Austen Howard

everyone in John Wick is drinking high quality liquor and all of my friends are sending me pictures of pastries … y’all want me to indulge this weekend

For many Black women, the Target boycott is not over. It may never be. A faith leader announced the end of a yearlong “Target 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: “[Black women] will say if & when it’s over. And I can tell you right now: That will be the 15th of never ever.”
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Livestream tomorrow with @jamestalarico.bsky.social and @jessicatarlov.bsky.social.

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if Freddie Fazbear slayed

in the absence of a nearby rage room, a John Wick marathon will have to suffice

A Landmark Ruling Could Protect Trans Europeans’ Right to Correct ID Documents The European Court of Justice’s ruling applies to all 27 countries currently a part of the EU.

Glad to see this decision out of the EU, and I hope to god it improves the lives of some of the people in the EU nations that have recently cracked down on transgender people.

www.them.us/story/europe...

McGowan: You're saying 46 Americans died, so we should attack this country. Here at home, 68,000 Americans die a year because they don't have health insurance. So, if we're going to spend billions of dollars on something…

Lots of students gathered at the Oregon state capitol building in Salem today for the student walk-out protesting ICE.

While Spending Billions on Iran War, Trump Quietly Moves to Boot Millions More Off Food Aid | Common Dreams "Americans can't afford their groceries, they can't afford their medicine, they can't afford the cost of living, and yet we're dropping a billion dollars of bombs, it seems, every day in Iran," said o...

As they spend billions on the Iran War, the Trump administration is moving to kick six million Americans off food assistance, including two million children.

www.commondreams.org/news/trump-f...

Me, making recipe testing notes: "1 clove of garlic? That seems absurd, better put in half a head, just to be sure."

Me, later: "Huh, might need more garlic."

I like how Aragorn has different names for himself in different places in Middle Earth because he bounces checks or something

I know folks are clocking into work because I just got 8 calendar invites

I’m lost in the sauce (insomnia and melancholy)

I’d take his threats seriously if I were you.

A New Film Explores the Not-So-Distant History of Gay Cruising Arrests In "Plainclothes," director Carmen Emmi examines the toll that constant surveillance takes on the LGBTQ community.

"As much a psychological thriller as it is a romance, at its heart Plainclothes is a coming out story that interrogates the toll of policing your feelings to adhere to societal norms."

The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. Here's What We Need to Do. The online advertising industry has built a massive surveillance machine, and the government can co-opt it to spy on us.

“Now, a new report gives us direct evidence that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has used location data taken from the internet advertising ecosystem to track phones.” bit.ly/4bcdUZw

Over 20 states have moved to severely tighten access to drug assistance programs for people living with HIV/AIDS. It’s more important than ever to give programs like the Patient Advocate Foundation’s HIV, AIDS and Prevention Health Equity Fund as much fundraising support as possible. bit.ly/4ljkm5G

SCOTUS conservatives block California gender-identity student protections, N.Y. map change The two Monday night orders were issued over the objections of the three liberal justices.

NEW: SCOTUS conservatives block California gender-identity student protections, N.Y. map change.

The two Monday night orders were issued over the objections of the three liberal justices.

Overnight, at Law Dork:

Kansas State Senate Bill 244 is now law. Here’s a rundown of why we should be worried and what we can do to build towards better futures.

I’d take his threats seriously if I were you.

But LGBTQI+ is just too many characters to type. Sure.

Submit a public hearing request and public comments by March 4th. flrules.org/Gateway/View...

Florida is on the verge of abruptly ending HIV treatment assistance to 16,000 people with HIV enrolled in its Ryan White ADAP. HIVMA urgently appeals to the state's leadership to withdraw these cuts.

Our statement: https://bit.ly/4rZXT09

The long arc of Donald Trump’s obsession with Iran Iranians are demanding economic justice, says historian Behrooz Ghamari—but Trump is just demanding their oil.

“They are not going to stop until they have free access to Iran’s resources and oil.”

This week, Florida State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo announced that the Department of Health are adopting new emergency rules that will massively cut services provided by the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). The program provides medication for low-income Floridians living with HIV.

A fee to watch a stream/video of the event for those who can’t make it would be a great way to increase proceeds and spread the movement!

A great video made by college student Sam Tapper for the Resist and Unsubscribe campaign.

Minnesota. March 8. With @karaswisher.bsky.social.

Tickets here: bit.ly/4kXbhPT

Had the same experience with outlook. I hate it. Lemme be whimsical in my professional email, please.