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Black Lives Matter. Anthro major. Progressive. Source of endless useless facts, LARP stories, and political opinions. #NeurodiverseSquad she/her

California
Joined July 2009
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give it up for Lexi, folks
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Election Day should be a national holiday. No one should be working. We should be at the polls and then maybe a bbq as we wait for results to come in. There should be floats and parades. We shouldn't have to beg people to go out and vote. It should be celebrated.
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The election isn’t in 8 days. It’s over in 8 days. So please vote ASAP!!!
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I hate Texas halloween, what do you mean you're Ted Cruz abandoning the state during a crisis
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It’s always better in a union. Pass it on!
It’s always better in a union. Pass it on!
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hissy bitey babies get ✨ struggle snuggles ✨
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Right now, 196 nations are meeting in Colombia to discuss the future of the living world at #COP16 However one nation is not there, because it hasn't ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity The USA is a Rogue State
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Alison Smaalders retweeted
Replying to @DrPatrick @latimes
Hi @drpatrick: I'm a @guardian reporter based in Los Angeles, and I'm writing about your decision not to allow the @latimes editorial board to endorse a presidential candidate this year. Can you clarify if this decision is related at all to your relationship with Elon Musk?
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good morning
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Alison Smaalders retweeted
by far the most grating faux populist rightwing gambit is the "the libs are giving money to immigrants instead of [social program I hated, never mentioned before today and/or wanted to defund, privatize and hand over to Walmart until ten minutes ago]
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This is the best news of the week! ‘Gamechanger’ HIV prevention drug to be made available cheaply in 120 countries! A twice year injection that showed 100% success in protecting against HIV infection! theguardian.com/global-devel…
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so if someone blocked their stalker, the stalker can still stalk them? wow this is a great feature
Twitter/X is changing the Block feature. Your posts will be visible to anyone you block, but they will not be able to engage with them.
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BREAKING: Israeli soldiers have stormed the Al Jazeera office in Ramallah, located in the occupied West Bank, and have ordered them to shut down for 45 days. This is a developing story.
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Quite gutted to see Keanu Reeves putting his name behind a series that is so steeped in disinformation and bullshit that it has no redeeming qualities 😔
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Replying to @RyanMarino
Everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works.
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Not only that, but, the computers require so much computing power, which generates so much heat, they use a LOT of water to keep them from overheating. Training ONE AI program for three weeks can require over 250,000 gallons. It's harmful RIGHT NOW, let alone long-term.
I was in a workshop a few weeks ago and they talked about how harmful Chat GPT will be longterm. One search uses as much electricity as leaving the lights on for like 20 minutes. I never even thought about that.
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