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Philosophy, Plato, Non-classical Logics, David Foster Wallace, Skating, Art & Design. Posts reflect my views not those of my employer. Reposts are not necessarily endorsements. Mostly feral.
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Istanbul. Over 2 million people joined the demonstration.

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Yaas! We have survived far worse than Trump and the right-wing assault on our place in history. They will try, but they’ll never be able to erase us.

submitted 16 hours ago • 52 comments

imagine laws, but for rich people.

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There were 13 church leaders & christian school employees who were arrested, pled guilty and/or were sentenced to prison for child sex crimes this week.

submitted 15 hours ago • 1180 comments

Wall Street Journal editorial board: "Our worst fears about Mr. Kennedy are coming true..." www.wsj.com/opinion/rfk-...

submitted 15 hours ago • 1171 comments

ICE is detaining American citizens now. Even if they don’t deport us to Gitmo, it’s a bit inconvenient if we go out to get some apples and spend a night in jail instead.

submitted 2 days ago • 74 comments

NIH has rescinded its scientific integrity policy. Hard to see this as anything other than clearing the way for shoddy research on things like vaccines. Regardless of the rationale, it's bad news for public health. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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remember what i said about RFK Jr. being a eugenicist first and foremost? www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...

submitted 16 hours ago • 592 comments

So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base! and they want to do it ... ... in *a few months* I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ... ... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here 1/9

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very important and I've been hearing the same

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NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.

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Good morning. Listen, you have to just decide. They are not taking the Black Smithsonian. Resolve it in your spirit.

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CARTOON OF THE DAY #2 🇺🇸 (From @adamzyglis.bsky.social )

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www.thelongmemo.com/p/every-stud...

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wow Elons grandpa was a complete nutcase who moved to South Africa to help build apartheid www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...

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Dear all foreign friends outside the United States, Our country is big. Like really big. Like so much bigger than you ken. Our states are bigger than many countries, and there's 50 of them. So when you wonder why we are not all marching on DC I live 2,500 miles (4000 km) from the White House

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The White House Correspondents’ Association said it fired host Amber Ruffin so it can instead focus the dinner on celebrating the First Amendment. Which apparently can be done best by preventing a gay black woman from speaking.

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A couple of years ago, I noticed that Dems were losing ground with Latino voters. I launched a Spanish-language YouTube channel to reach those people. That channel is now on its way to 300,000 subscribers and has nearly 50 million views. We have be aggressive and go into spaces we're not already in.

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Everyone should read this.

submitted 1 day ago • 147 comments

hear hear

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Michigan's alumni association folded like they were playing Auburn in the Sweet Sixteen.

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Perfect 🤣🎯

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Earlier today, Elon Musk deleted a tweet in which he wrote that it is “improper for lawmakers to target a single person or company.” I wonder why!!

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Hundreds of international students in the US are getting an email from the State Department asking them to self-deport owing to campus activism — for something as innocuous as sharing a social media post.

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We have just been blessed with cuteness by a gentleman who runs a sugar glider rescue. ❤️

submitted 2 days ago • 13 comments

The FT's deadpan dark commentary hasn't been beaten yet

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