mimi

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It's going to take a while to make this cost-efficient enough to use at scale, but we can see the eventual end of HIV/AIDS now.

BIG NEWS: A seventh patient has been cured of HIV! The details of the treatment that cured "The Next Berlin Patient" hold promise for a broader cure that could bring relief to the 39 million people living with the virus. I've got the story here! www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/seve...

With seventh person seemingly cured of HIV, signs of hope for a broader curewww.fiercebiotech.com Though his real name isn’t known, there’s no doubt that he’ll go down in history. | Though his real name isn’t known, there’s no doubt that he’ll go down in history. An adult man dubbed “The Next Berl...

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I assure you, no one is psychologically strong enough to overcome repeated exposure to propaganda messages. Even if you reject them personally they become a heuristic for how you think other people think.

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Dipping back into Twitter to lurk on assassination stuff and truly, from the bottom of my heart, unless you have massively curated lists, no one in media or politics should be microwaving their neurons on there.

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📖 'Auschwitz. From A to Z. An Illustrated History' In over 300 short entries we explain some of the most important aspects of the history of the German Nazi Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. Book: books.auschwitz.org/... Ebook: books.auschwitz.org/...

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I will repeat myself. In the absence of a ceasefire deal *this summer*, the displacement of close to two million Palestinians in Gaza (and beyond it) could very likely become permanent ethnic cleansing. Just like it happened in 1948.

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Last night the Israeli Stasi... eh police, again brutally attacked anti government protesters. In one of the videos an officer can heard yelling at a protester "I will rape your mother", when he's on the ground, while another officer kicks him.

תיעודי האלימות המשטרתית - ותגובות המשטרהwww.mako.co.il בירושלים תועד שוטר מקלל בבוטות מפגין שנעצר, ובמקרה אחר שוטר חנק בחוזקה מפגין • מול בית ההסתדרות בתל אביב שוטרים תועדו נוקטים אלימות נגד חברת הכנסת לזימי • לאחר האירוע טענה המשטרה: "לזימי מנצלת את חסינ...

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I just called both Schumer and Gillibrand and told them both that Hochul's refusal to obey rule of law and implement congestion pricing is a constitutional crisis that discredits the whole Democratic party. You should call too. Schumer: 202-224-6542 Gillibrand: 202-224-4451

I called Senator Schumer and told him exactly this, in nearly these words. The fight is not just about congestion pricing. It's about the importance of democracy itself, and whether Democrats value democratic rule of law. ☎️ (202) 224-6542 ☎️ (212) 486-4430 @thewaroncars.bsky.social

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We got tricked by science fiction into thinking a futuristic city is all about flying cars and crystal towers and hologram billboards but what it really looks like is nice apartment blocks, good mass transit, pedestrian zones with shade trees and safe bike lanes.

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The present situation in Sudan is terrible, and there is a real risk of famine on a massive scale: “We’ve seen mortality projections estimating that in excess of 2.5 million people, about 15% of the population in Darfur and Kordofan – the hardest hit regions – could die by the end of September,”

‘We need the world to wake up’: Sudan facing world’s deadliest famine in 40 yearswww.theguardian.com Millions face disaster as Sudanese army and RSF accused of using food access as a weapon in on-going war

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recent improvements: - much better search - basic dms - discover feed is now more simcluster-y (expect this to keep getting tuned) - discover feed has “show less” and “show more” buttons - notifications and badges should work more reliably lots of stuff in progress including a revamp of feeds

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HAPPY PRIDE EVERYBODY WE WIN And they're Jewish queers to boot lfg www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...

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the families of israeli hostages held by hamas have written an open letter to the american jewish community calling on us to use whatever power we have to pressure netanyahu into a ceasefire—the very thing our institutions have called us fringe extremists for insisting upon seven months ago

We Are All Hostages on Instagram: "Dear American Jewish Organizations, We are the families of the hostages from the “Begin Gate Protest”, and we are calling upon you, as the leaders of our brethren ...www.instagram.com 1,375 likes, 22 comments - allhostages on June 5, 2024: "Dear American Jewish Organizations, We are the families of the hostages from the “Begin Gate Protest”, and we are calling upon you, as...".

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There’s a good lesson to learn here about also calling your reps for the programs you like instead of just the ones you don’t like, but now’s not the time for that. Hochul’s phone lines opened five minutes ago and it’s time to call again. (518) 474-8390 is the number to let her know this sucks.

🤔 public transportation shouldn't be $5.80 round trip

I don't bother mentioning this in code reviews because I know I'm the only one on my team who cares, but how do you not want to make the red thing go away?

I just rewatched this and there's a huge plot hole. The aliens think the phone is a cow so they say moooo at it and when it doesn't respond they say nope nope nope. But if it had actually been a cow, would it have mooood back at them? Probably not. My mind is blown. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTc3...

Sesame Street: The Martians Discover a Telephonewww.youtube.com The Yip Yip Martians discover a telephone on Earth and try communicating with it using animals sounds.For more fun games and videos for your preschooler in a...

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HAHAHAHAHHA HOLY SHIT THE FBI JUST RAIDED THE FUCKIN ALGORITHMIC PRICE FIXING LANDLORD COMPANY. Genuinely a huge deal, if they smash this scheme, housing costs are gonna drop significantly.

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 www.erininthemorning.com/p/locals-def...

Locals Defy DeSantis Pride Light Ban, Light Bridge Up With Flashlights In Jacksonvillewww.erininthemorning.com The Main Street Bridge in Jacksonville was lit up in rainbow colors, despite DeSantis declaring "Freedom Summer," which would replace all Pride lights with red, white, and blue.

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Breaking news: Donald Trump is found guilty in his N.Y. hush money trial, becoming the first ex-president convicted of a crime. Follow live updates: wapo.st/3X1Mu2Y

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Good god, the temperature in Delhi hit 50.5°C (122.9°F) today, an all-time record. “Years of scientific research have found the climate crisis is causing heatwaves to become longer, more frequent and more intense.” [theguardian.com]

Delhi temperature hits 50.5C as India’s capital records hottest daywww.theguardian.com Authorities warn of water shortages as temperatures reach nine degrees higher than expected

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Alito : oh thats my emotional support proud boys flag

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Some truths: 1. US Anti-Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian hate is exploding 2. US Antisemitism is exploding 3. Fascists are using this moment to grow their power 4. The Rafah invasion is an emergency that needs to be called out urgently 5. All these things mater at once

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I have a favorite guide (webaim.org/techniques/a...) that does a great job at making clear the importance of context in writing alt text, but not all parts of it perfectly translate to social media.

WebAIM: Alternative Textwebaim.org

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Devs: Here's some straightforward work you can do to increase accessibility across the web, and not just around alt text. I tried to get it going last summer but unfortunately effects of undiagnosed cancer. MDN needs #accessibility doc improvement, and the first steps are simple. Boost? 💜 #A11y

This might go some way to explaining how even people who are professionals at creating websites and web content generally know and understand very little about alt text and other web accessibility (#a11y) best practices. It tends to be seen as an optional and very limited specialty.

Accessibility concerns should be more prominent on HTML element pages · mdn · Discussion #430github.com Per the element page template, accessibility concerns are towards the bottom of the page, just above the technical summary: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/MDN/Writing_guidelines/Page_stru...

happy first pizza to all who celebrate

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My first writing gig was covering the first war in Gaza and other stories in Israel. It is something I look back on a lot. The way anger played a role and the way I myself allowed it to anger me as well. And how that made us exploitable. And now, I look at the world, and I see it everywhere.

They Are Exploiting Our Angereladnehorai.substack.com How my time covering stories in Israel has taught me about anger, how it can be exploited, and how I'm seeing it everywhere today.

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I think it’s important to point out that people who think that they will escape the United States if it falls into fascism are wrong, because there will be nowhere safe on the planet from America’s reach and fascist America will reach out and touch anyone and everyone it pleases with impunity.

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A real one from @eladn.bsky.social.

Elad Nehorai on Instagram: "What’s happening on campuses right now is beyond dangerous. Not for the reasons we often hear but because I strongly believe that we are constantly competing between Jewish...www.instagram.com 69 likes, 5 comments - eladnehorai on April 22, 2024: "What’s happening on campuses right now is beyond dangerous. Not for the reasons we often hear but because I strongly believe that we ar...".