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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 6h

The story linked in the nested quote is graphic, it's explicit, and if you are a survivor, you DON'T HAVE TO READ IT. You can read the nested quoted post, and be informed enough.

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It's a rape-ocracy from the top down

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as someone who lives with IBS, I am now giggling wildly and scaring the cats.

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unless it's a hashtag #ApologizeMyAss (I'm in favor)

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 7h

I'M WITH LEE SMITH!!!!

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Anyone know a good quick reference book for Latin roots? Youngest is struggling with his taxonomy class bc the instructor is just throwing dozens of plants at them without context. I think knowing the roots of their scientific names would help.

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Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social · 6h

If you're gonna be in Vegas next Saturday....just, you know, by coincidence, there is a book festival! lasvegasbookfestival.com I'll be spending most of my time in the "Inspired" tent lasvegasbookfestival.com/Portals/9/Im...

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 7h

Canada is refusing to issue ISBNs to books primarily generated with AI. This illustrates both the urgency of the problem of the growing flood of slop books, and also the toothlessness of addressing it on the honor system without there also being consequences for lying

Use of artificial intelligence
By registering with ISBN Canada, you declare that your book was created by a human author. You may use AI tools only for limited support tasks, such as brainstorming ideas, checking grammar, or formatting your book. You must not use AI to generate the text, create the artwork, or translate the book. ISBN Canada does not issue ISBNs for works whose content is primarily generated by AI. LAC is currently reviewing its policy regarding the use of AI content creation and our guidance is subject to change.

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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 8h

Thread. The kicker is that it also appeals to plenty of bog standard liberals and centrists for similar reasons.

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azteclady @azteclady.bsky.social · 7h

oh my goodness, oh my heavens, what a lovely, sweet, smart pup!!!

tpwrtrdmn @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 10h

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Get exposed for violating patient privacy Violate the privacy of one of the patients who exposed it in retaliation. A stronger argument for why these people need to be removed from power QUICKLY could not be made. bsky.app/profile/anin...

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tpwrtrdmn @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 10h

Anine is one of the people who worked to expose the research misconduct against trans people at Oslo University Hospital. Yesterday, she was told she is no longer on their waitlist to receive gender-affirming care. This is so obviously retaliatory, it's hard to put into words!

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It should be law that whenever someone promises 'great rewards' if 'the public' sacrifices something, they should be the very first in 'the public' to sacrifice whatever it is. And even if they survive/thrive, the public should have the right to veto.

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 8h

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It’s funny that when Sam Altman says this, he does not mean that HE should accept the risks.

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Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social · 8h

This is very good to know.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 16h

they always show their asses eventually because the thing is that you cannot truly, sincerely care about women if you don’t care about trans women. the minute you carve off any one subcategory of women you claim are “lesser” in some way, you’ve declared women’s rights to be conditional by definition

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It's interesting; I have a bunch of things on the "for later" part of the cart, and only one (dehydrated mushrooms) has gone down in price--and funny, it's down to the price they were the first time I got them, early this year.

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I no longer even look.

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Thinking of news clips of white people in cuffs are sitting on the back of patrol cars, their feet on the ground, cops sort of milling around them, and that a white wife/children beating asshole could probably have stood up and walked off unchallenged. If he's not white, that's different. And yet.

They have two goals: create the appearance of fraud to discredit election results, and intimidate marginalized voters.