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Primetime was so, so good. Pattinson is incredible. Nails the grotesque barbarism of the time, beautiful movie. Going to be doing his Chris Hanson voice to myself all week
October 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Primetime was so, so good. Pattinson is incredible. Nails the grotesque barbarism of the time, beautiful movie. Going to be doing his Chris Hanson voice to myself all week
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Recently unearthed records show that, in one set of trials carried out by the US Army, the electric shock gloves caused “overwhelmingly immediate” pain to soldiers in a mock forced cell extraction scenario, who then reported that “just seeing the glove” frightened them into obedience.
Study: Shock gloves traumatized Army volunteers
After tests, military personnel said "just seeing the glove" that ICE plans to adopt scared them into obedience.
www.motherjones.com
October 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Recently unearthed records show that, in one set of trials carried out by the US Army, the electric shock gloves caused “overwhelmingly immediate” pain to soldiers in a mock forced cell extraction scenario, who then reported that “just seeing the glove” frightened them into obedience.
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Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database.
October 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database.
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Of a piece with the news that elite universities purposefully exclude qualified women both at the admissions level and by facilitating gender terrorism against them once they are admitted, understanding that many will drop out.
Rape is punishment for women's ambition.
bsky.app/profile/ebha...
Rape is punishment for women's ambition.
bsky.app/profile/ebha...
The frequency of campus rapes, & their role in getting women to drop out of college, could be regarded as a 2nd stage in a process that starts by making it nearly twice as hard for qualified women to gain university admission compared to men. Excluding women from upward mobility is a policy choice.
October 8, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Of a piece with the news that elite universities purposefully exclude qualified women both at the admissions level and by facilitating gender terrorism against them once they are admitted, understanding that many will drop out.
Rape is punishment for women's ambition.
bsky.app/profile/ebha...
Rape is punishment for women's ambition.
bsky.app/profile/ebha...
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And that particular sheriff’s department is the one made infamous by Joe Arpaio.
October 8, 2026 at 2:19 AM
And that particular sheriff’s department is the one made infamous by Joe Arpaio.
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Absolutely super hot, so she’s out after sunset. Also she’s campaigning in a part of the county that is unincorporated - so policing by sheriff’s dept 😬
October 8, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Absolutely super hot, so she’s out after sunset. Also she’s campaigning in a part of the county that is unincorporated - so policing by sheriff’s dept 😬
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This story almost broke me. Today's class topic was the rise of extreme political masculinity (manosphere, testosterone, etc) and we included rape and violence against women in politics as a clear consequence.
October 8, 2026 at 2:05 AM
This story almost broke me. Today's class topic was the rise of extreme political masculinity (manosphere, testosterone, etc) and we included rape and violence against women in politics as a clear consequence.
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Also that 'embarrassed' thing seems like a crummy mischaracterization that doesn't address having a concussion and other injuries and presumably trauma.
October 8, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Also that 'embarrassed' thing seems like a crummy mischaracterization that doesn't address having a concussion and other injuries and presumably trauma.
She was knocked unconscious, battered, raped, while fixing a campaign sign. There's a climate factor: she did the work on her signs late at night because of the extreme heat.
October 8, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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She was knocked unconscious, battered, raped, while fixing a campaign sign. There's a climate factor: she did the work on her signs late at night because of the extreme heat.
October 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
She was knocked unconscious, battered, raped, while fixing a campaign sign. There's a climate factor: she did the work on her signs late at night because of the extreme heat.
But also she was trying to be a citizen, a voice, a participant in public life, a person with agency, and a man turned her into an unconscious object to be abused at will. He violently denied her rights, her voice, her humanity even as she was trying to be all those things.
October 8, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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But also she was trying to be a citizen, a voice, a participant in public life, a person with agency, and a man turned her into an unconscious object to be abused at will. He violently denied her rights, her voice, her humanity even as she was trying to be all those things.
October 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
But also she was trying to be a citizen, a voice, a participant in public life, a person with agency, and a man turned her into an unconscious object to be abused at will. He violently denied her rights, her voice, her humanity even as she was trying to be all those things.
Part (but far from all) of what's horrific here is: a woman weighing the consequences of speaking up about being sexually assaulted, because speaking up imposes burdens and costs (and so does not speaking up).
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
October 8, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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Part (but far from all) of what's horrific here is: a woman weighing the consequences of speaking up about being sexually assaulted, because speaking up imposes burdens and costs (and so does not speaking up).
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
October 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Part (but far from all) of what's horrific here is: a woman weighing the consequences of speaking up about being sexually assaulted, because speaking up imposes burdens and costs (and so does not speaking up).
Diplomatic cable leaked to me shows Marco Rubio order embassies to bar people from the US for speech-related reasons. Hours later, Rubio gave a speech at the Acropolis celebrating "free debate and public discussion":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
The Speech That Gets You Banned From America
Leaked Rubio cable details “far-left” speech that bars people from entering the U.S.
www.kenklippenstein.com
October 8, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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Diplomatic cable leaked to me shows Marco Rubio order embassies to bar people from the US for speech-related reasons. Hours later, Rubio gave a speech at the Acropolis celebrating "free debate and public discussion":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
The Speech That Gets You Banned From America
Leaked Rubio cable details “far-left” speech that bars people from entering the U.S.
www.kenklippenstein.com
October 8, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Diplomatic cable leaked to me shows Marco Rubio order embassies to bar people from the US for speech-related reasons. Hours later, Rubio gave a speech at the Acropolis celebrating "free debate and public discussion":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
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Here is what you can do to help me: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
October 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Here is what you can do to help me: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
October 8, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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This is the kind of quiet behind the scenes policy work that my center at Duke does
Our research lead, & my Deputy Director, Dr Osondu Ogbuoji, is Nigerian & he has been spending much time (even over Xmas 2025!) with the Nigerian government sharing our analytic work
ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...
Our research lead, & my Deputy Director, Dr Osondu Ogbuoji, is Nigerian & he has been spending much time (even over Xmas 2025!) with the Nigerian government sharing our analytic work
ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...
Nigeria moves to own its health financing evidence
Nigeria should decide for itself which questions its health financing research answers, participants at a new national forum argued this week, as shrinking development assistance puts the institutions...
ahpsr.who.int
October 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
This is the kind of quiet behind the scenes policy work that my center at Duke does
Our research lead, & my Deputy Director, Dr Osondu Ogbuoji, is Nigerian & he has been spending much time (even over Xmas 2025!) with the Nigerian government sharing our analytic work
ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...
Our research lead, & my Deputy Director, Dr Osondu Ogbuoji, is Nigerian & he has been spending much time (even over Xmas 2025!) with the Nigerian government sharing our analytic work
ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...
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It's *incredibly striking* how closely the rhetoric matches the MAGA/MAHA Administration's rhetoric....same nasty playbook
"The best welfare is a well-paying job" says Kemi Badenoch, proving she still doesn't understand what words mean.
October 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
It's *incredibly striking* how closely the rhetoric matches the MAGA/MAHA Administration's rhetoric....same nasty playbook
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Always good for one’s soul
October 7, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Always good for one’s soul