Kai
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In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to reverse the “accidental” firing of several employees responding to an avian influenza outbreak. While the CDC says the public risk is low, the crisis is hitting the agriculture sector hard, driving egg prices to record highs.
February 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to reverse the “accidental” firing of several employees responding to an avian influenza outbreak. While the CDC says the public risk is low, the crisis is hitting the agriculture sector hard, driving egg prices to record highs.
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Federal agents are racially profiling Navajo Nation tribal members, detaining them on suspicion of being undocumented.
“No one is illegal on stolen land,” Jackson said. “People have to understand that this is not the way to live or to be honorable and neighborly with each other.”
“No one is illegal on stolen land,” Jackson said. “People have to understand that this is not the way to live or to be honorable and neighborly with each other.”
Over 15 Navajo Nation Members Wrongly Detained or Questioned in Trump Immigration Raids
One Navajo Nation official said that “many fear for the threat of being deported.”…
truthout.org
January 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Federal agents are racially profiling Navajo Nation tribal members, detaining them on suspicion of being undocumented.
“No one is illegal on stolen land,” Jackson said. “People have to understand that this is not the way to live or to be honorable and neighborly with each other.”
“No one is illegal on stolen land,” Jackson said. “People have to understand that this is not the way to live or to be honorable and neighborly with each other.”
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“NSF has received an email from its director to ignore the judge's stay of Trump's order and implement the spending pause.”
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January 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
“NSF has received an email from its director to ignore the judge's stay of Trump's order and implement the spending pause.”
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Sen. Raphael Warnock has faced major pressure to confirm RFK Jr.
RFK Jr’s ex-running mate, billionaire Nicole Shanahan, threatened to fund challenges against senators opposing RFK Jr. if they didn’t vote to confirm.
Warnock just announced he’s voting no on RFK Jr.
RFK Jr’s ex-running mate, billionaire Nicole Shanahan, threatened to fund challenges against senators opposing RFK Jr. if they didn’t vote to confirm.
Warnock just announced he’s voting no on RFK Jr.
January 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Sen. Raphael Warnock has faced major pressure to confirm RFK Jr.
RFK Jr’s ex-running mate, billionaire Nicole Shanahan, threatened to fund challenges against senators opposing RFK Jr. if they didn’t vote to confirm.
Warnock just announced he’s voting no on RFK Jr.
RFK Jr’s ex-running mate, billionaire Nicole Shanahan, threatened to fund challenges against senators opposing RFK Jr. if they didn’t vote to confirm.
Warnock just announced he’s voting no on RFK Jr.
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This would also be illegal.
Trump cannot criminalize conduct via executive order, and he certainly can't reinterpret state criminal law. This is intended most of all to terrify people.
If you are a teacher, consult an attorney for the laws in your state. But don't comply in advance.
Trump cannot criminalize conduct via executive order, and he certainly can't reinterpret state criminal law. This is intended most of all to terrify people.
If you are a teacher, consult an attorney for the laws in your state. But don't comply in advance.
1. Getting word that we have another anti-trans EO tonight, this time targeting teachers.
It directs the federal government to work with state AGs to put teachers who use trans kids pronouns in jail through "sexual exploitation" laws or "practicing medicine without a license."
From a RW source:
It directs the federal government to work with state AGs to put teachers who use trans kids pronouns in jail through "sexual exploitation" laws or "practicing medicine without a license."
From a RW source:
January 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This would also be illegal.
Trump cannot criminalize conduct via executive order, and he certainly can't reinterpret state criminal law. This is intended most of all to terrify people.
If you are a teacher, consult an attorney for the laws in your state. But don't comply in advance.
Trump cannot criminalize conduct via executive order, and he certainly can't reinterpret state criminal law. This is intended most of all to terrify people.
If you are a teacher, consult an attorney for the laws in your state. But don't comply in advance.
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Also, realizing that literally as Zuck was going on Rogan whining that Biden staffers had cursed and threatened Meta, he was in the middle of negotiating to pay Trump $25 million to be let "into the tent" two months after Trump promised to put him in prison for life. www.techdirt.com/2025/01/16/r...
Rogan Misses The Mark: How Zuck’s Misdirection On Gov’t Pressure Goes Unchallenged
If you only remember two things about the government pressure campaign to influence Mark Zuckerberg’s content moderation decisions, make it these: Donald Trump directly threatened to throw Zuck in …
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January 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Also, realizing that literally as Zuck was going on Rogan whining that Biden staffers had cursed and threatened Meta, he was in the middle of negotiating to pay Trump $25 million to be let "into the tent" two months after Trump promised to put him in prison for life. www.techdirt.com/2025/01/16/r...
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Israeli forces killed at least 87 Palestinians, including numerous children, in the hours after officials announced that Israel and Hamas have reached a long-awaited ceasefire deal on Wednesday, according to Gaza authorities.
Israel Kills 87 Palestinians in Gaza in Day After Ceasefire Deal Is Announced
This is the highest death toll in a day in nearly two weeks, one analysis found.
truthout.org
January 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Israeli forces killed at least 87 Palestinians, including numerous children, in the hours after officials announced that Israel and Hamas have reached a long-awaited ceasefire deal on Wednesday, according to Gaza authorities.
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🚨Extremely important for everyone to understand that this is the policy that has prevented ICE from showing up at community disaster shelters and other relief distribution sites, etc.
Emergency managers must make new contingency plans for how to meet the needs of undocumented people in response.
Emergency managers must make new contingency plans for how to meet the needs of undocumented people in response.
NEW: Trump plans to scrap policy restricting ICE arrests at churches, schools and hospitals www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...
Trump plans to scrap policy restricting ICE arrests at churches, schools and hospitals
The long-standing policy has prevented ICE agents from arresting immigrants at so-called sensitive locations except under certain circumstances.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:29 AM
🚨Extremely important for everyone to understand that this is the policy that has prevented ICE from showing up at community disaster shelters and other relief distribution sites, etc.
Emergency managers must make new contingency plans for how to meet the needs of undocumented people in response.
Emergency managers must make new contingency plans for how to meet the needs of undocumented people in response.
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The "you're in a bubble" thing is mostly a canard.
Full thing here: www.arcdigital.media/p/authoritar...
Full thing here: www.arcdigital.media/p/authoritar...
November 13, 2024 at 5:16 PM
The "you're in a bubble" thing is mostly a canard.
Full thing here: www.arcdigital.media/p/authoritar...
Full thing here: www.arcdigital.media/p/authoritar...
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Consumer sentiment among Republicans has soared to its highest point since Donald Trump lost his bid for re-election four years ago, new data shows. The sentiment among Democrats has dropped to its lowest level since early 2023.
Republicans and Democrats Highly Divided in Economic Outlook Under Trump
Consumer sentiment among Republicans has soared to its highest point since Donald J. Trump left the White House, while declining among Democrats.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Consumer sentiment among Republicans has soared to its highest point since Donald Trump lost his bid for re-election four years ago, new data shows. The sentiment among Democrats has dropped to its lowest level since early 2023.
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For anyone who thinks the 'woman issue' and the US electing a rapist is an abstract thing you can analyze along with inflation or tactics
Since Thursday morning my body -wholly unbidden- has been in the same physical state as when something horrific happened to someone I deeply love
We are not OK
Since Thursday morning my body -wholly unbidden- has been in the same physical state as when something horrific happened to someone I deeply love
We are not OK
I've now had two different friends with high school aged daughters who've been subjected to shitty teenage boys telling them "your body, my choice."
And to say I'm incandescently angry is an understatement.
Guys, you shut that shit down if you hear it. This one is your work.
And to say I'm incandescently angry is an understatement.
Guys, you shut that shit down if you hear it. This one is your work.
November 8, 2024 at 10:53 AM
For anyone who thinks the 'woman issue' and the US electing a rapist is an abstract thing you can analyze along with inflation or tactics
Since Thursday morning my body -wholly unbidden- has been in the same physical state as when something horrific happened to someone I deeply love
We are not OK
Since Thursday morning my body -wholly unbidden- has been in the same physical state as when something horrific happened to someone I deeply love
We are not OK
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When people asked me how can TX and FL want research dollars from their faculty but also constrain them from studying certain subjects, I said that the plan was to take power in order to force NSF, NIH, and the rest to no longer care about those subjects
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
America First Legal investigating NSF's "leftist ideology"
America First Legal Foundation, a nonprofit run by former members of President-elect Donald Trump’s first administration, is suing the National Science Foundation for records related to the agency’s p...
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November 8, 2024 at 4:21 PM
When people asked me how can TX and FL want research dollars from their faculty but also constrain them from studying certain subjects, I said that the plan was to take power in order to force NSF, NIH, and the rest to no longer care about those subjects
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
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And now the single largest contributor to the problem will continue to do nothing about it.
And just a reminder, no year in recorded history has seen maximum global sea-ice extent fall below 23.5 million square kilometers.
This could be the year.
This could be the year.
November 8, 2024 at 12:57 PM
And now the single largest contributor to the problem will continue to do nothing about it.
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3 November, 2002: the M7.9 Denali #earthquake caused unusual effects to distances of 3500+ km across western #Canada. Shaking caused people to feel dizzy/seasick, chandeliers swayed, water wells turned muddy, ice in lakes broke and seiches were generated
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November 3, 2024 at 3:26 PM
3 November, 2002: the M7.9 Denali #earthquake caused unusual effects to distances of 3500+ km across western #Canada. Shaking caused people to feel dizzy/seasick, chandeliers swayed, water wells turned muddy, ice in lakes broke and seiches were generated
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/art...
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A fantastic profile of the USGS Bee Lab and Sam Droege's amazing work. Creating change and community on a tiny budget. 🐝 🧪 www.audubon.org/magazine/beh...
Behind the Scenes at the Federal Bee Lab Powered by Native Plants
At this unconventional research lab, government scientists and curious community members support native pollinators and other wildlife from the ground up.
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October 25, 2024 at 8:23 PM
A fantastic profile of the USGS Bee Lab and Sam Droege's amazing work. Creating change and community on a tiny budget. 🐝 🧪 www.audubon.org/magazine/beh...
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America needs someone to fly those payloads into space. If its not NASA itself for whatever weird "private enterprise does it better" reasons, or SpaceX because Musk is a traitor, or Russia because they're the enemy, then Bezos' Blue Origins is the next best option.
October 25, 2024 at 2:34 PM
America needs someone to fly those payloads into space. If its not NASA itself for whatever weird "private enterprise does it better" reasons, or SpaceX because Musk is a traitor, or Russia because they're the enemy, then Bezos' Blue Origins is the next best option.
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Redwoods are the oldest living beings I’ve spent time around. From a perspective of continuity with the living world around us, that makes them ancestors.
Night Thoughts
Such giants began their growth many generations before us and will be here many generations after us. The sight of such giants should actually make us think about our short stay on this wonderful planet Earth.💚🌿☘️🌱🌲🌳🍀💚
Such giants began their growth many generations before us and will be here many generations after us. The sight of such giants should actually make us think about our short stay on this wonderful planet Earth.💚🌿☘️🌱🌲🌳🍀💚
October 22, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Redwoods are the oldest living beings I’ve spent time around. From a perspective of continuity with the living world around us, that makes them ancestors.
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Pinned post time! :D I am a scientist and author based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -- I write about gods, monsters, magic, science, and people running in circles screaming "WHAT IS THAT WHAT IS IT DON'T LET IT TOUCH ME"
My Bookstore bookshop is here! :)
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My Bookstore bookshop is here! :)
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Premee Mohamed Books
Books I wrote, books I'm in! Not in any kind of order mostly.
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October 17, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Pinned post time! :D I am a scientist and author based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -- I write about gods, monsters, magic, science, and people running in circles screaming "WHAT IS THAT WHAT IS IT DON'T LET IT TOUCH ME"
My Bookstore bookshop is here! :)
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My Bookstore bookshop is here! :)
bookshop.org/lists/premee...
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This has huge geopolitical implications. TSMC being willing to work with mainland China is significant. Especially to skirt American policy designed to protect Taiwan.
In addition to potentially manufacturing the smartphone chips, the US suspects that TSMC may have helped Huawei design its own AI chips, sources say.
US suspects TSMC helped Huawei skirt export controls, report says
US probing whether TSMC helped Huawei make AI chips.
arstechnica.com
October 21, 2024 at 5:05 PM
This has huge geopolitical implications. TSMC being willing to work with mainland China is significant. Especially to skirt American policy designed to protect Taiwan.
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This is more like it, NYTimes.
October 16, 2024 at 10:18 AM
This is more like it, NYTimes.
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well that's an awfully succinct way to put it
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October 14, 2024 at 1:44 PM
well that's an awfully succinct way to put it
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Danish photographer Jonas Rask got an incredible shot of last night's aurora
October 11, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Danish photographer Jonas Rask got an incredible shot of last night's aurora
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If you are still on speaking terms with MAGA family or friends, the time for a hard conversation is BEFORE they vote for an actual holocaust. Whatever the outcome, at least you weren't silent and at least someone told them.
Trump in Aurora: "The enemy from within. All the scum that we have to deal with that hate our country. That's a bigger enemy than China and Russia."
October 11, 2024 at 10:10 PM
If you are still on speaking terms with MAGA family or friends, the time for a hard conversation is BEFORE they vote for an actual holocaust. Whatever the outcome, at least you weren't silent and at least someone told them.