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“Transphobia is deeply intertwined with other kinds of far-right extremism, and TikTok’s algorithm only reinforces this connection. Our research suggests that transphobia can be a gateway prejudice, leading to further far-right radicalization.” — This is worth a read

Workers are striking in multiple sectors and a whole generation of climate activists are getting radicalized with every minute our political system fails the planet and the people. We are potentially witnessing the birth of the collective agents of transformative ecosocial change

I'm embarrassed to say it took me a while to see the endgame of institutional GOP support for the antivax movement, but it's obvious to me now that it's about deregulation and removing administrative barriers to corporate profits, the same motivations they've had my entire life.

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7 years ago today, a 15 year old child stood in front of his school board and asked to be treated with the same dignity and respect that everyone should have. Today, that school has trans affirming policies in place so that no one will have to ask again.

One of the propaganda tactics used by journalists who misinformed the public for decades about the tobacco and fossil fuel industries was to frame settled scientific questions as "debates." Violence is at record lows in SF, but there is a "debate" over how it "feels" less safe.

THREAD. I noticed something fascinating: many of the reporters concocting the new hysteria over "retail theft" are using the *exact same* words and patterns in each story. It's pretty wild. Let's take a look:

NASA's Parker Solar Probe plunged deep into the Sun's corona & passed directly through streamers of solar plasma. The view out the window was...staggering. parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/Sh…

Rich people in SF telling each other "crime is definitely way up" still isn't data no matter how many times they say it.

SCOOP: More than a year after the election, court records & interviews back up the speculation—Kanye West’s “independent” presidential campaign was literally run by elite Republican political operatives. Me & Will Bredderman The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com/kanye-wests-in…

The US somehow spends the equivalent of 76 state of the art space telescopes every year on the military. But somehow, inexplicably, there's no way we could improve healthcare or infrastructure.

The Kellogg’s strike is over—and the 1,400 workers who held the line for 10 weeks won! A few new contract highlights: - No concessions (!) - No permanent two-tier system - A clear path to regular full-time employment Strikes work!

We're now 2 yrs into the decisive decade. Emissions should be in an unprecedented fall, instead we're seeing the 2nd biggest rise ever recorded. We're wasting invaluable time pretending we can solve this crisis without treating it like a crisis. World leaders are still in denial.

Amazing moment 🔥Ariane 5 launcher going to the launch pad. Webb, see you in space 🚀🛰 #GVLE Mathilde Mâlin La Guyane vers les étoiles Dr. Miguel Montargès 🔭✨📡 @BorisTrahin Centre spatial guyanais ESA Webb Telescope NASA Webb Telescope Arianespace

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We need to ramp up climate civil disobedience by a factor of a thousand