tower[dan]

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I have no idea the best path re Biden but I do know a solid week straight of “Biden Old” and “Rich Dems Worried” above-the-fold stories are *obscene* in the face of SCOTUS using the Constitution to wipe their asses purely in the service of reinstating a felon rapist as president. Crazy-making shit.

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Giving up hope is also complying with authoritarians in advance. It’s saying that fascism is inevitable, that there is no other way to be. I know it’s hard to keep hope alive, but I hope you find a way. ❤️

Don’t despair — here’s why https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/04/fourth-july-us-trump-biden-politics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

This Fourth of July, it’s hard to feel optimistic about the US. But I have hope | Margaret Sullivanwww.theguardian.com Let’s remember that we’ve come a long way – and the journey isn’t yet complete

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Keeping Trump out of the White House isn’t the only thing that needs doing and it isn’t enough to solve all problems facing the country & world but if it isn’t done then all those problems get exponentially worse in ways I don’t even know how to express and it scares me when people pretend otherwise

Just picked up Far Cry 5 on the steam summer sale because it's one of those franchises I'd always meant to check out. Went to download it and found Far Cry 3 in my library already.

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Even for those who currently have no medical vulnerabilities, or who don’t mask regularly, wearing a mask should be as simple as using an umbrella when it rains or a bandage when you’re bleeding. You can protect yourself from flu season or smoke, or others from your cold. Easy, practical, courteous.

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Send Linda some money. This is what solidarity looks like.

When cops shot Linda Tirado in the George Floyd protests, they destroyed one of her eyes with a rubber bullet. The subsequent brain damage is proving fatal. Linda needs funds for hospice Venmo: Linda-Tirado-3 PayPal: Bootstrapindustries@gmail Zelle: 806.433.6075

Police Blinded Her With a Foam Bullet. Suing Them Was When the Pain Beganrubberbullets.longlead.com When less-lethal weapons are misused, journalist Linda Tirado learned, there are no consequences — except for the people at the wrong end of the launcher.

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churches that distribute voting guides to parishoners should lose their tax exemptions

The Faith and Freedom Coalition will be spending $62 million to mobilize Christian voters for this cycle. The plan, according to Reed: -knock 10 millions doors -make 10 million calls -send 30 million voter guides to churches stressing outlawing abortion

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If you love "freedom," but don't care if it applies to everyone, what you actually love is "Privilege."

I'm going to miss Hobo Shoestring. I was lucky to find his channel a few years back. This is my favorite video of his. Best ride to Ohio! (youtube.com)

YouTubeyoutube.com Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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A new gold standard review of 100 studies finds: - masks are effective in reducing transmission of respiratory diseases - N95 respirators are significantly more effective than medical or cloth masks - mask mandates are effective in reducing community transmission journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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UBI is not about giving free money to the poor. UBI is about creating a social structure so that your life and the lives of your loved ones won't be destroyed if misfortune should befall you. THIS is the framing that needs to be used.

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We cannot agree to disagree when your politics strip rights, bodily autonomy, dignity from me and the people I love. In that instance, you've decided me and my people are the eggs to break for your 401k/gun lobby/pro police omelet. You are a threat and should be treated like one.

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These people are dumber than a bag of hammers.

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The person who used to own our house used a lot of pesticides in the garden. Last year there was a caterpillar boom and lots of plants got eaten to the root. I let those caterpillars feast away, even planting more of what they liked & was repaid with a garden full of butterflies. #InverteFest

Some more older art from my archives for #Invertefest while I work on something new and really nice. 👀 Today I've been sharing meaningful bug encounters in my life like bees I've given water to, paper wasps I befriended, and a curious dragonfly that frequented my yard when I was a kid.

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Protip: if you don’t want people to ovrergeneralize your protest as being violent and bigoted, don’t choose violent bigots as your public face. www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/n...

Columbia Bars Student Protester Who Said ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve to Live’www.nytimes.com After video surfaced on social media, the student, Khymani James, said on Friday that his comments were wrong.

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looks like someone ordered the brontosaurus ribs

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Look, if the cops didn’t wear face masks, then they could be identified and they and their families could be in danger from other philosophy professors taking revenge.

Just a cop in a black ski mask dragging away a department chair, a.k.a. “making the campus safe”

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Peter Sagal

Bill Barr is the only person (AFAIK) who is wealthy, essentially retired (thus no career concerns), very intelligent and educated, experienced in government, and a repeated personal witness to Trump’s behavior, about which he is brutally honest… who still supports him.

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Exactly, these ghouls spent years defending racists and transphobes by saying that it had nothing to do with the content of their speech, they simply had a content-neutral dedication to free expression. They were lying! They agreed with the far-right views and were too chickenshit to say so.

I find hypocrisy to be a very boring accusation - hypocrisy is the human condition! But it is hard not to be impressed by the swiftness with which some free speech warriors/snowflake scolders have switched sides.

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This should be amazing.

🗣️ I’m doing a podcast about THE WHOLE UNIVERSE with John Green! The first episode drops tomorrow!! Apple Podcasts link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Trailer: youtu.be/L5YO9nmojo4?... 🔭🧪

A Podcast About The Entire History Of The Universeyoutu.be Introducing the very first Crash Course Podcast! Over the next 11 episodes, John Green and Katie Mack will walk through the entire history of the universe… e...

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the only constantinople is changeinople

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the causes and effects are getting all jumbled together

The authorities in Pittsburgh closed several bridges as a precaution after 26 barges loaded with coal broke loose on the Ohio River late Friday, drifting miles downstream and damaging a marina, as a flood warning was in effect for the river.

Pittsburgh Shuts Bridges as 26 Barges Break Loose on Ohio Riverwww.nytimes.com The barges, some carrying coal, floated miles downstream and damaged a marina as a flood warning was active in Allegheny County.

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Guys, it is proper bananas that the size of the Moon and the distance to the Sun are so perfectly matched. It's one of the absolutely coolest things about the sky, and I say this as a person who discovers whole new planets.

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PSA: Please DO NOT look directly at the Oreos without a protective pair of Fig Newtons.

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We all stand against book bans in theory, but 4 librarians in Prattville, Alabama lost their jobs standing against them. Please join me in donating to the GoFundMe that will help them make ends meet in this tough time. Show me a receipt, I'll give you a compliment www.gofundme.com/f/protect-pr...

Protect Prattville Library Staff and Patrons, organized by EveryLibrary Institute NFPwww.gofundme.com The Autauga-Prattville Alabama Library board has fired the lib… EveryLibrary Institute NFP needs your support for Protect Prattville Library Staff and Patrons

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Laura Helmuth

Some people (mostly of the kind who use "woke" as an insult) criticize Scientific American for covering political issues, but we've been advocating for the teaching of evolution since the Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925 and we're not about to stop

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They can't even deny they did it. They'll come up with a convoluted explanation for why they did it but the simplest answer is quite clearly that they intended to starve the people of North Gaza until they leave so the area can be annexed. Every IDF action fits that hypothesis

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces “unintentionally hit innocent people” in a “tragic incident” after World Central Kitchen said seven of its aid workers were killed in a strike in Gaza. Follow our live updates:

Middle East conflict live updates: Netanyahu says Israeli forces ‘unintentionally’ hit civilians after strike on aid groupwww.washingtonpost.com A U.S.-Canadian dual citizen was among those killed in Gaza, World Central Kitchen said. The Israel Defense Forces said it would conduct a “thorough review.”