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Artist, adjunct, art teacher, labor, socialist, star wars, reylo, AI hater, she/her
Had a mild stroke 2/12/2025. Excuse the brain fog. Check your BP ladies 🫀
(DNI: minors, fintech, traders, OF, antis, “refined gentlemen” pls do not follow)
Had a mild stroke 2/12/2025. Excuse the brain fog. Check your BP ladies 🫀
(DNI: minors, fintech, traders, OF, antis, “refined gentlemen” pls do not follow)
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And earlier than that too. There are few things more human than travelling, with our without a crisis to motivate you. In fact crisis-only models of migration are historically quite recent. People journey for all sorts of reasons and always have
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
And earlier than that too. There are few things more human than travelling, with our without a crisis to motivate you. In fact crisis-only models of migration are historically quite recent. People journey for all sorts of reasons and always have
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Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
I realized I was a romance reader after many years of reading the Vor Saga and Pern books and realizing what I liked about them was the slow-burn relationship building (in addition to dragons and space ships)
And then I read Ministry of Time and realized that I'd read *forty goddamn books* about polar exploration in large part because of the hinting, teasing subtext of gay yearning, and that reading a fucking sexy book was actually awesome, and misogyny is stupid, so what the fuck was holding me back?
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I realized I was a romance reader after many years of reading the Vor Saga and Pern books and realizing what I liked about them was the slow-burn relationship building (in addition to dragons and space ships)
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huh i wonder if this is because like 90% of nurses are women (it’s definitely because of that)
The Trump admin now says nursing isn't a professional degree.
The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.
The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.
November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
huh i wonder if this is because like 90% of nurses are women (it’s definitely because of that)
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In the right’s telling, the origins of "gender ideology" are varied: It is false consciousness, a leftist lie, a plot by globalist elites, a spiritual affront to the Lord—or all of these things combined.
The reality? It's hateful rhetoric designed to wipe out transness itself.
The reality? It's hateful rhetoric designed to wipe out transness itself.
How the right uses "gender ideology" to blame trans people for everything
MAGA learned from global autocrats the language needed to push fear.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
In the right’s telling, the origins of "gender ideology" are varied: It is false consciousness, a leftist lie, a plot by globalist elites, a spiritual affront to the Lord—or all of these things combined.
The reality? It's hateful rhetoric designed to wipe out transness itself.
The reality? It's hateful rhetoric designed to wipe out transness itself.
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This is quite the hedge, imho. Bacon here is pretty clearly saying "Yeah if this happened then he committed a war crime."
GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "I don't think Secretary Hegseth would be foolish enough to make this decision to say, 'Kill everybody. Kill the survivors,' because that's a clear violation of the law of war."
November 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This is quite the hedge, imho. Bacon here is pretty clearly saying "Yeah if this happened then he committed a war crime."
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Progressive orgs just should not attempt economic action without consulting seasoned labor organizers.
Boycotts in particular are deceptively difficult to pull off in a way that moves the political needle at all, and have a very strong potential for blowback from both consumers and workers.
Boycotts in particular are deceptively difficult to pull off in a way that moves the political needle at all, and have a very strong potential for blowback from both consumers and workers.
November 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Progressive orgs just should not attempt economic action without consulting seasoned labor organizers.
Boycotts in particular are deceptively difficult to pull off in a way that moves the political needle at all, and have a very strong potential for blowback from both consumers and workers.
Boycotts in particular are deceptively difficult to pull off in a way that moves the political needle at all, and have a very strong potential for blowback from both consumers and workers.
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Every time I see these boycott calls I think about how the Montgomery Bus Boycott worked bcs the community made sure no one was left without a way to get to work or school. Everyone carpooled, it was a very coordinated fight against one entity and that's why it worked and these general ones dont.
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Every time I see these boycott calls I think about how the Montgomery Bus Boycott worked bcs the community made sure no one was left without a way to get to work or school. Everyone carpooled, it was a very coordinated fight against one entity and that's why it worked and these general ones dont.
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This is so true and reminds me of the time I saw, in the wake of Joann closing, someone saying that it's easy to shop local just drive around until you find a fabric store and then they revealed they live in NYC and it's like ma'am. You have no idea what the hell you're talking about oh my god.
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is so true and reminds me of the time I saw, in the wake of Joann closing, someone saying that it's easy to shop local just drive around until you find a fabric store and then they revealed they live in NYC and it's like ma'am. You have no idea what the hell you're talking about oh my god.
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I like a lot of the work Indivisible does but imo it cheapens boycotts as a tactic to call them for multiple retailers at once, and to deploy them repeatedly during price drop events.
Pick one target and go hard.
Which is what happened with Lenten Target boycotts, incidentally.
Pick one target and go hard.
Which is what happened with Lenten Target boycotts, incidentally.
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I like a lot of the work Indivisible does but imo it cheapens boycotts as a tactic to call them for multiple retailers at once, and to deploy them repeatedly during price drop events.
Pick one target and go hard.
Which is what happened with Lenten Target boycotts, incidentally.
Pick one target and go hard.
Which is what happened with Lenten Target boycotts, incidentally.
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This story is going to play out in countless homes in every state across the nation. Thanks to the Republicants.
American citizen sick with cancer lets her rep Senator Angus King of Maine know that because he did not fight for her during the shutdown, her premiums will now be around $49K per year. She makes $67K per year.
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This story is going to play out in countless homes in every state across the nation. Thanks to the Republicants.
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So I guess no one is actually going to hold her accountable for sending innocent people to a concentration camp?
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
So I guess no one is actually going to hold her accountable for sending innocent people to a concentration camp?
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Opinion from @maxmccoy.com: A citizen reporter strayed onto a police gun range. Cops sought a warrant for his online newspaper. #ksleg
A citizen reporter strayed onto a police gun range. Cops sought a warrant for his online newspaper. • Kansas Reflector
Jarom Smith is being investigated for criminal trespass and authorities have obtained a search warrant for his outlet's Facebook account
kansasreflector.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Opinion from @maxmccoy.com: A citizen reporter strayed onto a police gun range. Cops sought a warrant for his online newspaper. #ksleg
Amazing, 10-15 years ago these companies were practically hurling anyone over 40 out a window to hire fetuses they could intimidate. It's like all of those theories about talent, energy, and merit were all lies
I’m sure this won’t have any negative consequences in 5 to 10 years.
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Amazing, 10-15 years ago these companies were practically hurling anyone over 40 out a window to hire fetuses they could intimidate. It's like all of those theories about talent, energy, and merit were all lies
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Let me correct this headline: Millions of full-time workers are not paid livable wages by their deadbeat employers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2zq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2zq...
Millions of full-time workers are struggling to afford a place to live. Here’s why
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Let me correct this headline: Millions of full-time workers are not paid livable wages by their deadbeat employers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2zq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2zq...
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I think it’s funny that a great deal of “journalists” these days seem to think finding Reddit comments is equivalent to interviewing someone and the opinions on a single subreddit represent all possible viewpoints.
“That’s it. That’s the status quo!”
“That’s it. That’s the status quo!”
Even by the standards of anti-woke journalism this is lazy dreck. The first piece of "evidence" that older gamers are mad about wokeness is a random Reddit comment — that isn't a complaint about wokeness.
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2025/11/2...
www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2025/11/2...
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I think it’s funny that a great deal of “journalists” these days seem to think finding Reddit comments is equivalent to interviewing someone and the opinions on a single subreddit represent all possible viewpoints.
“That’s it. That’s the status quo!”
“That’s it. That’s the status quo!”
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This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
"Woke is ruining D&D". Meanwhile Dimension 20, one of the wokest real play shows around, just sold out Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl for live shows and brings armies of new players to RPGs.
November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This is a huge part of why so many people think we're in the middle of a widespread "anti-woke backlash": Small movements opposed to social progress are collected into trend stories by conservative media. Far larger movements that want more diversity are ignored or cast as threats.
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Every time I run across someone who is convinced that *all* social media is unmitigated shit, I think
"Awwww.....you don't have any nerd pocket friends, do you?"
"Awwww.....you don't have any nerd pocket friends, do you?"
I fucking love social media sometimes, I swear, especially when we're all just giant fucking nerds about incredibly cool shit
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Every time I run across someone who is convinced that *all* social media is unmitigated shit, I think
"Awwww.....you don't have any nerd pocket friends, do you?"
"Awwww.....you don't have any nerd pocket friends, do you?"
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Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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They are trying to undercut all creatives. Have us lose our jobs, then charge for their services.
It’s a really common tactic for large business to take over a market.
It’s a really common tactic for large business to take over a market.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
They are trying to undercut all creatives. Have us lose our jobs, then charge for their services.
It’s a really common tactic for large business to take over a market.
It’s a really common tactic for large business to take over a market.
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Honestly, this is it right here.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: yes, my job is 87% vibes and 0% consequences
Managers: yes, I spend half my time managing up and never got proper training to manage down
Workers: only the 27% of the time I waste justifying my job to my boss
GenAI is TPS reports.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: yes, my job is 87% vibes and 0% consequences
Managers: yes, I spend half my time managing up and never got proper training to manage down
Workers: only the 27% of the time I waste justifying my job to my boss
GenAI is TPS reports.
When they make AI manager, do you think it'll be *suspenders* boss or *more flare* boss?
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Honestly, this is it right here.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: yes, my job is 87% vibes and 0% consequences
Managers: yes, I spend half my time managing up and never got proper training to manage down
Workers: only the 27% of the time I waste justifying my job to my boss
GenAI is TPS reports.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: yes, my job is 87% vibes and 0% consequences
Managers: yes, I spend half my time managing up and never got proper training to manage down
Workers: only the 27% of the time I waste justifying my job to my boss
GenAI is TPS reports.
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The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
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This Day in Labor History: November 30, 1999. The WTO protests begin in Seattle. Carefully constructed coalitions between labor, environmentalists, and other activists were blown up by anarchists who hijacked the protests for their own purposes, leading to a violent response from the Seattle cops!!!
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 30, 1999. The WTO protests begin in Seattle. Carefully constructed coalitions between labor, environmentalists, and other activists were blown up by anarchists who hijacked the protests for their own purposes, leading to a violent response from the Seattle cops!!!
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Maybe another way to think of it is as the "participation line" - the income one needs to fully participate in expected aspects of US life without worrying about plunging into deprivation one way or another
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An investor called $140,000 the new poverty line. Experts disagreed but said he had a point.
Michael Green’s tally of the costs of raising a family in the U.S. today is going viral, even if some economists scoff at his math.
wapo.st
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Maybe another way to think of it is as the "participation line" - the income one needs to fully participate in expected aspects of US life without worrying about plunging into deprivation one way or another
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You think this is bad? I have colleagues who I know use ChatGPT to write students IEPs!!!!
November 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
You think this is bad? I have colleagues who I know use ChatGPT to write students IEPs!!!!