a “ceasefire” that lasted 17 hours and killed 254 people in lebanon is not a ceasefire and referring to it as one is inaccurate

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NEW: A federal judge granted Trump admin's request to pause a lawsuit seeking to end telemedicine prescriptions of the abortion drug mifepristone while FDA does a bullshit safety "review." Does NOT mean access to abortion pills is safe, just that Trump didn't want anything to happen before midterms

Hawley’s wife Erin is representing Louisiana in this very lawsuit. The whole thing is a ratfuck to manufacture nationwide abortion restrictions that can’t pass Congress

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Finally: This also applies to use of non-nuclear weapons against nuclear & petrochemical facilities in densely populated regions. While consequences for global climate in such a scenario are lower, the risk of large scale radiological or other toxic contamination is very real.

There are innumerably many reasons why any exchange of nuclear weapons is horrifying to contemplate. But I want to dispel rumors that newer science suggests that large-scale consequences would be much less severe than perceived during Cold War era. That simply isn't the case.

Additionally, soot, smoke, and other particles generated by large-scale conflagrations in fuel-rich regions (which includes cities, ports, & large petrochemical facilities) can be lofted into stratosphere, where they can linger for months to years & disrupt global climate.

Essentially all locations on Earth are connected via atmospheric circulation (i.e., global wind patterns). Radiological or other contamination can spread far beyond its source region, especially if initially lofted to great heights by a large explosion or ensuing conflagration.

"is now" ??!

I drove by the "Donald J Trump" Institute of Peace on my way home and seeing the updated name made me want to vomit more than usual today

the world won’t end, i know that. you and i won’t die. even if the worst happened, we’re not going to die today and the worst won’t happen. but this is a kind of worst. even if he does nothing, there are lines that we don’t uncross. a certain kind of world order has already died today.

timeline’s full of people saying they don’t REALLY think the president will detonate a nuclear bomb in 10 hours but he did kind of imply he planned to. he’s a liar & he says stuff all the time that’s never going to happen. but it’s still weird to exist in the hours before the off chance of the end

I can't believe a FIFA Peace Prize winner would do this

Imagine being a moderate Republican and getting outflanked on decency, morality, and basic humanity by these four nutters

Earth Set! What a photo!!!

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I would personally prefer to live in a country with a mentally competent leader who doesn’t threaten war crimes for funsies. Controversial, I know.

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The president of the United States is vowing mass genocide as a negotiating tactic:

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we got here because a lot of really terrible people decided that the most important thing in the world was hurting anyone not like them

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I don't understand why people keep talking about the 25th Amendment. Or even impeachment. Donald Trump isn't holding Republicans in Washington hostage. They're not morally upstanding people who would do the right thing if only they weren't being bullied into submission. This is what they want.

This is probably way too earnest of me but I don't care: one of my favorite things about social media is getting to see the stuff people are happy about or proud of! Whether it's an accomplishment or their pet or their family or a really delicious treat!

Trump's official schedule has been updated

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NEW: The far right is trying to restrict telemedicine abortion by claiming pills enable abusers. In reality, abortion access is a lifeline for victims. But workers at the nation's largest abortion support hotline—a key part of that lifeline—say bosses won't commit to not replacing them with AI.

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NEW: A Wyoming judge has denied abortion providers' request to roll a challenge to the state's new six-week ban into an ongoing lawsuit over other abortion restrictions, which are currently blocked. Providers have now filed a separate challenge to the six-week ban, which remains in effect.

The last queer bookstore in Manhattan - the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ movement - is at risk of shutting down

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I hate this: ONE FIFTH of Lebanon's population has been displaced by Israel and their return to their homeland is contingent on when Israel decides to allow it. Where is the international community with this unchecked aggression. (I know where they are, this is rhetorical, tyia.)

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It’s lovely that many first-generation Americans feel pride in securing citizenship under the 14th Amendment, but I think it’s important to understand that they became citizens the exact same way as an American born here to descendants of the Mayflower. There is zero constitutional distinction.

The vast majority of Americans are birthright citizens. Unless you naturalized or were born abroad to an American parent, you are a citizen because of the 14th Amendment. There is nothing constitutionally distinct about Americans born here to non-Americans. We are all literally equal citizens.

The notion that any person born here should be denied U.S. citizenship because their parents happened to be immigrants is an anti-American perversion of legal principles that actually pre-date the 14th Amendment. The only support for that proposition is Dred Scott, which is of course no longer law.

I remember fuel rationing in the late 1970's when access to fuel on a given day was restricted based on whether your number plate was an odd or even number. Good times.

Reminder to next dem government: take all of SpaceX’s federal contracts and give the money back to NASA.

Well this didn't result in any donations but I'm happy my meme brought people joy 😊

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