Also, using hoity-toity language has nothing to do with being too concerned with advocacy. Most advocates speak in layman's terms because they are dealing with life and death situations involving people from a wide variety of educational backgrounds.
I've literally never heard that phrase be used by anyone before. Not one politician. Not one activist.
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It shocks me how many businesses still don’t seem to get that Trump’s cultural revolution did not actually happen
The report about the surveillance at Madison Square Garden and other James Dolan properties is insane and towards the bottom, there’s a reveal that this kind of surveillance will also be used against fans during the World Cup
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We're not going to have a stable democracy until/unless we eliminate dark money and large donors from political campaigns which means ending Citizens United which means packing the Courts which means Dems winning a trifecta in 28.
folks i pubbed the biggest story I’ve written in months on a day bluesky was broken, if you think i am not gonna repost it all day today, well www.coyotemedia.org/how-could-yo...
I read this passage and thought "wow, that's a fascinating perspective on writing history based on first-person sources." Then I clicked through to read the article, and brother, I did not know what I was in for. Excellent writing, highly recommended
It’s frustrating, he says, to see the large-scale parties which the Civic Joy Fund pours $$$ into. "It’s one day, and they put $200,000 into these things, and you could have saved an entire community with that. You could have created the conditions that would allow a venue to flourish for years."
Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.
I need you folks to understand that this is the way they push through restricting being able to print things like whistles anything else they happen to find objectionable at the drop of a hat.
This is the start of that regulatory slippery slope.
They sell ANDOR action figures, of course, and of course the audience is 35-50-year-olds, but it's deeply funny to imagine children playing with little Luthen Rael and Saw Gerrera dolls.
CHILD 1: I think violence is not only justified, but demanded
CHILD 2: I agree, but haste could be our undoing
Please feel free to share this with friends who are looking for non-billionaire-owned, non-right-wing news sources. Links to a bunch of solid starter packs!
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Hello, Bluesky! We, the staff of Scientific American, are pleased to announce we have formed a union with @wgaeast.bsky.social. Just as mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, we are the powerhouse of the publication, and we’re excited to have a new way to contribute to its success.
I never tire of time spent in awe at the cultivation done over thousands and thousands of years across this landmass. Genius! This is why I’m always reminding my kid “there’s no such thing as untouched wilderness” or any other such silly Euro fantasies about this land. Read the whole thread!
Three images of Neil banging out the tunes on April 13, 2006. Neil is a hairless rat.
Twenty years ago, Neil banged out the tunes. Who was he? Come on a brief and fruitful quest to find out: defector.com/a-brief-and-...
By the late 1800s, 'pontificate' was also being used derisively for lay individuals who spoke as if they had the authority of a member of the clergy.
One might consider this sense of 'pontificate' to be the spiritual forerunner of 'mansplain.'
“Studies suggest youths are more empathetic and less narcissistic than in the past, as well as more open-minded and inclusive. Drug use is down, youth violence has dropped and teen pregnancies have declined.” It’s almost like panic abt kids’ wellbeing serve existing adult demands for control.
Suit linings are 100% for having a good time
I once had a very satisfying moment when someone complimented my suit and I got to be like 'thanks it has rocket ships on the inside'
I've said it before and I'll say it again:
The rot in our whole national/society situation is deep and it has to all come out or whatever we put in its place will rot quickly again.
Are you a newspaper that repeatedly softened Trump's actions? You gotta go.
ms. rachel is WEAK on the economy
I was elected as a democratic socialist, and will continue to govern as a democratic socialist.
100 days in — and we’re just getting started.
A bottle of Slivovitz plum brandy, in an oval green bottle. Product of Hungary, 94 proof, kosher, and it tastes like soapy gasoline.
Toasting world events with a product of Hungary I found in a deep back corner of my shelves: Slivovitz! Thank you for the hope, Hungarians!
I'm one of those trans women. I worked ground ops for Artemis I.
I am torn between celebrating the success of my friends and peers and grieving how my dream of working for NASA was shattered by hateful assholes in Tallahassee
Todd is a good follow
It’s a good question, let’s clear the air:
1) Disco is awesome, like 25 all-time classic tracks in a 4 year span,
2) Disco was hated because it was queer, brown, and black,
3) Disco was hated because it paired women and men in a different power dynamic.
4) “Disco Sucks” was a “ MAGA” test run.
No shade to the OP for admitting this, but it shocks me that people my age don’t know this.
You fundamentally cannot understand how the world functions, how power works, if you don’t know history.
Take a look at the CNN sourcing and fact-checking on their Swalwell article. Look at how many extra people they contacted in order to corroborate claims. They viewed screenshots, called parents/husbands/friends/colleagues. They viewed TV footage and interviews, & more. Two things worth pointing out:
Hey, New York:
Zohran teams up with John Wilson (!)
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