The Baldwin line about children gets so much mileage on social media that it risks becoming trite but I refuse to give into the cynicism because at the end of the day he’s 100% right

If I was rich, I would be building free pools and cooling/recreation centers everywhere. Rockefeller library that shit. Free community centers, free bikes (and bike clubs), free community lunches, playgrounds, nature areas. Trains, man. If we tax the rich, we can do it ourselves.

To expand: Emotions are neither right nor wrong, but they can be informative If being around someone always makes you feel good, that's something to pay attention to. If doing a certain thing makes you tighten up, that tells you something else.

hard same over the past 60 years, courts have used qualified immunity to excuse all sorts of egregious police abuses--saying 'maybe they didn't know they couldn't do that!'--and whittle down our constitutional right to be free from such abuses into nothingness ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/zorn-...

YES I have just had a more senior male colleague private message me to say he can explain away all my concerns about the use of AI because “he personally knows a lot about AI"

This goes extra intensely for academic writing, in my opinion. If you're using gAI to think (because that is what writing is) why should anyone read it? And sending AI generated writing off for peer review is just...

i really wish "children are people and people are not property" was not a radical opinion but unfortunately it's the central question up for debate with much of politics

Not for the first time noting some of the most enthusiastic proponents of online community meetings I've encountered are city staff who were astonished at how much more diverse participation became when it didn't mean needing to find a babysitter. Naturally, councillors want to kill it with fire.

I’m tired of living in a world w/ so many casually evil ppl who lack the wherewithal or the kindness to see ppl as ppl and lack imaginations to envision a better world as opposed to an oppressive one We should all be inspired to become & aspire to be a neverending wellspring of problems to monsters

@gbbranstetter.bsky.social save the date June 13 if you'll be in NYC. I'm going to organize the reading of Di Prima's Revolutionary Letters. Hope you can join in.

Right, people have in fact noticed that the big AI companies aren’t actually doing anything to ameliorate the social impacts they keep talking about.

None of these fuckers are ever interested in how the introduction of waged day labor has changed gender roles among working class women in the Jordanian provinces for some reason it's always about why white men are The Best

This has been the defense od things like “gay”, and “ret***” for ages. “We don’t use it like that” (never mind the Christian usage being cited was, ab initio, a blatantly hostile characterization, meant to show the perfidy of The Jews, and so is intrinsically antisemitism)

We already KNOW how to make super babies, you eugenicist creeps! And it's all the things you fucking fucks are fucking up! THREAD!

What this underscores IMO is that this is someone who doesn't believe that his opponents are fascists and that fascism is the threat. Because if you did, then this is not how you come out swinging. You punch the fascists repeatedly, not some staffer at a nonprofit.

Because he never courted their vote, never asked them what they wanted, never consulted them on what policies they wanted or how to implement them. This is the key difference: Democrats WORK WITH the right to shape lasting policy and PANDER to the left (occasionally) to win votes.

My wife asked me to repost this in case some folks missed it. She is de-stashing her treasure hoard of yarn. There's a lot of it. It's kinda taken over the house. I'm in the attic of the garage right now. Help? www.etsy.com/shop/Destash...

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

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When you jot down lots of short ideas you want to write about, call that Thesis Pieces

"Men who can't handle the local dating market" is biblical. NOT NEW.

it's only ever 'ignore the groups on ONE side' and 'kiss the ass of the groups on a certain OTHER side'

hey guys - i'm in a pretty dire housing situation right now. i have to move at the end of the month (lease expires) but prior plans w/ people completely fell apart & i'm back to square one. i'm looking for a room in Brooklyn, trans friendly, 1100 a month max, not a temporary sublet. plz let me know.

The phrase “has been arrested” sends me into oblivion every single time I see it. Just say “Police arrested.” Please I’m begging.

We are so far beyond even Teapot Dome levels of "government captured by private industry" in this country, and Democrats genuinely seem to believe their unpopularity is driven by being too nice to trans people, instead of being driven by their screamingly obvious hypocrisy about this.

We all deserve more ease. That's really it.

Role of Mast Cells and Neuroinflammation in Neuropsychiatric Disorders of the Developmental Period www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16...

FOLKS!!!! @naomialderman.bsky.social has bought Zombies, Run! Yes, the old app a bunch of us used to all exercise together to and do our mini events is back in her hands! Small thing, though. The banks apparently were empty 👀 So there's a couple of things to do to help out (mini thread)

Ignored, blamed, and sometimes left to die – a leading expert in ME explains the origins of a modern medical scandal There is a city nearby that we hide from view. Its people are of all ages, ethnicities and classes. What unites them is a disease: all are diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis,

thank you.

well this is fucking something, Boise Police. (Gift link) www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwe...

Weird moment of seeing your own coffee cups in Moira Rose’s hands in a gif. (We have an assortment of Mikasa Lucerne (plain white), Keira (the red poppy ones in the gif), Darling (mixed wildflowers) and Wildflower Blue. They’re all the same shape)

The World Cup is shaping up to be such a monumental mess that it’s difficult to keep track of all the problems cropping up. I look forward to reading a comprehensive overview (and I miss Grant Wahl.) A sample of recent headlines. 🧵

the new american dream is finally purchasing the Product which will completely fix your life

"hi can you recommend any super cheap, ethically made clothes that will last forever and make me feel like a swaddled little baby while also making me look like a super attractive, stylish man, yet take no time or effort to acquire? this is social media, so pls just drop a link."

Hello everyone who has contributed to our whistle-making efforts. Thank you for everything you have done for us. First, we are still printing whistles: if you need whistles we will happily send you between 100-3000 for free, no questions asked. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

Re that grotesque Yale report on a lack of "diverse" perspectives in academe: the majority of right leaning people (men) I've met in higher ed have been grotesque sexpests, misogynists, lazy, and incompetent. They can't hack the intellectual part and students hate them. Hope that helps!

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Friends! The deadline to qualify the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act (restoring repro rights in Idaho!) is fast approaching. If you haven't had a chance to sign, there are/will be local signing opportunities near you. #idaho #idpol Please find a location near you and sign ASAP! 💚

JD Vance doing with Catholicism what the Newly Woke do when they try to join active resistance movements.

they repossessed the car and she's not going to be able to buy it back: please donate for temporary transport, storage and toward a down payment at a used lot - her town doesn't have good transit options. #UrgentNeed #HelpSky #ShowUpForWishes 💸 💕 💸 💕

This is urgent!! The vote will happen this afternoon!!!! Call your senators and every senator NOW!! They need to vote NO on HJR 140 to save the boundary waters and protect our public lands!! Please share and call!!

Brief fun survey from Jessica, Andrew & myself: If you are a faculty member, research scientist, postdoc, or senior Ph.D. student in any area of science, please take five minutes and fill it out. We’ll share the results widely along with some reflections. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

One of many reasons I got the vaccine!

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I’ve given this a great deal of thought, trying to come up with the perfect joke for this moment, and this is what I have so far - POPE LEO: our religion teaches that this war is bad VANCE: wow, who died and made YOU head of the Catholic Church?? POPE LEO: well, you should know, you were there

We are excited to announce that #MEAction has secured a meeting with the NIH Director, Dr. Bhattacharya, on May 13th to discuss the implementation plan and funding for the NIH ME/CFS Research Roadmap. Thank you to all who signed our letter! https://ow.ly/7hFO50YJ0m9#MEAction #pwME #MECFS #NIH

Happy JACKIE ROBINSON DAY! On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers, marking the end of MLB segregation. But if the NFL hadn't also been segregated, we would likely be celebrating someone else today. That's because Jackie Robinson would have been in the NFL.