Time for JAMES! Time for confusion and chaos and WAFFLES and the difficulties of dating while a Price (also dating in Portland, which is its own weird thing).

It's understandable for people to be deeply upset about this, because the framing of this summary card is really misstating the scope and implication of the ruling. The actual ruling is narrowly drawn (and caused by several really bad choices the prosecution made in prosecution!)

Sapling 🌱@sacredsapling.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Woke up to this news and I’m beyond disgusted. It’s a US *constitutional right* now to create and own ‘CSAM,’ as long as it was made with AI?? AI gen images are built from real images, of real children. This directly re-exploits every single CSAM survivor. (More in 🧵) #abolition #trafficking

There are no ethical billionaires, but Dolly came as close as anyone has. She'll be sorely missed.

Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg@effies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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Dolly Parton understood something that too many of my public health colleagues have not grasped: a good idea isn't sufficient — you have to sell it. So she got vaccinated in front of cameras, and literally begged her fans to not hesitate, to vaccinate — to a reworking of Jolene

Dolly Parton, Public Health Hero, Dies at 80 | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland

Dolly Parton donated $1M USD to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2020 to fund the research that resulted in the Moderna mRNA vaccine

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I'm gutted. She'll be remembered for her heartfelt and humble music. She'll also be remembered as one of the most genuine, caring, and generous humans of the last century. We should all aspire to be like Dolly.

Man, if you ever want to feel wise, clever, and well informed, watch depositions of cops on youtube Q: "Why did you arrest her?" A: "She was trying to stop officers from going into her apartment." Q: "Did you have a warrant? A: "No." Q: "Was there some kind of emergency happening in the apartment?"

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Heads up, this labeler is not operating in good faith if this amount of evidence is not enough to cause them to remove the label

Emoria - Aftertaste is a Horror Novel@emoria.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Here’s the absurdly exhaustive interrogation they put me through pt 1

Northeast folks, still trying to find a home for a pair of cats whose person passed away

Shecky@shecky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

UPDATE: Yes, their owner passed away Thursday. We're taking them in today, but as I said, that CAN'T be permanent; they NEED a HOME NOW. We're willing to drive pretty much anywhere in the Northeast for the right adopter. We're begging.

Breaking rules and subverting tropes can be thrilling. 😆 This year I finally started self-publishing my novels. Art and graphics by @amaralynn.bsky.social. Support artists! books2read.com/pending books2read.com/Bury-the-Dead books2read.com/Cold-Comfort-RF books2read.com/WTS #QueerWritersChat

AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers@amaralynn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#QueerWritersChat Question Five: Outros! Share what you've been working on, links, etc! Interact, boost others, and feel free to answer the questions late! DO NOT promo without participating in the chat! Theo will host next week! @theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers

When we've needed help on the hill - back when that was ground it made sense for me to fight on - one of the first people I'd turn to was @edmarkey.bsky.social. And he came through — his office was never not helpful.

Matthew Cortland (they)@matthewcort.land · 2mo ago

Ed Markey's final debate against Moulton starts in about 15 minutes, you can watch it at the link below Yes, I'd love it if Ed Markey were 20 years younger. But the thing is, I've worked with Ed's office a bunch. I trust Ed Markey far more than I would ever trust Moulton. Moulton is despicable.

We have to throw some disabled people to the fascists — denying them tailored treatment, reasonable accommodations on the basis of disability, and supports — otherwise the fascists will target all disabled people is perhaps the most fucked up argument i've read recently

David K Smith@professor-dave.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If we do not start to differentiate properly, many profoundly disabled people with ADHD (and/or autism) are going to be thrown under the bus as the backlash grows against these labels, in part as a result of them including so many relatively mild cases.

It's happening.

CalMatters@calmatters.org · 2mo ago

Health Net, one of the largest Medi-Cal insurers in the country, is canceling assisted living benefits for members at the end of the year, according to documents obtained by CalMatters and interviews with providers. cal.news/4wvx2dy 📸 Ariana Drehsler

As I prepare for surgery in a couple of days I wanted to dash off a quick 'actionable analysis' post that's our tag line here at Shouldn't Need to be a (Public Health) Lawyer.... Here's how to protect yourself from Cyclosporiasis, the explosive diarrhea parasite taking the country by storm

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Cyclospora infection is often asymptomatic, but when symptoms occur, illness is characterized by anorexia, nausea, flatulence, fatigue, abdo

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I’m seeing a lot of “well they had to say something and they can’t be mean, it’s unprofessional” they do not, in fact, have to say anything! saying nothing is a whole option that’s available if you’re in a position where it would be personally dangerous to say something true but ugly

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Democratic Party's approval rating is in the toilet, and the main reason is voters see Dem leaders and prominent members acting like things are basically okay instead of fighting like there's an emergency. Slot "my friend Lindsey Graham, so funny, how great to work with him" comments into that.

It always strikes me as weird that you're not supposed to speak ill of the dead, but our libel laws are structured in such a way that you can't speak honestly about people until after they have passed. Also, it's good to be reminded to live your life so that people will not celebrate your passing.

🧪 Do voters want the scientific community to have a say (i.e. via notice and comment) about OMB's proposed rule giving White House officials final control over scientific grant funding? 🧪

Matthew Cortland (they)@matthewcort.land · 4mo ago

🧪 New from @dataforprogress.org: 77% of voters think the scientific community — including research labs and universities — should have a say over whether this rule [to give White House officials final approval over all grant funding] goes into effect. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/7/...

people got mad at me yesterday when i said the dems were not ready to take court reform seriously. 5-4 for non-racial citizenship is not a win, it's a reprieve bsky.app/profile/schu...

Chuck Schumer@schumer.senate.gov · 4mo ago

Despite Trump’s best efforts to bully them, the Supreme Court just reaffirmed that if you are born in America, you belong in America.

if you're trans, you have to live. one day you can live to see these guys all die.

All of these cases are basically litmus tests for any Dem nominee. Are immigrants Americans? Do trans Americans deserve human rights? Are corporations superhumans who get to spend endlessly on elections to put whoever they want into power? These are simple questions with simple answers.

And periodic reminder: Everything bad happening with the Supreme Court, is happening specifically because racist people wanted to destroy the Black vote, and create a unitary executive who would turn the US into a white ethnostate. This isn't my theory. This is their theory. They wrote it down.

To all of my trans siblings: I see you. I cherish you. I grieve with you. I feel your rage and your fear. I'm so sorry that this country is run by spineless cowards who refuse to recognize your humanity.

ElieNYC@elienyc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Oh, there's actually just one opinion for both BPJ and Hecox. Basically there were two trans cases that were argued separately, but on the same day. Now consolidated into one opinion. 9-0, no title 9, 6-3 no constitutional protections for trans women either.

Fuck every single Democrat that has ever been willing to compromise on trans dignity, rights and humanity. I hope you assholes are pleased with yourselves. I don’t know if you could’ve prevented this moment, but you should’ve been fighting every step of the way.

ElieNYC@elienyc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

See, people always want to make this just about "sports," but the real upshot here is that, 6-3, trans women can't make a claim under the Equal Protection Clause. And if they can't do that, it's hard to see how they have constitutional rights.

My custom wallet listing isn't up yet BUT! My friend @jordanlhawk.com has offered an annotated hardback of WIDDERSHINS (so good): www.32auctions.com/organization... My beloved friend @octopusgallery.bsky.social has TWO handmade quilted pride flags listed! www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Romancing the Vote@romancingthevote.com · 4mo ago

You can donate items to the auction at: form.romancingthevote.com You can donate money to help it run at: secure.actblue.com/donate/spons... You can find out who the heck we are at: www.romancingthevote.com We are slowly making listings live at: auction.romancingthevote.com

Wait, so Dem constituents have been saying, since 2024 every time Dem pols betray us or don’t have our back, they they’re gonna primary yall…and ur mad some got primaried? Did they just not take folks seriously and banked on “Look! Im not republican!” as a winning campaign?

Julianne McShane@juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“All of us are a little frustrated with the Democratic Party. But you don’t blow it up. That’s what MAGA has done.” - Tish James on Mamdani 👀😳

We have no money. You know this. Why do you keep asking why we’re not doing things we used to do? It’s because we have no money. We. Have. No. Money. We have no money. There is no money left. It’s all gone. None of us have it. No money. Nope. Money gone. We don’t have it. No.

NPR@npr.org · 4mo ago

Are smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since the iPhone was introduced nearly two decades ago.

"We give you worms to cure your illness" is absolutely something I expected to come under RFK Jr leadership. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Transgenic hookworm secretes anti-tetrodotoxin human single chain antibody - Nature Communications

Biologics and protein-based drugs often require frequent, costly injections. Here, authors have engineered a hookworm to continuously produce and secrete a therapeutic human antibody directly into a h...

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An Enforcement Agency That Won't Enforce: HUD's Policy Reversal On Emotional Support Animals - DREDF

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

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The problem, of course, with post exposure prophylaxis for SARS-CoV-2 is that y'all motherfuckers surrendered and the virus is basically everywhere. I have no way, as an immunocompromised person, of knowing when I've been exposed.