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Why are some liberals turning Charlie Kirk into a martyr for liberal democracy?
Holding him up as a champion of dialogue paints him in a false light to millions who might only know him in death, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
www.editorialboard.com
My latest: Charlie Kirk was a gutter bigot who built his career on censorship and bussed insurrectionists to the Capitol on J6. Why are liberals like Ezra Klein trying to paint him as a paragon of reason and dialogue?
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20 year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died from her gunshot wounds. May she rest in peace.
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
20 year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died from her gunshot wounds. May she rest in peace.
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Multiple women came forward and their complaints were ignored.
This is the culture Hegseth wants to foster.
He doesn’t want women to be safe.
He won’t let them come forward anonymously.
Rape culture is alive and well.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
This is the culture Hegseth wants to foster.
He doesn’t want women to be safe.
He won’t let them come forward anonymously.
Rape culture is alive and well.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Army OB-GYN accused of secretly recording women under his care
This week, the U.S. Army has been reckoning with a sexual abuse scandal that could involve the largest number of allegations in its history. An Army doctor is accused of abusing women who were under h...
www.pbs.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Multiple women came forward and their complaints were ignored.
This is the culture Hegseth wants to foster.
He doesn’t want women to be safe.
He won’t let them come forward anonymously.
Rape culture is alive and well.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
This is the culture Hegseth wants to foster.
He doesn’t want women to be safe.
He won’t let them come forward anonymously.
Rape culture is alive and well.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Trump makes the outrageous claim that “most” immigrants, which include over 25 million U.S. citizens, “are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Trump makes the outrageous claim that “most” immigrants, which include over 25 million U.S. citizens, “are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
It's not war, it's not law enforcement, it's serial killing:
Intelligence on U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Is Limited
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
It's not war, it's not law enforcement, it's serial killing:
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What he's suggesting is blatantly racist and illegal
Even if he could convince the MAGA Supreme Court justices to go along with any of this, it would tear this country apart
And-unsurprisingly-not a single moment of empathy for Sarah Beckstrom or self-reflection on his role in her being killed
Even if he could convince the MAGA Supreme Court justices to go along with any of this, it would tear this country apart
And-unsurprisingly-not a single moment of empathy for Sarah Beckstrom or self-reflection on his role in her being killed
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 AM
What he's suggesting is blatantly racist and illegal
Even if he could convince the MAGA Supreme Court justices to go along with any of this, it would tear this country apart
And-unsurprisingly-not a single moment of empathy for Sarah Beckstrom or self-reflection on his role in her being killed
Even if he could convince the MAGA Supreme Court justices to go along with any of this, it would tear this country apart
And-unsurprisingly-not a single moment of empathy for Sarah Beckstrom or self-reflection on his role in her being killed
Reposted by Lindsay Beyerstein
(gobbling in Latin)
SQUAWWKK
(windows shattering, sirens)
SQUAWWKK
(windows shattering, sirens)
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
(gobbling in Latin)
SQUAWWKK
(windows shattering, sirens)
SQUAWWKK
(windows shattering, sirens)
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Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
Reposted by Lindsay Beyerstein
“This is what corruption looks like,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett said about a firm with ties to Kristi Noem secretly working on a DHS ad campaign. “They’re stealing money from the American people’s pockets and depositing it into their bank accounts.”
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“This is what corruption looks like,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett said about a firm with ties to Kristi Noem secretly working on a DHS ad campaign. “They’re stealing money from the American people’s pockets and depositing it into their bank accounts.”
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While the right lose their goddamn minds about a lone wolf doing something horrendous in DC today, let’s not forget that last week in the White House they all gushed over a genocidal, journalist murdering tyrant whose country financed 9/11.
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
While the right lose their goddamn minds about a lone wolf doing something horrendous in DC today, let’s not forget that last week in the White House they all gushed over a genocidal, journalist murdering tyrant whose country financed 9/11.
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sorta coming around to the view that the social danger of genAI images is less that they'll make people believe fabricated things are real and more that they'll make people believe real things are fabricated
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
sorta coming around to the view that the social danger of genAI images is less that they'll make people believe fabricated things are real and more that they'll make people believe real things are fabricated
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"fake news" and "Lügenpresse" were less about spreading novel lies and more about maintaining epistemological discipline in the face of countervailing evidence
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"fake news" and "Lügenpresse" were less about spreading novel lies and more about maintaining epistemological discipline in the face of countervailing evidence
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I haven't seen a Kent Shore Lark since Jan 2022 but found one today at Sandwich Bay
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I haven't seen a Kent Shore Lark since Jan 2022 but found one today at Sandwich Bay
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This is a deeply unprofessional and illegal partisan statement from the Trump hack who's currently director of the CIA.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is a deeply unprofessional and illegal partisan statement from the Trump hack who's currently director of the CIA.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
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the shooter was ~five years old when the United States invaded Afghanistan. One of his victims was one. the other one hadn't been born.
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
the shooter was ~five years old when the United States invaded Afghanistan. One of his victims was one. the other one hadn't been born.
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the invasion of Afghanistan is among the most horrific recent chapters of the long history of elite impunity in the US. this coda is grim but fitting - the govt practically explicitly affirming that it should only be Afghans who live with the consequences amid fading public memory of the atrocity
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
the invasion of Afghanistan is among the most horrific recent chapters of the long history of elite impunity in the US. this coda is grim but fitting - the govt practically explicitly affirming that it should only be Afghans who live with the consequences amid fading public memory of the atrocity
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Ivan Marchuk (Ukrainian, b. 1936). Moon in the steppe.
November 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Ivan Marchuk (Ukrainian, b. 1936). Moon in the steppe.
Reposted by Lindsay Beyerstein
Florida started rulemaking process to review school vaccines after it said it will repeal requirements. Note: it takes a process, and for some vaccines, they'll need legislation - and they haven't started it. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Florida to review school vaccines after calls to repeal requirements
The day before Thanksgiving when state offices were closed, Florida announced a meeting to discuss changing vaccination requirements for public schools.
www.tallahassee.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Florida started rulemaking process to review school vaccines after it said it will repeal requirements. Note: it takes a process, and for some vaccines, they'll need legislation - and they haven't started it. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Reposted by Lindsay Beyerstein
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.
That's the vexing question for conservatism: What exactly are we supposed to conserve?
I’m going to say this again: if you argue that the last five years aren’t the best time to be an American, in terms of material wealth, then IT IS INCUMBENT ON YOU TO SAY WHICH TIME WAS THE BEST TIME.
Otherwise you’re arguing by reference to hazy, indistinct nostalgia - basically the MAGA trick.
Otherwise you’re arguing by reference to hazy, indistinct nostalgia - basically the MAGA trick.
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
That's the vexing question for conservatism: What exactly are we supposed to conserve?
Reposted by Lindsay Beyerstein
JD Vance loves nothing more than telling insane lies about this nation’s history
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
JD Vance loves nothing more than telling insane lies about this nation’s history
We want your kids to be themselves. We don't have any stake in which gender ID or orientation they choose, we just want them to be happy. Just like we don't have any stake in whether people get abortions. They should be able to if they want, or not if they don't.
We are, in fact, coming for your way of life. It sucks! For you, among other things!
We are, in fact, trying to turn your children gay/trans/whatever (i.e. to make them feel free to be themselves, which probably includes some degree of queerness)
Etc.
We are, in fact, trying to turn your children gay/trans/whatever (i.e. to make them feel free to be themselves, which probably includes some degree of queerness)
Etc.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We want your kids to be themselves. We don't have any stake in which gender ID or orientation they choose, we just want them to be happy. Just like we don't have any stake in whether people get abortions. They should be able to if they want, or not if they don't.
Reposted by Lindsay Beyerstein
How does fever work?
Our new Science paper shows how elevated body temperature can protect against severe influenza and that avian-origin viruses escape this defence.
This is likely one reason why bird flus and some pandemic influenzas can be so severe.🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new Science paper shows how elevated body temperature can protect against severe influenza and that avian-origin viruses escape this defence.
This is likely one reason why bird flus and some pandemic influenzas can be so severe.🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals
Host body temperature can define a virus’s replicative profile—influenza A viruses (IAVs) adapted to 40° to 42°C in birds are less temperature sensitive in vitro compared with human isolates adapted t...
www.science.org
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
How does fever work?
Our new Science paper shows how elevated body temperature can protect against severe influenza and that avian-origin viruses escape this defence.
This is likely one reason why bird flus and some pandemic influenzas can be so severe.🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new Science paper shows how elevated body temperature can protect against severe influenza and that avian-origin viruses escape this defence.
This is likely one reason why bird flus and some pandemic influenzas can be so severe.🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Are they trying to stick it to Falun Gong? Who's praying in Quebec parks anyay?
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Are they trying to stick it to Falun Gong? Who's praying in Quebec parks anyay?
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One notable thing about this is they're being investigated by a court-appointed USA in Maryland, because they've failed to get a Senate-confirmed one. A future reform worth considering is expanding that, perhaps carving out public corruption cases and making them always under a court appointee.
"Weeks of watching Florida insurance lawyer Lindsey Halligan flail around like a toddler trying to teach calculus should serve as a warning about the perils of crowdsourcing legal research to literal randos on the internet. *But it won’t.*" — @lizdye.bsky.social
Bill Pulte and Ed Martin's shitposting legal strategy
It's backfired so spectacularly that now *they're* the ones being investigated.
www.publicnotice.co
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
One notable thing about this is they're being investigated by a court-appointed USA in Maryland, because they've failed to get a Senate-confirmed one. A future reform worth considering is expanding that, perhaps carving out public corruption cases and making them always under a court appointee.
Blew Lives
my neighbor's blue lives matter flag got destroyed by the severe wind 😂
November 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Blew Lives