Elaine
@miscelaineous.bsky.social
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Elaine
@miscelaineous.bsky.social
· Jul 3
US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza
American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Asso...
apnews.com
“We have come here to get food for our families. We have nothing,” he recounted Palestinians telling him. “Why does the (Israeli) army shoot at us? Why do you shoot at us?”
apnews.com/article/pale...
apnews.com/article/pale...
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"Fat, illiterate, and violent is no way to go through life, son."
@radiofreetom.bsky.social @kenwhite.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social @kenwhite.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"Fat, illiterate, and violent is no way to go through life, son."
@radiofreetom.bsky.social @kenwhite.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social @kenwhite.bsky.social
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I looked up the bill because I wanted to know if I was just knee-jerk accepting a narrative in which Newsom sucks because I already think he sucks.
Turns out, no, the dude just sucks.
1/
Turns out, no, the dude just sucks.
1/
"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I looked up the bill because I wanted to know if I was just knee-jerk accepting a narrative in which Newsom sucks because I already think he sucks.
Turns out, no, the dude just sucks.
1/
Turns out, no, the dude just sucks.
1/
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The bill mandates medical continuing education include credit hours in menopause diagnosis and treatment.
And that insurance actually cover diagnosis and treatment as determined by the physician.
Which Newsom vetoed explicitly because it doesn’t let insurance companies try to screw patients.
2/2
And that insurance actually cover diagnosis and treatment as determined by the physician.
Which Newsom vetoed explicitly because it doesn’t let insurance companies try to screw patients.
2/2
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The bill mandates medical continuing education include credit hours in menopause diagnosis and treatment.
And that insurance actually cover diagnosis and treatment as determined by the physician.
Which Newsom vetoed explicitly because it doesn’t let insurance companies try to screw patients.
2/2
And that insurance actually cover diagnosis and treatment as determined by the physician.
Which Newsom vetoed explicitly because it doesn’t let insurance companies try to screw patients.
2/2
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Drawing gasps because she's right and people aren't used to this level of honesty
My queen ~Halle Berry Draws Gasps for Saying Gavin Newsom Is 'Devaluing' Women and 'Shouldn't Be Our Next President' Moments Before He Comes on Stage
people.com/halle-berry-...
people.com/halle-berry-...
Halle Berry Draws Gasps for Saying Gavin Newsom Is 'Devaluing' Women and 'Shouldn't Be Our Next President' Moments Before He Comes on Stage
Halle Berry criticized Gavin Newsom for 'devaluing' women and said he 'shouldn't be our next president' moments before he took the stage at 'The New York Times' DealBook Summit.
people.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Drawing gasps because she's right and people aren't used to this level of honesty
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Look I've been suicidal & not only that I've come to terms with the fact I'll always struggle with suicidal ideation. Those feelings crest & peak & people commit the act opportunistically at a low, when if they'd stuck around they'd see they felt better just a bit later. So yes ChatGPT is killing.
December 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Look I've been suicidal & not only that I've come to terms with the fact I'll always struggle with suicidal ideation. Those feelings crest & peak & people commit the act opportunistically at a low, when if they'd stuck around they'd see they felt better just a bit later. So yes ChatGPT is killing.
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Of course, pandering to a Nazi-sympathizing administration, white is the only choice.
Pantone’s 2026 color of the year is technically not a color at all — meet Cloud Dancer, the first-ever white shade to receive the designation from the world’s color authority.
Pantone makes a surprising choice for its 2026 color of the year
We did not see that coming.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Of course, pandering to a Nazi-sympathizing administration, white is the only choice.
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I am a suicide attempt survivor so I’m kind of selfishly interested in prevention and, again, while it may difficult to completely prevent IDEATION, what ChatGPT does (despite guardrails!) is *cheerlead and facilitate* completion. You can come back from ideation but not a chat-optimized completion.
This is not true. This is argument that pro-gun people use to discount red flag and waiting period laws. Ease of access and lethality (let alone cheerful instruction in the best method!) is the #1 predictor of attempts leading actual completion. The more barriers, the more people live.
I think it's fine Chat GPT is telling people how to kill themselves. They'll figure it out one way or another if they're serious.
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I am a suicide attempt survivor so I’m kind of selfishly interested in prevention and, again, while it may difficult to completely prevent IDEATION, what ChatGPT does (despite guardrails!) is *cheerlead and facilitate* completion. You can come back from ideation but not a chat-optimized completion.
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Tenants of the apartment building at 7500 S. South Shore were terrorized by ICE in October. Now, they’ve received eviction notices with two weeks to get out.
No heat.
No power.
No elevator.
This is unacceptable.
No heat.
No power.
No elevator.
This is unacceptable.
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Tenants of the apartment building at 7500 S. South Shore were terrorized by ICE in October. Now, they’ve received eviction notices with two weeks to get out.
No heat.
No power.
No elevator.
This is unacceptable.
No heat.
No power.
No elevator.
This is unacceptable.
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Cracking down on journalists is an expected thing. Online safety??
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Cracking down on journalists is an expected thing. Online safety??
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i wish i was followed by patton oswalt
I think it's fine Chat GPT is telling people how to kill themselves. They'll figure it out one way or another if they're serious.
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
i wish i was followed by patton oswalt
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This is not true. Studies show that suicide attempts most often stem from brief ideations and impulses and, further, that only a small minority of those that attempt ever try again. This is why gun waiting periods reduce suicides whenever implemented.
December 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is not true. Studies show that suicide attempts most often stem from brief ideations and impulses and, further, that only a small minority of those that attempt ever try again. This is why gun waiting periods reduce suicides whenever implemented.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Procter & Gamble said it would raise prices on about a quarter of its products in the U.S. in part because of higher costs from President Donald Trump's tariffs.
www.foxla.com/news/procter...
www.foxla.com/news/procter...
Procter & Gamble announces price hikes, blaming tariffs
The consumer products giant manufactures products like Tide detergent and Charmin toilet paper.
www.foxla.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Procter & Gamble said it would raise prices on about a quarter of its products in the U.S. in part because of higher costs from President Donald Trump's tariffs.
www.foxla.com/news/procter...
www.foxla.com/news/procter...
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This is where we are now. Families are starving in the wealthiest nation in the world.
Meanwhile the president is intentionally trying to cut off food for hungry people who live in states that did not vote for him.
It's not just immoral — it's un-American.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Meanwhile the president is intentionally trying to cut off food for hungry people who live in states that did not vote for him.
It's not just immoral — it's un-American.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold Food Stamps From Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is where we are now. Families are starving in the wealthiest nation in the world.
Meanwhile the president is intentionally trying to cut off food for hungry people who live in states that did not vote for him.
It's not just immoral — it's un-American.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Meanwhile the president is intentionally trying to cut off food for hungry people who live in states that did not vote for him.
It's not just immoral — it's un-American.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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According to an email sent to employees, the Trump administration's Department of Labor says it's hosting the "inaugural Secretary’s Prayer Service on Wednesday, December 10th."
December 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
According to an email sent to employees, the Trump administration's Department of Labor says it's hosting the "inaugural Secretary’s Prayer Service on Wednesday, December 10th."
Reposted by Elaine
This is what standing up for your neighbors looks like.
New York showed out 🔥
F*ck ICE.
New York showed out 🔥
F*ck ICE.
December 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is what standing up for your neighbors looks like.
New York showed out 🔥
F*ck ICE.
New York showed out 🔥
F*ck ICE.
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When all is done, the OU undergrad will have scored a 6 figure right-wing media contract, the higher ed press will still be talking about grading rubrics for conservative views, the trans grad student will still be getting death threats and have her life/job ruined. And everyone else will move on.
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
When all is done, the OU undergrad will have scored a 6 figure right-wing media contract, the higher ed press will still be talking about grading rubrics for conservative views, the trans grad student will still be getting death threats and have her life/job ruined. And everyone else will move on.
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Killings of Black Panthers dedicated with plaque in Chicago 56 years later
The plaque marks the Near West Side home where Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were killed by police on Dec. 4, 1969.
chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025...
The plaque marks the Near West Side home where Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were killed by police on Dec. 4, 1969.
chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025...
Killings of Black Panthers marked with a plaque in Chicago 56 years later
The plaque marks the Near West Side home where Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were killed by police on Dec. 4, 1969.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Killings of Black Panthers dedicated with plaque in Chicago 56 years later
The plaque marks the Near West Side home where Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were killed by police on Dec. 4, 1969.
chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025...
The plaque marks the Near West Side home where Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton were killed by police on Dec. 4, 1969.
chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025...
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The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The top-10 carmakers by market cap make up 75% of global passenger car sales.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Tesla makes up less than 2%.
The Tesla bubble will be widely documented in history books.
Reposted by Elaine
"The city, Simmons said, 'did nothing' with her warning, 'and then acted surprised when it happened.'"
Advocate warned city that feds might target rideshare drivers at O’Hare weeks before airport raids, emails show
An advocate for rideshare drivers first emailed the city on Sept. 19. But the city did not appear to take any action until a raid at the parking lot three weeks later.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"The city, Simmons said, 'did nothing' with her warning, 'and then acted surprised when it happened.'"
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The same republicans alleging that Americans should have the “choice” to buy a terrible healthcare plan, don’t think Americans should be able to decided if and when they want to have kids.
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The same republicans alleging that Americans should have the “choice” to buy a terrible healthcare plan, don’t think Americans should be able to decided if and when they want to have kids.
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"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
Reposted by Elaine
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday announced the creation of an online portal to report alleged misconduct of federal agents in California.
"Newsom, Bonta want Californians to report federal agents’ misconduct. Here’s how"
SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6HUxH65G/t...
"Newsom, Bonta want Californians to report federal agents’ misconduct. Here’s how"
SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6HUxH65G/t...
Newsom, Bonta want Californians to report federal agents' misconduct. Here's how (The Sacramento Bee)
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday announced the creation of an online portal to report alleged misconduct of federal agents...
l.smartnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday announced the creation of an online portal to report alleged misconduct of federal agents in California.
"Newsom, Bonta want Californians to report federal agents’ misconduct. Here’s how"
SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6HUxH65G/t...
"Newsom, Bonta want Californians to report federal agents’ misconduct. Here’s how"
SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6HUxH65G/t...
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Trump sued for trafficking girls in $310 million lawsuit which names Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
The victim accuses them of 8 years of abuse including grooming, trafficking and using Gates’ company as cover.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.rawstory.com/trump-hit-wi...
The victim accuses them of 8 years of abuse including grooming, trafficking and using Gates’ company as cover.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.rawstory.com/trump-hit-wi...
Trump hit with $310M suit alleging trafficking scheme tied to Epstein-style claims
President Donald Trump has been hit with a $310 million lawsuit in Palm Beach County accusing him, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates of participating in an alleged “trafficking venture” that plaintiffs claim ...
www.rawstory.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Trump sued for trafficking girls in $310 million lawsuit which names Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
The victim accuses them of 8 years of abuse including grooming, trafficking and using Gates’ company as cover.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.rawstory.com/trump-hit-wi...
The victim accuses them of 8 years of abuse including grooming, trafficking and using Gates’ company as cover.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.rawstory.com/trump-hit-wi...
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Autistic person here with just one question: who gets to decide what “desired genetic characteristics” are?
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Autistic person here with just one question: who gets to decide what “desired genetic characteristics” are?