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  Music fans, do you have a favorite album or band/musician from the 80s? 🎺 I heard someone claim that nothing good came out of this decade but it can't be true. Can it? #music

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  Young Hawaiian student discovers a fungus in coconut husks can decompose plastics, sunscreen: https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/05/11/coconut-fungi-decompose-plastic/ “[Vera’s] success is a testament to our public school system which is doing a wonderful job supporting and training our next generation of students. I can’t wait to see what discoveries she makes in college!” #education #science

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  << OCD content warning: common intrusive thought >> I made a one-button iPhone shortcut that makes sure volume is up and starts a 2-minute timer so I'm reminded to turn off the stove. (🔥 is drying a cast iron pan.) My issue: The timer has no name. Thankfully for now I'm *likely* to know why I set the timer, but I want my screen to say something like Turn off Stove as the alarm is going off. I will give this more thought. Pls chime in if you have an i...

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  With Anthr-pic sucking up rare physical books and destroying them, I have an idea. We get organized and save what we can. New libraries/museums. Maybe a regular event for the community to spend time learning about certain texts, where they can be viewed in other parts of the world, etc. 📚💡 New England what do we think about this? Greater Boston? #amReading #books #community #education #history #library #literature #Boston #greaterBoston #NewEngland #TurtleIsland

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  Not a single billionaire is acceptable. Thankfully the rest of us literally outnumber them like 1,000,000:1 so they stand no chance when we fight together - even imperfectly 🌅

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  3D printed cloak tricks infrared cameras through carefully redirected heat https://www.designboom.com/technology/3d-printed-cloak-infrared-cameras-redirected-heat/ #design #tech #technology

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  Finally! New record-setting bridge opens between Canada and US (Windsor and Detroit) https://archinect.com/news/article/150556923/record-setting-gordie-howe-international-bridge-opens-to-cross-border-traffic-between-canada-and-the-u-s #bridge #bridges #news #transportation #Detroit

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  A huge number of people are disabled. Even if we’re not (we don’t need glasses, we don’t have schizophrenia,…) it’s worth keeping the topic in mind. At the very least because you can join the club at any moment. The best people I know have a disability. At least one. I feel conflicted about using the term “disability pride” myself, but certainly disability isn’t a thing to be ashamed of. https://www.crutchesandspice.com https://www.kendradepinto.com/links 2 people who are doing 🔑 work here...

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  GoodTherapy saying that New Hampshire and Providence, Rhode Island are both within 10 miles of Boston is actually *not* great for my mental health. #healthcare #Boston #Massachusetts

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  Working on my Spanish. Are these two sentences both right? ¿Necesita que vaya alguien a su casa? ¿Necesita que alguien vaya a su casa? I’m only given the first one as a translation, but coming from English, I guessed the second. If it matters, can you think of a way to remember this? Does Spanish generally keep the verbs close to each other? #español #Spanish

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  Like a lot of people, I have an iPhone for the time being (until my next phone). I’m so curious to learn about the different automations /shortcuts people have made. Mainly bc there is so much unused potential that I haven’t been taking advantage of. Please share if you’d like! #apple #code #coding #ios #iphone

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  I'm trying to streamline and simplify my approach to media for most days, include various perspectives. If you hail from a place outside the U.S. then would you be willing to share a news source or two that you look at fairly often? I've got Canada covered pretty well. Mx, too. Same goes for Australia, Japan, Spain, the UK - but feel free to comment. Popular sources? Reliable reporting? Indigenous perspective? I appreciate your contribution here. And ty for the boosts! #cur...

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  This might be a different thing, but do we have a term for images generated with “AI”? It’s not LLM, is it? (I think of LLM as speech/text, not visual output) #AI

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  “It might be the most popular action taken by a politician in the history of America.” ArguablySomaya on Zohran’s opportunity to soar even higher. Because he has a mandate. Arrest Netanyahu (legality aside) and extradite him to the ICC - because it’s right and because the people will ✨ LOVE ✨ it. #currentEvents #history #humanRights #USHistory #NYC #NewYork #USA

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  Topic: Food — If you’ve been tracking your diet, trying to estimate how much __ you consume, can you recommend an app for this? I would try proton but it looks like we can’t make use of spreadsheets on mobile. Boo(sts appreciated) #diet #food

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  If you’re not gay and/or don’t want to hear about grindr, keep scrolling. Bit of a (perhaps “no duh”) PSA: They look to be SUPER manipulative. For one, I’ve had a friend tell me there are very few tops in the Boston area. I’m like hello 🙋 but also seeing very few bottoms. We’re each shown profiles of people who are mostly incompatible with us 🤦 I imagine just enough to keep users interested and feeling like conxion is right around the corner - if we pay Grindr or stay 🧑‍💻 a little longer. Boo

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  RE: https://social.mondoweiss.net/@mondoweiss/116963589666924017 A bunch of people are obviously (and SPECIFICALLY) responsible for this. Nuremberg 21.0 can’t come soon enough. Where are we at with it? I’m proposing 21.0 as a nod to the 21st Century, and because what we’re seeing from Germany today suggests that the trials after WW2 were far from enough. We need a different approach. Perhaps one more thorough and severe, too. Where are we at with it?

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  This nightmare of wildfires and drought has only one solution: We have to stop burning fossil fuels. Period. And it’s very do-able. But the Epstein Class won’t roll over voluntarily. Billionaires have something wrong with them at their core. Just remember that we outnumber them literally a million to one. They don’t stand a chance when we organize. And local actions can be huge for the planet. Boycotts. Tenacity. Sabotage… Let’s know our history and take heart. #climate

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  Anybody in greater Boston know where I can get a physical copy of Scientific American? #science #Boston #greaterBoston #MA

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  PSA - Naloxone (Narcan) is NOT a fix for overdoses. It buys you a little time to get someone to an emergency room. Writing this b/c I’ve heard people suggest otherwise at least twice recently. (Including Rolling Stone) Always call 911 after you’ve given someone Narcan. The victim of an overdose needs professional medical care immediately - even when they start to look better in response to this medication. #healthcare #PSA

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  🚨 Massachusetts: Housing program under Governor Healey has been giving $ millions to politically-connected people who either do shoddy work or lie about doing any at all. #Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/video/2026/06/25/metro/investigations/spotlight/boston-globe-spotlight-team-how-two-developers-took-advantage-of-a-state-affordable-housing-program/ Two men receiving most of the cash had recently sold a house to the person in charge of grants - so the money appears to be a kickback...

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  Boston friends, do you also find parking or traffic to be miserable here? Do you wish it were easier to get from Point A to Point B with some reliability? BPL has ordered copies of Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves From the Tyranny of the Automobile. It should be here soon if you want to borrow. #transportation #MAPoli #Boston #MA

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  OHIO !! In case you missed it, the primary election takes place in just a couple days. MAY 5 Among other true progressives who will fight for working people, I understand that Don Leonard and Brian Poindexter (sp) are worth voting for. https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections Exciting developments in the buckeye state. Pls make sure to check out your Secretary of State website above. And spread the word! 💪 #Ohio #USPol

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  Privacy considerations noted, it would be cool to know when we lose a follower who that was, right? Mainly if we’re mutuals I wonder if it makes sense for me to keep following this person or group. But as of now I have no idea who left #Mastodon

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  Happy Earth Day! 🌾 May you feel a resurgence of genuine, lasting hope, and everyone in Congress have the day they deserve. #EarthDay

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  Stunning. The first walk-out of a U.S. slaughterhouse in over 40 years. 99% of workers voted to go on strike from the JBS facility, so it looks like 3,800 people are throwing sand into the gears. Doing some of the most dangerous work you can find, I’m confident they deserve better than JBS has been offering in compensation. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/3800-workers-are-on-strike-at-a-massive-u-s-meatpacking-plant-they-want-higher-wages-and-better-healthcare Story from Colorado. And...

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  While Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ is technically 3/31, we would benefit from recognizing our trans siblings, neighbors, colleagues more often. And I will publicly be proud throughout the year as long as bigots are out here attacking people. (Believe there are at least 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills under consideration throughout the U.S. right now.) One thing to note: You can’t know someone is trans by looking at them. Also, “passing” as man or woman isn’t necessarily a goal for the trans person. #TDOV

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  No country has a right to exist.

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  RE: https://fediscience.org/@ZLabe/116354580941489612 THIRTY-FIVE DAYS 🫪

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  A lot of people *still aren’t listening* to Black women, and wondering how we’re in this mess. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8bERacb/ Dr. Raquel Martin on the recent “Supreme” Court decision about conversion therapy ⬆️ In short, Martin points out that the only dissenting opinion was from Justice Brown Jackson, reminds us about the important history of mental health care and diagnosis, names conv. therapy for what it is (torture), and asks us to reconsider what licensing means #healthcare #USA