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PNW goodness 🐻🦦🦭
Cursed archaeologist, zoo historian, photographer, wildlife tracker, nemophilist, coddiwompling flâneur
Cash me on insta and letterboxd
Cursed archaeologist, zoo historian, photographer, wildlife tracker, nemophilist, coddiwompling flâneur
Cash me on insta and letterboxd
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Like... there's no defending this as an educational tool. Sorry (not sorry)
This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:
December 6, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Like... there's no defending this as an educational tool. Sorry (not sorry)
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Far-right Republicans just launched yet another congressional assault on the Center for Biological Diversity.
This new U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources "investigation" — like the first — is a fraudulent abuse of power.
Please stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/49WdGXu
This new U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources "investigation" — like the first — is a fraudulent abuse of power.
Please stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/49WdGXu
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Far-right Republicans just launched yet another congressional assault on the Center for Biological Diversity.
This new U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources "investigation" — like the first — is a fraudulent abuse of power.
Please stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/49WdGXu
This new U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources "investigation" — like the first — is a fraudulent abuse of power.
Please stand with us ➡️ bit.ly/49WdGXu
This sentence is doing a lot of heavy lifting
December 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This sentence is doing a lot of heavy lifting
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Some rare good news: Journalists at the PEN Guild won their arbitration case against Politico, which deployed two separate faulty AI products (a "report builder" and a headline and summary generator on the homepage) without their knowledge or input.
That violated their contract, the arbiter found.
That violated their contract, the arbiter found.
Journalists win a key battle over AI in the newsroom
PLUS: Artists fight for an AI transparency law in the belly of the beast, a Spotify mass deletion event, and an interview with a top video games journalist about AI and labor.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Some rare good news: Journalists at the PEN Guild won their arbitration case against Politico, which deployed two separate faulty AI products (a "report builder" and a headline and summary generator on the homepage) without their knowledge or input.
That violated their contract, the arbiter found.
That violated their contract, the arbiter found.
Don’t cross the picket line
Don’t buy starbucks
Don’t buy starbucks
Today, baristas are bringing their ULP strike to Starbucks' NYC corporate office, housed inside the Empire State Building.
Workers and allies are demanding the company resolve 100s of unfair labor practices, end the union-busting, & finalize fair union contracts. Let's go! #NoContractNoCoffee
Workers and allies are demanding the company resolve 100s of unfair labor practices, end the union-busting, & finalize fair union contracts. Let's go! #NoContractNoCoffee
December 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Don’t cross the picket line
Don’t buy starbucks
Don’t buy starbucks
Rental Family deserves ALL the awards next year
If Mari Yamamoto isn't nominated for Best Supporting Actress, we riot
If Mari Yamamoto isn't nominated for Best Supporting Actress, we riot
a woman with rental family written on the bottom
ALT: a woman with rental family written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Rental Family deserves ALL the awards next year
If Mari Yamamoto isn't nominated for Best Supporting Actress, we riot
If Mari Yamamoto isn't nominated for Best Supporting Actress, we riot
out of the mouths of babes
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
out of the mouths of babes
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Tell your members of Congress to reject an abortion ban for people who rely on the Affordable Care Act.
Protect Abortion Coverage in the ACA
Congress is locked in negotiations over whether to make healthcare affordable or let costs skyrocket. Anti-abortion groups are trying to exploit the debate to push abortion out of reach. We must take ...
action.aclu.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Tell your members of Congress to reject an abortion ban for people who rely on the Affordable Care Act.
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Anti-abortion groups are pushing to ban abortion coverage for anyone who gets tax credits to pay for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
If Congress caves, this would be the first federal ban on private insurance coverage of abortion, and could push care out of reach for millions.
If Congress caves, this would be the first federal ban on private insurance coverage of abortion, and could push care out of reach for millions.
The big sticking point in the White House’s health care proposal
For many GOP members, an expansion of abortion restrictions in Obamacare is a must-have in any tentative health care plan.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Anti-abortion groups are pushing to ban abortion coverage for anyone who gets tax credits to pay for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
If Congress caves, this would be the first federal ban on private insurance coverage of abortion, and could push care out of reach for millions.
If Congress caves, this would be the first federal ban on private insurance coverage of abortion, and could push care out of reach for millions.
Why is @theneedling.com like 5 times funnier than The Onion?
December 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Why is @theneedling.com like 5 times funnier than The Onion?
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The U.S. has no federal lead limits for infant formula. American babies can legally consume six times more lead than European infants. This isn't a bug, it's a feature of regulatory capture and corporate lobbying.
Infant Formula Needs Evidence-Based Oversight. Will MAHA Step Up?
Longstanding regulatory and testing gaps have historically been filled by third-party groups with questionable methods.
f.mtr.cool
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The U.S. has no federal lead limits for infant formula. American babies can legally consume six times more lead than European infants. This isn't a bug, it's a feature of regulatory capture and corporate lobbying.
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This is why labor laws are so important — and exactly why big corporations spend so much money lobbying against them.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
NEW: For years, NYC Starbucks workers have claimed that the company has arbitrarily cut their hours, denying them stable schedules. In a historic settlement announced today, Starbucks has to pay out $35 million to 15,000 workers.
This is the power of labor laws.
This is the power of labor laws.
Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law
New York City officials say Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours.
apnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is why labor laws are so important — and exactly why big corporations spend so much money lobbying against them.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
It's also why unions are vital — and why we need to support @sbworkersunited.org's fight against corporate greed.
Solidarity.
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The OBBBA is restoring a provision that allows corporations to claim $16B in retroactive tax breaks for investments already made.
You can’t incentivize economic activity that already happened—so this does nothing for growth.
Another corporate handout.
@rbeggin.bsky.social: https://wapo.st/3Xru62H
You can’t incentivize economic activity that already happened—so this does nothing for growth.
Another corporate handout.
@rbeggin.bsky.social: https://wapo.st/3Xru62H
Corporations to claim $16B from retroactive GOP tax break, federal report says
The Republican tax law's bonus depreciation provision is expected to cost $362.7 billion over the next ten years, with corporations claiming $16 billion in new tax breaks this year.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The OBBBA is restoring a provision that allows corporations to claim $16B in retroactive tax breaks for investments already made.
You can’t incentivize economic activity that already happened—so this does nothing for growth.
Another corporate handout.
@rbeggin.bsky.social: https://wapo.st/3Xru62H
You can’t incentivize economic activity that already happened—so this does nothing for growth.
Another corporate handout.
@rbeggin.bsky.social: https://wapo.st/3Xru62H
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NEW: Customs and Border Patrol reported that it was hosting at least 62% of its systems on Amazon servers as of 2023. In the face of Trump's deportation frenzy, Amazon is only doubling down on its support.
Ab West of @athenaforall.bsky.social in @inequality.org:
Ab West of @athenaforall.bsky.social in @inequality.org:
This Black Friday Weekend, Skip Amazon
The e-commerce giant is powering ICE’s deportation raids while profiting handsomely from Trump administration contracts.
inequality.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
NEW: Customs and Border Patrol reported that it was hosting at least 62% of its systems on Amazon servers as of 2023. In the face of Trump's deportation frenzy, Amazon is only doubling down on its support.
Ab West of @athenaforall.bsky.social in @inequality.org:
Ab West of @athenaforall.bsky.social in @inequality.org:
Random Lola photo 💕
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Random Lola photo 💕
Nobody even knows what Carnegie libraries are these days
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Nobody even knows what Carnegie libraries are these days
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BREAKING: According to a recent investigation by NYC's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Starbucks illegally violated workers' protection laws in NYC 500,000 times since 2021. Over $35.5 million will be paid in restitution to Starbucks workers!
gothamist.com/news/starbuc...
gothamist.com/news/starbuc...
Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers after city alleges years of abuses
The city says about 15,000 employees will get paid $50 for each week worked over a three-year period. For some workers, that's thousands of dollars.
gothamist.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
BREAKING: According to a recent investigation by NYC's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Starbucks illegally violated workers' protection laws in NYC 500,000 times since 2021. Over $35.5 million will be paid in restitution to Starbucks workers!
gothamist.com/news/starbuc...
gothamist.com/news/starbuc...
They *won't* realize this, though.
They would need basic science literacy to put 2 and 2 together.
They would need basic science literacy to put 2 and 2 together.
December 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM
They *won't* realize this, though.
They would need basic science literacy to put 2 and 2 together.
They would need basic science literacy to put 2 and 2 together.
We are back in the dark ages
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
We are back in the dark ages
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I want you to understand that while news media and politicians were fearmongering every day about shoplifting in SF (while property crime was *down*), THIS was happening: "the inhalation of one-millionth of an ounce will cause cancer with a virtual 100% statistical certainty."
November 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I want you to understand that while news media and politicians were fearmongering every day about shoplifting in SF (while property crime was *down*), THIS was happening: "the inhalation of one-millionth of an ounce will cause cancer with a virtual 100% statistical certainty."
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This holiday season, #WeAintBuyingIt. Join the movement and refuse to shop at Target, Amazon, or Home Depot (and Starbucks!!) from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday.
Our money has power. If corporations side with authoritarianism, we won't side with them at the register.
Our money has power. If corporations side with authoritarianism, we won't side with them at the register.
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This holiday season, #WeAintBuyingIt. Join the movement and refuse to shop at Target, Amazon, or Home Depot (and Starbucks!!) from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday.
Our money has power. If corporations side with authoritarianism, we won't side with them at the register.
Our money has power. If corporations side with authoritarianism, we won't side with them at the register.
is today a good day to say we should outlaw football?
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
is today a good day to say we should outlaw football?
oh my god
Miles, an Indigenous actor best known for her roles in “Northern Exposure,” “Smoke Signals,” “Wyvern” and “The Last of Us,” handed them her tribal ID from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon.
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
Yet, Miles recalled one agent calling it “fake.”
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
oh my god
Being a zoo historian is often heartbreaking 😔
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Being a zoo historian is often heartbreaking 😔