therealshua
@therealshua.bsky.social
A human being with real emotions. I care deeply about liberation for all. I believe in science. Far from perfect, but trying my best. ❤️🔥 🇵🇸 🇵🇷 ✊🏽
I will ALWAYS AND FOREVER wear a mask at the airport, subways, and crowded public spaces...
VERY important paper!
This study detected SARS-CoV-2 in the air of common areas of 4 big US airports. SARS-CoV-2 detected in 98% of samples through the year. Influenza A was found during flu season.
That’s why you want to wear an N95 respirator in an airport! And all indoor public spaces all year!
This study detected SARS-CoV-2 in the air of common areas of 4 big US airports. SARS-CoV-2 detected in 98% of samples through the year. Influenza A was found during flu season.
That’s why you want to wear an N95 respirator in an airport! And all indoor public spaces all year!
Multimodal genomic surveillance for respiratory pathogens at four U.S. international airports: A comparison of air, wastewater, clinical, and national surveillance data
Early detection of outbreaks and emerging pathogens is critical for public health and global biosecurity. Airports, as major international travel hubs with dense, enclosed populations, are high-risk s...
journals.plos.org
September 18, 2026 at 6:01 AM
I will ALWAYS AND FOREVER wear a mask at the airport, subways, and crowded public spaces...
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This guy who assaulted a sitting member of Congress got 28 years and 10 months less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE
reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
September 18, 2026 at 1:02 AM
This guy who assaulted a sitting member of Congress got 28 years and 10 months less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE
reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
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Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill In Jar Of Formaldehyde
September 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Mitch McConnell Returns To Capitol Hill In Jar Of Formaldehyde
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“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...
www.orlandosentinel.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:17 PM
“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
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If NFL owners want to censor who performs in stadiums, they shouldn't ask taxpayers to help build them.
You can't take public subsidies for stadiums then use them as your personal editorial board.
Pay for it all out of your own pocket and hold as many Kid Rock concerts as you want to.
You can't take public subsidies for stadiums then use them as your personal editorial board.
Pay for it all out of your own pocket and hold as many Kid Rock concerts as you want to.
September 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
If NFL owners want to censor who performs in stadiums, they shouldn't ask taxpayers to help build them.
You can't take public subsidies for stadiums then use them as your personal editorial board.
Pay for it all out of your own pocket and hold as many Kid Rock concerts as you want to.
You can't take public subsidies for stadiums then use them as your personal editorial board.
Pay for it all out of your own pocket and hold as many Kid Rock concerts as you want to.
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We are joining Macklemore in donating to the people of Palestine with another $10,000 to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, which will help aid families amid the ongoing genocide.
We encourage our followers & anyone with the means to join if they can: pcrf.net
We encourage our followers & anyone with the means to join if they can: pcrf.net
September 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM
We are joining Macklemore in donating to the people of Palestine with another $10,000 to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, which will help aid families amid the ongoing genocide.
We encourage our followers & anyone with the means to join if they can: pcrf.net
We encourage our followers & anyone with the means to join if they can: pcrf.net
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New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:
Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
www.thehandbasket.co
September 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:
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🚨 THE KAPOW HANDBOOK IS FINALLY DONE!!! 🚨
6 months, 5 authors, and 60 pages later, we’ve written a guide on how to integrate mutual aid and direct action into electoral politics. And we’re not gatekeeping this info either.
Get a free digital copy on 9/21 at kapow.works/handbook !!!
6 months, 5 authors, and 60 pages later, we’ve written a guide on how to integrate mutual aid and direct action into electoral politics. And we’re not gatekeeping this info either.
Get a free digital copy on 9/21 at kapow.works/handbook !!!
September 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
🚨 THE KAPOW HANDBOOK IS FINALLY DONE!!! 🚨
6 months, 5 authors, and 60 pages later, we’ve written a guide on how to integrate mutual aid and direct action into electoral politics. And we’re not gatekeeping this info either.
Get a free digital copy on 9/21 at kapow.works/handbook !!!
6 months, 5 authors, and 60 pages later, we’ve written a guide on how to integrate mutual aid and direct action into electoral politics. And we’re not gatekeeping this info either.
Get a free digital copy on 9/21 at kapow.works/handbook !!!
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I love how technology skipped from calculators to end-of-humanity without figuring out escalators that don’t break
September 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I love how technology skipped from calculators to end-of-humanity without figuring out escalators that don’t break
One way to feel less ashamed might be to donate his earnings to Palestinian families in need
Matthew Lillard says he’s ashamed of doing ‘Scream 7’ after the firing of Melissa Barrera, reportedly for speaking out in support of Palestine.
Matthew Lillard Knows Scream 7 Was on ‘the Wrong Side of History’
Matthew Lillard says he’s ashamed of doing ‘Scream 7’ after the firing of Melissa Barrera, reportedly for speaking out in support of Palestine.
www.vulture.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
One way to feel less ashamed might be to donate his earnings to Palestinian families in need
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Kaepernick says Trump tried to get him to the White House after publicly attacking him.
“What was relayed to me was the outreach that came from Van Jones… it was immediately rejected. Again, this is after him going out publicly and trying to target me and my employment.“
“What was relayed to me was the outreach that came from Van Jones… it was immediately rejected. Again, this is after him going out publicly and trying to target me and my employment.“
September 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Kaepernick says Trump tried to get him to the White House after publicly attacking him.
“What was relayed to me was the outreach that came from Van Jones… it was immediately rejected. Again, this is after him going out publicly and trying to target me and my employment.“
“What was relayed to me was the outreach that came from Van Jones… it was immediately rejected. Again, this is after him going out publicly and trying to target me and my employment.“
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“Why do people hate that I don’t want kids to be killed and starved?”
— Ms. Rachel talks to Rolling Stone about the backlash she faced for supporting Palestine, recalling moments when she felt like everyone hated her.
(www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...)
— Ms. Rachel talks to Rolling Stone about the backlash she faced for supporting Palestine, recalling moments when she felt like everyone hated her.
(www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...)
September 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
“Why do people hate that I don’t want kids to be killed and starved?”
— Ms. Rachel talks to Rolling Stone about the backlash she faced for supporting Palestine, recalling moments when she felt like everyone hated her.
(www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...)
— Ms. Rachel talks to Rolling Stone about the backlash she faced for supporting Palestine, recalling moments when she felt like everyone hated her.
(www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...)
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Ed Sheeran PERFORMED AT ROBERT KRAFT’S WEDDING. He was not put
in an “impossible situation.” His hands were not tied.
He tried to use his openers and band as a PR shield to both-sides genocide and they dropped out because they’d rather give up the money and exposure than be complicit.
in an “impossible situation.” His hands were not tied.
He tried to use his openers and band as a PR shield to both-sides genocide and they dropped out because they’d rather give up the money and exposure than be complicit.
September 16, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Ed Sheeran PERFORMED AT ROBERT KRAFT’S WEDDING. He was not put
in an “impossible situation.” His hands were not tied.
He tried to use his openers and band as a PR shield to both-sides genocide and they dropped out because they’d rather give up the money and exposure than be complicit.
in an “impossible situation.” His hands were not tied.
He tried to use his openers and band as a PR shield to both-sides genocide and they dropped out because they’d rather give up the money and exposure than be complicit.
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The truth is none of y’all hate Robert Kraft enough. Get on my level. (From February)
gillianbrockell.com/the-truth-ab...
gillianbrockell.com/the-truth-ab...
The truth about ICE and the New England Patriots jets (Go Seahawks)
The best reason to hate the New England Patriots is where their team planes have been.
gillianbrockell.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The truth is none of y’all hate Robert Kraft enough. Get on my level. (From February)
gillianbrockell.com/the-truth-ab...
gillianbrockell.com/the-truth-ab...
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A Canadian study of nearly 9,000 adults looked at repeat COVID infections. Researchers found that people who reported having COVID at least twice had 76% higher odds of being diagnosed with a new health condition, across 21 conditions studied, compared with those who reported never being infected.
Adults with Two or More COVID Infections Had 76% Higher Odds of a New Diagnosis in Canadian Survey
A Canadian survey tied repeat COVID-19 infections to 76% higher odds of a new diagnosis. Here is what it shows and what it cannot prove.
www.medicaldaily.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:36 AM
A Canadian study of nearly 9,000 adults looked at repeat COVID infections. Researchers found that people who reported having COVID at least twice had 76% higher odds of being diagnosed with a new health condition, across 21 conditions studied, compared with those who reported never being infected.
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Corporations are not people.
Their money is not speech.
They should not be able to buy politicians.
End Citizens United.
Their money is not speech.
They should not be able to buy politicians.
End Citizens United.
September 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Corporations are not people.
Their money is not speech.
They should not be able to buy politicians.
End Citizens United.
Their money is not speech.
They should not be able to buy politicians.
End Citizens United.
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A WHOLE LOT of trans people are citing to the last decade of UK politics as a reason they think anti-trans Dems winning is worse FOR THEM than anti-trans Repubs. And a whole lot of US liberals aren't engaging with that example at all while pontificating about why trans people are wrong and stupid.
September 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
A WHOLE LOT of trans people are citing to the last decade of UK politics as a reason they think anti-trans Dems winning is worse FOR THEM than anti-trans Repubs. And a whole lot of US liberals aren't engaging with that example at all while pontificating about why trans people are wrong and stupid.
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One of the coolest things about people who don't have a lot of power taking a principled stand is it lays bare the complete cowardice of the ones who actually *do* have power when they fail to do even a fraction as much.
Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect.
The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour.
This is the statement they published on Instagram:
This is the statement they published on Instagram:
September 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
One of the coolest things about people who don't have a lot of power taking a principled stand is it lays bare the complete cowardice of the ones who actually *do* have power when they fail to do even a fraction as much.
🫠
we are all macklemore*
*kind of cringe, morally righteous
*kind of cringe, morally righteous
September 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🫠
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Remember, even when Black people save lives, the system will look for ways to punish them.
The Second Amendment doesn't exist for us.
The Second Amendment doesn't exist for us.
19-Year-Old Black Teen Who Shot a Mall Gunman in Self-Defense Sentenced Because He Didn't Have a Permit
19-Year-Old Black Teen Who Shot a Mall Gunman in Self-Defense Sentenced Because He Didn't Have a Permit
Nationwide — Martinez Long, a 19-year-old African American teen from Dearborn, Michigan, was sentenced to two years of probation after fatally shooting a gunman during a chaotic confrontation at Fairlane […]
The post 19-Year-Old Black Teen Who Shot a Mall Gunman in Self-Defense Sentenced Because He Didn't Have a Permit first appeared on BlackNews.com.
dlvr.it
September 15, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Remember, even when Black people save lives, the system will look for ways to punish them.
The Second Amendment doesn't exist for us.
The Second Amendment doesn't exist for us.
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The only person in public service who has consistently made 100% sense on issues of "AI," which is why they hate her so much.
![As the Supreme Court has noted: “A method of competition which casts upon one's competitors the burden of the loss of business unless they will descend to a practice which they are under a powerful moral compulsion not to adopt, even though it is not criminal, was thought to involve the kind of unfairness at which the [unfair methods of competition] statute was aimed."
3. The highly concentrated and interconnected structure of these markets could be creating major risks and conflicts of interest. We had started investigating these partnerships and cross-investments across the stack (and released a preliminarily overview of some findings: https://ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-issues-staff-report-ai-partnerships-investments-study).
Both federal and state enforcers should be scrutinizing these opaque relationships and inter-dependencies. We are already seeing how these relationships could undermine accountability. For example, OpenAI could face liability given the Hugging Face incident, but Hugging Face being bought up by Nvidia means that we’re unlikely to see it file a lawsuit over this — given Nvidia’s strong incentive to see OpenAI continue full speed ahead.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:azpq3hfq3llpowyqpjkqwgxs/bafkreibpynfdssvr5aehvgzmcuerbo3romumydje4qsdhog7a3tnazrh2u)
September 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
The only person in public service who has consistently made 100% sense on issues of "AI," which is why they hate her so much.
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Yes, the Blob is real, and yes, you should be worried.
Fear "the Blob": Relentless marine heat waves threaten to scramble ocean life
Fueled by climate change and a rising El Niño, they could bring severe damage onshore and off.
www.motherjones.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Yes, the Blob is real, and yes, you should be worried.
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One week ago, Mayor Mamdani established the Mayor’s Office of Worker Power, which provides NYC workers resources to organize, build power, and improve their working conditions.
Thank you to @mayor.nyc.gov, @juliesulabor.bsky.social, and everyone involved for inviting us to the public unveiling!
Thank you to @mayor.nyc.gov, @juliesulabor.bsky.social, and everyone involved for inviting us to the public unveiling!
September 14, 2026 at 7:56 PM
One week ago, Mayor Mamdani established the Mayor’s Office of Worker Power, which provides NYC workers resources to organize, build power, and improve their working conditions.
Thank you to @mayor.nyc.gov, @juliesulabor.bsky.social, and everyone involved for inviting us to the public unveiling!
Thank you to @mayor.nyc.gov, @juliesulabor.bsky.social, and everyone involved for inviting us to the public unveiling!
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After the Civil War, Congress mandated that Southern states could only disenfranchise people over a handful of crimes. But these states quickly ignored those rules and manipulated the criminal legal system to prevent Black people from voting.
A Voting Rights Promise, Betrayed for 156 Years - Bolts
After the Civil War, Congress readmitted Southern states on the condition they not expand felony disenfranchisement—but they quickly ignored the restriction. It has finally caught up with one state, with a federal court ruling against Virginia and reviving the Reconstruction-era promise.
boltsmag.org
September 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
After the Civil War, Congress mandated that Southern states could only disenfranchise people over a handful of crimes. But these states quickly ignored those rules and manipulated the criminal legal system to prevent Black people from voting.
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we watched I Love Boosters and 9 to 5 on two consecutive nights this weekend and it turns out that's a surprisingly perfect double feature, I can't believe there are two different movies that ask "what if you got really high and fed Das Kapital into the outfit computer from Clueless"
September 13, 2026 at 2:32 AM
we watched I Love Boosters and 9 to 5 on two consecutive nights this weekend and it turns out that's a surprisingly perfect double feature, I can't believe there are two different movies that ask "what if you got really high and fed Das Kapital into the outfit computer from Clueless"