The Facts in the Case of Dr Dedman
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Writer, resting actor, recovering bookseller, extinguished professor. www.stephendedman.com
Interests: Sf, horror, urban fantasy, GURPS, Shadowrun, palaeontology, astronomy, forensics, mythology, movies, theatre, cats, travel, weirdness.
Interests: Sf, horror, urban fantasy, GURPS, Shadowrun, palaeontology, astronomy, forensics, mythology, movies, theatre, cats, travel, weirdness.
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"The good news is that I am in the room where it happens. The bad news is that room is in hell." 🤣🤣💀
"In the last court term, I wrote ten dissenting opinions, more than any other justice. Have you previewed the horror show on the docket for this term? Alito just winked at me and asked if it’s too soon to joke that I don’t have the brain processing power to do this job."
With America on My Last Fucking Nerve, I, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Dissent
You know me as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Over the past three years, I’ve tried changing the system from within. I’ve wri...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"The good news is that I am in the room where it happens. The bad news is that room is in hell." 🤣🤣💀
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If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
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They're small. Muddy knees. Higher voices than adults. Easy.
November 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
They're small. Muddy knees. Higher voices than adults. Easy.
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When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
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Q: Why did Donald Trump bury Ivana on one of his golf courses?
A: So he could still cheat on her.
A: So he could still cheat on her.
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Q: Why did Donald Trump bury Ivana on one of his golf courses?
A: So he could still cheat on her.
A: So he could still cheat on her.
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Some in the Democratic Party want to you think we must choose between social justice and economic populism.
Rubbish.
The only path forward is embracing both.
Rubbish.
The only path forward is embracing both.
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Some in the Democratic Party want to you think we must choose between social justice and economic populism.
Rubbish.
The only path forward is embracing both.
Rubbish.
The only path forward is embracing both.
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How can we navigate difficult conversations these holidays? Buddhism offers some guidance | Making sense of it
How can we navigate difficult conversations these holidays? Buddhism offers some guidance | Making sense of it
Choosing to bring intentionality to our speech challenges our tendency to abandon and disconnect from those we do not agree with
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Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life
When it comes to difficult conversations, I have a way to go. I often swing between hyper-assertiveness and retreating entirely, but both avoid vulnerability. I often tell myself silence is “skilful”, though it can easily turn into passive aggression. And avoidance has consequences – not speaking out of fear can create distance and irreparable damage to relationships and communities.
As Buddhist activist-scholar bell hooks says: “to know love we have to tell the truth to ourselves and to others … Commitment to truth telling lays the groundwork for the openness and honesty that is the heartbeat of love.” That, to me, is the kind of love I aspire to, even if I often miss the mark. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
How can we navigate difficult conversations these holidays? Buddhism offers some guidance | Making sense of it
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Gen Z Australians are attempting suicide and self-harming more than previous generations, study finds
Gen Z Australians are attempting suicide and self-harming more than previous generations, study finds
Exclusive: Separate research also shows number of young children having suicidal thoughts has risen at ‘alarming’ rate
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Young Australians aged 16 to 25 are attempting to kill themselves, self-harming and experiencing suicidal thoughts in greater numbers and at earlier ages than previous generations, a landmark study has found.
It comes as Kids Helpline data provided exclusively to Guardian Australia shows the proportion of young children experiencing suicidality is increasing at “alarming” rates and being expressed by children as young as six. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Gen Z Australians are attempting suicide and self-harming more than previous generations, study finds
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More than 670 NSW pokies venues to be stripped of ability to stay open after 4am
More than 670 NSW pokies venues to be stripped of ability to stay open after 4am
Exclusive: Government to end exemptions to mandated closing times for pubs and clubs, including those that allow 24/7 gambling
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More than 670 poker machine venues across New South Wales will lose their “outdated exemptions” to operate after 4am as the state government responds to pressure to address “a public health catastrophe”.
The decision, announced by the state’s gaming minister David Harris, will ensure gaming rooms are closed at the mandated 4am deadline. Currently, some venues allow them to be played 24/7. Continue reading...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
More than 670 NSW pokies venues to be stripped of ability to stay open after 4am
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Even the Brexit-backing right recognises the mistake of Brexit.
They don't offer any way out for the UK. You can still feel the arrogant pride in this article.
Humility is required, realism about consequences such as giving up trade deals, and positivity about Europe.
They don't offer any way out for the UK. You can still feel the arrogant pride in this article.
Humility is required, realism about consequences such as giving up trade deals, and positivity about Europe.
Time to admit the truth: Brexit has been an unmitigated economic failure
Leaving the EU has reduced Britain’s GDP by up to 8pc, according to a devastating US study
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Even the Brexit-backing right recognises the mistake of Brexit.
They don't offer any way out for the UK. You can still feel the arrogant pride in this article.
Humility is required, realism about consequences such as giving up trade deals, and positivity about Europe.
They don't offer any way out for the UK. You can still feel the arrogant pride in this article.
Humility is required, realism about consequences such as giving up trade deals, and positivity about Europe.
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Truth writ large. Deport him back to South Africa...via a few years in El Salvador.
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Truth writ large. Deport him back to South Africa...via a few years in El Salvador.
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Moldovan authorities said Russian drones had entered the country's airspace and posed a threat to aviation, the third such incident in nine days.
November 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Moldovan authorities said Russian drones had entered the country's airspace and posed a threat to aviation, the third such incident in nine days.
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Now that the US has fallen to a fascist govt, there has been a ripple effect amongst celebrities, & that’s particularly visible regarding those who once proclaimed themselves LGBTQ allies.
Most went silent, but a few made their hypocrisy clear:
Most went silent, but a few made their hypocrisy clear:
Hard Pivot: All the allies who've disappointed us this year-from Debra Messing to Snoop Dogg to Kristin Chenoweth - Queerty
We lost a lot of people to the fart mind virus this year
www.queerty.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Now that the US has fallen to a fascist govt, there has been a ripple effect amongst celebrities, & that’s particularly visible regarding those who once proclaimed themselves LGBTQ allies.
Most went silent, but a few made their hypocrisy clear:
Most went silent, but a few made their hypocrisy clear:
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“I don’t agree with trans people in society.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“I don’t agree with trans people in society.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
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A friend of mine who’s a barista, and also trans, had to deal with a customer who was enraged, and apparently incredulous, that Trump winning didn’t mean she had every right to misgender her.
“Trump won! We don’t have to put up with people like that anymore!”
The police were called.
“Trump won! We don’t have to put up with people like that anymore!”
The police were called.
Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A friend of mine who’s a barista, and also trans, had to deal with a customer who was enraged, and apparently incredulous, that Trump winning didn’t mean she had every right to misgender her.
“Trump won! We don’t have to put up with people like that anymore!”
The police were called.
“Trump won! We don’t have to put up with people like that anymore!”
The police were called.
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The MAGA regime just ended a rule that limited a certain type of pollution that causes heart and lung disease, a rule which was expected to save thousands of lives every year.
This isn’t just evil, it’s plain murder.
This isn’t just evil, it’s plain murder.
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The MAGA regime just ended a rule that limited a certain type of pollution that causes heart and lung disease, a rule which was expected to save thousands of lives every year.
This isn’t just evil, it’s plain murder.
This isn’t just evil, it’s plain murder.
Worry less about where money is going to come from during semester breaks, and enjoy the free time it gives me for writing.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Worry less about where money is going to come from during semester breaks, and enjoy the free time it gives me for writing.
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If you want to know why Pete Hegseth is confident he'll face no consequences for blatant war crimes, just look at the list of people who attended Dick Cheney's funeral.
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
If you want to know why Pete Hegseth is confident he'll face no consequences for blatant war crimes, just look at the list of people who attended Dick Cheney's funeral.
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Suddenly, the applause he gave on that red-carpeted airport tarmac makes a lot more sense. 🤡
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Suddenly, the applause he gave on that red-carpeted airport tarmac makes a lot more sense. 🤡
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November 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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British millennials are embracing an unlikely new cause: infrastructure, housing and the politics of economic growth.
Fed-Up UK Millennials Are Mobilizing to Push for Economic Growth
An emerging political movement aims to make infrastructure, housing and growth cool for a generation of frustrated Britons.
bloom.bg
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
British millennials are embracing an unlikely new cause: infrastructure, housing and the politics of economic growth.
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
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@realgdt.bsky.social Love Rachel's cosplays, she has done a lot of them now www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOA8...
Attempting to Make "The Creature" from Frankenstein (2025)
YouTube video by Rachel Maksy
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November 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
@realgdt.bsky.social Love Rachel's cosplays, she has done a lot of them now www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOA8...