Joel.
@joelscribes.bsky.social
he/they. “Who all’s gonna be there?” - Ancient Black Proverb | PhD student, Linguistics @ IU - Alum: @ucdavis
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Stephen Miller is doing raw, open white supremacy. The logics of Andrew Jackson and Adolph Hitler and every Jim Crow lynch mob.
And also, even the Wall Street Journal opinion page thinks the racism has gone too far, which is really saying a lot about exactly how extreme it is 🙃
And also, even the Wall Street Journal opinion page thinks the racism has gone too far, which is really saying a lot about exactly how extreme it is 🙃
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Stephen Miller is doing raw, open white supremacy. The logics of Andrew Jackson and Adolph Hitler and every Jim Crow lynch mob.
And also, even the Wall Street Journal opinion page thinks the racism has gone too far, which is really saying a lot about exactly how extreme it is 🙃
And also, even the Wall Street Journal opinion page thinks the racism has gone too far, which is really saying a lot about exactly how extreme it is 🙃
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump called for a “re-examination” of all Afghan nationals who came to the US during Biden administration.
Shortly after president's remarks, US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it was halting the processing of immigration requests for Afghan nationals.
Trump called for a “re-examination” of all Afghan nationals who came to the US during Biden administration.
Shortly after president's remarks, US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it was halting the processing of immigration requests for Afghan nationals.
Trump says U.S. must 're-examine' everyone who came from Afghanistan under Biden after National Guard shooting
Shortly after the president's remarks, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it was halting the processing of immigration requests for Afghan nationals.
www.nbcnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump called for a “re-examination” of all Afghan nationals who came to the US during Biden administration.
Shortly after president's remarks, US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it was halting the processing of immigration requests for Afghan nationals.
Trump called for a “re-examination” of all Afghan nationals who came to the US during Biden administration.
Shortly after president's remarks, US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it was halting the processing of immigration requests for Afghan nationals.
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Important point: this ISN'T about willpower. It is about our food environment. 👇
The ultra-processed foods problem is driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here’s how to fix it theconversation.com/the-ultra-pr... by @philbakernz.bsky.social et al.
The ultra-processed foods problem is driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here’s how to fix it theconversation.com/the-ultra-pr... by @philbakernz.bsky.social et al.
The ultra-processed foods problem is driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here’s how to fix it
Without policy action and a coordinated global response, ultra-processed foods will continue to rise in human diets, harming health, economies. It’s time to act.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Important point: this ISN'T about willpower. It is about our food environment. 👇
The ultra-processed foods problem is driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here’s how to fix it theconversation.com/the-ultra-pr... by @philbakernz.bsky.social et al.
The ultra-processed foods problem is driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here’s how to fix it theconversation.com/the-ultra-pr... by @philbakernz.bsky.social et al.
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Oh damn. That’s wild.
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Oh damn. That’s wild.
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This photo is the new "we did it, Joe".
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This photo is the new "we did it, Joe".
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Depression will catch you like a pass thrown before your break, depression anticipates the route.
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Depression will catch you like a pass thrown before your break, depression anticipates the route.
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“While Shelby County has recorded the dirtiest air in Tennessee for many years — half the state’s admissions for childhood asthma come from there — local residents say the arrival of Colossus has made things worse.”
In Memphis, where people fear Elon Musk’s supercomputer is making them ill
Colossus, an xAI supercomputer, is blamed for worsening air pollution in a historic black community
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“While Shelby County has recorded the dirtiest air in Tennessee for many years — half the state’s admissions for childhood asthma come from there — local residents say the arrival of Colossus has made things worse.”
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This is how you do it. I wish more tech people would help us get the internet back from the league of villains
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content. www.wired.com/story/sex-wo...
Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content.
www.wired.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is how you do it. I wish more tech people would help us get the internet back from the league of villains
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An Aquarius in love >>>
Megan Thee Stallion made Thanksgiving dinner for her man Klay Thompson and his family 🦃🍗🧀🫘🍰
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
An Aquarius in love >>>
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If you think it's expensive now, you haven't seen anything yet. Coffee and chocolate are going to become luxury goods as a result of climate change.
Coffee hasn't been this expensive in decades—see how much prices have risen since 1985 in one chart
Grocery-store coffee prices rose 41% in a year, a surge the U.S. hasn’t seen in decades.
www.cnbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If you think it's expensive now, you haven't seen anything yet. Coffee and chocolate are going to become luxury goods as a result of climate change.
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Hello!
because wtf was he doing around her in the first place
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hello!
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somebody needed to say it
I still firmly believe Ray-J is why we no longer have Whitey Houston. F
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
somebody needed to say it
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
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Every week now there’s a story that proves the UK’s lack of a bill of rights is a disaster
"I myself have publicly advocated the use of direct action, including property sabotage, in the cause of climate justice. It stands to reason that I should support the same range of tactics in the effort to prevent genocide."
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Every week now there’s a story that proves the UK’s lack of a bill of rights is a disaster
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Today in luxury surveillance.
Oura's CEO wants to put payments and IDs on your fingers
The smart ring maker said it's on track to generate $1 billion in revenue this year. Now it's setting its sights beyond health tracking.
www.businessinsider.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today in luxury surveillance.
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This article provides more data showing how easy it is to manipulate humans on social media.
These researchers rerouted the algorithm on Twitter to push some users toward “antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity”.
It only took 1 week to elicit changes that used to take 3 years.
These researchers rerouted the algorithm on Twitter to push some users toward “antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity”.
It only took 1 week to elicit changes that used to take 3 years.
Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization
Today, social media platforms hold the sole power to study the effects of feed-ranking algorithms. We developed a platform-independent method that reranks participants’ feeds in real time and used thi...
www.science.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This article provides more data showing how easy it is to manipulate humans on social media.
These researchers rerouted the algorithm on Twitter to push some users toward “antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity”.
It only took 1 week to elicit changes that used to take 3 years.
These researchers rerouted the algorithm on Twitter to push some users toward “antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity”.
It only took 1 week to elicit changes that used to take 3 years.
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this is just gutter racism
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
this is just gutter racism
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to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Is it time to make it illegal for politicians to lie to us?
That’s the question currently on the table in Wales, which has just released a draft of the “globally pioneering” sanctions for politicians.
www.thestar.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
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I see the Stranger Things kids are back.
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I see the Stranger Things kids are back.
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This feels relevant
Florida AG to investigate Campbell's after VP exposed for saying soup is bioengineered 'sh-t for poor people'
A former employee recorded Campbell's VP on an hour-long rant that included racist speech, admitting to working high off edibles and more.
www.orlandoweekly.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This feels relevant
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Everything I want to say will get me suspended.
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Everything I want to say will get me suspended.
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National Guard Shooting Suspect’s Secret CIA Past Revealed www.thedailybeast.com/national-gua... via @thedailybeast
National Guard Shooting Suspect’s Secret CIA Past Revealed
Rahmanullah Lakanwal worked with various U.S. government entities while living in Afghanistan.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
National Guard Shooting Suspect’s Secret CIA Past Revealed www.thedailybeast.com/national-gua... via @thedailybeast
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Immigration is always about destroying Native sovereignty
It’s about rejecting the need for public transparency around who belongs on taken land by enslaved hands
It’s about rejecting the need for public transparency around who belongs on taken land by enslaved hands
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Immigration is always about destroying Native sovereignty
It’s about rejecting the need for public transparency around who belongs on taken land by enslaved hands
It’s about rejecting the need for public transparency around who belongs on taken land by enslaved hands
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...