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He/Him; BLM, abortion rights are non-negotiable, expand SCOTUS, make DC & PR states, aggressively expand voting rights everywhere. The GOP is a fascist menace to be fought at every turn.
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“…when speed cameras are doing the ticketing, the proportion of tickets issued to Black and white drivers aligns closely with their respective share of roadway users. With human enforcement, in contrast, police officers stop Black drivers at a rate that far outstrips their presence on the road.”

Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago
Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago

‘Driving while Black’: Researchers found that Black drivers make up 70% of police traffic stops on roads where only half the drivers are Black.

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ok I’m calling it, we’re at the rancid-vibes stage until further notice. please keep in mind that the rancidity of the vibes is at best minimally correlated with election outcomes and push on through

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The angry flower meme about how my dog is belligerent when other dogs are far away but nice when they get close
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This graph is astonishing. The people that bang on about “natural birth” and “women have been doing this forever without help” need to be forced to stare at this until their eyes water.

Graph of maternal mortality rate against year for the UK. Rate bounces until and down around 500 deaths per 100,000 births until about 1940, when it falls sharply. It’s been very low (~1–3 per 100,000) ever since.
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no one wants to hear it but the main obstacle to new housing is affluent incumbent homeowners using the state to protect their investments

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Wow! How long did that take?

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Good! That was a flagrant abuse of his power, more of this please

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Is there a second loaf off to the side? That arrangement would snuff your candle immediately if you’re trying to tear chunks off the one in the pic

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Ragathiel
@ragathiel.bsky.social
He/Him; BLM, abortion rights are non-negotiable, expand SCOTUS, make DC & PR states, aggressively expand voting rights everywhere. The GOP is a fascist menace to be fought at every turn.
237 followers249 following1.9k posts