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Bad for the bottom line. Resisting psychic death. NC
We’re down to the final 72 hours of our Kickstarter campaign… and we’re still about $8,000 away from hitting our stretch goal. If you haven’t had a chance to support yet or have been waiting until the very last second — now’s the time! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mus...
Trump's pick to lead the CDC says "abortion surveillance is critical" and that she wants to make sure hospitals in certain states aren't "hiding" abortions. Full story at Abortion, Every Day jessica.substack.com/p/trumps-cdc...
I almost can't take these people seriously because this Jeremy Wayne Tate dude reached out to me in his early days because he thought I'd be agreeable to his SAT alternative and it became clear in just a handful of emails that he is a goof. Now this goof is going to control curriculum for everyone
Annie Abrams@annieabrams.bsky.social · 3w agothey're going for broke classiclearningtest.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Love Interview/the Vampire Lestat and so happy there is smart writing about it.
Roxana Hadadi@roxana-hadadi.bsky.social · 3w agowrote a bit about how "Montreal" is the best episode of THE VAMPIRE LESTAT (maybe even INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, too) bc of how it simultaneously gives us loustat at its most romantic and most fucked-up. to ship or not to ship? that's the q, @vulture.com: www.vulture.com/article/mont...
Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...
Lots of great work to get into as a fan of Sam Neill. My first choice? My Brilliant Career, set at the end of the 19th c, a coming of age where he is opposite baby Judy Davis. He’s smoldering. She’s a handful. And their chemistry is palpable. Directed by Gillian Armstrong. His 2nd feature film.
Seriously, just read the full piece. It's short, it's bullet points — and unlike RFK Jr's HHS, it'll tell you about the treatment that's effective against Cyclosporiasis — and even where, if you're so inclined, you can buy it tonight www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...
Cyclosporiasis Is Here: How to Protect Yourself | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
Cyclospora infection is often asymptomatic, but when symptoms occur, illness is characterized by anorexia, nausea, flatulence, fatigue, abdo
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sorry to get serious for a second but I’m glad that these politicians are opening up unisex toilets (their graves) for us as bathrooms are harder for many of us to access
A weird thing about midlife is discovering how much you can change while staying absolutely the same.
i say again that I criminally underestimated how far men would go to avenge metoo carolinapublicpress.org/76059/names-...
Names of accused in university sexual misconduct cases no longer public record, thanks to NC budget
New NC budget included provision that previously failed to pass, intended to make details of university sexual misconduct cases private.
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This MF looks like YouTube security cam horror
Natasha Kindred@thehoursgodsends.bsky.social · 4w agoHorrible new bullshit from the sea every time. It’s never ‘oh we found a new pink fish that is so happy’ it’s always stuff like this, the crush-depth screw-headed dongwongler, and it’s got to have big long creepy bits. Sick of the ocean tbh.
I love how much my dog likes to sit quietly on the porch in the night.
I once wrote Dante had Beatrice; Orwell had Stalin; for political writers their muses are not the good things. Wrote this in one sitting today.
Pod Save Patriarchy (or Whatever That Sorry Platner Spectacle Was)
For at least a decade we have been told that this and that and the other thing must be tolerated in pursuit of the elusive vote of the working class or the white working class which often means the wh...
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Sensitive and thoughtful interview with the photo subject.
Christopher Wiggins@cwnewser.bsky.social · last mo.My interview: “I came to this country as an infant and became a U.S. citizen,” Roswell Encina said. “So sitting there, on the Fourth of July, I couldn’t help but think about the promise of America and the work still required to protect it.” www.advocate.com/news/people/...
Farmer & farm worker tips on working outside in hot humid weather: First, the normal stuff. Stay hydrated. Take breaks in the shade. These are the basics! They'll get you pretty far & you won't make it without them! They are also not enough to get through a day on the farm IME!
Summer days in the heat dome mean summer nights are the only time to sit outside. Even in a drought, even in the city, there’s enough frogs in the trees to chorus and that makes me feel at home in my bones.
Regarding that weird New York Times editorial. www.advocate.com/opinion/nyt-...
Why are America's largest newspapers stigmatizing queer people?
Opinion: Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal recently ran opinion pieces essentially preaching "gay is respectable, queer is the problem." It's not helpful, writes Josh Ackley.
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Thinking of Miss Hazel Scott today . . . Born this month, June 11, 1920, Miss Scott is an individual I am constantly campaigning that we all take a moment to recognize any day of the calendar year. Her contribution to entertainment, her mark, her imprint, her legacy. Her voice on and off the stage.
Ossoff: "Citizens United was the most destructive court decision in modern history. It's unleashed a flood of secret money, corporate money, billionaire money. Trump's rise is a symptom of this deeper disease. Our task is not just to contain his wickedness, but to cure the rot that gave rise to it."
1. She changed her ID to comply with Kansas’ new anti-trans law. Now, the state wants to put her in jail for having an inaccurate license. Kris Ripper is being charged with driving with an invalid license—a class B misdemeanor—after a cop refused to believe the ID the state forced on her was valid.
She Changed Her ID to Comply with Kansas’ New Anti-Trans Law. Now, the State is Trying to Put Her in Jail for Having an 'Inaccurate' License.
A Kansas trans woman is being charged with driving with an invalid license after a police officer refused to believe the license the state is forcing her to carry was valid. She won’t be the last.
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I recently found a tick on my body and didn't know what to do. I went into journalist mode to find out. Here's what I learned about how to manage tick bites, with illustrations of the tick species that cause diseases in humans by Diogo Guerra and maps of where they occur by @jenchristiansen.com 🧪
Bitten by a tick? Don’t panic—do this
Knowing what kind of tick bit you and where you got it can help inform next steps
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pete hegseth is engaged in open racial discrimination against black officers. the clear message is that there is no place for black or women leadership in his military
Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity
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Got to spread the word that racially restrictive deeds were in fact a nation-wide phenomenon, esp after the Great Migration, not just a Southern thing. If you live in white-ass part of America, esp if it’s even a little bit urban, baby, that was on purpose. www.history.com/articles/rac...
How Neighborhoods Used Restrictive Housing Covenants to Block Nonwhite Families | HISTORY
Communities across the U.S. required home deeds to include clauses that explicitly denied buyers based on race, ethni...
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Two of my fav critics going in on new horror. So good. I do not skip Ms Bastién’s film takes. Always something to chew.
Angelica Jade Bastién@angelicabastien.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy episode appearing on NYT’s Cannonball podcast with Wesley Morris just dropped. We discuss the film OBSESSION, the nature of love, young folks’ approach to romance, and so much more. I love yapping! I love film! I love being a cultural critic!! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
If you’ve got AMC+ and you love media about media, the Australian drama The Newsreader is fantastic. Anna Tory, Sam Reid, 80s tv news. Season 2 a Murdock analog shows up. Lotsa newsroom stuff and a bit of queerness. Several fantastic women characters. High recommend.
"art is a way of processing life, that's inherently what it's supposed to be... I don't see the value of outsourcing any of that" just Kane Parsons, 20 year old director of BACKROOMS, with the smartest, most succinct rebuttal of AI in art that I've yet encountered www.youtube.com/shorts/MwUnK...
"Backrooms" director Kane Parsons explains why he's “absolutely not” going to embrace AI #shorts
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
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