Kay Wray
@kaywray.bsky.social
Naturalist, Artist, Parent, Chronically-ill frustrated patient. "Fight like hell then nap" She/ her
A good attorney would have included that it could only be a park in the deed. They should sue the lawyer too.
Karly Kingsley@karlykingsley.bsky.social · 3d agoA Texas city allegedly paid a family farm $10 in exchange for land meant to be used for a park and then sold the land to a data center developer for $10 million.The family is now suing for the deed to be honored and the park to be built.
This is a good ruling on free speech grounds alone, regardless of whether or not one agrees with the substantive comparison. www.middleeasteye.net/news/german-...
German court rules comparing Israel to Nazi Germany constitutes 'protected speech'
The court also rejected the suggestion that comparing Israel’s conduct with Nazi Germany automatically trivialised the Holocaust or incited hatred
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“She objects to Gov. Phil Scott’s suggestion that families could rely on hospitals in neighboring states if services become unavailable closer to home.” Just go have your baby in another state! Duh! www.wcax.com/2026/08/03/v...
Vermont clinicians sound alarm on hit to maternal care
Health care professionals warn that a lack of Medicaid reimbursement could force some hospitals to close labor and delivery units.
wcax.com
My poor cat Raven has tooth resorption lesions causing her teeth to rot & fall out, she’s in a lot of pain 😢 she’ll need expensive surgery soon to extract the affected teeth. I’m so anxious and gutted. May fundraise later for this, but til then…maybe toss a tip our way? 🙏 ko-fi.com/johannamation
Pocket Birds is launching tomorrow (Tuesday August 4th)!! I have been having so much fun making these little zines and working with the artists and writers. You can sign up for the campaign here! pocket-birds.com/backerkit
Hobbs Act: (18 U.S.C. § 1951) a United States federal law passed in 1946 makes it a crime to commit, attempt, or conspire to commit robbery or extortion. It is a major tool for prosecuting state and local officials who commit extortion, accept bribes while acting "under color of official right"
Every vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files.
Y'all who, like me, remember that train wreck of a knitting video SciShow put out that had us science geek artists screaming at screens... Makes sense now, right? I wondered at the time if they used an LLM to write it because no frickin way did anyone who knits or crochets was a part of the script.
Struggle Meals - Squash Mac and cheese is still a banger affordable easy meal a decade later. That's my tip of the week
What the US government is doing to Dr. Fauci is the embodiment of what they are doing to scientific infrastructure overall.
This is good advice for anyone. If a person or situation seems off leave. I once had a doctor's appointment and when he came in I could tell he was upset and agitated. Did I leave? No. Did I have to repeat a painful medical procedure because the first doctor fucked up? Yes. Be smarter than me.
I think ALL artists should be disappointed. I am both as an artist and consumer. I know when my favorite author's editor used AI to edit the quality vastly dropped.
S. Morgan Burbank | Project Tasman BackerKit Coming August 3@anotherindiewriter.com · 5d agoNothing like one of my favorite authors ever admitting to using AI in their next book to make me rethink whether or not I even mention them as an influence for my crowdfunding in less than three days
just said this on another post but it bears repeating: the thing about continuing to give money to any jk rowling properties or the nyt is not that they’re shitty about trans people, which they are. it is that both of these entities MATERIALLY CONTRIBUTE to the legal challenges to trans rights
Are you saying the DOJ withdrew that pool vandalism indictment… upon reflection?
NEW INFO HAS REVEALED that the 28-year-old Mexican man killed while running from ICE last week was just visiting on short tourist visa—and already had a plane ticket to go home. newrepublic.com/post/213277/...
Man Who Died Running From ICE Was Tourist With a Ticket Home
The man has been identified as Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran, who was in the U.S. on a tourist visa and already had a plane ticket to go back to Mexico.
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Medicare is about to change a drug program that held down the cost of premiums. Or as this Administration calls it WeDontCare.
Self, you will make yourself an Orthopedic appointment on Monday, okay? You won't put off addressing the two new pains because you are afraid he'll refer you to a colleague, right? Please? You can just refuse the referral out but he'll probably order your imaging and you should stop dodging it.
O’Neal helped purge me & all the other Black full-time staff columnists at the Post Opinion Section. I challenged his move to fire me in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk killing. And he testified against me in June. We are expecting an arbitration ruling soon. Convenient time for him to quit.
Natalie Korach@nataliekorach.bsky.social · 6d agoNew: Washington Post Opinion editor Adam O’Neal is leaving, he announced in an internal memo Friday
This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.
Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic
The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.
axios.com
Fascists always come to power by pointing out the problems created by the establishment and then telling idiots it's all minorities' fault.
Seriously, can't everyone see why Newsom is a horrible candidate for anything new? There's better people. Better people exist.
Karl Bode@karlbode.com · 5d agodipshit nice sneak peak of the sort of media policies you can expect under his presidency
The man beat his daughter and injured his granddaughter but he's fine with it apparently. www.notus.org/ohio/bernie-...
Sen. Bernie Moreno Doesn't 'Know' if Embattled Rep. Max Miller Should Stay on Ballot
The senator’s daughter accused Miller of domestic violence. Miller denies the allegations, but they’re making his reelection race tighter.
notus.org
“Should Max Miller resign?” Jim Jordan: “He’s a good man. I’m helping him get re-elected.” Kasie: “He’s accused of throwing boiling water on his ex, held a gun to her head, fractured their daughter’s collarbone…”🤔 Jordan: *stammers helplessly as she plays his Platner comments*
13. Hence our dismal conclusion: rather than finding that LLMs free us to do a better job of what we were doing before they came along, they shift scientific incentives (and the playing field of academic competition) in ways that compel us to do more and more, faster and faster, less and less well.
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
The Friday night news dumps of SCOTUS news dumps. 1 year ago, Friday August 1, in late afternoon, SCOTUS issued an obscure order in Louisiana v. Callais that put into motion its murder of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. We weren't fooled. electionlawblog.org?p=151301 slate.com/news-and-pol...
Breaking: Supreme Court, in Order Asking for Additional Briefing in Louisiana Voting Case, Appears to Put the Constitutionality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act into Question #ELB
The Supreme Court just issued this order: Louisiana had to create that second majority-minority district in order to comply with the Voting Rights Act, as it had been found to face Section 2 VRA liabi...
electionlawblog.org
The Trump admin’s case against Davey Hearn should have never been brought. Its dismissal today does not erase the abuse of government power in arresting and charging a patriotic American who did nothing wrong. The administration owes Mr. Hearn an apology.
The Trump Administration Owes Davey Hearn an Apology | Democracy Defenders Fund
Statement from Davey Hearn’s co-counsel regarding today’s decision by the U.S. government to dismiss all charges against
democracydefendersfund.org
If you go to a con or expo with a AFK room PLEASE remember to support them with a donation or promotion of fundraising for Take This.
laughingboylp@laughingboylp.bsky.social · 5d agoDonations raised this year will go towards helping their efforts, which include running their AFK Rooms at cons and events around nationwide, workshops & trainings on mental health, and much more! Get more information here: takethis.org We hope to see you August 22nd & 23rd over on #twitch!
