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🧵 Media outlets have framed the Iranian protests with a "Peace, Love, Dope" hippy vibe, undercutting the sustained, intense rage these women bring to the streets.
They aren't carrying peace signs because they aren't asking for peace. They're asking for basic rights. https://twitter.com/monaeltahawy/status/1604922642049499139

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Tisiphone23/status/1605017491050074112

Mona Eltahawy on Twitter

“Glory and power to feminist revolution in Iran. Western media continue sanitizing the revolution, replacing the middle fingers raised that we've seen coming from Iran w/ V for peace/victory. This is Le Monde & TIME #mahsaami̇ni̇ #IranRevolution”

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Cat Only Ornament Left on Tree: https://bit.ly/3jgSuTW
Cat Only Ornament Left on Tree

After weeks of fending off the inevitable, Capitol Hill pet owner Beth Stalworth announced tonight that her cat is now the only ornament left on her tree. “We did our best to protect our apartment’…

The Needling

Any journalist who is happy *some* of you have had your #Twitter accounts restored, while others are STILL #suspended without a shred of justification, simply do not understand where #elonmusk is going with this.

He plans on monetizing the mob to humiliate you and keep you compliant. Your intentional targeting and discomfort will be a financially valuable form of entertainment.

A lot of good land use policy passed this week in Seattle.

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On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council adopted a smorgasbord of land use-related policies and regulations, including highway lids, design review waivers for affordable housing, continuing streateries, and easing food truck restrictions.

Story: https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/12/14/land-use-smorgasbord-at-final-seattle-city-council-meeting-of-2022/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UrbanistOrg/status/1603159358736846848

Land Use Smorgasbord at Final Seattle City Council Meeting of 2022

Highway Lids, Design Review Waivers for Affordable Housing, Continuing Streateries, and Easing Food Truck Restrictions In its final full meeting of 2022, the Seattle City Council passed a series of…

The Urbanist

Rosalind Franklin’s research was crucial to discovering DNA’s double helix structure 🧬 but it was James Watson & Francis Crick who received the credit & Nobel Prize.

Unknown to Franklin, the pair saw her unpublished data & X-ray diffraction images, inspiring their model. They never acknowledged her contribution until after her death.

How many discoveries & innovations of #women do we attribute to the men who took credit for their ideas?

https://theconversation.com/sexism-pushed-rosalind-franklin-toward-the-scientific-sidelines-during-her-short-life-but-her-work-still-shines-on-her-100th-birthday-139249 #history #science #HistoryRemix

Sexism pushed Rosalind Franklin toward the scientific sidelines during her short life, but her work still shines on her 100th birthday

Franklin was born a century ago, and her X-ray crystallography work crucially contributed to determining the structure of DNA.

The Conversation

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Which setup is more of a “privatization” of public space? Parking for one suv, or tables and chairs for multiple families? #cafestreets https://twitter.com/talldarknjewish/status/1603445189950906368

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/GordonOfSeattle/status/1603860679235993600

Jacob Mandel 🚲🚋🌴 on Twitter

“California will essentially force San Diego to remove outdoor dining structures near the beach and restore parking. Commissioners were concerned about the "privatization of public space" - the public space previously used to store private vehicles. https://t.co/xcXByBe64c”

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Bangor pier, all lit up for the holiday season.

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