My dear friend Tasneem and her family in Gaza have lost everything; their home, their livelihood, their security. This is the case for thousands of Gazans. I support Tasneem, there are many more in need. Please give to Tasneem. And to others. ❤️🙏 chuffed.org/project/1587...

Coffee with the neighbors. Farmers get to put their feet up for a bit this time of year. One is upgrading to a new delivery truck & we discussed that in detail. And we looked at pics of the 1964 flood & talked about the 1996 one. Good neighbors.

@aptshadow.bsky.social ….have you seen the jumping spider strip club yet m.facebook.com/groups/entom...

TOMORROW IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE AND Y'ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. It is time for the women (defined broadly) to hunt the Year King through the woods and tear him apart with their bare hands!

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

One of the things that gets me about this whole "replace people in publishing with AI" thing is that people in publishing (translators / editors / copy editors / authors / etc) are among the worst fucking paid people out there.

Norway’s green transition is putting Sami culture at risk | Environment | Al Jazeera share.google/xlAVCnbLmxev...

“Just when you thought you heard it all, AI systems designed to spot cancer have startled researchers with a baked-in penchant for racism.”

Not all super powers are noble and strong. Some are downright weird. So harness your dark freaky weirdness and do some good if you can.

If you're interested in a decent search engine experience with zero AI to clutter your results, allow me to recommend this: udm14.com - It's literally a cheat code for google without all the garbage.

How the nyt used the Cass report to restart its anti-trans propaganda campaign in the US: Coverage of the report was initially assigned to a nyt UK correspondent, usual practice for a UK report. The story being prepared cited critics who called Cass a shoddy, political document that defied science

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I fell off a ladder in August. The bill for the 1.7 mile ambulance ride is $4387.31. Our $4500 per MONTH Cigna insurance won’t pay more than $600, because the ambulance is out of network. There are no in-network ambulances in our county, and I was unconscious when it was called.

AMERICA! "Nine Goblins" by @tkingfisher.com is on sale for $2.99 for Kindle today! (possibly also for Nook and Apple Books)

For Mitqual: I’m reaching out with a heavy heart — we are struggling just to get food today. We need 10 generous people to give $20 each to help us survive the day. Your kindness means everything to us 🥹💔🙏 gofund.me/78acabc1

hi, cis folks! this week, with some democrat votes, 2 anti-trans bills passed the house. one bans medicaid funds for trans youth care, the other proposes jail time for providers. they haven't passed the senate, but dems may need convincing to vote no on both. tap into the 🧵for a quick action.

A longer thread on this theme. bsky.app/profile/seth...

Apathy kills. Inattention is surrender. There is no aid. The prices are extremely high. Five medical emergencies including a toddler with hepatitis. Seventeen families in the rain. Everyone else still cold. Everyone hungry. Help six families & a camp: chuffed.org/project/hope...

Calling my wildlife photographer friends! I need advice. My camera and my 200-500 mm lens have been destroyed (I’m still processing it) So, it’s time to upgrade. I was shooting a Nikon D610, looking to go mirrorless. What would you suggest in a similar range for when I make the insurance claim?

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A new federal rule would ban gender affirming care at virtually every hospital system in the country. Now, an organization says they've prepared, have private clinics and financial aid ready for families that need them. Meet one group fighting back, the TYEP. Subscribe to support our journalism.

I like & respect snakes as neighbors, including rattlers. A bitten friend was told he couldn't have anti-venom, hospital was saving it for "an emergency"! Interesting article, I did not know the annual death toll from venomous snakes. From Smithsonian share.google/da9x9LaHjaq8...

Great clouds today. That tree in the middle is a blue spruce that used to be our Christmas tree. Used it for several years, until it got too big to tote. It's massive now. Great benefit of owning land, you can plant trees for the future.

I met some of the folks running this study/survey at LBX. they came to my table and we talked a bit about this stuff. good people doing good research

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I’m dealing with very severe income & work loss, which impacts housing & more and need urgent support. TY so much.🤍🤍 tinyurl.com/gfm-care-support

This was SUCH a gnarly effort, especially for a bunch of volunteers. Huge congratulations to @reveleth.com and everyone else who contributed.

Hi Folks, we're about $2K shy from the halfway mark. Can you help us get there?

I know people are rightly going to be worried about child health, their own health. But we also can't afford this. Like, John Hopkins did an estimate (next link) and every measles case during outbreaks cost on average $43,000 to treat. That kid who got tetanus cost $1 million dollars to treat /1

Just a li'l signal boost for a really cool project that's doing real good to help communities well beyond just the Chicago area. 3D printing is SUCH an amazing technology y'all www.gofundme.com/f/fund-whist...

Last call, get your orders in over breakfast to join today's postbag.

Newly announced 2026 CPD series from @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy: Intro. to trauma-informed and person-centred practices Aimed at the archives, but I've found TNA training to be highly relevant across the cultural sector. Introductory first session: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...

Because my friends are extremely normal people who are not online, my posts will be the only ones on here with the link to support them through bone cancer. This site has saved my life more than once, and now I’m hoping it can do the same for them.

Once again a reminder: We can have trans rights, bodily autonomy, gender nonconformity, and freedom of expression, or we can have none of these things. There’s no third option.

At a fundraiser for CROWS, Community Responders Offering Wellness & Safety. And Boy pulled up a chair to talk shop with them about crisis response & call systems. He used to be very shy & had high anxiety; now he engages readily.

If you’re a parent and you’re not ready for your child to be trans, you’re not ready to be a parent. If you’re a person who isn’t comfortable participating in a society that includes trans people, you’re not ready to be in society. Trans people have never been the problem

Torrential rain but we went to the vigil at city hall for the detained and the disappeared. (Did I think the US would be disappearing people in the 21st c? I did not.) Now at a fundraiser for a Cahoots replacement org.

Reminder: “1% of the US population” is 3,420,000 people. That is more than the total populations of Nevada, Kansas, or Maine. Imagine telling yourself that it would be okay to criminalize the people of West Virginia because they’re “less than 1% of the population.” Fix your hearts or die.

What was glorious was the diverse voices. There was Black history Twitter and Native history Twitter. For all the racist drive by commentors, there were vigorous interesting conversations, comments, good spirited debate and humor. I learned a LOT by making a point of following people unlike myself.

OH is off for a meeting that includes the Posse. To be a member, you have to have a trained horse, a Western saddle, and a handgun. They were volunteers for the sheriff, doing parade crowd control and search & rescue. At one point there were eight of them. Signs in our park point to Posse site.

Oregon Democrats have failed to fix a budget issue for a successful program that is helping people land and hold jobs once they leave prison — putting in on the brink of shuttering. boltsmag.org/oregon-priso...

I know people are making fun of this, but it actually looks like a cute family movie. I'm just glad the CGI is good and the trailer isn't 2.5 minutes of poop jokes and dated pop culture references.

I would encourage anyone who wants to live in a major city, while also living in an affordable place and one that is vitally important to picking the next president, to consider Philadelphia. www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

@chimaera.bsky.social 🙏 Hello dear Any support or donation you provide during these difficult times will have a significant impact in saving our lives. 🙏❤️

Via a friend: #Baltimore, sweet rescue void kitty looking for a home! m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

Democratic votes to ban Medicaid coverage for gender-affirmirng care for transgender minors: -Marie Gluesenkamp Perez #WA03 -Cuellar #TX28 -Don Davis #NC01 -Vicente Gonzalez #TX34 Not voting: Casar Courtney Dean Doggett Fields McBath Swalwell Williams

good journalists exist, they're out there

When I was growing up there were so many journalists who truly did the work. And their employers mostly supported them. How were we to know it was a golden age? Peter Arnett has died. search.app/aBkEz