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ORISE Fellow at FDA ๐Ÿ’Š Microbiology/Immunology PhD GMU โ€˜17 โ€˜23 ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ’š Miniature painter (comms open) ๐ŸŽจSuper Nerd๐ŸŽงBoard Gamer ๐ŸŽฒ Destiny2 player ๐ŸŽฎViews are my own๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

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NO NO NO YOU DONโ€™T

GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA

federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step โ€œdesigned for normiesโ€ kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL

tell everyone you know

www.freetaxusa.com

09.03.2026 01:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 12197 ๐Ÿ” 7408 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and weโ€™re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

06.03.2026 19:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 30282 ๐Ÿ” 7515 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 224 ๐Ÿ“Œ 239

I'm sorry to appear agist, but people who grew up adjusting the rabbit ears to improve reception on TV38 broadcasts of Bruins games probably aren't the best people to be writing laws related to the internet

06.03.2026 18:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Imposter syndrome is the mistaken belief that other people know wtf theyโ€™re doing.

07.03.2026 00:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿงต OPM comment period on making it easier to fire federal employees - go make some good trouble!

Federal employees do essential work and the massive layoffs have already made things worse. We can't let them make it even easier to lay more federal workers off!

06.03.2026 20:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 38 ๐Ÿ” 22 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Comment submitted. If we donโ€™t speak out no one else will do it for us. Stand up for our federal workers they need us.

06.03.2026 19:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is how I feel when I see them at DuPont Circle. Like what do you mean I can only read a book in the sun under the gaze of TROOPS?!

06.03.2026 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
BEASTS Kickstarter. $4,943 pledged so far with 14 days to go and 169 backers

BEASTS Kickstarter. $4,943 pledged so far with 14 days to go and 169 backers

Less than $60 to our first stretch goal! If you like animorphs, or gritty Andor-type resistance stories, or animal sciences and roleplaying as different animals, or an all-druid campaign set in the modern world, or you want to say you're the one who got us to 5k, you'll love BEASTS

04.03.2026 15:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The U.S. war on Iran is now estimated to cost $1 billion per day. Meanwhile Americans are told thereโ€™s no money for healthcare, hospitals, or basic social programs.

05.03.2026 14:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 10417 ๐Ÿ” 3368 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 488 ๐Ÿ“Œ 177

Oh nice the thing I worry about every single time I walk across a city grate happened.

06.03.2026 13:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 402 ๐Ÿ” 46 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

On March 28, we need to show up in world-historic numbers to send a message: Not in our name. The people of the US reject Trumpโ€™s brutality at home and abroad and we say in one voice: No wars of aggression. No terrorizing our communities or yours. No tyrants, no conquests, no kings.

06.03.2026 13:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 228 ๐Ÿ” 92 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

The world is watching Trump turn our nation into a rogue state as he threatens our allies, abandons the vulnerable and unleashes chaos that impacts their families directly and indirectly. Iranian civilians went from a brave struggle against their own tyrannical government to fleeing bombs from ours.

06.03.2026 13:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 515 ๐Ÿ” 188 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

ANIMORPHS PBTA GAME?????

23.02.2026 19:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Libby is using Gen AI in their app and they are allowing AI slop in their catalogue โ€œtrustingโ€ authors to label themselves as AI.

Libraries are then charged full price by Libby to purchase AI slop marketed as books.

Libby might not be making them, but their not protecting libraries either.

13.01.2026 14:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 16:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2729 ๐Ÿ” 899 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 113 ๐Ÿ“Œ 59
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Evidently, I'm not the only one who thinks so.

digbysblog.net/2026/03/03/w...

03.03.2026 23:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 6638 ๐Ÿ” 2270 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1086 ๐Ÿ“Œ 369

Same guy, same week.

04.03.2026 14:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
a pack of kittens closes in a a large dog standing on a chair

a pack of kittens closes in a a large dog standing on a chair

David Attenborough [whispering]:

โ€œAs the predators close in on their helpless prey, we can only watch in silent horror, for it is not manโ€™s role to interfere in the hierarchy of nature.โ€

04.03.2026 13:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 8441 ๐Ÿ” 1739 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 155 ๐Ÿ“Œ 75

What's scary about this story is the surveillance it hints at. This trans woman had changed her name, legally, but chose not to change her gender marker. She was apparently flagged in the DMV system as trans and her license was invalidated under a law that supposedly only concerned gender markers.

03.03.2026 12:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 6995 ๐Ÿ” 3166 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 71 ๐Ÿ“Œ 48

If you know Mark Warner, you know this is a pretty serious statement. He is EXTREMELY level-headed and doesnโ€™t make hyperbolic statements. He is from a state with a bunch of military contractors too. If he is mad about this, then imagine how mad everyone else is.

03.03.2026 13:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1058 ๐Ÿ” 279 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

A concrete demonstration that this is about disenfranchising trans people-- their right to free movement and their right to vote-- not about gender at all.

03.03.2026 13:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 111 ๐Ÿ” 49 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Stand Up for Science: March 7th, 2026 โ€” STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Stand Up For Science this Saturday March 7 at dozens of rallies and pop-up protests in communities all across the US.

@standupforscience.bsky.social

www.standupforscience.net/march7

03.03.2026 13:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Calling AI "slop" has been one of the most effective instances of the public rebranding a product and it pisses them off.

02.03.2026 20:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 16532 ๐Ÿ” 5125 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 63

The โ€˜Board of Peaceโ€™ started World War 3 so fast.

28.02.2026 17:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 5583 ๐Ÿ” 1261 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 197 ๐Ÿ“Œ 50

Thanks to the Nature team for digging into this. Apportionment is one of those inside-baseball issues that I hoped never to need to learn about... But here was are.

27.02.2026 16:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 101 ๐Ÿ” 42 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Claire Shipman is a former television journalist, and it shows.

Going live to tape and telling the world how your university was invaded and your student abducted on the same day is exactly how you fight authoritarianism.

27.02.2026 15:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 73 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Most of those people aren't aware Larry Ellison ALSO just took a big ownership stake in TikTok (alongside technofascist Mark Andreessen and right wing propagandist Rupert Murdoch)

this attack (and that's what it is) isn't just about CNN, it's about Twitter, Tiktok, CBS, CNN, Facebook WAPO, etc. etc

27.02.2026 15:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 604 ๐Ÿ” 181 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered A divided Supreme Court has ruled that Americans canโ€™t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail.

This is how USPS, a critical service provided by the US govtโ€”paid for with taxes AND feesโ€”can be maliciously withheld or weaponized for the purpose of racial harassment & punishment for success.*

If Supreme Court says USPS can intentionally NOT DELIVER mail, consider BALLOTS.
@profkori.bsky.social

27.02.2026 14:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 58 ๐Ÿ” 42 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

We need to be really clear that this kind of incident is going to make it harder for communities to find missing children in legitimate scenarios

This puts kids in more danger than they were already in because of ICE

26.02.2026 20:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 281 ๐Ÿ” 102 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.

26.02.2026 06:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 7433 ๐Ÿ” 3137 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29 ๐Ÿ“Œ 61