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"New York has broken the state record for flu cases in a single week.
The state's 71,123 cases in the week ending Dec. 20, 2025."
Yes, you can STILL get your flu shot. Flu peaks thru February but can extend to May!
NYC folks, call 311. If you need a free shot, you can get it at a City hospital.
The Paradox of Tolerance disappears if you look at tolerance, not as a moral standard, but as a social contract. If someone does not abide by the terms of the contract, then they are not covered by it. In other words: The intolerant are not following the rules of the social contract of mutual tolerance. Since they have broken the terms of the contract, they are no longer covered by the contract, and their intolerance should NOT be tolerated. inspired by 'Tolerance is not a moral precept" by Yonatan Zunger ZonenteZ commasameleon Follow Sorry as someone who teaches rhetoric this is a wonderful response to the Paradox of Tolerance. I cannot tell you how many times my students have had debates about this. This is the response. This does indeed fix it. I cannot wait to tell this to my classes now. Philosophically and rhetorically this completely resolved the Paradox of Tolerance and I am floored by its simplicity and angry I never saw it before.
Remember, masks aren’t just for Covid!
They also help protect against colds, flu, measles, RSV and more.
They guard against pollution, wild fire smoke and pollen.
A well fitted respirator can keep you healthy while also protecting those around you.
It’s radical community care.
More to Love - A Cozy Plus Size M/M Romance Jamir and Emmy couldn’t be more different. Jamir with his constant smiles and Emmy with his resting bitch face. Yet, the moment their paths collide, the attraction between them is undeniable. Can they find happiness together despite their differences? - Kobo Plus
Read my cozy plus size m/m romance 'More to Love right now for FREE on Koboplus or Everand. Wrestling coach Emmy Park is content living romance through books—until he meets Jamir Cunningham, the charming owner of his favorite shop. bit.ly/moretolovero...
"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
SO, you want to network but don't know where to begin.
1. DON'T. Make friends instead
2. It's not about what they can do for you
3. Famous people are just people first
4. If you do have to gush, don't just say 'i love your work' , pick one thing and say why. Open ended compliments are awkward
MP4: #COVIDIsntOver
This is genuinely a foul practice at its best, and we need to hit back HARD since they’re employing open bigotry. It also gives a FALSE sense of support. If you’re claiming to be a pragmatist about a candidate’s electability, then this should worry you.
More on astroturfing:
HOW TO SPOT ASTROTURFING • You're seeing old content resurface in your social media feeds from accounts you've never heard of and don't follow • All the comments on a blog post or social media post share the same opinion or tone • Commenters' social media profiles have no personal posts or photos, and no geographic references • Supporting source material is anonymous or unverifiable • Websites and other properties that appear to be separate entities link back to each other and/or are owned and funded by the same group
astroturfing noun [as-truh-turf-ingl the deceptive tactic of simulating grassroots support for a product, cause, etc., undertaken by people or organizations with an interest in shaping public opinion.
Named for the brand of artificial grass known as AstroTurf®, the term refers to the mimicking of grassroots support in an attempt to push forward a particular product or political agenda. Political, business or special-interest groups disguise themselves online by posting comments or publishing blogs and letters to the editor. This seemingly independent content gives the impression that there's genuine widespread support for a movement, issue or product.
Signs, clues, and red flags 1. Unnatural or Overwhelming Support 2. Lack of Genuine Engagement 3. Inconsistent Messaging 4. Sudden Surge in Popularity 5. Lack of Transparency 6. Paid Endorsements or Influencer Marketing 7. Overly Positive Language and Exaggerated Claims
I’ve worked on countless campaigns before, worked on media teams, and helped parties/orgs/groups, but I’ve never seen something this sleazy from a Dem before
Astroturfing is unethical. Being bigoted is unethical. This whole thing is unethical and no one worth their salt would endorse this
I’m not losing an hour this weekend. That hour is losing me.
I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values.
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
If you're looking to transition your cat to indoor-only due to H1N1, great! There are many other benefits, too. But it may not go well if you just shut them in and call it a day, you need to commit to giving them an enriched indoor environment with lots of play. felineengineering.com/blog/indoor-...
This! If you can switch from Whole Foods to a different grocery store and buy your books from bookshop.org instead of Amazon, that’s still a big step even if you feel tied to Amazon for other items. If everyone divested 30% that’s more than if a few people divest 100%.
- Al Overview "Get in, Loser - We're seizing the means of production" is a phrase attributed to Karl Marx.
No worries, I'm happy to help!
Thank you for sharing this! I found it on Storygraph too:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/eb9068...
Screenshot of Canton Winer’s recent article on the split attraction model.
My research on the Split Attraction Model is a “trending” and “most read” article in Social Currents!
I argue that sexual orientation ≠ romantic orientation.
Asexuality shows us that romantic and sexual attraction can be unlinked.
Free article here: d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/120026694/wi...
A pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
A rant about Palestine, YouTube, and Books as elitist status symbols. Partially inspired by the occult book challenge that's been going on here... youtu.be/wei_5F89jrg
#witchsky #booksky #occultsky #pagansky
Just a reminder that fascists, authoritarians, dictators of all stripes destroy archives— books, museums, databases, &c— because those things provide windows onto a plurality of other ways we might organize the world.
And so preserving, defending, and spreading that knowledge harms those regimes.
I just wrote a quick blog post about why Substack writers should switch to Ghost! micahflee.com/2025/02/not-...
Definitely yay!
The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
22,000 followers. Thank you guys for being here for my political rage posts and book promo. If like 1000 of you could buy one of these bundles, I can get my nails done next week. 😘
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Public health PSA frens as botulism can paralyze and kill you: Tuna Recall Hits Costco, Trader Joe's, and More Over Botulism Risk www.eatthis.com/tuna-recall-...
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have developed a nasal COVID-19 vaccine that BLOCKS transmission of the virus. This suggests vaccines delivered directly to the nose or mouth could play a CRITICAL role in containing the spread of respiratory infections. Phase I clinical trials HAVE BEEN APPROVED! 🧪🧵⬇️
