Julie Van Pelt

i definitely want some bloody french revolution with my coffee: liberte, egalite, frappe

why i shdnt take meeting minutes live in google doc

and in the 80s so many Elvis movies on network TV on Sunday afternoons when I didn't want to be doing my homework

timelessly punchable

If I can’t unionize Claude then it’s not conscious, next question

HELL YEAH SPORTS SOLIDARITY!!!

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"yours truly"

that is a perfect sentence

Trans Rights Wins Elections

WTF WTAF WTELAFITS there isn't an abbr pissed off enough for this

chips chips chips salsa more chips can i have more chips?

With this salvo, Kansas has escalated what will be a federal effort to establish a Jim Crow system of lawfully enforced second-class citizenship aimed at trans American

It was already the case but now it's inarguable; anyone who doesn't fully support trans people is an enemy of all civil rights.

in 1983, 90% of U.S. media was spread across 50 companies. in 2012, it's these six Comcast, Newscorp, Disney, Viacom, Time Warner, CBS

in 2012, it was six. now it's four.

A screenshot of a mobile Google search results page in dark mode for the query "Kansas trans". Under the heading "News about Kansas," there is a list of four news articles: ​An article from the Kansas City Star, published 13 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on Thursday". The thumbnail shows a sample Kansas driver's license. ​An article from The Independent, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas sends letters to trans drivers demanding the immediate surrender of their licenses over birthright law". The thumbnail shows small pride flags on desks inside a legislative chamber. ​An article from The Topeka Capital-Journal, published 7 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas invalidates IDs and birth certificates of transgender people". The thumbnail features a close-up of colorful pride flag stickers. ​An article from Erin In The Morning, published 16 hours ago, with the headline "Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses". The thumbnail is a nighttime photo of a state capitol building illuminated in pink and red lights.

A day later and no major national news org has covered what they're doing in Kansas.

This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people.

This erasure is what contributes to the persecution.

hell yes washington

How Brothel Workers in Nevada Just Made Labor History The courtesans at Sheri’s Ranch were staring down a horrifying new contract. So they did what workers everywhere do: They got organized.

When faced with a shockingly exploitative new employment contract that would’ve forced them to sign away their IP, their likeness rights, and their power of attorney, Jupiter Jetson and her coworkers at Sheri’s fought back—fast.

They organized a union in SIX DAYS. www.thenation.com/article/econ...

Rainier Beach High School confirms active tuberculosis case, 130 people possibly exposed As a precaution, Public Health is recommending that about 130 people associated with the school be evaluated for TB.

Rainier Beach High School confirms active tuberculosis case, 130 people possibly exposed

~ on fire ~

just between you and me

Talib and Omar walked out.

ilhan omar might be the bravest american in congress right now. solidarity to her forever, i wish she could be president

just. walk. out.

Eye-popping margins in the Pennsylvania special elections today:

—Democrats won HD94 by 63 points.
(Harris won it by 30 in 2024.)

—Democrats won HD42 by 35 points.
(Harris won it by 17 in 2024.)

[The 2024 numbers are via the essential @the-downballot.com].

Incredible shot of Rep. Al Green holding up a "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!" sign with Trump in the foreground from photographer Kenny Holston (Getty)

counterpoint: lysistrata

hey roger tbh i don’t have time to worry if you think i’m fat because i’m spending all my time thinking what an asshole you are

Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
darksky.org/news/two-sat...

You, an individual, cannot "fix" the whole world. You can act at the scale of your life. You should act at the scale of your life.

Woot! Always grateful for what Tamara shares.