earthman
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Taiwan based Canadian. Sometimes techie, sometimes educator, always animal lover. Often news addict.
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As Voltaire said, the essential function of government in the modern age is redistribution of wealth from a disfavored class to a favored class. This chart shows the view of the post-1980 GOP, which has favored the wealthiest 1% of Americans and disfavored everyone else.
October 1, 2026 at 3:24 PM
As Voltaire said, the essential function of government in the modern age is redistribution of wealth from a disfavored class to a favored class. This chart shows the view of the post-1980 GOP, which has favored the wealthiest 1% of Americans and disfavored everyone else.
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For all the hand-wringing about the effects of technology on kids, the impacts may be just as corrosive on their grandparents
Most reading has been done by older Americans. In 2003, older Americans read 58 minutes/day. By last year, that had fallen to 32 minutes/day
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/o...
Most reading has been done by older Americans. In 2003, older Americans read 58 minutes/day. By last year, that had fallen to 32 minutes/day
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/o...
Opinion | Is This What a Post-Literate Era Looks Like?
It’s not the children who stopped reading. It’s their grandparents.
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2026 at 6:02 PM
For all the hand-wringing about the effects of technology on kids, the impacts may be just as corrosive on their grandparents
Most reading has been done by older Americans. In 2003, older Americans read 58 minutes/day. By last year, that had fallen to 32 minutes/day
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/o...
Most reading has been done by older Americans. In 2003, older Americans read 58 minutes/day. By last year, that had fallen to 32 minutes/day
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/o...
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Eric Schmitt just invented the Gotchme Question
September 29, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Eric Schmitt just invented the Gotchme Question
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porn is so deeply misogynistic. i just watched a video with dozens of performers going at it, and they literally hadn’t bothered to hire a single woman.
September 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
porn is so deeply misogynistic. i just watched a video with dozens of performers going at it, and they literally hadn’t bothered to hire a single woman.
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My "Not involved in human trafficking" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
January 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
My "Not involved in human trafficking" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
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Bangkok on red alert - All 50 districts of Thailand's capital Bangkok were declared a flood disaster area on Saturday after more than 300 millimetres of rain in less than 48 hours caused widespread flooding.
TT: @countrycrazy75
www.thenews.pk/print/143969...
TT: @countrycrazy75
www.thenews.pk/print/143969...
September 27, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Bangkok on red alert - All 50 districts of Thailand's capital Bangkok were declared a flood disaster area on Saturday after more than 300 millimetres of rain in less than 48 hours caused widespread flooding.
TT: @countrycrazy75
www.thenews.pk/print/143969...
TT: @countrycrazy75
www.thenews.pk/print/143969...
"Margo Price - Oval Room (Official Lyric Video)"
It was written in 1984, but even more relevant today. (Original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuWmIpL2GLA )
It was written in 1984, but even more relevant today. (Original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuWmIpL2GLA )
Margo Price - Oval Room (Official Lyric Video)
www.youtube.com
September 27, 2026 at 7:13 AM
"Margo Price - Oval Room (Official Lyric Video)"
It was written in 1984, but even more relevant today. (Original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuWmIpL2GLA )
It was written in 1984, but even more relevant today. (Original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuWmIpL2GLA )
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It's almost as if an attempt to suppress certain speech leads to more people being aware of it. Someone should coin a phrase that encapsulates that phenomenon.
This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 26, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It's almost as if an attempt to suppress certain speech leads to more people being aware of it. Someone should coin a phrase that encapsulates that phenomenon.
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Sorry to interrupt family game night with the collapse of democracy
Sorry to interrupt family game night with the collapse of democracy
Sorry to interrupt family game night with the collapse of democracy
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September 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Sorry to interrupt family game night with the collapse of democracy
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Here’s The New York Times 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
September 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Here’s The New York Times 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.
September 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.
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You don't say globalnews.ca/news/1207056...
$11.5M from Sturgeon Lake trust helped fund Rath firm’s Tallcree payment: receiver | Globalnews.ca
Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath’s firm took $11.5 million from one First Nation trust to help him make a court-ordered refund to another First Nation, court documents show.
globalnews.ca
September 25, 2026 at 4:37 AM
You don't say globalnews.ca/news/1207056...
He's definitely pooping.
September 25, 2026 at 6:47 AM
He's definitely pooping.
That looks EMPTY
September 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
That looks EMPTY
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There’s always a tweet. Always!
September 24, 2026 at 6:34 PM
There’s always a tweet. Always!
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Good old,"panda diplomacy"
Xi: “I have a piece of good news, in a few days, two pandas…will come to their new home in zoo Atlanta and meet with the American people.”
September 24, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Good old,"panda diplomacy"
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Ain't it a bitch when unintended consequences of your war crimes come back to bite you in the ass?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Israel facing water shortages caused by destruction of Gaza’s treatment plants
Five desalination plants shut down for days, while Gaza remains in grip of severe water and sanitation crisis
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Ain't it a bitch when unintended consequences of your war crimes come back to bite you in the ass?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
That's... still way too high...
September 23, 2026 at 5:59 PM
That's... still way too high...
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Maybe putting all your theatre marketing eggs in the one social media promotion basket is a bad idea www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Maybe putting all your theatre marketing eggs in the one social media promotion basket is a bad idea www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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you're right, I over-interpreted your instruction and created too many staples, and turned the sun into a stapler machine, I shouldn't have done that.
September 22, 2026 at 8:01 AM
you're right, I over-interpreted your instruction and created too many staples, and turned the sun into a stapler machine, I shouldn't have done that.
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Why do "tankies" hate George Orwell?
September 16, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Why do "tankies" hate George Orwell?