Moira 🫡

@moirajo.bsky.social

Me but new and worse probably | concert promoter and writer | mostly here for March Xness

Breaking: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 10 p.m. NWS expects multiple rounds of storms, with the potential for damaging wind gusts and isolated hail + "a low probability tornado risk" Nothing on radar of immediate concern but we'll be tracking. Updates at capitalweather.com

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the media is now telling people to work from home to save on gasoline, immediately after their years-long crusade to tell us why returning to office is best for everyone. this isn't a gotcha, it's an example of how contradicting demands allow the ruling class to blame us no matter what we do

A viral video about a man named Solomon Fairfax, who earned the nickname the "Grim Reaper" of Charleston after spending years killing slaveholders, has hundreds of thousands of likes and shares. There’s just one problem: Solomon Fairfax doesn't exist

The AI Myth of Solomon Fairfax, the “Grim Reaper” of Charleston – Scalawag

Manufactured viral stories like that of Solomon Fairfax thrive among a population eager for stories of resistance against a fascist regime.

scalawagmagazine.org

17/ We know there are more women who have had C-sections against their will, and we want to better understand their experiences. If you have a story to share, please reach out to amy.yurkanin@propublica.org.

9/ Like Doyley, Brianna Bennett also had three prior C-sections. Both women are Black. And they had both questioned the need for their previous surgeries and arrived prepared to fight for vaginal births.

Cherise Doyley, a smiling Black woman, sits in a plastic chair under a wooden awning, holding a baby wearing a diaper. Light from a sunset casts a shadow on the baby and lights up the woman.Brianna Bennett, a Black woman in a white dress, closes her eyes and smiles while holding a toddler wearing a white dress, white ruffled socks, shiny red shoes and pigtails.

6/ Pregnancy is the only condition where Florida courts have ruled that a mentally competent patient can be forced to undergo unwanted treatment. It’s rooted in the concept of fetal personhood: that a fetus has equal and, in some cases, more rights than the woman sustaining it.

Hey all, I wanted to share this GoFundMe for @cassieclearly.bsky.social for her bottom surgery. Cassie is one of the biggest fans of my podcast and I'd love to repay her for all her support over the years by asking you all to contribute to her surgery fund. gofund.me/efe04d035

Donate to Cassie's Journey to Gender Affirmation Surgery, organized by Cassandra Childree

Hi everyone, I'm Cassie. I'm a 43-year-old trans woman living in the… Cassandra Childree needs your support for Cassie's Journey to Gender Affirmation Surgery

gofund.me

OK so this young trans gentleman was cut off by his parents, has been unable to get MIT to up his financial aid, has been working multiple jobs while maintaining an A- average AT MIT (no one does this), but he is gonna need to actually pay his tuition to graduate: www.gofundme.com/f/help-matth...

Donate to Help Matthew Graduate From MIT, organized by Irene Dong

Hello everyone, my name is Irene. I'm writing this on behalf of my friend, fellow MIT studen… Irene Dong needs your support for Help Matthew Graduate From MIT

gofundme.com