I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mohamed. Mohamed is 28 years old and ran a small cosmetics shop before all this (you can see a photo on his GFM to see how much care he put into it). He lost it and his home. He got engaged last week and wants to restart his life ❤️
Obada was forced to evacuate from where his garden was 💔💔 His family managed to find a place that was not a tent but it is expensive and he cannot afford food too- if you can help please do.
This makes me so sad he had such lovely hopes for this place
Lots of big changes in the last three months, that's for sure, but things are finally starting to look up a bit ✨️
I'm left with memories and her vet costs now (to the tune of $7800). So I got a bit sick from the stress of that more than the grief.
3. After 2.5 stressful weeks, I was able to get another job to help pay it off, so now I finally feel like I can breathe again.
Anyway, big things have happened:
1. I got accepted into a library/info science program!! First gen master's student right here 💪
2. My cat died, just shy of her 11th birthday. She originally had a ppdh but cardiohypertension made surgery too risky. I'm relieved she's not suffering anymore, but
Last post was 3 months ago... 🫣
U.S. Navy has paused all Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) training, per Navy memo leaked to me
USAID does in fact carry out or fund an enormous amount of vital services globally.
The destruction of USAID has been utterly ruinous to a lot of innocent people, and it’s only just begun.
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Congressman Rich McCormick says of potential cuts to free school lunches for children: "Hey, I worked my way through high school...since before I was even 13 years old, I was picking berries in the field before we had child labor laws"
An ICE raid in Newark yesterday kidnapped non-citizens as well as U.S. citizens. The Trump regime is just as fascist as predicted, and all of us need to do our part, plug in, and fight back. Alone we can’t do much, together we can take on this menace.
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MS Molly Shah To: support@bsky.app › 04.11.24 Gazan Accounts I am writing about the spam label/ suspension problem that many Gazan accounts are having on Bluesky. I try to message most of the new accounts from Gaza to try to help them avoid being labeled but it would really help to have some more specific guidelines, because many people I believe are following the guidelines l've been suggesting and still having problems. I understand that you probably cannot tell me specifics but even general information would help me help these accounts act in accordance with Bluesky's rules, which I'm assuming is the goal of both of us. It also may be helpful to publicly post some of this information (preferably in a few languages including Arabic).
Specifically I would really like to know: - Information on follower count leading to a spam label (is there a hard number they should avoid- is it overall/ by day?) Also are there any plans to just limit the amount of follows an account can do if a large following amount is something that is triggering a rules violation? -Information on how complaints come in regarding messages and replies and how they are generally assessed (once again I know that you can't give me specifics but it would really help to let them know what is going to happen if someone makes a complaint). Also in the case of replies- is it taken more seriously if the complaint is made by the person who got the notification or can anyone complain about a reply (even if it wasn't made to them) and it will be treated similarly?
-Information about how an account is assessed for spam if there isn't a complaint about a specific message or reply (for example if the account is reported as spam-what general things do you look for). Would just posting their own GoFundMe link on their page lead to a spam label or suspension if someone reported them? Do you take into account that sometimes Palestinians are targeted for reports because of their race? -Information regarding the appeals process-many times no one hears anything back after submitting an appeal (and sometimes they don't receive any information on what triggered the ban to begin with). Also in which cases would an account be asked to provide ID documents to stay in good standing?
I know that moderation is not an easy job but I think that most of these specific accounts would be willing to follow the Bluesky rules if they knew what they were. I really enjoy Bluesky as a community and I know that making it a welcoming place is a goal we probably both share. Thank you in advance for any information you can give me. -Molly Shah (@mommunism.bsky.app)
So I hate to tag the mods- but I sent this email about the mass deletion of Palestinian accounts over a week ago to @support.bsky.team and I haven’t heard anything back (apologies if I somehow missed an email). I’d like to ensure it will be seen by the proper people.
In a 22 January memo to staff, Panchanathan announced NSF “has closed the Office of the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and is taking steps to terminate all DEI-related contracts,” citing the executive order as the reason.
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Photo of an ICE agent
ICE attempted to enter a South Side elementary school this morning and were denied entry, Chicago Public Schools officials claim abc7chicago.com/amp/post/us-...
Watching them debate the missing indigenous persons act in Montana and the representative Schubert just called it a "woke DEI program."
Thankfully his amendment to kill it failed tremendously, with most of his party siding against him.
Pages of writings from 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, the alleged shooter at Antioch High School, reportedly read he "was ashamed to be Black," was inspired by Candace Owens and listed off racist and anti-Semitic slurs
This gave me a lot to think about today! And I agree. Saying cruelty is the point implies it's done for the sake of "meanness" and that vagueness doesn't really give us anything to work with in terms of how to respond.
Trump administration just ordered a blackout on public communications by agencies across government, multiple officials tell me.
Here's a memo from HHS I obtained describing the comms blackout.
1. Yesterday, Trump released a broad anti-trans executive order that could have extreme impacts on transgender people's lives if implemented.
There has been much discussion of what it actually does.
In my latest piece, I go line by line to explain it.
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I'll also be writing a Washington Post story about how Trump's anti-trans executive orders could affect Medicaid coverage for HRT, other gender transition medical care. If you'd like to talk for the story, my email is casey.parks@washpost.com (Or, message me here!)
If you're overwhelmed & not sure how to help, promote small & local organizations that help people who are especially vulnerable in this time (e.g., immigrants, LGBTQIA+ (especially youth), women seeking healthcare or safety, etc.) Be that safety net where you can; all you can do is your best ✌🏼💝
I agree! Just moreso for reviewing what you've learned, memorizing, and checking understanding. From what I've seen I think it just helps to have context beforehand since some of the sentences/scenarios can be a bit nonsensical otherwise, and especially with the move to more ai-translations.
Duolingo's not a great place for if you're just starting out learning a language--from what I've heard, this is especially true for Mandarin--but boy this turn of events is pretty funny
"But how will the children read the declaration of independence and other important documents?" A book. A poster. Or online. And even if cursive was standardized again, they likely wouldn't be able to read the cursive on an 18C document anyway. Most can't.
And, please remember cursive is still being taught in schools it just isn't standard. Neither is keeping a dime in your pocket. It's basically an art form, but plenty of Kids These Days--depending on where they go to school-- *do* know how to read and write in cursive.
I did this for a few months last year and to the people bemoaning The Youths not being able to read/write cursive and "why would this be a rare skill", I'd like to see how many of y'all can read cursive before spelling was standardized in the U.S. *That* is a lot of the cursive being described here.
I'll be spending the weekend catching up on my notifs hopefully but mannnn what a week
Had to log out for a few days to lock in, but the first grad school app is finally in! 😭🎉
Are you a U.S. journalist who faced censorship/consequences over coverage of the Gaza genocide? I'm writing a feature for @prismreports.bsky.social in partnership w/Visualizing Palestine & want to highlight your experience (can be anon). DM or connect on Signal at media4palestine.01. Let's talk!
