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For some of us, they never left.
Handwritten and oral exams are making a comeback
AI is accelerating a tech backlash in American classrooms
Handwritten and oral exams are making a comeback
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
For some of us, they never left.
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The economic “flagship” of Russia now makes less money than:
• Apple — 3 days of revenue
• Microsoft — 5 days
• Saudi Aramco — 48 hours
• Meta (Facebook) — around one week
• Visa — 10–12 days
• ExxonMobil — roughly two weeks
• McDonald’s — 7 months of income
• Starbucks — 8 months of revenue
• Apple — 3 days of revenue
• Microsoft — 5 days
• Saudi Aramco — 48 hours
• Meta (Facebook) — around one week
• Visa — 10–12 days
• ExxonMobil — roughly two weeks
• McDonald’s — 7 months of income
• Starbucks — 8 months of revenue
November 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The economic “flagship” of Russia now makes less money than:
• Apple — 3 days of revenue
• Microsoft — 5 days
• Saudi Aramco — 48 hours
• Meta (Facebook) — around one week
• Visa — 10–12 days
• ExxonMobil — roughly two weeks
• McDonald’s — 7 months of income
• Starbucks — 8 months of revenue
• Apple — 3 days of revenue
• Microsoft — 5 days
• Saudi Aramco — 48 hours
• Meta (Facebook) — around one week
• Visa — 10–12 days
• ExxonMobil — roughly two weeks
• McDonald’s — 7 months of income
• Starbucks — 8 months of revenue
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Kristi Noem is conclusive proof that the sort of person who would murder a dog in cold blood is *exactly* the sort of person you think they are
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Kristi Noem is conclusive proof that the sort of person who would murder a dog in cold blood is *exactly* the sort of person you think they are
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On the American side, corrupt oligarchs and traitors to the United States.
On the Ukrainian side, leaders doing their best to save their country from the russian terrorist state and the Trump regime.
(Russian agent Steve Witkoff has pulled his chair farthest from the table.)
On the Ukrainian side, leaders doing their best to save their country from the russian terrorist state and the Trump regime.
(Russian agent Steve Witkoff has pulled his chair farthest from the table.)
November 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
On the American side, corrupt oligarchs and traitors to the United States.
On the Ukrainian side, leaders doing their best to save their country from the russian terrorist state and the Trump regime.
(Russian agent Steve Witkoff has pulled his chair farthest from the table.)
On the Ukrainian side, leaders doing their best to save their country from the russian terrorist state and the Trump regime.
(Russian agent Steve Witkoff has pulled his chair farthest from the table.)
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If Russia wanted peace, they would stop killing Ukrainians.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If Russia wanted peace, they would stop killing Ukrainians.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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Fox News legal contributor Andy McCarthy knocks down Hegseth's defense:
"Neither Hegseth’s statement nor the explanation attributed to Bradley ... makes legal sense.
...
It cannot be a defense to say, as Hegseth does, that one has killed because one’s objective was 'lethal, kinetic strikes.'"
"Neither Hegseth’s statement nor the explanation attributed to Bradley ... makes legal sense.
...
It cannot be a defense to say, as Hegseth does, that one has killed because one’s objective was 'lethal, kinetic strikes.'"
‘We Intended the Strike to Be Lethal’ Is Not a Defense | National Review
The laws of war, incorporated in the federal war crimes statute, prohibit the killing of people who have been rendered hors de combat.
www.nationalreview.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Fox News legal contributor Andy McCarthy knocks down Hegseth's defense:
"Neither Hegseth’s statement nor the explanation attributed to Bradley ... makes legal sense.
...
It cannot be a defense to say, as Hegseth does, that one has killed because one’s objective was 'lethal, kinetic strikes.'"
"Neither Hegseth’s statement nor the explanation attributed to Bradley ... makes legal sense.
...
It cannot be a defense to say, as Hegseth does, that one has killed because one’s objective was 'lethal, kinetic strikes.'"
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Important conversation. But the conclusion understates the case. It is not that handing Russia the huge territory that contains Ukraine’s best defenses would “not necessarily” bring peace. It is that so doing would guarantee a bloodier and longer war.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
US deal must punish Russia war crimes, says Ukraine’s Nobel peace prize winner
Oleksandra Matviichuk warns any amnesty could encourage authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Important conversation. But the conclusion understates the case. It is not that handing Russia the huge territory that contains Ukraine’s best defenses would “not necessarily” bring peace. It is that so doing would guarantee a bloodier and longer war.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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You think past American invasions to steal oil from another country were bad? Wait until you see the invasion of Venezuela Trump has planned
November 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
You think past American invasions to steal oil from another country were bad? Wait until you see the invasion of Venezuela Trump has planned
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You don’t get to pick. That’s the whole damn point of the rule of law.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
You don’t get to pick. That’s the whole damn point of the rule of law.
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This is quite the hedge, imho. Bacon here is pretty clearly saying "Yeah if this happened then he committed a war crime."
GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "I don't think Secretary Hegseth would be foolish enough to make this decision to say, 'Kill everybody. Kill the survivors,' because that's a clear violation of the law of war."
November 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This is quite the hedge, imho. Bacon here is pretty clearly saying "Yeah if this happened then he committed a war crime."
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The Trump administration believes that the rich and powerful should be pardoned for their crimes, even after judges and juries determined their guilt.
But if you’re a non-white guy in a fishing boat, there’s no need for a trial or even an arrest. Murder from above, no questions asked.
But if you’re a non-white guy in a fishing boat, there’s no need for a trial or even an arrest. Murder from above, no questions asked.
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The Trump administration believes that the rich and powerful should be pardoned for their crimes, even after judges and juries determined their guilt.
But if you’re a non-white guy in a fishing boat, there’s no need for a trial or even an arrest. Murder from above, no questions asked.
But if you’re a non-white guy in a fishing boat, there’s no need for a trial or even an arrest. Murder from above, no questions asked.
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Seems bad
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Seems bad
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⚡️ Polish president cancels meeting with Orban after Hungarian leader's trip to Moscow.
Nawrocki and Orban were set to meet after the upcoming Visegrad Group summit in Hungary.
Nawrocki and Orban were set to meet after the upcoming Visegrad Group summit in Hungary.
Polish president cancels meeting with Orban after Hungarian leader's trip to Moscow
Nawrocki and Orban were set to meet a day after the upcoming Visegrad Group summit in Hungary.
kyivindependent.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
⚡️ Polish president cancels meeting with Orban after Hungarian leader's trip to Moscow.
Nawrocki and Orban were set to meet after the upcoming Visegrad Group summit in Hungary.
Nawrocki and Orban were set to meet after the upcoming Visegrad Group summit in Hungary.
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Our system is broken. Medicare for All, now.
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Our system is broken. Medicare for All, now.
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🔥KOH: “Republicans are flailing on “AFFORDABILITY” because they oppose the solutions… Dems raise the min. wage, push paid leave, cap prescription drug prices — Republicans vote no. Dems cut junk fees, Republicans bring them back.
This is the story Dems need to be telling.”
This is the story Dems need to be telling.”
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🔥KOH: “Republicans are flailing on “AFFORDABILITY” because they oppose the solutions… Dems raise the min. wage, push paid leave, cap prescription drug prices — Republicans vote no. Dems cut junk fees, Republicans bring them back.
This is the story Dems need to be telling.”
This is the story Dems need to be telling.”
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He scammed over 1,000 people, most of whom were not wealthy - veterans, farmers, teachers, nurses, small businesses owners. Some lost everything. But he’s a rich Republican, so Trump let him get away with it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
He scammed over 1,000 people, most of whom were not wealthy - veterans, farmers, teachers, nurses, small businesses owners. Some lost everything. But he’s a rich Republican, so Trump let him get away with it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
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Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Pete Hegseth is a war criminal and should be fired immediately.
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“Neutral” China being neutral again.
The owner of a major Chinese drone parts supplier has taken a stake in Rustakt, a leading Russian manufacturer of the VT-40 FPV drone widely used by Russia against Ukraine.
The owner of a major Chinese drone parts supplier has taken a stake in Rustakt, a leading Russian manufacturer of the VT-40 FPV drone widely used by Russia against Ukraine.
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“Neutral” China being neutral again.
The owner of a major Chinese drone parts supplier has taken a stake in Rustakt, a leading Russian manufacturer of the VT-40 FPV drone widely used by Russia against Ukraine.
The owner of a major Chinese drone parts supplier has taken a stake in Rustakt, a leading Russian manufacturer of the VT-40 FPV drone widely used by Russia against Ukraine.
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And the simple fact of the matter is that Hegseth was always headed this way, as prior to entering government he had spent the last 10 years of his life advocating for American war criminals and making clear his belief that he does not believe in the concept of a war crime at all
November 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
And the simple fact of the matter is that Hegseth was always headed this way, as prior to entering government he had spent the last 10 years of his life advocating for American war criminals and making clear his belief that he does not believe in the concept of a war crime at all
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Pete Hegseth is a straight-up serial killer
No asterisk, no caveat, he simply orchestrated—multiple times on multiple dates—a criminal conspiracy to murder unarmed persons who the U.S. military code deemed incapacitated and not a threat and then went online and admitted to doing it knowingly
No asterisk, no caveat, he simply orchestrated—multiple times on multiple dates—a criminal conspiracy to murder unarmed persons who the U.S. military code deemed incapacitated and not a threat and then went online and admitted to doing it knowingly
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Pete Hegseth is a straight-up serial killer
No asterisk, no caveat, he simply orchestrated—multiple times on multiple dates—a criminal conspiracy to murder unarmed persons who the U.S. military code deemed incapacitated and not a threat and then went online and admitted to doing it knowingly
No asterisk, no caveat, he simply orchestrated—multiple times on multiple dates—a criminal conspiracy to murder unarmed persons who the U.S. military code deemed incapacitated and not a threat and then went online and admitted to doing it knowingly
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You know what. I also would love to be back in 2019 as that’s when that picture was taken.
November 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
You know what. I also would love to be back in 2019 as that’s when that picture was taken.
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Real photo.
So yes, this pic (and the enlargement) was taken today.
Yikes!
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Yikes!
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November 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Real photo.