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I made the financial gamble that a lot of people do: go into debt with student loans and hope they get you a job that pays enough to pay them off eventually. That 8% interest was brutal givennwhat I could afford to pay off each month, but it was still better than credit card debt or private loans.

"The day before WHO learned of the hantavirus outbreak, negotiators of the pandemic treaty failed to agree on how to equitably share critical pathogen samples, vaccines, and medicines between richer and poorer countries during future outbreak" time.com/article/2026...

Lol listening to people who want to defend a one-year amendment to delay the enforcement of a foie gras ban in PDX. It's what, a 12-15 day process? How far out have these two invaluable restaurants paid their foie gras suppliers? That's what I would peg it to. #LiveFromPDXCouncil26

Capitalists hate to see a Salish tribal lawyer coming. The Squamish nation continues to win and I wish them every future victory.

macho men fighting for money in a place of power while the world looks on and suffers is just taking the subtext of America and making it overt

One doesn’t strike struck Beaufort Castle by mistake. An intentional airstrike would constitute a war crime.

I would love to connect offline/privately with folks who can commit to a one-time or recurring donation for my sister Sarah and her extended family living on the bitter margins of Kakuma refugee camp. The situation is dire for our displaced LGBTQ+ family members in East Africa right now.

Eid Murbarak! Today is Eid al-Adha! Despite being a day of celebration, our friends in Palestine need us more than ever. The bombing continues, and food and medical supplies are still barely coming in. Please help my friends below, and add your friends too! Let's make some Eid dreams happen!

BREAKING: A federal court blocked Alabama from implementing a congressional map that intentionally discriminates against Black voters. This is a victory for fair representation.

for more stories on positive, effective local action on climate in the Global Majority, check out the whole Spotlight, with stories from Syria, the DR, Hong Kong, Bolivia, T&T, Philippines, Russia, Kenya, Cuba, Barbados, Nepal, and more! globalvoices.org/special/posi...

There are so many unmet needs on this site for Black trans and nonbinary folks. Please share at minimum. White folks, stop talking and dig in your pockets. bsky.app/profile/lena...

The River Cherwell feeds into the River Thames. The River Thames fills up Farmoor reservoir. Farmoor reservoir supplies water to approx 600,000 people. Including my house. As well as letting it kill our wildlife, we are drinking this stuff.

Re-upping this for the Monday morning crowd!

This Day in Labor History: November 14, 1903. Leading unionists and female reformers met in Boston to create the Women’s Trade Union League. This was an effort to support unions for women workers and to fight the plague of sweatshops that defined the lives of so many women in the years!!!

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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...

Liberals say communism is a fantasy because of the immutably greedy and vicious human nature, then say "Our institutions will be fine actually because they rely entirely on the grand character, integrity, and judgment of a handful of very rich men directly beholden to the status quo"

if anyone knows of any toiletry giveaways in dc, please let me know. was talking to a furloughed friend today & she brought it up as a need amongst her convos w/coworkers. toilet paper, menstrual supplies, dish washing liquid, etc...

Unless you’ve been on SNAP or had to be a cashier in a grocery store while someone discovers the insane restrictions placed on SNAP food choices, I simply think you should shut the hell up about food access.

Local governments: U must pay your local taxes The people: Oh okay Corporations: Well what if we're moving to town to enrich & build infrastructure for ourselves The people: We don't even want you here Local governments: Hey now settle down they are welcome here and here's a 10-yr tax abatement

F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby

Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do. Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.

The onboarding process for benefits like SNAP can take several months. There are a lot folks who are months behind on benefits kicking in. My friend Indi is one. If you can help keep food on the table for Indi and Shay, I’d be grateful. If your GA adjacent and have ideas to cut red tape, poke me

“Yes to Peace! No to violence!” In Tel Aviv tonight: Mass rally to mark 30 years since the assassination of Rabin and protest the government destroying both Israeli and Palestinian lives and future.

Trump deported Iranian Christians with open asylum claims for religious persecution four weeks ago. He expelled other Iranian Christians, including children, to Panama in February.

Mon Dieu! How shameful! Everyone knows you pair white with a fall off a cliff.

I'd be curious to see an audit of which American universities straight up sold or enabled big tech vendor reps access to student data.

I'm curious how much time the contingency funds would buy us.

Mithqal just found out that his home has been destroyed, as a friend of his returned to the area & sent him a picture. His family's homeless & starving--please help by sharing & donating to help them survive Israel's continuing genocide & the coming winter. No donations for 3 days:

I survived gaza gencide, but I came out to find that everything I knew my home, my work, my city is gone. Starting again feels impossible, but I’m trying, support and share will give me a new start ❤️‍🩹🫂 chuffed.org/project/1389...

Love to see it! "In achieving this resolution, the MFA recognizes that David Drake (also known as Dave the Potter) was deprived of his creations involuntarily and without compensation." Exhibit they had few years ago featuring his work, esp. inclusion of works by Simone Leigh, was amazing.

Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness

🚨Exclusive from Drop Site: Germany Coordinated ICJ Testimony on Arms Exports With Israel As Germany faces accusations of "complicity in genocide" at the Int'l Court of Justice, docs from its own defense ministry suggest Berlin may have provided incomplete testimony. By Karim Natour Link in reply

They're calling him the most French man in history

Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price? $2733.15 a month.

Emphasizing OP's point here. He was openly salivating over Duterte's vigilante execution squads in 2017 and it's on brand for his entire career. New Yorkers tried to tell folks.

Cold reading? By a machine? It's more likely than you think!

If the USA government is so immoral that they're willing to contribute to the starvation of kids in Palestine, why do you think they won't be willing to do it here?

With the announcement that the mayor of Portland is going to start rounding up all the homeless people next week - what was Nazi Germany's policy on homelessness? How is his plan any different than MAGA's plan?

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Scripts for Healthcare Professionals to help them STFU Friday: Can neither confirm nor deny I'm sorry, I'll need to check the validity of this ROI I need my patient to confirm consent What's the fax number again? I don't know where I put that We archived those files You're not entitled to that info

What I wrote in January. "Based on their plans I’m not sure most LNG investors understand what LNG stands for - liquefied natural gas. Where do they plan to get the natural gas to liquefy?  In the short term they will take it from American people and American businesses. It’s already happening."