Not acceptable.

People who voted for orange guy wanted to go back to 2019 and we all got 2020 instead. Maybe on our way to 1929 …

#LivePostcard
Spring rolls into East Nashville

Dems should lean into having town halls. Invite Republican voters. Let the people speak. Show what cowards the GOP reps are

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Indonesia's Aceh province publicly canes two men for same-sex relationship Two young Indonesian men convicted of having a same-sex relationship were publicly caned on Thursday in Aceh province, prompting calls by Amnesty International for the government to put an end to the practice.

Absolutely no excuse for a place like Aceh to violate human rights in this way, and especially not for the political expediency of the national government. There are decent humans who live in Aceh, but the provincial government are not them. Do better Indonesia.

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Environmental groups sue FDA over refusal to tackle risky plastic packaging Agency has either ignored petitions or ruled against taking action against chemical that presents serious health risks

When the F and the A in FDA are an industry-serving joke, it’s hard to have faith in the D.

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Note: as the article says, current risk of infection for humans is still low, but the virus is spreading and mutating rapidly.

Surprisingly, the article does not mention that the virus has recently been found in pigs, which make an excellent incubator for creating a human-targeting mutation.

America’s Bird-Flu Luck Has Officially Run Out Bird flu has spread so widely that it was always going to make someone seriously sick.

So who’s ready for another pandemic, but this time with the response being led by an anti-vaxxer?

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

'Legislation is hot.' Inside Paris Hilton's quest to reform the troubled-teen industry Former reality star Paris Hilton is trading her image as a problematic party girl for reformer, going after the troubled-teen industry.

This is what putting your privilege to good use looks like. Kudos to Paris Hilton for turning her personal experience into sustained and influential advocacy for those who can’t defend themselves.

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Tennessee's obstetric residency applications decline - Nashville Banner Tennessee sees a 21% drop in obstetric residency applications, raising concerns about reproductive health care access.

Not just OB residents. Residency applications across all the specialties are down. The best new doctors are not coming to Tennessee, directly as a result of the abortion ban. And the hardest hit areas will be rural. #RedStateHealthcare

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Tennessee foster care system draws millions from children - Nashville Banner Tennessee foster care system collects millions from children's Social Security payments, leaving them without access to their own funds.

Thinking like this and concern for the least of us are why I like having @jeffyarbro.bsky.social serving Tennesseans in the state senate

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Syrian army withdraws from key city of Homs as rebels encircle Damascus Syria’s capital now cut off from Bashar al-Assad’s coastal strongholds as insurgents advance from north, south and east

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

Incredible. The Hamas attack on Israel is likely going to lead to the fall of authoritarian government of Syria, which quite possibly will end Hezbollah too. Dominos falling …

How choir cover of Madonna hit got caught up in America’s culture wars The version of Like a Prayer is at the centre of an internet storm as American users assume the singers are ignorant Donald Trump-supporting Christians

The More You Know …

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Oh that’s easy. Just celebrate closer to equator or in the southern hemisphere 😄

Thanksgiving Should Be in October A modest proposal for fixing the back-to-back-holiday crunch

Canadians are on to something. Let’s move U.S. Thanksgiving to October.

www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

Here Is What Actually Caused Inflation Under Biden—and Harris’ Loss Just look at what’s going on around the world.

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Best economy in the world and still somehow not good enough.

Same! Also, not sending more money to Amazon

Nice!

Where do you get your audiobooks?

I block all of them since I didn’t opt in to revive them, so I wouldn’t know lol

View from cafe of people passing by on bicycle and motorbike

Delightful afternoon in Hoi An, Vietnam

Hello, world. 😎