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RDS (formerly shawphd)
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Former historian, current indexer. She/her, cis. Cats, nature, crafts, sci fi/fantasy. Covid aware. Chicago parent. GenX. West Coast ex-pat. I block & mute freely. [email protected] Need an index for your book in the humanities or social sciences? DM me.
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What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?

Indexes in books are written by actual humans and cannot be done automatically by computers
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?

More than half the CO₂ emissions of the Industrial Age have been pumped into the atmosphere since 1990.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

Literally nothing is 'carbon neutral'. It is a physical impossibility. If someone's telling you their product has zero climate impact, they're actively deciding to lie to you.
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im not sufficiently interested in this question to actively search for the answer, but i wonder what all the right-wing, confederate monument-preserving, "they're erasing history!" types have to say about the ongoing demolition of the white house. are they silent? bothered? trying to justify it? idk
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If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
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Civix Comix!

From K.B. Spangler:

"Based on SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK and Chick Tracks, this comic is designed to be simple and cover basic topical information. Accessibility and readability are the primary goals."

Down load and donate: www.patreon.com/posts/civix-...
I think we’re all so traumatized that this feels like just one more punch after days and days of being pummeled
I am kind of astonished at how muted the reaction has been so far in a country were people try to get, like, gas stations declared as historic landmarks. Can we at least get Mike Johnson on camera claiming he hasn’t seen these pictures? Or doesn’t know where or what the White House is?
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The day after the Chinatown raid, New York AG Tish James launches an online portal for the public to submit photos and videos of ICE activity.

"We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes.

Portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...
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Don't forget to put the date on whatever you write and print. BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE YEAR! Include the day of the week too. Knowing when something happened seems more important than ever lately.
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People should absolutely be writing about how ICE's occupation of their cities is transforming life in these places, and they should be publishing it in print on paper - not just social media posts. There needs to be a record of this. Things are changing in measurable ways for the worse every day.
Well, in the case of Rushmore, it would take years to carve
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We had several news cycles on Zohran Mamdani not condemning “globalize the intifada” (a statement he himself has not said!), but y’all have every excuse in the book for nazi tats. I’m tired bro.
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Only a few dozen weeks since "the president will demolish the entire east wing of the white house and replace it with an illegal ballroom paid for by outright bribes extracted from big companies and billionaires" would have made you sound like a lunatic
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a video from earlier today shared to Fb shows about a dozen community members surrounding two SUVs driven by DHS agents at the Home Depot on 31st and Cicero in Little Village
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Today's advice from your Goth Auntie:
Drink some water, take your meds, and take a short break from all social media.
Look for ways you can help. If you're making donations, don't forget homeless shelters and food banks.
The ominous music in the distance IS getting more ominous. 
❤️ Auntie Jilli
I believe November 1 is when signups begin so that’s the hard national deadline
Exactly

Simplest explanation is that he is a white supremacist
So many people looking for excuses for a dude who wants to occupy one of the most powerful offices in the world and yet they insist is also a wee smol bean
Then he’s unfit for the job he wants

He doesn’t need defenders, is my point, but you’re choosing to be one
What you are doing is giving him the benefit of a doubt he hasn’t earned
It’s pretty hard to avoid that conclusion, yes
Seriously, why

Why make excuses for him

Why rush to defend him

He wants to be one of the most powerful people in the world

He’s not a helpless little naif