Loss of energy output in MidEast will take about two years to recover, IEA says It will take about two years to recover the energy ​output lost in the Middle East from the ‌conflict there, Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency, was quoted as saying on Friday in...

Loss of energy output in the Middle East due to the Iran War will take about two years to recover, according to the International Energy Agency.

absolutely incredible example of AI making up problems to solve that aren’t real problems

nobody needs “inspiration” on how they like their coffee??????? are you serious?????

I’m asking ChatGPT to tell me what tastes good???

“computer, what do I want for breakfast?” this is dystopian actually

Here's your friendly Tax Day reminder that not only did Republicans give massive tax breaks to the rich last year, but Trump’s billionaire Cabinet also axed the IRS’s new free filing tool, so now Americans have to pay more to get their taxes done.

itep.org/trump-admini...

"sorry I can't come to your once-in-250-years party. I'll be busy doing something it would actually make much more logical sense to do four days later. I bumped it up on purpose so I could throw it in your face. eat shit forever, amen"

there is no hater on earth like a hater from Chicago

Jobless young Palestinians trapped as Israel holds Gaza's economy hostage With 80 percent unemployed, young Palestinians struggle to survive as Israeli blockade causes economic collapse

With 80 percent unemployed, young Palestinians struggle to survive as Israeli blockade causes economic collapse

Q: How would it not be a war crime to strike Iran's bridges and power plants?

TRUMP: Because they killed 45,000 in the last month. They kill protesters. They are animals.

Indefensible rhetoric by any measure and clearly being used to lay foundation for atrocities.

For the record, the Persian civilization specifically dates back more than 3,000 years and human habitation in the region more than 100,000.

Going to Press | American Libraries Magazine To expand the audience for local authors and stories, some libraries have started book-publishing operations.

I don't think many people are clued into the long history of public libraries facilitating publishing and self-publishing. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/06/02/g...

Documentary explores Louisiana slave sale that saved Georgetown University "The Georgetown 272: The Journey" tells the story of 272 enslaved people sold in New Orleans in 1838 and why it still matters to about 4,000 descendants.

Georgetown owes its existence to the enslaved it sold. www.wwltv.com/article/news...

Never trusted SURJ and am now feeling extremely vindicated

(To be clear, since this is the internet: I was against profiling the first time, and I am against it now. I am pointing out the hypocrisy of the response to Christian religious violence vs religious violence from literally any other quarter.)

Ella holds the hardcover copy of her book But How Are You, Really. She is beaming!

PSA: My debut romance novel BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY is super cheap right now on the 'zon, it's only $15!! There will not be a paperback, so this is the best price point yet.

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There are still 3 million Epstein files the government refuses to release. I don't want to think about what might be in those.

UN mission finds RSF destruction in el-Fasher bears ‘hallmarks of genocide' UN probe documents coordinated ethnic targeting, rape and torture against non-Arab communities in Sudanese city.

UN probe documents coordinated ethnic targeting, rape and torture against non-Arab communities in Sudanese city.

Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement

Epstein couldn't stop emailing people about eugenics In the latest files, the trafficker gives it a Silicon Valley–pilled name: "genetic altruism."

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This thread is the we are going to win thread, is the kids are alright thread, is the STOP ICE thread, is the civil society rising thread; read it through.

Bumping this up!

Hailey was one of the first transfeminine ppl to run for political office in Brazil. She's the founder of a transfeminist community and an incredible writer/translator/teacher.

Cancer sucks.

Please please help if you can! Even a little bit is really appreciated.

NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.

The NHS closed Tavistock over trans care concerns – there were just eight complaints all from cisgender people.

1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield

www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...

UK decision to ban Palestine Action as ‘terror group' unlawful, court says Group's co-founder declares ruling 'monumental victory' in the struggle for freedom for the Palestinian people.'

Group's co-founder declares ruling 'monumental victory' in the struggle for freedom for the Palestinian people.'

Overestimates of social media addiction are common but costly - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Overestimates of social media addiction are common but costly

Your regular reminder that "social media addiction" is a made-up thing and using the language of addiction for social media use causes people to pathologize their perfectly normal use and destroys their ability to self-regulate www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is what public service is supposed to be about.

📌 #Romancelandia "First they came for the erotica writers" 🧵 on D2D and the puritans coming for personal agency in the long run 👇🏽

Stand With Minnesota Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

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I know that they will always do the cruelest thing and the most racist thing, but the extent to which these particular fuckers will also do the stupidest thing.

Fire up the phones. Make every fucking member of the GOP own this.

Fuck them.

Hey let's go! Minneapolis organizers need dash cams so they can record and have a record of all of ICE's lies.

We're still stuck at 1 percent of Hailey's goal.

Can we get it to 10 percent today? 🏳️‍⚧️💖

A majority of the Philadelphia City Council has backed a package of "ICE Out" legislation to curb misconduct by federal immigration authorities, force agents to unmask and more. Councilmember Kendra Brooks explains.

I will say gently: every famous counter sit-in from the Civil Rights era was a crime.

Nonviolent civil disobedience is quite literally and explicitly a strategy where you commit crimes.