Jeff
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Wish I’d known I had ADD back then. Part of the problem but doing my best to limit the damage and help when I can. Can tell a hawk from a handsaw in most (many?) environmental conditions. he/him/his
i really have no patience whatsoever for people who are scared of muslims having elected office
"Do they lose their shit when a trans woman contradicts them" remains a rock solid test of who someone actually is.
Growing up on 80s Sci-Fi makes makes this way to easy. I know nothing about Naipaul except that I read him during my “read every Nobel winner” phase after college.
BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · yesterdayalright let's do real discourse: five books *by bad people* that are still good or great books V.S. Naipaul, A BEND IN THE RIVER Allison Pearson, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT Kevin Myers, WATCHING THE DOOR Yukio Mishima, CONFESSIONS OF A MASK Neil Gaiman, BRIEF LIVES.
I had to code and pronounce a time of death on a respiratory therapist colleague. There's a memorial plaque for her outside the emergency department to this day. I wrote and re-wrote my will. I will never forgive these ghouls trying to rewrite history and deny our experience.
Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet.bsky.social · 3d agoRFK Jr said these words today on national television "There were ICUs that were empty all over the country including in New York at the height (of the pandemic)" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha You are a fucking idiot hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha <sobs silently>
every theater kid I know is wincing in sympathy
Pixie Casey@pixiecasey.bsky.social · yesterdayin insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
We undervalue traditionally female fields of labor, and now we are punishing them for the fact we undervalued them in the first place
Kim Weeden@weedenkim.bsky.social · yesterdayExcept for religious studies, the graduates of these "loan ineligible" majors are disproportionately women. Fans of this policy have probably never considered that social worker, cosmetician, teachers aide, etc might be low-paying jobs *because* women do them. newrepublic.com/post/213446/...
Except for religious studies, the graduates of these "loan ineligible" majors are disproportionately women. Fans of this policy have probably never considered that social worker, cosmetician, teachers aide, etc might be low-paying jobs *because* women do them. newrepublic.com/post/213446/...
Honestly, this is equally applicable to most people’s relationships to their church
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 24h agothere are two types of fans of things- those who treat it like a hobby and understand it's ok to laugh at things you enjoy and those who use it to replace church or whatever in their lives and are very vigilant against Blasphemy
In addition to having no experience in immigration, their website shows Ilya Shapiro (!) and disgraced former law prof Joshua Wright (!) as Senior Counsel. I don't think this massive contract was awarded to give immigrant children effective, zealous advocacy. burkegroup.law/our-team/
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Politico@politico.com · 20h ago26-employee Texas law firm gets $150M to represent 24,000 children in immigration court
@thelionmachine.bsky.social Looking back there are so many experiences my parents placed me into that I definitely didn’t appreciate at the time, but made me a better person overall.
@levostregc.bsky.social Do you only use ‘y’ as a replacement for ‘I’, what about thorn?
“The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress.“ This is insane. You can’t walk four blocks without running into a group of them standing around and doing nothing.
Guard deployment to Washington into 2029 will cost roughly $1.4B, estimate shows
The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress. The figure offers...
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A bear asks a rabbit if they ever have a problem with shit sticking to their fur, the rabbit says no, so the bear picks it up and wipes its ass with the rabbit.
~Tilda is short for Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantilda Menace@hulcricket.bsky.social · 18h ago"Animals in the wild have no residual stool on their anus" is the new "Charlie Brown had hoes"
@disabilitystor1.bsky.social Do you mind if I DM you a particularly privileged but also amusing story?
Above and beyond the fact I’m a dork, it’s too easy for me to forget how privileged I’ve been to experience so much great art living in the shadow of NY
There is a huge difference between internecine debates that will disappear when it comes time to vote, and disassociated fascist chanting, and it shocks me that some people can’t immediately see that.
Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 19h agoAnd when I’m on X, I spent a lot of time criticizing Republicans. I talk to the people who are where they are, I don’t come over here to explain to all of you how right you are about everything.
@faineg.bsky.social The weird thing is that I’m a conventional attractive white man, who passes pretty highly given my mental health issues, and I’ve never once, even during a decade of celibacy, called myself an incel. My social issues belong with me, no one else.
I mean, I cannot stress how horrific this contact is: It looks like every attorney at this firm is white except for one Hispanic paralegal. They don’t even list immigration law as an expertise: burkegroup.law/our-team/. Josh Wright worked for the Federal Trade Commission.
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"History involves sorting and organizing hundreds of thousands of facts" I remain astounded by how loud and wrong people are about what history actually is.
What a small world it must be to be constantly told you are right and never challenged
Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 19h agothat i believe is 95% of the appeal
The second half of this post is vile in its framing
Madison365@madison365.bsky.social · 19h agoMadison Independent Police Monitor Aeiramique Glass suffered a cut on her hand in a physical altercation intiated by Madison Polic. In the immediate aftermath, she was captured on video saying she'd "burn the city down." buff.ly/aXsUWeZ
@everwich.bsky.social like a capitalist but land is a communal property Georgist?
Winner of the most brutal needlework art I've ever seen.
Victoria Rose Richards@aerialembroidery.bsky.social · yesterday'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)
I've experienced boots theory several times. It's 100% valid. One example: I needed tires but couldn't afford new. My previous set of new tires lasted 4 years. Had to get a set of used tires this time. Cost half as much, only lasted a year.
katie@supermathskid.bsky.social · yesterdayokay now he's gone too far
This is a huge point, there is a reason I never describe myself as an ally (although I’m humbled and honored the rare times I’m called one). I know I’m part of the problem, I know I have so much more work to do. And I say that because I care, because I want to see a better world.
Tyler, from the Internet@tylerfromtheinternet.com · 20h agoLike bro, I'm sure in your conscious mind you're an "ally." But like every cishet white male liberal, you think that means you can't do anything wrong. And you did do something wrong. You shouldn't be using the NYT apps, like she was right for saying something. She didn't say you're canceled,