late posting this but i have an essay in the official zine for daisy chain fields :) it's about pessimism of the intellect and optimism of the will and also about being friends with girls . just such an insane honour to have work here next to so many heroes of mine
The loss of Gloria Steinem hits hard because she stood by a simple truth: the word women includes ALL women. She refused to discard trans women from her analysis of how patriarchy harms those who are cis and trans equally. I was grateful to meet her and mourn her loss.
Congress did one and only one thing today.
The House passed a bill to withhold money from universities if they don’t play nice with Israel.
I voted No.
It’s not proper for our federal government to coerce universities into engaging with any particular foreign country.
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If the leaders of the major AI companies admit that they are losing control of their extremely dangerous technology, it is time for an immediate PAUSE on advanced AI development and a permanent BAN on superintelligence.
Today, rather than focus on the price of gas, the price of groceries, ending the war, or stopping the trade war, Congress spent its time declaring this.
“Dear colleges that receive American taxpayer money: We will take away that American taxpayer money if you decide to keep it from going to Israel.”
Aside from being blatantly unconstitutional, it’s wild. Why is it wrong to want our taxpayer money spent here to provide for schools here instead of being sent somewhere else?
why should i care if olivia gives the same answer to the same questions over and over again. why is it unauthentic like if it’s the same question of fucking course it’s the same answer every time she gets asked
a true communist is a communist because they love the world and they love its inhabitants. a true communist wants a better world, not to just endlessly criticize the world but also to improve it.
Gloria Steinem was a pioneer in the fight for women’s rights.
She opened the door for generations of women, fighting for abortion access, affordable childcare, fair wages and full gender equality.
She was a brave and heroic figure. She will be greatly missed.
Gloria Steinem, uma das principais referências do movimento feminista nos Estados Unidos, aparece na foto “We Shall Overcome” compartilhada por Olivia Rodrigo em seus Stories do Instagram. 🩷
Jornalista, escritora e ativista, Gloria é uma das figuras mais importantes na luta pelos direitos das mulheres e pela igualdade de gênero.
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Giving up on climate change means that the poorest among us can't afford to cool their homes or run air filters 24/7 when wildfire smoke makes the air toxic. The heaviest burden of climate change falls on those of us with the fewest resources.
OFFICIALLY FRIENDS!! olivia rodrigo talking about stevie nicks:
“i've met stevie a few times and gotten to talk to her, and she's just absolutely the loveliest, and getting her to agree to sing a song was wild” 🌙🌼
i saw a girl on tiktok say she views being mean to men as a way of honoring her ancestors for all of the times they had to quietly deal with male fuckery and you know what. yea, yea i like that