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A small humble account from Connecticut, USA. Always observing, listening, learning. I try to follow smart people and love to learn from their conversations. Sometimes I have my own thoughts.
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Indivisible ❌👑Around this time seven years ago, the original Indivisible Guide was published!
We mobilized in 2017 to stop Republicans from taking away our health care.
We organized in 2018 to flip the House and begin holding Trump accountable.
Then we got out the vote in record numbers in 2020 to win back the White House and the Senate.
And after all of the pundits predicted a GOP landslide in 2022, we kept control of the Senate and exceeded every expectation and historical trend in the House.
Derek Powazek 🐐This is how librarians say "fuck you, you racist piece of shit."
https://blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2023/11/30/why-were-dropping-basecamp/
https://blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2023/11/30/why-were-dropping-basecamp/
Why We're Dropping Basecamp - Duke University Libraries Blogs
We at Duke University Libraries have decided to stop using the project management platform, Basecamp, to which we have subscribed for almost a decade. We came to this decision after weighing the level of its use in our organization, which is considerable, against the harms that we see perpetuated by the leadership of Basecamp’s parent … Continue reading Why We’re Dropping Basecamp →
Electing Mike Johnson as Speaker is the clearest signal House Republicans could send that they are going to pursue a national abortion ban.
Johnson has been one of the most aggressive anti-choice politicians and pushed for nationwide restrictions.
PointOfNo
George Takei 
🏳️🌈🖖🏽It’s so important that we carry the lessons of the past through to today. Merely because one group commits atrocities and acts with depravity does not mean vast hundreds of thousands or even millions of others should be lumped together with them and made to suffer. We must never paint with the brush of justice and retaliation too broadly, or the toll of human suffering will rise immeasurably.
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Dan GillmorRetailers close stores, blame shoplifters, but the data proves they're lying, at least in part. Another solid report from @juddlegum and company at Popular Information https://popular.info/p/target-says-its-closing-9-stores?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1664&post_id=137675685&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=qs4z&utm_medium=email
Target says it's closing 9 stores due to theft. The crime data tells a different story.
On September 26, Target announced it was closing nine stores "because theft and organized retail crime are…contributing to unsustainable business performance." Target said that before making the decision to close stores, it "invested heavily in strategies to prevent and stop theft and organized retail crime." But ultimately, the company asserted, those efforts were not enough to make those stores "successful."
Rick BeethamI never realized till now…. From another source…
So, I spoke to people getting food at a food bank and here are some things I learned from those in need:
1. Everyone donates Kraft Mac and Cheese in the box. They can rarely use it because it needs milk and butter which is hard to get from regular food banks.
2. Boxed milk is a treasure, as kids need it for cereal which they also get a lot of.
3. Everyone donates pasta sauce and spaghetti noodles.
4. They cannot eat all the awesome canned veggies and soup unless you put a can opener in too or buy pop tops.
5. Oil is a luxury but needed for Rice a-Roni which they also get a lot of.
6. Spices or salt and pepper would be a real Christmas gift.
7. Tea bags and coffee make them feel like you care.
8. Sugar and flour are treats.
9. They fawn over fresh produce donated by farmers and grocery stores.
10. Seeds are cool in Spring and Summer because growing can be easy for some.
11. They rarely get fresh meat.
12. Tuna and crackers make a good lunch.
13. Hamburger Helper goes nowhere without ground beef.
14. They get lots of peanut butter and jelly but usually not sandwich bread.
15. Butter or margarine is nice too.
16. Eggs are a real commodity.
17. Cake mix and frosting makes it possible to make a child’s birthday cake.
18. Dishwashing detergent is very expensive and is always appreciated.
19. Feminine hygiene products are a luxury and women will cry over that.
20. Everyone loves Stove Top Stuffing.
In all the years I have donated food at the Holidays, I bought what I thought they wanted, but have never asked. I am glad I did. If you are helping a Family this Christmas, maybe this can help you tailor it more. It does for me!
Thomas ZimmerWhat are the incentives to write / publish this? Clicks, obviously - outrage sells. And there is more: “Civility” scolding always appeals to elites as a way to discipline “the mob” and discredit those, like Fetterman, who are dangerously aligned with those dirty masses. 4/
The Conversation U.S.We passed 20,000 followers in this week on #mastodon!
In less than a year, we've accumulated 29% of the followers we got in 9 years of regular posting on the #birdsite, and we get far, far more engagement with our content here.
Thank you.
We will continue to post regularly here because we have found it is a community that values our kind of thoughtful journalism, written by experts for the public.
If you know folks who haven't discovered us yet, we'd really appreciate a boost #Newstodon