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Boston Public Schools is the first district in the U.S. to swap out Mercator maps for the Peters projection, a more accurate and equitable depiction of the world that avoids the exaggerated size of Euro-centric countries.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Boston Public Schools is the first district in the U.S. to swap out Mercator maps for the Peters projection, a more accurate and equitable depiction of the world that avoids the exaggerated size of Euro-centric countries.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
Nah… it’s The Long Kiss Goodnight
15 years of having to watch ppl argue about whether Die Hard is the best Christmas movie when Home Alone is right there
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Nah… it’s The Long Kiss Goodnight
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Our insurance costs (home, health and auto) have gone up substantially this year. The increase is equivalent to some people's mortgages. I don't know how people are surviving this. Talking a lifetime of frugality being erased by greed.
November 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Our insurance costs (home, health and auto) have gone up substantially this year. The increase is equivalent to some people's mortgages. I don't know how people are surviving this. Talking a lifetime of frugality being erased by greed.
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It’s crazy to have SIX dedicated security lines at LaGuardia airport just for Clear & give them priority at the THREE general boarding lanes. This is a tax-payer funded airport that seems to be trying to force people to give their biometric info over to a private company or get squeezed & squeezed.
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It’s crazy to have SIX dedicated security lines at LaGuardia airport just for Clear & give them priority at the THREE general boarding lanes. This is a tax-payer funded airport that seems to be trying to force people to give their biometric info over to a private company or get squeezed & squeezed.
He looks like “random quirky old man from New York” on an early episode of Law & Order
November 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
He looks like “random quirky old man from New York” on an early episode of Law & Order
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I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian
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Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
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I read a little of this. gotta take a break and come back to it later
but hi
CSA survivor here who had a home birth with a midwife in Boston
I *deeply* get why people get sucked into this world. medical treatment feels like, and sometimes just is, abuse
AND there’s a lotta snake oil out there
but hi
CSA survivor here who had a home birth with a midwife in Boston
I *deeply* get why people get sucked into this world. medical treatment feels like, and sometimes just is, abuse
AND there’s a lotta snake oil out there
This is one of the most horrific and evil things I have ever read. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I read a little of this. gotta take a break and come back to it later
but hi
CSA survivor here who had a home birth with a midwife in Boston
I *deeply* get why people get sucked into this world. medical treatment feels like, and sometimes just is, abuse
AND there’s a lotta snake oil out there
but hi
CSA survivor here who had a home birth with a midwife in Boston
I *deeply* get why people get sucked into this world. medical treatment feels like, and sometimes just is, abuse
AND there’s a lotta snake oil out there
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Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
People are entitled to do whatever in private but this sounds like it was pulled from a bad romance novel written on a Blackberry in 2010
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
People are entitled to do whatever in private but this sounds like it was pulled from a bad romance novel written on a Blackberry in 2010
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On a peer-to-peer level this is troubling.
But young girls are also often told that their dress and behavior—really, just their sexual nature—can be a “stumbling block” for the older men around them.
In other words, it’s their fault for looking so mature.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
But young girls are also often told that their dress and behavior—really, just their sexual nature—can be a “stumbling block” for the older men around them.
In other words, it’s their fault for looking so mature.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
The Barely Legal Type: Purity Culture, Rape Culture, and America’s Lose-Lose Proposition for Girls
The very parts of American culture that claim to promote teen abstinence and sexual purity operate on a parallel logic to the rape culture that enables the darkest misogynistic violence against women.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
On a peer-to-peer level this is troubling.
But young girls are also often told that their dress and behavior—really, just their sexual nature—can be a “stumbling block” for the older men around them.
In other words, it’s their fault for looking so mature.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
But young girls are also often told that their dress and behavior—really, just their sexual nature—can be a “stumbling block” for the older men around them.
In other words, it’s their fault for looking so mature.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
“Trump is transactional and fickle, but even he recognizes Mamdani’s talent and popularity, unlike, sadly, the Democratic establishment.”
"Mamdani's Masterclass at the White House: Mamdani just ran circles around MAGA and the Democratic Establishment."
Filmed the video right before boarding my plane and just wrote this while flying, but I had to get it out. Let me know if you agree.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/mamdanis-m...
Filmed the video right before boarding my plane and just wrote this while flying, but I had to get it out. Let me know if you agree.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/mamdanis-m...
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
“Trump is transactional and fickle, but even he recognizes Mamdani’s talent and popularity, unlike, sadly, the Democratic establishment.”
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If you start by saying how many people you are going to arrest, the entire operation should be enjoined. That’s not how anything should work.
Border agents are set to target communities in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana in a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep.”
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
buff.ly/ISpXE0l
Federal agents aim to arrest 5,000 people during the operation.
buff.ly/ISpXE0l
Border Agents Target Mississippi Communities in ‘Swamp Sweep’
Border agents are set to conduct a major immigration crackdown called "Swamp Sweep,” targeting immigrants in southeast Mississippi and Louisiana.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If you start by saying how many people you are going to arrest, the entire operation should be enjoined. That’s not how anything should work.
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CHICAGO TEACHER: "This morning at 7:45, I marked a junior student absent—not because he was sick or overslept. ICE had snatched him up on his way to school. His main priority was getting his reading done for English class." (H/T @CTULocal1)
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
CHICAGO TEACHER: "This morning at 7:45, I marked a junior student absent—not because he was sick or overslept. ICE had snatched him up on his way to school. His main priority was getting his reading done for English class." (H/T @CTULocal1)
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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there's a distinction between hating women and not caring about women and the US says "why not both"
After years of limbo, the U.S. government has given the green light to a crash test dummy based on the female body. But will it be used right away? Not so fast. n.pr/48r84mJ
The female crash test dummy has been a long time coming — but she isn't here yet
After years of limbo, the U.S. government has given the green light to a crash test dummy based on the female body. But will it be used right away? Not so fast.
n.pr
November 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
there's a distinction between hating women and not caring about women and the US says "why not both"
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The Art of the Deal. [Cartoon by Dennis Goris]
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Art of the Deal. [Cartoon by Dennis Goris]
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Statement from Rep. Crockett on Threat at D.C. Office
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Statement from Rep. Crockett on Threat at D.C. Office
Restating the law is not sedition…
and Fox News Channel legal analyst Andy McCarthy promptly wrote: “There is no insurrection or sedition without the use of force. Disobeying a lawful order is insubordination, not insurrection or sedition. Disobeying an unlawful order is required. That is all.”
and Fox News Channel legal analyst Andy McCarthy promptly wrote: “There is no insurrection or sedition without the use of force. Disobeying a lawful order is insubordination, not insurrection or sedition. Disobeying an unlawful order is required. That is all.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Restating the law is not sedition…
and Fox News Channel legal analyst Andy McCarthy promptly wrote: “There is no insurrection or sedition without the use of force. Disobeying a lawful order is insubordination, not insurrection or sedition. Disobeying an unlawful order is required. That is all.”
and Fox News Channel legal analyst Andy McCarthy promptly wrote: “There is no insurrection or sedition without the use of force. Disobeying a lawful order is insubordination, not insurrection or sedition. Disobeying an unlawful order is required. That is all.”
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Former U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Stirm, a POW during the Vietnam War known for the iconic "Burst of Joy" photo reuniting him with his family, has died in California.
Vietnam War POW Robert Stirm, seen in iconic 'Burst of Joy' photo with family, dies at 92
Former U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Stirm, a POW during the Vietnam War known for the iconic "Burst of Joy" photo reuniting him with his family, has died in California.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Former U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Stirm, a POW during the Vietnam War known for the iconic "Burst of Joy" photo reuniting him with his family, has died in California.
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I’m not convinced that advising people to follow the law is “sedition.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I’m not convinced that advising people to follow the law is “sedition.”
“On Day 1” has turned into “Probably next year, maybe, sometime…”
Bessent: "I'm very optimistic about the first, second, and accelerating into the third quarter in terms of growth."
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“On Day 1” has turned into “Probably next year, maybe, sometime…”
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.