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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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They're not just requiring that students learn how to use the bullshit machine.
They're requiring students to "defend" the decisions made by AI.
Remind me, which one of them is supposedly getting the degree there?
They're requiring students to "defend" the decisions made by AI.
Remind me, which one of them is supposedly getting the degree there?
December 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
They're not just requiring that students learn how to use the bullshit machine.
They're requiring students to "defend" the decisions made by AI.
Remind me, which one of them is supposedly getting the degree there?
They're requiring students to "defend" the decisions made by AI.
Remind me, which one of them is supposedly getting the degree there?
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Signaling their bold new commitment to AI, Purdue is changing its mascot from the Boilermakers to the Bullshitters.
It’s been fun while it lasted: “Purdue University will begin requiring that all of its undergraduate students demonstrate basic competency in artificial intelligence starting with freshmen who enter the university in 2026.”
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Purdue University Approves New AI Requirement For All Undergrads
Purdue University will begin requiring that all of its undergraduate students meet an AI competency requirement starting with freshmen who enter the university in 2026.
www.forbes.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Signaling their bold new commitment to AI, Purdue is changing its mascot from the Boilermakers to the Bullshitters.
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The Bible isn't exactly a human rights handbook (see slavery, genocide, etc), but it's funny to watch MAGA Christians lose their minds when confronted with the kinder verses in scripture.
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'An Utter Lack Of Biblical Literacy Skills': Bible Scholars Share The Real Reason MAGA Christians Are So Mad At Those Nativity Displays
MAGA Christians were quick to attack the recent protest Nativity displays as "sacrilege" — however, Christian scholars have a very different take.
sbee.link
December 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
The Bible isn't exactly a human rights handbook (see slavery, genocide, etc), but it's funny to watch MAGA Christians lose their minds when confronted with the kinder verses in scripture.
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sbee.link/4erxjykupv
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As a former Chief Justice noted,
December 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
As a former Chief Justice noted,
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Fact-check: true
December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Fact-check: true
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“Coal mining companies only pay 2% royalties to the Government and the taxpayers are left with the toxic tab. Coal mining is the Christmas gift that keeps on taking.”
“You can’t fast-track your way out of acid mine drainage. Someone always pays and it’s always the taxpayer.”
#nzpol
“You can’t fast-track your way out of acid mine drainage. Someone always pays and it’s always the taxpayer.”
#nzpol
Govt's whopping $256m clean up bill for one coalmine
The Government will have to fork out $256m to clean up Stockton coal mine on the West Coast - more than triple earlier estimates.
www.thepress.co.nz
December 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
“Coal mining companies only pay 2% royalties to the Government and the taxpayers are left with the toxic tab. Coal mining is the Christmas gift that keeps on taking.”
“You can’t fast-track your way out of acid mine drainage. Someone always pays and it’s always the taxpayer.”
#nzpol
“You can’t fast-track your way out of acid mine drainage. Someone always pays and it’s always the taxpayer.”
#nzpol
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Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
December 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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The endgame of authoritarian regimes is to no longer need popular approval. So don't be too sanguine about Trump's plummeting popularity.
Trump’s Wager and the Authoritarian Shift
Is Trump getting weaker, or is the authoritarian danger increasing? Yes.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The endgame of authoritarian regimes is to no longer need popular approval. So don't be too sanguine about Trump's plummeting popularity.
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If insane demands are the new trend, Finland should demand a 500 km buffer zone inside Russia, free of any Russian presence, to guarantee our security
December 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
If insane demands are the new trend, Finland should demand a 500 km buffer zone inside Russia, free of any Russian presence, to guarantee our security
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ICE snatched a human rights hero.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...
Man who filmed Uyghur concentration camps now fights for his own freedom in the United States
In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of concentration camp facilities used to imprison Uyghurs. Now, he faces the threat of deportation back to China, where he would f...
hrichina.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
ICE snatched a human rights hero.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
Guan Heng risked his life to capture video of Uyghur concentration camps. After escaping to the U.S., Guan was in hiding for years, not knowing his work had been crucial to substantiating China's mass detention practices.
On Monday, he has an asylum hearing in NY.
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And the final thing to note is that we're a rich country. If a NZ adult has wealth over ~NZ$380k (40% of us) they are among the wealthiest 10% of adults globally. #nzpol
From their database: NZ adults individual wealth in $NZ
11% have negative wealth
Quarter less than $62k
One third less than $115k
Half less than $260k
One third have more than $488k
One quarter more than $684k
20% have more than$852k
10% more than $1.5M
1% more than $6.8M
0.1% more than $24M
#nzpol
11% have negative wealth
Quarter less than $62k
One third less than $115k
Half less than $260k
One third have more than $488k
One quarter more than $684k
20% have more than$852k
10% more than $1.5M
1% more than $6.8M
0.1% more than $24M
#nzpol
December 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
And the final thing to note is that we're a rich country. If a NZ adult has wealth over ~NZ$380k (40% of us) they are among the wealthiest 10% of adults globally. #nzpol
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Not only does Musk demonstrate unfamiliarity with hysterectomies -- and 600,000 of these procedures are performed each year in the US alone -- but it really illustrates how he sees women: not as fully equal human beings, as tools for (his) reproduction
December 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Not only does Musk demonstrate unfamiliarity with hysterectomies -- and 600,000 of these procedures are performed each year in the US alone -- but it really illustrates how he sees women: not as fully equal human beings, as tools for (his) reproduction
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The funny thing is there are absolutely traits skills and characteristics that financially super successful people have and they are:
money
being born into money
knowing other people with money
money
being born into money
knowing other people with money
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The funny thing is there are absolutely traits skills and characteristics that financially super successful people have and they are:
money
being born into money
knowing other people with money
money
being born into money
knowing other people with money
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Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
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My position on taking action. And on the important space between everything and nothing.
December 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My position on taking action. And on the important space between everything and nothing.
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Fox News’ Chief National Security Correspondent. We are about to go to war for oil, while citing a lie as justification. Again.
December 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Fox News’ Chief National Security Correspondent. We are about to go to war for oil, while citing a lie as justification. Again.
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Everything I’ve ever seen about this guy screams professional troll, sort of like a slightly less overt Valentina Gomez.
INBOX: James Fishback, a Republican candidate for Florida Governor who is accused by his competitor Rep. Byron Donald of statutory rape, released a campaign video today pledging "to make the trains run on time," a direct reference to the Fascist dictator of Italy Benito Mussolini
December 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Everything I’ve ever seen about this guy screams professional troll, sort of like a slightly less overt Valentina Gomez.
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On Instagram about 15 hours ago, Eric Trump accidentally leaked a draft Truth Social post from Trump about the flooding in Washington State that destroyed countless homes.
Trump still hasn’t posted about the flooding, but had time to post about tariffs, attack migrants, and threaten Republicans.
Trump still hasn’t posted about the flooding, but had time to post about tariffs, attack migrants, and threaten Republicans.
December 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
On Instagram about 15 hours ago, Eric Trump accidentally leaked a draft Truth Social post from Trump about the flooding in Washington State that destroyed countless homes.
Trump still hasn’t posted about the flooding, but had time to post about tariffs, attack migrants, and threaten Republicans.
Trump still hasn’t posted about the flooding, but had time to post about tariffs, attack migrants, and threaten Republicans.
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We’ve reached the point where Fox is telling viewers to buy artificial Christmas trees so the farms can be turned into data centers. “Everyone needs to get on board.”
December 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We’ve reached the point where Fox is telling viewers to buy artificial Christmas trees so the farms can be turned into data centers. “Everyone needs to get on board.”
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“Only by embracing the deliberate inconveniences of real interdependence can belonging flourish”
The price of belonging is inconvenience. Are we still willing to pay it?
Every time we choose people over convenience, we invest in community. The real question in our homes, workplaces and democracies is whether we are willing to pay that price.
theconversation.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“Only by embracing the deliberate inconveniences of real interdependence can belonging flourish”
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Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and the country is now at risk of losing its disease-elimination status. Infectious disease experts say this is directly tied to Trump appointing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS. Are we great yet?
December 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and the country is now at risk of losing its disease-elimination status. Infectious disease experts say this is directly tied to Trump appointing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS. Are we great yet?
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What in the world??
US forces raided ship headed to Iran from China in Indian Ocean, WSJ says reut.rs/3XURCoX
US forces raided ship headed to Iran from China in Indian Ocean, WSJ says
A U.S. special operations team in the Indian Ocean raided a ship headed to Iran from China last month and seized military-related articles, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing U.S. officials.
reut.rs
December 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
What in the world??