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‘A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are made for.’
-William G.T. Shedd
1820-1894
-William G.T. Shedd
1820-1894
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What a great day. Heartwarming, joyful and affirming.
Perfect.
‘Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025
Oxford University Press names 'rage bait' word of year
Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Perfect.
Textbook authoritarian situation. Usually preceding a fall.
But then what? Vance? Would that be better? Worse? It can always get worse…
The mid-terms cannot get here soon enough for me.
But then what? Vance? Would that be better? Worse? It can always get worse…
The mid-terms cannot get here soon enough for me.
NEW: President Trump has never before been in such an echo chamber
His domestic travel has basically stopped. He sees rich donors and MAGA media, not actual voters
Everyone around him is saying he is right. But polls show more Americans think he is wrong www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
His domestic travel has basically stopped. He sees rich donors and MAGA media, not actual voters
Everyone around him is saying he is right. But polls show more Americans think he is wrong www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump Has Never Been More Isolated
Even Trump’s allies worry that he has become out of touch with what the public wants.
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Textbook authoritarian situation. Usually preceding a fall.
But then what? Vance? Would that be better? Worse? It can always get worse…
The mid-terms cannot get here soon enough for me.
But then what? Vance? Would that be better? Worse? It can always get worse…
The mid-terms cannot get here soon enough for me.
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All so maddeningly predictable given his past:
‘Pete Hegseth was a vocal advocate for President Trump to reverse the court-martial convictions of service members accused of war crimes during his first administration.’
‘Pete Hegseth was a vocal advocate for President Trump to reverse the court-martial convictions of service members accused of war crimes during his first administration.’
hegseth pushing trump to reverse court martial of war crime in first administration at DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo. Privacy, Simplified.
duckduckgo.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
All so maddeningly predictable given his past:
‘Pete Hegseth was a vocal advocate for President Trump to reverse the court-martial convictions of service members accused of war crimes during his first administration.’
‘Pete Hegseth was a vocal advocate for President Trump to reverse the court-martial convictions of service members accused of war crimes during his first administration.’
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Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Since I haven’t seen anyone mention this: When the U.S. commits war crimes it puts our troops in danger also, as it gives a green light to other countries that they can do the same to us
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Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed. n.pr/4oN4dWp
n.pr
December 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed. n.pr/4oN4dWp
We are just scratching the surface with understanding animals, who they really are, and what they are capable of.
Mind-blowingly cool use of AI
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We are just scratching the surface with understanding animals, who they really are, and what they are capable of.
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And that’s how Calvin got a degree in physics at OU
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
And that’s how Calvin got a degree in physics at OU
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Donald Trump and the Deconstruction of America
Don’t let the daily outrages obscure the big picture.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Don’t let the daily outrages obscure the big picture.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Donald Trump and the deconstruction of America
Don't let the daily outrages obscure the big picture.
www.motherjones.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Donald Trump and the Deconstruction of America
Don’t let the daily outrages obscure the big picture.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Don’t let the daily outrages obscure the big picture.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Did the VP accompany her body back to West Virginia or is that an honor only reserved for podcasters?
November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Did the VP accompany her body back to West Virginia or is that an honor only reserved for podcasters?
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Why didn’t Trump order flags to be flown at half staff for National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom like he did for Charlie Kirk? 🤔
November 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Why didn’t Trump order flags to be flown at half staff for National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom like he did for Charlie Kirk? 🤔
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The Republican chairs of both the House and Senate Armed Services committees signed a letter yesterday stating that they requested specific info many weeks ago on these strikes and the WH & Pentagon have refused to provide it. If the story is fake news, then turn everything over.
December 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The Republican chairs of both the House and Senate Armed Services committees signed a letter yesterday stating that they requested specific info many weeks ago on these strikes and the WH & Pentagon have refused to provide it. If the story is fake news, then turn everything over.
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Pope Leo reaffirms the position of the Holy See: a two-state solution.
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Pope Leo reaffirms the position of the Holy See: a two-state solution.
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HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
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It's in the state of disbelief he is referring to.
November 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It's in the state of disbelief he is referring to.
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Do You Work at a Federal Prison? Help ProPublica Investigate the Federal Prison System
We’re especially interested in tips about the priorities of Bureau of Prisons' leadership, contracting and budget decisions, and concerns about wrongdoing or abuses of power ⤵️
We’re especially interested in tips about the priorities of Bureau of Prisons' leadership, contracting and budget decisions, and concerns about wrongdoing or abuses of power ⤵️
Do You Work at a Federal Prison? Help ProPublica Investigate the Federal Prison System
If you work at a federal prison and know about wrongdoing, we want to hear from you.
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Do You Work at a Federal Prison? Help ProPublica Investigate the Federal Prison System
We’re especially interested in tips about the priorities of Bureau of Prisons' leadership, contracting and budget decisions, and concerns about wrongdoing or abuses of power ⤵️
We’re especially interested in tips about the priorities of Bureau of Prisons' leadership, contracting and budget decisions, and concerns about wrongdoing or abuses of power ⤵️
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Trump allowed 17 members of the Sinaloa cartel into the US.
In May he commuted the 6x life sentences of the leader of the Gangster Disciples, most notorious drug trafficking & murderous street gang in the US.
Now Honduran drug trafficker Hernandez.
Is Trump setting up his own drug corridor?
In May he commuted the 6x life sentences of the leader of the Gangster Disciples, most notorious drug trafficking & murderous street gang in the US.
Now Honduran drug trafficker Hernandez.
Is Trump setting up his own drug corridor?
November 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Trump allowed 17 members of the Sinaloa cartel into the US.
In May he commuted the 6x life sentences of the leader of the Gangster Disciples, most notorious drug trafficking & murderous street gang in the US.
Now Honduran drug trafficker Hernandez.
Is Trump setting up his own drug corridor?
In May he commuted the 6x life sentences of the leader of the Gangster Disciples, most notorious drug trafficking & murderous street gang in the US.
Now Honduran drug trafficker Hernandez.
Is Trump setting up his own drug corridor?
Good Lord.
Normalizing Nazism.
Normalizing Nazism.
A racist TV show made with the assistance of Sora has attracted millions of viewers. Tyler Austin Harper argues that it could be “the harbinger of a new entertainment landscape where extremist AI shows will jockey for our attention with more anodyne ones”:
The Will Stancil Show Could Be the Future
A racist TV series making fun of a minor social-media celebrity has attracted millions of viewers—and demonstrates the alarming possibilities of AI.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Good Lord.
Normalizing Nazism.
Normalizing Nazism.
Some things really are this simple:
1) War crimes
Or
2) Murder
There is no third choice. It’s one or the other.
1) War crimes
Or
2) Murder
There is no third choice. It’s one or the other.
"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 10:41 AM
Some things really are this simple:
1) War crimes
Or
2) Murder
There is no third choice. It’s one or the other.
1) War crimes
Or
2) Murder
There is no third choice. It’s one or the other.
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When he’s gone, I know there will be a lot to do, but can we make sure the living rose garden gets restored?
Started. Going.
Started. Going.
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
When he’s gone, I know there will be a lot to do, but can we make sure the living rose garden gets restored?
Started. Going.
Started. Going.
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We went from a country that defended others from being invaded for their natural resources, to a country that is now threatening to invade others for their natural resources.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
We went from a country that defended others from being invaded for their natural resources, to a country that is now threatening to invade others for their natural resources.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
Disappointed I only got 3 of 4 right.
We need an easy way to ID AI videos.
Try it - it’s simple and quick.
We need an easy way to ID AI videos.
Try it - it’s simple and quick.
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help. n.pr/3MdlYQQ
AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Disappointed I only got 3 of 4 right.
We need an easy way to ID AI videos.
Try it - it’s simple and quick.
We need an easy way to ID AI videos.
Try it - it’s simple and quick.
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Lamine Yamal is not yet licensed to drive or liberated from wearing braces, but he’s already a global soccer sensation. The world, like the ball he dribbles, is at his feet. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday.
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Lamine Yamal is not yet licensed to drive or liberated from wearing braces, but he’s already a global soccer sensation. The world, like the ball he dribbles, is at his feet. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday.
Good slogan and good ad.
Further, we can’t afford Republicans period!
Further, we can’t afford Republicans period!
“If you can’t afford to pay double for your health care, you can’t afford Matt Van Epps.”
As desperate Republicans attack @aftynbehn.bsky.social on TV constantly, here’s one that accurately hits Van Epps for Trump Republicans spiking costs. #TN7
As desperate Republicans attack @aftynbehn.bsky.social on TV constantly, here’s one that accurately hits Van Epps for Trump Republicans spiking costs. #TN7
November 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Good slogan and good ad.
Further, we can’t afford Republicans period!
Further, we can’t afford Republicans period!
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The lamest losers no one wants to be around think they can order us to pretend they are cool and liked
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The lamest losers no one wants to be around think they can order us to pretend they are cool and liked