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We are not required to finish the work, yet we are not free to abandon it.
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No. 22 : Audition by Katie Kitamura. I’ve read three of her novels—A Separation, Intimacies, and Audition; Audition is my favorite. It’s a fast read, has an interesting puzzle structure, and raises a lot of uncomfortable questions about childlessness and mother-son relationships. 9/10.
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I didn't expect the public to have such a discerning take on the indictments of Trump versus Trump's indictments of his enemies.
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I didn't expect the public to have such a discerning take on the indictments of Trump versus Trump's indictments of his enemies.
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"what if 2003, but for the *actual* reasons conspiracy theorists thought we went in 2003 for?"
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"what if 2003, but for the *actual* reasons conspiracy theorists thought we went in 2003 for?"
Every book list mildly depressed me because I will only have the time to read a tiny fraction of the books worth reading in a human lifetime
Woodworking is on NPR's top books of 2025 list, and as a longtime user of NPR's book lists to purchase holiday gifts and add stuff to my library list, I am so glad to think some alternate universe version of myself might decide to check out my new book!
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Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Every book list mildly depressed me because I will only have the time to read a tiny fraction of the books worth reading in a human lifetime
If the congressional resignations actually happen, i think he will be impeached over this
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 6:30 PM
If the congressional resignations actually happen, i think he will be impeached over this
Again, for most of us, we are not doing enough, we are not paying enough attention, we will not be proud when our grandchildren ask us about this era
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana
Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said. She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.
www.nbcwashington.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Again, for most of us, we are not doing enough, we are not paying enough attention, we will not be proud when our grandchildren ask us about this era
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
The statute they’re threatening to charge him under — 18 U.S.C. § 2387 — is probably unconstitutional on its face and is definitely unconstitutional as applied to Kelly’s speech
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The statute they’re threatening to charge him under — 18 U.S.C. § 2387 — is probably unconstitutional on its face and is definitely unconstitutional as applied to Kelly’s speech
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my ontology of law is “normal shit except SovCit for Trump in particular” lmao
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
my ontology of law is “normal shit except SovCit for Trump in particular” lmao
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latest sham investigation just dropped
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
latest sham investigation just dropped
This is literally just Richard Hanania
a left-of-center charles murray type who argues that we must stop blaming the myriad problems of southern whites on their diseased culture and instead accept that southern whites are genetically inferior
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is literally just Richard Hanania
next shutdown fight is going to be nuts
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
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November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
next shutdown fight is going to be nuts
i have a truly disturbing prediction: Adam Friedland will host SNL within the next year
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
i have a truly disturbing prediction: Adam Friedland will host SNL within the next year
oddly, it seems much easier to identify LLM text from the latest models, compared to say, GPT 4
I hate that every time I see a “it isn’t x, it’s y“ formula, I think that I’m reading LLM generated text
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
oddly, it seems much easier to identify LLM text from the latest models, compared to say, GPT 4
Il n’y a pas de hors-texte
well it's a good thing that human language and conceptualization is impossible to step outside of, thus making it a provisional evil vector that nevertheless is all that can necessarily ever be experienced, collapsing the distinction altogether
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Il n’y a pas de hors-texte
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no wonder g_d was pissed when they ate that fruit
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
no wonder g_d was pissed when they ate that fruit
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ironically this is actually extremely good training for how to use LLMs, also
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
ironically this is actually extremely good training for how to use LLMs, also
Authoritarian regimes are bad, but it sucks that we have the kind that wants to ruin the lives of children, instead of the kind that would arrest Sam Altman for trying to create an AI dictatorship
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Authoritarian regimes are bad, but it sucks that we have the kind that wants to ruin the lives of children, instead of the kind that would arrest Sam Altman for trying to create an AI dictatorship
At least once a month, Anthropic puts out an alignment paper d AI behavior where, if you saw it in a science fiction film, you‘d be screaming at the idiot scientists onscreen to stop development
www.anthropic.com/research/eme...
www.anthropic.com/research/eme...
From shortcuts to sabotage: natural emergent misalignment from reward hacking
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM
At least once a month, Anthropic puts out an alignment paper d AI behavior where, if you saw it in a science fiction film, you‘d be screaming at the idiot scientists onscreen to stop development
www.anthropic.com/research/eme...
www.anthropic.com/research/eme...
Caring that what you say is true really is a disadvantage in the modern political comms ecosystem
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Caring that what you say is true really is a disadvantage in the modern political comms ecosystem
No. 22 : Audition by Katie Kitamura. I’ve read three of her novels—A Separation, Intimacies, and Audition; Audition is my favorite. It’s a fast read, has an interesting puzzle structure, and raises a lot of uncomfortable questions about childlessness and mother-son relationships. 9/10.
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
No. 22 : Audition by Katie Kitamura. I’ve read three of her novels—A Separation, Intimacies, and Audition; Audition is my favorite. It’s a fast read, has an interesting puzzle structure, and raises a lot of uncomfortable questions about childlessness and mother-son relationships. 9/10.
There’s literally 87k people on the island, delusional stuff
i do not want to underestimate the seriousness of the charges — if true, these men should spent long stretches in prison — but the likeliest outcome of them actually attempting this would’ve been both of them being murdered within hours of making land, based on what’s described here
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged. n.pr/4puzyhb
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
There’s literally 87k people on the island, delusional stuff
the problem with saying that Donald Trump is a fascist but you have to talk to everyone in power is that you’re basically explicitly treating fascism as just another political ideology
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
the problem with saying that Donald Trump is a fascist but you have to talk to everyone in power is that you’re basically explicitly treating fascism as just another political ideology
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I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
the Kirk assassination was only two months ago. entirely too many events are happening, that feels like the better part of a year ago
November 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
the Kirk assassination was only two months ago. entirely too many events are happening, that feels like the better part of a year ago
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What the actual fuck is going on.
America put forward a nearly carbon copy version of the Russian plan for Ukrainian conquest, admitted it and backtracked, then doubles down.
America put forward a nearly carbon copy version of the Russian plan for Ukrainian conquest, admitted it and backtracked, then doubles down.
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
What the actual fuck is going on.
America put forward a nearly carbon copy version of the Russian plan for Ukrainian conquest, admitted it and backtracked, then doubles down.
America put forward a nearly carbon copy version of the Russian plan for Ukrainian conquest, admitted it and backtracked, then doubles down.
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true. Also there are a lot of people on here who could be plausible house candidates and should consider it. Will Stancil had the right idea.
“primary every democrat” only becomes a serious threat if bsky doesn’t go goo goo babies over platner-esque candidates
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
true. Also there are a lot of people on here who could be plausible house candidates and should consider it. Will Stancil had the right idea.