This, and also when grammar check tries to call me out on my em-dashes, I get INCANDESCENT
This, and also when grammar check tries to call me out on my em-dashes, I get INCANDESCENT
The Mississippi Free Press is looking for new Voices writers. Columns should be between 700-1,200 words and sources fact-checking the included information. Submit opinion columns to the MFP at voices@mississippifreepress.org.
Odysseus had his crew lash him to the mast to keep him from doing an interview with Chotiner.
PRIMARY. THEM. INTO. DUST.
π¨ It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work.
This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public.
Please spread the word.
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I went through and added up the total paid rents through our adopt-a-rent program, and it is 329 families for $463,217. All peer-to-peer, no fundraising. Just neighbors helping each other out.
If you want to adopt a family, and can afford to give $500 or more, signal me at asiniiwiikwe.72
Dollyβs an angel
A nationwide book ban bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Here's what you need to know about HR7661, including who is behind it, the history behind such bills, and what you need to do to stop it.
bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...
The amount of money Minnesotans need before rent comes due at the end of the week is entirely overwhelming.
February is too short. Our political leaders are not doing enough. ICE is still here. This is a crisis.
16 counting trays, each with 50 whistles that have been sorted into little slots. The whistles are of every possible color and design and are truly beautiful
Good morning friends! Your neighborhood Whistle Witch was hiding for much of the weekend, but I am back because today we will cross 900,000 whistles shipped!!! (585k this month!)
If you need whistles, reach out to us: linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
Especially if you're an org prepping for No Kings!
The correct number of concentration camps we should have in this country is zero.
STOP THE SAVE ACT (Updated)
My new piece is up with lots of info about the SAVE America Act - the version of the SAVE Act that passed the House and is before the Senate this week. This is a MUST READ and then ACT.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
This creep's entire line of thought here is eugenicist trash. People are PEOPLE. You don't measure their value by energy consumption. They have inherent value as HUMAN BEINGS. A fucking LLM has no inherent human value. You cannot compare them.
Across the US, people fed up with Flock cameras surveilling their communities, and with local governments that are often unwilling to listen to concerns over privacy violations and ICE data sharing practices, are taking matters into their own handsβand tearing them down.
ProPublica is hiring a Deputy Research Editor. job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
Truck is full of gas, I am full of cheeseburger. A raven landed nearby so I tweeted the whistle I bought from @mostlybree.kitrocha.com and tossed it a French fry. I will train every corvid in Susanville to come to the sound of community defense whistles.
if y'all don't think we haven't already planted the seeds of @romancingthevote.com domination in the hearts of our new 3D printing army... you don't know us very well. LOL
great time to let us know if there's any stuff you *really* want the 3D printers to produce as Buy it Now items, I guess??????
A square burgundry graphic with "SAVE THE DATE" at the top in like a serial killer scrapbook collage font. below it is a sassy green rat with a crown and a smirk and his hands on his hips. The text says: The Poster's Madness Rat King Special 2026 A Fundraiser For Mutual Aid Supporting Communities Under Attack Tuesday, February 24th 8:30 - 11 pm EST (5:30 - 8 pm PST)
ATTENTION BLUESKY
you don't want to watch the State of the Union next week
you want to watch a PowerPoint party telethon of your favorite Bluesky super posters delivering their most unhinged hot takes to raise money for mutual aid in Twin Cities and Portland
Poster's Madness for a good cause!!!!
A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".
2026 basically
"you'll be left behind"
Oh no, I'm missing the slop train to garbage town?!
yeah i can miss out on a machine that lies to me then tries to flatter me, because as a normal human, i have a little thing called "fight or flight reflexes" that kicks in when i am lied to and flattered at the same time
ICE IS STILL IN MN. GO HELP PEOPLE.
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Writing is thinking.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
Please keep in mind that ICE still hasn't left Minnesota and many of our neighbors are still living in fear. If you're able, please consider donating to one of the many aid funds listed at standwithminnesota.com.
Thank you again! π
Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED peopleβs risk of SEVERE disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
The No ICE in Minnesota bundle has launched, raising funds for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Over 1400 items for $10.00!
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
FURTHER: βdegenerate artβ was targeted for destruction. Some of these pieces, we only have black and white photos memorializing. Sometimes less.
Iβm an author and a librarian to be. Book bans arenβt a badge of honor. Theyβre violence.
Reinforcing the category isnβt bold or helpful.
A graphic with a drawing of Liam Conejo with the words: DONT FUND ICE'S TERROR CAMPAIGN. CALL YOUR SENATOR NOW!
We are seeing a new terrifying reality on a daily basis. Trump's DHS mob are killing US citizens, kidnapping kids from their schools and terrorizing hard working immigrants. Call your Senators TODAY and tell them don't fund ICEs terror campaign!
act.seiu.org/a/do_not-fun...