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“Does refusing to hire a Holocaust denier as a member of Harvard’s history department faculty count as an ideological limit test?” Takano asked. Replying, McMahon said: “I believe that there should be diversity of viewpoints relative to teachings and opinions on campuses.” CC: ADL, Elise Stefanik

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The mainstrem media not only doesn't want to call out these blatant lies from Cuomo they spent the last week trying to turn a fake story about Mamdami being "evasive" answering a gotcha about Israel into a scandal/gaffe. They want Cuomo to win

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It's common to hear that, if Dems are to win against the right, they need to shift their rhetoric regarding social policies towards the right. This is conventional wisdom for many. But I'll let you in on a little secret: There's actually quite a lot of data about whether this works, and it doesn't.

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i deserve an honorary doctorate in procrastination

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the sad thing is that i’d bet that the problem isn’t fear of political vulnerability (although they fear it too) but fear of Trump’s wrath

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god this makes me sad

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NEW: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

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not to be a Historian about it, but every single human in the past had a life equally as complex and multifaceted as yours, and a lot of them were kind enough to leave us some pointers by passing on their knowledge! so, you know, it would be cool if more people paid attention to that

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Ms Rachel, the children’s entertainer and educator whose YouTube videos have been watched by millions of families around the world, said she is willing to "risk her career to keep advocating for suffering children in Gaza".

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"Some economists are beginning to question the accuracy of recent U.S. inflation data after the federal government said staffing shortages hampered its ability to conduct a massive monthly survey."

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I began to suspect Mandarin wasn't going to work for me when everyone I knew who became "fluent" needed 10 years in China

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Admitting you got your feelings hurt by some political nerd cat posters to a room full of people. Man have some self respect.

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A coalition called on Louisville Mayor Greenberg to increase spending on housing programs and the city’s affordable housing trust fund by about $12 million. His new budget proposes $3 million in new funding for local housing initiatives. From @byrobertor.lpm.org

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The U.S. government does not set accreditation standards

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Every woman, Jewish, or trans person on the internet gets threats of torture or death on the regular. These baby boys can't handle disrespectful dunking.

submitted 14 hours ago • 2 comments

oh my god

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See, when you let the bully stuff you in a trash can, he comes back with so much more respect for you … wait, that’s not how it works?

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WATCH: “You stand in my church. You promised me.” A Minneapolis pastor confronts the chief of police about helping ICE

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KJP was at her most passionate on the job when running cover for Biden’s complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Now she has left the Democratic Party and is writing a book reportedly presenting the Bidens as having been betrayed by the Party, lmao.

submitted 15 hours ago • 5 comments

I have not seen any correlation between a politician’s success and capability in office and this much-vaunted “managerial experience.” I also almost never see people asking this question about white guys.

submitted 17 hours ago • 21 comments

Just fyi, if you’re a lit mag defending AI, I will be blocking you. And if you use disability justice to defend the use of AI, I will wish it were possible to block you twice.

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I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives: www.404media.co/teachers-are...

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This past semester was the most stressful of my academic career. I had 180 students and about half cheated at some point in the semester They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays

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This kind of politics is just SO ugly. Tarrant County Republican Chair mocks the wholesome family photos on the Texas House floor at the end of the legislature's session by calling for the deportation of Texas State Representative Gene Wu's family (they are all US citizens).

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i want democrats who hate these bastards as much as they love their friends and families

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we picked up the seven year old from school today and he was in tears and when he was eventually able to tell us why it turns out he learned about trash getting into the ocean and hurting his favorite animals (like seals) and it was incredibly upsetting oh, buddy, this world will break your heart

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I hate it whenever people say "x person made the country safer" when that person locked up a lot of people in jail. It is not safer just because the biggest gang is controlled by the state and that state imprisons a lot of people. It is just creating a culture of fear.

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I... oh my god. amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...

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I feel like the fact that the Defense Secretary is a straight-up bigot is one of those self-terminating lines of thought for the press & it really really shouldn't be.

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this is perfect

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“Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem quietly removed a list of ‘sanctuary’ states, cities, and counties after outrage from the National Sheriffs’ Association.” newrepublic.com/post/195965/...

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This Pride Month, we Christians must reckon with one way we have caused and perpetuated the crisis of youth homelessness: by exiling our LGBTQIA+ children. Last year, I wrote this open letter to those who do so. I fear it's even more relevant this year. kevinmnye.substack.com/p/pride-prej...

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"the weight of the scientific evidence is clear: on hot days, light-colored roofs can stay more than 50 degrees cooler than dark ones, helping cut energy use, curb greenhouse gas emissions and reduce heat-related illnesses and deaths" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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“Dr. al-Farra said that most of the victims were children aged between 10 and 13, many with gunshot wounds to the head or chest.”

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