It would also very much be a shame if people learned that Rust-Oleum Specialty Reflective Finish (SKU 214944) makes it harder for Flock cameras to collect all information seen on license plates. #WCBS

Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 2d ago

chat can anyone verify that every single Flock camera has about 2-3 Ibs of copper and about 1-2 grams of gold

'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

This is your annual reminder that if you inadvertently write on a whiteboard with a Sharpie, you can trace over that with a whiteboard pen and then the whole thing will come off.

And here’s Bryan Stevenson (founder of the Innocence Project) telling Klein that shame is essential almost a decade ago, but I guess he forgot once he tacked right … www.vox.com/2017/5/24/15...

Bryan Stevenson explains how it feels to grow up black amid Confederate monuments

“I think we have to increase our shame — and I don’t think shame is a bad thing.”

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I had HPV that lead to early cervical cancer. The one single good thing about being trained as a ‘good girl’ by abusive parents is that when I am told to do the health things, I do them- I got my yearly physical and it was found early-

Gigi Gronvall@ggronvall.bsky.social · yesterday

In RFK Jr.’s book Vax/Unvax, he and his coauthor minimize the burden of cervical cancer, & describe the safe vaccine as a pharma sale opportunity. Other nations are eliminating cervical cancer. In the US, rates are falling… but much more slowly.

NEW: Philadelphia is seeking en banc review of the President's House decision, which allowed Interior to put up new signs downplaying Washington's ownership of slaves. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot

ORGANIZING AND MOBILIZING AND FIGHTING BACK WORKS. This wasn’t institutions stepping up and fighting. This was INDIVIDUALS standing up UNITED TOGETHER, fighting for the world we want to live in.

THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE POWER ACCOMPLISHES! Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who wrote comments, contacted Congress, and yelled! This is OUR WIN! @standupforscience.net www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul

Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.

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Max Miller's opponent in the midterms is @poindexterforcongress.com! It's a totally winnable seat, even without considering Miller's baggage. Can we please boost him?? Brian is a working class union ironworker with endorsements from local unions & progressive groups! poindexterforcongress.com

Brian Poindexter for Congress | Ready to Work for Working Families

Union ironworker Brian Poindexter is running for Congress to stand up for working families and deliver real representation—not empty promises.

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Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of' the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's Al buildout.

Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement

Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's AI buildout.

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Which ICU did RFK Jr. work in?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

RFK Jr: Trump wanted to end lockdowns. In Fauci's diary, he talks about how the president was calling him trying to get him to reopen the country BASH: The lockdowns were down by governors K: They cited Fauci B: Govs were hearing from hospitals that their ICUs were overrun K: That's not true

Am told at the blue ash Ohio ICE office today that a bunch of springfield Haitians were told to just “check in” at are now having ankle monitors put on them, which, uh….. they’re not supposed to be fucking doing that

People who did not grow up with abusers do not know that this is the exact flex abusers constantly pull to legitimize their abuse

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"

NEW: Virginia Gov. Spanberger has restored the voting rights of more than 66,000 people who were formerly convicted of felonies. It's a stunning reversal of the felony disenfranchisement under prior Gov. Youngkin, who restored less than 10,000 people's voting rights across his entire 4-year term.

Virginia Gov. Spanberger has restored voting rights for 66,000 people with past felony convictions

The volume presents a dramatic reversal of prior Gov. Glenn Youngkin's tenure, when he restored less than 10,000 voter's rights during his entire four-year term.

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Don't forget that Audible is owned by Amazon and you should use @libro.fm instead, which allows you to support an indie bookstore in the process

Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores

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dems holding shadow hearings to get this info out is good politics

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 6d ago

Chicago teen shares his experience in ICE detention centers: I am 18 years old and I just graduated from high school in Chicago. I was in ICE detention for 2 months and 10 days. They kept me in solitary for 2 days for no reason, alone in a room with just a toilet. They never let us go outside.

"But moderates and progressives win at similar rates, according to Adam Bonica’s research. What really matters is incumbency—progressive and moderate Democratic candidates tend to lose to Republicans in office but win open seats or when they are the incumbents." newrepublic.com/article/2136...

Can Progressive Candidates Win in Swing States? They Already Have.

In 2004, not many people imagined Senators Brown and Baldwin and President Obama. America’s voters often progress more quickly than we expect.

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During the first Trump term a lot of liberals convinced themselves that watching cable news was “doing something.” A similar thing happened under Bush. Cable news is a con.

At our municipal grocery stores, New Yorkers will get a 30% discount on eggs, milk, chicken, produce and other everyday essentials. In the wealthiest city in the richest country in the world, no one should have to wonder how they’ll afford the food they need to feed themselves or their families.

mildly funny that X is having blazing rows about Nolan’s Odyssey because he cast black people in it and Bluesky is having blazing rows about whether a noted Homeric translator’s LRB review of it misses the point or not

👋 Public Health Communicator from Australia here. One of the reasons Australia punches above its weight in sports is that it prioritizes sports science. It's no surprise that Aussie athletes like the swim team have been consistently masking to prevent themselves getting sick before competitions.

Happy 🎂William Carter Jenkins b #OTD 1945 (d 17 Feb 2019) The Tuskegee whistle-blower epidemiologist, he was first to publicize the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (“the most unethical study in US history”) in the Drum (an anti-discrimination newsletter). 1/3 🧵

Today, we commemorate National Disability Independence Day and the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. People with disabilities deserve a seat at every decision-making table. Local leadership is stronger when it reflects the communities it serves.

"In terminating 283 Department of Energy grants from states where a majority voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, and leaving untouched hundreds of grants that went to red states, the Trump administration punished researchers for merely living in states the White House politically opposed."

Trump admin violated our Constitution. "By using keyword searches to review hundreds of grants and terminate them en masse rather than reviewing them individually on their merits, the Trump administration targeted research it found politically disfavorable, which is a First Amendment violation." 🧵

The Trump admin admits it used keyword searches to identify research grants for termination. Instead of evaluating the scientific value of each project, grants were arbitrarily flagged because they contained words the admin didn’t like. 🧵 Article: zurl.co/vWcbo

Have you heard of Little Blue Market? "a place where conscious consumers can buy directly from vetted, progressive small businesses that believe in equality, democracy, and freedom" I discovered them because an artist I bought embroidery designs on from on Etsy is there now.

Little Blue Market | Shop Small Progressive Businesses

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