Posts by Julie@social.coop
(DIR) Post #AVo5jSuHeggf6KFbo8 by Julie@social.coop
2023-05-19T01:24:38Z
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“The John Brown Gun Clubs operate independently but share a similar ethos: Direct action to counter the threat of the far right, and their members are dedicated to anti-fascism, anti-racism, and anti-bigotry. Most groups I spoke to emphasize that showing up armed is only part of their work, mentioning supply drives for unhoused people during Texas’ deep freezes and other mutual-aid events. ‘The gun stuff doesn’t exist without all this other stuff.’”https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/john-brown-gun-club-armed-anti-fascist-1234733200/
(DIR) Post #AXWyCKB7gOyrWcI3Wa by Julie@social.coop
2023-07-09T15:47:51Z
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If a toddler pretends to be a monster in your presence, you are legally required to act terrified.
(DIR) Post #AZo2PISLcigr7MNU24 by Julie@social.coop
2023-09-15T20:37:32Z
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Trans people are incredibly brave. I think one reason they get so much bullying is that others are jealous of their courage to be so deeply and publicly themselves. Most people aren’t, about so many aspects of themselves. The world is keeping secrets and trying to fit in and burying their pain, and trans people are like, “No. Fuck that. Life is too short.”
(DIR) Post #AZrQOJWbAJ6AYScHWi by Julie@social.coop
2023-09-17T12:22:06Z
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Any shirt can be no-iron if you refuse to iron anything.
(DIR) Post #Aay7Ewkr7arDEDlefQ by Julie@social.coop
2023-10-20T17:41:55Z
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@grammargirl I also hate “orientated.” You are awake, alert, and oriented, not orientated.
(DIR) Post #Abndc55PQeERneOAAC by Julie@social.coop
2023-11-14T13:45:33Z
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Fascinating article! I had no idea that there is a global epidemic of #myopia, and that it is PREVENTABLE! https://www.wired.com/story/taiwan-epicenter-of-world-myopia-epidemic/
(DIR) Post #AhGQmNx9wUNsAmMeHo by Julie@social.coop
2024-04-25T23:36:25Z
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Horrifying. There is nothing for it but to beat him again. SCOTUS is not coming to save democracy. By @Dahlialith https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/04/supreme-court-immunity-arguments-which-way-now.html
(DIR) Post #AhHPoUcgD586dqBbai by Julie@social.coop
2024-02-01T15:25:46Z
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#ConspiracyTheories
(DIR) Post #AhHPoX90pqBIShKSGW by Julie@social.coop
2024-02-01T21:34:25Z
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It’s pretty smart, even before the punchline. I’ve often tried to explain the difference between data, information, and knowledge to high school students, and it would have gone much easier with this graphic.
(DIR) Post #AiHsn7zlW7cE8XqX6O by Julie@social.coop
2024-05-25T16:30:19Z
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Wow. Yes. #AI
(DIR) Post #Ak8uJmpynlfKPttqwC by Julie@social.coop
2024-07-21T02:48:19Z
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A feast for the eyes today at the New York Botanical Garden! #bloomscrolling
(DIR) Post #AkZYXl5V9SeFJxKqJc by Julie@social.coop
2024-08-02T15:00:51Z
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One wild absurdity of the Electoral College is that if a state became so depopulated that it had only three residents left, two of them would be Senators, one would be a Congressional Representative, and their state would still get 3 Electoral College votes.
(DIR) Post #AkZYXmlity12XC64lU by Julie@social.coop
2024-08-02T15:37:10Z
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Somebody should make this movie. They would be among the three most powerful people in the country, whose main characteristic is stubbornness—they didn’t leave when everyone else did. They control boatloads of Federal grant money. People are constantly trying to assassinate them.
(DIR) Post #AkZYXqEC2ZZVGMRM3c by Julie@social.coop
2024-08-02T19:35:44Z
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Silly, right? But our least populous state, Wyoming, has around 581,000 residents. Our most populous state, California, has around 39 million. Wyoming has 1.5% of California’s population and 3 electoral votes. California has 55 electoral votes.
(DIR) Post #AkwId9ifrvMSX3Huu8 by Julie@social.coop
2024-08-13T23:01:27Z
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Certain media outlets are pushing the narrative that Kamala Harris is enjoying a honeymoon that will end before the election. Since this hasn’t happened yet and nobody knows if it will, this is NOT reporting. It’s prognostication. When Trump and his people predict the end of Harris’ “honeymoon,” they’re trying to influence events.Journalists don’t need to help them do that.
(DIR) Post #Am2fAay4zTUOL37R9E by Julie@social.coop
2024-09-15T22:54:13Z
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@futurebird Amen.
(DIR) Post #Apkxup2KIY5wWmNdbc by Julie@social.coop
2025-01-04T15:48:27Z
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The gratitude that terrible people order you to express that at least life isn’t worse than it is, and the genuine upwelling of appreciation for the goodness in your life are not the same.
(DIR) Post #ApmChJFarLfkeQYoNM by Julie@social.coop
2025-01-05T15:48:12Z
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@futurebird Here in the NY suburbs, environmentalists aren’t even saying how much we think this is a good idea because people left, right, and center are so angry about it. This is partly because this is such an expensive area to live in, and partly because the New York counties surrounding the city have an ongoing dispute about paying a tax to the MTA with few improvements to service here. And of course, nobody likes increased prices for anything, ever.
(DIR) Post #AqIWjSBGMOq9r8NZGi by Julie@social.coop
2025-01-21T02:19:45Z
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@nora "If my four-year-old reads a book about two penguin dads raising a baby, they will abandon their 100% natural, God-given heterosexuality!"
(DIR) Post #AqhQadtMuvMRQJnorw by Julie@social.coop
2025-02-01T23:35:22Z
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From a friend:“An attorney friend advises everyone to retrieve their #SocialSecurity earnings statements now - so you have a record of what you are entitled to from all your years of working. Especially people who are currently collecting.”