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Andy Alexander Dec 6, 2022

Dec 6, 2022

“The belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them." — Desantis’ General Counsel Ryan Newman

Opressors know who they are oppressing. #BlackMastodon
https://www.pride.com/politics/desantis-woke

Ron DeSantis' Lawyers Asked to Define "Woke" and The Results is a GEM

It is hard to believe they could say this without questioning themselves, but this actually happened. Florida's Stop WOKE Act that DeSantis brought to life made it it illegal for anyone who takes state money, including teachers and most college professors, to espouse that unquestionably accurate bel

Gay Pride - LGBT and Queer Voices

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Andy Alexander Dec 5, 2022

@1dan @lolgop did Lorie Smith if 303 creative illustrate that masterpiece?

Andy Alexander Dec 2, 2022

Maria Popova Nov 28, 2022

There is a Japanese word for that pile of books you've purchased with the intention of reading but never read – and other wonderfully untranslatable words from around the world, illustrated https://www.themarginalian.org/2014/11/24/lost-in-translation-ella-frances-sanders/

Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Catalog of Beautiful Untranslatable Words from Around the World

The euphoria experienced as you begin to fall in love, the pile of books bought but unread, the coffee “threefill,” and other lyrical linguistic delights.

The Marginalian

Andy Alexander Nov 28, 2022

Canageek Nov 27, 2022

HELL YEAH

mRNA vaccine that protects against all known flu variants is in testing!

https://www.metafilter.com/197338/Cells-is-there-anything-they-cant-do

Cells, is there anything they can't do?

@SCOTTeHENSLEY: 'We developed a new multivalent mRNA vaccine against all known influenza virus subtypes. Our study describing the vaccine was just published...'

Andy Alexander Nov 28, 2022

Maria Popova Nov 27, 2022

On their creator Charles M. Schulz's 100th birthday, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts define love in a vintage treasure https://www.themarginalian.org/2012/03/30/love-is-walking-hand-in-hand-schulz-peanuts/

What Is Love: A Dozen Definitions from Charlie Brown and the Peanuts

‘Love is being happy knowing that she’s happy… but that isn’t so easy.’

The Marginalian

Andy Alexander Nov 27, 2022

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Angus McIntyre Nov 26, 2022

@cstross The MuskPhone will be a brushed-steel pyramid that looks like a miniature CyberTruck & stabs you painfully in the ear every time you try to use it.

It runs two apps. One is Twitter, the "everything app". When the phone ships in late 2026, Twitter has been reduced to a single function, "Dial-a-Fash", which randomly connects you to someone who complains that the woke mind virus has ruined tech. The other is Muskify, a music app, which gives you access to a full library of all Ye's music.

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Andy Alexander Nov 27, 2022

@hallam @Uilebheist @rrwo @cstross why “or”?

Andy Alexander Nov 26, 2022