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if there is *a* person who can certify at a local or *one* person who is a casting vote or even the *three* people on a board.
It doesn't matter what the law says, what matters is whether people in an individual situation and context will do what he wants.
It doesn't matter what the law says, what matters is whether people in an individual situation and context will do what he wants.
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM
if there is *a* person who can certify at a local or *one* person who is a casting vote or even the *three* people on a board.
It doesn't matter what the law says, what matters is whether people in an individual situation and context will do what he wants.
It doesn't matter what the law says, what matters is whether people in an individual situation and context will do what he wants.
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Trump is selling seized Venezuelan oil and putting the cash in a bank account in Qatar. Nothing to see here. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Trump is selling seized Venezuelan oil and putting the cash in a bank account in Qatar. Nothing to see here. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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seeing "the slogan was stupid" w/defund bubble up again and am again going to say that it did not and does not matter, and also, winning over voters is not the important part.
because we've passed police reforms before. skimpy, but they're there.
enforcing them, however? seemingly impossible.
because we've passed police reforms before. skimpy, but they're there.
enforcing them, however? seemingly impossible.
January 11, 2026 at 8:59 PM
seeing "the slogan was stupid" w/defund bubble up again and am again going to say that it did not and does not matter, and also, winning over voters is not the important part.
because we've passed police reforms before. skimpy, but they're there.
enforcing them, however? seemingly impossible.
because we've passed police reforms before. skimpy, but they're there.
enforcing them, however? seemingly impossible.
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BREAKING: Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia just secured subpoenas for Les Wexner, billionaire businessman and a long-time benefactor of Jeffrey Epstein, and Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, the executors of the Epstein estate
January 7, 2026 at 11:15 PM
BREAKING: Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia just secured subpoenas for Les Wexner, billionaire businessman and a long-time benefactor of Jeffrey Epstein, and Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, the executors of the Epstein estate
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Less than 1% of the Epstein files have been released – and that minuscule amount is largely redacted.
Release The Epstein Files! Now!
Release The Epstein Files! Now!
January 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Less than 1% of the Epstein files have been released – and that minuscule amount is largely redacted.
Release The Epstein Files! Now!
Release The Epstein Files! Now!
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Feels like things are getting exponentially crazier
??? Apparently Venezuela oil revenues will go into “offshore accounts” outside of the US Treasury, PBS reports.
January 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Feels like things are getting exponentially crazier
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“An ICE officer, fearing for his life, fired defensive shots.” -DHS
January 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM
“An ICE officer, fearing for his life, fired defensive shots.” -DHS
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It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
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Dog ain’t gonna wag itself.
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Dog ain’t gonna wag itself.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Well, this is an utter disaster for science.
This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Well, this is an utter disaster for science.
This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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This gutting of peer review is very likely driven by Project 2025/OMB/Vought, very likely is about funding junk science, and very likely is coming for #NIH and biomedical research next.
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
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Seeing this news is so weird for me because in 1989 when I was a baby 25-year-old corporate litigator in Manhattan, one of the first things I worked on was Warner Communications Inc.'s defense against a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Communications Inc.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Seeing this news is so weird for me because in 1989 when I was a baby 25-year-old corporate litigator in Manhattan, one of the first things I worked on was Warner Communications Inc.'s defense against a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Communications Inc.
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The injury to the collection agency is that if medical debt doesn't appear on the credit report, it's harder to pressure patients into paying.
December 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The injury to the collection agency is that if medical debt doesn't appear on the credit report, it's harder to pressure patients into paying.
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
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And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
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This is not a "students today" post--it's more "this is a new form of dysfunction" that doesn't look exactly like it's been in previous decades. It's more than just "first-year chaos." It's an across-the-board inability to process instructions, engage with longer texts, and *connect* with others.
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is not a "students today" post--it's more "this is a new form of dysfunction" that doesn't look exactly like it's been in previous decades. It's more than just "first-year chaos." It's an across-the-board inability to process instructions, engage with longer texts, and *connect* with others.
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🇺🇦 While Zelensky is President, no one should expect us to give up territory, – The Atlantic citing Yermak.
“He will NOT sign an agreement to give up territory...The Constitution forbids it...All we can really talk about now is defining a line of contact.”
“He will NOT sign an agreement to give up territory...The Constitution forbids it...All we can really talk about now is defining a line of contact.”
November 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
🇺🇦 While Zelensky is President, no one should expect us to give up territory, – The Atlantic citing Yermak.
“He will NOT sign an agreement to give up territory...The Constitution forbids it...All we can really talk about now is defining a line of contact.”
“He will NOT sign an agreement to give up territory...The Constitution forbids it...All we can really talk about now is defining a line of contact.”
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You absolutely need to change this headline. It's unacceptable and disrespectful to the people harmed by the pollution.
This article itself makes it clear that the water pollution linked to cancer and miscarriages is coming entirely from nitrate pollution from farms.
This article itself makes it clear that the water pollution linked to cancer and miscarriages is coming entirely from nitrate pollution from farms.
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
You absolutely need to change this headline. It's unacceptable and disrespectful to the people harmed by the pollution.
This article itself makes it clear that the water pollution linked to cancer and miscarriages is coming entirely from nitrate pollution from farms.
This article itself makes it clear that the water pollution linked to cancer and miscarriages is coming entirely from nitrate pollution from farms.
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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NEW: DHS is looking to build mobile surveillance units for regular trucks that combine AI, radar, high-powered cameras, and wireless networking into a single system capable of spotting movement from miles away. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/dhs-wa...
DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks
US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.
www.wired.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
NEW: DHS is looking to build mobile surveillance units for regular trucks that combine AI, radar, high-powered cameras, and wireless networking into a single system capable of spotting movement from miles away. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/dhs-wa...
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Actual panopticon.
NY school district's AI-powered classroom surveillance worries civil liberties advocates | StateScoop
The New York arm of the ACLU says the XSponse system was installed without public disclosure and risks student privacy.
statescoop.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Actual panopticon.
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I don’t know if there’s a more perfect illustration of the utter fucking nonsense that creative pollution by AI will produce than this choice to illustrate the power of Paramount’s new “localization” and “customization” technology by face-swapping Brad Pitt into the lead role of GET OUT
October 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I don’t know if there’s a more perfect illustration of the utter fucking nonsense that creative pollution by AI will produce than this choice to illustrate the power of Paramount’s new “localization” and “customization” technology by face-swapping Brad Pitt into the lead role of GET OUT
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$40 billion to Argentina’s right-wing government.
The entire USAID budget was $34 billion.
The entire USAID budget was $34 billion.
ARGENTINE PESO COLLAPSES TO RECORD LOW — DOWN 99.8% SINCE 2009
October 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
$40 billion to Argentina’s right-wing government.
The entire USAID budget was $34 billion.
The entire USAID budget was $34 billion.
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The entire "free speech on campus" moral panic was manufactured to blackmail us into making space in intellectual life for bigots and charlatans who couldn't get there on their own merits. Its a DEI scheme for fascism. Congratulations to everyone who took it at face value.
“Following his lecture, Yarvin will debate the legendary British historian David Starkey on history and the future of conservatism.” Everything about this is so cursed. Masks off at the University of Oxford.
October 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The entire "free speech on campus" moral panic was manufactured to blackmail us into making space in intellectual life for bigots and charlatans who couldn't get there on their own merits. Its a DEI scheme for fascism. Congratulations to everyone who took it at face value.