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Not so tough when that (figurative) guillotine is getting polished up and rolled out.

so soon? fortune.com/2024/07/23/e...

Elon Musk backs down from $45 million a month pledge to Trump: ‘I don't subscribe to cult of personality’fortune.com But, Trump demonstrated “great courage” after being shot on July 13, the CEO added.

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This is a really interesting study -- thoughtful quant analysis around several important questions. Tl;dr: book banning is primarily a conservative *galvanization* tactic 📚📜 P. 5:

This is fascinating. In the results of this study, book bans correlated most highly to counties with **declining Republican/conservative vote share. I.e.: it’s always been a shit political tactic, not anyone’s “concern for the children” 📚 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38864005/

Book bans in political context: Evidence from US schools - PubMedpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov In the 2021-2022 school year, more books were banned in US school districts than in any previous year. Book banning and other forms of information censorship have serious implications for democratic p...

Pixel really digs our new backyard.

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for those still unsure, the National Center for Transgender Equality (which ran the 2022 US Trans Survey I’ve talked about) and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund combined to form Advocates for Trans Equality and they just released this

i haven’t fact checked all of this yet, but the links are in there it seems Harris may have been unfairly maligned as transphobic, in the way BIPOC women get the blame for everything she’s apologized for her mistake, and may in fact be the most pro-trans presidential candidate EVER

hatsune miku made that postwww.tumblr.com the article linked in the original post is a members only medium article. i've copied the contents of the article under the cut to increase accessibility Kamala Harris’s Record on Trans Rights Isn’t…

Advocates for Trans Equality Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for President | A4TEtransequality.org

Not to sound too Canadian, but I have a cheese-related grievance: I have now heard several charlatans claim we should not eat the rind of the cheese. Or only certain cheeses. I'm sorry, but it is our right to eat whatever moldy thick milk we want! Stop peddling your LIES.

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Just add "married to a literal witch" to really get them frothing at the mouth!

"I never thought leopards would eat MY face!"

I'm so happy that people are responding to this piece. It was something I witnessed all week. But I was worried it was too in the weeds. But I'm glad it's resonating, because I think it explains a lot about what's driving the GOP. www.salon.com/2024/07/20/t...

At the RNC, MAGA women learn there's no place for them in Trump's GOPwww.salon.com Marjorie Taylor Greene's book signing at the convention was a desultory affair

On account of being bewildered, overstimulated, and terrified- I'm making a selection of small hors d'oeuvres for myself this evening and breaking out the really loud flower. And perhaps playing some chill video games with my (probably) equally bewildered, overstimulated, and terrified boyfriend.

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Y’all are joking with the dooming and glooming right? Harris has somehow kept herself clean, locked down her team, and is almost certainly aware of what she’s being asked to do. We are about to have a woman at the top of the ticket in a post-Dobbs electorate. Stop crying and buck the fuck up!

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Here’s how to reach your electeds: www.congress.gov/members/find...

BRB calling my elected officials right now and asking them to immediately support Kamala Harris

www.congress.gov

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This has a real "TV show that was on the edge of being cancelled but got given a final season so they're trying to cram all of their plotlines into four episodes" vibe.

I love catching up on the news and seeing something like this amidst all the chaos in the world. I miss Newfoundland so much.

Missing N.L. fishing crew home after being found safewww.youtube.com The crew of the Elite Navigator have returned home to the small town of New-Wes-Valley, N.L., after being found in a life-raft by search-and-rescue teams Fri...

My friends- I was driving down the 401 today and there was a car in front of me with a QR code by the license plate. I was wondering what it could be because it was a little too small to feel like advertising and a little too big to NOT be meant to be scanned by another car.

This made my morning! I can't wait to see more unions in the industry!

Hell yeah, Bethesda Game Studios just unionized: aftermath.site/bethesda-uni...

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What a nightmare. (universal)

Not me excitedly checking every service we use at work to see if I get a three day weekend... No such luck.

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In case you missed it yesterday: youtu.be/TE_ju8eWTS8

GWAR cover "I'm Just Ken" (from 'Barbie The Album') by Ryan Goslingyoutu.be GWAR cover "I'm Just Ken" (from 'Barbie The Album') by Ryan Gosling Recorded at Second Take Sound in midtown Manhattan https://www.secondtakesound.com/ The Berserker Blóthar - Vocals BälSäc the Jaws ‘o Death - Guitar and Keys Beefcake the Mighty - Bass Guitar JiZMak da Gusha - Drums Grodius Maximus - Guitar Brad Wagner - Director Juan Soria - Audio Engineer Reed Turchi - Audio Engineer Charlie Peterson - Camera Operator Bobby Phillips - Audio Mixer

Gambit sighting! When I see him and call his name, he meows loudly and runs over to hang out. Sometimes I give him a little piece of liver.

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Discworld QOTD, from The Fifth Elephant “‘I assure you I will not kill you,’ said Inigo. ‘I know that,’ said Vimes. ‘But will you try?’”

Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards! “The three rules of the Librarians of Time and Space are: 1) Silence; 2) Books must be returned no later than the last date shown; and 3) Do not interfere with the nature of causality.”

Look, American politicians say "look" so much it's distracting to me. Maybe it's just because interviews with them have dominated the news recently, but my god, it drives me INSANE. STOP TELLING ME TO LOOK!

Put a finger down if you're a lineman for the county!!

I felt really shitty all day, I worked late, my knee was on fire, and my emotional and mental energy was on its last thread... I came outside to listen to birds and watch stupid memes. My dog is snoring, belly up, under my patio chair. Trying to stay in this little moment for as long as I can.

Reposting with my fingers crossed. 😅

If anyone hears of a remote opening in marketing, PR, social media, or community management, please send me a DM! I'm looking to transition to a role that aligns more closely with my personal interests and goals, and I’m eager to get back to working from home.

There are tools for coping with clinical depression and anxiety disorders, but there isn't a cure poverty or hopelessness due to world events. Self care and showing up for the people you love is our biggest defense against hopelessness. Now is the time to show up for the ones you care about. ❤️

"Is there anyway we can use a word other than 'weakness' for the SWOT analysis?" Wrong answers only....

Hatred is addicting and we can't make them change- they have to want to change. They have to *choose* to be empathetic, caring, and open-minded. Only they know if they are truly capable of that or if they'll choose to further petrify themselves within dogma and isolation from the modern world.

This really helped me get it, hope it helps. Source: www.reddit.com/r/politics/c...

I'm not sure if I should couch every positive post with a disclaimer that I can appreciate the world around me is chaotic... In any case, I've had my first full week in the new apartment and it's absolutely heavenly. I feel like I'm getting my life back. 🥹

"Why do I have a headache?" asks woman who has only had two cups of coffee in the last 12 hours in the midst of global chaos.

What we really need now is a bunch of celebrities singing a Beatles song on Zoom.

She's a 10, but she has a FamilyEcho account for her Sims family.