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As long as the loudest folks on the left insist tone-policing, compromise on human rights, and acquiescence are our only options for a unified country, they will continue to lose the faith of the marginalized. And even when they win, they’ll just be waiting to lose the same way again.
October 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
As long as the loudest folks on the left insist tone-policing, compromise on human rights, and acquiescence are our only options for a unified country, they will continue to lose the faith of the marginalized. And even when they win, they’ll just be waiting to lose the same way again.
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It’s obvious to me that he resents the places his theories cannot reach. And this resentment invokes a profound lack of curiosity, an intellectual eye-roll, for the stories of those who have always had to know what he can’t fathom. That’s why his analysis is flawed. And why he won’t see that.
October 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It’s obvious to me that he resents the places his theories cannot reach. And this resentment invokes a profound lack of curiosity, an intellectual eye-roll, for the stories of those who have always had to know what he can’t fathom. That’s why his analysis is flawed. And why he won’t see that.
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What Klein couldn’t seem to admit was that his core political analysis is born of his personal experience, and nothing about his personal experience prepared him to face the complexity of the current moment. What he could not cope with acknowledging, is that he never thought that would matter.
October 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
What Klein couldn’t seem to admit was that his core political analysis is born of his personal experience, and nothing about his personal experience prepared him to face the complexity of the current moment. What he could not cope with acknowledging, is that he never thought that would matter.
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Behold the free speech the Harper’s Letter signatories hath wrought:
Brutal account of what it’s like to teach at the University of Florida right now in the NYT—extraordinary climate of fear. People afraid to say intersectional and talk about lynchings. Fake students trying to entrap Muslim faculty or just making things up altogether. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/o...
May 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Behold the free speech the Harper’s Letter signatories hath wrought:
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I am ordering all of my opinion-writing employees to only write about the importance of personal liberty, if they don't want to write on the assigned topic, they will lose their jobs
February 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I am ordering all of my opinion-writing employees to only write about the importance of personal liberty, if they don't want to write on the assigned topic, they will lose their jobs
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We could just be reading great books, watching good movies, and eating fruit. Instead we have to survive/fight miserable power hoarders. What a waste of limited time.
February 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
We could just be reading great books, watching good movies, and eating fruit. Instead we have to survive/fight miserable power hoarders. What a waste of limited time.
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CEO: UnitedHealth's approval ratings are in the dumps. We must take decisive action. Give me your best ideas.
General Counsel: We sue the widows of deceased cancer patients who we denied care to.
CEO: I like it. I like it.
General Counsel: We sue the widows of deceased cancer patients who we denied care to.
CEO: I like it. I like it.
UnitedHealth hired a defamation law firm to go after social media posts criticizing the company
UnitedHealth hired a defamation law firm to go after social media posts criticizing the company
The insurer and its law firm denies a doctor’s online claim that it refused to cover care for a cancer patient.
fortune.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
CEO: UnitedHealth's approval ratings are in the dumps. We must take decisive action. Give me your best ideas.
General Counsel: We sue the widows of deceased cancer patients who we denied care to.
CEO: I like it. I like it.
General Counsel: We sue the widows of deceased cancer patients who we denied care to.
CEO: I like it. I like it.
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Drake is the all-time biggest loser of a rap feud and that includes people who have gotten shot and died as a result of rap feuds
February 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Drake is the all-time biggest loser of a rap feud and that includes people who have gotten shot and died as a result of rap feuds
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NEW: Want to know how Kendrick Lamar's incredible Super Bowl halftime show came together? I got the scoop for you.
www.wired.com/story/true-s...
www.wired.com/story/true-s...
The Wild True Story Behind Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
From the start, Kendrick Lamar wanted to turn his life into a video game for his big Super Bowl halftime show. The team tasked with doing that knew what to do—right down to sourcing a vintage GNX.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
NEW: Want to know how Kendrick Lamar's incredible Super Bowl halftime show came together? I got the scoop for you.
www.wired.com/story/true-s...
www.wired.com/story/true-s...
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Harvard Divinity School punished students for having a PRAYER-IN last semester. I absolutely understand why students have decided to change tactics.
When you tell people to stop protesting genocide, it absolutely impacts how they respond to your shouts about fascism. Everything is connected.
When you tell people to stop protesting genocide, it absolutely impacts how they respond to your shouts about fascism. Everything is connected.
February 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Harvard Divinity School punished students for having a PRAYER-IN last semester. I absolutely understand why students have decided to change tactics.
When you tell people to stop protesting genocide, it absolutely impacts how they respond to your shouts about fascism. Everything is connected.
When you tell people to stop protesting genocide, it absolutely impacts how they respond to your shouts about fascism. Everything is connected.
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PSA for cat owners in the US: cats have been contracting H5N1 (bird flu). They are very susceptible to it and the fatality rate for cats is 67%. To avoid it:
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
Cats in the U.S. Are Contracting Bird Flu: What Pet Parents Need to Know
Cases in domesticated cats have risen dramatically over the past year.
pethelpful.com
December 26, 2024 at 3:20 PM
PSA for cat owners in the US: cats have been contracting H5N1 (bird flu). They are very susceptible to it and the fatality rate for cats is 67%. To avoid it:
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
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20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
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Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision
The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...
www.ajmc.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
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Heritage Foundation authored. (Saved you a click.)
Ohhhhmygod. I can’t summarize this for you — you need to read it for yoursrlf. thefederalist.com/2024/12/02/h...
Here’s How To Actually Reverse The Baby Bust
The best way to promote fertility isn’t subsidizing parenthood. It’s stopping the programs that discourage people from having babies.
thefederalist.com
December 15, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Heritage Foundation authored. (Saved you a click.)
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Private company buys a public good. A few years go by and the company decides the public good is no longer worthwhile; the public suffers as a result.
This story arc is way too common in modern society.
deadline.com/2024/12/max-...
This story arc is way too common in modern society.
deadline.com/2024/12/max-...
December 16, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Private company buys a public good. A few years go by and the company decides the public good is no longer worthwhile; the public suffers as a result.
This story arc is way too common in modern society.
deadline.com/2024/12/max-...
This story arc is way too common in modern society.
deadline.com/2024/12/max-...
@thetrudz.bsky.social heeeeyyyyy it's nice to see you here. 👋🏼 ❤️
December 12, 2024 at 4:40 PM
@thetrudz.bsky.social heeeeyyyyy it's nice to see you here. 👋🏼 ❤️
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Today we published a story about Marina, a Russian asylum seeker, who was separated at the U.S. border from her one-year-old eight months ago. She remains in detention and her baby is in foster care. She says she has no idea why. 1/
www.propublica.org/article/fami...
www.propublica.org/article/fami...
She Was Separated From Her 1-Year-Old at the Border. The Government Wouldn’t Tell Her Why.
U.S. officials can withhold their rationale in family separation cases that relate to national security. There have been about 80 children separated for these reasons this year, with an estimated 50 o...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Today we published a story about Marina, a Russian asylum seeker, who was separated at the U.S. border from her one-year-old eight months ago. She remains in detention and her baby is in foster care. She says she has no idea why. 1/
www.propublica.org/article/fami...
www.propublica.org/article/fami...
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During the Super Bowl, everyone on the planet is going to yell “A MINORRRRRRRR” at the same time and throw earth off orbit.
September 8, 2024 at 4:58 PM
During the Super Bowl, everyone on the planet is going to yell “A MINORRRRRRRR” at the same time and throw earth off orbit.
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the liberal legal media exists in a 50 First Dates situation where they wake up every day with full faith in the legitimacy of the legal system and then are shocked to find out the truth, only to fall asleep and reset again
October 9, 2024 at 1:36 AM
the liberal legal media exists in a 50 First Dates situation where they wake up every day with full faith in the legitimacy of the legal system and then are shocked to find out the truth, only to fall asleep and reset again
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Art Nouveau is when stuff looks like it was made by Elves.
Art Deco is when stuff looks like it was made by Dwarves.
Art Deco is when stuff looks like it was made by Dwarves.
October 9, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Art Nouveau is when stuff looks like it was made by Elves.
Art Deco is when stuff looks like it was made by Dwarves.
Art Deco is when stuff looks like it was made by Dwarves.
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1: AI is hallucinating events, historical figures, entire concepts on Wikipedia
2: a task force of Wikipedia editors is detecting and deleting this stuff
www.404media.co/the-editors-...
2: a task force of Wikipedia editors is detecting and deleting this stuff
www.404media.co/the-editors-...
The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes
WikiProject AI Cleanup is protecting Wikipedia from the same kind of misleading AI-generated information that has plagued the rest of the internet.
www.404media.co
October 9, 2024 at 1:27 PM
1: AI is hallucinating events, historical figures, entire concepts on Wikipedia
2: a task force of Wikipedia editors is detecting and deleting this stuff
www.404media.co/the-editors-...
2: a task force of Wikipedia editors is detecting and deleting this stuff
www.404media.co/the-editors-...
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"It was almost a daily occurrence to have children arrive at the hospital with gunshot wounds to the head."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | 65 Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza
“Nearly every day I was there, I saw a new young child who had been shot in the head or the chest, virtually all of whom went on to die.”
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2024 at 6:48 PM
"It was almost a daily occurrence to have children arrive at the hospital with gunshot wounds to the head."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Rabbis For Ceasefire is having a High Holidays donation drive as an act of repair for Rosh Hashana.
(This is a trusted organization that does very good work.)
(This is a trusted organization that does very good work.)
Donate to High Holidays Drive for Palestine Emergency Fund, organized by Rabbis for Ceasefire
The High Holidays invite us to reflect, account for our actions,… Rabbis for Ceasefire needs your support for High Holidays Drive for Palestine Emergency Fund
gofund.me
October 2, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Rabbis For Ceasefire is having a High Holidays donation drive as an act of repair for Rosh Hashana.
(This is a trusted organization that does very good work.)
(This is a trusted organization that does very good work.)
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This essay exactly. The president of wash u demanding that Richard Spencer be allowed to speak now having students and faculty arrested for speaking. It gives the lie so clearly.
"A strange paradox: in his freshman year, my former student ... was required by Martin to read a book insisting that free society tolerates Nazi protests. A year after [he] graduated, Martin had him arrested for pro-Palestinian protest."
Free speech hypocrisy at Wash U
These contradictory standards display what activists call “the Palestine exception.”
thehill.com
September 30, 2024 at 11:12 AM
This essay exactly. The president of wash u demanding that Richard Spencer be allowed to speak now having students and faculty arrested for speaking. It gives the lie so clearly.