What was the term for “woke” before “woke”? Was it “empathy”? It was “empathy”, wasn’t it?
April 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
What was the term for “woke” before “woke”? Was it “empathy”? It was “empathy”, wasn’t it?
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I think humans can do better than an economic system in which the actions of one ruler can wreck the entire global economy.
April 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I think humans can do better than an economic system in which the actions of one ruler can wreck the entire global economy.
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Calm down. I'm being told it does that sometimes
The US stock market has lost over $2 trillion in the last 20 minutes.
Nice, nice. Nice.
Nice, nice. Nice.
April 3, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Calm down. I'm being told it does that sometimes
“Dehumanization, although a concrete historical fact, is not a given destiny but the result of an unjust order that engenders violence in the oppressors, which in turn dehumanizes the oppressed.”
‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’, Paulo Freire
Read that again.
I had to look up “pedagogy” too.
‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’, Paulo Freire
Read that again.
I had to look up “pedagogy” too.
March 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“Dehumanization, although a concrete historical fact, is not a given destiny but the result of an unjust order that engenders violence in the oppressors, which in turn dehumanizes the oppressed.”
‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’, Paulo Freire
Read that again.
I had to look up “pedagogy” too.
‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’, Paulo Freire
Read that again.
I had to look up “pedagogy” too.
From “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty” Wendell Phillips.
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty” Wendell Phillips.
February 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
From “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty” Wendell Phillips.
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty” Wendell Phillips.
From “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder. Dismantling federal institutions isn’t about saving money, it’s about consolidating power.
February 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
From “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder. Dismantling federal institutions isn’t about saving money, it’s about consolidating power.
They don’t really want the public to fund education for all because that’s socialism. But they also don’t really want to privately fund education for all. They don’t want to help anyone, ever.
Q: How evil do you have to be to cut a Dolly book program?
A: Pretty f*cking evil.
Solution: Dolly for Prez!
Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-parton... cc @drjengunter.bsky.social
A: Pretty f*cking evil.
Solution: Dolly for Prez!
Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library www.thedailybeast.com/dolly-parton... cc @drjengunter.bsky.social
Dolly Parton Calls Out Indiana Gov Over Plan to Dump Her Imagination Library
The country singer started the “Imagination Library” nearly 30 years ago to encourage early literacy.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
They don’t really want the public to fund education for all because that’s socialism. But they also don’t really want to privately fund education for all. They don’t want to help anyone, ever.
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Q: “How can I help local candidates running for office?”
A: The first thing you can do is help get them on the ballot!
Come to our petition signing party and candidate forum Monday March 3rd starting at 7pm at The Fenix.
A: The first thing you can do is help get them on the ballot!
Come to our petition signing party and candidate forum Monday March 3rd starting at 7pm at The Fenix.
February 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Q: “How can I help local candidates running for office?”
A: The first thing you can do is help get them on the ballot!
Come to our petition signing party and candidate forum Monday March 3rd starting at 7pm at The Fenix.
A: The first thing you can do is help get them on the ballot!
Come to our petition signing party and candidate forum Monday March 3rd starting at 7pm at The Fenix.
“Those who want us unfree create barriers between us, or dissuade us from building the structures that would allow understanding.” Timothy Snyder, On Freedom
February 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
“Those who want us unfree create barriers between us, or dissuade us from building the structures that would allow understanding.” Timothy Snyder, On Freedom
It was really easy. Like devastatingly easy. The app is SUPER intuitive which is really great for a blue collar person like me who is almost never at a computer.
February 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It was really easy. Like devastatingly easy. The app is SUPER intuitive which is really great for a blue collar person like me who is almost never at a computer.
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As a reference, the $46B that Meta spent building this shit is about the same amount of money Spain used to built its WHOLE high speed rail network.
All 2469 miles of it.
Zuckerberg got that money selling shitty ads and destroying democracy, and gave the world this.
All 2469 miles of it.
Zuckerberg got that money selling shitty ads and destroying democracy, and gave the world this.
This is Meta’s brand new ad for Horizon Worlds. Not sure how I’m supposed to feel about it.
February 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
As a reference, the $46B that Meta spent building this shit is about the same amount of money Spain used to built its WHOLE high speed rail network.
All 2469 miles of it.
Zuckerberg got that money selling shitty ads and destroying democracy, and gave the world this.
All 2469 miles of it.
Zuckerberg got that money selling shitty ads and destroying democracy, and gave the world this.
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from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
February 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
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"No white people during Kendrick's halftime show? So much for diversity"
Oh you didn't hear? DEI got canceled. He clearly hired the best people for the job 😌
Oh you didn't hear? DEI got canceled. He clearly hired the best people for the job 😌
February 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"No white people during Kendrick's halftime show? So much for diversity"
Oh you didn't hear? DEI got canceled. He clearly hired the best people for the job 😌
Oh you didn't hear? DEI got canceled. He clearly hired the best people for the job 😌
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Trump and Elon killed the agency working to protect Americans from getting screwed over by greedy banks and fraudsters.
The fact is they just aren’t looking out for you.
The fact is they just aren’t looking out for you.
February 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Trump and Elon killed the agency working to protect Americans from getting screwed over by greedy banks and fraudsters.
The fact is they just aren’t looking out for you.
The fact is they just aren’t looking out for you.
Empathy isn’t radical, it’s innate.
February 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Empathy isn’t radical, it’s innate.
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Elon Musk made a virtual appearance this weekend at a rally for the extremist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party ahead of the country’s snap elections next month.
Elon Musk tells extremist AfD party rally that Germans need to "move on" from "past guilt"
"It's good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything," he said in a virtual visit.
www.motherjones.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Elon Musk made a virtual appearance this weekend at a rally for the extremist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party ahead of the country’s snap elections next month.
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Just FYI, administrative warrants (like the ones used by ICE) are not judicial warrants (used by cops, signed by a judge).
You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*
You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*
January 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Just FYI, administrative warrants (like the ones used by ICE) are not judicial warrants (used by cops, signed by a judge).
You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*
You do NOT legally have to open the door for an ICE officer with an administrative warrant *no matter what the ICE officer says.*
I cannot think of a time when hunting people down, rounding them up and shipping them off has been looked at as “the right thing.”
January 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I cannot think of a time when hunting people down, rounding them up and shipping them off has been looked at as “the right thing.”