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I'm working on an online auction through Gaza Aid Collectivr for the organization Dignity for Palestinians, as well as a few families. Please consider or share with folks to donate a an item or bid on one! Here is the website with more info (faq, about us, donate form, etc).
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Just read that apparently a huge reason why people used to more commonly think that you grew out of ADHD was ADHD men offloading their executive function onto their wives and secretaries.
Makes sense. Also, holy shit, wow wow wow.
Makes sense. Also, holy shit, wow wow wow.
December 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Just read that apparently a huge reason why people used to more commonly think that you grew out of ADHD was ADHD men offloading their executive function onto their wives and secretaries.
Makes sense. Also, holy shit, wow wow wow.
Makes sense. Also, holy shit, wow wow wow.
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Yup.
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡
Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.
Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.
Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡
Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.
Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.
Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
December 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Yup.
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡
Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.
Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.
Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
I'm telling y'all, these dudes don't know anything.🤡
Frank Sinatra was a vocal anti-racist. He fought racism with his actions, his words, and his money.
Actions:
Refused to stay at segregated hotels. Made sure Black artists got paid fairly.
Words:
Literally wrote an article in Ebony Magazine
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White folks on here…
What are you doing with all the extra time you have now that you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore.
What are you doing with all the extra time you have now that you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore.
December 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
White folks on here…
What are you doing with all the extra time you have now that you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore.
What are you doing with all the extra time you have now that you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore.
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42 Democrats voted for the Laken Riley Act knowing full well this was the plan.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
42 Democrats voted for the Laken Riley Act knowing full well this was the plan.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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in the latest edition of "america is the new global south," egypt is getting high-speed rail
Workers begin laying tracks for Egypt’s high-speed rail megaproject
Described by transportation minister as the 'new Suez Canal on rails,' country's first high-speed train will link Red Sea with Mediterranean, is set to be completed in 2026
www.timesofisrael.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
in the latest edition of "america is the new global south," egypt is getting high-speed rail
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Holy fucking shit.
' Henry discovered another detail cementing the link between the two unsolved cases: the Zodiac code was generated by the key word “Elizabeth.” '
' Henry discovered another detail cementing the link between the two unsolved cases: the Zodiac code was generated by the key word “Elizabeth.” '
greatest generation update; ex-Marine traumatised in combat on Okinawa may have been both the Black Dahlia perpetrator *and* the Zodiac killer: www.latimes.com/california/s...
An amateur codebreaker may have just solved the Black Dahlia and Zodiac killings
Two retired LAPD homicide detectives say that both notorious cases are solved -- with a single culprit -- thanks to the work of a novice sleuth.
www.latimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Holy fucking shit.
' Henry discovered another detail cementing the link between the two unsolved cases: the Zodiac code was generated by the key word “Elizabeth.” '
' Henry discovered another detail cementing the link between the two unsolved cases: the Zodiac code was generated by the key word “Elizabeth.” '
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tell me again how jews have all the money
Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas...$70 per ticket.
December 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
tell me again how jews have all the money
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Presale tickets for the March 21 and 22 shows at Channel 24 in midtown Sacramento go on sale 10 a.m. Thursday.
Cake, Sacramento’s alt-rock hometown heroes, returning for two Channel 24 shows
Presale tickets for the March 21 and 22 shows at Channel 24 in midtown Sacramento go on sale 10 a.m. Thursday.
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Presale tickets for the March 21 and 22 shows at Channel 24 in midtown Sacramento go on sale 10 a.m. Thursday.
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New from me at @inthesetimes.com: I talked with new Jewish anti-Zionist projects, from a radical Hebrew school in NYC to a chavurah in Sacramento to a new siddur in DC. What binds them together is a commitment to diaspora Judaism:
inthesetimes.com/article/jewi...
inthesetimes.com/article/jewi...
The Jewish Diaspora Movement
As young Jews break with established Jewish organizations over Gaza, a new kind of Judaism is flourishing.
inthesetimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
New from me at @inthesetimes.com: I talked with new Jewish anti-Zionist projects, from a radical Hebrew school in NYC to a chavurah in Sacramento to a new siddur in DC. What binds them together is a commitment to diaspora Judaism:
inthesetimes.com/article/jewi...
inthesetimes.com/article/jewi...
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I really wish people learned without having to actually touch the hot stove.
Liberal towns backtrack on license plate trackers amid concerns about privacy — and Trump
As Trump’s return to office brought an increased and forceful presence of federal agents to states across the country, some local officials now argue the cameras themselves pose the bigger danger for ...
www.politico.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I really wish people learned without having to actually touch the hot stove.
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Normal and great
> Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google has done the same. Forget end-to-end encryption. A new Android update means your RCS and SMS texts are no longer private.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
> Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google has done the same. Forget end-to-end encryption. A new Android update means your RCS and SMS texts are no longer private.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer
Warning — what happens on your Android phone, doesn’t stay on your Android phone.
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Normal and great
> Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google has done the same. Forget end-to-end encryption. A new Android update means your RCS and SMS texts are no longer private.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
> Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google has done the same. Forget end-to-end encryption. A new Android update means your RCS and SMS texts are no longer private.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
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tell me of your favorite podcasts that are just one person droning about stuff. I'm so tired of jibber jabber. I want no witty repartee. Free me from the prison of chattering besties. Just one person, and some subject matter. I don't give a fuck what it is. If it doesn't have any music, even better
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
tell me of your favorite podcasts that are just one person droning about stuff. I'm so tired of jibber jabber. I want no witty repartee. Free me from the prison of chattering besties. Just one person, and some subject matter. I don't give a fuck what it is. If it doesn't have any music, even better
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
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This country is filled with good people. This country could be so much better for all of us. Any criticism I have is born out of that hope for better.
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This country is filled with good people. This country could be so much better for all of us. Any criticism I have is born out of that hope for better.
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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per this assessment, the real poverty line in the u.s. is $130K, which is $100K more than the measure we use.
in which the Chief Strategist and Portfolio Manager for Simplify Asset Management discovers how anachronistic & damaging “the poverty line” metric is in the USA— www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
per this assessment, the real poverty line in the u.s. is $130K, which is $100K more than the measure we use.
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The Los Angeles City Council has taken a significant step to enhance tenant protections by approving new measures in the Rent Escrow Account Program while sending key elements for further study.
Learn more here!
#LosAngelesCityLosAngelesCounty #CA #PublicPolicy #CitizenPortal #HousingRights
Learn more here!
#LosAngelesCityLosAngelesCounty #CA #PublicPolicy #CitizenPortal #HousingRights
Council advances REAP changes; tenant-advocacy stipend and inspection items sent to committee
The City Council approved parts of a package to strengthen renter protections under the REAP program while sending two items (including a proposed $25 per-unit stipend and a process change) to committee for further study. Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg led the measure; items 1, 3 and 5 were approved on the floor while items 2 and 4 were referred to a
citizenportal.ai
November 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The Los Angeles City Council has taken a significant step to enhance tenant protections by approving new measures in the Rent Escrow Account Program while sending key elements for further study.
Learn more here!
#LosAngelesCityLosAngelesCounty #CA #PublicPolicy #CitizenPortal #HousingRights
Learn more here!
#LosAngelesCityLosAngelesCounty #CA #PublicPolicy #CitizenPortal #HousingRights
Bluesky is my favorite way to watch baseball
November 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Bluesky is my favorite way to watch baseball
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I think this is the truest baseball tweet for me
October 6, 2024 at 2:24 AM
I think this is the truest baseball tweet for me
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Finally someone said it
October 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Finally someone said it
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it's only racial profiling if it comes from the racial profiling region of france. otherwise it's sparkling reasonable suspicion.
McLaughlin: "Pritzker said there's racial profiling, which is absolutely false. Our officials use reasonable suspicion. That's protected under the US Constitution 4th Amendment."
October 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
it's only racial profiling if it comes from the racial profiling region of france. otherwise it's sparkling reasonable suspicion.
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The Senate has just passed the military NDAA containing 2 anti-trans provisions: a surgery ban using federal funds (dependents too), and a sports ban on military academy spaces.
This will be the STARTING point for negotiations with the House, which has even worse provisions.
Only 20 Dems opposed.
This will be the STARTING point for negotiations with the House, which has even worse provisions.
Only 20 Dems opposed.
October 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The Senate has just passed the military NDAA containing 2 anti-trans provisions: a surgery ban using federal funds (dependents too), and a sports ban on military academy spaces.
This will be the STARTING point for negotiations with the House, which has even worse provisions.
Only 20 Dems opposed.
This will be the STARTING point for negotiations with the House, which has even worse provisions.
Only 20 Dems opposed.