Fun (not fun) things I learned today. DiVine not having AI content allowed is solely because Dorsey will be using the content to train AI. Fml.

💯 #FuckAI

Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.

Happy Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to those who celebrate

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

Never forget who sold us out: Hassan King Cortez-Masto Shaheen Kaine Fetterman Durbin Rosen

Kicking in the doors of daycares is a great way to turn wine moms into molotov cocktail moms.

omg

I can't believe I have to post this, but in these uncertain times, it's better to be prepared.

ICE is active in the Salvadoran Corridor in LA terrorizing our community. You DO NOT have to speak to them. Stay safe and share this so people know their rights.

[Exit Clown.]

The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR supportjamaica.gov.jm

NEW: I spoke to original Halo devs about that ICE Halo post One: "abhorrent” Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation” www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...

😬 #booksky

Support Wikipedia. (My original reblog was a slew of swears and shit talk. Trying a calmer approach.)

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93. 12 days of work in over 3 months. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed

The Louvre jewel heist is a crime I can get behind. Old fashioned fun, sexy, audacious, victimless caper we can enjoy guilt-free. I hope they get caught after a long international chase, but instead of jail they get a parade. "Thank you for this fun crime! I hope nobody else tries it again (wink)"

Not to be THAT dictionary, but… It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’ It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’ It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’ It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’ It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'

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Block list for Trump regime government accounts. How to Dismantle a Dictatorship, Step 4: Block validation. #3E bsky.app/profile/did:...

To be clear: LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government. The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency. This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

George was just trying to get to work. ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process. This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

BREAKING: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” She was lauded for being a “key, unifying figure" in the once deeply divided opposition to the Maduro regime.

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“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

Indicting your political enemies because they’re your enemies, not because they’ve committed crimes, is unAmerican.

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent. Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat. For the crime of … complaining about government policy. Core 1A speech. With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

PRAY FOR DOLLY PARTON ❤️‍🩹 Freida Parton, sister of Dolly Parton, asks for prayers for Dolly’s health. She says with prayers she know Dolly is going to be just fine. We all love you, Dolly! Praying 💛 people.com/dolly-parton-sister-was-up-all-night-praying-for-singer-amid-health-struggles-11826073

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH: djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey." Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it." djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret." And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children. #PedoPrez

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

There it is

Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s. This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.

But then there’s this RECKLESS behavior by a Portland cop who sprays pepper spray directly into the air vent of a costume-clad protestor. Absolutely unacceptable. Fire him.

Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.

Mark Kelly: “lf you are undocumented in our country, you cannot get healthcare from the Affordable Care Act exchange. You are not eligible for Medicare. You are not eligible for Medicaid. They’re just making that up. They just like to blame brown people.”

Attn Black people, stop scrolling. This is not a drill: Chicago

Come to bed #ocs

Goodall transcribes field notes by lamplight in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park c.1960

"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

Elizabeth Warren: "The president said 'I am going to impose a lot more pain on my fellow American citizens. I'm going to impose a lot more pain on people in NY who need to use those tunnels so I can get my way politically.' To me, that is a place to stop & say, then we're ready to fight about this"

Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.