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• Post #2390339

  WORD OF THE DAY amanuensis noun aman·​u·​en·​sis ə-ˌman-yə-ˈwen(t)-səs pluralamanuenses ə-ˌman-yə-ˈwen(t)-(ˌ)sēz 1. one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript

• Post #2194163

  Maybe trying to deal with grief alone is like trying to get a long sofa from the curb up to the living room of your 4-story walk up apartment. No amount of physical strength will allow you to move it by yourself. You need others to help. It takes paid professionals, friends, or maybe even a friendly stranger or two!

• Post #2194153

  "Most of our aliveness is caught up in the suppression of sorrow.' - Francis Weller https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/167-francis-weller

• Post #2194151

  PI Briefing | No. 11 | Medicine for Minerals | Progressive International https://progressive.international/wire/2026-04-27-pi-briefing-no-11-medicine-for-minerals/en/ > From Zambia to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a leaked State Department memo suggests Washington has even considered withholding HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria medicines to force access to mines.

• Post #2194145

  Deir Al-Balah Holds First Election Since 2005: While the vote was lauded as a step forward, it came in the context of an ongoing genocide and occupation and a recent law limiting which candidates can run. https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-deir-al-balah-municipal-election-hamas-fatah-west-bank “Despite this weakness, no one can deny that what happened was a democratic celebration, but a sad one, from the weight of pain and the absence of hope. The message of the elections is that Gaza is stil...

• Post #2194144

  Today, the Senate will vote today on their War Powers Resolution to block the use of U.S. forces in unauthorized hostilities against Cuba. President Donald Trump has already ordered an illegal military blockade of Cuba that is causing a man-made humanitarian crisis on the island, and he continues to threaten direct military action. While speaking at a conference in Miami in March, President Trump stated that “Cuba’s next.”

• Post #2194143

  Machineries of Similarity and Difference: AIDS from Its Research Infrastructures (Open Access) An examination of three research infrastructures over three decades as they sought to support studies of HIV/AIDS across dramatic changes to the disease, the science, and its politics. https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/6133/Machineries-of-Similarity-and-DifferenceAIDS-from #OpenScience #aids #research

• Post #2194142

  The Protopian Prize https://protopianprize.com/ > The Protopian Prize is a fiction contest inviting you to share your vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles, and making real change. “Protopian”—a word coined by Kevin Kelly, one of our contest's judges—means an achievable, optimistic future characterized by continuous, incremental progress rather than revolutionary leaps or a static, perfect state. It’s about plausible progress rather than perfecti...

• Post #2194141

  Gays Are No Longer the Critics; They're the Clowns https://transtrender.substack.com/p/gays-are-no-longer-the-critics-theyre > Yes, it’s fun to make fun of gay guys (and gay-coded guys) with questionable taste. But really, I just want more for us. I want our representation to live up to the vulgar, fascinating, transgressive sensibilities I see so clearly in the queer people in my real life. I want bushes and bite. I want something that could get you in trouble. #metgala #quee...

• Post #2194140

  WORD OF THE DAY nosocomial /nŏs″ə-kō′mē-əl/ adjective 1. Of or relating to a hospital. 2. Relating to or being an infection that a patient acquires while being treated in a hospital. 3. Of or pertaining to a hospital. "nosocomial atmosphere" WOW. I could never have figured that out in a million years. Language is wild

• Post #1995934

  Being an American is an almost unbearable weight many days of the week.

• Post #1785095

  I don't think people should own homes in places where they don't live and/or have any serious connection. My mom owns an investment property in a state she's only ever visited once. She was having an issue with it recently and it occurred to me that it could all be solved a lot easier by someone who lived there and was invested day to day in the community. Capitalism really is about distance, alienation. Invisible worker, owner, landlord, decision-maker. #capitalism

• Post #1559257

  Everyday Israelis Express Support for Genocide to Abby Martin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFoxL3sOAio Keep in mind that this was YEARS before October 7th! #freepalestine #israel #antizionism

• Post #1452962

  RE: https://flipboard.com/@npr/world-news-fqv71h77z/-/a-qqi_FaGIQPOdKLIwDrm76g%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0 ...but *trans* athletes are the real threat, right? 🙄

• Post #661564

  Hacktivists Leak DHS Contract Data Exposing 6,000+ ICE Surveillance Contractors - State of Surveillance https://stateofsurveillance.org/news/hacktivists-dhs-ice-contract-data-leak-department-of-peace-2026/ > A group called Department of Peace claims to have breached DHS, releasing contracts with Palantir, Anduril, Raytheon, and thousands of other companies supporting ICE operations.