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If The Pitt had only given us Noah Wyle back on our screens in a medical drama 30 years after the premiere of ER,

If The Pitt had only given us a 15-episode season that manages to balance episodic and serialized storytelling in each episode,

If The Pitt had only given us *actually good* Jewish representation with Dr. Robby saying the Shema while experiencing a panic attack,

If The Pitt had only given us an autistic-coded doctor who doesn’t fall into the savant trope and whose actor said that her own neurodivergence informed how she approached her character,

If The Pitt had only given us completely unintentional gay chemistry between two female coworkers who have multiple moments of intense emotional intimacy and vulnerability allowing unhinged fandom lesbians to create painfully beautiful art about a ship that will never be canon,

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the emotion i just experienced is kind of indescribable

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gentle reminder: Caesar dies tomorrow.

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right now, somewhere in the world, there is a beautiful person scrolling tumblr.

tragically though, this beautiful person has a headache. their head hurts.

this is very unfair to them. they are very pretty, but for no reason their head is hurting.

if you know of anybody scrolling tumblr right now, who might have a bit of a headache, please ask them to take an ibuprofen, drink some water, do whatever might make them feel better.

it is tragic that such a beautiful person has a headache. the world is a vampire. I can only hope that this message may reach them

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civic duty

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You know what I think is really cool about language (English in this case)? It’s the way you can express “I don’t know” without opening your mouth. All you have to do is hum a low note, a high note, then another lower note. The same goes for yes and no. Does anyone know what this is called?

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we joke about Tumblr making your brain unable to interact with regular humans, but today I used the phrase “very slow tigers are chasing me” and no one, NO ONE, understood what I meant.

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Reblog this to ease the back pain of the person you reblogged it from

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One problem with antisemitism is you can’t fight it by talking about famous Jewish people and things Jewish people contributed to society. You can talk about how Einstein was Jewish and the next thing you know people are saying that the Jews are stopping us from going faster than light.

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Who did 9/11

That is the worst slander I ever heard against a first baseman.

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The AJC's State of Antisemitism in America report for 2024 was released yesterday.

US Jews are tired and scared.

With roughly three-quarters (77%) of American Jews saying they feel less safe as a Jewish person in the U.S. because of the October 7 attacks, it is no surprise that nearly six in 10 (56%) American Jews report changing their behavior over the past 12 months out of concern for their safety. This is a sharp increase from previous years – jumping from 38% in 2022 to 46% in 2023 to 56% in 2024.

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American Jews see antisemitism as emerging from diverse sources. The 2024 survey asked American Jews to assess how much of an antisemitic threat certain groups or issues – the extreme political right, the extreme political left, extremism in the name of Islam, and Christian nationalism – pose in the United States today. Roughly one-third of American Jews say each of those four represents a very serious antisemitic threat: extremism in the name of Islam (33%), Christian nationalism (33%), the extreme political left (33%), and the extreme political right (33%). Roughly three-quarters or more say that each group or issue represents at least a slight antisemitic threat.

The vast majority (90%) of American Jews say antisemitism has increased either a lot (61%) or somewhat (29%) since the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, and one-third (33%) of American Jews say they have been the personal target of antisemitism – in person or virtually – at least once over the last year:  23% report being the target of an antisemitic remark in person 17% say they were the target of an antisemitic remark or post online or through social media 6% say they were the victim of antisemitic vandalism to, or messaging (such as flyers or pamphlets) left on their personal property 2% say they were the target of an antisemitic attack in person, during which the attacker physically touched them 10% report being targeted by any other kind of antisemitism, not already asked about

Three-quarters (78%) say they did not report any of the antisemitism they experienced, with more than half (54%) saying they didn’t think anything would be done if they reported.

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For the first time in the six-year history of the survey of American Jews, a majority (56%) say they changed their behavior – by avoiding certain behaviors or activities – over the last year because of fears of antisemitism.  40% say they have avoided publicly wearing or displaying things that might identify them as a Jew, up from 26% in 2023 37% say they have avoided posting content online that would identify them as a Jew or reveal their views on Jewish issues, compared with 30% in 2023 31% say they have avoided certain places, events, or situations out of concern for their safety or comfort as a Jewish person, up from 26% in 2023

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ok so these new tariffs are likely going to be primarily affecting red states. i want y’all to ignore the urge to respond by saying the people in those red states deserve it because of the political representation we have. not because some of us are progressives but because this is an opportunity. if conservatives from these states start complaining about higher prices and financial strain, do not respond with “well you voted for this!” this is your opportunity to pull them to the center. say “wow that is really awful. i’m sure this isn’t what you wanted when you voted last year. you deserve representatives that will have your best interests at heart, you should let them know how upset you are! you deserve to be heard!”

because listen to me. republican politicians don’t give a shit about what progressives in red states have to say. they aren’t gonna change their voting trends for us. but if a bunch of small town conservatives start to get restless and angry with their politicians, if they lose support from their most important demographics, that has a shot at changing things. so swallow your pride and disgust and have a conversation with that republican truck driver instead of taking the pot shot that’ll get you 10 minutes of dopamine. do the hard work.

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I find myself in the surreal position of being a victim of the Eaton Fire. It's certainly not my favorite experience, but I have been deeply touched by all the "helpers," as Mr. Rogers taught us. Any help would be much appreciated, including just boosting this post. Thank you 🙏

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there's a really funny 3d printing controversy going on btw.

if you don't know, there's a very popular 3d printing model out there called "benchy". this is used for benchmarking your 3d printer because it's a difficult print and will help test it out.

this is so widely used that people make their own little versions of it, remixing the 3d model to make benchy look cooler and stuff. however, a new company owns the benchy license. they are sending copyright takedowns to all those who wrongfully uploaded the benchy model.

of course, this is pissing off the 3d printing community greatly. everyone loved benchy and have used it for years. so someone on reddit decided to make a new model that is designed as a 3d printing stress test. one that works a lot like benchy, and people are freely able to edit it as they please. you know what they called it?

boaty.

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And some of those Critters are Nerdfighters! I recognize those names! 😆

at least a few Critters are experiencing the "its a dangerous day to get paid" phenom, donating to this charity one shot. @sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog @edwardspoonhands

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hi, I'm living in Kansas now and this TB outbreak has got me pretty worried. do you have any resources for where to get a vaccine? I want to make sure I'm as protected as I can be

The only existing vaccine for TB is called BCG, and it's 102 years old. It is not effective at preventing infection, severe illness, or death in adolescents or adults, so unless you're under the age of 10, there's not much reason to get it.

We could have new, good vaccines for TB, but we decided not to invest in them over the last 50 years, because almost everyone who gets TB is poor, and our social orders devalue the lives of impoverished people.

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i’m going to let this video speak for itself. bc i don’t even know what to say anymore. i don’t know how we come back from this level of radicalization among young people to the point where holocaust denial has become the norm.