| I am... | Baha'i, feminist/egalitarian, and lover of speculative fiction |
People who live around Tularosa, where the atomic bomb was first tested, say they have been erased from the "Oppenheimer" narrative. Generations of their community have experienced rare cancers, while scientists like J. Robert Oppenheimer are celebrated. Advocates are asking for a message at the end of the film that acknowledges "the sacrifice and suffering of the people of New Mexico."
A friend of mine in SE Alabama spotted this while delivering an Instacart order. She was pleasantly surprised to see it and wanted to share. It’s awesome to behold.
Edit: door dash not IC (my mistake, I believe she has done both).
R is delighted that this pic has been shown so much love, but wants to acknowledge the bravery of the person who put it outside their home.
Fun fact: during early development the gonads of the human fetus remain undifferentiated; that is, all fetal genitalia are the same and are phenotypically female.
- So, if biological sex can't be changed,
- And if life starts at conception,
- Then all men are trans.
Sorry, Republican men. You made the rules.
Incredible thread!
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Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid slammed into what is today the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. The impact was so forceful that it kicked a tremendous amount of debris out of the atmosphere, which then rained back down, blanketing the Earth's surface with a layer of dust. All that debris re-entering the atmosphere created a pulse of heat so strong that it set the world on fire.
I dunno what you want me to say:
A fascist got himself elected president of the United States, did a bunch of fascist shit, and then tried a type of coup known as an autogolpe - a coup to keep a strongman in power anti-democratically. Instead of putting that guy's ass in jail, we're putting him all over our TV under the logic that "he's running for office, so stopping him is anti-democratic."
In many ways, Weimar Germany would laugh at how weak WE are; so the comparison is more than apt.
Easy to miss in Mastodon's latest update, but the most-requested features are indeed coming "soon:"
"...quote posts, improved content and profile search, and groups. We’re also continuously working on improving content and profile discovery, onboarding, and of course our extensive set of moderation tools, as well as removing friction from decentralized features. Keep a lookout for these updates soon."
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/05/a-new-onboarding-experience-on-mastodon/
Today we’re making signing up on Mastodon easier than ever before. We understand that deciding which Mastodon service provider to kick off your experience with can be confusing. We know this is a completely new concept for many people, since traditionally the platform and the service provider are one and the same. This choice is what makes Mastodon different from existing social networks, but it also presents a unique onboarding challenge. To make this step easier, we now have a default sign-up option that works with a server we operate. If you wish to leave or join a different server, you can do so at any time.
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