPal (UK): http://bit.ly/esimsUK Send donation screenshots to cripsforesimsforgaza@gmail.com. ” in Knock Out Cruiserweight font  Three orange-, blood-orange- grapefruit-coloured SIM cards, the second one upside down, both with green and white kufiya patterns inside where the SIM chip is. Inside the last SIM card is a green QR code. 

The wonderful @summ.bsky.social has generously offered this matching campaign for Crips for eSims for Gaza, which provides eSims to Palestinians in Gaza currently under siege.

Donate:
bit.ly/eSimsRUs

Send screenshots to our email:

cripsforesimsforgaza[at]gmail[dot]com

#ConnectingGaza

I'm pretty sure that even my baby hates Daylight Saving Time.

i mean news happens but i mean The Discourse (TM)

i don't even know what's happening online anymore

My face, my personality

When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.

But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.

A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.

I don't like doing them but the system links bonus and employee recognition to these surveys. It sucks and shouldn't be this way! (1984 Millennial here.)

i feel attacked