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Inside The Anti-Social Century
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“I call it the anti-social century rather than the lonely century... “
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“I call it the anti-social century rather than the lonely century... “
Inside The Anti-Social Century
Each leap of technology hasn’t just made our lives easier, it’s made it lonelier.
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December 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Inside The Anti-Social Century
bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/inside-the...
“I call it the anti-social century rather than the lonely century... “
bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/inside-the...
“I call it the anti-social century rather than the lonely century... “
“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”
~James Baldwin
~James Baldwin
December 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”
~James Baldwin
~James Baldwin
“Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you’ve got all the answers, then don’t call what you do ‘faith.’”
Brene Brown
Brene Brown
December 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you’ve got all the answers, then don’t call what you do ‘faith.’”
Brene Brown
Brene Brown
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Quick guide to interpreting US foreign policy propaganda: if the word “deal” was used, some American made some money, and the war is still going on.
An estimated 200,000 people have fled fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo just days after Trump hailed a “historic” peace deal to end the conflict.
200,000 Flee Congo After Trump’s ‘Historic’ Peace Deal
Why the Rwanda-Congo accord misses the point.
foreignpolicy.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Quick guide to interpreting US foreign policy propaganda: if the word “deal” was used, some American made some money, and the war is still going on.
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Jeffrey Epstein knew what he was talking about . . .
December 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Jeffrey Epstein knew what he was talking about . . .
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December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Over fifty years ago, the Justice Department was investigating the Trump family for discriminating against Black people in their real estate business.
Now, the president's administration is accusing the city of Boston of housing discrimination against white people.
Now, the president's administration is accusing the city of Boston of housing discrimination against white people.
Trump's HUD accuses Boston of engaging in "redlining" against white people
Over fifty years ago, the Trump family faced a similar government challenge for refusing to rent to Black people.
www.motherjones.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Over fifty years ago, the Justice Department was investigating the Trump family for discriminating against Black people in their real estate business.
Now, the president's administration is accusing the city of Boston of housing discrimination against white people.
Now, the president's administration is accusing the city of Boston of housing discrimination against white people.
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The New York Times should last forever because they are a a rare and wonderful, unbiased and truthful source of information. ✊🏿📰💟
December 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The New York Times should last forever because they are a a rare and wonderful, unbiased and truthful source of information. ✊🏿📰💟
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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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"Several nursing mothers had seen their milk dry up due to poor nutrition while they were held in detention in the United States. A woman who was four months pregnant was denied medication for gestational diabetes."
A gift from the American people.
A gift from the American people.
Trump’s Deportations Are Ripping Mothers from Their Babies
The president’s immigration policy is “beyond inhumane.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Several nursing mothers had seen their milk dry up due to poor nutrition while they were held in detention in the United States. A woman who was four months pregnant was denied medication for gestational diabetes."
A gift from the American people.
A gift from the American people.
According to the article “The Business of the Culture War,” Shakked Noy and Aakaash Rao argue that the rise of America’s culture war stems from cable news business incentives. Cable news, they estimate, drives about one-third of the increase in cultural conflict since 2000.
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
According to the article “The Business of the Culture War,” Shakked Noy and Aakaash Rao argue that the rise of America’s culture war stems from cable news business incentives. Cable news, they estimate, drives about one-third of the increase in cultural conflict since 2000.
Heritage’s Project 2026 continues Project 2025: restricting abortion and gender-affirming care, using Comstock to block meds, pushing fetal personhood, and reducing rights for women, queer, and trans people—a bid to control bodies and erase feminism.
December 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Heritage’s Project 2026 continues Project 2025: restricting abortion and gender-affirming care, using Comstock to block meds, pushing fetal personhood, and reducing rights for women, queer, and trans people—a bid to control bodies and erase feminism.
This is where AI gets scary…
“Since the beginning of the year, Republicans have attempted to sneak in a dangerous provision to different legislation that would impose a sweeping 10-year ban on state and local governments regulating AI.” ~R. Reich
“Since the beginning of the year, Republicans have attempted to sneak in a dangerous provision to different legislation that would impose a sweeping 10-year ban on state and local governments regulating AI.” ~R. Reich
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This is where AI gets scary…
“Since the beginning of the year, Republicans have attempted to sneak in a dangerous provision to different legislation that would impose a sweeping 10-year ban on state and local governments regulating AI.” ~R. Reich
“Since the beginning of the year, Republicans have attempted to sneak in a dangerous provision to different legislation that would impose a sweeping 10-year ban on state and local governments regulating AI.” ~R. Reich
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The MA priest who is calling out the evils of ICE in his church’s nativity scene is no stranger to making such statements.
Years ago, his nativity scene was about gun violence. One year it was about family separation.
We need more Father Josomas in the world.
www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/1...
Years ago, his nativity scene was about gun violence. One year it was about family separation.
We need more Father Josomas in the world.
www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/1...
List of mass shootings placed inside nativity scene at Dedham church - The Boston Globe
Pastor Stephen Josoma said the goal is to get people talking about what more can be done to bring peace on earth.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The MA priest who is calling out the evils of ICE in his church’s nativity scene is no stranger to making such statements.
Years ago, his nativity scene was about gun violence. One year it was about family separation.
We need more Father Josomas in the world.
www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/1...
Years ago, his nativity scene was about gun violence. One year it was about family separation.
We need more Father Josomas in the world.
www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/1...
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Whether or not this case takes us another mile toward an oligarchic free-for-all, we’re already in the bad place.
The Supreme Court ponders giving billionaires even more power over elections
Republicans want the last limits on political spending eliminated.
www.motherjones.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Whether or not this case takes us another mile toward an oligarchic free-for-all, we’re already in the bad place.
Trump has displayed instances of confusion, misstatements, and confrontational behavior that have drawn public scrutiny, yet major media outlets have consistently ignored it.
The press should closely examine these behaviors as well as the influence of the advisers exploiting him for power.
The press should closely examine these behaviors as well as the influence of the advisers exploiting him for power.
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump has displayed instances of confusion, misstatements, and confrontational behavior that have drawn public scrutiny, yet major media outlets have consistently ignored it.
The press should closely examine these behaviors as well as the influence of the advisers exploiting him for power.
The press should closely examine these behaviors as well as the influence of the advisers exploiting him for power.
“I believe every inch of America is sacred, from sea
to shining sea. I believe we make it holy by who we
welcome and by how we relate to each other.”
~Eboo Patel
to shining sea. I believe we make it holy by who we
welcome and by how we relate to each other.”
~Eboo Patel
December 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“I believe every inch of America is sacred, from sea
to shining sea. I believe we make it holy by who we
welcome and by how we relate to each other.”
~Eboo Patel
to shining sea. I believe we make it holy by who we
welcome and by how we relate to each other.”
~Eboo Patel
“Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.”
~Nietzsche
…who saw this strong desire to punish as a sign of weakness, resentment, and a need for control, rather than true justice or strength.
~Nietzsche
…who saw this strong desire to punish as a sign of weakness, resentment, and a need for control, rather than true justice or strength.
December 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
“Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.”
~Nietzsche
…who saw this strong desire to punish as a sign of weakness, resentment, and a need for control, rather than true justice or strength.
~Nietzsche
…who saw this strong desire to punish as a sign of weakness, resentment, and a need for control, rather than true justice or strength.
“Our longing for community is so powerful that it can
drive us to join groups, relationships, or systems of
belief that give the false impression of belonging.”
~Toko-Pa Turner
drive us to join groups, relationships, or systems of
belief that give the false impression of belonging.”
~Toko-Pa Turner
December 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“Our longing for community is so powerful that it can
drive us to join groups, relationships, or systems of
belief that give the false impression of belonging.”
~Toko-Pa Turner
drive us to join groups, relationships, or systems of
belief that give the false impression of belonging.”
~Toko-Pa Turner