For decades, right-wingers told us same-sex marriage would lead to a war on Christianity. 7 years after marriage equality, the consequences have been so boring that Republicans literally had to make up a case where they imagined they were victimized to justify more bigotry.

May all your dogs be like my boy Zooka, who never cared a bit about fireworks. He was a Very Good Boy. #FourthofJuly

seems like the OceanGate sub tragedy once again has something to do with a trust-funder CEO who thinks that we have too many gosh darn safety regulations https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/worlds-first-deep-diving-submarine-plans-tourists-see-titanic-180972179/

Hard, sad work, and I am thinking of you both.

This really is part of it.

MKmaxkennerly.bsky.socialJun 17, 2023 7:27pm

One reason "why" is because the COVID vaccine showed the immense power of years-long government investment into academic scientific research. The tech bros simply could not square that fact with their rigid libertarian ideology; it broke their brains so badly they became antivax.

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She says “yay!”

The loss of access to Twitter data under the new pricing plan was a dire blow to our research. Now being forced to delete the data that dozens of people spent years collecting, curating, and studying—outrageous. It’s like burning lab notebooks, an attack on science for the sake of pure malice.

CSstokel.bsky.socialMay 25, 2023 2:09pm

SCOOP: After asking researchers to fork out $42,000 a month for API access Twitter is now saying those who don't pay have to delete any data they've already accessed - which one compares to "book burning" tip @techmeme.com https://inews.co.uk/news/twitter-researchers-delete-data-unless-pay-2364535

Twitter is making researchers delete data it gave them unless they pay $42,000

Move to hike price of academic access compared to 'book burning' amid fears it will harm fight against misinformation online

My mom turns 90 next month. She is a retired teacher, and she was a good one. She raised three kids, four if, as she occasionally said in frustration, you count my late father. She is the rock on which many lives have been built.

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