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Originally thought due to NBA context that the San Antonio Spurs were somehow being sent down. But now I just think we should add that dynamic to American sports

05.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tom Kimmerer (@tomkimmerer) To us, it is still winter, with snow and cold to come. Trees, though, are no longer dormant. Dormancy is not caused by weather but by internal chemical signals, and it fades after some period of cold,...

It feels like it's still winter, doesn't it? To trees, it is not. Tree dormancy is not caused by weather but by internal chemical signals which protect trees from cold. Now, most trees are ready to grow as soon as it warms a bit. This photo shows the tremendous flow of sap. Read more at Our Trees.

22.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

they tried to upsell me on donkey

13.02.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 2139 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 18
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Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.

11.02.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 5339 πŸ” 1826 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 322

But doctor, I am the ELA video maker at Khan Academy

12.02.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?

A fascinating - and in places heartbreaking - long read on Mayan cultures, past and present. Archaeology, languages, politics, & identity in medieval and modern Guatemala.

#MedievalSky

www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...

12.02.2026 09:03 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Progressive messaging about homelessness should always at least mention the most important root causeβ€”housing cost! Failing to do so is such a missed layup on leading the public toward durable and popular solutions.

10.02.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
What we’re doing to expand shelter, address homelessness, and keep public space accessibleΒ  - Office of the Mayor Last month, I visited an encampment in Ballard that was scheduled to be cleared. After hearing from concerned community members, I decided to extend the timeline to clear the site because I thought th...

What we’re doing to expand shelter, address homelessness, and keep public space accessible.

Read the full statement:

10.02.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 8
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So close to setting up a chess board correctly, but the black king is on the wrong square

09.02.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

It isn’t a crime to be here without status. Some but not all forms of getting to that point are crimes.

01.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is this not how one wins Fifth Circuit appeals?

31.01.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Security theater undermining activism is a real thing that happens all the time. People need to sit down and actually learn how to think through threat models.

29.01.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 796 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5

Not every SPD officer wants to follow that statute. But some do! And making sure they are informed about what is a violation so they can report it to the AG is valuable.

30.01.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great start. Would help to make sure SPD gets annual training on WA’s excellent statute concerning ICE cooperation: www.atg.wa.gov/keep-washing...

30.01.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership ofΒ 250,000 landless poor and is r...

We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.

There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.

This is my favorite guide.

24.01.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 15440 πŸ” 6228 πŸ’¬ 368 πŸ“Œ 224
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Can confirm this photo is nothing like the current interior of that 7-11 at 5700 MLK

23.01.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You there! Boy! Did it happen?

21.01.2026 08:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A good sign that something is amiss in how you think about politics is that you find internal contradiction among these positions

17.01.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We have friends everywhere

17.01.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

once again: the civil rights movement is worth studying not just because they were right, but because they won

www.liberalcurrents.com/how-to-win-a...

15.01.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 452 πŸ” 145 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5

Convinced this cover exists just to ragebait chess players. I get the basic visual metaphor. But why nine pawns? Why is the board rotated 90Β°? Why is the king moving into check?!

15.01.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of Claudette Colvin in a red sweater

A photo of Claudette Colvin in a red sweater

WASHINGTON (AP) β€” Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.

13.01.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 16055 πŸ” 4429 πŸ’¬ 431 πŸ“Œ 489
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I’m running for Colorado Attorney General to stand up for the people of Coloradoβ€”including holding ICE officers accountable when they break the law. Thankful to join so many others outside the ICE Denver Field Office today.

11.01.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 327 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3

We're going to need a bigger Hague.

03.01.2026 09:51 πŸ‘ 3120 πŸ” 804 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 15
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Fifteen Years

i’m not crying you’re crying

xkcd: Fifteen Years

25.11.2025 01:58 πŸ‘ 5038 πŸ” 1347 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 142

May she rest in peace and rise in glory.

25.11.2025 04:18 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the few things the Abundance people are straightforwardly right about is that progressives need to stand up for their values and demonstrate their worth.

Wilson should be *extremely* aggressive in making the city better. Win the next election on outcomes, not process.

13.11.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 310 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
Brennan Lee Mulligan Eats His Last Meal
Brennan Lee Mulligan Eats His Last Meal YouTube video by Mythical Kitchen

Brennan Lee Mulligan with Josh on Mythical Kitchen, eating his perfect last meal and being interviewed for more than an hour, is so wholesome and life-affirming: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLVd...

12.11.2025 05:53 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Are we keeping that in Constitution 3.0?

05.11.2025 04:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

[Sung by a finch]
This is my life,
And these times are so hard, and it’s gettin’ even harder,
Tryna feed and breed β€” keep my line from gettin’ slaughtered.
[Darwin, breaking in]
You only get one shot, you must adapt and grow,
Selective pressure comes once in a lifetime, yo.

17.10.2025 21:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0