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One racist screed on his persoanl social media platform and we get days worth of "analysis."

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Here’s a minor thought for the day: Every time the President posts a public announcement to his personal social media network that is an illegal emolument.

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Curaçao vs Canada is in Houston which reminds me I have an eclectic collection of U.S. cities I have been to once, and not for 15-20 years. Includes Houston, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, Boise, Denver until this week.

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I found the story syndicated on Yahoo: This was a survey for a podcast. The entire story is an ad for the podcast. The podcast believes the workplace is too ”woke” The methodology includes “in app game surveys” The survey agrees with the premise of the person who commissioned it.

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This is a bizarre review process which seems designed to “both sides” any issue the RW deems “controversial.”

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A sign of human intelligence is to toss anyone out of the room for saying this. This is tech determinism and it may be pro-profit but it is anti-human. From: @alexhanna.bsky.social @emilymbender.bsky.social @techpolicypress.bsky.social techpolicy.press/the-myth-of-...

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If Harvard surrenders instead of actually winning in court, good luck to Northwestern et al.

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Unfortunately, we keep siting World Cups in locations with both oppressive weather and governments. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

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The RW reactionary pushback is essentially that a free market democracy will very gradually trend toward tolerance, inclusion and diversity. So they are trying to dismantle the foundations.

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the level of misinformation sparked because of this bananas EEG preprint is just really tragic. By the way if you think that a researcher caused cognitive decline to happen to participants in a study you should probably be freaked out by that

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Once in a while you need reminders that Social Media can be good. Though largely for the in-jokes.

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"It is not about money" = "It is about controlling speech."

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So the LFC-Leverkusen summer dealing looks to be £100 million plus Quansah for Wirtz and Frimpong.That seems like decent business.

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Yeah. None of these things are true in any way that matters.

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correct to fear bribery backlash if you're considering paying a $35 million bribe.

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We had this debate 10 years ago. Why are we still spamming readers?

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“ICE in just a few weeks has transformed itself into the closest thing that the US has ever had to a ‘secret police,’ with more seemingly culturally in common with the Klan nightriders of Reconstruction than their federal agency brethren like the FBI or ATF.” @garrettgraff.bsky.social

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This is a stock standard story in all respects but which fails to reckon with a malevolent administration. It provides paragraphs of quotes from officials and nothing in response to the assertion that Trump’s cuts to higher education are about “fraud and waste.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...

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A white supremacist regime.

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Remember when people warned of not learning lessons from the Beer Hall Putsch?

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It is our 30th anniversary and I just want to note I am not the one sitting in 4D.

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Not only are the Spanish Steps “closed to cars” they are in fact steps. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/w...

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I would like Flighty to tell me the time between gate arrival and boarding for connections - estimating by departure time for “relaxed connection” is not useful.

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They're the same picture

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From book eight of “The Expanse” series: “He had access to the state propaganda feeds, but he couldn’t bring himself to watch them. Either they’d make him angry, and he couldn’t afford to be angry, or through simple repetition they’d start to seem true.”

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One racist screed on his persoanl social media platform and we get days worth of "analysis."

Here’s a minor thought for the day: Every time the President posts a public announcement to his personal social media network that is an illegal emolument.

Curaçao vs Canada is in Houston which reminds me I have an eclectic collection of U.S. cities I have been to once, and not for 15-20 years. Includes Houston, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, Boise, Denver until this week.

I found the story syndicated on Yahoo: This was a survey for a podcast. The entire story is an ad for the podcast. The podcast believes the workplace is too ”woke” The methodology includes “in app game surveys” The survey agrees with the premise of the person who commissioned it.

This is a bizarre review process which seems designed to “both sides” any issue the RW deems “controversial.”

A sign of human intelligence is to toss anyone out of the room for saying this. This is tech determinism and it may be pro-profit but it is anti-human. From: @alexhanna.bsky.social @emilymbender.bsky.social @techpolicypress.bsky.social techpolicy.press/the-myth-of-...

If Harvard surrenders instead of actually winning in court, good luck to Northwestern et al.

Unfortunately, we keep siting World Cups in locations with both oppressive weather and governments. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

The RW reactionary pushback is essentially that a free market democracy will very gradually trend toward tolerance, inclusion and diversity. So they are trying to dismantle the foundations.

the level of misinformation sparked because of this bananas EEG preprint is just really tragic. By the way if you think that a researcher caused cognitive decline to happen to participants in a study you should probably be freaked out by that

Once in a while you need reminders that Social Media can be good. Though largely for the in-jokes.

"It is not about money" = "It is about controlling speech."

So the LFC-Leverkusen summer dealing looks to be £100 million plus Quansah for Wirtz and Frimpong.That seems like decent business.

Yeah. None of these things are true in any way that matters.

correct to fear bribery backlash if you're considering paying a $35 million bribe.

We had this debate 10 years ago. Why are we still spamming readers?

“ICE in just a few weeks has transformed itself into the closest thing that the US has ever had to a ‘secret police,’ with more seemingly culturally in common with the Klan nightriders of Reconstruction than their federal agency brethren like the FBI or ATF.” @garrettgraff.bsky.social

This is a stock standard story in all respects but which fails to reckon with a malevolent administration. It provides paragraphs of quotes from officials and nothing in response to the assertion that Trump’s cuts to higher education are about “fraud and waste.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...

A white supremacist regime.

Remember when people warned of not learning lessons from the Beer Hall Putsch?

It is our 30th anniversary and I just want to note I am not the one sitting in 4D.

Not only are the Spanish Steps “closed to cars” they are in fact steps. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/w...

I would like Flighty to tell me the time between gate arrival and boarding for connections - estimating by departure time for “relaxed connection” is not useful.

They're the same picture

From book eight of “The Expanse” series: “He had access to the state propaganda feeds, but he couldn’t bring himself to watch them. Either they’d make him angry, and he couldn’t afford to be angry, or through simple repetition they’d start to seem true.”

Amateurs subscribe to the fixture calendar, professionals know this one secret trick.

Failed found-in-the-junk-folder email pitch of the day:

Lunch view.