factory workshop
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pluralist ecology better
polite social fiction the tattered fig leaf, upper class still just extractive as ever
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
polite social fiction the tattered fig leaf, upper class still just extractive as ever
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In 249 years, this country has yet to outlaw slavery. We change its form, we change its name, but slavery has been constant. Powerful people and businesses just really love slave labor, and a chunk of our economy is built on that.
Private prison company GEO Group allegedly made immigration detainees work for no pay. Now it's at the Supreme Court trying to prevent the detainees from suing. bit.ly/4pfafj2
Supreme Court Considers Private Prison Case
A private prison company seeks a ruling that could help all government contractors evade liability.
www.brennancenter.org
December 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
In 249 years, this country has yet to outlaw slavery. We change its form, we change its name, but slavery has been constant. Powerful people and businesses just really love slave labor, and a chunk of our economy is built on that.
such a horrible reflection on this rent seeking upper class culture,
engagement optimized for extraction on vulnerable human beings without care or concern to the result
engagement optimized for extraction on vulnerable human beings without care or concern to the result
Kevin’s chart really says it all. this is what it looks like when a vulnerable user gets sucked in by an engagement optimized chatbot
December 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
such a horrible reflection on this rent seeking upper class culture,
engagement optimized for extraction on vulnerable human beings without care or concern to the result
engagement optimized for extraction on vulnerable human beings without care or concern to the result
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How bad is the flu? Worst since NY health dept began recording in 2004. Current: 189,312 positive cases in NY so far.
Hospitalizations up 63% from previous week, to 3,666.
#Medsky #IDsky #epidemiology #vaccines #influenza #immunology
Hospitalizations up 63% from previous week, to 3,666.
#Medsky #IDsky #epidemiology #vaccines #influenza #immunology
New York State Department of Health Confirms Most Flu Cases Ever Recorded in One Week
www.health.ny.gov
December 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
How bad is the flu? Worst since NY health dept began recording in 2004. Current: 189,312 positive cases in NY so far.
Hospitalizations up 63% from previous week, to 3,666.
#Medsky #IDsky #epidemiology #vaccines #influenza #immunology
Hospitalizations up 63% from previous week, to 3,666.
#Medsky #IDsky #epidemiology #vaccines #influenza #immunology
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Trump prefers "me" to US.
In attaching his name to buildings and programs while still president, Donald Trump is walking a path paved by conquerors and autocrats.
gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
In attaching his name to buildings and programs while still president, Donald Trump is walking a path paved by conquerors and autocrats.
gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
Trump Remakes America as Leader of the Brand
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Trump prefers "me" to US.
In attaching his name to buildings and programs while still president, Donald Trump is walking a path paved by conquerors and autocrats.
gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
In attaching his name to buildings and programs while still president, Donald Trump is walking a path paved by conquerors and autocrats.
gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
class war is from those of arbitrary upper advantage creating division amongst anyone else they can, this tactic, first and foremost to be non-competitive and also a public confession of supreme and utter mediocrity
“Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism, and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and person hood”
― Coretta Scott King
― Coretta Scott King
December 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
class war is from those of arbitrary upper advantage creating division amongst anyone else they can, this tactic, first and foremost to be non-competitive and also a public confession of supreme and utter mediocrity
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Today's column is on the relentless march of blithering idiocy, which includes denying climate science while your house is - literally in this case - burning down.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A conversation between Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson summed up 2025 for me – and not in a good way | George Monbiot
From merrily dismissing climate science, to promoting irresponsible health claims, the podcast was an unintentional warning for our times, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Today's column is on the relentless march of blithering idiocy, which includes denying climate science while your house is - literally in this case - burning down.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The euphemism of “forcing peace” requires no invention; it was tested long ago." www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/25/r...
Russia's Economy in the Late 2020s Will Look a Lot Like the Late Soviet Economy - The Moscow Times
Opinion | Because of my work, I am obliged to read closely, watch attentively and listen carefully whenever Russian politicians and officials talk about the economy.
www.themoscowtimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The euphemism of “forcing peace” requires no invention; it was tested long ago." www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/25/r...
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true. that's bc you've allowed your sense of style to be narrowly defined by fashion brands, instead of thinking about it in terms of cultural history. over the course of the 20th century, many groups have dressed well, even if they didn't conform to fashion trends or bourgeois respectability
December 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
true. that's bc you've allowed your sense of style to be narrowly defined by fashion brands, instead of thinking about it in terms of cultural history. over the course of the 20th century, many groups have dressed well, even if they didn't conform to fashion trends or bourgeois respectability
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'There is something deeply unsettling about a civilisation capable of planning a lunar base decades in advance while accepting, in real time, the mass extinguishing of civilian life.'
Colin Sheridan - aspiration versus empathy.
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
Colin Sheridan: Building spaceships, breaking cities
There is something deeply unsettling about a civilisation capable of planning a lunar base decades in advance while accepting, in real time, the mass extinguishing of civilian life
www.irishexaminer.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
'There is something deeply unsettling about a civilisation capable of planning a lunar base decades in advance while accepting, in real time, the mass extinguishing of civilian life.'
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#merrychristmas from earth in this Quantum Foam location from my #physics Christmas tree working on Higgs Field #E8xE8 and Why things weigh what they do and atomic shells fill the way they do from first principle. #stringtheory #quantumphysics #Higgs #fundamentalparticles
December 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
#merrychristmas from earth in this Quantum Foam location from my #physics Christmas tree working on Higgs Field #E8xE8 and Why things weigh what they do and atomic shells fill the way they do from first principle. #stringtheory #quantumphysics #Higgs #fundamentalparticles
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Platonic Form of a White Person
December 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Platonic Form of a White Person
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These guys had to take one (1) required Anthropology or Sociology course in college and have decided to make it everyone's problem ever since.
December 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
These guys had to take one (1) required Anthropology or Sociology course in college and have decided to make it everyone's problem ever since.
occasionally artists generosity from a spirit of good will can be withdrawn if the onus of working for free becomes actually hazardous toxic or too bogus
Trump take Christmas jazz
December 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
occasionally artists generosity from a spirit of good will can be withdrawn if the onus of working for free becomes actually hazardous toxic or too bogus
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reenacted the exact behavior you built your brand trashing. Free speech, it turns out, is sacred right up until it becomes inconvenient for your job title. When the pressure arrived, courage was suddenly “not ready.”
December 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
reenacted the exact behavior you built your brand trashing. Free speech, it turns out, is sacred right up until it becomes inconvenient for your job title. When the pressure arrived, courage was suddenly “not ready.”
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Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
Refusing to help those in need is tantamount to rejecting God himself, says pontiff during Christmas Eve mass
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Christmas carols are sung in the Kyiv metro station
December 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Christmas carols are sung in the Kyiv metro station
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"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
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In one sentence, the (often unspoken) logic unpinning most opposition to new housing
Trump: If we build more housing, the price of homes will go down, and homeowners will lose their wealth.
December 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
In one sentence, the (often unspoken) logic unpinning most opposition to new housing
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Here are recommended reads about the United States — perfect for the history buff on your gift list, or anyone looking to learn more about how the U.S got to where it is today. n.pr/451pODt
10 books to help you understand America as its 250th birthday approaches
Here are recommended reads about the United States — perfect for the history buff on your gift list, or anyone looking to learn more about how the U.S got to where it is today.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Here are recommended reads about the United States — perfect for the history buff on your gift list, or anyone looking to learn more about how the U.S got to where it is today. n.pr/451pODt
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"Homer wasn’t writing to glorify the Bronze Age. He lived in the wreckage of the Bronze Age. Every day his shattered society reminded him of that age’s failures." www.liberalcurrents.com/reviewer-jud...
Reviewer Judge Words in Book: Bronze Age Mindset, Reviewed
We can be more and better than conquerors and thieves.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Homer wasn’t writing to glorify the Bronze Age. He lived in the wreckage of the Bronze Age. Every day his shattered society reminded him of that age’s failures." www.liberalcurrents.com/reviewer-jud...
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"It is going to get so much worse."
For the first of two end-of-the-year episodes of @pandemia.bsky.social, I talked to @drdemetre.bsky.social about what happened in 2025 at the CDC and how he thinks about the future of vaccines and public health in the US.
A quick 🧪🧵
For the first of two end-of-the-year episodes of @pandemia.bsky.social, I talked to @drdemetre.bsky.social about what happened in 2025 at the CDC and how he thinks about the future of vaccines and public health in the US.
A quick 🧪🧵
Impfen | Es wird noch viel schlimmer werden
Podcast Episode · Pandemia · 22/12/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"It is going to get so much worse."
For the first of two end-of-the-year episodes of @pandemia.bsky.social, I talked to @drdemetre.bsky.social about what happened in 2025 at the CDC and how he thinks about the future of vaccines and public health in the US.
A quick 🧪🧵
For the first of two end-of-the-year episodes of @pandemia.bsky.social, I talked to @drdemetre.bsky.social about what happened in 2025 at the CDC and how he thinks about the future of vaccines and public health in the US.
A quick 🧪🧵
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I think we need to approach the issue with more creativity and address long-term accumulated drivers of cost of living pressures, which ultimately is what the public is asking for a response to.
Our last print issue addressed these directly:
prospect.org/archive/dec-...
Our last print issue addressed these directly:
prospect.org/archive/dec-...
Dec 2025 Issue - The American Prospect
prospect.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I think we need to approach the issue with more creativity and address long-term accumulated drivers of cost of living pressures, which ultimately is what the public is asking for a response to.
Our last print issue addressed these directly:
prospect.org/archive/dec-...
Our last print issue addressed these directly:
prospect.org/archive/dec-...
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Honestly, Americans aren’t just worse off, they’re 400%, 500%, even 600% worse off than we are.
Tremendous numbers. The worst numbers.
Nobody’s ever seen numbers like this.
Tremendous numbers. The worst numbers.
Nobody’s ever seen numbers like this.
The best stat is Canadian median wealth is over $30,000 HIGHER. That's in USD too.
US GDP per capita is 30% higher, but it doesn't trickle down to regular folks like you and me.
US GDP per capita is 30% higher, but it doesn't trickle down to regular folks like you and me.
December 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Honestly, Americans aren’t just worse off, they’re 400%, 500%, even 600% worse off than we are.
Tremendous numbers. The worst numbers.
Nobody’s ever seen numbers like this.
Tremendous numbers. The worst numbers.
Nobody’s ever seen numbers like this.
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China may have hit their peak oil overall this year! But it's more likely that they will hit it by 2027.
But their shift is already dropping demand for crude oil globally.
Which amplifies the current over-supply "problem."
Which drops the price of crude oil even further.
But their shift is already dropping demand for crude oil globally.
Which amplifies the current over-supply "problem."
Which drops the price of crude oil even further.
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
China may have hit their peak oil overall this year! But it's more likely that they will hit it by 2027.
But their shift is already dropping demand for crude oil globally.
Which amplifies the current over-supply "problem."
Which drops the price of crude oil even further.
But their shift is already dropping demand for crude oil globally.
Which amplifies the current over-supply "problem."
Which drops the price of crude oil even further.