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Holy shit bruh I’m flabbergasted 😲 Either she said put me in coach, or god (Big Sandals / the clockmaker ) is real lolol
@iwburg.bsky.social · 5h agoMy favorite secret detail of this piece: Check out the byline!
This is huge. My rights were restored before Youngkin got in office and it was literally life changing for me.
Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 5d agoBIG DEAL on voting rights this morning: Governor Spanberger just restored the voting rights of some 60,000+ Virginians. Her move reverses Youngkin's abrupt decision in 2023 to end automatic voting rights restoration, which brought Virginia back to a system of default lifetime disenfranchisement.
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
I would like to propose the Taco Bell Principle When a person/institution Did A Problem, & IMMEDIATELY fesses up & takes proactive steps to solve it That's exactly what we want them to do? So how bout we let them live ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 3w agoA quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!
Excellent article from the Smithsonian: "Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It’s Margaret Rossiter’s Lifelong Mission to Fix That' The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten #MatildaEffect
Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It's Margaret Rossiter's Lifelong Mission to Fix That
The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Friday that she has restored voting rights for 66,085 people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to vote due to past felony convictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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.
democracydocket.com
NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.
We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientist
NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.
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That “I wish my mother were here” feeling never goes away huh 🥲🫡
Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and reduce the risk of long-term complications.
As extreme heat grips the South and West, here's how to stay safe
Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and reduce the risk of long-term complications.
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When people were scandalized by WAP I said they better not have been the ppl my age who were blasting Magic Stick or Work It in 2000 w/e and a couple people responded with "oh, right, shit, damn, I'm just old now".
Had that exact conversation with a coworker. cw: 'that WAP crap' me: 'salt-n-pepa PUSH IT' cw: 'that's different '
Some of us are old enough to remember when Tyson executives were betting on how many of their workers would get covid back in 2020 before we had vaccines or any good treatments.
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.
A perfectly crafted piece in @thephilacitizen.bsky.social. I have loved this about Philly for decades. 🥨❤️
The Philadelphia Citizen@thephilacitizen.bsky.social · last wk."This summer we proved something the rest of the country — and the world — needed to see, that a city built on defiance can also be the one that opens its arms widest," writes head of PHL250 Kathryn Ott Lovell. https://bit.ly/4h06H3m
Black women have to work an extra 7 months to earn what white men earn in a year. Equal work deserves equal pay. #BlackWomensEqualPayDay
This really makes me want a relative size graph of these characters Like is the Jolly Green Giant just picking up and smashing the hell out of the KoolAid Man? Is Mr. Peanut capable of racing up the regular-sized characters’ pants legs? Who is taller, the Jack in the box guy or Ronald McDonald
Discontinued Foods!@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 2w agoThings aren't great, let's have some fun
The real question is personality tho Like I bet the Tootsie pop owl *can* fight (talons, beak), but has no passion for it Wendy seems like she’s a sucker puncher
Being so racist against and jealous of Black people that you can't appreciate Stevie Wonder has to be a curse from God.
Marcus 🏳️🌈🇧🇧@marcusjdl.bsky.social · 2w agoMy beef with Morrissey runs all the way back to 1986 when he said this about Black artists. Nineteen Eighty Six, while the Smiths were still active. It’s not a “later phenomenon” don’t try and lie to me www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...
Cheryl Reeve, winningest coach in WNBA history, defends transgender athletes against sports bans. “Exclusion is never the answer. Separate isn’t equal. Trans lives matter.” 💗🏳️⚧️💗🏀💗
It's not a disagreement about politics. Itr's a morality/decency thing.
The Oak Park Village Board voted 6-0 on my motion to draft a policy to end the practice of pretext police stops: pulling over drivers for non-safety related reasons like broken tail lights, missing registrations, or failing to properly use a turn signal www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/22/o...
Oak Park officials move toward restricting police stops for minor equipment infractions
Officials in Oak Park are eying a policy that would restrict police traffic stops related to vehicle equipment violations.
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Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.
The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.
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The Odyssey is on track to earn more than $84M over its second weekend, the most a Christopher Nolan movie has ever earned during its second weekend in release. More than $400M in nine days. Audiences didn't get the memo that it's a bad movie. You hate to see it.
July 25th will now be known statewide in Illinois as a Day of Reflection and Remembrance for Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. We understand here in our state that we cannot build a more just future if we are unwilling to confront the injustices of our past.
"New Zealand already generates 85% of its electricity from renewables — and is now adding solar at record speed to reach the 100% clean target that will make it one of the world's first fully renewable electricity systems. New Zealand's electricity grid is alrea..." www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
there’s an entire essay in how ‘historically accurate’ and ‘nostalgia’ are just weaponised to mean ‘the world bigots wished they lived in’ and not something that has actually ever existed but i haven’t had enough coffee to write it yet
CE (Catie) Murphy@cemurphy.bsky.social · 2w agono no you don't understand madeline it would be the kind of historically accurate that *doesn't* have Black people in it 👀
This is certainly a first for me — proud to meet the JB Splitzkers tonight at Diversey River Bowl.
The funniest thing about this is that for the hour before actual food time, the food should have come two hours ago. But the times I’ve been outside/at work etc and been genuinely late, he acts like, “**yawn** oh, is it time already? Let me saunter over I guess “ 🙄
s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 2w agoAre you a cat? Have you been forced to wait three to five minutes for dinner? YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION. Call 1-800-FEED-MEE. Operators are standing by.