Holy crap! In a world of institutional boot lickers, be ACOG.
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, rather than abandon #DEI and rubber stamp anti-science policies, told the #Trump regime to stick their federal funding where the sun doesn't shine. 🍑
ACOG and AAP are being everything our media and academic leaders are not.
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology said it will no longer be accepting federal funding. ACOG said this decision is due to federal policy changes that don’t align with the organization’s work.
@dianea I know, I'm sorry, it's horrible. I am taking a road trip to a neighboring (light purple) state next week to get my shot. I'm under 65 and the only qualifying condition on their bullcrap list I can claim to have is "physical inactivity." This is a blatant lie but I'm rather comfortable with that.
However, I anticipate blue states passing new laws allowing vaccines to be given based on non-CDC sources that still have credibility. Like this in New England:
Healthcare in this country is already such a mess. I really fear for people with this guy at the helm of HHS. The damage he's doing could last for years after he's gone.
Ukrainian drone causes fire near Vladimir Putin's Black Sea palace and winery
Parts of a #Ukrainian #drone have fallen on a forest near a #palace and #winery on the #BlackSea used by Russian President Vladimir #Putin, causing a fire, #Russian independent media the Insider reported on Aug. 29.
The #fire started as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack on Aug. 28 near a village close to #Gelendzhik, a Russian resort town, according to the reports.
By the morning of Aug. 29, the had grown to an area 41,5 hectares (102,5 acres)
The fire started as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack on Aug. 28 near a village close to Gelendzhik, a Russian resort town on the Black Sea coastline, according to the reports.
Marco Rubio has denied Palestinian diplomats visas to attend the UN General Assembly meeting claiming "terrorism"—despite them having nothing to do with Hamas—but is granting access to Israeli officials despite undeniable evidence of war crimes, genocide, famine, bombing Christians in church, double tap bombing journalists and aid workers, killing 1500+ civilians seeking aid, and child sexual abuse and prisoner rape by IDF soldiers.
His visa denial also indicates which industry stands to profit from the Palestinians being dispossessed from their land. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
Debe usted considerar que con el derecho de veto, Israel siempre fue el niño consentido de la ONU. Ahora simplemente quien sale perdiendo es la propia ONU, se ha convertido en la comunidad de propietarios de una urbanización que se cae a pedazos, con dos proxenetas al mando. Hoy mismo he comentado que cualquier día entran en la sede los ICE para hacer sus cosas nazis.
Isn't the hypocrisy just mind numbing? Then again considering his boss's mental state and misunderstanding of global politics it's no surprise. All of the countries that have recognized Palestine should boycott the UNGA
On the other hand, Abbas was in Black September. Black September hijacked commercial airlines and did the terrorist attack in Munich in 1972. Abbas and the PA were thrown out of Gaza by Hamas for not being militant enough.
Both sides are not behaving well but Hamas makes Netanyahu look like a librarian. Hamas has been recognized internationally as a terrorist group for decades. Hamas started yet another war. They aren't victims by any stretch of the imagination.
A tyle pieją p holo#caust. Widać historia niczego ich nie nauczyła. Wręcz przeciwnie, doskonale kopiują metody pewnego akwarelisty z Austrii. Łączę się z Wami Palestyńczycy , nie zaprzestawajcie walczyć.
@dansup but can the interface be re-skinned? I'm just thinking that all these art sites, FurAffinity, Deviant Art, Art Untamed and such, all look similar, but are uniquely coded and incompatible with one another, would a Federated alternative be possible? It seems that Pixelfed would be a good base for this, no?
Masked ICE aren’t about safety; they’re about fear and evading responsibility. Demand transparency and accountability by adding your name to this petition: thepetitionsite.com/342/682/73…
These agents are using masks to shield themselves from accountability for their willingness to participate in dangerous overreach. (51845 signatures on petition)
It’s BS. I was a first responder for years, identity being public was a common element of being a public servant, regardless of the level of government you worked for. We owned up to our actions, and wanted transparency for the public we served.
They mask because they’re hiding behind their unconstitutional actions, and are ashamed of the job and the duties it entails they signed up for. Nothing but a bunch of un-American garbage sissies supporting a dictator, who just want a paycheck and have zero integrity.
Any former or new law enforcement person with an ounce of intelligence isn’t trying to, or actively working for ICE. That tells you everything you need to know about this joke of an agency.
Done. Yes it's possible to sign this petition also when you're not a US citizen and don't live in the US. Show them that the world is watching. @georgetakei
Also worth a mention, see those ones with sunglasses on inside, that means they have low vision capability, all you have to do is turn off the lights, and they are blind.
So, today got off to an interesting start, was up late, plus up for a bit in the morn, typical for me, and finally woke up at about 0825... And my phone has a message saying that I've been assigned a work shift at 1010. I had put in for one, but assumed I wouldn't be getting one, but nope, must've been short handed again, joygasm.
So, slightly accelerated morning, cancelled my casual plans for the day, those'll prolly happen tomorrow, and got to work. Assigned to a fairly decent zone, with a reasonable package load, in fact it was all small to medium stuff, so I had all but about four things in my totes that sit on my passenger seat, making it easy to grab when I arrive. From load to done, six hours, $130, not a bad day.
Really, nothing to complain about, I could use the money, and wasn't a bad day, I could use more like that, but still, didn't really want to work.
Got home, worked on comics for a bit, I'm beating on the letter S, and I think its winning. We've got five long boxes, and two short boxes of just that letter, with the shorts and one of the longs still to be organized into the rest of the books. So far we have a long box for Star Trek & Star Wars, though that might become just Star Trek, and I'm setting one up for DC Super titles, Superman, Superwoman, Superpowers, and on and on. I'll continue on that tomorrow, and maybe I'll finally get that done. Then there's merging some previously sorted boxes with recently sorted, and some restacking, and when that is finally done, its onto the letter T and beyond. Yeah, at least another eight hours of work, prolly more.
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Every time I see a legislative incentive argued "to protect children," I feel like it's because they couldn't think of an actual argument. So instead, they spin it to be about the one thing that every good, pearl-clutching citizen will get behind.
Drag bans, age verification, chat control... And in Norway, it was leveraged against *taxing the rich.*
They act like parodies of themselves and too many people are just eating it up.
Finland and Poland are both considering rewetting dried out peatbogs to form defence barriers against a potential Russian ground invasion. Restoring these natural carbon sinks could also bring significant environmental benefits.
GitHub straight up blocked a woman from the community org for writing this in the discussion about Grok in Copilot. The entire situation is growing exponentially more distasteful the longer they choose to censor rather than respond. This is just so, so shameful.
don’t just repost this here; please speak out in the discussion itself. make your voice heard. make it clear that this support of Grok is unacceptable and that Aki should be unblocked github.com/orgs/community/disc…
Select Topic Area Product Feedback Copilot Feature Area Copilot Coding Agent Body GitHub, a company which supposedly values diversity, recently added Grok support to Copilot. Grok, an AI that calle...
Select Topic Area Product Feedback Copilot Feature Area Copilot Coding Agent Body GitHub, a company which supposedly values diversity, recently added Grok support to Copilot. Grok, an AI that calle...
Adafruit Friends - anyone know when the SparkleMotions are going to be restocked? (larger bards, no the minis). I placed an order through Uni purchasing but only 7 showed up because they were out of stock. Hoping for many more for this semester. Was hoping to distribute next week, but now seems unlikely.
Hey, can I ask a computer question, one toucher to another?
Background: My desktop, running a GTX 2080 Super, has a very odd behavior. Once it's been on and running for a while, it hiccups every few seconds, dropping from its normal 60 fps down to about 1 fps before bouncing right back. This happens under any game, or even just GPU-accelerated desktop compositors. It happens under both Windows and Linux, so I don't think it's the OS.
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Gotta say I'm not sure how I feel about this, and frankly, I'm directly impacted. Consumerism is a disease, and this feeds it. I think some exceptions or some manner of refund/rebate program should be in place for small sellers and/or certain types of items, but in general, I can't say I'm against it.
diana 🏳️⚧️🦋🌱
in reply to Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS! • • •Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!
in reply to diana 🏳️⚧️🦋🌱 • • •@dianea
I know, I'm sorry, it's horrible. I am taking a road trip to a neighboring (light purple) state next week to get my shot. I'm under 65 and the only qualifying condition on their bullcrap list I can claim to have is "physical inactivity." This is a blatant lie but I'm rather comfortable with that.
However, I anticipate blue states passing new laws allowing vaccines to be given based on non-CDC sources that still have credibility. Like this in New England:
nbcboston.com/news/local/north…
Northeastern states consider regional approach to vaccine guidance after CDC changes
Malcolm Johnson (NBC10 Boston)Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!
in reply to Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS! • • •Oh, hey! If this is gonna be shared a lot, here, have this map of where you can get the Covid boosters we all actually need.
We'll get through this somehow.
axios.com/2025/08/29/cvs-covid…
Democracy Dies in Dumbass
in reply to Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS! • • •yup. Just tried to schedule mine and got told I have to get a prescription. (Virginia)
Fuck JFK Jr. up the ass with a cactus...sideways.