IonicField
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One thing that is very important to understand about Trump, that a lot of people still haven't quite grasped, is that, unlike EVERY elected official in both the Democratic and Republican Parties, he is NOT a committed ideological conservative. He is a catty bitch who loves attention and flattery.
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
One thing that is very important to understand about Trump, that a lot of people still haven't quite grasped, is that, unlike EVERY elected official in both the Democratic and Republican Parties, he is NOT a committed ideological conservative. He is a catty bitch who loves attention and flattery.
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you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
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i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
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I love how some people act like some how being a pedophile is fine as long as he is on your political side. No, there is no such thing as politically acceptable pedophilia
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I love how some people act like some how being a pedophile is fine as long as he is on your political side. No, there is no such thing as politically acceptable pedophilia
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
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It’s Eighties movie night again, and we are subjecting Stepson to the one, the only…
WAR GAMES!
WAR GAMES!
October 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It’s Eighties movie night again, and we are subjecting Stepson to the one, the only…
WAR GAMES!
WAR GAMES!
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Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
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how swiftly we forget option 3: I’ve invested time into understanding this new technology and have decided I hate it
October 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
how swiftly we forget option 3: I’ve invested time into understanding this new technology and have decided I hate it
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It's about time Strange Days finally begins getting the retrospective love and respect it deserves. To me, it's the best pre-Matrix cyberpunk film other than Blade Runner and Robocop, and still better than most cyberpunk films made since.
www.polygon.com/strange-days...
www.polygon.com/strange-days...
30 years ago, Katherine Bigelow made a sci-fi flop that changed her career for the better
Strange Days is a noir-soaked science-fiction thriller set against a backdrop of racial tension, police brutality, sexual assault, and disruptive tech
www.polygon.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's about time Strange Days finally begins getting the retrospective love and respect it deserves. To me, it's the best pre-Matrix cyberpunk film other than Blade Runner and Robocop, and still better than most cyberpunk films made since.
www.polygon.com/strange-days...
www.polygon.com/strange-days...
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This is a really, really good act of protest that uses a protest language that has a chance of reaching people who would otherwise dismiss the issue. You can tell by how many former Catholics are seeing it here and having like entire full-body shudders despite having left the church decades ago.
October 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is a really, really good act of protest that uses a protest language that has a chance of reaching people who would otherwise dismiss the issue. You can tell by how many former Catholics are seeing it here and having like entire full-body shudders despite having left the church decades ago.
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A haunted house but every room is just somebody googling something inefficiently and you’re not allowed to help
October 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A haunted house but every room is just somebody googling something inefficiently and you’re not allowed to help
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if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything
November 13, 2024 at 1:52 PM
if i've learned one thing from doing union stuff while also doing other forms of organizing, it's that you're better off with people you disagree with who are nevertheless trying to do the same thing as you than with people you agree with who aren't trying to do anything
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It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
It’s a "crisis" when immigrants "take jobs away", but "innovation" when machines do. Funny.
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Mickey 17 was a masterpiece and you guys fucked up by not watching it
October 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Mickey 17 was a masterpiece and you guys fucked up by not watching it
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"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
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blessed be the special interests for they shall preserve knowledge
September 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
blessed be the special interests for they shall preserve knowledge
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“You used to be able to say anything” comedians never been more quiet in their lives
September 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“You used to be able to say anything” comedians never been more quiet in their lives
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Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
www.theregister.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
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Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.
September 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.
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And in the end, I think he came up with a take on grace a lot more genuine than any number of paintings of Extremely White Jesus in freshly laundered robes on cloud background.
Thus endeth the screed.
Thus endeth the screed.
September 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
And in the end, I think he came up with a take on grace a lot more genuine than any number of paintings of Extremely White Jesus in freshly laundered robes on cloud background.
Thus endeth the screed.
Thus endeth the screed.
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former kids who read too many books and didnt know how to pronounce the words you learned gang say hey
August 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
former kids who read too many books and didnt know how to pronounce the words you learned gang say hey
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Words cannot adequately describe what a colossal disappointment our mainstream media has been during our slow descent into authoritarianism.
August 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Words cannot adequately describe what a colossal disappointment our mainstream media has been during our slow descent into authoritarianism.
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age 15: Computers are amazing! I'm going to do amazing things with computers!
age 45: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for google or the library or friends
age 45: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for google or the library or friends
August 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
age 15: Computers are amazing! I'm going to do amazing things with computers!
age 45: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for google or the library or friends
age 45: explaining to the fourth person this week why Chat GPT is not a replacement for google or the library or friends