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"Be beige not rainbow" is the single most radicalizing thing I've ever read. Because what the fuck do you mean? Are you deadass?? Why would ANYONE even those ostensibly on your side want that

Both totally unnecessary and extremely funny that the Guardian has an interactive graphic for you to change the color of the US flag's blue to the color of the Reflecting Pool from 8 to 19 June and counting

The American Library Association is auctioning off a bunch of the classic celebrity “READ” posters along with a bunch of other full sized literacy posters. This is going to fix so many of my problems, I just know it. movieposters.ha.com/c/search/res...

My preemie grandmother was rushed out of the hospital in the SNOW in Little Rock to be baptized in case she died. That’s committed Catholicism. 6 years?! Lol. LOL.

Librarians who want us to both be neutral and defenders of democracy need to read more.

My only comment on the Great Corn Slurry debacle is that enriched and nixtamalized corn is the reason pellagra rates fell from more than 3 million and more than 100,000 deaths between 1906 and 1940, to nearly eliminated by the 50s. Pellagra was epidemic. We ended it by adding niacin.

Home! Whirlwind trip to the best big city but worth every second.

Yesterday I got stuck in my own home airport for 12 hours, minus one 1-hour break, because of storms in Chicago and cancelled flights. Ended up on the only flight out, on standby. Lots of tears, but the good parts: library vibes helped me figure it out, window seat in the extra space row *alone*

There’s a reason they’re targeting libraries. They don’t want you educated. They don’t want you to have a nuanced view of history. Or to read novels that will give you empathy. Or to know about inspiring women, Black or LGBTQ people. They want you intellectually small and easy to manipulate.

My great-uncle’s state fair prize-winning lilies are here! It was a cold, damp spring and I wasn’t sure anything would bloom. So happy to see them. That first orange one is a new color and not anywhere near the flowerbeds where they’re “supposed” to be.

I feel like I should know better by now than to ever think this And yet

How does he not explode into flames

I need to get rid of Google Chrome. I can’t get away from Gmail for work reasons. DuckDuckGo or LibreWolf?

Bought myself this little cicada friend the night my mom died. Both the urn with her remains (delayed by several days for unknown reasons) and this ring arrived today. Highly coincidental. Not even remotely surprising. Thank you @peculiarityshop.bsky.social for the perfection.

One of the more misogynistic takes currently trending in the AI policy space is "women use less AI than men because they have less tech literacy" Ok but have you considered that women use less AI than men because we have more tech literacy?

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ICE broke the finger of a Reuters photojournalist today. After two days of drenching people in pepper spray, people have been adding more and more layers of protection, rendering the spray useless and leading to ICE using their short metal batons that they swing with full force.

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Oh. My. God.

This is disgusting.

This title! This COVER! 😱 Let me get my hands (eyes) on this today

Heads up #BookSky There are currently three (3!) national book bans active Congress right now. They are a direct attack on trans & queer rights & on everyone's right to read. Use this tool the American Booksellers Association make to contact your Representatives in Congress:

Real good bit about the slippery slope of genAI use. A battle we're already fighting, especially against the C-suite.

republicans love to put children in concentration camps and then act irreparably violated when a democrat says “fuck”

May we all find a moment of weightless, sunny joy this week.

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I really have a plant problem.

This is textbook racism. As in, this is an example that an elementary teacher might use to explain racism to a child: "If someone says all members of a particular race are stupid, that's racism, kids." Any news outlets that uses any word for this except racism is not reporting the truth.

An absolutely grisly body horror. Highly recommended for fans of the surreal.

This is a seven alarm fire for the freedom to read.

The plight of a pregnant Arkansas woman and her near-death experience as told by ProPublica.

Time to call your reps again bc they are inexplicably spending time on bullshit book banning bills!!! find your rep here: reps.fyi

Call. Even your GOP sens/reps. Use their local offices as most of them are in their districts right now. If they know their district does not support this headed into the general, they'll keep quiet and not run on banning books.

A day after The Late Show ended, Colbert hosted an episode of public access program Only In Monroe, reviving his 11-year-old gag. How bad is CBS/Paramount taking it? They issued copyright complaints for a show they don't own. 🤣 CBS would hate it if you watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DlF...

I put my new comic up on itch! $8 for a 34-page horror story! On Halloween night in 1994, two teenagers and their bully walk into a stranger's basement, and discover an uncomfortable secret about a girl they know. You can read it here: keezyyoung.itch.io/its-bitter

I feel like Katrina was a live demonstration of how much Louisiana hates New Orleans

No it the fuck was not.

please please please contact your Senators and tell them to vote AGAINST HR 2616, don't forget that 5Calls and ResistBot can serve as resources to help you

A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans: 1940: 81% 1950: 84% 1960: 91% 1970: 72% 1980: 70% 1990: 28% 2000: 40% 2010: 35% For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.

Years ago, I was told I was not allowed to assign “Weapons to Math Destruction” in my data science class in Louisiana and ceding to that demand is one of my chief life regrets.

Music notes, all .925, long but light. $75

Damn it, STOP

Maricopa County. How extremely unsurprising.

Seriously gonna have to take days off work to put away food this summer. Green beans are starting to produce now and look at this corn! 🥰

Reminds me of this. From my farm. Very recently. 🐻

"This means a staggering 96.7% of users are rejecting the premium AI features, yielding just a 3.3% paid adoption rate. When viewed against Microsoft’s estimated $37.5 billion quarterly AI spending, this is an alarmingly low adoption rate." rofl