MissReadsALot
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Marine Corps vet, occasional book snob, aspiring creative, permanently exhausted, slowly building a more beautiful life... (she/her) 🇺🇦
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
The rain is starting here this morning. We are expecting a cat5 atmospheric river to roll thru all week, with inches of rain in the forecast.
I'm planning a lot of baking and a lot of reading (and I should also be doing a lot of packing for the move, but we'll see how that goes 😅).
I'm planning a lot of baking and a lot of reading (and I should also be doing a lot of packing for the move, but we'll see how that goes 😅).
December 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The rain is starting here this morning. We are expecting a cat5 atmospheric river to roll thru all week, with inches of rain in the forecast.
I'm planning a lot of baking and a lot of reading (and I should also be doing a lot of packing for the move, but we'll see how that goes 😅).
I'm planning a lot of baking and a lot of reading (and I should also be doing a lot of packing for the move, but we'll see how that goes 😅).
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COVID provided a lot of real-time evidence of which people would sacrifice for the greater good, innovate, keep up morale and emotionally endure devastating loss...and which would sell out their grandma if it meant they could go back to Applebee's.
The guys who rioted during covid lockdowns because they couldn't get a harcut or harass food servers are going to fold on day 2 of the civil war, if they manage to survive that long
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
COVID provided a lot of real-time evidence of which people would sacrifice for the greater good, innovate, keep up morale and emotionally endure devastating loss...and which would sell out their grandma if it meant they could go back to Applebee's.
Oldest went to the local Nutcracker tonight with their date. This very PNW (specifically the Olympic Peninsula) version featured salmon, a lavender fairy, and Dungeness crabs. I love it.
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Oldest went to the local Nutcracker tonight with their date. This very PNW (specifically the Olympic Peninsula) version featured salmon, a lavender fairy, and Dungeness crabs. I love it.
Huh. In the past, I'd probably have said my ex. But now? I'm pretty indifferent to them. That feels weird to realize, because they're actually quite awful.
That’s a new dinner party conversation: Who is someone that you hate so much that, if given the time, energy, and crew, you’d produce a 4-part documentary on them?
December 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Huh. In the past, I'd probably have said my ex. But now? I'm pretty indifferent to them. That feels weird to realize, because they're actually quite awful.
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📚🎁 Reminders for everyone looking for specific books to purchase online as gifts:
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
Bookshop.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
📚🎁 Reminders for everyone looking for specific books to purchase online as gifts:
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org)
2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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Fuck—and I cannot stress this enough—Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom is a Republican and supporting him for president means you are, too
Culturally normal is a dog whistle.
December 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Fuck—and I cannot stress this enough—Gavin Newsom
"El viento es un caballo:
óyelo cómo corre
por el mar, por el cielo"
I think of it every windy day...
óyelo cómo corre
por el mar, por el cielo"
I think of it every windy day...
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"El viento es un caballo:
óyelo cómo corre
por el mar, por el cielo"
I think of it every windy day...
óyelo cómo corre
por el mar, por el cielo"
I think of it every windy day...
And there it is.
The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary’s brother before she was detained by Immigration and Customs enforcement last month. trib.al/QrdO7XA
Karoline Leavitt’s Brother Had Grim Custody Fight With ICE-Arrested Ex
ICE arrested Bruna Ferreira, the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, in November.
trib.al
December 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
And there it is.
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Phillis Wheatley, first published African-American female poet, died #OTD in 1784.
Born in W. Africa, sold into slavery at 7 & one of the best-known poets in 18th-century America. Her achievements were a catalyst for the fledgling antislavery movement.
poetryfoundation.org/poets/philli... #poetry
Born in W. Africa, sold into slavery at 7 & one of the best-known poets in 18th-century America. Her achievements were a catalyst for the fledgling antislavery movement.
poetryfoundation.org/poets/philli... #poetry
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Phillis Wheatley, first published African-American female poet, died #OTD in 1784.
Born in W. Africa, sold into slavery at 7 & one of the best-known poets in 18th-century America. Her achievements were a catalyst for the fledgling antislavery movement.
poetryfoundation.org/poets/philli... #poetry
Born in W. Africa, sold into slavery at 7 & one of the best-known poets in 18th-century America. Her achievements were a catalyst for the fledgling antislavery movement.
poetryfoundation.org/poets/philli... #poetry
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The History of "The Marines' Hymn"
YouTube video by United States Marine Band
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
An absolute nightmare. So wrong.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
An absolute nightmare. So wrong.
Tfw when you make a beautiful bechamel...and you're the only one who ends up wanting any.
Can't win every dinner. But it was delicious for me at least!
Can't win every dinner. But it was delicious for me at least!
December 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Tfw when you make a beautiful bechamel...and you're the only one who ends up wanting any.
Can't win every dinner. But it was delicious for me at least!
Can't win every dinner. But it was delicious for me at least!
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NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
Nothing like a house showing request with an hour's notice. I think I got my workout in for the day!
a girl in a pink sweatshirt with the number 12 on the back
Alt: a girl in a pink sweatshirt with the number 12 on the back frantically mopping tile floor
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Nothing like a house showing request with an hour's notice. I think I got my workout in for the day!
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2 homeowners in Wa. state who have seen sharp increases in their home insurance premiums in recent yrs have brought a lawsuit against major oil & gas co’s—the first of its kind aiming to hold Big Oil responsible for climate-related spikes in insurance costs.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates - Inside Climate News
The class-action lawsuit is the first of its kind to target Big Oil over rising home insurance costs.
insideclimatenews.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
2 homeowners in Wa. state who have seen sharp increases in their home insurance premiums in recent yrs have brought a lawsuit against major oil & gas co’s—the first of its kind aiming to hold Big Oil responsible for climate-related spikes in insurance costs.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
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Now that I know I'll be joining 🐋 in a Moby Dick readalong for the first time, the whale is following me around the internet.
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Now that I know I'll be joining 🐋 in a Moby Dick readalong for the first time, the whale is following me around the internet.
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Something to remember in all this reporting that USSOUTHCOM’s CDR resigned and a USSOUTHCOM JAG raised concerns and was overruled.
The SOCOM commander ordered the strike and SOCOM JAG supported him in the strikes.
The SOCOM commander ordered the strike and SOCOM JAG supported him in the strikes.
December 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Something to remember in all this reporting that USSOUTHCOM’s CDR resigned and a USSOUTHCOM JAG raised concerns and was overruled.
The SOCOM commander ordered the strike and SOCOM JAG supported him in the strikes.
The SOCOM commander ordered the strike and SOCOM JAG supported him in the strikes.
There is no reconciling this. No way to make this okay. And right now, I'm thinking of the junior sailors whose job it is to fire the weapons involved in these strikes. We have failed them as a country.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
There is no reconciling this. No way to make this okay. And right now, I'm thinking of the junior sailors whose job it is to fire the weapons involved in these strikes. We have failed them as a country.
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‘Why allege to me the mere names and words of "glory" and "victory?" Tear off the disguise of wild delusion, and look at the naked deeds: weigh them naked, judge them naked.’
—Augustine’s City of God feels relevant today.
—Augustine’s City of God feels relevant today.
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
‘Why allege to me the mere names and words of "glory" and "victory?" Tear off the disguise of wild delusion, and look at the naked deeds: weigh them naked, judge them naked.’
—Augustine’s City of God feels relevant today.
—Augustine’s City of God feels relevant today.
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this manages to legitimately be way worse than all the leaks that were being fed to the papers last night
December 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
this manages to legitimately be way worse than all the leaks that were being fed to the papers last night
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December 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Going to take photos of King Tides? Help scientists by uploading them here! mycoast.org/wa
#wawx
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