Stardust

@brightstardust
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US’ian. Voted for Harris. Salty.

Profile pic is a lineup of companions in the video game Dragon Age Inquisition: Cole, Dorian, The Iron Bull, Sera, and Solas.

Header image is the Ukrainian flag, because I support Ukraine in their fight for survival and freedom.

Today, we wrote to @ProPublica’s board of directors to inform them that our unit overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike and urge them to instruct management to agree to a fair contract now.

Read our letter here:
https://www.propublicaguild.org/updates/to-the-propublica-board-its-time-to-help-us-push-for-a-fair-contract

To the ProPublica Board: It’s Time to Help Us Push for a Fair Contract — ProPublica Guild

After 27 months of negotiations, it is well past time that ProPublica’s management agrees to the fair contract our union members deserve. Last week, with 99% of the unit voting, 92% voted to authorize a strike to fight for that contract. We wrote to ProPublica’s board of directors to ask them to

ProPublica Guild

@OGJester

Show up at your local No Kings protest on Saturday, with a friend who's never been to a demonstration. Vote for the most progressive candidate in a primary election. Boycott a corporation that collaborates with the fascists and tell them you're doing it.

This is important: “Palestinian and Israeli mothers lead dozens in barefoot march for peace in the center of Rome”

https://apnews.com/video/palestinian-and-israeli-mothers-lead-dozens-in-barefoot-march-for-peace-in-the-center-of-rome-f89e7a146b7b4c29bd2e8ccff6ae3fb5

Palestinian and Israeli mothers lead dozens in barefoot march for peace in the center of Rome

Palestinian mother Reem Al-Hajajreh and Israeli mother Dr. Yael Admi took off their shoes and marched hand-in-hand to call for peace.

AP News

"The Jetsons Lied to Us."

Twonks on the AI Revolution.

A+, no notes.

At a time when most faculty at #OxfordUniversity were clergy and when promotion of #atheism was illegal, Romantic poet #PercyByssheShelley was expelled from #UniversityCollegeOxford in 1811 on #ThisDayInHistory for writing #TheNecessityOfAtheism and sending copies to the deans.

I've been critical of the way the @verge has been covering the development of HBO's upcoming Harry Potter reboot. But it looks like it wasn't in vain.

If you're going to cover it, *this* is how the series should be described every time it's mentioned.

https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/900819/hbo-harry-potter-trailer-release-date

Cis people reading this, if you intend to watch the new HP series when it comes out, here’s two pieces of advice that you're not allowed to ignore:

• Have the decency to keep it and your reactions to yourself. This trans people-killing piece of media doesn't need any of your free publicity.

• Pirate the shit out of it.

in case no one told you today

“This history really did go unacknowledged for so long. I was just frustrated for them. They were able to get together and organize this brave act that made so much change, but nobody talked about it for 40 years,” said Mandy Truman.

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/delta-states-1969-sit-in-protest-for-equality-honored-with-historic-marker/