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Hat off to whoever is writing the picture captions at @theguardian.com.
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Hat off to whoever is writing the picture captions at @theguardian.com.
Sometimes good things do happen.
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sometimes good things do happen.
"Trump's new judges want to put me in prison: can you spare $20..."
The President of the United States is trying to throw Mark Kelly in prison and Mark Kelly's response is to confirm judges who have committed to putting him in prison
11 Senate Democrats just voted to advance the nomination of a Federal Society judge who used to defend banks and payday lenders:
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
December 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Trump's new judges want to put me in prison: can you spare $20..."
This is the truest thing I've ever seen on this site.
"That guy's such an asshole you should give me some money about it" is basically the entirety of democrat policy
modern establishment liberalism is a grift to solicit donations without doing anything
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is the truest thing I've ever seen on this site.
Seriously, what's wrong with Saka today?
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Seriously, what's wrong with Saka today?
Gotta send Caicedo off for that!
November 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Gotta send Caicedo off for that!
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i think we have to get off the defensive on immigration
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
i think we have to get off the defensive on immigration
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
That's the worst throwout I've ever seen from Raya...
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
That's the worst throwout I've ever seen from Raya...
Terrible from Zubimendi to lose the ball there.
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Terrible from Zubimendi to lose the ball there.
I'm not a politics expert, but using Trump's "hanging" post to fundraise is not great, Dems.
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I'm not a politics expert, but using Trump's "hanging" post to fundraise is not great, Dems.
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SCHUMER: Well, I—for one—am touched by this act of generosity. Perhaps one day, all of humanity will know the saying “Be welcoming of Greeks bearing gifts.”
Senator Schumer Votes to Let the Big Wooden Horse into Troy
“In the wake of votes by a handful of key Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to pass a GOP-led continuing resolution funding f...
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
SCHUMER: Well, I—for one—am touched by this act of generosity. Perhaps one day, all of humanity will know the saying “Be welcoming of Greeks bearing gifts.”
Things went super well for all those heroes: Achilles, Agamemnon, Odysseus, Hector, Ajax, etc., etc.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Things went super well for all those heroes: Achilles, Agamemnon, Odysseus, Hector, Ajax, etc., etc.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Can't believe I watched the World Cup in Russia and Qatar but may boycott the one hosted by my own fucking country.
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Can't believe I watched the World Cup in Russia and Qatar but may boycott the one hosted by my own fucking country.
We'll all use Linux within five years.
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it
Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.
www.theverge.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We'll all use Linux within five years.
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Brown is out! They had to do more dancing in their letter because they previously capitulated and needed to reference their previous agreement but, at its core, this reiterates MIT's letter.
The clock is now on for all other institutions.
www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...
The clock is now on for all other institutions.
www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...
www.brown.edu
October 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Brown is out! They had to do more dancing in their letter because they previously capitulated and needed to reference their previous agreement but, at its core, this reiterates MIT's letter.
The clock is now on for all other institutions.
www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...
The clock is now on for all other institutions.
www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...
Hopefully not too late for Brown.
Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans
October 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Hopefully not too late for Brown.
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If you have opinions on this and are on the club's mailing list there was an e-mail sent out today surveying fans about attitudes towards their brand partners.
surveys.arsenal.com/jfe/form/SV_...
surveys.arsenal.com/jfe/form/SV_...
October 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
If you have opinions on this and are on the club's mailing list there was an e-mail sent out today surveying fans about attitudes towards their brand partners.
surveys.arsenal.com/jfe/form/SV_...
surveys.arsenal.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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"Healthy debate" = when I criticize you
"Cancel culture" = when you criticize me
"Cancel culture" = when you criticize me
September 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"Healthy debate" = when I criticize you
"Cancel culture" = when you criticize me
"Cancel culture" = when you criticize me
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"The Department of History invites applications for an assistant professor who will make enough leftist remarks to annoy conservative talk radio hosts but whose politics will ultimately support the neoliberal mission of the university."
Honest Academic Job Postings
English department seeks a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in Shakespeare, Romanticism, Victorianism, modernism, post-modernism, post...
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September 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The Department of History invites applications for an assistant professor who will make enough leftist remarks to annoy conservative talk radio hosts but whose politics will ultimately support the neoliberal mission of the university."
Every few months, I follow Stancil again, just to see what he's on about. It's always the same thing, so I unfollow him again the next day. Is this useful? No. Will I keep doing it? Probably.
September 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Every few months, I follow Stancil again, just to see what he's on about. It's always the same thing, so I unfollow him again the next day. Is this useful? No. Will I keep doing it? Probably.
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"Dunkin’ is the coffee now. The only coffee. Nationalized beans. Federally tilled fields. And all of it running through your clogged, brittle veins like a dark-roasted firehose of unfiltered patriotism."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ame...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ame...
America Now Really Does Run on Dunkin’
“The Trump administration is considering taking stakes in defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corp, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutni...
www.mcsweeneys.net
August 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Dunkin’ is the coffee now. The only coffee. Nationalized beans. Federally tilled fields. And all of it running through your clogged, brittle veins like a dark-roasted firehose of unfiltered patriotism."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ame...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ame...
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🚨❤️🤍 BREAKING: Eberechi Eze to Arsenal, here we go! Verbal agreement in place between all parties. Crystal Palace to receive package in excess of £60m as Eze preferred #AFC over Spurs. Arsenal win race over Tottenham, been in advanced talks for days but never sealed.
August 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
🚨❤️🤍 BREAKING: Eberechi Eze to Arsenal, here we go! Verbal agreement in place between all parties. Crystal Palace to receive package in excess of £60m as Eze preferred #AFC over Spurs. Arsenal win race over Tottenham, been in advanced talks for days but never sealed.