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I know this is silly, but bringing some of my older pieces online, this one made me happy: Years ago, Prince invited me to his house in LA to preview his new album — and I couldn't go. So I asked for a Purple Raincheck. And I ended up with an even more amazing story. www.anildash.com/2016/05/12/t...

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Painting by Harold Newton. He was among the Black artists known as the Florida Highwaymen who produced paintings, starting in the 1950s, amidst segregation & economic exclusion, prized by collectors today. In 2004, 26 were inducted into the Florida Hall of Fame.

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Missing from this (ostensibly) Behind the Scenes report on Harvard’s pitched battle with the Corrupt Orangeman at 1600: Any mention of the fact that Harvard’s choice to Dump its first BW Pres, Claudine Gay, set the stage for the current #MAGA onslaught. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...

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“…it remains to be seen how many of the [Black reparations] bills Newsom would sign. The gov in Feb2025…launched a podcast to try and understand the ‘MAGA’ voter base that elected [DJT]. He’s made statements on the show reversing his prior, more progressive positions…” calmatters.org/explainers/r...

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they’ll mock us now downright.

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Can confirm that #CalTrans’ entire IT portfolio is shockingly ancient—and porous. No wonder these talking crosswalk features were easily Hacked! “The Caltrans operated crosswalk signals in Menlo Park were hacked on El Camino Real and near the Meta campus.” apple.news/AsApfolTyTd6...

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Social Security is built BY workers and FOR workers!

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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

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Yes, Harvard is an important institution and I learned a lot during the year I audited courses across the College and a few of the Grad schools (thanks, @niemanfoundation.bsky.social!) However another reason why the NYT obsesses over it is bc many staffers are alumni. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

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At the risk of stating the obvious: #FAFO 🤷🏽‍♀️ “Rural counties rallied behind [DJT] in ‘24, giving him a majority in all but 11 of the 444 farming-dependent counties last year, averaging 78% support, according to analysis by Investigate Midwest…Yet anxiety is mounting…” apple.news/AlwK81Z4ATee...

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This is cool! When that quake hit the other day, Elephants at the San Diego Zoo formed an "alert circle" around their young'uns. Via @califsun.bsky.social / @apnews.com apnews.com/article/eart...

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This would be bad for millions of residents across New England: “These [Boston] hospitals—despite employing Harvard Medical School faculty and co-sponsoring research projects—aren’t governed by the University and aren’t backed by Harvard’s $53.2 billion endowment.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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A top scientist at Harvard who has spent years unraveling the mysteries of tuberculosis woke up Tuesday morning and discovered an order from the federal government telling her to halt her research.

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An entire economy of AI spammers has emerged whose members take real disaster and misery, and then exploit those for profit www.404media.co/inside-the-e...

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CBP published more documents about the AI-powered tools it uses to surveil social media. Includes Fivecast which says it uses "AI-enabled analytics to rapidly identify people of interest". Company also scans for sentiment and emotion over time online www.404media.co/the-ai-tools...

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Along with other women in U.S. Media/Policy/Tech realms during 2010-17 era, I advocated for (and rang alarm bells) about #SiliconValley TechCos’ rising and pernicious Threat to democracy. Paris Marx is in Canada, so maybe he missed this — but US Journos who cover the Tech sector have no excuse 🫠

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Is “The White House” citing this or is it….MAGA? Asking bc this kinda inaccurate Framing by News biz folks and adjacent alleged Experts in/around the U.S. press corps is a big part of How We Got Here. The “White House” is a static entity that Symbolizes American democracy. It can be Manipulated🫢

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Ok, this @flavorflav.bsky.social post was for me New Info so I hopped onto YT to see more of #BluDeTiger. This long set from a 3/2025 live event in SF is remarkable. Jump to the 9min55sec point. Note her Respectful and innovate sonic Tribute to the Legendary #Sylvester! 💯💥 youtu.be/Eof_hMP2RJ8?...

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Not sure that Harvard is the best avatar for “the soul of higher ed,” however its Principled Stand is noteworthy. (PS: I’m biased but CA’s choice to convince state Taxpayers to fund a world class affordable higher Ed system in the postWWII era is a more pungent exemplar of “the soul of higher ed.”)

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Re Harvard’s rejection of #MAGA’s attempted shakedown, see this #Crimson report from April 9th. When I read it last week, I gathered that the Trustees AND The Corp were preparing to Resist. The hed here is subpar but pls read it. (And yes, Penny is JB’s sister.) www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu

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The illegal deportation and imprisonment of a person named Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a test. @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social

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I love station wagons so much.

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This cheers me up! #GoodnightMoon #USPS

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Yikes. See this investigation story from @calmatters.org: “[CA DMV] gave licenses to nearly 150 people less than a year after they allegedly killed someone on the road.” #LicenseToKill calmatters.org/investigatio...

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Closes app, flings iPhone into the clothes hamper

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Will the FatCat GOP donors who own CA’s BigAg regions receive Exemptions? Stay tuned. 🫠

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