Congress passed a law this year specifically banning what Trump just did to the Forest Service. He did it anyway. Nobody's stopping him. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service
Contact Congress today!
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'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)
glimpse into a fucked up alternate universe where undertale came out in chapters
Please help my friend and immensely talented artist get a very needed MRI. Our country is broken so let's help each other as best we can 💕
c.e. chant/hades 💀🐊 💬 too many comics@portaltohades.bsky.social · 2w agoAlright, it was suggested to me that I actually crowdfund the out of pocket cost for the lumbar MRI since my insurance keeps denying the day before the appt even w/ it as an important order. I will have more info in the replies as well. I was honestly hesitant but... ko-fi.com/portaltohades
Polymarket has millions of dollars in wildfire-related bets & more than $1M in beds were placed on the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires! DESPICABLE! THE PREDICTION MARKET PROMOTES THE OBSTRUCTION FIREFIGHTERS OR FOLKS TO GO OUT AND COMMIT ARSON! It's absolutely nuts!
Jacob Gellman@jacobgellman.com · last wk.There is no way that betting on wildfires should be legal. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...
Social media bans cannot be effectively enforced, and come with profound implications for everyone's human rights. Nevertheless the EU and Irish government seem hell bent on pushing through similar legislation here, without presenting a shred of evidence that such a ban will have a positive impact.
Ben Schwarz@benschwarz.bsky.social · last wk.Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
It will be worse than this! Most websites will be forced to ask you to send your ID to a third party surveillance service, adding a credit card won't be enough for most. Bluesky asks for your *social security number* if you live in Texas now, due to this shit. Call in, and kill it.
Eromancer@eromancer.bsky.social · last wk.This will be the US if the SCREEN Act passes. Call your Senators before August 5 and tell them that you oppose the SCREEN Act, KOSA, and the KIDS Act. Use the official lookup tool at www.senate.gov/senators/sen... to find yours by state.
The TOS being so strict that they control you offsite is the problem; sites like Patreon and Kofi have offsite clauses too. The social criminalization of the suggestion that somewhere you might be doing nsfw is a problem. It's branding a person as obscene and we need consumers to stand up for us
Sam Cole@samleecole.bsky.social · 2w agoa bunch of popular ASMR artists lost their channels forever this week, after YouTube cited them for violating terms against "sexually gratifying" content: www.404media.co/youtube-asmr...
I am TERRIFIED to call people and I call my reps. Even just a simple 'I need you to appeal the KOSA act/Online Safety act or I'm voting against you' is enough of a sentence. it gets them scared, it gets them to act. This isn't just about 'porn', even tame stuff is targeted now. You might be next.
Suzanne ✨🌑@tendermiasma.com · 2w agoThe TOS being so strict that they control you offsite is the problem; sites like Patreon and Kofi have offsite clauses too. The social criminalization of the suggestion that somewhere you might be doing nsfw is a problem. It's branding a person as obscene and we need consumers to stand up for us
Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section. (Published March)
She Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section.
A virtual court hearing from a pregnant mother’s hospital bed shows what forced medical treatment can look like.
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The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
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Reading the earliest chapter 5 ideas when I made it up in like 2016
i still currently believe that free and open-source software bundled with self-hosted options are the only sustainable path forward for content creators longterm we should be educating and sharing knowledge on these tools now more than ever
🧵 New ICE facility for kids set to open in Louisiana. To be run by 'nonprofit arm' of for-profit prison company. Former IRS attorney said first line of regulation is the state AG. Louisiana AG spox: “Nah... The AG fully supports the brave men and women of ICE." www.thequeenzone.com/a-private-pr...
A private prison company will run new ICE children's facility--and IRS pros have questions
A tax-exempt nonprofit tied to a private prison company will operate a new ICE facility in Louisiana, prompting questions from a former IRS expert.
thequeenzone.com
Sama'a and her family have so little left, and their only support comes from us. Please give what you can to help them access food and shelter. chuffed.org/project/1575...
Help Baha and his family rebuild their home and meet their d
Lying on my back feeling helpless and powerless, I decided to tell you my story from the beginning.
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Cåråbine à Citron 🍋@carabinacitron.eurosky.social · 3w agoSamaa lives every day amidst fear and shelling, trying to protect her daughters while destruction surrounds them on all sides. Exhaustion is no longer just a feeling; it has become a part of their lives, yet she still cling to hope. Don't leave them chuffed.org/project/1575...
The coolest thing about LeBron coming to Philly is that Gov Shapiro once classified the death of 27-yr old Philadelphia teacher, Ellen Greenberg, as a suicide despite 20 stab wounds in this pattern:
criminal laws that punish people for being poor in public are cruel, and cruel & unusual punishments are unconstitutional in 2024, the Supreme Court upheld such laws anyway since then, 350 cities, 11 states, & rising have passed laws criminalizing homelessness ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Unhoused People Are Paying the Price For the Supreme Court’s Cruelty
The Grants Pass decision allowed more cities and states to impose criminal penalties for the offense of being poor in public.
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【DELTARUNE Chapter5】Now that a month has passed since the release, I think I can finally share this. I arranged the song "I guess I'm in love". Experiencing that moment in the game was truly beautiful, and it really touched my heart. Thank you so much.
Itoki Hana@1t0lc1.bsky.social · 3w ago【デルタルーン Chapter5】リリースからひと月経ちましたので改めまして… お祭りの後の『I guess I'm in love(恋かもしれない)』の編曲をさせていただきました。 とても印象的な場面に携わらさせていただけてうれしく、ゲームをプレイしたとき自分でも心がじんわりしました。 本当にありがとうございます。 そしてもうひとつ… 『Chapter 5 Logo(Chapter 5 ロゴ)』の声でも参加させていただいていました！！ 「Deltaaaaruuuuuuuuuune!!!」と録音するのが楽しかったです✨✨✨
As a reminder, whether you want kids or not is irrelevant to the requirement to be understanding and welcoming about children in public. You are required to be understanding about children in public because you yourself were once a child
NERV IRB Coordinator@professormusgrave.bsky.social · 3w agoI’m sorry but the only person who should be denied access to the grocery store is this person.
