they fired people contributing to cancer research

The US Capitol Switchboard phone number is 202-224-3121. The TTY number is 202-225-1904.

Hey Lanstronauts and assorted others! Barrett's DC line hangs up on you, so call the local: 517-993-0510

It’s Pride month and time to remind you that Paul is an avid supporter and ally to all LGBTQ+ individuals and will not tolerate any hate towards them on this page. Stay loud, stay proud and stay swaggy.

We are democratizing art. No longer will you have to pay someone who owns a data center just to generate pictures. With a pencil and notepad that costs less than a dollar, you too can create Artisanal Imagery.

Okay. Current status, 7k, with 5 left to go in a little over two weeks. Can I get a signal boost from folks? I know it's memorial day weekend. But let's see if we can push this through!

this is excellent work & contains call/email templates at the end with callouts for the specific legislative mechanisms democratic senators could use to kill this part of the bill. read the piece. make the calls. there’s no earthly reason any senator’s phone should stop ringing in the near future.

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So my girlfriend is an amazing stop motion animator, and she recently did a medieval cat themed bumper for Adult Swim! Sharing it here because she only has Instagram and I think everyone needs to see her animations. She's so freaking talented, y'alls. PLEASE go follow her!

gather your coins and don’t miss this chance! 🐱⚔️ www.makeship.com/products/med...

Update May 5, 2025: In a win for privacy and encryption, the Florida Legislature ended its regular 2025 session on May 2 without passing SB 868 / HB 743.

As one of Senator Slotkin's constituents: seriously, what fresh hell is this? Michigan is better than this, and better than the "woke is weak" line Senator Slotkin's been towing of late.

ARTISTS ! passing this along from nottwitter - google doc by @rachelcartistry.bsky.social of 300 free commercial use fonts x.com/rachelcartis... direct link to the doc: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years. 1/n

Did i say i was going to try for daily? Yes, and have i really succeeded?? No But Punkin doesn't mind, and he's also cool with another photo and not a doodle this time around, so i'm going to try to not give myself too much shit about it

Five places to buy graphic novels instead of Amazon: You don't have to buy your books at Amazon. Here are five places you can get books that support indie bookstores

The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.

Another great thing you might find at your local library: seed libraries! There are still lots of seeds available in downtown Lansing. And you may be able to donate seeds depending on the location.

In the name of daily cat pics, here's a neighborhood cat that i call Punkin, and his possum friend. i'm getting Punkin comfy with me, so i can take him to the vet, and hopefully get him a home. Harry's in their element, and i am glad to have them in the neighborhood. Thanks for eating ticks, bro!

GOOD NEWS - "Thank you to everyone who expressed their strong support for the Regional Climate Center program. Our funding has been restored by NOAA and the Department of Commerce." www.ncei.noaa.gov/regional/reg...

There are a lot of bad things happening all at once, and it’s overwhelming to think about how to meet moments like this. Jean says to focus on 1 or 2 things that you care about, understand fairly well, and are either local or involve a topic where you’re likely to have influence and find community

Woke up and realized that just about a third of the year is gone, and i don't feel like i've been awake for even half of it. i suppose this is why folks have taken up journaling? Let's see how long i can keep it up this time And on the public end, pics of the cats, doodled or photographed?

My friend's student asks me to share: The administration is trying to destroy the Endangered Species Act from within. Public commenting is basically the only way to thwart this rule before getting to court. If you have a few minutes to comment: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FW...

Fwiw, he also says: it is best to actually go online and comment on the federal register rather than call your rep. Communications said that a comment was worth more because people will actually review your comment. Heres the article: www.npr.org/2025/04/17/n...

I first started trying to explain the radical fascist agenda of Substack and its funders + founders in 2020. It took until the last year before the message really broke through. But now writers are really making money after leaving the platform, if that was their goal. digiday.com/media/former...

My new collection of tea bag bookmarks is now available on Ko-fi! 🌿🫖

if you have elderly parents who might be vulnerable to this you need to arrange a passcode with them for 'this is really me'

Help a Queer person get your tarot read!!! <333

That facial recognition system at Madison Square Garden sure has been REALLY great for proving that all the worst predictions and fears us researchers have had about facial recognition were accurate and valid: www.theverge.com/news/637228/...

This is so terrifying. I can’t even watch it. Like a horror movie

Yes please

I simply do not believe the truth of our existence is that we have to be this selfish and malicious to be happy

Post the wins.

"your opinion is worthless, shut the fuck up" is exactly the correct response to all the racist transphobic whiners bitching about the existence of anyone who isn't a white male in video games

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Anyway it’s so weird that all these end stage things are happening but all we still have to do regular chores and get dental care and stuff

We're hitting the "they came for" portion of the events early, and fast

i really need to figure out what to either cut out or inject into my morning to enable me to get the work i want to do started. Things are normally a little touch and go (ADHD being *like that*), but with everything going on outside, and entropy happening on the inside, it's... not great

If you're still in a place where decorum and civility matter more to you than the very real lives and deaths of marginalized people, right here and now, then you need to leave that place. Fast as you can. Fix your fucking Heart.

well this made me cry over breakfast. to any democrats holding even a shred of power right now: look at what’s possible from people far more endangered and vulnerable than you and grow a spine, you fucking cowards www.erininthemorning.com/p/powerful-s...

Hate that @discord.com has forced everyone to have gen AI? You can: * Cancel your Nitro until they remove it * Send them requests in their help line * Upvote requests to remove AI in their feedback site (linked below)

I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

Good God don’t. This once-great paper is no longer on your side or to be trusted.

Hey look a portal open to public submission, hope no one floods it with the Bee Movie script to the point of being unusable or something

PUT AWAY YOUR WAR HAMMER, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE HUNGER. AND YOU WILL WIN.

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If you are a cis person *please* take 2 minutes to do this. Trans people with non-updated gender markers, historical gender marker changes, and X markers are terrified to travel right now; rolling back this policy would mean a lot.

When I heard Musk say this on Tuesday, my assumption was that it was a programming issue. Because I can code and have written to databases and because I am familiar with other examples of default values being misinterpreted. Yet somehow Musk isn't.

Just so you know, my little cat loves garbage trucks so dang much

For that matter, if there is EVER to be any kind of general strike or mass event, it’s gonna need a leader & it probably has to be either a D in govt or a celebrity no one hates. This country is too big, too stressed, & too online for leaderless stand-around protests one day a month to do a thing