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will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
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I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
men’s loneliness gets “more airtime”?
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
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The first women state legislators literally had to clean up the house.
(Arkansas 1925 state legislative session)
(Arkansas 1925 state legislative session)
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The first women state legislators literally had to clean up the house.
(Arkansas 1925 state legislative session)
(Arkansas 1925 state legislative session)
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a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
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Science can create more accurate and effective tools, but if it costs too much to make them, you'll either have to settle for less effective ones, sacrifice other things you care about, or find ways to raise more money than you currently have.
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Science can create more accurate and effective tools, but if it costs too much to make them, you'll either have to settle for less effective ones, sacrifice other things you care about, or find ways to raise more money than you currently have.
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I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
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Every 8 minutes. That's how often a US Uber passenger reports a driver for sexual assault or misconduct.
But rather than solve the problem, Uber is just telling passengers to request a woman driver and hope that one is available.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
But rather than solve the problem, Uber is just telling passengers to request a woman driver and hope that one is available.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem
www.nytimes.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Every 8 minutes. That's how often a US Uber passenger reports a driver for sexual assault or misconduct.
But rather than solve the problem, Uber is just telling passengers to request a woman driver and hope that one is available.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
But rather than solve the problem, Uber is just telling passengers to request a woman driver and hope that one is available.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/b...
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Per the BC government, you can get a COVID-19 booster shot without being a legal resident. www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/....
(I've seen several pharmacies around Vancouver advertising this fact on their walk-in signage over the last few years.)
(I've seen several pharmacies around Vancouver advertising this fact on their walk-in signage over the last few years.)
Get your flu and COVID-19 immunizations
Help protect yourself and your community this respiratory illness season by getting your updated flu and COVID-19 immunizations.
www2.gov.bc.ca
May 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Per the BC government, you can get a COVID-19 booster shot without being a legal resident. www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/....
(I've seen several pharmacies around Vancouver advertising this fact on their walk-in signage over the last few years.)
(I've seen several pharmacies around Vancouver advertising this fact on their walk-in signage over the last few years.)
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Hi. Are you doomscrolling? A lot of news happened today, and the wildfire in Los Angeles is significant in scope and damage. It's understandable if you're worried. But staring at your phone for hours won't make you feel better. You still deserve time to rest and recover. Try not to stay up too late.
January 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Hi. Are you doomscrolling? A lot of news happened today, and the wildfire in Los Angeles is significant in scope and damage. It's understandable if you're worried. But staring at your phone for hours won't make you feel better. You still deserve time to rest and recover. Try not to stay up too late.
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assistive devices are normal things and it is fucking ableist to mock people for using them
January 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
assistive devices are normal things and it is fucking ableist to mock people for using them
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I don’t think people understand how devastating the end of net neutrality, and consumer protections around internet connectivity, are going to be. Imagine the situation where you pay for 4 or 5 different streaming services, each with different “exclusives” — but for the Internet itself.
Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling
Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling
Trump’s former FCC chair took a victory lap.
buff.ly
January 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I don’t think people understand how devastating the end of net neutrality, and consumer protections around internet connectivity, are going to be. Imagine the situation where you pay for 4 or 5 different streaming services, each with different “exclusives” — but for the Internet itself.
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The paper, The Unpaid Toll: Quantifying the Public Health impact of AI, “finds that the generation of electricity for data centers hosting artificial intelligence applications could pollute the air so much that by 2030 an additional 1,300 people may die prematurely each year as a result.”
AI's $20 billion air pollution problem
Researchers find AI-related emissions will soon rival that of all the cars in California and cause asthma deaths to spike.
www.businessinsider.com
December 9, 2024 at 6:40 PM
The paper, The Unpaid Toll: Quantifying the Public Health impact of AI, “finds that the generation of electricity for data centers hosting artificial intelligence applications could pollute the air so much that by 2030 an additional 1,300 people may die prematurely each year as a result.”
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If you want to know what the endgame of "your body, my choice" might be ...
Just a little reminder that the South Korean president who just declared martial law was elected two years ago on a wave of anti-feminist backlash. Misogyny is routinely part of the authoritarian package.
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
Why misogyny is at the heart of South Korea's presidential elections
Disgruntled young men who resent feminism are the focus of candidates vying to be president.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:38 PM
If you want to know what the endgame of "your body, my choice" might be ...
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This sort of democratic backsliding, where Republicans seek to overturn the effect of an election by reallocating powers away from positions they have lost, has become almost routine now. But it should remain shocking.
Heads up:
North Carolina Republicans just voted to strip the state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of key powers — passing a sweeping bill before the GOP most likely loses its veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature next year.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
North Carolina Republicans just voted to strip the state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of key powers — passing a sweeping bill before the GOP most likely loses its veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature next year.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
North Carolina GOP lawmakers vote to strip incoming Democratic leaders' powers
Republicans passed a sprawling bill after they lost races for governor and attorney general — and most likely their veto-proof legislative majority — in this month's election.
www.nbcnews.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:11 PM
This sort of democratic backsliding, where Republicans seek to overturn the effect of an election by reallocating powers away from positions they have lost, has become almost routine now. But it should remain shocking.
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The same state that questioned Mayron’s fitness to care for her four children forced her to continue a pregnancy that risked her life to have a fifth — one that would require more intensive care than any of the others.
projects.propublica....
projects.propublica....
She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.
Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.
projects.propublica.org
November 29, 2024 at 3:30 PM
The same state that questioned Mayron’s fitness to care for her four children forced her to continue a pregnancy that risked her life to have a fifth — one that would require more intensive care than any of the others.
projects.propublica....
projects.propublica....
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A Brief History of Women Are Too Emotional
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November 19, 2024 at 4:19 PM
A Brief History of Women Are Too Emotional
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Very excited to announce something we've been working on for awhile: A Field Guide to Police Surveillance. It's a one-stop-shop to teach you all the basic things you need to know about the 16 most common types/categories of surveillance local PDs use plus news, analysis, and resources.
Street Level Surveillance
EFF Presents: A Field Guide to Police Surveillance
sls.eff.org
January 10, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Very excited to announce something we've been working on for awhile: A Field Guide to Police Surveillance. It's a one-stop-shop to teach you all the basic things you need to know about the 16 most common types/categories of surveillance local PDs use plus news, analysis, and resources.
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Three daughters of Malcolm X are suing the CIA, FBI, the NYPD and others, accusing them of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader
The daughters of Malcolm X sue the CIA, FBI and NYPD over the civil rights leader's assassination
Three daughters of Malcolm X are accusing multiple law enforcement agencies in a $100 million lawsuit of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.
apnews.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Three daughters of Malcolm X are suing the CIA, FBI, the NYPD and others, accusing them of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader
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A thread on birthright citizenship I wrote in 2018, that unfortunately remains relevant.
I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.
Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/
I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.
Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/
November 11, 2024 at 7:21 PM
A thread on birthright citizenship I wrote in 2018, that unfortunately remains relevant.
I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.
Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/
I always thought this was where it was all headed. Abolishing birthright citizenship for the non-white and non-rich. And why I teach on United States v. Wong Kim Ark every semester.
Who was Wong Kim Ark? 1/
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Back in 2017, as now, a lot of people on social media were shouting about the need to organize, and rightly so. But I think one difficulty a lot of people have is that they don't know what that means. "Organize!" is fine as a slogan but it is very vague, especially if you have no experience.
November 11, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Back in 2017, as now, a lot of people on social media were shouting about the need to organize, and rightly so. But I think one difficulty a lot of people have is that they don't know what that means. "Organize!" is fine as a slogan but it is very vague, especially if you have no experience.
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Elissa Washuta, "White Magic":
November 12, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Elissa Washuta, "White Magic":
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so far the only explanation i've seen that doesn't smack of "if only she'd listen to me she would have won" is "global discontent with incumbents because of inflation and post-pandemic malaise + toxic information environments"
November 7, 2024 at 3:00 PM
so far the only explanation i've seen that doesn't smack of "if only she'd listen to me she would have won" is "global discontent with incumbents because of inflation and post-pandemic malaise + toxic information environments"