IT SMELLS SO GOOD

I CAN SMELL IT

I think buying the crusty bread for tonight BEFORE I can eat it was a real mistake. I've said three times today already, "I would like the crusty bread!!" #pesachwoes

Scientific Review Finds E-Cigarettes Likely Cause Lung And Oral Cancer E-cigarettes are likely to cause cancer, including in the lungs and mouth, according to a sweeping review of scientific evidence that challenges their positioning as a safer alternative to smoking.

Think #vaping nicotine is a safe alternative to #smoking cigarettes?

A new review paper links vapes and e-cigarettes to lung and oral #cancer, challenging that view.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"Ok, we marched," you're saying. "What's next?"

I'm so glad you asked!

What's next is you sign up for tomorrow's No Kings mass call, in which coalition partners will discuss precisely that question.

Because - say it with me now! - protests are not the point! They are a point in the road!

Ahhh I'm so glad you enjoyed! I loved it.

Some folks don’t seem to understand the magnitude and immediacy of the threats that trans people are facing right now.

Idaho just made it a crime to use a bathroom other than the one designated for sex assigned at birth … the second offense is a felony with a 5 year prison term.

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a good thread but I want to add: literally all of every sport favors people with genetic advantages

but no one complains when cis men have them

Michael Phelps’ muscles produce HALF the lactic acid as an average cis man, meaning he can go twice as long before tiring

is that unfair?

nobody cared

For no reason at all, what about sharing some trans friendly MG/YA books for #TransRightsReadathon, hmm? Or for any time of the year, really!

- Splinter & Ash, by Marieke Nijkamp;
- The Prince and the Dressmaker, by Jen Wang;
- Scarlet Morning, by N.D. Stevenson;
- This Is Our Rainbow (anthology);

This very quickly became one of the most important legal cases in transgender rights

No Phoenix officers will be disciplined after protesters falsely charged as gang members Phoenix police will not discipline any officers for their roles in a massive city scandal where officials invented a fake gang and then falsely charged protesters as members back in 2020.

“The Phoenix Police Department will not discipline any officers for their roles in a massive city scandal where officials invented a fake gang and then falsely charged protesters as members back in 2020”

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It's midnight burger! I can't pin my friend's response that I replied to but yes!

YES!!! THANK YOU you are so good

Does anyone remember what that serial podcast/audio fiction that was about people who were visiting a diner at the end of the world? or the apocalypse? I swear this existed! It was around the same time as Tor Labs had Steal the Stars, which I LOVED.

Layoffs, Moves at Penguin Young Readers as Dial Imprint Shuttered Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of PYR established in 1961, has been closed, resulting in a number of layoffs and moves within the division.

Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of PYR established in 1961, has been closed, resulting in a number of layoffs and moves within the division. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

PhillySky, does anyone have a recommendation for an employment lawyer? Not for me, for a friend (actually). Wrongful termination/retaliatory termination. Thanks!

Votes recorded on hr 7661 in House Committee for Education and Workforce Development’s markup.

HR 7551, the National book ban bill, has passed the markup and is being recommended to the House with amendment. Here’s who voted how.

This isn’t over. CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS NOW.

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Have you called your Senators about the SAVE act today? Bc now's the time to tell them to vote no on this freakin poll tax.

reps.fyi

Antisemitism is exploding on the right but the Jewish establishment is focused on the left Obsessed with Israel, the anti-antisemitism industry is failing to confront the threat of right-wing nationalism — and, in some cases, making it worse

Same thing happened in the Bush years...focus was on anyone who criticized how the so called War on Terror was being prosecuted. I know. I bc was one of those people. Antisemitism is exploding on the right but the Jewish establishment is focused on the left forward.com/opinion/8123...

Philly, if I have a nonfiction essay about the city, where could I try and place it? I don't do the essay side of writing much!

I got one of those Brick devices and it arrived this afternoon. I regret to inform you that it does in fact work super well at keeping me on task and not scrolling. Please pray for me in these troubled times.

2023: buzzfeed says AI will "replace the majority of static content"

2023: buzzfeed news to close

2026: buzzfeed nearing bankruptcy after disastrous turn toward AI

Oh noes

futurism.com/artificial-i...

I had a rly good thought last night as I drifted to sleep.

Sleepbrain: don't worry. I'll remember that. edgeofsleep me: no, don't be stupid, pull yourself up and write that down.
sleepbrain: I'LL REMEMBER IT, GOD, LEAVE ME ALONE.

😐😐😐

I bet you know which version of me was right.

Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas Case was seen as major test of the first amendment and whether the US could use broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters

today all 9 people federally charged with "materially supporting terrorism", rioting, carrying an explosive, as part of an "ANTIFA cell" were found guilty on some or all charges. the case was based in part on being in Signal organizing group chats and possessing political leftist zines.

important:

White House plan to break up iconic U.S. climate lab moves forward Bidders have lined up to take over pieces of the National Center for Atmospheric Research

My latest for @science.org on the fraught future of NCAR as NSF's deadline nears. It can still go so many ways.

Suspect in attack at Michigan synagogue is dead, officials say Security officers at Temple Israel had "engaged the threat" that apparently started with a vehicle ramming into the building, according to Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard.

Update:
Security officers at Temple Israel had “engaged the threat” that apparently started with a vehicle ramming into the building, according to Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard.

Roxane does more for emerging writers, both publicly and behind the scenes, than anyone I’ve ever met. This piece, by one of my favorite writers and about one of my favorite writers (and also a mentor to me), is so lovely and real and true. Seeing RG get her flowers is a gift.

New Yorkers! Have you contacted your governor today!?!?!?