FIFA, university boards, CEOs, Democratic party leaders: a lot of folks flatter Trump not because they’re afraid of him, but because they like what he’s doing and they want a piece of the action

Gaza Sky Geeks was the heart of the startup scene in Gaza. The pioneering tech hub trained thousands of young people in coding, digital marketing, design, and entrepreneurship. Then came October 7 restofworld.org/2025/gaza-sky-geeks-bombing-rebuilding

EXACTLY HOW ICE SHOULD BE TREATED!!!! BASTA!!! FO!!!

I'm co-organizing a toy drive. If you can donate, thank you. If you can share with others, thank you. Toy Drive list: bit.ly/48pJUrK Teen Gift list: amzn.to/4rDn7BG

A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up. n.pr/3MkdQ1e

This deserves a lot more attention, as the AIDS genocides too often aren't viewed as such, and their devastating impact on trans women erased. Trans women face far worse impacts from AIDS. Especially when combined with poverty, less access to trans healthcare, and racism.

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anyways, landlord is a white woman & patient has an african name (not even a somali person, but ofc she doesn’t care to know the difference); she called our social worker back an hour after that awkward convo re: tax document for subsidy to tell him he’s a bad social worker & she’s preventing fraud

These guys are just 24/7 Super Duper Assholes man

(PS Aside from anything else, this means that if you're a man who sees a man acting like Hegseth toward men he doesn't respect, you should keep your antennae up and be ready to step in re: any women he may target.) (Yes, you are your brother's keeper.)

Alabama Trucking joined a national coalition, outlining a seven-point action plan focused on technology and enforcement to eliminate dangerous safety loopholes.

Not seeing any updates to this yet, please keep sharing

These dudes are exhausting

It was an honor to have so many conversations w Leslie Lee on his podcast & mine. His being out about his LC status on every platform was extremely brave. There’s a social cost to being out about chronic illness & “salting the vibe”. Whether talking TV or pandemic, he was incisive & a truth teller

they care about closing their cases not whether or not you actually did something.

correct! discussing know your rights has been part of my workflow since before this admin as well since the people i work with are more likely to have police interactions. it is legal for cops to lie to you & they will. look up reid technique; other countries barred it but it’s still used here.

After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts www.nber.org/papers/w34524 via @florianederer.bsky.social

I genuinely said "OH, NO." out loud

It's hard to pick from the rogues gallery of murderous ideas, but sometimes I feel the most dangerous thing about modern conservatism is its transparent desire to destroy the fabric of truth in daily life.

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A note on learning physics ⚛️ for starting PhD students: At the risk of saying something completely useless because everyone has it worked out There is no magic trick, your classmates *may* be faster than you, but they are still studying as long as they need to and you are quite capable of the same

Think about how the RCMP comes down like a ton of bricks on old-growth forest defenders vs the kid gloves the government uses when logging companies illegally cut down ancient trees. Laws are meaningless when they aren't enforced, and these loggers know that.

ABC News and MS NOW reports that a Virginia grand jury has refused to re-indict Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges

remember Adriana Smith, the woman who was denied care and then had her body used as an incubator due to Georgia’s heartbeat bill? The baby they removed from her is still NICU and her family (who is forced to pay for all of this) hasn’t hit the goal on her gofundme. www.gofundme.com/f/help-adria...

Don’t lie, Lisa. I’ve got receipts.

A screaming woman in an apron was seen running from the stand into the safety of a nearby firetruck, while the stand's other employees weren't so lucky. The full story: lataco.com/border-patro... By Aisha Wallace-Palomares and @eltragon.bsky.social

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court allows Texas to use its new congressional map in 2026 elections. Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, dissents.

jfc In the meantime, I'm happy to report that the University of New Hampshire hasn't done this yet and it's easier to get in and we have cheaper tuition Join us 😘

Zohran Mamdani, reacting to this afternoon's news that the NY Attorney General's Office won't prosecute the cops who killed Win Rozario, says the forthcoming disciplinary trial to decide if the cops are fired is the "right course of action." hellgatenyc.com/tish-james-w...

But don't pretend that you don't understand wanting to get surgery to remove some tissue that you don't feel should be there, and that makes you feel severe depression. And don't pretend that you don't understand wanting to take hormones to close the gap between how you look vs how you feel.

If you take steroids trying to keep up with me, or Tuilagi, or Eddie Hall, in the gym? Then there's a 1 in 3 chance that you will grow a boob. An atual, milk producing, mammalian boob. You will need to get surgery to remove said boob. Again, I have no problem with you taking steroids! You do you!👍🏿

I said what I said. I have no problem with gender affirming care surgery. I'm vocally pro gender affirming care surgery.♥️👍🏿 I have a problem with transphobic people pretending that cis men and boys are not *by far* the biggest category of gender affirming care surgery.

Drawing gasps because she's right and people aren't used to this level of honesty

I don't care if a non-disabled person accesses a disability accommodation for the same reason I don't care if a child whose parents are rich gets free lunch at school. We don't need to means test being a kind person. I have better things to do with my time than be a cop over social services.

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WATCH: “THIS IS A CRISIS.” REPUBLICAN Senator Hawley suddenly realizes we have a health care crisis in 🇺🇸 that will get worse if Congress doesn’t act, as Dems have said He wants to make health care costs tax deductible (good idea!) — but also we need MEDICARE FOR ALL NOW

To call this unfathomably cruel is an understatement.

2/ Turns out James Catalano was sentenced to 12 months in prison in 2023 for cyber stalking. He harassed a Parkland school shooting victim’s father! www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr...

yes, it’s really that bad.

ROBO CARS ARE SIMPLY ANOTHER WAY THE WEALTHY STEAL MONEY FROM THE WORKING CLASS. FUND PUBLIC TRANSPORT INSTEAD.

I don't care what the LA Times said. The LA Times is not your mother, I am, and I said you absolutely do NOT have permission to give terrible people your time or money.

You’ll Be OK

Ryan Al Najjar wanted make her own decisions about her own life. Her father and brothers murdered her for it.

Since I published, other federal employees have reached out with examples of overt Christianity in the workplace. Before Thanksgiving, Director of the US Marshals sent out this message to all employees: "Your work is not just a job; it is an opportunity to contribute and to honor God." Full text:

US president has fixated on the large Somali community in Minnesota in recent weeks, making disparaging remarks.

this is a slippery slope in and of itself & people with disabilities are already means tested around being “disabled enough” if they need assistance in meeting their basic needs if a few people who don’t actually need the accommodation take advantage of it, big whoop, i don’t care