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Anyone have a spare void I could scream in to? I just filled mine up.

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When I think about JK Rowling and/or Harry Potter, which admittedly I rarely do, I think of Ursula Le Guin calling the Harry Potter series “stylistically ordinary, imaginatively derivative, and ethically rather mean-spirited”

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Periodically, I like to reread my favorite Scottish poem: Batman's Aff His Nut by Robert Florence.

@meerkatsrmammals.bsky.social aha!

Dear journalists, stop using the word "scion". It's silly

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taxes

Radio playing Marvin Gaye on father's day. Just seems insensitive

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Enjoy the Hochul Haze (that’s ground-level ozone, a pollutant caused by automobile exhaust) blanketing New York City today. Call Kathy Hochul and tell her to reverse course on her dangerous congestion pricing pause ☎️ 518-474-8390 extapps.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps...

Today's Air Quality Index (AQI) Forecast for New York Stateextapps.dec.ny.gov The New York State AQI is an index for reporting daily air quality in the eight Air Quality Regions within the state. The daily AQI tells you how clean or polluted the air is, and what associated hea...

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Republicans in Congress are preparing to not just extend former president Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts if they win control of Washington in November’s elections, but also lower rates even more for corporations, laying the groundwork for a debate over taxes and spending next year and beyond.

Republicans pitch tax cuts for corporations, the wealthy in 2025www.washingtonpost.com Trump has asked wealthy donors or donations, promising large tax breaks in return if he retakes the White House.

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If someone thinks Biden is worse, it means either they’re actively in support of Trump’s bigotry, or they know their privilege will leave them unaffected, and they’re selfish enough that they just don’t care.

Biden is worse than Trump at this point. I've voting Green.

When you abandon rule of law you have a failed state www.972mag.com/palestinian-...

Abandoned by Israeli state, Palestinian citizens face crime wavewww.972mag.com Amid a proliferation of weapons and worsening police negligence since Oct. 7, violence by criminal organizations in Arab towns has reached historic levels.

Israel is a failed state What else do you call out when you don't even enforce your own laws? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/0...

Far-right Israeli settlers step up attacks on aid trucks bound for Gazawww.washingtonpost.com The settler groups use a web of publicly accessible WhatsApp groups to track the trucks and coordinate attacks, providing a window into their activities.

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The NYPD is legally required to report its clearance rates quarterly. Turns out they haven't published clearance data since 2022. "The NYPD has proven to be a rogue agency that considers itself above all laws, rules, oversight, and public accountability."

Is the NYPD Solving Crimes? Who Knows—Their Last Published Clearance Data Is From 2022 - Hell Gatehellgatenyc.com City law requires the NYPD to report its clearance rates quarterly. Under the Adams administration, it just…stopped.

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Report: Entire 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Effectively a High-Level ‘Worms: Armageddon’ Match hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...

Report: Entire 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Effectively a High-Level ‘Worms: Armageddon’ Matchhard-drive.net WASHINGTON DC – The 2024 US presidential election has become what one report, supported by publicly disclosed medical records, is calling effectively just a high-level…

required reading

NYT Magazine investigative report, gift link works. "The second [part] shows how extremists targeted not only Palestinians but also Israeli officials trying to make peace. The third [part] explores how this movement gained control of the state itself."

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I have never in my life learned from another person’s mistakes, I would literally let a giant wooden horse into my house right this second.

Our tax dollars at work

"The checkpoints are designed to allow some women and children to leave Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli offensive, but unarmed, civilian Palestinian men will likely be separated from their families and remain trapped in Rafah during an expected Israeli assault."

Exclusive: Israel planning ring of checkpoints to prevent men from fleeing Rafahwww.middleeasteye.net Israel is setting up 'complex network' of checkpoints to prevent 'military age' men from fleeing Rafah assault, senior western official tells MEE

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At Ohio State, protesters who were arrested had hijabs forcefully removed, were denied spaces to pray, and were strip searched in front of male officers. medium.com/@fsjposu/fsj...

In the immortal words of Pete Townsend, the kids are alright. Thank you, students, for keeping the flames burning

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If this insane SC gives Trump a win on absolute immunity, Biden should IMMEDIATELY have Seal Team 6 assassinate him.

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The point of the constitution is to have lawyers argue that you could kill anyone in front of judges you appointed who take bribes.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera... No more weapons for Israel

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However much the NYT is ripped for its coverage, it’s not enough

Israel is starving hundreds of thousands of children.

Gaza’s children are going hungry. More than 25 have reportedly died of complications linked to malnutrition, according to the World Health Organization. Hundreds of thousands more face starvation as Israel continues its siege.

Gaza is going hungry. Its children could face a lifetime of harm.www.washingtonpost.com The toll of malnutrition on the human body is evident from adults to children. The younger the person, the greater the impact.

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"Israel is at war with humanity itself" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddoB...

inevitable

“‘This technology is coming whether we like it or not, so we’re going to make sure that we get it right,’ [Mayor] Adams said in a statement. ‘If we do, our streets can be safer.’” 🤦🏿‍♂️

New York City to Allow Driverless Car Testswww.govtech.com City officials said Thursday that they would begin to permit operators to test drive autonomous autos on New York City streets, in an announcement that divided street safety advocates.