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I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring | Defector
Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
defector.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I wrote about the dirty, demeaning, absolutely booming business of turning something like a shitty bigoted college essay into a shitty public career as a bigot, and also estimated how old Marine Todd would be today. defector.com/the-conserva...
#acadecawriteathon Day 1 in the bag. Thanking my past self for prepping conf papers on aspects of this chapter.
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 AM
#acadecawriteathon Day 1 in the bag. Thanking my past self for prepping conf papers on aspects of this chapter.
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Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
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The most corrupt presidential administration in American history. Wherever you look there’s a scandal.
Top Fannie Mae officials ousted after sounding alarm on sharing confidential housing data
A confidant of Bill Pulte, the Trump administration’s top housing regulator, provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor.
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The most corrupt presidential administration in American history. Wherever you look there’s a scandal.
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Reupping this because just listened to @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @dahlialithwick.bsky.social Amicus podcast and Joyce mentioned that she believed everyone should see this. Couldn't agree more. Consider sharing the link attached to this post below.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Maddow: 'No Kings' protests send message to Trump from every state in the nation
Not even a year into his new term and Donald Trump is already seeing people take to the streets by the millions to voice their objections how he is approaching his job as president of the United State...
www.msnbc.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Reupping this because just listened to @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @dahlialithwick.bsky.social Amicus podcast and Joyce mentioned that she believed everyone should see this. Couldn't agree more. Consider sharing the link attached to this post below.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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I just keep thinking about the first guy to put on the frog costume reading the news today and seeing frogs literally all over the world
what a fucking thing, man
that 25 year old did more for the country in a week than most of the NYT op-ed section in a lifetime
what a fucking thing, man
that 25 year old did more for the country in a week than most of the NYT op-ed section in a lifetime
October 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I just keep thinking about the first guy to put on the frog costume reading the news today and seeing frogs literally all over the world
what a fucking thing, man
that 25 year old did more for the country in a week than most of the NYT op-ed section in a lifetime
what a fucking thing, man
that 25 year old did more for the country in a week than most of the NYT op-ed section in a lifetime
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Say it often, say it loud:
"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."
"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."
Fit for Purpose? How Today’s Commercial Digital Platforms Subvert Key Goals of Public Education
Digital educational platforms have become ubiquitous in American classrooms, with tools like Google Workspace for Education, Kahoot!, Zearn, Khan Academy, and many others now structuring curriculum, i...
nepc.colorado.edu
September 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Say it often, say it loud:
"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."
"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."
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substack.com/@thelastmile... fine message
The Last Mile with USAID (@thelastmilewithusaid)
A message from the mayor of Portland.
substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
substack.com/@thelastmile... fine message
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How hard is it to say “invading an American city with the US military is treason and the second we have power we will prosecute anyone who gave or obeyed an illegal order”
September 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
How hard is it to say “invading an American city with the US military is treason and the second we have power we will prosecute anyone who gave or obeyed an illegal order”
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Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
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The Coalition of Autism Scientists have entered the chat:
“The data cited do not support the claim that Tylenol causes autism and leucovorin is a cure, and only stoke fear and falsely suggest hope where there is no simple answer.”
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/aut...
“The data cited do not support the claim that Tylenol causes autism and leucovorin is a cure, and only stoke fear and falsely suggest hope where there is no simple answer.”
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/aut...
Autism experts question HHS statements on Tylenol, leucovorin
Concerns include the administration’s reliance on weak, correlational evidence rather than established research…
www.thetransmitter.org
September 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The Coalition of Autism Scientists have entered the chat:
“The data cited do not support the claim that Tylenol causes autism and leucovorin is a cure, and only stoke fear and falsely suggest hope where there is no simple answer.”
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/aut...
“The data cited do not support the claim that Tylenol causes autism and leucovorin is a cure, and only stoke fear and falsely suggest hope where there is no simple answer.”
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/aut...
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Fun story this morning. I spoke with Curtis Evans, the retired Marine in the viral photo below who took part in the anti-ICE protest at Broadview. He's a thoughtful guy, well read and with a dry sense of humor. Story @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-...
September 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Fun story this morning. I spoke with Curtis Evans, the retired Marine in the viral photo below who took part in the anti-ICE protest at Broadview. He's a thoughtful guy, well read and with a dry sense of humor. Story @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-...
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"Back when I was in college, I was a cool, virile twenty-two-year-old with washboard abs and a large group of friends. Students today would struggle to say the same, since I’m sixty-two, my kids hate me, and my doctor says I’m prediabetic."
The Problem with American College Campuses Is That I Desperately Miss Being Young
The wokeness epidemic has infected none of our institutions harder than our nation’s college campuses. It’s a sad sight to see these once bastions ...
buff.ly
September 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Back when I was in college, I was a cool, virile twenty-two-year-old with washboard abs and a large group of friends. Students today would struggle to say the same, since I’m sixty-two, my kids hate me, and my doctor says I’m prediabetic."
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what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.
September 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.
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Please, the U.S. Open asked us not to share any video of the president being booed heavily by an entire stadium, please respect their wishes, please
September 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Please, the U.S. Open asked us not to share any video of the president being booed heavily by an entire stadium, please respect their wishes, please
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I wish more younger people would wake up to this.
September 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I wish more younger people would wake up to this.
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Todd Wolfson, AAUP President, warned of a more “militant” response on campuses in the fall – including possible mass strikes.
“We’re going to need to politicize this fight. It’s not an economic strike on our job conditions – it’s a political strike for the future of the sector.”
#DefendHigherEd
“We’re going to need to politicize this fight. It’s not an economic strike on our job conditions – it’s a political strike for the future of the sector.”
#DefendHigherEd
‘Everyone is coming into fire’: students return to US campuses bruised and changed by Trump’s assault
The effects of a rightwing campaign to remake American higher education are fueling fear and anxiety, but advocates say they have plans to fight back
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Todd Wolfson, AAUP President, warned of a more “militant” response on campuses in the fall – including possible mass strikes.
“We’re going to need to politicize this fight. It’s not an economic strike on our job conditions – it’s a political strike for the future of the sector.”
#DefendHigherEd
“We’re going to need to politicize this fight. It’s not an economic strike on our job conditions – it’s a political strike for the future of the sector.”
#DefendHigherEd
F*ck these unAmerican cowards.
Armed Trump administration agents wearing masks just showed up outside of Gavin Newsom’s press conference.
This is what rising fascism looks like.
This is what rising fascism looks like.
August 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
F*ck these unAmerican cowards.
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The subway risk chart you've been waiting for (Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is where Sean Duffy is from). Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
July 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The subway risk chart you've been waiting for (Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is where Sean Duffy is from). Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...