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Passionate about human rights, democracy, history, science, and 🐈. My worst nightmare is the Twilight Zone episode with the broken eyeglasses. I have champagne ready for January 20, 2029.
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Reading this at the moment, coincidentally. Uncomfortably prescient.
Regular reminder that JG Ballard’s final novel, “Kingdom Come” (2006), is about a far-right English town which creates their own militarised breakaway state in a shopping mall, where they worship the gods of St George and consumerism. Old JG wrote it as tongue-in-cheek satire. At the time.
In the movie version of this, after Piddington runs out of food water and money as a result of leaving the UK, the residents apply for asylum and end up housed in a military base, with HILARIOUS consequences.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
September 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Reading this at the moment, coincidentally. Uncomfortably prescient.
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In old cemeteries, one sees babies' and children's graves everywhere.
My father and uncle were the two of their parents' five children to survive childhood.
RFK Jr. is an almost inconceivably destructive force.
My father and uncle were the two of their parents' five children to survive childhood.
RFK Jr. is an almost inconceivably destructive force.
September 18, 2026 at 5:16 AM
In old cemeteries, one sees babies' and children's graves everywhere.
My father and uncle were the two of their parents' five children to survive childhood.
RFK Jr. is an almost inconceivably destructive force.
My father and uncle were the two of their parents' five children to survive childhood.
RFK Jr. is an almost inconceivably destructive force.
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Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
September 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Australia is having a late season flu surge
Victoria: "Flu cases surge 400% as unusually late season takes off"
"Health Department data shows that influenza notifications have risen by 400% over the past 7 weeks, with influenza A responsible for most infections"
Source: archive.li/yLzSs
"Health Department data shows that influenza notifications have risen by 400% over the past 7 weeks, with influenza A responsible for most infections"
Source: archive.li/yLzSs
September 18, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Australia is having a late season flu surge
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NYT: “The White House is now considering signing business deals with Russia before it stops fighting in Ukraine…” 🤔
Trump’s unbroken streak of giving Putin whatever he wants continues. Must be a coincidence!
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
Trump’s unbroken streak of giving Putin whatever he wants continues. Must be a coincidence!
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
September 18, 2026 at 4:31 AM
NYT: “The White House is now considering signing business deals with Russia before it stops fighting in Ukraine…” 🤔
Trump’s unbroken streak of giving Putin whatever he wants continues. Must be a coincidence!
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
Trump’s unbroken streak of giving Putin whatever he wants continues. Must be a coincidence!
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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“"We simply don't know how to model the endgame," analysts at the bank noted.”
JP Morgan says it has no clear oil market endgame as Iran conflict drags on
JP Morgan said on Thursday that it does not have a clear baseline view for oil markets for the first time since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
www.reuters.com
September 18, 2026 at 3:25 AM
“"We simply don't know how to model the endgame," analysts at the bank noted.”
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long covid impacts somewhere btw 6 and 30m Americans, at least
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
gizmodo.com
September 18, 2026 at 3:28 AM
long covid impacts somewhere btw 6 and 30m Americans, at least
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"Airport air sampling captures COVID, influenza viruses"
"Air sampling at 4 US airports in 2023 and 2024 detected SARS-CoV-2 in over 98% of samples and influenza A in over 17%, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public Health."
Source: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/air...
"Air sampling at 4 US airports in 2023 and 2024 detected SARS-CoV-2 in over 98% of samples and influenza A in over 17%, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public Health."
Source: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/air...
September 18, 2026 at 12:37 AM
"Airport air sampling captures COVID, influenza viruses"
"Air sampling at 4 US airports in 2023 and 2024 detected SARS-CoV-2 in over 98% of samples and influenza A in over 17%, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public Health."
Source: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/air...
"Air sampling at 4 US airports in 2023 and 2024 detected SARS-CoV-2 in over 98% of samples and influenza A in over 17%, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public Health."
Source: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/air...
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My grandfather, who is 102 and a medical doctor, has told me about the times before polio was cured. Most years, upon returning to school after summer’s break, there would be some children would didn’t make it back to school because of polio.
“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation…
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:56 AM
My grandfather, who is 102 and a medical doctor, has told me about the times before polio was cured. Most years, upon returning to school after summer’s break, there would be some children would didn’t make it back to school because of polio.
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AI companies should be forced to pay massive amounts of money to support journalism, just like cigarette companies were forced to fund smoking cessation treatments and Sackler was forced to fund drug addiction treatment.
“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...
www.orlandosentinel.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:48 AM
AI companies should be forced to pay massive amounts of money to support journalism, just like cigarette companies were forced to fund smoking cessation treatments and Sackler was forced to fund drug addiction treatment.
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My mom had polio when she was five. She was living on a US military base in Japan (1947). Four kids on the base died. She was the only survivor.
“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation…
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
My mom had polio when she was five. She was living on a US military base in Japan (1947). Four kids on the base died. She was the only survivor.
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The Heritage Foundation is infamous for organizing Project 2025.
As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views.
Read my investigative report here:
As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views.
Read my investigative report here:
How the Heritage Foundation Promotes Christian Nationalist Schooling — Civil Defense
Tracing Heritage and Kevin Roberts’s ties to a growing network of classical Christian schools—and the policies steering public money their way.
civildefenseinstitute.org
September 17, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The Heritage Foundation is infamous for organizing Project 2025.
As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views.
Read my investigative report here:
As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views.
Read my investigative report here:
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Kevin Roberts’s tenure as president of Heritage has been marred by controversies, leading some Project 2025 contributors and board members to resign in protest. Read more here - including how he has embraced Christian nationalist arguments:
civildefenseinstitute.org/articles/kev...
civildefenseinstitute.org/articles/kev...
Kevin Roberts, “Mastermind” of Project 2025 — Civil Defense
Kevin Roberts has been the president of the Heritage Foundation since 2021. His tenure has been marred by controversies.
civildefenseinstitute.org
September 17, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Kevin Roberts’s tenure as president of Heritage has been marred by controversies, leading some Project 2025 contributors and board members to resign in protest. Read more here - including how he has embraced Christian nationalist arguments:
civildefenseinstitute.org/articles/kev...
civildefenseinstitute.org/articles/kev...
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bait for @marypeltola.com
Trump: "I could've banned fishing. The power of this office is crazy. I could've banned fishing. I think I'm gonna do that."
September 18, 2026 at 1:07 AM
bait for @marypeltola.com
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“If I had done during the Biden administration what Trump’s friends have done now, I’d have been put in jail,” one expert in Cuba policy told The Guardian. trib.al/WiIcGms
September 18, 2026 at 1:08 AM
“If I had done during the Biden administration what Trump’s friends have done now, I’d have been put in jail,” one expert in Cuba policy told The Guardian. trib.al/WiIcGms
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Judge Sullivan ordered Todd Blanche to turn over unredacted FBI notes from interviews with a victim who alleged Trump sexually abused her at 13–15. Deadline: Sept. 24 at 11 AM. Blanche could face contempt if he doesn’t comply. Katie Phang reports.
September 17, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Judge Sullivan ordered Todd Blanche to turn over unredacted FBI notes from interviews with a victim who alleged Trump sexually abused her at 13–15. Deadline: Sept. 24 at 11 AM. Blanche could face contempt if he doesn’t comply. Katie Phang reports.
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He does not seem lucid or aware and has refused to speak with reporters trying to assess his current health condition. trib.al/0dKgnSB
September 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
He does not seem lucid or aware and has refused to speak with reporters trying to assess his current health condition. trib.al/0dKgnSB
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This is truly wonderful. She would undoubtedly feel both pleased and grateful.
September 17, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This is truly wonderful. She would undoubtedly feel both pleased and grateful.
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Mike Johnson has decided his job is to make Congress as useless as possible and keep it from impeding the dictator.
In other words, he's a fascist traitor.
In other words, he's a fascist traitor.
September 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Mike Johnson has decided his job is to make Congress as useless as possible and keep it from impeding the dictator.
In other words, he's a fascist traitor.
In other words, he's a fascist traitor.
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September 17, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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Happy Constitution Day! Here is my favorite part:
September 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Happy Constitution Day! Here is my favorite part:
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Happy Constitution Day, everybody.
Hey, remember when this was a joke?
Hey, remember when this was a joke?
Supreme Court Upholds Bill Of Rights In 5-4 Decision
WASHINGTON—In a landmark decision Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly ruled to uphold the Bill of Rights, the very tenets upon which American society is based. "After carefully considering the rel...
theonion.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Happy Constitution Day, everybody.
Hey, remember when this was a joke?
Hey, remember when this was a joke?
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Happy Constitution Day! I hope you’ve picked out your costume as your favorite Framer, and have baked your traditional three Branch Cakes, separate but equal. For your Reading of Texts, may I recommend this prescient essay by Uri Friedman?
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Happy Constitution Day! I hope you’ve picked out your costume as your favorite Framer, and have baked your traditional three Branch Cakes, separate but equal. For your Reading of Texts, may I recommend this prescient essay by Uri Friedman?
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
On this day in 1787, thirty-nine white male delegates signed the United States Constitution. In principle, the Constitution speaks for “We the People.” In practice, powerful Americans have too often limited constitutional protections to #WeTheMen.
#ConstitutionDay
#ConstitutionDay
September 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The US Constitution is a meaningless piece of paper unless it's actually adhered to.
Expand SCOTUS to 13 justices. Also, #ERA now.
Expand SCOTUS to 13 justices. Also, #ERA now.
The US Constitution is a blueprint for governing and a safety net for civil liberties, not an obstacle to be navigated for loopholes. Happy Constitution Day.
September 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The US Constitution is a meaningless piece of paper unless it's actually adhered to.
Expand SCOTUS to 13 justices. Also, #ERA now.
Expand SCOTUS to 13 justices. Also, #ERA now.