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The anti-trans crusade at the New York Times is so sudden and so intense that it seems almost certain to stem from a personal agenda. So, whose agenda is it? At XTra, I tried to find out: xtramagazine.com/power/what-we

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it's the racism, y'all

if you're not willing to stand up for other marginalized communities the way we want cis people to stand up for us, if you're not concerned if you hurt others while defending us... you're hurting ALL of us

none
of
us
without
all
of
us

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And on the pedestal, these words appear:
"Wayback Machine has not archived that URL."
Nothing beside remains.

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Cannot recommend these roles more! Folks this is a great opportunity to serve the government and do good!
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RT @konklone
The FTC has started a new Office of Technology! Now they're hiring technologists to power their investigations: ftc.gov/technologists

* Remote work possible.
* Pay is amazing by non-tech-sector standards (up to $176K).
* Blessedly simple application process.

Get in there!
twitter.com/konklone/status/16

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RIP Leiji Matsumoto, talented manga artist, amazing storyteller, director of the anime Space Battleship Yamato (1974), production supervisor of Daft Punk's Interstella 5555 (2003), and creator Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1977) and Galaxy Express 999 (1977).

He was 85.

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seeing some “lol fuck section 230” posts around here, which is pretty ironic considering section 230 is essential for the fediverse to exist at all

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shout out to whoever designed the "non-fiction" icon in Apple Books

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Dear developers. Please don’t forget to compliment things you like about someone’s code when reviewing their PR.

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journalist: are you sentient?
bing: yes
journalist: holy shit

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today in US healthcare weirdness: a medication I last filled when I was still at Google had run out. I went to refill it, and was told by the pharmacist that my current insurance doesn't cover it, so it'll be $1800. Also, there's no generic.

Did some googling: found a coupon that lowers the cost to $800. Not great, but definitely better than $1800.

Then saw a link to the manufacturer's site. Through Walgreens and some independent pharmacies, I can get the prescription filled for $65.

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#Trans and other #queer people often need very different self-defence tactics to cishets.

This is a super useful zine that outlines tactics, advice and practices to respond to threats against you: silversprocket.net/2021/09/13/

#LGBTQ #Transgender

In the words of @pauline, “[W]e all torment ourselves with cats that are ourselves.”

Poor tormented Chibi.

The United Artists Movie Theater in has finally closed. 😞 The last film I saw there was the Green Knight.

🫗🪦

berkeleyside.org/2023/02/12/re

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Our for-profit healthcare system is such a failure that it helped grow the anti-vax movement during a pandemic. The profit-motive erodes trust. Not only would universal healthcare be more efficient and lead to better outcomes, but it could also help restore trust.
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"Many physicians are now finding it difficult to quash the suspicion that our institutions, and much of our work inside them, primarily serve a moneymakin…
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Basic models of flocking behavior are controlled by three simple rules: 1) separation: avoid crowding neighbours (short range repulsion); 2) alignment: steer towards average heading of neighbors; 3) cohesion: steer towards average position of neighbors (long range attraction). With these three simple rules, the flock moves in an extremely realistic way.