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You know when public attention can reverse a prosecutorial decision like this you almost get the sense that the decision to shrug it off in the first place was not based on an assessment of the quality of the evidence so much as an assessment of the seriousness of the crime.
September 28, 2026 at 1:53 AM
You know when public attention can reverse a prosecutorial decision like this you almost get the sense that the decision to shrug it off in the first place was not based on an assessment of the quality of the evidence so much as an assessment of the seriousness of the crime.
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People are very resistant to the idea that patriarchy is about a relationship to power.
Is every man abusive? No, plainly not. But patriarchy affords them the ability to misuse their power in a way that people of other genders cannot. So the more power they accumulate, the greater that temptation.
Is every man abusive? No, plainly not. But patriarchy affords them the ability to misuse their power in a way that people of other genders cannot. So the more power they accumulate, the greater that temptation.
A lot of people have this weird need to find the one 'good cishet white man' because they are ultimately desperate to have the One Good Patriarch. It's deeply embarrassing, and it's also why a bunch of white cis women tried to cast doubt on the rape allegations.
September 27, 2026 at 9:40 AM
People are very resistant to the idea that patriarchy is about a relationship to power.
Is every man abusive? No, plainly not. But patriarchy affords them the ability to misuse their power in a way that people of other genders cannot. So the more power they accumulate, the greater that temptation.
Is every man abusive? No, plainly not. But patriarchy affords them the ability to misuse their power in a way that people of other genders cannot. So the more power they accumulate, the greater that temptation.
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My Wikipedia bio was regularly deleted for a decade before I finally was deemed “notable enough.”
This is a common experience for women.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This is a common experience for women.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
My Wikipedia bio was regularly deleted for a decade before I finally was deemed “notable enough.”
This is a common experience for women.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This is a common experience for women.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Big news this morning is a whistleblower files a complaint that USPS has been illegally preparing to implement Trump’s executive order against mail voting in defiance of court orders: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
Whistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before Midterms
A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Big news this morning is a whistleblower files a complaint that USPS has been illegally preparing to implement Trump’s executive order against mail voting in defiance of court orders: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...
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This is an edit made by a #wnba fan (@loslynx on the clock app). I’m sharing this because the league could have done this but they chose to lean into antagonism as a motif when the camaraderie and sisterhood is what makes the W so unique.
September 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
This is an edit made by a #wnba fan (@loslynx on the clock app). I’m sharing this because the league could have done this but they chose to lean into antagonism as a motif when the camaraderie and sisterhood is what makes the W so unique.
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It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules.
Seriously.
Seriously.
August 31, 2026 at 11:43 PM
It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules.
Seriously.
Seriously.
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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Aug
After forcing trans service menbers out, the Pentagon is now stiffing many for tens of thousands of dollars in severance pay they were promised, leaving many of them destitute and on the street.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
After forcing trans service menbers out, the Pentagon is now stiffing many for tens of thousands of dollars in severance pay they were promised, leaving many of them destitute and on the street.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
A trans veteran became homeless after the military didn’t pay her severance
Chloe Shapiro is one of a dozen former service members identified by The Washington Post who have waited months for full payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 30, 2026 at 11:02 AM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Aug
After forcing trans service menbers out, the Pentagon is now stiffing many for tens of thousands of dollars in severance pay they were promised, leaving many of them destitute and on the street.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
After forcing trans service menbers out, the Pentagon is now stiffing many for tens of thousands of dollars in severance pay they were promised, leaving many of them destitute and on the street.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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One time while he was on tour in Australia Sinatra called a woman journalist a whore and her union got all the others to sympathy strike so he couldn't stay in his hotel, travel anywhere or leave the country until he apologized, I can't remember why I thought of this
"we should rename Mar-a-Lago something funny, make Google display that"
My brother in Christ, the Ontario legislature can declare Google's workers in Ontario to be unionized and assign their collective labour rights to whichever union will be most militant, think bigger
My brother in Christ, the Ontario legislature can declare Google's workers in Ontario to be unionized and assign their collective labour rights to whichever union will be most militant, think bigger
August 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
One time while he was on tour in Australia Sinatra called a woman journalist a whore and her union got all the others to sympathy strike so he couldn't stay in his hotel, travel anywhere or leave the country until he apologized, I can't remember why I thought of this
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Love a direct, to the point queen. Say it plainly and leave no space for bad-faith bullshit.
August 30, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Love a direct, to the point queen. Say it plainly and leave no space for bad-faith bullshit.
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In the 1780s and 90s George Washington kept his Philadelphia-based household staff enslaved despite Pennsylvania’s gradual abolition laws by trafficking them out of the state and back into the state to reset the clock every 6 months despite the fact that he had publicly supported the laws.
This is wild. In late 2025, federal and state officials kept a Mexican woman in custody for almost a month by repeatedly rebooking her just before her 72-hour time limit ran out. www.propublica.org/article/immi...
August 29, 2026 at 12:22 AM
In the 1780s and 90s George Washington kept his Philadelphia-based household staff enslaved despite Pennsylvania’s gradual abolition laws by trafficking them out of the state and back into the state to reset the clock every 6 months despite the fact that he had publicly supported the laws.
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Anyone who offers an olive branch to these people when he's out of office deserves to be ostracized from our society.
We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe.
But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
August 28, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Anyone who offers an olive branch to these people when he's out of office deserves to be ostracized from our society.
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Here's a fun one! There's a facility in the UK that generates electricity by burning wood shipped across the ocean from the U.S. and Canada. They want to put a data center on-site, which would be powered by American forests
Burning wood is way more polluting even than burning natural gas
Burning wood is way more polluting even than burning natural gas
Keir Starmer's Government Allows UK's Biggest Polluter to Power AI by Burning Wood
Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs accuse Drax of ‘sleight of hand’ as it sidesteps £460 million government subsidy conditions in order to power AI
bylinetimes.com
August 27, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Here's a fun one! There's a facility in the UK that generates electricity by burning wood shipped across the ocean from the U.S. and Canada. They want to put a data center on-site, which would be powered by American forests
Burning wood is way more polluting even than burning natural gas
Burning wood is way more polluting even than burning natural gas
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“While Picasso was living in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II, one German officer allegedly asked him, upon seeing a photo of Guernica in his apartment, ‘Did you do that?’ Picasso responded, ‘No, you did.’”
via pablopicasso.org
The horse (loon) represents the people of Guernica (Minnesota)
via pablopicasso.org
The horse (loon) represents the people of Guernica (Minnesota)
August 27, 2026 at 2:56 PM
“While Picasso was living in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II, one German officer allegedly asked him, upon seeing a photo of Guernica in his apartment, ‘Did you do that?’ Picasso responded, ‘No, you did.’”
via pablopicasso.org
The horse (loon) represents the people of Guernica (Minnesota)
via pablopicasso.org
The horse (loon) represents the people of Guernica (Minnesota)
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BREAKING: The union of Starbucks workers is officially calling for a boycott of the chain.
@sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract.
@sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract.
August 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM
BREAKING: The union of Starbucks workers is officially calling for a boycott of the chain.
@sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract.
@sbworkersunited.org has over 12,000 unionized baristas, and they're calling on customers to stop visiting Starbucks until they get a fair union contract.
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conservatives are so obsessed with social conformity that them having all the power is not enough, as long as their victims are not totally suppressed from even voicing disagreement conservatives feel like they’re the victims
"Deemed a heretic" is a funny way to describe being an enforcer for a hegemonic agenda pushed by media, government and affluent backers, which runs counter to her actual job description.
Completely untenable to have someone who talks about a minority group like this in charge of anything, let alone being the final say in matters of equality and human rights
August 24, 2026 at 9:27 AM
conservatives are so obsessed with social conformity that them having all the power is not enough, as long as their victims are not totally suppressed from even voicing disagreement conservatives feel like they’re the victims
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This is a related and expanded graphic which emphasizes an important point: Higher speeds reduce your visibility and reaction time, making it more likely you'll hit someone or something, and then when you *do* hit them, it's more likely to be fatal.
August 24, 2026 at 12:58 AM
This is a related and expanded graphic which emphasizes an important point: Higher speeds reduce your visibility and reaction time, making it more likely you'll hit someone or something, and then when you *do* hit them, it's more likely to be fatal.
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“Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, met privately in recent weeks with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and top outside adviser, and discussed potential areas of common ground, according to five people with knowledge of the meeting.”
BRUH.
BRUH.
August 23, 2026 at 10:27 AM
“Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, met privately in recent weeks with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and top outside adviser, and discussed potential areas of common ground, according to five people with knowledge of the meeting.”
BRUH.
BRUH.
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“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
ysph.yale.edu
August 17, 2026 at 5:25 AM
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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How much $ does the City of Portland pay Sports Oregon to turn around a create astroturfed groups to lobby the city on Moda?
www.sportoregon.org/partner-with...
www.sportoregon.org/partner-with...
August 11, 2026 at 4:39 AM
How much $ does the City of Portland pay Sports Oregon to turn around a create astroturfed groups to lobby the city on Moda?
www.sportoregon.org/partner-with...
www.sportoregon.org/partner-with...
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Jerry and Tally's last skate at the Lloyd Center ❤️ 🥹 ❤️
Photos by @bethnakamura.bsky.social
www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
Photos by @bethnakamura.bsky.social
www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Jerry and Tally's last skate at the Lloyd Center ❤️ 🥹 ❤️
Photos by @bethnakamura.bsky.social
www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
Photos by @bethnakamura.bsky.social
www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
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Gender studies might be the most vindicated academic field of all time
Really? Because I keep seeing them in charge of everything from car dealerships to the White House, and they seem to doing just fine despite their obvious handicaps.
August 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Gender studies might be the most vindicated academic field of all time
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As a reporter I cannot accept swag from any organization I might cover worth more than about $50: “a bottle of wine may be OK. A case is not.” And I don’t have regulatory power over them.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s latest financial report said Paramount gave him tickets to the 2025 Kennedy Center gala worth $12,390.
He and his wife sat in skybox seats. Such seats sold for $125,000 a piece, according to Kennedy Center guidelines.
He and his wife sat in skybox seats. Such seats sold for $125,000 a piece, according to Kennedy Center guidelines.
FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount
Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...
www.propublica.org
August 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
As a reporter I cannot accept swag from any organization I might cover worth more than about $50: “a bottle of wine may be OK. A case is not.” And I don’t have regulatory power over them.
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ATTENTION TO ALL DEM TAX CUT SLOPULISTS
August 5, 2026 at 3:52 AM
ATTENTION TO ALL DEM TAX CUT SLOPULISTS
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Blindingly obvious that this is targeted at “degrees we think women get.”
President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v
Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
trib.al
August 4, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Blindingly obvious that this is targeted at “degrees we think women get.”