Christopher De Vries
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Orwell called it newspeak, today it’s called algospeak. In both cases the control of vocabulary makes it harder to express coherent nuanced opinions and diminishes critical speech. Sanitizing social media wont make problems disappear. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algospeak
Algospeak - Wikipedia
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December 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Orwell called it newspeak, today it’s called algospeak. In both cases the control of vocabulary makes it harder to express coherent nuanced opinions and diminishes critical speech. Sanitizing social media wont make problems disappear. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algospeak
Saw one of those “put a finger down if you…” which covered a bunch of things people from my generation did or would know. After all my fingers were down it went on to say, “If you put all your fingers down it’s time to talk about colon cancer screening and Cologuard.” Ugh
December 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Saw one of those “put a finger down if you…” which covered a bunch of things people from my generation did or would know. After all my fingers were down it went on to say, “If you put all your fingers down it’s time to talk about colon cancer screening and Cologuard.” Ugh
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Evil. I don’t use that word lightly.
Santa better watch out
He better not cry
He better not pout
I’m telling you why
He will be deported from town!
He better not cry
He better not pout
I’m telling you why
He will be deported from town!
December 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Evil. I don’t use that word lightly.
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Since his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated.
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
December 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Since his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated.
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
It’s the end times
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
It’s the end times
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The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
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ICE PEPPER SPRAYED A ONE-YEAR-OLD because her mother was filming them.
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
ICE PEPPER SPRAYED A ONE-YEAR-OLD because her mother was filming them.
It’s hard to fathom the depths of my anger and sorrow at what RFK Jr. has done to our public health system. So many people will suffer from preventable disease. So many parents will watch their children die. So many people will require lifelong care.
December 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It’s hard to fathom the depths of my anger and sorrow at what RFK Jr. has done to our public health system. So many people will suffer from preventable disease. So many parents will watch their children die. So many people will require lifelong care.
Sometimes I have trouble finding the words to describe it times. Luckily @michaelianblack.bsky.social finds the words.
December 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Sometimes I have trouble finding the words to describe it times. Luckily @michaelianblack.bsky.social finds the words.
I think the headline “LePage is obsessed with student-athlete genitals” is a bit more clear.
Republican House candidate Paul LePage said he will emphasize trans-student-athlete policy in his campaign, and Sen. Susan Collins signed onto a petition related to the issue. Read more from our D.C. correspondent for free at the link below.
themainemonitor.org/trans-rights...
themainemonitor.org/trans-rights...
The debate over trans rights is heating up in Maine
Paul LePage will emphasize trans-student-athlete policy in his campaign, and Susan Collins signed onto a petition related to the issue.
themainemonitor.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I think the headline “LePage is obsessed with student-athlete genitals” is a bit more clear.
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The Arrest of Christ, German artist, 1480-1495, 📸 by @1ontapdigital
December 20, 2024 at 3:39 AM
The Arrest of Christ, German artist, 1480-1495, 📸 by @1ontapdigital
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Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
May 27, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
I went to see Graham Platner in Oxford today and was very impressed. He paints a compelling picture of where we could go from here and admits it will take more than an election it even a couple of elections to make it happen. He spoke about organizing with the familiarity of someone practiced in it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I went to see Graham Platner in Oxford today and was very impressed. He paints a compelling picture of where we could go from here and admits it will take more than an election it even a couple of elections to make it happen. He spoke about organizing with the familiarity of someone practiced in it.
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I’ve come to hear the oyster guy for myself; by the start time, the room is full. Parking was tricky; ended up in the field behind the hall; glad we brought the truck.
Gooood Sunday morning, Mainers!
Sunny, then increasing clouds, high 32º, calm.
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MAINE RESISTANCE
SUN, DEC 7, 2025
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#ORGANIZE #OPPOSE #RESIST
Very interesting events today!
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#Maine #MEpolitics
REPOST & SHARE!
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Sunny, then increasing clouds, high 32º, calm.
===============
MAINE RESISTANCE
SUN, DEC 7, 2025
===============
#ORGANIZE #OPPOSE #RESIST
Very interesting events today!
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#Maine #MEpolitics
REPOST & SHARE!
p1/3
December 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I’ve come to hear the oyster guy for myself; by the start time, the room is full. Parking was tricky; ended up in the field behind the hall; glad we brought the truck.
I think we can assume when someone has "no idea" what part of body was examined, that the brain was examined.
Trump appeared open to releasing the results of a recent MRI, although he said he was unaware which part of his body was examined in the scan. https://cnn.it/4audS0a
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I think we can assume when someone has "no idea" what part of body was examined, that the brain was examined.
Gearing up for Advent of Code again. Using gleam again this year. github.com/devries/adve...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Gearing up for Advent of Code again. Using gleam again this year. github.com/devries/adve...
In remembrance of Tom Stoppard I present one of my favorite radio plays he wrote. The Dissolution of Dominic Boot. youtu.be/uC8UJElgGx0?...
Just Before Midnight 64/01/15 The Dissolution of Dominic Boot (by Tom Stoppard)
YouTube video by Nikola Tesla Wireless Radio
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November 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
In remembrance of Tom Stoppard I present one of my favorite radio plays he wrote. The Dissolution of Dominic Boot. youtu.be/uC8UJElgGx0?...
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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No-one is without something they wish were different about themselves. Be honest, improve what you can, but be kind to yourself, too. Don't become your own bully.
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
No-one is without something they wish were different about themselves. Be honest, improve what you can, but be kind to yourself, too. Don't become your own bully.
Trump wants a peace prize for this?
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Trump wants a peace prize for this?
In the wake of creating fraudulent AI generated reports for the Australian and Canadian governments at tremendous taxpayer expense, Deloitte wants to teach you how you can do the same. Never trust anything this company touches. www.deloitte.com/us/en/what-w...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
In the wake of creating fraudulent AI generated reports for the Australian and Canadian governments at tremendous taxpayer expense, Deloitte wants to teach you how you can do the same. Never trust anything this company touches. www.deloitte.com/us/en/what-w...