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Now up to 363 university/academic signers -- more than 60 added in the last few hours.
Still silence from Dartmouth, Stanford, and the entire state of Texas.

"We must oppose undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live, and work on our campuses."

https://www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-call-for-constructive-engagement

The reason you should speak up for Trans people is simple: because you should. Not just because they'll come for you, too, eventually, but because we should care about Trans folks, full stop.

To recap:
—Cost to have a baby: $33,000
—Cost for annual childcare: $20,000
—Cost of median house: $419,000

Republicans won't raise the living wage, won't raise taxes on billionaires, won't allow a permanent child tax credit, won't enact UBI, won't pay for child pre-k, won't cancel exploitative student debt, and won't build affordable housing.

Their solution to the decrease in birth rates?

Trump wants to give parents $5000 to have a baby.

This isn't just performative—it's offensively stupid.

Stand with science. Always.
Is anyone really surprised that convicted rapist Trump is trying to force himself on Greenland, Canada & Panama after they said no?
Mastodon CEO calls Meta’s moderation changes ‘deeply troubling,’ warns users cross-posting from Threads https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/mastodon-ceo-calls-metas-moderation-changes-deeply-troubling-warns-users-cross-posting-from-threads/
Mastodon CEO calls Meta's moderation changes 'deeply troubling,' warns users cross-posting from Threads | TechCrunch

Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko has spoken out about the significant moderation changes announced by Meta on Tuesday, which will see the social networking giant

TechCrunch

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁

We are very excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of more than 10,000 out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse.

Our aim is to offer a platform that will serve both as a practical resource and a place to simply wander — an ever-growing portal to discover more than 2000 years of visual culture.

Start exploring here: https://pdimagearchive.org/ @pdimagearchive

Public Domain Image Archive

Explore our hand-picked collection of out-of-copyright works, free for all to browse, download, and reuse. This is a living database with new images added every week.

Public Domain Image Archive
@publicdomainrev @pdimagearchive Fascinating, thank you! Minya Diez-Dührkoop's work is really interesting.
Donald Trump, the First Gentleman. #elonmusk #trump #politics #news
@BruceMirken Absolutely, this is definitely considered one of the biggest gay anthems ever.