The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is an unarmed Muslim fruit vendor.

“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people." -Rob Reiner🕊️

Investigadores finlandeses desarrollan método para reciclar plata de basura electrónica sin cianuro, usando luz y ácidos similares al aceite vegetal. ecoinventos.com/investigador...

@hannahalothman.bsky.social hi read hi, re your Michael Bene and Kafka. Can .gov & bank internally clear up credentials which bank account and the money went to. At this stage of easy media why do .gov verifiers of passport / bank details not keep a record of serial numbers if not photos of doc. WYW

Hey friends, I’m going to go out on a limb and say we’re all pretty damn stressed right about now. 1/ I found this little workbook on the WHO website and it has it in all different languages. Maybe some of you might find this helpful. www.who.int/publications...

Education is the best birth control of all for young people. And Conservatives love the poorly educated. #Pinks

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

They literally took history and “restored it to an earlier version.” There is a term for that.

There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.

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It has been estimated that by eliminating programs like USAID and PEPFAR, the Trump administration has effectively killed 300,000 people Over 200,000 of them were children And if Republicans cut Medicaid as they’ve threatened, thousands will die in the US as well We MUST stop these ghouls

UK : Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.” MPs are watching. We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

Dr. Haimabati Sen (1866), was married off at 9, widowed at 12, penniless and still forged her own future despite this. She became one of the first female doctors in Bengal, India. She fought for equal pay for women. #AAPIHeritageMonth

2025: Paul Brand from ITV News explains how immigration shot up after we took back control of our borders with Brexit 2019: Boris Johnson says that immigration numbers will come down because Brexit allows us to lower migration

In the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows: An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...

my website for searching all SAGE Covid-related documents is now complete: sagesearch.info Contains over 900 documents from Jan 2020 to Feb 2022, filterable by document type, categories covered and date. There are AI-generated summaries of every doc. You can also free-text search summaries

Asexuality ≠ libido Asexuality ≠ incel Asexuality ≠ celibacy Asexuality ≠ Aromanticism Asexuality ≠ an illness Asexuality ≠ trauma Asexuality is a valid, real sexuality, it’s a diverse umbrella of experiences.

At a time like this, policies based on evidence are more important than ever. And that means learning from failures. @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social & I provide an example - physician associates in the U.K. in latest @independentsage.bsky.social Substack open.substack.com/pub/independ...

If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks. The website to check linked in the reply. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

Tony Benn was born 100 years ago today. A hero of mine, he was steeped in the English radical tradition while maintaining an internationalist outlook. As we struggle to defend democracy against those who seek to avoid accountability, his five questions to ask the powerful are worth remembering

Not being a parent doesn't mean there aren't kids in my life. I'm not "child free" I'm a non-parent.

Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary. I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.

"The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights"

The Milwaukee Bar Association's poll shows that Judge Crawford exceeds expectations on judicial temperament, impartiality, and integrity. In the poll, Judge Crawford handily leads Schimel in every category, while attorneys raise serious flags about Brad Schimel’s judgment.

Elon’s own AI bot is calling this illegal ⚰️

Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

We’re not measuring the real anger in our economy. It's time for grown-up economics that address inequality, public services, and real solutions. @richardjmurphy.bsky.social writes. #Economics #Change

I remember reading this amazing piece when it was published. He was so right RIP.

Oh lordy i thought i might read a worthy text but then in the intro they said they were going to problematize something and i took it as a warning that it was going to academicalizate it all too much for my wee brain and i returned to looking out the window

Senator Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor on Friday to break down the corruption flowing from the WH. He connects the dots, and makes a clear argument regarding who what where and why Shitler and Muskrat are destroying our govt!! This needs to be shared far and wide!! youtu.be/hycoCYenXls

Important thread - what Medicaid is called in different states - you should know what is being cut in your state and for you if this Republican budget goes through! Ht @justfairtruth.bsky.social DON'T CUT OUR MEDICAID!

Saving Americans. Loyalty knows no bounds. This is what SHEROs look like. 😍💗

Hey so they’re deporting people who legally came here to study.

Conversation between Judge Reyes and an attorney for the DOJ about EO 14183...

Family includes everyone! ❤️

Now that we got both transgender girls out of high school sports, I guess the streets of America are finally safe again.

If you have been affected by the fires in LA, or are concerned about your ability to keep precious Drosophila strains going during the latest funding crisis, we will host your strains as a backup. Please email me. Please amplify. If you are also able to host fly strains, add your name as well.

Are they sending a sanction to Patagonia too and Northface, I need a heads up if I need to go to Burlington instead #DumbTimes

"Unless we are willing to act imaginatively and fearlessly to save our universities now, we will soon find that there is nothing left to save."

For folk defending Musk: if there's no reason to get upset about what he did, then you do it. Now. Go into the street and copy him. Do it in the office. Right now. Stand up at your desk and do it. If we're wrong and you're right, get your kid to do it. Do it in front of your parents. Prove us wrong.

Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X. Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship.

my reaction to new tech like this is just so frequently "why?"