All three branches of government are now controlled by a rapist who campaigned on purging the country of nonwhite immigrants and driving trans people out of public life, supported by a Nazi billionaire, I think maybe you can ease off the Has Woke Gone Too Far beat for a while
for those of you not on twitter anymore, the anti-aging billionaire guy posted a timelapse of his failed attempt to inject "fat-derived extracellular matrix" into his face and I thought you might want to see that
Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens. Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
Bluesky is now hitting a critical mass. As of writing this it just hit 14 million users, with 5x increases in follows, likes, etc. Some politicians are starting to become more active again, including AOC. Check below for a list of some of those politicians. More coming soon.
I also include some group and individual activists that are worth following a well.
Note: I tried to include people who were active in last 3 months or so, but a few less active accounts might be included. Hopefully they will come back soon.
“not even one of the better-known clowns” are possibly the funniest 9 words put together ever. I will forever think of this tweet anytime I ever see or hear about a clown.
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Text: most cutting thing you can say is “who’s this clown?” because it implies they’re a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns
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[Article] Want To Not Die In a Traffic Crash? Move to Helsinki!
“The Finnish transportation system is as impressive for its safety as it is for its multimodality. Only 219 people died on Finnish roads in 2021, or four per 100,000 residents — just one-third the US rate. And Finland’s roadways are growing steadily safer. Fatalities plunged 50% between 2001 and 2019, when Helsinki made international news for going an entire year without a single pedestrian or cyclist fatality.“
“[…]the US is an outlier in global road safety: Americans are now at least twice as likely to die in a vehicle crash as residents of Canada, France and Japan (among many other countries).”
Hoping for nothing but the worst for this turd. May his irrelevancy and suffering be swift.
The families of eight Sandy Hook shooting victims on Wednesday won nearly $1 billion in damages from the Infowars fabulist Alex Jones, a devastating blow against his empire and a message from the jury that his lies and those of his followers have crippling consequences.
Mr. Jones, who for years said the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting that killed 20 first graders and six educators in Newtown, Conn., was a government hoax, now faces financial ruin. But it is unclear how much money the families will ultimately collect.
“But the substitution of electricity for fossil fuels also allows us to do things a little differently if we want, beginning with this question of speed. The train is not as fast as the airplane for the trip to New York, but in every other dimension it’s infinitely superior: big windows to stare at the passing beauty, plenty of legroom and the chance to get up and stroll, an easy wifi connection, no TSA.”
“Every trip taken by e-bike instead of automobile is a win for the planet. Even electric cars require far more resources than e-bikes to construct and operate (at 1,800 pounds, the battery of the Ford F-150 Lightning weighs as much as 233 Rad Power e-bike batteries). And according to one market estimate, e-bikes now outsell electric cars in the United States; almost 800,000 were purchased in 2021.”
[Article] The people are clamoring for E-bikes! In Denver, E-bike rebates are gone in minutes
“Andrea Coyle is one of the Denver residents who’s benefited from the program. She and her wife both bought e-bikes using city vouchers with the goal of replacing two car trips a week. But they’ve exceeded their own expectations, and instead find themselves riding “most days,” Coyle said.
Coyle, who received a $400 voucher, deals with chronic fatigue and sports-induced asthma. Riding on an e-bike makes hilly or longer outings more doable for her. And she and her wife are eager to take advantage. There’s “a car trip almost every day that we’re replacing,” she said.”
“I could tell you about the emissions saved by the bike bus, that it takes 100s of cars off the road… but the thing that sticks… is watching all these kids floating to school on a vast ocean of joy.” – @byjacobward@NBCNightlyNews
[Bonus] A Quick Thread On How To Better Interact With The Visibly, And Not-So-Visibly, Disabled
If you’re learning about the issues that disabled people face and want to help but you’re SUPER OVERWHELMED because *gestures at world,* here’s some really simple ways to help: 🧵
In three emojis tell us how an increasing and crushing generational debt which is stunting individual and societal growth, while making inequalities even greater, makes you feel, you fucking peasants 🙂
Text of tweet: Food $200 Data $150 Rent $800 Candles $3,600 Utility $150 someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying
Text of tweet: We take it for granted today, but a single Dorito has more extreme nacho flavor than a peasant in the 1400s would get in his whole lifetime.
Even with a limited knowledge of Stephen A. Smith’s way with words, David J Roth’s tweet still cracks me up every time it see it on the timeline. So here it is, saved forever, or until blob blob dies.
Donald Draper, the sometimes awful main character from the AMC show Mad Men, has a way with words. DC Pierson accurately captures this “way with words” when imaging Don coming up with Taco Bell’s famous “Yo quiero” tag line.
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DON DRAPER: "We quiero many things. Family, safety, love. But this guy–" (Taps drawing of chihuahua) "There's only one thing he quieros."
