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they told me we'd be finished by now
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The reasons for the 14th Amendment are unambiguous.
On Aug 24, 1869, Ohio Rep. John Bingham, principal framer of the 14th amendment, gave a remarkable speech on “Equal Rights-Impartial Suffrage,” in which he said of those who sought to reject the principal of birthright citizenship, “no greater political atrocity than this can possibly be committed.”
December 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The reasons for the 14th Amendment are unambiguous.
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Some people (not me) use Sunday morning to catch up on their politics, so here was my Say No to AI piece from this week for that. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
www.sfgate.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Some people (not me) use Sunday morning to catch up on their politics, so here was my Say No to AI piece from this week for that. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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Fernando Mendoza, absolute psycho. Like seeing Steve Ballmer in college
December 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Fernando Mendoza, absolute psycho. Like seeing Steve Ballmer in college
Oh no Mendoza is a meathead
December 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Oh no Mendoza is a meathead
College football should not have a playoff. The very idea that the broad and diverse cultural landscape of college football can or should be condensed into a single "national champion" is fascist
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
College football should not have a playoff. The very idea that the broad and diverse cultural landscape of college football can or should be condensed into a single "national champion" is fascist
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Almost literally every single year of the playoff era, the final discourse has been either "should we leave out Alabama" or "should we leave out Ohio State"
The right answer is always pretty obvious, and the committee's dragged itself kicking/screaming to the right/obvious answer every time but one
The right answer is always pretty obvious, and the committee's dragged itself kicking/screaming to the right/obvious answer every time but one
it doesn’t matter how big or small the playoff is, we are doomed to do alabama discourse every year until the end of time
December 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Almost literally every single year of the playoff era, the final discourse has been either "should we leave out Alabama" or "should we leave out Ohio State"
The right answer is always pretty obvious, and the committee's dragged itself kicking/screaming to the right/obvious answer every time but one
The right answer is always pretty obvious, and the committee's dragged itself kicking/screaming to the right/obvious answer every time but one
I really appreciate Rick Perlstein. I very much enjoy his books. But I think there is a trap people can fall into, because I have fallen into it many times, of thinking that because things happened one way in the past, they can happen that way in the future. The older I get the less I believe this.
An even better example: 1924-1932. The '24 convention split over whether to endorse the Klsn or not. Largely pro-temperance and nativist. By 1932, the left had lots of power in the party at thy highest levels.
Gramps here, lecturing leftists who say the Dems can't change that in 56 it was aligned with Southern segregationists (who got the VP noms), but by 64 with MLK, because of successful social movement organizing. Take the party over, leftists. Else you're not actually involved in US politics.
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I really appreciate Rick Perlstein. I very much enjoy his books. But I think there is a trap people can fall into, because I have fallen into it many times, of thinking that because things happened one way in the past, they can happen that way in the future. The older I get the less I believe this.
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Nearly all of these people revealed themselves to be monsters.
6 Republican Voters on U.S. Strikes on Boats Suspected of Smuggling Drugs
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Nearly all of these people revealed themselves to be monsters.
Look at this shit. She is promoting this reactionary hostile article on her own IG feed
December 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Look at this shit. She is promoting this reactionary hostile article on her own IG feed
I'm working on my annual list right now. Of the picture book titles listed here, my favorite is The Monster In The Lake by Leo Timmers
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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Best Children's Books of 2025
Children's books of the year 2025 with fiction, non-fiction & picture books for preschool, primary and secondary children & teens. Vote now!
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I'm working on my annual list right now. Of the picture book titles listed here, my favorite is The Monster In The Lake by Leo Timmers
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Ah yes. Modern day leeches
“The Philadelphia Phillies first baseman had his blood cleaned by an unlicensed physician” is a believable news story in 2025 and 1905
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ah yes. Modern day leeches
Conservatives are brimming with excitement over their austerity-minded new mayor www.nola.com/opinions/ron...
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Conservatives are brimming with excitement over their austerity-minded new mayor www.nola.com/opinions/ron...
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We are entering very dark times in the academy if we allow this to continue.
Texas Tech has revived the office of censor. Faculty need pre-clearance to teach their courses. #academicfreedom @aaup.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We are entering very dark times in the academy if we allow this to continue.
Fake necklace aficionado approves of fake necklace
December 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Fake necklace aficionado approves of fake necklace
I think we need a national moratorium on person-lectures-directly-to-camera videos. Doesn't matter the topic or the person. I just can't take any more giant faces yelling at me through screens.
December 6, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I think we need a national moratorium on person-lectures-directly-to-camera videos. Doesn't matter the topic or the person. I just can't take any more giant faces yelling at me through screens.
Working out a plan for a just transition to the new hot yoga based economy www.wafb.com/2025/12/06/k...
Kiffin’s arrival could bring major economic boost to Louisiana, expert says
LSU football is already one of Louisiana’s largest economic engines, but the arrival of new head coach Lane Kiffin could push that impact even higher, according to an LSU economist.
www.wafb.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Working out a plan for a just transition to the new hot yoga based economy www.wafb.com/2025/12/06/k...
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It's ok to hate things! It's ok to expect & demand good art -- good writing, good dialogue, good direction. It's ok to notice when they are absent, even if the art you're criticizing is popular. To just say "it's only a tv show" is to concede you'll lap up any mid slop they put out.
December 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It's ok to hate things! It's ok to expect & demand good art -- good writing, good dialogue, good direction. It's ok to notice when they are absent, even if the art you're criticizing is popular. To just say "it's only a tv show" is to concede you'll lap up any mid slop they put out.
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To be clear: I agree not only that Stranger Things sucks -- it has sucked ever since season two -- but aslo that the weird online culture of enforced positivity in criticism is stultifying. It ends up making criticism just as mid & forgettable as most of the content these days.
December 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
To be clear: I agree not only that Stranger Things sucks -- it has sucked ever since season two -- but aslo that the weird online culture of enforced positivity in criticism is stultifying. It ends up making criticism just as mid & forgettable as most of the content these days.
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Well I suppose it had to happen eventually: Freddie DeBoer has written something that I agree with 100%.
Hating Stranger Things During the Death Rattle of Criticism
this kind of piece will be criminalized within a year
freddiedeboer.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Well I suppose it had to happen eventually: Freddie DeBoer has written something that I agree with 100%.
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Here's the 2026 World Cup draw: defector.com/heres-the-20...
Here’s The 2026 World Cup Draw
On Friday, after an interminable procession of songs, skits, interviews, and speeches, including Donald Trump accepting a knock-off Peace Prize, FIFA’s 2026 World Cup draw ceremony finally did the…
defector.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Here's the 2026 World Cup draw: defector.com/heres-the-20...
Can they at least get them to take the masks off? I've never understood how that is acceptable www.nola.com/news/helena-...
December 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Can they at least get them to take the masks off? I've never understood how that is acceptable www.nola.com/news/helena-...
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Pleased to announce that I have been awarded a Knighthood by the Order of the Grey Hoodie during this ceremony.
President Trump was awarded the new FIFA Peace Prize during the World Cup draw ceremony. Follow live updates:
https://cnn.it/3KpQgzr
https://cnn.it/3KpQgzr
December 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Pleased to announce that I have been awarded a Knighthood by the Order of the Grey Hoodie during this ceremony.
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“The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out”
So many scandals now but pay attention to this: DOJ has sued 14 states-12 led by Dems-to demand full unredacted voter files in order to turbocharge Trump voter suppression plans
@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & I detail threat this poses to voting rights ahead of 2026 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & I detail threat this poses to voting rights ahead of 2026 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out”
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It hasn’t even been a week and we have already seen roofers with rifles pointed at them and young women being chased home by unidentified men in masks.
This occupation has never been about keeping people safe. We keep each other safe!
#abolishice #neworleans #localevents #leftist #socialism #dsa
This occupation has never been about keeping people safe. We keep each other safe!
#abolishice #neworleans #localevents #leftist #socialism #dsa
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It hasn’t even been a week and we have already seen roofers with rifles pointed at them and young women being chased home by unidentified men in masks.
This occupation has never been about keeping people safe. We keep each other safe!
#abolishice #neworleans #localevents #leftist #socialism #dsa
This occupation has never been about keeping people safe. We keep each other safe!
#abolishice #neworleans #localevents #leftist #socialism #dsa