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remote work is like birth control or UBI atp where there’s overwhelming research consensus they improve quality of life for people they apply to, yet access is impeded or blocked by the ruling class because the thought of marginalized ppl having rich full lives makes steam come out their ears
2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.

My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
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Just one dude. People who promised us the system would contain Trump, also believe one dem socialist mayor will topple one of the powerful cities in the world
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1 not convinced that what got leaked in those chats is evidence of new radicalization. These are just the grandkids of the ppl who thought of lynchings as a family picnic day

2 annoyed that by pretending it's new, we now have ppl waxing nostalgic for the old gop as if they weren't also bigoted af
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So has the Charlie Kirk Show now become state-run media?
JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans who in a group chat said "I love Hitler" and joked about slavery and rape as "a bunch of kids" who "told stupid jokes" and adds that "most of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager and young adult, they're not on the internet."
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Thirty-one years ago, there was a slave auction reenacted at Colonial Williamsburg.

Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.

This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
What Is Colonial Williamsburg For?
Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad.
www.theatlantic.com
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Sotomayor: "race is *always* a part of redistricting efforts."

Thank you. See, the Republicans are trying to gaslight people by suggesting they're for "no race in gerrymandering." That's just not true. Race is ALWAYS a factor when you're drawing a map.
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Unreal stuff from the guy who is unflinchingly loyal to the Insurrectionist-in-Chief - you know, the President who pardoned the January 6 insurrectionists and wants to mandate “Ashli Babbitt: Blood Martyr” as a new national mythos.

I know we're not surprised - but let us not forget to be shocked.
Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."
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We should probably talk about AI being used as a tool to promote anti-Blackness across cultures.
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“The most common is “Chinese woman follows her African partner home and has a bad time.” These videos universally depict Africa (never a specific country) as desperately poor, socially backward, and rife with physical and sexual violence.”

foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/15/c...
Racist AI Fantasies Are Spreading on China’s Internet
Anti-Black videos speak to popular prejudices.
foreignpolicy.com
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John Roberts has been trying to kill Voting Rights Act since he was young lawyer in Reagan DOJ. Today SCOTUS will hear case that could dismantle what's left of VRA, turbocharge racial gerrymandering & rig House for GOP. Huge stakes for American democracy www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The nation's landmark voting rights law just turned 60. It may not survive Trump.
“The long-term game is to repeal the Voting Rights Act.”
www.motherjones.com
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why are we pretending that race shouldn't be predominant when remedying racism?

it's the same problem I've always had with affirmative action being about "diversity" rather than quotas.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION SHOULD BE ABOUT QUOTAS.

REMEDYING RACISM IN VOTING SHOULD CONSIDER RACE PREDOMINANTLY.
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we're understanding Joe Rogan Brain more and more every day
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
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3 classic albums. No skips. Love songs. Liberation songs. Sensual songs. Fun songs. Black ass music. 51 is too young. D'Angelo can't be gone.
Literally could never do this type of foreshadowing again if I tried. Listen to the episode!
This week, Jen Wattley @darlinginmyway.bsky.social is back to talk Rebecca Hall’s 2021 film “Passing” as part of our Nia DaCosta & Tessa Thompson Film Series! Episode available wherever you listen to podcasts!

www.buzzsprout.com/1638073/epis...
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Jen has the best accidental foreshadowing and it’s incredible.
This week, Jen Wattley @darlinginmyway.bsky.social is back to talk Rebecca Hall’s 2021 film “Passing” as part of our Nia DaCosta & Tessa Thompson Film Series! Episode available wherever you listen to podcasts!

www.buzzsprout.com/1638073/epis...
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job
US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board
www.telegraph.co.uk
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing