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 Let me be clear. I am NOT saying that a Speaker Jim Jordan would be the end of America as we know...

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 @40cd5708
I would hope the GOP has enough shame to realize how pathetic it would make them look. I WOULD hope, but It'd be foolish to expect deceny from the GOP

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 BTW, a few years ago, I coined the term “authorists.” No one noticed. That happens a lot.

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 @40cd5708
"Dear White People" (the series) made a reference to this.

The other side of this game is that those gaining popularity for activism give comfort to the people learning about the atrocities so they feel less pressure to act. You could follow that thread all through LLMs and social media and tech-bros, business, etc, etc

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 It was always about contolling women's bodies

Alabama cracks down on birth centers, leaving pregnant women with fewer options
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/health/birthing-centers-alabama.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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#BlackMastodon

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 #BlackFriday Sept 29, 2023

Since it's do close to October, UK Black History Month
 
Also, it's "cuffing season"
Y'all still using dating apps?

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 #California sues oil companies claiming they downplayed the risk of #fossilfuels

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/17/california-sues-oil-companies-claiming-they-downplayed-the-risk-of-fossil-fuels

> Civil lawsuit filed by the state targets #Exxon Mobil, #Shell, #Chevron, #ConocoPhillips and #BP

#ClimateChange

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 ‘They’re sentient beings’: a new way of raising fish – and vegetables – in New York

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/07/oko-farms-brooklyn-aquaponics-fish

> #YemiAmu, founder of #NewYork City’s first outdoor #aquaponics farm, combines growing fish and growing plants without soil, and teaches residents its benefits

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‘It’s slavery for modern times’: how children *as young as 12* toil in Colorado’s fields

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/sep/06/how-children-of-12-toil-in-colorado-san-luis-valley-farms

> Some Republican-led states are pushing to relax child labour laws but even in the farms of San Luis valley, where most are Hispanic/Latino, youngsters can work an unlimited number of hours

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 Michael #Oher says adoption at heart of The Blind Side was a lie

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/14/michael-oher-the-blind-side-allegations-tuohy-family

> #MichaelOher, the former #NFL player who was the subject of The Blind Side, has alleged the story at the heart of the popular book and movie was a lie

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