It always, ALWAYS comes down to money. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
They gave me to someone who could not read or write … it would be better if you buried me alive
I was the top student in my university class but when the Taliban took Afghanistan again I was forced to marry and my dreams of being a pilot ended
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Nearly two dozen states asked SCOTUS to keep Trump’s anti-mail voting order blocked, saying it poses “extraordinary threats to our democracy.” Under the EO, USPS would refuse to deliver ballots to states that do not hand over a list of voters who requested a mail ballot. https://demdock.com/3RwjJvf
Aren't you tired of living under Captain Planet villains? Poorly written ones, at that! open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The Biggest Cost of Trump
It goes far beyond guns vs. butter
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I believe in the Oxford comma, as much as I believe in serial killers, rotator cuff injuries and spontaneous diarrhea, none of which I also want in my life
Athena Scalzi@athenascalzi.com · 4d agoBig talk from a guy who doesn’t believe in the Oxford comma, I don’t wanna hear NOTHIN grammatical from you
Happy Saturday #BookSky Just a reminder! You've spent your whole life learning how to understand the expressions of other people. You're a better reader than you think you are! Read a book you think is difficult. You might discover some things. If you don't like it, well, it's OK to not like things
Yeah, Kat Tenbarge was much nicer to Jack Osbourne than I would have been, I would have just told him to go fuck himself. Also, if you're going to accuse a writer or journalist of using "AI" on the basis of em dashes, absolutely positively go fuck yourself.
Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · 4d agoSo I woke up this morning to find out that Ozzy Osbourne’s son made a video falsely accusing me of using AI to write a Rolling Stone article about the Tate brothers.
"Maybe you somehow truly believe trans girls are the greatest threat to girls’ sports, despite all evidence to the contrary, and meanwhile, you’ve entirely missed the burgeoning efforts in the conservative movement to defund girls’ sports." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/what-do-i-...
What Do I Think About Sophie Cunningham?
I'll tell you.
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Damn... 300% higher yields for peppers 200% for tomatoes. 65% lower water use for jalapenos. #agsky #agrivoltaics ,🌱🌞🔌..
hoergen@hoergen.bsky.social · 4d ago*American farmers slid solar panels over 62,000 acres of farmland, and the biggest payoff had almost nothing to do with electricity* #Erneuerbare #Renewable #Solar #Photovoltaik energiesmedia.com/solar-panels…
"Taylor Farms is just one firm involved in the practice in Arizona. Others include Hickman’s Egg Farms, NatureSweet, and Televerde, each of which contracted labor from Arizona DCRR’s for-profit arm, Arizona Correctional Industries." futurism.com/science-ener...
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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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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When we said "save the book stores", we didn't mean "by bulk ordering books to destroy to feed AI plagiarism machines." What djinn is "granting wishes" these days? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed
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Remember when David Hogg was running for DNC chair and the establishment stepped in and said we needed a responsible adult and then gave us Ken Martin, who throws his phone at his staffers? Also the DNC is $2 million in debt. But centrists still demand they should be in charge.
"A stipend meant to cover boots has sat at $500 since 2020. The most basic piece of equipment the job requires – the one thing between a person and hot ground – is still something firefighters buy themselves, made by a shrinking number of highly skilled hands." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
These boots are the safest for US wildland firefighters. Fewer and fewer can afford them
The handcrafted leather boots are a century-old tradition – but with money tight, the cost of up to $800 is harder to justify
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"Feels illegal" because it IS illegal. It's also racist and exploitative. Making up Black people to shill supplements and literally putting words in their mouths? Gross. www.404media.co/inside-an-ai...
Inside an AI TikTok Shop Slop Factory That Shills Supplements Recalled By the FDA
How a company called Rosabella used AI content to market its supplements: "If you’re trying to sell health products to a 50-year-old, well, make your avatar 50 years old."
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This shouldn't be necessary. It's nice someone stepped up, but we live in a country where we spend billions, with a B, on killing people in foreign countries while our most vulnerable- children, seniors, the disabled go without. www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/62...
Anonymous Donor Gives $100,000 to Save Senior Food Program After Woman's Plea for Help
An anonymous donor has stepped forward with a $100,000 gift to save a Pennsylvania program that provides food and support to seniors after one woman's emotional plea brought attention to its impending...
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Bros don't want a traditional marriage Bros want a stay-at-home mommy for themselves and, maybe, some kids. open.substack.com/pub/mariacas...
Want a Traditional Wife? Here’s Your Trad-Husband Checklist
Modern men are demanding a job they’re not qualified for.
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Uh oh "It may not matter. On July 27, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency announced that power plants that exclusively keep data centers online won’t be subject to the Clean Air Act. " www.404media.co/data-centers...
Data Centers Are Easy to Build. Powering Them Is Complicated, Slow, and Expensive
A new AI data center can be up and running in a year. Building new energy infrastructure to power it could take a decade.
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"Tonk" is a Border Patrol slur that refers to the sound a metal flashlight makes when used to beat a migrant in the head. And that's the word that Border Patrol agents under the direct command of Greg Bovino were using when bragging about their arrests in Los Angeles last year.
Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · last wk.Immigration agents used racial slurs referring to Latinos in text messages, video obtained by ACLU
How Rupert Murdoch TV smeared and libeled the victim of an ICE homicide, coordinating every step with DHS. bsky.app/profile/mmfa...
Media Matters for America@mmfa.bsky.social · last wk.A Fox News anchor claimed that a Houston man shot by ICE had meth in his car. The DA now confirms no drugs were found in the vehicle.
youtube.com/shorts/eUM7Q... Goldfish and old dogs actually can remember and learn. Humans....eh, not so much.
This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America
YouTube video by Dave Jorgenson
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This may be the first time I've ever agreed with Massey about anything: HugsDeath belongs in Leavenworth, not the Pentagon. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Pentagon reports more than 600 Iran war casualties in quiet database update
Figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded
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Turns out the most punk rock things you can do are support your local library, be brave enough to make bad human art, and love the bees
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He was shot at by ICE, then wrongfully accused. His nightmare had only just begun
After masked agents fired on his truck, Francisco Longoria was ambushed, charged and jailed – only for the case against him to fall apart. Now he and his family are seeking justice, and says the harro...
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Billions of dollars and political pressure are corrupting our food supply. Wired has the receipts for the Taylor Farms cyclosporisis outbreak.
WIRED@wired.com · last wk.The company donated more than $3.6 million to conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the MAGA Inc. super PAC.
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A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that | Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong
The Paramount-Warner Bros merger is being fought on both sides of the Atlantic. Britain’s culture secretary knows the risks and can intervene. She should, say actors led by Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumb...
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