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I’ve just signed the petition to end bottom trawling. Our ocean needs our support. Join me and sign too! #BanBottomTrawling action.wemove.eu/sign/2023-05...

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After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.

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Every time I post about ICE tactics, I get replies, “This is what I voted for.” Really? You voted for a mother crying for mercy while her child is still in school—about to come out and find her missing? There isn’t another way to go about this that preserves our humanity?

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The latest from our star Boeing reporter Maureen Tkacik: turns out a whistleblower said it would take 10-12 years for 787s to start failing. The one that crashed into an Indian hospital today was built in 2014. prospect.org/economy/2025...

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If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.

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Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. fear deportation as the administration revokes some protections, despite Taliban threats and ongoing instability in Afghanistan. Many fear for their lives if forced to return.

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🚨🗞Today's Insight Monitor is out! From Canada to Kuwait, Yemen to the US, this edition tracks how terrorist groups raise and move money through charities, crowdfunding, crypto, cash, and more. 🌍Packed with real-world cases, insights, and trends newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/global-ter...

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References on Fox News live programming, Monday, June 9. "debt": 5 "deficit": 5 "Medicaid": 1 "trans": 25 "Biden": 42

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The people she is talking to forced a university to flee to Vienna because they don’t like its Jewish founder. At least Beatrice and Sidney Webb could write.

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The FBI is disbanding a squad that handles investigations into members of Congress and fraud by federal employees, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that comes as the Trump administration seeks to eliminate or marginalize units responsible for public corruption cases.

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“the world's wealthiest 10% are responsible for two thirds of observed global warming since 1990 and the resulting increases in climate extremes such as heatwaves and droughts.” #Canada #ClimateChange #Inequality iiasa.ac.at/news/may-202...

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What was the most important Trump did in his first 100 days? 1. Depressed the US & global economies with exorbitant customs tariffs. 2. Caused complete economic uncertainty through capricious centralized policy, impeding investments iin the US. /1

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The case for banning social media for children seems inarguable, writes Simon Kuper. 'It has worsened teens' mental health, empowered criminals and shattered people's concentration to the point of making the world stupider.' www.ft.com/content/4c7d...

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The New Yorker published this article by @timothysnyder.bsky.social shortly after November’s election. As he dependably has been, Snyder was insightful here in his analysis and unfortunately prescient on what would follow.

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Harvard has some of the best scientists inventing new ways to early detect and cure cancer. But Trump’s ICE locks them in a detention center— for 2 months!

submitted 67 days ago • 64 comments

It is difficult for me to convey how profoundly unsurprised I was reading this article, which is about the world's richest and most famous entrepreneur threatening to deport his employees for pointing out a potentially fatal safety issue with his car company's brakes futurism.com/tesla-engine...

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Yes, please. More mockery of Bill Maher and his meeting with Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...

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Who is more of a threat to women? Police officers or trans women? And now police have carte blanche to strip search anyone they think is a trans woman, which is clearly going to be abused. Well done Joanne, you fucking ghoul www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...

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This should be front page news everywhere, except for all the other problems that should also be front page news everywhere.

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Pour tuer les démocraties, les autocrates du monde entier intensifient leurs attaques contre le journalisme, ciblant son essence même. Tel fut le thème central du Festival international de journalisme de Pérouse. blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-baydar...

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My 7yo wants to join the school council to make the case for longer play times. She constantly talks about how much she misses reception and Y1 because they actually got to play - which is how children learn and process information. It’s so sad. Is this really leading to better long term results?

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Sad graphs on the squeezing of outdoor play and school playtimes in England. Maybe rather than showing Adolescence in schools we could improve play facilities for young people? on.ft.com/4cx4Rm2

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A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rule of law.

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Scientology, which obtained its tax exemption by harassing the IRS with private investigators and targeting individual IRS agents with lawsuits, still retains its exemption despite a raft of easily provable criminal conduct.

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Imagine if we had autonomous taxis at scale in the US now. You think you're going home after a long workday and whoosh off to a black site with you.

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This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, if They Dare www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...

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