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r o o @jakepaulsartre.bsky.social · 8h

It really sucks that snob gatekeepers framed classical as high brow music so now any time you talk about it, people assume you're trying to signal intellect

But the music itself isn't pretentious, thats cultural baggage. I just like it when sounds are arranged in a cool way, like any other genre

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Torsten Kathke @kathke.com · 2h

Live footage of the antichrist.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

Finally realized what the freakout over Mamdani becoming mayor reminded me of, and it's the freakout over the first black mayors in southern cities.

New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:

"Too Young to Die"

As the seemingly endless NYC mayoral campaign enters its final weeks, the howls of the Democratic establishment in the city are only getting louder. They've really convinced themselves that the elect...

campaign-trails.ghost.io

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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 4h

Me trying to be hip while teaching but all my references are for people 35 and older

Instagram post my mattymcmeme, black font on white background

she took the midnight train going anywhere?

not with americas limited rail network she didn‘t, she had pretty limited options

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 3h

This would be GREAT paired with my article in doctors in the Klan in the 1920s.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 10h

New article out this month on how doctors become fascists.

50% of German physicians joined the Nazi Party––twice the proportion of any other profession. US doctors today are arguably the most conservative in the world, and we're heading along a similar path.
drive.google.com/file/d/1CAk9...

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Torsten Kathke @kathke.com · 2h

"Ratio me." I'm sorry, this isn't Twitter. Ignore. Or mute. Or block. Move on.

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 4h

I know it's basically just bait so whatever but if you use "thought police" unironically you should be forced to sit in a corner without your phone for a full hour

Sally Jenkins post with a link to whatever awful Atlantic piece about Bari Weiss reading "Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of
@theatlantic.com
is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. "

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

Also, using “thought police” to describe the *critics* of someone who literally launched her career by trying to police the thoughts of her pro-Palestinian professors at Columbia is AMAZING

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 4h

I know it's basically just bait so whatever but if you use "thought police" unironically you should be forced to sit in a corner without your phone for a full hour

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Teresa Bücker @teresabuecker.bsky.social · 3h

Dass ein Satz mit solch autoritärem Sound von der SPD fällt ist das eine. Dass ein Social-Media-Team sich dann hinsetzt und denkt: »Geil, den posten wir«, da fällt mir nix mehr zu ein.

Zitat-Kachel mit der SPD-Vorsitzenden Bärber Baes zum Bürgergeld: „Wer mitmacht, hat überhaupt nichts zu befürchten.“

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 1d

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Two people asked Grok if a particular video is AI. One response says it is AI, another says it isn’t.

Please don’t waste your time asking AI chatbots if something is AI.

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No, the video seems to be real. It's a security camera clip that captures a genuine incident where a tree branch falls near a couple walking their dog.
It shows no obvious signs of Al generation, and there are verified reports of similar events. How lucky they were!
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Laprofmme @laprofmme.bsky.social · 1d

The closure of the Iowa State Historical Society archive in Iowa City is a travesty. And part of a now-decades-long campaign of resentment and retaliation by state government against Iowa City and the University of Iowa 🗃️

Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 1d

Marian Wilson Kimber: It’s painful to realize the people in charge of Iowa’s history apparently have no idea how history works. If they did, they'd know there is no way to predict what parts of the collection will be of interest 5, 20, or 100 years from now. www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/10/10/t...

The theft of history

Marian Wilson Kimber: I have wondered if the box of women’s club programs that changed my life will end up in the dumpster.

www.bleedingheartland.com

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Torsten Kathke @kathke.com · 1d

Somehow neither as a Finn, an Americanist, or a former drama student had it occurred to me that this was a possibility from Cologne. Only one hour by train.

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Torsten Kathke @kathke.com · 1d

Took a little pilgrimage with my parents to the Aalto Theater in Essen for "Smile," the ballet about Charlie Chaplin's life and work.

A propos of nothing, "The Great Dictator" featured prominently.

The Aalto Theater in Essen, a white, five or so story building with long vertical windows. Behind it a circular highrise, in front of it a very green lawn

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Adrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social · 1d

I’d invite German newspaper readers to reflect on the number of articles you’re seeing atm about a researcher on anti-fascism having to flee the US (I found 2) compared to the time a student thought the bánh mì was inauthentic.

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Torsten Kathke @kathke.com · 1d

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Torsten Kathke @kathke.com · 1d

It'll be about as reliable as the AI text recognition AIs, which will lead to many angry people in the comments insisting that a real video is AI because AI said so don't you see that old man.🫠

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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 1d

Um das nochmal etwas deutlicher zu sagen: Das wirksamste Klimaschutzinstrument, das wir europäisch haben, steht gerade unter Druck. Die Architektur, wie wir Klimaschutz organisieren, steht unter Beschuss.

Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 2d

Der ETS gerät derzeit massiv unter Druck - aus der deutschen Industrie. U.a. fordert der Evonik-Chef ein Aus oder eine radikale Reform. Auch BASF äußert sich kritisch. Nachgefragt bei Sabine Nallinger, Stiftung KlimaWirtschaft, was da los ist
www.deutschlandfunk.de/industrielle...

Industrielle Angriffe auf den ETS - Interview mit Sabine Nallinger

www.deutschlandfunk.de

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Torsten Kathke @kathke.com · 1d

The fact that it's possible to still tell AI video from real footage is small comfort when most people won't even think to do it.

I watched this on my phone screen and only noticed the impossible arm placement on the third go around.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

This is AI.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 3d

There's a social media trend of people attempting to run marathons with zero training and a take that really resonated with me is doing this means that you never really fail. I think the AI people have a similar mentality. They want to be able to say they have done a thing without doing it

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 3d

there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 3d

after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 3d

All conspiracy theories eventually lead to antisemitism.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 3d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 3d

I've decided to dedicate my life to confidently popping into people's replies and saying "why are people surprised by this" despite nobody, anywhere, expressing any surprise

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Katharina Nocun @kattascha.bsky.social · 3d

Es werden so viele Menschen durch die Lücken im System fallen. Alleinerziehende ohne stabile Betreuung für die Kids. Menschen mit psychischen Erkrankungen. Suchtkranke Menschen. Pflegende. Diese Leute zu bestrafen wird niemandem helfen. Das ist ein Armutszeugnis für ein eigentlich reiches Land.

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Anne Rabe @annerabe.bsky.social · 3d

Auch hier sieht man einmal mehr, es ist den Rechtsextremen in den letzten 10 Jahren gelungen, so erfolgreich wie nie, ihre Agendas und Thesen, ihre Framings und Wordings in die bürgerliche Mitte zu tragen und sie ist ihnen auf den Leim gegangen, zum Teil auch dankbar ob der Möglichkeit.

Theresa Heyd @theresaheyd.bsky.social · 3d

Thomas Thiel in der FAZ, erwartbar dennoch unfassbar in der Formulierung:

"Die Geheimhaltung des Konferenzorts aus Furcht vor gewaltsamen Angriffen war keine voreilige Entscheidung. Bei der Ermordung von Charlie Kirk hat sich gezeigt, welche Militanz von Teilen der Transgenderbewegung ausgeht."

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TRANSGENDER-MEDIZIN

Hetzjagd auf Wissenschaftler

Von Thomas Thiel 08.10.2025, 15:48 Lesezeit: 4 Min.

Wissenschaftler werden vor einem Kongress in Berlin auf Fahndungsplakaten ausgeschrieben. Mehrere Verbände schauen der aktivistischen Hetze zu.

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