"Their suspicion — which they said MIRS confirmed — was that the poll allowed anyone to take it through an open link, rather than having access controlled to ensure a random and representative sample of the state." So that wouldn't be a valid poll, and no news organization should run those results

If you're not sophisticated enough to understand the difference? That's fine, totally okay — I certainly don't understand, like, any of the maths involved. But don't you fucking dare advocate for taking away one of the only hopes for better treatment (dare I say 'a cure') many of us have left

This also applies to queer & trans communities. Happy Pride from your friendly neighborhood transbian🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

A whole bunch of my medical activism - the majority, I think - is community care. Helping folks deal with the hell that is being disabled in an ableist society. You don't have to march to make a difference.

I think I just got my therapist hooked on one of my favorite webcomics 😀 freefall.purrsia.com It's simultaneously hilarious & remarkably deep. Extremely well written plots, characters, & setting.

yall recall I had to replace brakes and 2 tires last month right before tour? Started tour again today & got a flat (on 1 of the new tires) on I-40. I’m safe, waiting for roadside replacement now. It’s a great time to buy some merch or downloads if yall don’t mind. Thank you. sjtucker.bandcamp.com

Hey so the solution to dealing with a eugenicist is not to point out how productive you happen to be. Hope that fucking helps

I’ve released 8 e-books about birds and photography. Curious about birding? - “Birding 101” Love letter to a fav place: “Merced National Wildlife Refuge” Birds in my life: “...And the Geese Exploded” (and more!) All are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/ebooks

Right? I am reasonably checked in. And we should not be bombing Somalia. Who has info about what this country is doing across the Horn of Africa right now? It seems like a lot of shit is popping off with the U.S. military there

Happy Pride! Every day for Pride 2026, I will be highlighting a Black, Brown, or Indigenous queer person, because we're not whitewashing Pride this year. Today is Nat Rose Wolfman (@nr_wolfman on IG and Threads), an indigiqueer and neurodivergent creator and author.

As I typed the word “trillionaire” the program underlined it with a bright red line as if it refused to believe it was a real thing, and as I stared at that underlined word I sympathized, as I also wanted to refuse to believe it was a real thing.

Huh. I'm 2 degrees of separation from Nelson fucking Mandela if you count meeting someone once as first degree.

I think we should not be bombing Somalia. I also think the average American should know we are bombing Somalia. We should not be getting into military conflicts that a reasonably checked in person is unaware of.

Soft launching me needing $217 (at once; it won’t be factored into the other survival funds I mentioned bc need food too ._.) Worst timeline ❣️ Thank you for putting up with me 🥲 Linktr.ee/hiitsbritt ❣️ #homelesssky #bipocma #mutualaid #fundsky #helpsky #disabilityma #mutualaidrequest #pridemonth

Like, a LOT. Before the hard drive crash, my old music collection was in at least 15 languages.

This quote obviously resonates with a lot of people, but I am going to pull rank: it resonates with me MORE as an independent science journalist. Sometimes I feel like I am mostly earning a living from the customers I haven’t pissed off yet. 😜 More: www.painscience.com/blog/three_w...

Along with her mask the woman in the store wore a t-shirt which read “the horrors persist but so do I,” and as we passed she said “nice mask,” so I replied “the horrors persist but so do we.”

A friend called to see if I had plans in case I lose power, so I told her I lost any power I had a long time ago and ever since I’ve been running on anger, fear, and hope, to which she responded she meant losing power in the storm, so I said: I also have a flashlight.

Sharing for a friend, thanks.

Captain Planet is corporate propaganda. It focuses WAY too much on individual responsibility & makes corporate malfeasance look like exceptions, not the rule. Guilts people into lip service like separating plastic out of trash for recycling (which arguably does more harm than good). #ClimateChange

The HVAC guy just told me something interesting. Apparently new construction in WA requires UV in HVAC systems. Unfortunately, as anyone familiar with the ADA should be able to tell you, it will almost certainly only affect new construction. It will take decades to generations to become the norm.

The cost of Trump’s W.H. ballroom project has reportedly ballooned to $600 million — with taxpayers on the hook for half of it

I'm gonna be suuuuuper clear about this. If you are streaming Hogwarts Legacy or any Harry Potter related media, I will straight up unfollow you. It is Pride 2026 and I am not going to accept "I didn't know" as an excuse any more. You know what that woman is doing and you do not care. Get fucked.

Sometimes, the only options you have are radical recovery or burning out even harder. Burnout is hazardous to one's health in a number of ways. Please donate so Wylder can rest. I don't want my friend to die.

also a VAST majority of these are petty misdemeanor type stuff--shoplifting, public indecency, resisting arrest, trespassing, etc. inbefore anybody's like "yeah well dangerous people SHOULD be locked up"

For fun i just clicked through the big three cable news channels and none of them are covering the UFC thing—not even Fox!

Sometimes, the only options you have are radical recovery or burning out even harder. Burnout is hazardous to one's health in a number of ways. Please donate so Wylder can rest. I don't want my friend to die.

We went from Lincoln living there and Rev Dr King pocketing a signing pen to 494 port-a-potties and a Paramount+ main card at 8PM He can't rise to the place, so he's degrading it to his size.

Except when I was there as a tourist, I always had complicated feelings about being at the White House borne out of the inherent tension of running inside/outside strategy. But I was always cognizant that Lincoln lived there, and MLK stood in the East Room when the Civil Rights Act was signed.

Example number 5 million of why you shouldn't let AI be your lawyer: Client fed their small business loan contract into AI. What AI missed was the clause that said the lender has the right to declare a default at any time,

UV in the HVAC!

We would die there. Just sitting up in a hard chair for an hour makes me flare massively.

That movie opened so many people to new sexualities and kinks.

Who can help put him in a room tonight? Maybe just help make sure he ate today? We don't have regular contact & help seems to be both inconsistent and rare. venmo.com/u/jas042edu cash.app/$louvreaux Shelter: $90 a night Food: $100 a week

How many favorite songs is it typical for someone who isn't a trained singer to memorize? Well enough to sing it without a lyric sheet or recording. What about just well enough to sing along with mostly correct lyrics? As a lifelong singer, I get the feeling I'm FAR off the curve. Curious how far.

Join me this evening with @hartzell.bsky.social @fpwellman.bsky.social @bethanymann.bsky.social @harttandsoul.bsky.social and others for a virtual protest: Obedience Is Not Patriotism 8 pm E/5 pm P Register here: tinyurl.com/ObedienceNope

Does anyone have a favorite basic Czech pronunciation guide? I don't like mispronouncing people's names, even fictional ones.

Last time the Knicks were NBA champions was the year the DOJ charged Fred & Donald Trump with housing discrimination based on race.

(Crusader Kings 3) Any modders browsing my feed? I want to use this mod in solidarity with Ukraine, but it needs updating. There's a link to the mod files in the description to that purpose. #SlavaUkraini

Society being more welcoming to trillionaires than trans people is honestly my joker origin story ngl

Thread. 🫤

Not good. NOT GOOD. NOT NOT NOT.

My friend has yet to receive any help that isn't coming from what little I can scrape a few bucks to occasionally send in over a week. PLEASE help her pay her phone, internet and get her cats the shots they need to keep getting section 8 support? linktr.ee/vickivvinters #MutualAid #HelpFolksLive

One of the best things you can model is the way you handle questions you don't yet know the answer to. A simple "let's find out together" helps fuel curiosity AND demystifies "Adults" as these infallible authorities who know everything.

This includes being willing to ask for help and acknowledge that other people may have knowledge that we don't!

Another $5 closer, and I appreciate every slice! No amount is too small to make a dent. Now at $135 of $700 needed before 11AM on Sunday. Anyone else able to chip in today? And please keep sharing!