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we’ve got plenty around here who could stand to internalize this

14.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shafiqah was crowdfunding when she died. So sad 😞

14.03.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Claude Is No Peacenik - Truthdig Anthropic wants you to believe it is the β€˜ethical’ AI alternative, but it has always been openly imperialist and pro-military.

Anthropic, which was founded in 2021, was happily offering its services to the military prior to this episode; and it is not in any meaningful way β€œresisting” the Pentagon.

14.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Man is born free and is everywhere in supply chains."

14.03.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

one of the earliest lessons in politics I learned as a kid from my parents was to always vote for a tax increase, because you're trading a dollar amount so small you probably won't notice in order to fund something important that benefits everybody. I wish that was how Democrats messaged this stuff!

14.03.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 1469 πŸ” 321 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

www.el-balad.com/16879167

13.03.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
From Lab to Headlines: The Growing Media Profile of Nic Rawlence Dr. Nic Rawlence has become one of the most frequently quoted skeptics in media coverage of de-extinction and ancient DNA science. A

We're at hit piece #6 in the smear campaign against me, this time calling into question my credibility to speak out against de-extinction 🀣. If Colossal & their supporters had anything valid to rebut my expert commentary with, they wouldn't resort to these tactics www.baltictimes.com/from_lab_to_...

13.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

"government can't deliver so you might as well not pay into it" is nothing more than a suicide note for left and liberal governance

13.03.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 1760 πŸ” 337 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 16

we’ve run this same playbook with Trump for years where he says an awful thing, the press tries to give everyone the idea that it wasn’t as bad as he said, and then he comes out and says β€œno I meant that and worse”

even the people you’re covering for don’t want you to cover for them

stop it

13.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 439 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
M is for maybe this starts with an m
N is for next letter, and that one's an n
E is for easy, like spelling this word
M is for magpie, the stealingest bird
O is for only three more letters to go
N is for nearly there, you mnemonic pro
I is for imminent, this poem's end
C is for congratulations, my spellingwell friend

M is for maybe this starts with an m N is for next letter, and that one's an n E is for easy, like spelling this word M is for magpie, the stealingest bird O is for only three more letters to go N is for nearly there, you mnemonic pro I is for imminent, this poem's end C is for congratulations, my spellingwell friend

If you are unsure of how to spell mnemonic, here is a handy mnemonic:

04.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 807 πŸ” 228 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 10

all of the reposts are suspiciously cat-forward

suspiciously *satisfying*

13.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sweet, Savory and β€œBeefy” Chili | Easy One Pot Vegan and Vegetarian Meal Idea
Sweet, Savory and β€œBeefy” Chili | Easy One Pot Vegan and Vegetarian Meal Idea YouTube video by Andrew Bernard | The Nard Dog Cooks

it’s already a thing at our house with some rice & leftover apple chilli

m.youtube.com/watch?v=BDtM...

13.03.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this site needs a break. post 3 good things, none of which are the cessation of a negative.

1. cats in raincoats
2. a really effective hand cream
3. your bestie cracking up over your stupid fumbling joke because they knew EXACTLY what you were trying for

13.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œshithole country,” they were heard to yell as they fled

13.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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For many Black women, the Target boycott is not over. It may never be. A faith leader announced the end of a yearlong β€œTarget fast,” but many Black women who helped launch the boycott say the movement wasn’t his to call off.

We spoke to Black women who started the Target boycott & who sustained it for a yr+. They'll likely never go back.

Teacher Laverne Mickens put it like this: β€œ[Black women] will say if & when it’s over. And I can tell you right now: That will be the 15th of never ever.”
19thnews.org/2026/03/targ...

13.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 3438 πŸ” 974 πŸ’¬ 145 πŸ“Œ 149
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Black riders have always held the reins - High Country News The West becomes more honest, and more durable, when Black cowboys are understood not as symbols or exceptions, but as foundational.

Love seeing documentary work uplifting the history of Black cowboys, who were and are a really essential part of the West.

13.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

as tempting as it will get do NOT bite the techs

they might give the squish machine a little extra

13.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the Maine primary isn’t even til June, plenty of time for him to continue showing his true self

13.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This issue of Ireland’s GCN covers the challenges around trans healthcare in Ireland & the current failures of the service. Transgress, a grassroots org, has managed to get the Minister & Deputy Minister of Health to commit to change. I know this is a vital area for Queer ppl moving here*

13.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

To put things even more into perspective:
bsky.app/profile/mgua...

21.12.2025 17:33 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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tl;dw: For both Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump, war is not a tool to achieve a set of political and strategic aims. War is, instead, an end in itself. And the point of war, as they see it, is to inflic... TikTok video by b-boy bouiebaisse

"For both Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump, war is not a tool to achieve a set of political and strategic aims. War is, instead, an end in itself. And the point of war, as they see it, is to inflict violence on others. It is why they relish in the killing."

13.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apple Review #41: Wild Twist BEHOLD: A WILD (twist) APPLE APPEARS. But first: a brief digression about agricultural-industrial apple storage! Did you know that the reason we get apples (and ostensibly a lot of other fruits and…

perhaps you would also enjoy Chuck Wendig’s feral periodic apple reviews

terribleminds.com/ramble/2026/...

13.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A change I believe we must make: say β€œmuch more infrastructure construction” not β€œmuch more infrastructure spending.”

We are plenty good at spending on infrastructure; we are bad at building infrastructure. People know this and will react to our acknowledging the difference

13.03.2026 10:47 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

goooooood MORNING

13.03.2026 11:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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this was Thiel making it very explicit in 2010

13.03.2026 09:55 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 12

Respectfully, eat shit. Those kids were expelled, arrested, and targeted relentlessly by their school administrations with the specific goal of preventing further protest. Eighteen year old kids were held down and maced by campus security, hit point blank with tear gas canisters by riot cops.

12.03.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 5153 πŸ” 1048 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 30

every ai boosters’ parents were like this

13.03.2026 10:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

and it’s still up 6 days later

that’s some incredible doublethink

13.03.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

got a *magnificent* specimen here who claims working with/for those in poverty, trans, and other marginal groups. just stellar.

bsky.app/profile/dont...

12.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

not hassle them? sure. trust them? not until they show the work of reparation.

12.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0