mcboingboing
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Mid-Mod mom, editor, nit-picker, N95 wearer. #COVIDIsAirborne {she/her}
Free, universal healthcare is a vital part of infrastructure.
📍New Orleans
Free, universal healthcare is a vital part of infrastructure.
📍New Orleans
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In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
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Trump Plans to Open More Than a Billion Acres of U.S. Waters to Drilling www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
Trump Plans to Open More Than a Billion Acres of U.S. Waters to Drilling
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Trump Plans to Open More Than a Billion Acres of U.S. Waters to Drilling www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
The current list of top 10 word lookups on the Merriam-Webster website captures the zeitgeist quite well, I think.
Note: #2 is the name of a lake next to Webster, MA. The full name is Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. It has been in the top 3 for weeks, no doubt because…
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Note: #2 is the name of a lake next to Webster, MA. The full name is Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. It has been in the top 3 for weeks, no doubt because…
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November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The current list of top 10 word lookups on the Merriam-Webster website captures the zeitgeist quite well, I think.
Note: #2 is the name of a lake next to Webster, MA. The full name is Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. It has been in the top 3 for weeks, no doubt because…
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Note: #2 is the name of a lake next to Webster, MA. The full name is Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. It has been in the top 3 for weeks, no doubt because…
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One of the best pieces I’ve ever read about the pelvic floor, how to identify it in your own body, and how pelvic floor therapy can help - plus videos and advice you can use at home if you cannot access or afford pelvic floor therapy!
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
One of the best pieces I’ve ever read about the pelvic floor, how to identify it in your own body, and how pelvic floor therapy can help - plus videos and advice you can use at home if you cannot access or afford pelvic floor therapy!
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We're hosting an emergency fundraiser to help us fund a kidney procedure, this account is ran by someone in the US and is currently uninsured and needs help, please consider sharing or supporting, the link is in the post below, we are 16.5k awayfrom our goal
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
Donate to Support Genc (aka @JucikaDaily, @GENCZILLA), organized by Genczilla V
Fundraiser Update 12/06/2024
Thank you guys so much. We were able to reach… Genczilla V needs your support for Support Genc (aka @JucikaDaily, @GENCZILLA)
gofund.me
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We're hosting an emergency fundraiser to help us fund a kidney procedure, this account is ran by someone in the US and is currently uninsured and needs help, please consider sharing or supporting, the link is in the post below, we are 16.5k awayfrom our goal
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
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i don't know how to phrase this delicately, but i just want to communicate to young white men in incel-adjacent spaces that this sort of behavior will solve your problems
I love him. “The first time I caught up to [ICE], I could tell that they already knew who I was. They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
i don't know how to phrase this delicately, but i just want to communicate to young white men in incel-adjacent spaces that this sort of behavior will solve your problems
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A reminder that avian flu is destroyed when you cook chicken and eggs to an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
Please get a food thermometer and stay safe
#avianflu
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Please get a food thermometer and stay safe
#avianflu
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Avian flu detected at commercial poultry farm in Strathroy-Caradoc | CBC News
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says avian influenza has been detected at a commercial poultry operation in Strathroy-Caradoc.
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A reminder that avian flu is destroyed when you cook chicken and eggs to an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
Please get a food thermometer and stay safe
#avianflu
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Please get a food thermometer and stay safe
#avianflu
#Canada
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Let’s not get confused about science.
Many studies have looked for a link between vaccines and autism — none has found one.
“We haven’t ruled it out” is a logic loop; by that logic we also haven’t ruled out peanut butter, bedtime stories, or blue socks.
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Many studies have looked for a link between vaccines and autism — none has found one.
“We haven’t ruled it out” is a logic loop; by that logic we also haven’t ruled out peanut butter, bedtime stories, or blue socks.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Let’s not get confused about science.
Many studies have looked for a link between vaccines and autism — none has found one.
“We haven’t ruled it out” is a logic loop; by that logic we also haven’t ruled out peanut butter, bedtime stories, or blue socks.
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Many studies have looked for a link between vaccines and autism — none has found one.
“We haven’t ruled it out” is a logic loop; by that logic we also haven’t ruled out peanut butter, bedtime stories, or blue socks.
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The CDC’s new autism page reads like an anti-vax blog
The CDC’s new autism page reads like an anti-vax blog
RFK Jr. promised to change vaccine policy. This new website shows he has.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The CDC’s new autism page reads like an anti-vax blog
If you didn't see Free for All: The Public Library when it aired on Independent Lens (PBS), go see it (FREE!) Friday, 5:45, at the Words & Music Festival. Like a good public library, the documentary contains multitudes, has sthg for everyone. I laughed, I cried! www.eventbrite.com/e/free-for-a...
"Free For All": Screening and Conversation
Join us for a screening of "Free for All: The Public Library," followed by a conversation's with the film's creators.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
If you didn't see Free for All: The Public Library when it aired on Independent Lens (PBS), go see it (FREE!) Friday, 5:45, at the Words & Music Festival. Like a good public library, the documentary contains multitudes, has sthg for everyone. I laughed, I cried! www.eventbrite.com/e/free-for-a...
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Here's Lauren's podcast "The 13th Step" which exposed both the horrific abuses of the man who ran the biggest system of recovery centers in NH, and the ways in which he tried, and failed, to intimidate her.
www.13thsteppodcast.org
www.13thsteppodcast.org
The 13th Step
There is a widespread culture of sexual misconduct and abuse persistent in the addiction treatment industry. It’s a phenomenon so pervasive, there’s even a euphemism for it in recovery circles: “the 1...
www.13thsteppodcast.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Here's Lauren's podcast "The 13th Step" which exposed both the horrific abuses of the man who ran the biggest system of recovery centers in NH, and the ways in which he tried, and failed, to intimidate her.
www.13thsteppodcast.org
www.13thsteppodcast.org
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John Oliver and Co did a great explanation of what public media does, and who exactly the funding recission actually hurts (Hint: it's not liberal elites.) Also very proud to see my old friend and former WBEZ reporter Lauren Chooljian featured for her amazing work.
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
John Oliver and Co did a great explanation of what public media does, and who exactly the funding recission actually hurts (Hint: it's not liberal elites.) Also very proud to see my old friend and former WBEZ reporter Lauren Chooljian featured for her amazing work.
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
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An analytical chemist believes her removal from a Louisiana environmental-monitoring project was retaliation for news coverage about the industrial pollutants she was finding, according to a grievance her attorney filed on Monday. cen.acs.org/careers/empl... #chemsky 🧪
Louisiana chemist files grievance over removal from lake-monitoring project
Fereshteh Emami says university officials removed her from industrial pollutants study when findings made the news
cen.acs.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
An analytical chemist believes her removal from a Louisiana environmental-monitoring project was retaliation for news coverage about the industrial pollutants she was finding, according to a grievance her attorney filed on Monday. cen.acs.org/careers/empl... #chemsky 🧪
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I think it was @ericallixrogers.com who suggested that car horns should also blast into the car so drivers can think more about if it'll be worth it or not.
Presidential run when???
Presidential run when???
hi motorists. So, when you use your horn to get a cyclist's attention, you're using a device designed to make a sound loud enough to penetrate layers of metal & glass. How'd you like an air horn in your ear while you're concentrating on something that could get you hurt or killed if you flinched?
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I think it was @ericallixrogers.com who suggested that car horns should also blast into the car so drivers can think more about if it'll be worth it or not.
Presidential run when???
Presidential run when???
Since the pandemic started, I've always worn masks in public, and I haven't caught a single sickness in 5.5 years!
Not only that, but I haven't had anyone give me any flack about it. If you worry about how you'll be treated, just try it and find out. Might not be as hard as you think. 🖖❤️
Not only that, but I haven't had anyone give me any flack about it. If you worry about how you'll be treated, just try it and find out. Might not be as hard as you think. 🖖❤️
I have books to write and people to take care of. I don’t have time to get Covid or a cold!
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Since the pandemic started, I've always worn masks in public, and I haven't caught a single sickness in 5.5 years!
Not only that, but I haven't had anyone give me any flack about it. If you worry about how you'll be treated, just try it and find out. Might not be as hard as you think. 🖖❤️
Not only that, but I haven't had anyone give me any flack about it. If you worry about how you'll be treated, just try it and find out. Might not be as hard as you think. 🖖❤️
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I was so moved by the tenacity and love documented in this film about the long campaign to Free Leonard Peltier. The film is streaming until November 30. $15.
www.docnyc.net/film/free-le...
www.docnyc.net/film/free-le...
FREE LEONARD PELTIER - DOC NYC
NYC PREMIERE In the midst of the American Indian Movement in the 1970s, two federal agents are killed on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South
www.docnyc.net
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I was so moved by the tenacity and love documented in this film about the long campaign to Free Leonard Peltier. The film is streaming until November 30. $15.
www.docnyc.net/film/free-le...
www.docnyc.net/film/free-le...
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🧵You’re invited to the 12 Days of Covid Consciousmas – a series of free virtual events designed to bring Covid Conscious folks together for the holidays for celebration, connection, and community!
Link in 2nd post, additional details about each event in rest of thread!
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Link in 2nd post, additional details about each event in rest of thread!
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November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🧵You’re invited to the 12 Days of Covid Consciousmas – a series of free virtual events designed to bring Covid Conscious folks together for the holidays for celebration, connection, and community!
Link in 2nd post, additional details about each event in rest of thread!
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Link in 2nd post, additional details about each event in rest of thread!
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ICE is active in NOLA today—on Canal St and Stumpf Blvd within the last 4 hours, according to the ICE Block app.
November 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
ICE is active in NOLA today—on Canal St and Stumpf Blvd within the last 4 hours, according to the ICE Block app.
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This is fantastically nerdy - check his blog for how he samples/cultures insect pupae for a YEAR to find out if they've been parasitized (including protecting the host walnuts from angry squirrels). I love it when people fall completely & unapologetically down science rabbitholes. #invert 🦊
November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is fantastically nerdy - check his blog for how he samples/cultures insect pupae for a YEAR to find out if they've been parasitized (including protecting the host walnuts from angry squirrels). I love it when people fall completely & unapologetically down science rabbitholes. #invert 🦊
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This is such an NYC story. I love everything about it.
New York Lacked an Affordable Housing Portal. So These Teenagers Made One.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This is such an NYC story. I love everything about it.
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Humane rendering of a girl in the (uncharged) Matt Gaetz files…
17-year-old with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men. She wants the public to have a fuller understanding of how she was victimized.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u... #DeadlineWH
17-year-old with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men. She wants the public to have a fuller understanding of how she was victimized.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u... #DeadlineWH
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Humane rendering of a girl in the (uncharged) Matt Gaetz files…
17-year-old with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men. She wants the public to have a fuller understanding of how she was victimized.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u... #DeadlineWH
17-year-old with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men. She wants the public to have a fuller understanding of how she was victimized.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u... #DeadlineWH