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- Reposted by cookGirl Reading a Letter at an Open Window (1657-59) - Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675)
- Reposted by cookNEW: Minnesota’s graduation rate just reached the highest level on record. Two years ago, we made the single-largest investment in public schools in state history. Today, we’re seeing the results.
- Reposted by cookI keep my head down and turn out good work and I just barely made rent this month, but a lady calls a kid the n-word at a playground and she raises a half-million dollars in a week. I don't get the world, and I don't like it. We are surrounded by rotten dogshit assholes and they're thriving.
- Reposted by cookBecause I mask basically all the time and avoid indoor dining people assume that I am immunocompromised. I am not. I'm just not an asshole and also I low key would like to avoid becoming immunocompromised. My body is already finding so many ways to betray me.
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- Reposted by cookIn the wake of what Judge Dugan did (100% legal), now is a good time for everyone to know what she knows: An immigration or administrative warrant is *not* a judicial warrant. You are not obliged to obey it. Indeed, you can let the person out the back door. docs.google.com/presentation...
- @atrupar.com Not sure why, but you are on this list. May want to get yourself removed. I'm sure people would like want to block that list, but still have access to your posts. bsky.app/profile/did:...
- Reposted by cookOn Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate Minnesota’s transgender community and recommit to standing up for our neighbors in the face of hatred. As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.
- Reposted by cookTime to speak up
- Holy hell, for you teachers out there teaching online college courses, DO NOT make your students reply to other student's discussion questions when you are teaching a programming or technology course. We are all going to have the same answers. It is asinine making students reply to them. #college
- Reposted by cookOn the subject of people traveling to the US right about now: Fuck, if I were from another country and I didn't need to come, I sure as hell wouldn't, the current administration has made it clear traveling here isn't safe, and why not take them at their word, there's a whole world to visit
- Reposted by cookAmerican politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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- Reposted by cookMahmoud Khalil should be at home with his pregnant wife. Instead, he's been illegally abducted & had his constitutional right to free speech & due process stripped. We're demanding his immediate release and we cannot allow this abuse of power to go unchecked. #FreeMahmoudKhalil
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- Reposted by cookThis development is a horrifying and further escalation of the very topic I wrote about yesterday evening: The Trump administration’s move from governmental changes to individual attacks focused on political opponents. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-test...
- Reposted by cookWe need more people like Frankie in the world.
- Reposted by cookI think people are extremely on edge, and horrified by how quickly society has slipped into this banal techno-fascism, and scared about how far it will go, and that makes people brittle and impatient, and if I were a better person I would extend grace to people because of that, but, you know, I’m me
- Reposted by cookFriendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.
- Reposted by cookyeah so when people are like _a majority of US citizens voted for this guy along with me_ they are saying that they are both facist *and* innumerate. less than one third of eligible voting population (itself a smaller number than the total US citizenry) voted for this guy.
- Reposted by cookIf you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.
- Reposted by cookConan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.
- Reposted by cookAs someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.
- Reposted by cookI got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org
- Reposted by cookMan, if I were Zelensky I woulda punched the motherfuckers. It does my heart good to see someone tell them off to their faces though
- Reposted by cook"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
- Reposted by cookToday, in a meeting at the White House, the only person actually defending American interests was Zelenskyy. Let that sink in.
- Reposted by cookJust read this graf. Share it with people you know who don’t pay attention to politics or news.
- Reposted by cookThe U.S. government has put up a submission form for reporting schools who teach kids about “DEI.” It accepts file uploads. Internet, you know what to do enddei.ed.gov
- How the fuck was it 90 degrees today, in February, in metro Phoenix ..
- Reposted by cookDon't forget! Friday (12:01am-11:59pm) ‼️#EconomicBlackout‼️ No spending money, ESPECIALLY no Amazon, Target, or Walmart, for 24 hrs, unless you absolutely have to (& if you have to, pls shop local & use cash). Image @martharich63 (IG) h/t @katiewhittemore22.bsky.social & @jesscraven101.bsky.social
- Reposted by cookI’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
- Reposted by cookIf you’re wondering why I declined to talk to the NYTimes, then you haven’t been following my account for very long. They bear a direct responsibility for the current situation we find ourselves in, and I responded by laying out my position and that I would only talk to @jamellebouie.net
- Reposted by cookPresident Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
- Reposted by cookDear everyone who rolls up in my comments when I’m talking about something that is not The Current Chaos, berating me that There Are More Important Things to Be Thinking About, please, and I say this with love, fuck all the way off into the sun, I will do as I please, unfollow me if it bothers you.
- Reposted by cookReceived a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
- Reposted by cook30 Million users! Congrats, Bluesky!
- Reposted by cookNo foreign power has ever posed as massive and immediate a threat to the United States as the current administration.
- Reposted by cookFanone: There’s a lot of John Fettermans in the world and unfortunately, that’s why we’re in the predicament that we’re in
- Reposted by cookIt actually is very important that you do things that you take pleasure in, regularly. That is part of how you survive the things that feel like they are going to destroy you.
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- Reposted by cookJust wanna say, keep your bubble safe, plan for good stuff, make great art, don’t doom scroll, wear sunscreen, and remember to never stop dancing. #selfie #goodthoughtfortoday
- We may not get a white Christmas here in Arizona, but we do get this. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!
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- Reposted by cookAnother day, another million new people have joined Bluesky! 18M users? 🙂↔️ 18M friends 🙂↕️
- Reposted by cookFuck.
- Reposted by cookHi everyone. The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars. We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website. We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off. I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
- Reposted by cookCan you believe this whole site runs on a mac mini m4
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- Reposted by cook15M people on Bluesky!!! 💫 The Verge beat us to our own announcement — that's the beauty of an open network with public stats!
- Reposted by cookWell I'm fucked.
- Reposted by cookDon't look at the news Don't look at the news Don't look at the news (Looks at the news) Oh, for fuck's sake
