Amanda W
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Interested in books, history, neurodiversity, cooking, art, and democracy
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Truthout
2 days ago
In 2016, New York City Council passed an ordinance making tampons and pads free to those incarcerated in city jails, the first law of its kind in the country. But in 2021, the cityās Department of Correction quietly stopped distributing free tampons.
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Bleeding Behind Bars Is Extra Grim When Prisons Fail to Offer Menstrual Products
Twenty-two states have laws requiring prisons to provide free menstrual products, but not all of them do.
https://truthout.org/articles/bleeding-behind-bars-is-extra-grim-when-prisons-fail-to-offer-menstrual-products/
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Update: I filled up my van for $101 at the cheapest place in town.
#AreWeGreatYet
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Iran knows a Strait beats someone not playing with a full deck.
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itās me, aslynn
4 days ago
if you want to decrease fraud in Medicaid, it is not the end user that you wish to scrutinize it is the home care agencies the durable medical equipment companies it is the provider offices that scam the system not the patient not the medicaid/medicare user it's THEIR rich buddies skimming cash
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United Farm Workers
3 days ago
It was 86° at 1pm in Bakersfield CA. A tractor driver runs a water sprayer along the edge of a citrus orchard. This is important work as it keeps the soil and trees properly irrigated. It's hot work as the cab is open and doesn't have AC.
#WeFeedYou
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Ecology Action Center
4 days ago
Summer energy bills a concern this year? Join one of our three upcoming events to hear how solar for your home or business can reduce your energy costs, and how the group buy program makes it more affordable! Register:
www.growsolar.org/BN
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Pat Bagley
4 days ago
The Asshole in Chief is bored with the war he started
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Tore up bits of lawn to plant wildflowers and pumpkins. Itās so hopeful to put seeds in the ground!
#gardening
#TinyJoys
#UnlawnAmerica
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Interrupting Criminalization
7 days ago
"We must learn to resist a singular focus on ICE as a rogue agency, looking instead to how the sprawling border policing apparatus has been built up over years as a bipartisan effort. We certainly do need to abolish ICE, but that cannot be the only goal." -
@harshawalia.bsky.social
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How Not to Abolish ICE
What have we learned from the past two decades of struggle?
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/how-not-to-abolish-ice/
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Misa on Wheels
7 days ago
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are all empty terms without the true belief of and dedication to making the disabled community a true part of the larger community.
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Jess Piper
9 days ago
Listen, I was born poor and rural. My high school mascot was a literal hillbilly. I understand white trash culture. I can say with complete confidence that this is white trash culture. ļæ¼
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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE)
10 days ago
I once trotted the Nat Turner fact in a conversation about white supremacist violence snd even my colleagues were like āwhat the fuck, Flowers.ā Yāall donāt know the depths of the depravity of colonizers.
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Mitchell Volk
11 days ago
Well holy crap. Erin Brockovich (yes, the same one the led the Hinkley, CA toxic groundwater lawsuit in ā93) launched a website tracking AI data centers across the US and the ecological impacts to the environment and drinking water. MN is riddled with them.
www.brockovichdatacenter.com
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Indie Book Spotlight
10 days ago
This inspiring QUEEN.
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Paul Crider
10 days ago
It's so easy to forget that people, even elected officials, can at any moment simply choose to do the right thing.
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Tom Cox
5 months ago
My four favourite facts about the cockchafer beetle: 1. It's called a cockchafer beetle. 2. Itās also sometimes known as a ābillywitchā. 3. Itās unusually loud and clumsy by beetle standards and bangs into lots of things when it flies into your house by mistake. 4. It looks like this, close up.
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Me in March: The hops are sprouting, and I am going to be brutal and thin them! The hops in May:
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Qasim Rashid, Esq.
12 days ago
6 Greenville, SC residents, including at least 3 cops have been arrested & charged with child sex trafficking AGAINānot immigrants, not trans people, not drag queens, not Black or brown people. And we will not hear Trump or any MAGA politician acknowledge this. These were cops. How deep is the rot?
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Helen Kennedy
12 days ago
Cruelty towards the poorest and most vulnerable among us seems to be how they get their kicks.
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Marisa Kabas
13 days ago
iām sure thereās a perfectly innocent reason that first one needed to be specified in the campground guidelines.
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Coko
14 days ago
That part
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Mother Jones
14 days ago
In exchange for thousands of acres of property, data center developers promise jobs, infrastructure, and much-needed municipal revenue. Hereās the gag, though: The jobs are temporary, the infrastructure is useless, and the revenue is diminishing and offset by monster tax breaks.
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A hallowed monument to US history may be assailed by whooshing, whirring data centers
The proposed AI project next to Manassas National Battlefield Park would be the size of 61 Pentagons.
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/05/data-centers-prince-william-gateway-virginia-manassas-battlefield-park/
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Press On
14 days ago
Our friends at the Trans Law Center & Familia TQLM created a guide on how to report on queer and trans migrants. Here are their tips on how journalists can tell the stories of these communities with accuracy, dignity, and care (additional resources at
transgenderlawcenter.org/journalist-resources
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4fuxake
14 days ago
The entire GOP are treasonous traitors who have betrayed America
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Itās an ecosystem! I removed the fencing from the native perennials and some critters nibbled a bit. But the plants sprouted different stems to compensate!
#Gardening
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
16 days ago
Donald Trump claims he can't attend son Don Jr.'s wedding this weekend because of the war with Iran. Funny, Donald found time for 14 golf days since the war started.
#Priorities
And the average wedding ceremony takes less than an hour. Whereas an average 18-hole round of golf takes 4 to 4.5 hours.
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I filled up for $66 today at the cheapest place in town.
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Emma Williams
16 days ago
1/ Emily has spent more than half of her life living as who she is. She has always been well aware of who she is. So I ensured that she was raised and loved by me for exactly who she is because letās be honest if I didnāt that would make me her 1st bully and I would be loving the wrong kid.
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Alt CDC (they/them)
15 days ago
Stay up to date on FDA public health advisories for food-borne outbreaksļø ā ļø There is an ongoing E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to RAW FARM-brand raw cheese š« Do not eat, sell, or serve RAW FARM-brand block and shredded raw cheddar cheeses purchased on or after 1/4/26
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Outbreak Investigation of E. coli O157:H7: Raw Cheddar Cheese
Do not eat, sell, or serve certain RAW FARM-brand Raw Cheddar Cheese. FDAās investigation is ongoing.
https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-e-coli-o157h7-raw-cheddar-cheese-march-2026
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
16 days ago
Since Trump took office, more than 6,200 children have been arrested by DHS. Yesterday, advocates gathered on the Mall to shine a spotlight on the horrors of child detentionāwith an installation featuring hundreds of teddy bears and paper dolls, symbolizing the sheer scope and scale of the crisis.
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Johnnie Jae
17 days ago
You've probably seen the word
#Landback
somewhere and instantly had some feelings. It sounds blunt, which is part of why a lot of people tend to have an instant reaction or jump to some very problematic misconceptions about what it means. So, let's talk Landback, from my POV and work.
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Danielle Froom š³ļøāš
17 days ago
In just over 20 years this has gone from scifi narrative to open national policy.
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Andrea Junker
16 days ago
If releasing your tax returns and the Epstein files would end your presidency, then your presidency must end. Itās that simple.
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Carve Her Name
20 days ago
#OnThisDay,
17 May 1988, Dr Patricia Bath was awarded the first of her three patents on the methods and equipment for laser cataract removal.
#WomenInHistory
#OTD
#History
#WomensHistory
#WomenInMedicine
#AmericanHistory
#BlackHistory
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Rebecca Brückmann
20 days ago
Your time will come. šļøš
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Ben Railton
20 days ago
Coming to you from this AmericanStudierās hometown of Cville, hereās my 276th
#ScholarSunday
thread of public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! šļø +
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#ScholarSunday Thread 276 (5/17/26) ā Black and White and Read All Over
Coming to you from this AmericanStudierās hometown of Cville, hereās my 276th #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more ...
https://blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunday-thread-276-5-17-26/
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Retired-Librarian
23 days ago
#BannedBookSkyClub
discussion of
#OneHundredYearsOfSolitude
by Gabriel GarcĆa MĆ”rquez
#BookSky
I've sent out talking points to start the discussion of 100 Years of Solitude. I'll send out more each day for about a week. To join check the hashtags or pin/like the feed (go to link; click on 3 dots)
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The Cowlitz Indian Tribe has a baby beaver cam live, and itās super cute!
#nature
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Cowlitz Beaver Kit Cam Live
YouTube video by Cowlitz Indian Tribe
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hy765udqi0E&ra=m
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I let a little volunteer tree grow in the yard and itās big enough for a little house finch to perch on this morning. That makes me unexpectedly happy.
#birds
#gardening
#TinyJoys
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David Ho
27 days ago
Everyone who participates in online discourse would benefit from knowing that authors/journalists donāt control the titles or graphics of their pieces in newspapers and magazines.
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Mother Jones
27 days ago
Before Motherās Day, a group of senators raised the alarm about the āappalling and horrific treatmentā of pregnant and nursing people in immigration detention. āThere are virtually no legal safeguards for pregnant women in federal custody.ā
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Legislators denounce āappalling and horrific treatmentā of mothers in immigrant detention
More than a hundred pregnant women are still detained. Many are not receiving proper medical care.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/pregnant-mothers-appalling-horrific-treatment-ice-detention-cbp-shackles/
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David White
27 days ago
There was a quote that said something like Black people worship a Jesus who knows what it's like to be lynched, while white people worship a Jesus who will forgive them for being part of a lynch mob.
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D.
27 days ago
My favorite motherās day cartoon from the stupendous
@rosemarymosco.com
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GA_Brownie
27 days ago
#MothersDay
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Child who woke me with cool ranch-scented breath: The person in our house who is going to die first is you, Mom. Because you are the oldest.
#HappyMothersDay
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Alt CDC (they/them)
28 days ago
#HurricanePreparedness
šŖļø 1/2 āæ 10. Disabilities (visible & invisible) People with disabilities face disproportionate risk due to reliance on equipment, medications, and accessible services.
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drachenmagier
29 days ago
SO. The plan was something different, carefully detailed leaves and stuff⦠And then I saw some vid of someone painting trees with q-tips. Fuck the plan, I needed to try this. And it's hella fun~.
#drachenmagier
#art
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Health Justice Commons
28 days ago
Motherās Day and its radical roots remind us that we cannot ensure bodily autonomy, the right to have children, the right to not have children, and the right to parent the children we have in safe and sustainable environments without an end to genocide and war.
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Aled Thompson
28 days ago
Looking forward to summer āļø
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ICE\CBP Goons Tracker
about 1 month ago
U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia after touring the Dilley ICE jail: "There is nothing humane about Dilley. Children are being held in jail while women with no criminal history are denied basic dignity, medical care, and hygiene products. "A jail is no place for children. This baby jail must be shut down."
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Protesters outside the White House call for ending detention for migrant families, kids
By Naisha Roy/Medill News ServiceWASHINGTON ā Dozens of people gathered on a sandy lot in front of the White House construction zone Tuesday evening, carrying posters peppered with monarch butterflies...
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/protesters-outside-white-house-call-ending-detention-migrant-families-kids
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