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fixiemama

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I've graduated out of drama queen rehab, now have found my local Tweeters Anonymous program 🙏🏼🙃 SF city escapades | Adventures in empty nesting | Here for tech, politics, feedback loops, climate change and ocean activism, bike love and all the laughs possible.

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fixiemama, to Palestine
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If you're looking for something to reflect upon to commemorate this anniversary, I hope you will take a look at this documentary made by Israelis, about an Israeli researcher who looked into the Nakba events of a particular town, Tantura, and what he found. It was an Official Selection of the 2022 Sundance film festival.

It is not an easy watch. But a very necessary one.





https://archive.org/details/tantura-2022_202311

Amputado, to Israel
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Aid trucks headed for were destroyed by fire in the West Bank, video posted on Tuesday, 14 May shows.

Footage obtained by Reuters showed vehicles by a barrier wall in Beit Awwa, west of Hebron, alight.

Firefighters worked to extinguish the flames but the vehicles and the contents appeared destroyed.

It came after protesters blocked aid trucks in a protest at Tarqumiya checkpoint.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/israel-gaza-war-aid-fire-b2545601.html

fixiemama,
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@Amputado I think "rioters" or "agents of guerilla warfare" is a megaton more appropriate than "protestors" when we're talking about Israeli settlers, which is already a violent and oppressive position to hold in the grand scheme of Palestinian rights.

I would love to stop seeing that word used when we're talking about people committing illegal, genocidal acts of insane violence for no reason except to be cruel and punishing. That is not "protest." That is terrorism.

Viss, to random
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im just wiped today.
that means im gonna goblin mode.

i have something dumb/hilarious planned. ill post pics.
it'll involve pizza rolls.

if im going to be this stupid about it, it SHOULD go on the internet.

fixiemama,
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@Viss “Nope sauce” lmao must be spicy??

rbreich, to random
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Judge Cannon has postponed Trump's classified documents trial and didn't set a new start date.

The Supreme Court is slow walking Trump's classified documents case, which has delayed his Jan 6 trial.

The federal judiciary is effectively acting like a MAGA campaign arm.

fixiemama,
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@rbreich We need court reform!! I want Biden to use his mandate once re-elected to do something about this disastrous super majority Supreme Court. The way Alioto, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and the others jump in to try and help the lawyers doing Trump's bidding... the corruption is so obvious. It's disgusting.

mekkaokereke, (edited ) to random
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Again, "Trump is worse!" Then blocked🤷🏿‍♂️

https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/@steter/112402055418029413

Gotta respect the doubling down! Replying to me posting some dude saying "Trump is worse!" then blocking me, with saying "Trump is worse!" then blocking me too! The commitment to the bit is impressive!

Listen, you can get as mad as you want. You can call Black folk criticizing Biden "Bitching" if you want. We're still going to do it.

The CDC under Biden dropped the Covid isolation period from "5 days" to "vibes days." Not Trump.

fixiemama,
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@mekkaokereke Hang on there friend, comparing the Biden CDC to the Trump CDC misses an important point, which is that it was in 2018 under Trump that the US office responsible for pandemic preparedness was disbanded, leaving us at much higher risk levels for exactly the COVID-19 scenario, and Trump recently said he'd repeat the same mistake if he's re-elected.

Whatever you think of Biden, Trump is actually worse, in all the ways. A selfish billionaire would disagree, I guess.

fixiemama,
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@mekkaokereke Who said anything about excusing Biden.

I'm talking about using comparisons that are fair.

But considering nothing Trump does is in good faith, and he's in obvious cognitive decline, I'm not sure why the one you outline is the conversation anyone would bother with.

fixiemama,
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@mekkaokereke LOL I didn't even go into the link you posted b4 but now I have and you know what? Anyone who would compare the presidential terms by number of people who died from COVID is not a serious actor. You can't be serious. I'm no data scientist but why would we compare a data set from 10-11mos. data collection with another that was years of data? Esp. when we're looking at the spread of a disease which increases exponentially with time? Relevant metric: what was done to halt the spread.

fixiemama, to random
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I’m heartsick knowing what’s going on in Rafah right now.

fixiemama, to feminism
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This trend of all gender bathrooms with multiple stalls. I don’t get it. Honestly it feels anti-trans to me or maybe it’s just anti-women. But I have fewer bathrooms I can comfortably use if the one on the floor I’m on is all genders.

Any one want to discuss? I’m not trying to to attack anyone I just really can’t fathom who we’re serving here. As a woman I need a space that I can retreat to. Not bc I was taught to be afraid but bc I’m a survivor of domestic violence.

fixiemama,
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@ttpphd thanks so much for responding. I don't have any hangups abt what body parts a woman was born with, my attitude is welcoming to any transwoman. It's funny bc I've def been in all gender bathrms that even had urinals and felt completely fine, but in restaurants and event spaces that were designed to have just one enormous bathroom, like the inside equivalent of the portapotty line. It's the crappy college bathrooms remade into all-gender just by charging the signs that weird me out.

fixiemama,
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@ttpphd I've been non-confirming all my life, but for me that just means I'm a feminist, not that I'm not a woman. Starts with the whole "women are people too" from the 70s, my mom was all about it. Femininity is a social construct, but womanhood is a vibe.

GottaLaff, to random
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The bird flu spreading through cattle in the United States is an “enormous concern” the chief scientist of the World Health Organization said Thursday as he called for more tracking and preparation for the virus.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/19/health/bird-flu-who?cid=ios_app

fixiemama,
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@GottaLaff CNN missed this piece of the puzzle in their reporting --
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-flu-outbreak-vaccine-testing-poultry-vaccinations/

fkamiah17, to random
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mOsT MoRaL aRmY

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-itamar-ben-gvir-calls-execution-palestinans-ease-overcrowding-prisons

fixiemama,
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@fkamiah17 right... heaven forfend they let some of them out...

MissingThePt, to random
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill requiring public K-12 schools to teach what he called "the truth about the evils of Members Only jackets, glam metal bands and New Coke.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-florida-schools-communism_n_66200bdfe4b07db21fd5de66

fixiemama,
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@MissingThePt This guy. Really doing all he can to put The Onion out of business.

fixiemama, to random
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as I fast today in solidarity with starving Palestinians in Gaza, I'm cleaning my room and going through all the podcasts I can't listen to during the week.

This one is chilling, but also encouraging, so please give it a listen. 🇵🇸✊🏼



https://youtu.be/cUW7Ds4hWhM?si=C-7J1A8vgAg8wBAu

GottaLaff, to Florida
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“ cannot prohibit a 10th grade math teacher from asking her students to call her by her preferred pronouns, a federal judge has ruled.

The decision from the US district judge is a blow to an anti- law championed by , which prohibits discussion of sexuality in public schools. 2023 expansion of the measure, widely known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law, prohibits teachers and students from using pronouns that align with their gender identity.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/11/florida-pronouns-teacher

fixiemama,
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@GottaLaff Love to see it!!

"Your heart is a muscle the size of your fist
Keep loving
Keep fighting!"

-Ramshackle Glory

RickiTarr, to random
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Hello! I want to do a Spooky Picture Prompt! So, find a picture in your camera roll that would represent the phrase:

Last Picture on the Camera Roll

This should be spooky, but completely up to your own interpretation. Here's one from me, with weird eclipse light.

fixiemama,
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@RickiTarr no joke, I still don't know if this was a gag gift or a threat 😁

fixiemama,
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@RickiTarr I did manage to get through the bag before it went bad, but it was by far the most kale I've consumed in one week. 😂

fixiemama,
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@RickiTarr oh yeah I love kale, that's why my kid went grocery shopping for me and I said get me some kale, that's what he got. But I live alone now, and the bag was literally the size of my torso when he brought it. We had to eat some just to get it to fit in the fridge. I usually eat kale like 3-4 times a week. To get through that bag it was more like every meal. Lol. Thanks for coming to my TED talk 😂

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    fixiemama,
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    @seachanger not to mention, the Hamas attack was in response to Israeli actions within their illegal occupation.

    RickiTarr, to random
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    Some stuff we've pulled out of abandoned houses just left to rot:

    A leather picture frame with an old time military painting, if you think you can tell me what it is of that would be awesome
    An old Victorian Chest
    This insane mid-century lamp it is pretty tall and is a very shiny copper color with ornate metal decoration

    fixiemama,
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    @ferricoxide When my grandmother died there was a lot of stuff that no one could take, items that were just historical relics, not something useful or good for displaying. So my aunt found a museum in the town where she was from (in Indiana) that took them as a donation. She had to mail it all there but the alternative was to throw it all out, which we did not want to do. I bet charities have ways to accept things, do an estate sale, and do good with the funds. Just an idea!
    cc @RickiTarr

    GottaLaff, to random
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    Joyce Vance: “This is a five-alarm fire. We know what the reaction would be if Joe tweeted a photo of a bound and gagged Donald in the trunk of an electric car. Why does Donald Trump get more leeway, especially with his past history? He only continues to get it because our institutions—the courts, the Republican party—let him take it.”

    https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/we-need-to-talk-about-this?r=br61&utm_medium=ios

    fixiemama,
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    @GottaLaff To be fair, the officers across this nation throwing people in jail are not all fascists. Just look at Rikers in NY. It Is a jail, not a prison. No one held there has had a trial. Yet some have been held there for years, not even accused of a crime. So what @enoch_exe_inc is saying is not outlandish. That being said -- there are plenty of legit reasons to throw DJT in jail!!! So it's nonsensical to suggest we should do it without a reason!

    jeffjarvis, to random
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    The melting of polar ice due to global warming is affecting Earth’s rotation and could have an impact on precision timekeeping:
    Climate change is altering Earth’s rotation enough to mess with our clocks https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024/03/27/leap-second-melting-poles-climate-time/

    fixiemama,
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    @jeffjarvis i don't usually boost articles that sit behind paywalls but yowza, that is a headline. 😳

    QasimRashid, to random
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    Sharing a very personal story about my daughter, because I feel like there are many more parents out there just like my wife and I.

    I’m running for Congress for my daughter and ALL kids because we cannot stop fighting until healthcare is a human right.

    I can’t do this alone. Donate and help us win: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/newleadershipforil11

    video/mp4

    fixiemama,
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    @QasimRashid I'm going back through my boosts looking for something in particular amd I came across this -- I respect what you did by running for office, so much. Just wanted to let you know, it inspired me, and your posts continue to feed my drive to make change for the good. Thank you so much for putting yourself out there to try to lift us all up. 👏🏼🙏🏼🤙🏼✌🏼

    ttpphd, to random
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    "Why won’t the U.S. ratify the U.N.’s child rights treaty?"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2014/11/21/why-wont-the-u-s-ratify-the-u-n-s-child-rights-treaty/

    "The group fears that ratifying the treaty would mean children could choose their own religion, that children would have a legally enforceable right to leisure, that nations would have to spend more on children’s welfare than national defense, and that a child’s “right to be heard” could trigger a governmental review of any decision a parent made that a child didn’t like."

    Imagine choosing your own religion!

    WaPo screenshot 2: But is the U.S.’s non-ratification of the CRC hypocritical when the U.S. lectures other countries on children’s rights? Farris says that the “United States demonstrates its commitment to human rights whenever it follows and enforces the Constitution of the United States, which is the greatest human rights instrument in all history.” The currently all male-staff (Farris says the group has never focused on maternal leave as an issue) of ParentalRights.org and other opponents of the CRC overlook that protections for the rights of children are human rights. Protections of children with disabilities are protections for people with disabilities. Ending discrimination against children is ending discrimination against people. Ensuring paid parental leave, access to pre- and post-natal health care for women has been linked to better health outcomes for children and parents. The United States can learn from other member nations on how to reduce poverty, ensure women’s rights, improve education and educational access, and healthy living conditions, for starters. What message does the U.S. send to the rest of the world when we endorse and support young activists like Malala Yousafzai, and her platform for girls’ rights to education, when the U.S. refuses to ratify an international treaty that promotes access to education for children?

    fixiemama,
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    @ttpphd Children should have a legally enforceable right to leisure -- play is where they get so much learning done! Crikey. smh

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