Will never get over that those of us who do academic work at the center of supposed “woke” (🙄) tried to warn EVERYONE else in academia this would come for them, that this would be a mass democratic crisis, that people would die, and well…really wish we’d been wrong…but there is still time to fight

Epistemic Asbestos.

There's no plan to roll back the excesses of this Supreme Court that doesn't start with Democrats winning a majority of Senate seats (and it probably requires enough wins for a few Dem no votes).

I'll be writing more about this soon, but again: This is *mostly* a crock of shit.

*kisses fingers*

On Friday, the Texas State Board of Education voted to add Bible verses as required reading in public schools. Republicans are coming after the separation of church and state, a critical safeguard that protects all of our freedoms.

Publishers representing over 400 newspapers in the U.S. say they were "robbed."

From Miranda Williamson: Anything labeled with a political buzzword is now subject to removal from our books and universities. Yet this is the knowledge base social workers need to draw on when sitting across from a real person in crisis.

The Haagen Dazs CEO who says ice cream is the future of breakfast.

Here in Spain we built the world's densest high-speed train network in a single generation, and it transformed the economy. Madrid-Barcelona (600 km) is 2.5 hrs (1 hr faster than plane travel, door to door!) & the carbon footprint is only 10 kg CO2/passenger, compared to 40 kg by plane.

I hate that this — urgent pleas to save prestigious departments from drastic cuts — is becoming a regular occurrence. A program like this takes decades to build and a few strokes of a pen to destroy.

Few people understand the scope of the powers UK governments have granted themselves, to criminalise us as terrorists for expressing an opinion. Fewer still understand how illiberal the Court of Appeal judgement is. But @davidallengreen.bsky.social does.🧵 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

Time is running out on our warehouse clearance sale, with discounts up to 60% off on some of your favorite titles! You won't see prices this low again! Check out the deals here: greenroninstore.com/collections/...

Fun Fact, in the 2010s the EU commisioned a study that found not only piracy had no notable negative impact in game sales, it likely leads to more sales. Fun Fact #2, the EU also tried to bury this report, if not for Julia Reda making freedom of info requests www.gamesindustry.biz/eu-commissio...

I am astonished that nobody has made an extension that does this automatically. Or gives you a pop-up telling what's exposed and asking your consent.

That’s the thing about the right wing: once they've exhausted one target, they'll turn on people who were previously part of the “in-group.”

"Two men of the same profession cannot meet for merriment or diversion, without the conversation turning to a conspiracy against the public." -- Adam Smith

The three largest RAM manufacturers in the world are being sued for allegedly working together to fix the supply and price of memory, leading to the recent surge in price for consumers. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ram-man...

Over-65s, WHO GET FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR THEMSELVES, are the only age-group who think young people shouldn't get it. Why do we pander to people who insist on being miserable, selfish bastards?

"For days, officials across France have scrambled to cope with the searing heat, shutting down three nuclear reactors after the surrounding cooling waters became too hot..." So much for nuclear as a climate solution.....

Farage and the £5 million pound ´gift’…

Spray yourself, tuck your pants into your socks, & do frequent tick checks: Deer ticks (& others) carry Powassan virus, which can cause severe neurological issues. 🔹️It's transmitted much faster than Lyme - possibly within just 15 minutes. The longer the... www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

"It happened so quickly that it caught fish, crabs and stingrays off guard" *Well, so much for the idyllic notion that you can hang out in laid-back T&T where nothing much ever happens

The especially fun thing about this is that the mainstream papers of record will continue to run stories about how some random thing a Democrat said is "raising the temperature" and inciting violence while not writing about this at all

Workers aren't widgets. It's almost impossible to get to billionaire status without ruining people's lives as the cost of doing business. The best time for Meta's workers to unionize was 2015. The second best time is now.

nothing received yet. please help, time is short. #UrgentNeed

Ran my business for 22 years. I told a freelancer mis-timed a med and had butter-on-skillet brain, missed an art deadline. I said to go grab a trashy book, get a cat in their lap, pet said cat while reading the book, and tackle the art tomorrow. I'm clearly not cut out for business.

ok it is time for a thread of NYC PRIDE PARADE PICS starting with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov

If Amazon fulfillment centers were run like NYC schools, there would be a union, workers would make enough money to buy a house, not sleep in their cars, and pissing in bottles would be a firing offense, not a way to make quota in a job with triple the injury rate of warehouse work.

I have to remind everyone that are are 30 million CHRISTIAN Zionists in the US ALONE. And there are only ~16 million Jews IN THE ENTIRE WORLD and many of us aren’t Zionists. And those 30 million CHRISTIANS make Zionism a core tenet of their faith. This information needs to be household knowledge

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is facing a significant overhaul, including further staff cuts, according to a statement from a tribal leader during a congressional hearing about federal funding for Indigenous communities for fiscal year 2027.

Come play and bring your games to be signed!

average millionaires, welcome to the fight on billionaires

A loud and painful reminder that COLLEGE-EDUCATED Black women bore the BRUNT of job loss last year cc @epi.org.

Everyone is talking about Trump’s mock up arch at the Great American State Fair, so I filmed it from top to bottom and front to back for everyone who can’t see it in person.

You’ll see why in four days, but the first episode will kick off The Onion and InfoWars airing a full block of explosive programming every Thursday, live at 8 ET, for the rest of the summer. I am so goddamn excited about this. Tell everybody you know. They will probably want to watch it live.

GOP Urges Democrats To Tone Down Rhetoric Used To Quote President Verbatim

"The Treatment of Iran’s World Cup Team Exposed the West's and FIFA's Double Standards" Iran’s football captain was asked about LGBT rights. So, why then wasn’t the U.S. team captain asked about the U.S. bombing of the girls' school in Minab, asks Fatima Bhutto for Zeteo?

I've only known David for a few years but he was one of the loveliest guys I've worked with, and a fantastic journalist (uncovering the cash for questions scandal and many more). This is a real loss for Byline Times and for investigative journalism in the UK. Rest in Peace David.

"Boxers or briefs?" "Depends!" -- Mel Brooks, delivering the quantum of wordplay in four words and six syllables!

We also need to remember Comptons Caffeteria riot, which happened three years before Stonewall and lit the fuse on Stonewall. It is often forgotten or omitted because, more than Stonewall it was mostly trans women and drag queens on the front line.

Clacton could be up for grabs after investigation into Farage’s £5m ‘unconditional gift’. "One former staffer said: 'The way he’s talking, I think he is laying the ground for things to go against him… and I don’t think he will run. I think he will use it as an excuse for a route out.'”

I’m not thrilled that apparently the secret to success in basically every field right now is “be really good at short form video”

Just blocked a person arguing in bad faith and only seeking outrage. Felt nice, like an after dinner treat.

I hate asking for help again, but I’m dealing with an unexpected medical issue - a rapidly growing goiter my doctor is concerned may be serious, right as I’m making a big job/housing decision. I made a GFM for medical follow-up + runway while I figure out the next step. Would so appreciate shares.

Elderly Lottie mare hurt herself irrecoverably in the pasture today, the vet helped her on her way an hour ago. If you feel moved to remember my cuddly little red mare with me, please give a couple $ to the horses of @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social in her memory. donorbox.org/mmfs-donate

NANCY PELOSI: We must find the next generation of Democratic leadership. Young, charismatic and exciting candidates who can energize the party. People that voters love because they're not 80 years old and sold out to big capital. CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one PELOSI: Take the shot

The use case for LLMs is to summarize emails the recipient doesn't care to read and write replies the sender doesn't care are read. Perhaps the problem is how the users see the utility of email.

Journalist @melbuer.bsky.social’s account has been suspended for 3 days after she made a joke to a homophobic troll. Email says she got 4 strikes but this was her first notice, triggering an auto-suspension. Her work lives here: wordsaboutwork.news