Today is Canada’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation - also called Orange Shirt Day after the story by Phyllis Webstad, a survivor of the residential school system, of how the schools systematically stripped Indigenous children of their culture, language, and identity. Read more:
Guest Opinion. Orange commands attention. It makes us stop, take notice, and tread carefully. Think of road cones warning of danger and construction workers' bright shirts saying, "See me. Don’t ...
Tinu and Shafiqah both died of long COVID, apathy, and misogynoir. They both deserved so much better. They both needed more help from us, the community, and also from the systems that are supposedly in place to take care of people.
"if you would wear a ribbon for a cancer patient, you should be wearing a Mask for Everyone" -Tinu
I am in shock and deep sadness to have just learned @tinu.bsky.social had her sunset last week. She was a beacon, a blessing, and so caring. I learned a lot and had the deepest respect for her. A GFM is up to aid her family with her final expenses. Please share. www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-t...
In loving memory of Atinuke Abayomi Paul (Tinu), beloved daughter, gran… Brooke Crume needs your support for Honoring Tinu's Legacy with Compassionate Support
I lost it on a friend tonight. It was a long time coming, she keeps doing stuff like going on international flights unmasked, to tourist destinations unmasked, and then to her shifts AS A NURSE unmasked. Weeks ago I shared information about how COVID attacks every bodily system. She said “source?”
Blessed be the memory of Tinu Abayomi-Paul. Activist. Writer. Parent. Daughter. Killed by long covid, cancer, and systems that just don’t care enough about the most vulnerable of us. Her powerful legacy lives on. @tinu.bsky.social#rip
If you ever discover a bat in your house, GET THE RABIES SHOTS AS SOON AS YOU CAN. The "oh, they're super painful shots in the stomach" thing is not true anymore! They are normal regular shots and they will stop you from dying miserably if the bat bit you in your sleep and you didn't notice!
"Bats have tiny teeth so a bite mark may not appear, according to the Department of Environment, Health and Safety at the University of Michigan. Sometimes victims don’t even feel themselves being bit." Rabies: www.nytimes.com/2024/09/28/h...
The death, which was reported on Friday, is only the fifth fatal human rabies case in Minnesota since 1975, health officials said.
I'll line up to buy this day one!
Here's a new piece from ex-Copyright Office GC Jacqueline Charlesworth that generative AI proponents will hate, laying out a straightforward case for courts to rule against fair use for LLM training. Not a prediction or agreement, but I'd be unsurprised if the Second Circuit adopted ~this reasoning.