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Local communities are fighting back against the influence of conservative groups like Moms for Liberty in education

Discovered by Fiona Brichaut @beledit.com

Meta's AI agent holds its own against others from ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. But don't say yes to every permission without reading this first.

It's amazing how much a walk outside can help me regain perspective, especially when I've been spending a little too much time on my computer. It doesn't have to be an autumnal forest - it can just be around the block. What I also find helps: sometimes purposely NOT taking my headphones (for listening to audiobooks and podcasts). This gives my brain space to do whatever it wants to. If I find myself spiralling into anxiety-churn, then I focus on concrete things around me. Sometimes giving myself...

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I write and illustrate children's books for a living. I also sometimes write music for Urban Tapestry, for my video projects or just for fun. More recently, starting to compose music in VR, mainly w