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We’re just not a free country.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 AM
We’re just not a free country.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
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Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
The path the media took to avoid covering the shooter’s extreme right wing politics
September 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The path the media took to avoid covering the shooter’s extreme right wing politics
LA, DC, Chicago…Memphis? It’s not about crime, it’s about undermining black mayors, black communities, and representative democracy.
BREAKING: Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns with support of mayor and governor.
Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns
President Donald Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor.
bit.ly
September 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
LA, DC, Chicago…Memphis? It’s not about crime, it’s about undermining black mayors, black communities, and representative democracy.
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Mamdani must explain his tweet from 1740 BC claiming that Ea-nāṣir had "high quality copper"
June 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mamdani must explain his tweet from 1740 BC claiming that Ea-nāṣir had "high quality copper"
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its crazy how dominant germany was in science (especially chemistry) in the 19th century, it was basically the international language for scientists, people came from all over the world to train at heidelberg etc, and then....
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
its crazy how dominant germany was in science (especially chemistry) in the 19th century, it was basically the international language for scientists, people came from all over the world to train at heidelberg etc, and then....
How’s that manufacturing resurgence coming along?
April 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How’s that manufacturing resurgence coming along?
The Shtisel X Curb mashup we’ve all been waiting for: apnews.com/article/unit...
A passenger says a United pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom. Now he is suing
An Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation.
apnews.com
March 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The Shtisel X Curb mashup we’ve all been waiting for: apnews.com/article/unit...
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Trump and Musk are taking away your freedoms but on the other hand they are also taking away your money.
March 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Trump and Musk are taking away your freedoms but on the other hand they are also taking away your money.
The #DOGE nightmare really exposes a deep truth about Silicon Valley—it’s not about innovation and intelligence, it’s about hostility and indifference.
February 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The #DOGE nightmare really exposes a deep truth about Silicon Valley—it’s not about innovation and intelligence, it’s about hostility and indifference.
We’ll negotiate a truce in the War on Cancer. Might even invite cancer to the White House.
In its totality what's happening at HHS & NIH is a Musk/Trump effort to shutdown almost all cancer cure research in the US. No more new cures. Cancer's brand is really in the dumps. It polls terribly. This is a political argument that is straightforward to make. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/nih-a...
NIH and Its Agencies Are Being Smothered
In recent days I have been inundated by reports out of HHS...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
We’ll negotiate a truce in the War on Cancer. Might even invite cancer to the White House.
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Right about now, project 2025 is looking like a best case scenario.
February 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Right about now, project 2025 is looking like a best case scenario.
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We've agreed that this will henceforth be known in popular discourse and technical literature as the Magic Carpet fallacy. It needs a name on an emergency basis because of the growing threat this specific fallacy poses in American political discourse.
December 6, 2024 at 6:01 PM
We've agreed that this will henceforth be known in popular discourse and technical literature as the Magic Carpet fallacy. It needs a name on an emergency basis because of the growing threat this specific fallacy poses in American political discourse.
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Bluesky is interesting in that it is less toxic than Twitter while also being entirely built on spite.
November 16, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Bluesky is interesting in that it is less toxic than Twitter while also being entirely built on spite.