Everything is Beans

This escalated fast, in a good way.

Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, “No abolitionist who is a true abolitionist wants to save money. What we want is for the money to be spent, to enhance, and support human life so that it can flourish in a way that doesn’t destroy the planet. We’re not about cost-savings.“ Saving lives, not saving money.

Up to 3.2 million people displaced across Iran amid US-Israeli attacks: UN

Up to 3.2 million people displaced across Iran amid US-Israeli attacks: UN https://aje.news/qbbo0g

Majority of Americans Continue to Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases | Pew Research Center A 60% majority of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. This share is down slightly from the last few years.

New polling from @pewresearch.org finds 60% of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, down slightly from the last few years but on par with views right before the Dobbs decision

"We started a war of aggression for no reason & commenced it by accidentally bombing an elementary school & killing over 100 kids."

That simple fact is so horrific that it's just kind of bouncing on the surface of our collective consciousness. We can't absorb its full implications & significance.

Medicare Advantage 'dark money' group tries to win higher payments for insurers What appeared to be a surge of grassroots support for higher Medicare Advantage payments was actually driven by a pro-industry group.

What appeared to be a surge of grassroots support for higher Medicare Advantage payments was actually driven by a pro-industry group. n.pr/4uFMJzk

I Watched 6 Hours of DOGE Bro Testimony. Here's What They Had to Say For Themselves The hours of videos provide fascinating, or perhaps horrifying, insight into the thinking of someone inside DOGE.

I have watched 6 hours of a DOGE bro deposition. The whole thing, start to finish. It's a fascinating, and horrifying, look at the people who caused so much damage, didn't really achieve anything at all, while still being so sure they are right. Here's what they said: www.404media.co/i-watched-6-...

Pied Falconet griffin 🐣💙

博士号取得者募集 | 株式会社ポケモン 博士号取得者募集（株式会社ポケモン）の求人情報です。 | HRMOS

Guys. All hands on deck this is not a drill. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. The Pokémon Company has a job posting for PhD-level ecologist 🧪

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A picture with a close up Griffinch plush on the left side, and a shelf of various Griffinch plushes behind her. The close-up Griffinch is based off of a Fawn coloration female zebra finch. The Griffinches on the shelf (top to bottom and left to right) are inspired by a Java Sparrow, Gouldian Finch, American Goldfinch, male Zebra Finch, and Vampire Finch.

A special package came today… pictures of the finished prototypes will be posted later today! 🐥

So if using AI actually does erode human cognition the way studies suggest, then it's a feature instead of a bug?

The world is gross enough without "take away people's ability to think so we can sell it back to them" being on the list.

'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

I met with AI data labelers in Kenya who are organizing their colleagues to fight the brutal working conditions and horrible pay given to the workers at the "bottom of the AI supply chain." They believe the NDAs they've signed are unenforceable so are speaking out:

www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...

"I dream of seeing all of #Gaza with safe buildings and homes, with space between each house and the next," says 14-year-old Mayar. "I want to open the windows and see green views without rubble."

Through a new UNICEF initiative, Palestinian children like her are calling for the future they need:

drawing of a white and pink cat surrounded by spring flowers: tulips, daffodils, bluebells, hyacinths and other

Is it spring yet?

🪲🪲🌻 🍉☀️

On the Power of Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer, One of the Most Banned Books of Its Era Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir Gender Queer is a coming-of-age narrative that explores gender identity, sexuality, and the long, often circular process of coming out. First published in May 201…

"Gender Queer shows struggle without despair, confusion without cynicism, and growth without tidy conclusions."

@nicomaramckay.com Thank you for this generous and loving review, and for seeing exactly what I was trying to do with this book!
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Sleeping wizards cover

Comic page depicting nightmare creatures terrorizing of a deep town

Comic page depicting an anxious mage, finally steeling herself and fireballing a jaguar snake monster

Okay we have 6 days to raise $4500 in order for SLEEPING WIZARDS to meet its goal and I’m getting v nervous so

Please back our comic!! It’s a cool fantasy dungeon-crawl adventure w a team of lovable misfits, and IMO it’s some of my best comic work to date! 🙏

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Howdy! I have some traditional commissions up on my shop. I offer both full color sketch and small watercolor paintings.

Feel free to check em out! I have more examples up here:

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Israel drops charges against soldiers in Palestinian detainee abuse case Charges dropped against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at a military facility.

Charges dropped against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at a military facility.

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14.25 من لبنان أصبح تحت تهديدات التهجير الإسرائيلية

Israel has so far ordered around 14.25% of the entirety of Lebanon to be forcibly evacuated.

That’s in less than 2 weeks

Out of Sight is HERE! 🧸

Unravel the tragic past of the mansion & piece together the chilling story buried within the walls...

OUT NOW on PS5 & Switch (with a Deluxe Edition)!🕯️

US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access A bipartisan bill would force the FBI to get a warrant to read Americans’ messages and ban the federal purchase of commercial data on US residents ahead of a critical April deadline.

A bipartisan bill would force the FBI to get a warrant to read Americans’ messages and ban the federal purchase of commercial data on US residents ahead of a critical April deadline. www.wired.com/story/us-law...

‘Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet After Kansas suddenly invalidated hundreds of trans peoples’ licenses, experts warn the discrimination will extend to online spaces.

Over half of U.S. states have passed a form of an online age verification law.

These laws pose a unique threat of outing transgender people or blocking them from the internet entirely, especially in places where they are unable to access accurate IDs.

We all deserve anonymity and privacy online.

Sketchbook spread gouache illustration of apple tree, loose colored pencils sketches with vibrant color. Nature art journaling

I just wanna make more loose, quick art in my sketchbook!! 🍎

#art #illustration #sketchbook

This. Ideally everyone would have continued to mask since 2020. But the second best time is right now. If you don’t mask everywhere, at least do it again for higher-risk situations (i.e. traveling, conventions, doctor appts).

A photo of a fluffy baby trex figure. It is pastel yellow with dark brown details, resembling a candy peep. There is easter grass and small pastel eggs in the background.

A photo of a white tree dragon bonsai potted in a green resin pot. It is colored with bright gold moss with gold moss around the roots. It sits on a wood surface surrounded by yellow autumn leaves.

Yellow! 💛 Peep Rex and Autumn Birch Mini Bonsai! Both are available in my shop now. Sales needed, shares appreciated.

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#bsnm #queermarket #sculpture

Sitting at $150/900 for April bills. This is already shaping up to be another rough month. My GFM is in addition to the bills I have to pay through my shop sales. Please keep sharing. I really need help.

What Americans sacrifice due to high health costs Health cost concerns not only made people borrow money or stretch out prescriptions but delay major life events.

Tens of millions of Americans have delayed surgeries, vacation plans, career moves and other big life decisions because of the cost of health care, a new West Health-Gallup survey found.