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“Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance. You have to work at it.”
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A new investigation has revealed that grocery delivery service Instacart is using a covert, AI-powered dynamic pricing scheme to charge customers different prices for the same items — potentially costing households over $1,000 more a year.
Instacart Reportedly Using Secret AI-Powered Dynamic Pricing to Jack Up Prices
In an experiment, investigators found that the same grocery basket at a Seattle store cost between $114 and $124.
truthout.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A new investigation has revealed that grocery delivery service Instacart is using a covert, AI-powered dynamic pricing scheme to charge customers different prices for the same items — potentially costing households over $1,000 more a year.
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity. “
Are full of passionate intensity. “
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity. “
Are full of passionate intensity. “
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far too many media orgs have been slow to learn that in the age of social media the headline IS the story
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
far too many media orgs have been slow to learn that in the age of social media the headline IS the story
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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this is a metaphor for waking up and logging on
the baby (17 months) raised both her hands and said “WEADY?” so I said “ready!” and then she slapped me in the face
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this is a metaphor for waking up and logging on
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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"Everyone in prison has a story to tell; you’ll just never hear any of them." — Tariq MaQbool, writer in New Jersey
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"Everyone in prison has a story to tell; you’ll just never hear any of them." — Tariq MaQbool, writer in New Jersey
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I'm back! I was away for the week at a conference for families impacted by incarceration. On Monday, we launched our end-of-year fundraising campaign. We're about 4% of the way there, with more than a month to go.
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I'm back! I was away for the week at a conference for families impacted by incarceration. On Monday, we launched our end-of-year fundraising campaign. We're about 4% of the way there, with more than a month to go.
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New from me: Everything is awful, so treat yourself to a timeline cleanse by hopping on the best train ride in the world, the Bernina Express.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/all-aboard...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/all-aboard...
All aboard the best train ride in the world
No timeline cleanse like a Swiss timeline cleanse
donmoynihan.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
New from me: Everything is awful, so treat yourself to a timeline cleanse by hopping on the best train ride in the world, the Bernina Express.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/all-aboard...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/all-aboard...
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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These are not my ideas, but I want to share them because they are so needed.
A woman in my local "Buy Nothing" group wrote a note saying that she was looking for a "shopping buddy," someone who is losing their SNAP benefits for whom she could shop once a week and contribute food.
A woman in my local "Buy Nothing" group wrote a note saying that she was looking for a "shopping buddy," someone who is losing their SNAP benefits for whom she could shop once a week and contribute food.
October 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
These are not my ideas, but I want to share them because they are so needed.
A woman in my local "Buy Nothing" group wrote a note saying that she was looking for a "shopping buddy," someone who is losing their SNAP benefits for whom she could shop once a week and contribute food.
A woman in my local "Buy Nothing" group wrote a note saying that she was looking for a "shopping buddy," someone who is losing their SNAP benefits for whom she could shop once a week and contribute food.
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
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That’s a trillion dollar increase in two months.
October 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
That’s a trillion dollar increase in two months.
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“More than half of the work done by women in the period between the 16th and 18th centuries took place outside of the home, and around half of all housework and three-quarters of care work was conducted professionally for other households” [England]
phys.org/news/2025-10...
phys.org/news/2025-10...
A woman's place was not in the home: Challenging the assumptions about women's work in early modern history
New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England's national economy before 1700.
phys.org
October 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
“More than half of the work done by women in the period between the 16th and 18th centuries took place outside of the home, and around half of all housework and three-quarters of care work was conducted professionally for other households” [England]
phys.org/news/2025-10...
phys.org/news/2025-10...
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“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
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repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
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how do i leave this club
The first rule of Cassandras Club is you tell everyone about Cassandras Club and they don't believe you.
Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it
Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations
Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations
October 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
how do i leave this club
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Roseate spoonbills will splash their wings through the water as part of their beauty routine. Here's one doing so mid-splash, facing straight ahead towards the camera. I really love this shot. #birds
October 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Roseate spoonbills will splash their wings through the water as part of their beauty routine. Here's one doing so mid-splash, facing straight ahead towards the camera. I really love this shot. #birds
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Caterpillar Absolem feasting on Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
March 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Caterpillar Absolem feasting on Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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I’m a sewage system. I also have a great personality.
September 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I’m a sewage system. I also have a great personality.
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"Even here, on the topic of gerrymandering, Bobby Pulido shows a bit of swagger, which is fitting for a music star. It’s also something his party has lacked in recent years." A Latino Democrat who has a chance in Texas:
This Tejano Music Star Could Upend Gerrymandering in South Texas
The son of a migrant farmworker, he can hit a bullseye from a mile out with a long-range rifle—and he’s getting Democrats’ hopes up.
www.thebulwark.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"Even here, on the topic of gerrymandering, Bobby Pulido shows a bit of swagger, which is fitting for a music star. It’s also something his party has lacked in recent years." A Latino Democrat who has a chance in Texas:
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