White man has opinions about the Black Panther Party and their Free Breakfast for Children program, which we have to thank for Congress's school breakfast program that feeds over 14 million American kids ever day.

My current state rep is my current state rep because during pandemic lockdown his campaign used canvassers not only for standard campaign outreach but also mutual aid outreach to assist isolated folks, especially seniors. He defeated an incumbent who had held that seat for 35 years.

I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential

Logging on to Twitter to convince the Manosphere that REAL MEN don't keep dogs. They keep wild aligators and wear a suit made of raw pork chops while doing it.

Anthony is referring to the insta "experts" on birthright citizenship that have popped up to create/backfill a "literature" to support Trump's birthright stripping. I too spent 2 years reading b/f putting pen to paper on my colonial chapter. This is why my book took 16 years. Research takes time.

here's a list of readings on the myth of job replacement by AI. i might turn this into a blog post as a sort of lesson plan for anyone who wants to use it, but it's just a reminder that every time we see "self-driving" cars or delivery robots, invisibilized workers are always behind the scenes.

While I was in prison, I was the food procurement clerk. It was my job to work with the first cook to design the daily food menu and then make sure the men were fed on a budget of $2.60 per person per day. How I helped make the best Christmas prison meal, a thread.

Who needs a village when you can have parking lots?

This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.

A reminder from @radicalemprints.bsky.social on this (not exactly, but close enough) Krampusnacht. Be good to each other, friends.

Best explanation of the liar's dividend that I've ever seen.

So I have the cover story in next month's TNR. I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol. They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.

Here's the transcript of the report on US overseas concentration camps, which US state media did not want you to see. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Three short whistles if you see ICE in your area; three long whistles if you see ICE kidnapping someone. 3D printed whistles can be found for free at just about any local/independent business in the twin cities. (We more flyers in Somali, and Dakotiyapi/Anishinaabemowin)

I know its "small" is the grander scheme, but the power company cut all power in my neighborhood last night at 10:30p, and didn't restore it until 6:15 this morning. Unannounced. This, after I braved three specialty stores yesterday for $200 worth of Generous Festivities groceries. Now, trashed.

Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

It’s the entire point. There’s no plan to make this meaningful for students. No plan to use it administratively. Its design and implementation signals its only real intent. It’s best and easiest use case is for systematic harassment and to scare faculty into complying in advance.

If you're staff, faculty, grad or undergrad student, alumni, or other community member of any UNC system school, please send Peter Hans a letter opposing the mandatory public release of syllabi. First amendment & academic freedoms aside, this policy could actively endanger instructors of record.

"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase

Are you deep in your feelings about the current state of health [rhetoric, practices, policies, education and training, research, etc.]? Me too. Want to rage against that machine until the whole dang thing comes apart and we get to rebuild it, better than before? Join us. Proposals due 2/1.

I guess it’s as a good a day as any (I mean, they all give us such bounties, right?) to announce our co-sponsored Health, Science, and Knowledge Virtual Symposium, April 17-19, centering diverse, divergent, displaced, and targeted points of view! More info and submit: tinyurl.com/HSKSymposium

🎄 Happy holidays. Sorry to ruin the vibes. +1.5 MILLION disabled adults in two months. Entering year 7 In the 12th wave. Disability is accumulating because infection is accumulating. You can pretend it’s over. The labor force, healthcare system, and your brain do not agree.

There's really interesting social science on how white people significantly overestimate the number of people of color in a room or in a picture. A room with, like, 20% POC will be perceived as majority POC.

My response to anything over the next two weeks

I can *100% assure you* that if this report found that trans people & "wokeness" tanked the Harris campaign, the DNC would release it in a heartbeat

very grimly ironic that our government run by podcasters sucks at true crime

Part of the Chanukah tradition is to place the light menorah either outside or in a window where outsiders can see it. This is supposed to advertise the miracle of Chanukah. These days, it is also a way of saying, “This is a Jewish home.” Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.

Perchta humors a Straggele with a waltz ❄️✨

From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...

The legal fight over Virginia board appointments is over. The 22 Youngkin picks rejected by Democrats will not join their respective university boards, handing Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger a chance to immediately reshape VA higher ed. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

RIGHT?!?! Living through the moralistic pearl clutching over D&D, how Magic: The Gathering cards were evidently satanic, same with Pokémon cards..but AI is treated like some "boys will be boys" shit is WILD.

This is actually a really common scam these days. A scammer will call and use AI to replicate a family member’s voice and the family member will sound distressed and having an emergency so you don’t have time to think. Best thing to do is hang up and call that family member “back” to confirm.

It's not even just Google anymore. I use Duck Duck Go, and a majority of all top hits are just useless AI generated guides on generic AI generated websites. From health conditions and medications, to custom CSS for websites, to propagating my plants, and beyond.

This is the stuff of my nightmares, but damn... it's also so rad!

NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors. The full requirements will end tourism in the United States. Below is the full, mind-blowing list. 🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨 1/

Really important to stress that 36 Months accused academics and experts critical of the ban of being 'paid' by big tech. When asked for evidence of this, the MD said "I haven't looked into it." Meanwhile 36 Months itself was directly funded by a business helping promote the gambling industry.

I made a Chrome extension that swaps Times New Roman for Calibri on every site or just .gov. It also had Open Sans and Open Dyslexic, because f**k these people. I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇

On the plus side, at least I'll have a sick muscle pump going when I die from the plane either falling apart or crashing into something.

A woman in Saskatchewan needs surgery for a parathyroid issue and is being offered MAiD instead. There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere. This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying 🧵

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Today, on my dad's last day of radiation for prostate cancer (his 2nd cancer), I was with my mom in pre-op for her shoulder surgery, coordinating with the clinical/care teams on meds, aftercare, etc., and... I think this might be the first day I've ever truly felt my age. This is 40?

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A few months ago I read that many datasets used to train these AI models are full of porn to ensure “women aren’t underrepresented in the dataset.” Once you know, you see it everywhere.

Read this twice. “Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.” www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...

This was my exact first thought when I saw how highly shared/reposted it was.

The best part is seeing what happens when you give children a joyful way to start their day. They show up energized, confident, and connected. This is what happens when streets feel welcoming and movement is part of the morning routine. #BikeBus

“Delaying the shot from birth to 2 months, one of the potential votes for the committee, would lead to at least 1,400 infections, 300 cases of liver cancer, and 480 deaths every year – all preventable by vaccination…It would also result in more than $222m in additional healthcare costs every year.”

I mean, the world will burn, that's for sure.