People are really showing how much they ignored BLM, water protectors, cop city and pro-Palestine protests, or agreed with the military response by municipal police departments, cause the shock at these ICE abduction videos is telling.

This should be a huge story

“Bypassing” is a promising strategy for countering misinformation by sharing truthful, positively framed statements instead of direct corrections. New research shows it can correct misperceptions effectively, especially when people are still open to learning. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misg...

I hate how we are pressured to keep chugging along while everything and everyone is falling apart.

Colonialism and imperialism were genocidal regimes. The reservation system, slavery, mass deportations, lynching, all of this is the script that fascist groups follow when they have power because it has always worked as long as someone could be dehumanized and othered. And no one is safe.

I know I keep saying this, but it is incredible important to understand that the Nazi playbook was US policy. So much of the anti intellectualism has been to erase the fact that the US was on this road before the Germans and is simply reverting to the original horrors that were in motion.

Up to date list! bsky.app/profile/cait...

Here’s a list (I don’t think it’s up to date but it’s the most recent I found) of alternatives to Adobe products It’s too big to get into detail in the alt text so sorry about that!

Our new research shows that giving people quick feedback—just “right” or “wrong”—can significantly improve their ability to spot fake images online. You don’t need a full course to fight misinformation—just a bit of timely feedback goes a long way. matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/one-simple... #AI

I have seen daily versions of "I can't believe the government could do this to us" posts, news stories, etc. intermingled with demands for solidarity across political, class, racial and gender lines. And uh....none of that is how solidarity actually works.

So much political discourse right now in the US is boiling down to "I didn't believe the bleeding person who told me the wolf at the door was dangerous to me. Because I thought the wolves only hunted them." And I don't know what people think can happen as long as that is still the conversation.

lol never ever think that you are unqualified to do something ever again

Just commenting to say how it feels the same with my baby brother. Spring break ended and the next morning he tried to beg and bargain not to go. Glad the school year isn't too much longer.

Rosa Parks needed other people to pay her rent because they just quietly stopped taking her calls Fannie Lou Hamer had her house regularly challenged for purchase People are trying to act like Black women specific and people in general aren’t working from historical data as opposed to “emotion”

read this because it's at the center of a lot of things. I know we want to be liked. I know. But if you were ever bullied at school you know that there is nothing you can do to get your bullies to change their minds about you. so you either beat the crap out of them, become blatantly extra, or both

I keep coming back to this list of "some actions that are not protesting or voting," a great assemblage of ways to find actions that you can take geared to your safety, positionality, and privilege. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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PhD student loses dissertation funding because it is fell under the category of DEI research. The new NIH policy claims DEI studies "do nothing to expand our knowledge of living systems."

Here we go. The dam is breaking. Call your D senators and reps and tell them that Schumer has to step down as the minority leader in the Senate. Find your reps here: reps.fyi

I should not have looked at this first thing in the morning

Thinking about art stuff, blog stuff, and YouTube stuff today 🤔 ways I can make more things and keep myself accountable.

Good riddance A) There shouldnt be corporations at Pride marches anyway B) They’re telling you their support was always conditional to begin with C) Rainbow capitalism will not save you Remember their names and if you choose, never support them again the same way many are already doing with Target

If one thing gives me a little bit of optimism in This Current Era, it’s that we have mounting reminders that citizens can be the mechanism that forces the FIND OUT phase upon those who dared FUCK AROUND.

I have many problems with the Guardian but at least the headline is unequivocal: "Israel shatters Gaza ceasefire as more than 400 Palestinians killed in IDF strikes" Israel has broken the ceasefire. Israel is killing Palestinians. Finally running out of passive voice?

Private prisons are bad, but they’re a small part of the system. Mass incarceration is driven by public policy & spending — choices made by YOUR elected officials. buff.ly/d6xDhyG

Yep. Also criminalizing poverty is part & parcel for the USA. They deployed a similar strategy post Reconstruction.

Republican Cliff Bentz is too chicken to face his constituents in Oregon — so our groups held their own town hall without him. Your representative and senators are back home this week for another congressional recess, and we’ve got events planned to hold them accountable: indivisible.org/muskorus

The argument a shutdown would've benefitted Trump is belied by how Republicans voted in lockstep to avert one. If Trump, Musk, Johnson, or Thune wanted a shutdown, they would've had it. They did everything they could to avoid it. And 10 of your Dem colleagues helped them. For nothing. Complicit.

So Schumer’s obvious bullshit argument that we have to keep the government open because “without that, Trump could just totally ignore the courts” was literally proven to be bullshit in under 24 hours. It must be so great to have absolutely no shame whatsoever.

lady of the imps

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"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say

Excited to announce - here is the link to the Boston event!

Hey US-based artists, our government is preparing an executive order on AI & asking for public comment. Let's get some letters in (AI corps sure are)! You must submit by 11:59 EST tonight!! I made a sample letter with submission instructions. Copy mine & augment, or write your own! bit.ly/429UIIw

Ohhhh he read them down!!!!!

In a total betrayal of their constituents and our democracy, 10 Democrats just voted with Senate Republicans to give Trump and Musk a blank check to continue their coup. @schumer.senate.gov led Democrats to this total surrender. We need strong leadership, not cowards who cave at any GOP pressure.

These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP. Schumer Fetterman Cortez Masto Durbin King Shaheen Gillibrand Schatz Hassan Peters Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.

Rollover and play dead wins. I'm honestly really sorry everyone. This is a bad, depressing outcome. We tried our best, and we didn't succeed. We're circling up with Indivisible group leaders over the next day to plan for what accountability will look like. Stay tuned.