"some human beings are naturally and rightfully superior to other human beings"; that's racism and misogyny both. it's the same ideology. it's the same idea.

This is why I hate Schumer and Jeffries... if Ossoff can come out swinging like this when he's in the purplest of purple states and only won his last election by like 1%, then why can't our so-called "leaders" from their safe blue seats do the same?

It takes years and years of red tape to build high speed rail in this country , but data centers are going up overnight and concentration camps. Sounds like we have some sort of problem in this country.

The first line in this NY Times story is: “It is a confusing moment to be a voter in the South.” No, it’s not. It’s the clearest it’s been in a long time. Republicans are stealing the political power of Black voters through outrageous gerrymandering endorsed by a right-wing Supreme Court. 2/4🧵

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BOREDOM MAKES YOU DO CRAZY THINGS

I would love it if we all stopped using their language, including mogging, maxxing and whatever else. It only reinforces their cultural strength. (That's not Aparna's post, which is just describing a Xit.) When we adopt the language of the enemy, even to mock them, we reinforce their culture.

Simple. Because it’s a thousand times easier to destroy than to build.

Describing a rape victim as an enemy is an incredible word choice by CNN.

ending the rise and remember festival marking 6 years since george floyd’s murder by the minneapolis police department with people dancing in the square to brass solidarity band playing “love train”

George Floyd should be alive today. On the anniversary of his murder, our hearts break for his family and community. Nothing will bring George Floyd back to his loved ones – to his little girl, Gianna. But there is work left for all of us to do.

True patriots don’t believe the president should be a king. True patriots don’t support an attempted coup. True patriots don't want to strip Americans of our freedoms. It’s time to stop letting Republicans claim the mantle of patriotism. They’ve done nothing to deserve it.

#HowDoTheyRiseUp #Glorious25thMay #Discworld

solar is so cool man. I climbed up on my shed roof last week and installed a panel to charge my yard tools and now I’m mowing my lawn with power I stole from a fucking star

I was trying to explain what ChatGPT is to my mom (she thought it was a messaging app) and after my explanation and some thought, she volunteered, “Oh, so it’s the magic mirror in the beginning of Snow White when it only tells the queen what she wants to hear.” Perfect analogy.

Canonize Aaron Swartz

Read this thread.

Coretta Scott King hadn’t liked how ministers would encourage people to “go pray instead of going to do something.” No, God required us to act against injustice. "If we are to develop the creative Christianity so desperately needed in today's world, we will have to rediscover Jesus the radical.”

Because white people decided they would prefer a white man, a known sexual predator, a white man with 34 felony convictions over a former prosecutor, former DA, former CA AG, former US Senator and sitting US Vice President. Because *white people would rather eat shit than share ice cream.*

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Joe Dator and Kevin Maher.

Today marks six years since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. George was a beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend. His life mattered and he should still be here.

Mitch McConnell could have organized and led his caucus to convict Trump after January 6. Instead he surrendered like a coward. And never forget Mitch McConnell helped Trump to pack a MAGA supermajority in Roberts Republican SCOTUS. He did this.

"Having compassion for other human beings is not a crime."

SpaceX is subsidized by your tax dollars. Musk built his fortune on what is effectively welfare for billionaires.

The Constitution of the United States, Fourteenth Amendment, Section 4: “. . .neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.” Well, look at that!!

GOP: We have new rules for this hockey game Dems: Fine G: We just bought the refs D: OK! G: We made our goal 3" x 1" D: We got this! G: We get 10 players, you get 2 D: We'll skate fast! G: We're dulling your skates, amputating your left legs, & your penalties last one hour D: We'll try harder!

Take a break and listen to some music 💜 youtu.be/E5488fUMLXs?...

Have you identified a pervasive societal problem or was one person weird to you

He's right. Hitler did it first

Slightly diminish a book Disagreements and Resolution

Welcome to Tomorrowland, where the energy comes from the sun. PS: Nobody tells #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous, who's a fossil fuel fool.

You do not spend generations suppressing a people you believe are weak.

Clouds in the west laid great shivering mirages on the plain, the shadows of dreams of lakes gone dry ten million years ago.

It is a bitter shame that a lot of people couldn't be bothered to care enough to prevent this on behalf of all the older Freedom Riders and sit in agitators who are in their 70s watching America wilfully backslide.

Frog and Toad were sad for a while. Then Frog said, “Toad, here is what you must do. Tonight when you go to bed, you must think some very big thoughts. Those big thoughts will make your head grow larger. In the morning your new hat may fit.”

Scottish astronomer Williamina Fleming was born #OTD in 1857. She led the Harvard Computers, a team of women whose work revolutionized modern #astrophysics.🔭 +ID'd the Horsehead Nebula, 1888 +Cataloged 10,351 stars +Discovered 310 variable stars +1st discovery of a white dwarf star #WomenInSTEM

Seeing this little friend in NE FL for the first time. Curious! #bugsky

I’m very surprised There seems to be a lot of Americans suddenly realizing that obscenely wealthy and powerful men, Are completely above the law This is not only true for the entire history of America But the entire history of civilization

This is why it was so important that someone put a cream pie in Anita Bryant's face in the 1970s. These people need to be mocked and embarrased in public, for the sake of society

The redistricting wars feel like the whole of modern American politics: Trump picks a stupid fight, wages it idiotically, Democrats fight back and win, then some other American institution suddenly chimes in to hand the win to Trump anyway for being a very special boy and everyone gets mad at Dems

One former FDA official said if the agency lifted restrictions on peptides, “it would be a disruption of the societal pact we have had since 1962 that drugs will be studied to see if they work before they are marketed in the U.S.” (Published April)

A city that doesn’t care for its children will fail. Our City’s child care providers do enormously important and difficult work. They deserve our utmost respect and appreciation. This week and every week, we must stand up and support them.

Asking white people for advice: What do want Black Americans to do with our anger?

This is no different than anti-vaxxer reasoning. We dont need these institutions (vaccines) because we dont observe the overt racism (disease) anymore

I don’t think any of this is going to be easy. People are going to suffer and die and the fascists will become ever more craven and violent. But we are going to defeat these motherfuckers. We’re going to build something genuine and decent and better. I have no doubt.

Don’t run universities like a business run it as a public good

“The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.” — Albert Einstein