“Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency. Hope should shove you out the door, because it will take everything you have to steer the future away from endless war, from the annihilation of the earth's treasures and the grinding down of the poor and marginal... To hope is to give yourself to the future - and that commitment to the future is what makes the present inhabitable.”--Rebecca Solnit

Hearing that the Twitter layoffs last night were well above 50 and hit multiple departments including engineering.

the layoffs last night included a ton of surprises. Hardcore Musk loyalists and the founder of the newsletter platform Revue that Twitter acquired in 2021.

How many more abuse victims have to come forward before people admit that enabling abusers is a problem?

mental health questionnaire: "are you easily distracted?"

me: "oh heavens no I can daydream straight through absolutely any real-life occurrences without even looking up"

Teacher raises $30,000 to clear students' school lunch debt, says he is 'blown away' by support
https://scoop.upworthy.com/teachers-video-raises-30-000-for-good-cause

This is so sad, I have to feel sorry for Russian conscripts 💔 https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/02/23/they-drink-out-of-fear

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How Should We React to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy Unilaterally Gifting Tucker Carlson Access to Sensitive National Security Data? https://open.substack.com/pub/sethabramson/p/how-should-we-react-to-speaker-of

Supreme Court Passes On Important Parody Case, Allows Cops To Treat Satire As A Criminal Act In The Sixth Circuit https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/22/supreme-court-passes-on-important-parody-case-allows-cops-to-treat-satire-as-a-criminal-act-in-the-sixth-circuit/

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/moderna-covid-vaccine-remain-free-consumers-uninsured/story?id=97226324

🙋🏼‍♀️💉
THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!

Moderna has announced that their Covid vaccine will remain free even for those without health insurance.

THANK YOU MODERNA!

#GetVaccinated #Covid

I remember when Carter was president and when he was defeated by Reagan. I was in the Army and knew the behind-the-scenes of how Reagan got the Iranians to delay releasing the hostages until after the election so Carter wouldn't get the credit he deserved.
People derided Carter, said he was a terrible president.
But with both his presidency and his life after, he has shown himself to be a truly decent human being and an example of the best of humanity.

True story...

MTG’s secession rant isn’t really intended as a considered case for a second Civil War. Rather, people like her who evoke secession do so as a form of propaganda.

Specifically, they are framing partisan division as regional. That allows them to frame themselves as victims under assault by a supposedly more powerful Northern aggressor.

And it also allows them to pretend that their ideology and political aspirations are about local control, rather than white supremacy.

- Berlatsky & Rupar

NEW from WSYX: Norfolk Southern plied Ohio politicians with campaign cash, extensive lobbying against several proposals to increase rail safety

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/norfolk-southern-plied-ohio-politicians-with-campaign-cash-extensive-lobbying-mike-dewine-richard-cordray-railroads-train-puco-dave-yost-east-palestine-alan-shaw-ntsb#

Sherrod's on it.

Tuesday through Saturday this week, OH dept of health will open a temporary health clinic in East Palestine to answer medical questions & concerns related to the Norfolk Southern train #derailment.

Call 234-564-7755 or 234-564-7888 to make an appointment.

Ohio Senators ask EPA for continuous monitoring of potentially harmful chemicals

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/east-palestine-train-derailment/ohio-department-of-health-clinic-opening-tuesday-in-east-palestine-for-concerned-residents

Wow!
Tagelharpa Gran Bassa - A throat singing voice tagelharpa

Ebanisteria Musicale C.M. Ferrari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DBEt5mubDY

Which parts of Mexico are on the "do not travel" list? https://trib.al/PGn3iT7