@thesweetcommunist
Socialist, feminist, once and future microbiologist // chaotic mix of shitposts & sincerity // fan of cats & LEGO // she/her // #BlackLivesMatter #AbortionIsHealthcare
Reuters Exclusive
"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."
"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East."
God, I wish I believed this would actually happen
just in case anyone is ever tempted to feel like the wives are victims who need saving
like nah man most of ‘em married evil on purpose
a thing historians will marvel about when they study this era is the extent to which the "war is a thing that happens to poorer, browner people" class went about systematically dismantling every aspect of the global political order that confined the costs of war to poorer and browner people
If you ever want to read a paper for free and can't find it otherwise, email the lead author and politely ask for a copy. You will not be bothering the person. You will in fact make their whole entire day. I have had scientists get so excited I asked they sent me everything they ever published.
I've said it before, but I think it reflects badly on our country that we elevated a man named Markwayne to being one of our most powerful people
EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.
One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
James Talarico controversy: Commented "Christ is in the slums and the refugee camps, not the palaces, happy birthday btw" on an OnlyFans girl's post
Graham Platner controversy: Rock-climbing selfie with the Eagle's Nest clearly visible in the background
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to bomb this elementary school full of kids because he thinks it makes him look cool. also his scheming viziers will be betting money on it for fun. good luck soldier
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Indeed. New grants are not getting funded, already funded grants are not getting paid, and non-competitive renewals are being held up.
Focusing on the top line budget, instead of looking at what is really happening on “the ground” is deeply misguided.
Blown away by the remarkable documentary “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice,” about the SEVENTEEN US Black athletes *in addition to* Jesse Owens, all of whom defied both Jim Crow AND Adolf Hitler to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.
youtu.be/gFUMMyUnv9s?...
As the U.S. officially breaks 1,000 measles cases in 2026, experts say that the rate of infections is accelerating much faster this year than it did in years past
Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
Median amount of time spent under review is 7.4–14.6% longer for female-authored articles than for male-authored articles and the differences remain significant after controlling for several factors - analysis of >36.5 million articles in >36,000 journals
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims.
By @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social
the party that wants to require ID to vote abruptly invalidating a thousand people’s IDs overnight seems like a pretty giant flashing red light
The disappearance of Larry Summers from public life cannot happen fast enough.
As someone who has (unfortunately) been elbow-deep in Epstein's emails, I can tell you: "Jewish in-group bonds" was not the "currency" Epstein used to facilitate his crimes. It was power, $$, and a deep-seated hatred of women. Any insinuation otherwise is weird. jewishcurrents.org/the-line-bet...
The gap between how the media views swing voters (thoughtful patriots who carefully consider the nuances between the two presidential candidates) vs. how they actually are (think the government controls the weather and are mad winter was too cold this year) has truly never been bigger.
You know how people say you can get a child to be more agreeable by, instead of saying "okay it's bedtime now!", you give them a little fake choice like "do you want to go to bed in 5 or 15 minutes, and do you want to use the red or blue toothbrush?" I believe some version of this would fix politics
You think "the online left" is unhinged, dog please talk to an independent voter IRL. They want universal healthcare and abolish taxes. They want to dissolve the coast guard. They want to rename the army the coast guard. They want their alien implants removed, and they also want more alien implants
White supremacy is just a job you do, like architect or serial killer
Every time I write about measles, experts warn that polio is next.
But it's been so long since we had polio outbreaks, there are very few doctors who even know how to treat its long-term health issues. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Whoa, this story by @lizszabo.bsky.social is wild! I had no idea clindamycin was so bad! www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
What Epstein reveals is the ubiquitous sexual abuse of women & girls as a way for men to cement their friendships and demonstrate their status. It happens among billionaires, it happens among frat boys, it happens among preachers and tech workers and union contractors, because it happens among men.