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Granny Weatherwax disciple Tiocfaidh ár lá Vive l’Acadie! 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇮🇪🏳️🌈
I read Brownmiller's "Against Our Will" in college, soon after it was published 1975. Fifty years later - my entire adult lifetime - and she could have written it yesterday.
here to remind you that monday is a social construct and one we can all band together to reject
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work. Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world. (Published May 2024)
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
propublica.org
What if instead of starting substacks in twenty-fucking-twenty-six people learned to give one iota of a fuck about whether they want to associate themselves with nazis.
Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July
Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July
Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations Solar energy supplied more power to Great Britain’s grid in July than in any previous month as households turned to rooftop panels to cut their energy bills. Solar farms and rooftop panels provided 14.4% of the country’s electricity after some parts of the UK recorded almost twice the average sunshine hours for the time of year. Continue reading...
theguardian.com
Maine (and other places too ofc) needs to harden the bejeebus out of its election infrastructure.
🇺🇲📎Gigi Alexander 🇺🇦 Democracy Defender! 🌊 ❤️America.🌈@gigialexander123.bsky.social · 4d agoHe's also made remarks that he can bring his illegal "Magic to the Midterms." He cannot allow this Piece of absolute shit rig yet another election, subverting the will of Voting Americans.
People potentially subject to the nyc pied-à-terre tax are being treated with 1% of the administrative hostility of SNAP and Medicaid applicants, and they’re throwing 100x the fit
The Arctic is warming four times faster than anywhere else. Reindeer are starving. Sámi culture is at risk. For decades, Indigenous nations have demanded a real seat at the UN, not NGO status. Their land, culture, and climate are at stake. ictnews.org/news/as-clim...
As climate change threatens their lands, Indigenous nations demand more power at the UN - ICT
From the Arctic to the Pacific, Indigenous advocates say their voices are too often ignored.
ictnews.org
Is this guy high as a fucking kite or what.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoHassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
In a first, Germany drew more power from wind and solar than from fossil fuels last year.
In Germany, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels
Together, wind and solar generated 44 percent of Germany’s electricity, while fossil fuels generated roughly 43 percent, according to data from the Energy Institute, a think tank based in London. The figures represent a major milestone for the German “Energiewende,” or “energy turnaround,” a national push to ramp up renewable energy and phase out gas, coal, and nuclear power.
e360.yale.edu
Removing fallopian tubes (easy with most routine abdominal surgeries) reduces risk of ovarian cancer by 80%. More healthcare providers need to know this. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/h...
There’s a Way to Prevent Ovarian Cancer. Few Know About It. (Gift Article)
The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent.
nytimes.com
Wut?! Self-regulation in the late stage capitalist pillage era doesn’t work? I’m so shocked. 🤡
Jon of The North@krauza.bsky.social · last wk.Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.
It’s sad when people you once appreciated expose themselves as fools.
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · last wk.Just loving how John Cleese, now reduced to one of his own caricatures, rages about immigrants coming to the UK and failing to accept "our" culture, from his home in ... (checks notes) ... Nevis in the Caribbean.
Not every INCEL owns a Cybertruck, but everyone who owns a Cybertruck is an INCEL.
Cybertruck Called the Biggest Flop in Automotive History, as Tesla Shares Plummet
Tesla investors endured the worst week for the stock since 2022, while a damning new report compared the Cybertruck to one of the most notorious failures in automotive history. The numbers behind that...
247wallst.com
There’s a rare magic in the air for Mayo locals as the football-mad county tastes sweet All-Ireland victory after 75 years of hurt, writes Western Correspondent Pat McGrath
Day of days as football-mad Mayo tastes sweet victory
The link between the game and Mayo is hardwired into the souls of thousands upon thousands of people. It's a rite of passage, a hobby, a tradition and a memorial; all in one mesmerising whirl of emoti...
rte.ie
It would only take 1 hand to count the number of times I have been to Costco in my life. But you all have been holding out on this emotional support size Bonne Maman strawberry jam. Pineapple for comparison.
We all win together.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2w agoNYC SMALL BIZ OWNERS ON ZOHRAN: “These people really care about small businesses… They get shit done… I like that he stands for making sure nobody seems to feel marginalized, we all win together… If that’s what socialism is I’m all for it!” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
U.S. descendants of Acadians d... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
U.S. descendants of Acadians deported from Canada in 1700s seeking to become citizens | CBC News
Nadine Morin, a documentation specialist at the Anselme-Chiasson Centre for Acadian Studies at the Université de Moncton, said she's received genealogy requests from at least 30 people since January.
cbc.ca
"Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity." Carl Sagan
“food for thought” buddy my thoughts don’t need any food at all. been trying to starve them fuckers for years and they still keep doing the thing