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Mid-Mod mom, editor, nit-picker, N95 wearer. #COVIDIsAirborne {she/her} Free, universal healthcare is a vital part of infrastructure. πŸ“New Orleans

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Hey this first one is coming up on SUNDAY!! omg. Come join us for one of the more inspirational @fullstorybaltimore.tours routes

06.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

#LongCovid folks, if anyone has an extra 1-3 metrix tests you’d be willing to sell me + send in the mail this weekend, you’d be doing me a big favor

07.03.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Rayban used to be cool.
Now they make Pervert Glasses.

07.03.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Carlin nailed it:
β€œPolitics is the entertainment division of the military industrial complex.”

06.03.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I get it. It’s enraging. Infuriating. Maddening, even.

And: if you want uptake to improve, you cannot do that by accusing people of hating their children. It’s actually a really great way to get them to double down.

Also, how many of you are wearing masks?

06.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Yes, Some Adults Do Need to Be Revaccinated Against Measles A new measles outbreak β€” along with a population improperly vaccinated in the 1960s β€” has many Baby Boomers wondering if they need to be revaccinated.

This is a good summary

www.healthline.com/health-news/...

06.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 11
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Supreme Court Sides With Religious Parents, Blocking California’s Trans Student Policy

β€œTwo parents involved in the case said that they were not told for months that their middle-school-age daughter was being identified as male at school, and that they learned about it only after she attempted suicide.” These people have sacrosanct parental rights. Parents of trans kids: none.

03.03.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New York Attorney General is Investigating Columbia for Allowing Predatory Doctor to See Patients Despite Warnings In 2023, ProPublica revealed that Columbia University had ignored women who accused OB-GYN Robert Hadden of sexual assault, enabling the doctor's abuse for decades. Survivors say they hope school offi...

ProPublica investigations can resonate for years

In 2023, we revealed how Columbia Univ had let an OB-GYN still treat patients despite despite decades of warnings he sexually assaulted them

Now, the NY AG is investigating

www.propublica.org/article/colu...

by @biancafortis.bsky.social

06.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 233 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

My daughter reported that the ICE presence outside her school during recess last week involved ICE officers sitting IN AN ICE CREAM TRUCK. And this wasn't kids misinterpreting. We had an email from the school the day it happened; we just didn't get the ice cream detail in the email.

06.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 623 πŸ” 330 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 14
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a cartoon of homer simpson sitting at a table with bart simpson and lisa simpson Alt: Homer Simpson to family: β€œYou people have stood in my way long enough. I’m going to Cloen College.”

According to r/ApplyingtoCollege, Bari Weiss’s University of Austin is sending emails to students: β€œYou didn’t apply. We’re admitting you anyway.”

06.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think they might have better luck spending two thousand dollars holding a press conference where they detail who made the key decisions to collaborate with the Trump administration, how and when they were fired, and explaining what would stop that from happening again.

06.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 7549 πŸ” 1615 πŸ’¬ 207 πŸ“Œ 52

What a lovely green, Kelly Green!

06.03.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Force Works era Iron Man drawn in that 1990s overloaded with gadgets syle is examing some tech."We're still in the dark about the nature of the crisis the chaos computer picked up--but my guess is we're walking into the middle of a CIVIL WAR."

Force Works era Iron Man drawn in that 1990s overloaded with gadgets syle is examing some tech."We're still in the dark about the nature of the crisis the chaos computer picked up--but my guess is we're walking into the middle of a CIVIL WAR."

05.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

move slow and repair things

06.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 2983 πŸ” 926 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
Tiny white mushrooms with umbrella caps and reddish thin stems grow from moss in a ridiculously green forest

Tiny white mushrooms with umbrella caps and reddish thin stems grow from moss in a ridiculously green forest

Some tiny mushrooms for your enjoyment

06.03.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

A bit.

05.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 250 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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Thou Shalt Not Assault Marines While Sending Them To War U.S. Senator Sheehy Is going to Hell.

share.google/xOnrAReETl0R...

05.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 8514 πŸ” 2287 πŸ’¬ 357 πŸ“Œ 142
911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.

Many of these medical emergencies could have been prevented if children detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center had been given adequate care.

Kids don't belong in ICE detention.

05.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous β€˜Stop Cop City’ Protestor A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

New from 404 Media: Proton Mail, the privacy-focused email service, gave authorities data that let the FBI unmask an anonymous 'Stop Cop City' protester. It was payment data linked to the anonymous email account. From that, FBI ID'd them, then tracked their movements www.404media.co/proton-mail-...

05.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 2441 πŸ” 1399 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 342

More dangerous kill-em-all posturing...

05.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
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GLAAD @translash.org was nominated for Outstanding Online Journalism - Video or Multimedia! Media which represents trans people wholly and accurately right now. While I can’t be there in person, I want to extend a heartfelt congratulations to all the nominees. @glaad.bsky.social

05.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, has died Voting rights organizer Bernard LaFayette has died. LaFayette's son says his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85.

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.

05.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 1872 πŸ” 767 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 87

It never occurred to me before that frogs can purr

02.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

If European nations were clever they'd headhunt Americans with experience in the nuclear industry.

there's a lot to be gained hiring scientists fleeing a fascist regime, as we saw in WW2.πŸ˜…

05.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Recalled pirate ship building set.

Recalled pirate ship building set.

Recall: Cubimana Island Storm 3 In 1 Building Sets; The Island Storm Building Sets violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because the battery compartment within the LED light piece contains button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. Get refund www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...

05.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Tom Cox New writing by bestselling author Tom Cox.

THREAD. Late last summer I moved my newsletter away from Substack. I was not comfortable with the site's political choices, did not want to give 10% of my income to venture capitalists & felt Substack had reneged on their commitment to long form writing. My newsletter is now here: www.tom-cox.com

05.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
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Jamie Raskin and Joe Neguse just exposed a massive corruption scandal. DHS handed $143M to a "company" with no website and no HQ, tied directly to Noem’s cronies. Follow the money:
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-regi...

05.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 570 πŸ” 237 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 15

Alt headline: "How agreeing to to build mass surveillance and war tech for a fascist regime became an optics headache for OpenAI"

05.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Daughter has #EoE. She's vegan & has also had to go soy- and gluten-free. Now the GI doctor has told her to cut out nuts and seeds also. For several YEARS, she has felt nauseated after eating. Last night was especially bad. Abdom. pain, flushed face and hands, hives. Wondering is she has #mcas too?

05.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0