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"should the government kidnap 5 year olds and deport them? We asked seventeen ethics professors and they all just screamed"
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"should the government kidnap 5 year olds and deport them? We asked seventeen ethics professors and they all just screamed"
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Early in his career, William Randolph Hearst famously joked that if his papers kept losing $1 million a year, he'd lose all his money in 60 years. If the Post continues to lose $100 million a year, it will take Jeff Bezos 2000 years to lose his money.
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Early in his career, William Randolph Hearst famously joked that if his papers kept losing $1 million a year, he'd lose all his money in 60 years. If the Post continues to lose $100 million a year, it will take Jeff Bezos 2000 years to lose his money.
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Extreme views are heavily over-represented on social media
Social platforms’ tendency to reward hostile content creates incentives that systematically reward simplistic messages and extreme positions and this fuels populism www.ft.com/content/9251... via @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
Social platforms’ tendency to reward hostile content creates incentives that systematically reward simplistic messages and extreme positions and this fuels populism www.ft.com/content/9251... via @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Extreme views are heavily over-represented on social media
Social platforms’ tendency to reward hostile content creates incentives that systematically reward simplistic messages and extreme positions and this fuels populism www.ft.com/content/9251... via @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
Social platforms’ tendency to reward hostile content creates incentives that systematically reward simplistic messages and extreme positions and this fuels populism www.ft.com/content/9251... via @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
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The Periodic Table Symbol for lead is 'Pb,' which comes from the Latin 'plumbum,' meaning "lead."
Early pipes were made of lead, so people who worked with pipes became 'plumbers.'
Early pipes were made of lead, so people who worked with pipes became 'plumbers.'
September 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Periodic Table Symbol for lead is 'Pb,' which comes from the Latin 'plumbum,' meaning "lead."
Early pipes were made of lead, so people who worked with pipes became 'plumbers.'
Early pipes were made of lead, so people who worked with pipes became 'plumbers.'
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Rule Constitution Unconstitutional in 6-3 vote along party lines.
September 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Court Rule Constitution Unconstitutional in 6-3 vote along party lines.
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The age of enshittenment.
September 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The age of enshittenment.
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Looks like a lot of US farmers are learning about sowing and reaping
September 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Looks like a lot of US farmers are learning about sowing and reaping
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This is, in my opinion, an qualified good actually. The unacceptable nature of public displays of bigotry is the first flagstone in the commons.
September 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is, in my opinion, an qualified good actually. The unacceptable nature of public displays of bigotry is the first flagstone in the commons.
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if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war
September 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war
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there is a way in which this is even an explicit repudiation of the constitution itself, created not to pass some european idea of "nationhood" down to posterity, but to pass *republican self-government* down to posterity.
September 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
there is a way in which this is even an explicit repudiation of the constitution itself, created not to pass some european idea of "nationhood" down to posterity, but to pass *republican self-government* down to posterity.
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September 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
September 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
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A system cannot fail those it was never built to protect.
— W.E.B. DuBois
— W.E.B. DuBois
August 30, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A system cannot fail those it was never built to protect.
— W.E.B. DuBois
— W.E.B. DuBois
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My favorite evergreen Molly Ivins quote:
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
August 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My favorite evergreen Molly Ivins quote:
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
August 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
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The three modes of political theory:
"Would you look at this shit"
"I've got a fix for this shit"
"Do you have any idea how far back this shit goes"
"Would you look at this shit"
"I've got a fix for this shit"
"Do you have any idea how far back this shit goes"
August 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The three modes of political theory:
"Would you look at this shit"
"I've got a fix for this shit"
"Do you have any idea how far back this shit goes"
"Would you look at this shit"
"I've got a fix for this shit"
"Do you have any idea how far back this shit goes"
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“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.”
Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man
Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man
August 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.”
Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man
Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man
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Trump threatens to invade more American cities
Trump threatens to invade more American cities
On Friday, Trump hinted at sending federal troops to Chicago; two days later, he said the same about Baltimore.
www.motherjones.com
August 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Trump threatens to invade more American cities
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I love the new Cracker Barrel logo! 🧡
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
August 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I love the new Cracker Barrel logo! 🧡
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
From each according to their ability to each according to their loyalty
August 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
From each according to their ability to each according to their loyalty