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Yes! What if we treated extremely normal human variation as something other than a "disorder"???
www.positive.news/society/yout...
www.positive.news/society/yout...
Rethinking ADHD as ‘hypercuriosity’
What if ADHD isn’t a deficit of attention, but an intensified curiosity? A new study explores how reframing ADHD could transform education
www.positive.news
February 14, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Yes! What if we treated extremely normal human variation as something other than a "disorder"???
www.positive.news/society/yout...
www.positive.news/society/yout...
Thread up and down. What should Dems do when we win.
Get in, losers. We're going to fight.
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Thread up and down. What should Dems do when we win.
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“care is not private property”
Five years ago @ashoncrawley.bsky.social posted a thing about care that feels really timely again. www.facebook.com/ashon/posts/...
February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
“care is not private property”
Heartbreaking thread.
This is a vivid, horribly relevant read. “She does not sleep well. And as you lift up her pajama top to check her rash one morning, you see that her breathing is labored, shadows pooling between her ribs when she sucks in air. You suffer an icy moment of realization: This is a medical crisis.”
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Heartbreaking thread.
Bitter Medicine is indeed glorious. I also enjoyed many of the other choices -- and have increased my TBR pile by *mumbles* books.
Book Riot did a roundup of the Best Romance Books of Century So Far, and I had the great pleasure of choosing @itsamia.bsky.social's glorious BITTER MEDICINE, published by @tachyonpub.bsky.social!
Check out the rest of the list!
bookriot.com/best-romance...
Check out the rest of the list!
bookriot.com/best-romance...
Best Romance Books of the Century So Far
Here are the romance books that top our charts this century so far.
bookriot.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Bitter Medicine is indeed glorious. I also enjoyed many of the other choices -- and have increased my TBR pile by *mumbles* books.
10. You?
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
10. You?
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Good morning! This man is a fucking liar.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Good morning! This man is a fucking liar.
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"I am frightened by a woman in slippers" is a weird thing for all these master race alpha male warfighters to say but they keep saying it.
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"I am frightened by a woman in slippers" is a weird thing for all these master race alpha male warfighters to say but they keep saying it.
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Harold and Maude is a goated romcom. I will not be hearing disagreements
Bud Cort, the actor best known for playing Harold in the 1971 comedy “Harold and Maude,” has died at 77.
Bud Cort, Who Starred in 1971’s ‘Harold and Maude,’ Dies at 77
The role, one of his first, made him a household name and a film idol of the anti-establishment 1970s. But it also limited his growth as an actor.
nyti.ms
February 12, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Harold and Maude is a goated romcom. I will not be hearing disagreements
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A lot (a LOT) of good folks out there are looking for work, and I have done resume review for many, many friends and family in the past six months and, friends, I need to stress this as much as possible, because it's the note I give literally everyone:
BRAG MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT.
BRAG MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT.
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
A lot (a LOT) of good folks out there are looking for work, and I have done resume review for many, many friends and family in the past six months and, friends, I need to stress this as much as possible, because it's the note I give literally everyone:
BRAG MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT.
BRAG MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT.
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THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
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I do not want ICE reformed.
I want it destroyed.
Delenda Est.
I want it destroyed.
Delenda Est.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 AM
I do not want ICE reformed.
I want it destroyed.
Delenda Est.
I want it destroyed.
Delenda Est.
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“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
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You ever think about how many kids could have been fed on even _half_ of the money spent building ICEstapo “detention centers”?
(The regime just bought a warehouse in Pennsylvania slated for that purpose, for $87.4 MILLION, to give you some idea)
(The regime just bought a warehouse in Pennsylvania slated for that purpose, for $87.4 MILLION, to give you some idea)
February 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
You ever think about how many kids could have been fed on even _half_ of the money spent building ICEstapo “detention centers”?
(The regime just bought a warehouse in Pennsylvania slated for that purpose, for $87.4 MILLION, to give you some idea)
(The regime just bought a warehouse in Pennsylvania slated for that purpose, for $87.4 MILLION, to give you some idea)
Thread. Why we need @beth4ma.bsky.social in Congress!
Thank you, Victor. I spent a few weeks on this. As usual, it’s always a negotiation with length. So a few other bon mots:
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
1. The admin has issued DOJ guidance to challenge state laws that would regulate AI
www.wired.com/story/ai-sup...
February 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Thread. Why we need @beth4ma.bsky.social in Congress!
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It's pretty clear most of the people with power aren't gonna show up for us. But we can show up for each other every day, and we don't have to wait for them to give us permission.
And I can't tell you how much hope you can have when you're talking to organizers kicking ass every day.
And I can't tell you how much hope you can have when you're talking to organizers kicking ass every day.
February 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
It's pretty clear most of the people with power aren't gonna show up for us. But we can show up for each other every day, and we don't have to wait for them to give us permission.
And I can't tell you how much hope you can have when you're talking to organizers kicking ass every day.
And I can't tell you how much hope you can have when you're talking to organizers kicking ass every day.
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Wrote this about UBI and homelessness just recently:
We Gave Homeless People Cash. They Bought Housing Not Drugs.
The evidence from Vancouver to Denver is undeniable: When people in crisis receive money, substance use goes down, employment goes up, and homelessness ends.
scottsantens.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Wrote this about UBI and homelessness just recently:
To the phones!
I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
February 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
To the phones!
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Thread. If you can, Beth is worth supporting. I do, maybe you can too!
When we choose our politicians based on how many rich people they went to high school with, this is the result.
I have been on food stamps. I know politics isn’t a sport. It isn’t about scoring points on cable news. Politics is our actual lives.
But I am building the campaign funding on the fly.
I have been on food stamps. I know politics isn’t a sport. It isn’t about scoring points on cable news. Politics is our actual lives.
But I am building the campaign funding on the fly.
The people we spoke to - across racial groups, and across geographies in Pennsylvania - told us they feel disconnected from our leaders and our political system, that politics looks like a game played by privileged people. They don't feel like politicians really care about them or their communities.
February 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Thread. If you can, Beth is worth supporting. I do, maybe you can too!
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If we want people to follow the rules the rules should be easy to follow.
I have decades of experience building software people actually want to use. We all have to deal with the government. It deserves the same care.
Together, we can build a future that doesn't suck: bethfordemocracy.com
I have decades of experience building software people actually want to use. We all have to deal with the government. It deserves the same care.
Together, we can build a future that doesn't suck: bethfordemocracy.com
Beth for Democracy | Bethany Andres-Beck for Congress
Bethany Andres-Beck is a candidate for Congress running to represent Massachusetts' 6th District.
bethfordemocracy.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
If we want people to follow the rules the rules should be easy to follow.
I have decades of experience building software people actually want to use. We all have to deal with the government. It deserves the same care.
Together, we can build a future that doesn't suck: bethfordemocracy.com
I have decades of experience building software people actually want to use. We all have to deal with the government. It deserves the same care.
Together, we can build a future that doesn't suck: bethfordemocracy.com
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‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
![…
25. This Cibola jail was horrible. It was cramped. I was chained up again.
The officers mocked
me and called me their enemy. They laughed at me. I was kept at the jail for what felt like around three hours. I wasn't given an explanation for why I was there.
26. Security
guards then put me on a bus. I think it was around January 27.
No one said
anything about where I was going. I was handcuffed. It felt like the middle of the night. It was freezing cold in the bus because the driver had the AC on. We had no jackets. The bus eventually took me back to El Paso in the carly morning of Tuesday, January 27th.
27. I was put in a cold cell where I had to sleep on the bare cement floor. Around 10 in the morning my cellmate asked to speak to an ICE officer. Three officers came into the cell so I had a chance to speak to them too. One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." She told me that if I fought my case, I would spend two to three more months here in El Paso. She offered me $2600 to self-deport. I refused. I wanted to talk to my attorney. They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota. If I hadn't managed to talk to my attorney who told me a while back that I was ordered released. I might have given up at this point and signed the self-deportation forms because the conditions were so unbearable.
…
30. When I was taken back to the detention center from the airport, after missing the flight, I overheard an ICE officer saying in English, "the judge in Minnesota wants this one back." I was put in a cold jail cell again until early next morning (January 28). But again no one had told me directly that a judge had ordered my release
…
32. When I arrived in Minneapolis, I was handed off to ICE
… I had to sign lots of papers saying that I wasn't going to be a part of any "groups." I didn't know what they meant by "groups." They never told me why I was detained](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5cn3kbi4g5blrtahon34xbu4/bafkreiccqxmfncofjqinoveiqscwale2ox5xpiqt46veqjdh3jmimkrxhq@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 6:04 AM
‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
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Part of the joy of books is sharing them. It’s not just a personal treat. It’s shared culture. You might read a book and, decades later, bond with someone because you both loved the same cultural artifact.
Coverage of books in national media fuels that cultural conversation.
Coverage of books in national media fuels that cultural conversation.
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Part of the joy of books is sharing them. It’s not just a personal treat. It’s shared culture. You might read a book and, decades later, bond with someone because you both loved the same cultural artifact.
Coverage of books in national media fuels that cultural conversation.
Coverage of books in national media fuels that cultural conversation.
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i keep seeing "protestors" referred to again and again in ICE coverage and I wish the media would understand that is right-wing framing and just call them what they actually are which is *residents*
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
i keep seeing "protestors" referred to again and again in ICE coverage and I wish the media would understand that is right-wing framing and just call them what they actually are which is *residents*
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You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.
February 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.