Tilead
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@mothership.blog are you a queer gamer? A woman who games? Please absolutely smoosh their follow button like a melted m&m you left in the dryer trap. @ectafoole.bsky.social @mousefamiliar.bsky.social @jfg.land @animairenea.bsky.social
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There’s an obvious and direct through line
Either Palestine becomes free, or every place gradually becomes Gaza.
they’ll blame you for being in their way even when they’re the ones who invaded the neighborhood where your baby was sleeping inside your home
January 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
There’s an obvious and direct through line
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The government pays companies to replace human workers with AI.
I want to change that: bethfordemocracy.com
I want to change that: bethfordemocracy.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The government pays companies to replace human workers with AI.
I want to change that: bethfordemocracy.com
I want to change that: bethfordemocracy.com
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📆 Register now for our upcoming #HealthLaw Symposium, "A Defining Moment for Vaccine Science and Policy," exploring the immense challenges facing the field under the Trump administration & focusing on what can be done to strengthen vaccine policy in our current climate and in the years to come.
The SLU Center for Health Law Studies announces the 38th annual #HealthLaw Symposium "A Defining Moment for Vaccine Science and Policy" to be held Friday, March 27, 2026 in person at Scott Hall & via Zoom. Free to register: forms.gle/D9CSFpyLymxs...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:57 PM
📆 Register now for our upcoming #HealthLaw Symposium, "A Defining Moment for Vaccine Science and Policy," exploring the immense challenges facing the field under the Trump administration & focusing on what can be done to strengthen vaccine policy in our current climate and in the years to come.
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8/ Especially inside this ethically barren Administration, OF COURSE there are games being played to make money off information that only Trump's inside circle knows.
How about this weird story about a press briefing abruptly cut off.
How about this weird story about a press briefing abruptly cut off.
Gamblers cry foul after White House briefing ends seconds before key betting cutoff
Gamblers and critics erupted Wednesday after Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt abruptly ended a White House briefing just seconds before the 65-minute mark — a razor-thin cutoff that torpedoed near-cer...
www.rawstory.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
8/ Especially inside this ethically barren Administration, OF COURSE there are games being played to make money off information that only Trump's inside circle knows.
How about this weird story about a press briefing abruptly cut off.
How about this weird story about a press briefing abruptly cut off.
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7/ But the most immediate crisis is that these markets are wildly corrupt, because there is no law that bans this type of insider trading.
Hours before the Maduro raid, one secret bettor placed a big bet on an imminent invasion, and made $400,000.
Hours before the Maduro raid, one secret bettor placed a big bet on an imminent invasion, and made $400,000.
A $400,000 payout after Maduro's capture put prediction markets in the spotlight. Here's how they work
The commercial use of prediction markets has skyrocketed in recent years, opening the door for people to wage their money on the likelihood of a growing list of future events. But despite some eye-cat...
www.pbs.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
7/ But the most immediate crisis is that these markets are wildly corrupt, because there is no law that bans this type of insider trading.
Hours before the Maduro raid, one secret bettor placed a big bet on an imminent invasion, and made $400,000.
Hours before the Maduro raid, one secret bettor placed a big bet on an imminent invasion, and made $400,000.
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oh and also:
- imgur is now entirely inaccessible (???)
- sites like fucking INATURALIST are getting verification slapped on them
- as a whole accessing the internet just increasingly feels like a chore
trust me it's about surveillance. they don't gaf about the kids.
- imgur is now entirely inaccessible (???)
- sites like fucking INATURALIST are getting verification slapped on them
- as a whole accessing the internet just increasingly feels like a chore
trust me it's about surveillance. they don't gaf about the kids.
January 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
oh and also:
- imgur is now entirely inaccessible (???)
- sites like fucking INATURALIST are getting verification slapped on them
- as a whole accessing the internet just increasingly feels like a chore
trust me it's about surveillance. they don't gaf about the kids.
- imgur is now entirely inaccessible (???)
- sites like fucking INATURALIST are getting verification slapped on them
- as a whole accessing the internet just increasingly feels like a chore
trust me it's about surveillance. they don't gaf about the kids.
@mothership.blog are you a queer gamer? A woman who games? Please absolutely smoosh their follow button like a melted m&m you left in the dryer trap. @ectafoole.bsky.social @mousefamiliar.bsky.social @jfg.land @animairenea.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 3:22 AM
@mothership.blog are you a queer gamer? A woman who games? Please absolutely smoosh their follow button like a melted m&m you left in the dryer trap. @ectafoole.bsky.social @mousefamiliar.bsky.social @jfg.land @animairenea.bsky.social
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Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
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It's my first full blog post. ❤️
When Freedom Isn’t Available: MAGA, Cooperation, and the Problem of Capacity – A Fox's Sky
aeris.baby
December 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It's my first full blog post. ❤️
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Not just that children happen to be property but that the very -point- of having children is their being possessions that have status and barter value.
The running theme between the Epstein story, banning trans healthcare for minors, religious homeschooling and the complaints about adult children estranging themselves is a fundamental American belief that children are property with no rights of their own
America is a culture of child abuse. Ask any survivor - we find one another, we form networks and communities.
The true scale of it would stagger and sicken you, and so it is buried, it is swept under the rug, it is denied and the survivors are silenced by whatever means are necessary.
The true scale of it would stagger and sicken you, and so it is buried, it is swept under the rug, it is denied and the survivors are silenced by whatever means are necessary.
December 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Not just that children happen to be property but that the very -point- of having children is their being possessions that have status and barter value.
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Hochul signed *TWO* AI safety bills.
The RAISE Act requires AI incident reporting and risk assessment. AB295D requires agencies to disclose use of automated decision-making tools and conduct impact assessments for safety, effectiveness, privacy, security and bias. www.axios.com/2025/12/19/n...
The RAISE Act requires AI incident reporting and risk assessment. AB295D requires agencies to disclose use of automated decision-making tools and conduct impact assessments for safety, effectiveness, privacy, security and bias. www.axios.com/2025/12/19/n...
N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul signs sweeping AI safety bill
New York is now the latest state to have broad safety rules for the most advanced AI models.
www.axios.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Hochul signed *TWO* AI safety bills.
The RAISE Act requires AI incident reporting and risk assessment. AB295D requires agencies to disclose use of automated decision-making tools and conduct impact assessments for safety, effectiveness, privacy, security and bias. www.axios.com/2025/12/19/n...
The RAISE Act requires AI incident reporting and risk assessment. AB295D requires agencies to disclose use of automated decision-making tools and conduct impact assessments for safety, effectiveness, privacy, security and bias. www.axios.com/2025/12/19/n...
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Creative people: streaming is not your future. Disposable, ephemeral, intangible digital media is not your future. Books, records, CDs, Blu-rays, theatrical screenings, live performance...these will be the way your art will exist in the world beyond a temporary mad scramble for views and listens.
i am once again begging all bands to put their music on bandcamp. i understand we are a dying breed but some of us still want to purchase music instead of just streaming it. please let me give you money! looking at you, deafheaven
December 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Creative people: streaming is not your future. Disposable, ephemeral, intangible digital media is not your future. Books, records, CDs, Blu-rays, theatrical screenings, live performance...these will be the way your art will exist in the world beyond a temporary mad scramble for views and listens.
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Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Hey Colorado residents, particularly people in Fort Collins, but also those who are somewhat near: my sister and brother in law are running a study on an easy, portable method to help maintain indoor air quality during adverse outside events (like smoke or pollution).
Participate in our Clean Air Study | sapphires
humanenvironments.org
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hey Colorado residents, particularly people in Fort Collins, but also those who are somewhat near: my sister and brother in law are running a study on an easy, portable method to help maintain indoor air quality during adverse outside events (like smoke or pollution).
It's my favorite kind of tree! I used to call them Firefly Trees.
Happy lamp tree season to all who observe
October 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It's my favorite kind of tree! I used to call them Firefly Trees.
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Happy lamp tree season to all who observe
October 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Happy lamp tree season to all who observe
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Uline's owners "have used their wealth to funnel millions of dollars into the most extreme RW politicians & mvmts... contributed $144 million to conservative groups in the 2024 election cycle... donated $4+ million to bankroll anti-abortion groups who pushed to overturn Roe v Wade."
refuseuline.com
refuseuline.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Uline's owners "have used their wealth to funnel millions of dollars into the most extreme RW politicians & mvmts... contributed $144 million to conservative groups in the 2024 election cycle... donated $4+ million to bankroll anti-abortion groups who pushed to overturn Roe v Wade."
refuseuline.com
refuseuline.com
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Shout out to everyone only now learning that "Albert Einstein was reclusive at the end of his career, shunning public engagements."
Really meant,
"For the last *20 years* of his career, Einstein opposed US racism by only speaking publicly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Really meant,
"For the last *20 years* of his career, Einstein opposed US racism by only speaking publicly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
September 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Shout out to everyone only now learning that "Albert Einstein was reclusive at the end of his career, shunning public engagements."
Really meant,
"For the last *20 years* of his career, Einstein opposed US racism by only speaking publicly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Really meant,
"For the last *20 years* of his career, Einstein opposed US racism by only speaking publicly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
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Yes, you CAN allow the fact that this thing is a psychopathic monster to prevent you from staning and platforming it. You MUST if you expect to have marginalized people as part of your coalition.
The instant you make exceptions to support for the universality of human rights you become fascist.
The instant you make exceptions to support for the universality of human rights you become fascist.
August 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Yes, you CAN allow the fact that this thing is a psychopathic monster to prevent you from staning and platforming it. You MUST if you expect to have marginalized people as part of your coalition.
The instant you make exceptions to support for the universality of human rights you become fascist.
The instant you make exceptions to support for the universality of human rights you become fascist.
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I'm really hoping Pritzker runs. On one side you have someone constantly doubling down on targeting trans people, on the other you have someone establishing a legal hotline for LGBT people.
August 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I'm really hoping Pritzker runs. On one side you have someone constantly doubling down on targeting trans people, on the other you have someone establishing a legal hotline for LGBT people.
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Like. I would hide under a rock man.
August 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Like. I would hide under a rock man.
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I’m a journalist who has covered anti-trans politicians for 6 years. I’ve seen so many versions of Newsom’s words here from both the right and the right-loving centrist Dems.
Newsom would be a disaster for trans people.
Newsom would be a disaster for trans people.
August 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I’m a journalist who has covered anti-trans politicians for 6 years. I’ve seen so many versions of Newsom’s words here from both the right and the right-loving centrist Dems.
Newsom would be a disaster for trans people.
Newsom would be a disaster for trans people.
@jfg.land @ectafoole.bsky.social
Hugo congrats!
My wife, her brother, & mutual friends started playing last week after I rec'd it. Brings me so much joy to play/talk about my runs w them. The Qud community is fantastic. Holding on to the little joys these days.
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Hugo congrats!
My wife, her brother, & mutual friends started playing last week after I rec'd it. Brings me so much joy to play/talk about my runs w them. The Qud community is fantastic. Holding on to the little joys these days.
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August 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
@jfg.land @ectafoole.bsky.social
Hugo congrats!
My wife, her brother, & mutual friends started playing last week after I rec'd it. Brings me so much joy to play/talk about my runs w them. The Qud community is fantastic. Holding on to the little joys these days.
1/2
Hugo congrats!
My wife, her brother, & mutual friends started playing last week after I rec'd it. Brings me so much joy to play/talk about my runs w them. The Qud community is fantastic. Holding on to the little joys these days.
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If you say "I support trans rights but I believe in fairness in sports" like sports was ever fucking fair in the first place I just have to assume you are a comfortable do-nothing who values the appearance of civility over real kindness
August 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If you say "I support trans rights but I believe in fairness in sports" like sports was ever fucking fair in the first place I just have to assume you are a comfortable do-nothing who values the appearance of civility over real kindness
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The deeply simulated roguelike strangeness of Caves of Qud won this year's Hugo Award for Best Game or Interactive Work www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/th... #roguelike #gaming #gamer
The deeply simulated roguelike strangeness of Caves of Qud won this year's Hugo Award for Best Game or Interactive Work
See, we were right to put it in our Top 100.
www.pcgamer.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The deeply simulated roguelike strangeness of Caves of Qud won this year's Hugo Award for Best Game or Interactive Work www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/th... #roguelike #gaming #gamer