A picture of all-time badass Stagecoach Mary Fields, holding her rifle.
Happy International Women's Day!
Remember, when in doubt, do as Stagecoach Mary Fields did, and either headbutt, shoot it, set it on fire, or let your horses trample it.
"She broke more noses than any other person in central Montana."
My hottest mental health take:
A lot of depression and anxiety is situational, and warranted, because people live in shit circumstances. They’re poor, without resources, etc. and the reason it’s become popular to blame “mental health” is because it’s a way of evading responsibility.
Virtual No Kings on the 28th if you can’t go out to the streets! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Messaging guidance:
Stop saying "HCBS." It sounds like a bank that finances arms dealers.
Spell out "home and community based services." Home is a word with positive connotations. Community, likewise, has positive connotations.
I have been trying to get this for months. I live in a red state that stripped all my civil rights, just passed a bill bringing back conversion therapy, no longer counts my ppl in education stats ... I am disabled as well. I really need access to community, too. #MutualAid Thx so much for shares.
I think rewarding children for reading with pizza is actually a phenomenal idea and we should start doing that again
#FREELEQAA
“An activist and former political prisoner…said the situation was ‘apocalyptic’…[and] ‘The situation is so frightening it’s hard to describe. Smoke has covered the entire city. I have severe shortness of breath and burning in my eyes and throat, and many others feel the same.’”
NO NO NO YOU DON’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 “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL
tell everyone you know
www.freetaxusa.com
Good questions from Malcolm Turnbull in this article:
""If we were asked, did we agree to it," he says.
"If we were not then the US is engaging our military personnel in war without Australia's consent."
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
here's another thing i hate: when companies change their AI computer voice to be more "human". under no circumstances do I want that. i want every computer in my life to sound stilted and weird because it's a computer, not a person, and it is a violation of natural law for it to speak in our voice
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I know, I know. Everyone is in desperate need right now, but our rescue needs some help paying vet bills.
The benefit is, if you're in the US, our bills are in AUD and the exchange rate is very much in your favour! Please throw us $5?
rescue-cats-safe-haven.mygiveeasy.com/this-is-our-...
Not only did the US, per its own ‘intelligence,’ bomb this girls primary school, THEY BOMBED IT TWICE.
www.reutersconnect.com/item/the-pri...
wild that we spent years with a debate in Europe about whether governments can make the case to their populations to endure higher energy prices as part of collective solidarity against Russia etc only to watch Trump say "fuck it" and skyrocket energy prices overnight with no justification at all
Map of the United States titled “COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data and Levels (U.S.)” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC), dated March 9, 2026. States are color-coded by transmission level using CDC wastewater data: very high (dark red), high (red), moderate (orange), low (yellow), very low (light yellow), and limited data (striped). Several Midwest and Southern states—such as Minnesota, Illinois, Alabama, and Mississippi—are shown at high levels, while much of the West and parts of the Southeast show low or very low levels. A note at the bottom states that transmission is subsiding at the end of the 12th wave and no state is currently in the “Very High” category.
Graphic titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative model, dated March 9, 2026 (pmc19.com/data). Estimated infections: 1 in 87 people actively infectious (1.2%), about 565,000 new daily infections, 4.1 million infections in the past week, and 54 million infections so far in 2026, with cumulative infections per person estimated at 5.10. Estimated Long COVID outcomes: 28,000–113,000 new daily cases and 205,000–820,000 new weekly cases. Estimated excess deaths linked to infections: 160–270 per day and 1,200–1,900 per week. A note states the U.S. is experiencing roughly 565,000 daily infections amid moderate transmission levels.
Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) model, dated March 9, 2026. The table lists U.S. states with CDC transmission level, estimated percent actively infectious, and probability that someone in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people is infectious. Several states—including Alabama, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, and Mississippi—are marked “High,” with infection estimates around 1 in 33 to 1 in 38 people. Many other states are listed as moderate or low, while some—such as California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, and the District of Columbia—are categorized as very low. A note indicates some states have limited data reporting.
Table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) model dated March 9, 2026 (pmc19.com/data). It lists U.S. states with CDC transmission levels, estimated percent actively infectious, and the probability that someone in a room of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people is infectious. Nebraska is highlighted as “High” with an estimated 1 in 42 people infectious (2.4%). Most other states on this page—including Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Vermont—are listed as moderate, while several states such as Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia are categorized as very low. A note indicates some states have limited reporting and that North Dakota estimates are averaged from nearby states.
US Weekly COVID update: Mar 9, 2026
🔸1 in 87 Actively Infectious
🔸565,000 Daily Infections
🔸4,100,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸54,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸205,000 to 820,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,200 to 1,900 Weekly Excess Deaths
Source: pmc19.com/data/
‘Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise. The sustained subnormal lymphocytes—particularly in cardiovascular disease cohorts—highlight a key immunologic feature of long COVID and underscore the need for personalized care.’
DOGE's aggressively regressive politics are an attempt to take us back to a time when LGBTQ people were routinely deemed to be "crazy."
Gonna double down with a reminder that if you post a screenshot of text from an article you should alt text it & link to the fucking article!!!! If you found it on the internet you should share the link!!! Do not force me to Nancy Drew my way back to the source by triangulating fonts w/news outlets.
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“Wow he blocked me because he can’t take criticism” that’s correct. This is social media. You’re just some asshole. I am under no obligation to listen to you tell me what to do. Have a blessed day
This is such a critical point, and it’s something I’ve tried to highlight in my reporting.
The right-wing groups and operatives who politicized COVID have also been pushing anti-trans shit. Moms for Liberty is a classic example.
It’s helped create new GOP voters/activists.
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
• More hardline than father
• He’s the IRGC candidate
• Relatively young: 56
• Avoids public
• Trusted by father, clerics
• Was in military during Iraq-Iran war
• His wife, Zahra, killed in Israeli airstrike w his father
Right before I saw this my cat climbed over me onto my pillow, using my face as a stepping stone 😅 and now she's lying on my chest. I love her
Cat sitting so close that she blocks the view of abything wlse
if you ever want to know what having a cat is like, this is a huge percent of it
A handicap blue and white painted sign on the asphalt of a parking space. The symbols are meant to be a pregnant women and a baby stroller, but it doesn't look like that. It looks like pac man being killed with scissors next to a dancer
Twerkers at the barbeque get priority parking 🫡
The Iranian Red Crescent has sent a request to the International Criminal Court calling for a criminal investigation based on the US/Israel's systematic attacks against civilians and civilian objects including:
6,668 civilian structures
5,535 homes
14 hospitals
65 schools
24hour work shift end rally at city hall
24hour work shift end rally at city hall
Home care workers do some of the hardest & most essential work in NYC, yet the system has forced them to endure 24-hour shifts without fair pay or rest. That’s not care, it’s exploitation. This legislation is about dignity for workers & safety for seniors/disabled New Yorkers who rely on them.
