janggolan
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When I let go of what I am, I become what I might bee. —Lao Tzu
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so incredibly
massively
fucking tired of this
massively
fucking tired of this
October 6, 2026 at 1:39 AM
so incredibly
massively
fucking tired of this
massively
fucking tired of this
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a lot of the neighborhood work lately has been just trying to get them not to congregate outside of elementary schools 🙃
October 6, 2026 at 2:23 AM
a lot of the neighborhood work lately has been just trying to get them not to congregate outside of elementary schools 🙃
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"We need to make books cool again. 📚
If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t fuck them.
Don’t let them explore you until they’ve explored the secret universes of books.
Don’t let them connect with you until they’ve walked between the lines on the pages."
John Samuel Waters
If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t fuck them.
Don’t let them explore you until they’ve explored the secret universes of books.
Don’t let them connect with you until they’ve walked between the lines on the pages."
John Samuel Waters
October 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM
"We need to make books cool again. 📚
If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t fuck them.
Don’t let them explore you until they’ve explored the secret universes of books.
Don’t let them connect with you until they’ve walked between the lines on the pages."
John Samuel Waters
If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t fuck them.
Don’t let them explore you until they’ve explored the secret universes of books.
Don’t let them connect with you until they’ve walked between the lines on the pages."
John Samuel Waters
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The Kiss of Judas, Illustration from a missal created at the Abbey of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France, ca. 1075.
October 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The Kiss of Judas, Illustration from a missal created at the Abbey of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France, ca. 1075.
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Op-ed: After 30 years of Republican control, #Florida has been left with corruption, higher costs, less freedom, more pollution, weaker protections & failures that put our children’s future, health & safety at risk. www.tallahassee.com/story/opinio...
More magical thinking won’t fix Florida | Opinion
A retired scientist argues that decades of Republican control have left Florida with policy failures.
www.tallahassee.com
October 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Op-ed: After 30 years of Republican control, #Florida has been left with corruption, higher costs, less freedom, more pollution, weaker protections & failures that put our children’s future, health & safety at risk. www.tallahassee.com/story/opinio...
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Ok, it’s carnitas time! I have done this for you so you can do this on Taco Tuesday or…any other day. Got a crockpot? Then you can do this. Get a pork shoulder (boneless, still affordable), make a nice rub, and put it on top of two quartered onions and four cloves of garlic. Ready for details?
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October 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Ok, it’s carnitas time! I have done this for you so you can do this on Taco Tuesday or…any other day. Got a crockpot? Then you can do this. Get a pork shoulder (boneless, still affordable), make a nice rub, and put it on top of two quartered onions and four cloves of garlic. Ready for details?
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Dance Theatre of Harlem is reviving its landmark 1982 production of Firebird under the helm of artistic director Robert Garland. n.pr/4j0lxI6
Dance Theatre of Harlem seeks new chapter with Firebird revival
Dance Theatre of Harlem is reviving its landmark 1982 production of Firebird under the helm of artistic director Robert Garland.
n.pr
October 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Dance Theatre of Harlem is reviving its landmark 1982 production of Firebird under the helm of artistic director Robert Garland. n.pr/4j0lxI6
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“THIS IS THE TEXTBOOK DEFINITION ON LOANSHARKING,” wrote one consumer about a tribal loan company.
A federal database used to publicly display such complaints, and they’ve helped inform several ProPublica stories. Now the narratives aren’t public.
A federal database used to publicly display such complaints, and they’ve helped inform several ProPublica stories. Now the narratives aren’t public.
The Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly Move
Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped pu...
www.propublica.org
October 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“THIS IS THE TEXTBOOK DEFINITION ON LOANSHARKING,” wrote one consumer about a tribal loan company.
A federal database used to publicly display such complaints, and they’ve helped inform several ProPublica stories. Now the narratives aren’t public.
A federal database used to publicly display such complaints, and they’ve helped inform several ProPublica stories. Now the narratives aren’t public.
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A politician who actually makes people's lives better not just in big ways, but in small ones too. This is a wonderful idea from Mayor Mamdani.
NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season.
Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.
Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.
October 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
A politician who actually makes people's lives better not just in big ways, but in small ones too. This is a wonderful idea from Mayor Mamdani.
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Girl With Death Mask, Frida Kahlo, 1938
October 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Girl With Death Mask, Frida Kahlo, 1938
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Don’t know who to credit this to, but it cheers me up!
October 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Don’t know who to credit this to, but it cheers me up!
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NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions?
This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one.
We founded two. Here’s how.
This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one.
We founded two. Here’s how.
How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
www.propublica.org
October 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions?
This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one.
We founded two. Here’s how.
This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one.
We founded two. Here’s how.
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Lani Guinier #archives
Now, with her personal papers newly available at our Schlesinger Library, a new generation will be able to engage with those ideas. id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/9901534...
id.lib.harvard.edu
October 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Lani Guinier #archives
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I still remember the explainer from this issue about how Donald was a phony billionaire who just had mountains of debt.
October 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I still remember the explainer from this issue about how Donald was a phony billionaire who just had mountains of debt.
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new newsletter, laying out in probably far, far, far too much detail how yudkowsky and the weird ideological commitments of ai safety eventually led to OpenAI and Anthropic massively overtraining their models on cybersecurity and being shocked at them "going rogue"
Tracing the rogue ideology of the frontier labs to their product choices
A drawing of Eliezer Yudkowsky as the Paperclip Optimizer that I commissioned back in 2016 and have an alarming number of chances to use since This is a...
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October 5, 2026 at 1:15 PM
new newsletter, laying out in probably far, far, far too much detail how yudkowsky and the weird ideological commitments of ai safety eventually led to OpenAI and Anthropic massively overtraining their models on cybersecurity and being shocked at them "going rogue"
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In the New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, execs admitted that scraping data was “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions." @jasonkoebler.bsky.social speaks to Jason Kint about how that case could impact AI companies.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=knlb...
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=knlb...
October 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
In the New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, execs admitted that scraping data was “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions." @jasonkoebler.bsky.social speaks to Jason Kint about how that case could impact AI companies.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=knlb...
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=knlb...
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Spy had, and has, the goods. spymagazine.substack.com/p/the-ten-mo...
Guess Who’s One of the 10 Most Embarrassing New Yorkers?
Spy’s first cover story, in October 1986, was “The Ten Most Embarrassing New Yorkers.” On the list: Yankees owner and former felon George Steinbrenner, hotel owner and future felon Leona Helmsley, and...
spymagazine.substack.com
October 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Spy had, and has, the goods. spymagazine.substack.com/p/the-ten-mo...
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been thinking about this a lot lately -- AI seems like a tech that inherently creates economic "doom loops" that extract value from original creative work while destroying the financial incentives to produce more of it
ruining culture while making itself worse
futurism.com/artificial-i...
ruining culture while making itself worse
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI Is Creating "Doom Loops" All Over the Economy
The AI industry is creating "doom loops" across the economy with products that undermine the economic incentive to create cultural content.
futurism.com
October 5, 2026 at 1:09 PM
been thinking about this a lot lately -- AI seems like a tech that inherently creates economic "doom loops" that extract value from original creative work while destroying the financial incentives to produce more of it
ruining culture while making itself worse
futurism.com/artificial-i...
ruining culture while making itself worse
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Today is Donald Pleasence’s birthday.
October 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Today is Donald Pleasence’s birthday.
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Touting "trauma informed" prisons for the ladies just fills me with rage and irritation.
truthout.org/articles/inc...
truthout.org/articles/inc...
Incarcerated Women Are Pushing for Decarceration, Not “Trauma-Informed” Prisons
Organizers discuss how they are fighting new women’s prisons in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Illinois.
truthout.org
October 5, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Touting "trauma informed" prisons for the ladies just fills me with rage and irritation.
truthout.org/articles/inc...
truthout.org/articles/inc...
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Sadly, there are many stories of campus sex abuse and rape, so why did the shocking allegations at Cornell become a front-page story?
Elite impunity for Ivy League boys felt like the last straw in a nation where presidents and QBs strut untouchable
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...
Elite impunity for Ivy League boys felt like the last straw in a nation where presidents and QBs strut untouchable
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...
For a fed-up America, the elite impunity of the Cornell rape case is the last straw | Will Bunch
A nation’s frustration with rich and powerful men boils over after a stunning rape allegation at an Ivy League college.
www.inquirer.com
October 5, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Sadly, there are many stories of campus sex abuse and rape, so why did the shocking allegations at Cornell become a front-page story?
Elite impunity for Ivy League boys felt like the last straw in a nation where presidents and QBs strut untouchable
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...
Elite impunity for Ivy League boys felt like the last straw in a nation where presidents and QBs strut untouchable
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...