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Columbia University sold out to fascists and brutally cracked down on kids whose only sin was opposing genocide.
The fascists threw the University under the bus anyway.
I feel like there's a lesson in there about complying with fascism.
Trump administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation reut.rs/3F3B1cv
Correct: and frankly, if people “resisted” democrats as much as they do republicans when they’re in power, we wouldn’t have Trump at all.
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The mass firing of employees at NOAA could hamper research, hurt the economy and lead to, among other things, more dangerous fire seasons in Oregon.
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Of course! We don’t know what we don’t know
Additionally, “low-functioning” or “severely” has a lot of implications and makes a lot of assumptions with just a word, whereas “high/low support needs” highlights interdependent ideology rather than pathologizing the individual
“Less abled” would have a negative connotation due to the word “less”, and “special needs” paternalizes and infantilizes disabled folks with “special” and “needs”, disabled is generally the preferred term, and also you may meet disabled folks that have different preferred language
Gimme dat
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(I’ve only used Reddit to search for answers to very specific questions so I’ve been blissfully unaware until recently)
I had no clue the Portland Reddit was such a toilet until I discovered the Portland state subreddit last year and whooooboy
Most university administrators are embracing a "Wow that's crazy, well good luck" approach to The Crisis
We want real liberation, which means we care for our communities, help people, and share real information about what military service is so that people don't get caught up in it. You can find more info at queertranswarban.com and check out wearedissenters.org and aboutfaceveterans.org. (2/2)
Both things can be true
It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. A new law will help them get Medicaid.
"It is a worry that Musk has been able to get as far as he has in terms of meddling in the internal politics of several countries. One can only hope that there will soon be a concerted pushback to Musk’s global moves."
— #AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️
I’m getting pretty tired of getting dicked around by filthy rich immigrants frozen in time in Pretoria boarding school, who think turning America into 4chan is hilarious.
Let the young people in your life know that Costco has generic planb for $5.99.
You don’t need a membership to go to the pharmacy there.
well there you go folks
most coups are at or about this level of lameness, it's just that we quickly forget the lame parts of the ones that work
no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
If you searched “transgender” on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website the day before Trump took office—you’d find helpful information.
If you make the same web query on the CDC.gov now, those webpages bring you an error message: “The page you’re looking for was not found.”
The Palestinian Prisoners Club says “every time prisoners are released, we find the prisoners’ bodies reflecting the level of crimes committed against them, including torture that is unprecedented in its level after October 7”.
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if you don't know what to do right now, consider doing what Mr Cait did yesterday: calling your government officials and leaving 5 minute long voicemails calling them pathetic cowards
Bribery and money laundering