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I block bots & botlikes. Is that biochauvinism?
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How Republicans commemorated Thanksgiving in 1869--with a multi-racial/multi-ethnic gathering of people at a table with a centerpiece celebrating universal suffrage and self-government, and with an engraving of Castle Garden, the pre-Ellis Island point of disembarkation for immigrants.
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How Republicans commemorated Thanksgiving in 1869--with a multi-racial/multi-ethnic gathering of people at a table with a centerpiece celebrating universal suffrage and self-government, and with an engraving of Castle Garden, the pre-Ellis Island point of disembarkation for immigrants.
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1/ The ghost emerges forth from the etherial neon haze, clutching today’s headlines like they were a stack of overdue bar tabs, and declares: “Well, well. Another day in the Republic of Unfinished Business.”
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
1/ The ghost emerges forth from the etherial neon haze, clutching today’s headlines like they were a stack of overdue bar tabs, and declares: “Well, well. Another day in the Republic of Unfinished Business.”
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Is AI inherently bad? Of course not.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Is AI inherently bad? Of course not.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose?
Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming?
I doubt it.
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“If you are seeing this, the curse is lifted. Have a good day.”
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“If you are seeing this, the curse is lifted. Have a good day.”
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November 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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“If you are seeing this, the curse is lifted. Have a good day.”
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“If you are seeing this, the curse is lifted. Have a good day.”
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Feeling spicy might delete but I used to work with Chuck Schumer's eldest daughter, and when she was getting ready to go to Yale Law she was dissatisfied with her financial aid package so she made them do a three way call (at the office) with her and her dad to push for a better package
February 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Feeling spicy might delete but I used to work with Chuck Schumer's eldest daughter, and when she was getting ready to go to Yale Law she was dissatisfied with her financial aid package so she made them do a three way call (at the office) with her and her dad to push for a better package
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Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place
An A-level pupil found the lost grave of the Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano’s daughter, revealing a story of love and solidarity in 18th-century rural England.
Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), also known as Gustavus Vassa, escaped enslavement to become a celebrated author and campaigner in Georgian England. His memoir, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, was a bestseller. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
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I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
October 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections
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It’s important to see Trump’s occupation of Washington, D.C., as a trial run for a possible military occupation of the United States, including martial law, later in his term. I suspect he’s most interested in learning six things... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trial-run
August 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It’s important to see Trump’s occupation of Washington, D.C., as a trial run for a possible military occupation of the United States, including martial law, later in his term. I suspect he’s most interested in learning six things... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trial-run
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KESSLER: “Why I left the Washington Post… like being on the Titanic, drifting aimlessly as it sank with not enough lifeboats…”
An editor asked him: “How do we appeal more to Fox News viewers”? 🤔
The fact-checker’s reply: “We have to tell the truth.” glennkessler.substack.com/p/why-i-left...
An editor asked him: “How do we appeal more to Fox News viewers”? 🤔
The fact-checker’s reply: “We have to tell the truth.” glennkessler.substack.com/p/why-i-left...
August 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
KESSLER: “Why I left the Washington Post… like being on the Titanic, drifting aimlessly as it sank with not enough lifeboats…”
An editor asked him: “How do we appeal more to Fox News viewers”? 🤔
The fact-checker’s reply: “We have to tell the truth.” glennkessler.substack.com/p/why-i-left...
An editor asked him: “How do we appeal more to Fox News viewers”? 🤔
The fact-checker’s reply: “We have to tell the truth.” glennkessler.substack.com/p/why-i-left...
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"If there’s no investigation, no charges pending, and the family is OK with it, why can’t the body cam footage be made public?"
Opinion | There's no good reason to not release the Jabari Peoples body cam footage
If there's no investigation, no charges pending, and the family is OK with it, why can't the body cam footage be made public?
www.alreporter.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"If there’s no investigation, no charges pending, and the family is OK with it, why can’t the body cam footage be made public?"
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No, Donald, people are saying “Release the PEDO FILES,” not “Release the PEDOPHILES.”
July 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
No, Donald, people are saying “Release the PEDO FILES,” not “Release the PEDOPHILES.”
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The Trump administration has decided to destroy $9.7m worth of contraceptives rather than send them abroad to women in need.
Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m in contraceptives
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Trump administration has decided to destroy $9.7m worth of contraceptives rather than send them abroad to women in need.
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Elon Musk's Grok AI supercomputer plant in Memphis uses three gas turbines to power it, and they pump out illegal and harmful levels of toxic nitrogen oxides into one of the already most smog-polluted cities in the US. It is mostly harming a large black community.
capitalbnews.org/musk-xai-mem...
capitalbnews.org/musk-xai-mem...
A Historic Black Community Takes On the World's Richest Man Over Environmental Racism
In a neighborhood founded by freed slaves, residents are fighting back against unpermitted pollution from the world’s most powerful supercomputer.
capitalbnews.org
June 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Elon Musk's Grok AI supercomputer plant in Memphis uses three gas turbines to power it, and they pump out illegal and harmful levels of toxic nitrogen oxides into one of the already most smog-polluted cities in the US. It is mostly harming a large black community.
capitalbnews.org/musk-xai-mem...
capitalbnews.org/musk-xai-mem...
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Conscientious SUV Shopper Just Wants Something That Will Kill Family In Other Car In Case Of Accident theonion.com/conscie...
July 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Conscientious SUV Shopper Just Wants Something That Will Kill Family In Other Car In Case Of Accident theonion.com/conscie...
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Republicans are already laying the foundation to undermine a fair 2026 midterm election in Georgia, where they’re working to install voting skeptics on local election boards. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Ahead of 2026, Georgia Republicans Are Quietly Installing Election Conspiracy Theorists on Local Boards
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Republicans are already laying the foundation to undermine a fair 2026 midterm election in Georgia, where they’re working to install voting skeptics on local election boards. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Queen Maxima is making me happy 😃
June 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Queen Maxima is making me happy 😃
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Marva Johnson, a telecommunications executive with close ties to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is on track to become the 13th president of Florida A&M University, despite opposition from thousands of students and alumni.
DeSantis ally set to lead Florida’s only public HBCU, sparking backlash from students and alumni over political ties and lack of higher ed experience | CNN
A telecommunications executive with close ties to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is on track to become the 13th president of Florida A&M University, despite opposition from thousands of ...
www.cnn.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Marva Johnson, a telecommunications executive with close ties to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is on track to become the 13th president of Florida A&M University, despite opposition from thousands of students and alumni.
Andor. Wow. So s-l-o-w. It's like le Carré w/o the wisdom. I need a Mon & Luthen go Thelma & Louise. Not a Ddeadmau5-dull wedding dance.
June 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Andor. Wow. So s-l-o-w. It's like le Carré w/o the wisdom. I need a Mon & Luthen go Thelma & Louise. Not a Ddeadmau5-dull wedding dance.
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“It’s a really charismatic species,” said Thomas Thompson, a graduate student at Alabama A&M University who studies the Cerulean Warbler. “If you’re actually fortunate enough to hear one or see one, it’s a pretty awesome experience.”
Read more from our Beautiful Birds of Alabama series:
Read more from our Beautiful Birds of Alabama series:
Catch this stunning rare bird in Alabama before it’s gone for the summer
This brilliant, little blue bird has become a rarity in Alabama.
www.al.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“It’s a really charismatic species,” said Thomas Thompson, a graduate student at Alabama A&M University who studies the Cerulean Warbler. “If you’re actually fortunate enough to hear one or see one, it’s a pretty awesome experience.”
Read more from our Beautiful Birds of Alabama series:
Read more from our Beautiful Birds of Alabama series:
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This is legit so soothing
May 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is legit so soothing
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This will sound weird but love yourself enough to write your own term papers.
May 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This will sound weird but love yourself enough to write your own term papers.
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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I will be reading on April 16 at Texas A&M, hosted by the great Eduardo Espina.
March 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I will be reading on April 16 at Texas A&M, hosted by the great Eduardo Espina.