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If drag shows are bad for kids, what are they saying by promoting public executions?
October 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
If drag shows are bad for kids, what are they saying by promoting public executions?
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"In other words, the people who are the most 'polarized' in the U.S. electorate are those who are racist and sexist, and those who oppose racists and sexists."
October 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
"In other words, the people who are the most 'polarized' in the U.S. electorate are those who are racist and sexist, and those who oppose racists and sexists."
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this is fantastic and I learned something new
September 20, 2026 at 8:22 PM
this is fantastic and I learned something new
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So (if I understand this correctly), the way AI (companies) will "solve" all the major problems in maths, biology, and medicine in the next 5 years will be by stealing and building on the ideas of researchers naive enough to think their chats with AI companies would be private.
September 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
So (if I understand this correctly), the way AI (companies) will "solve" all the major problems in maths, biology, and medicine in the next 5 years will be by stealing and building on the ideas of researchers naive enough to think their chats with AI companies would be private.
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Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
www.rollingstone.com
August 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
ysph.yale.edu
August 17, 2026 at 5:25 AM
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
The POTUS who tried to fight green energy is probably going to have done more to advance green energy than any other President, because closing the Strait for this long has moved so many countries to get away from oil and gas faster.
July 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM
The POTUS who tried to fight green energy is probably going to have done more to advance green energy than any other President, because closing the Strait for this long has moved so many countries to get away from oil and gas faster.
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Earlier this year, I made the grounded case for why we should still believe in the promise of America.
Today’s America is something we inherited. But tomorrow’s is still for us to make. America’s problems are solved problems. The blueprints exist. Better days are ahead.
Today’s America is something we inherited. But tomorrow’s is still for us to make. America’s problems are solved problems. The blueprints exist. Better days are ahead.
The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls
On the optimism of preparation in a time of democratic decay.
open.substack.com
July 3, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Earlier this year, I made the grounded case for why we should still believe in the promise of America.
Today’s America is something we inherited. But tomorrow’s is still for us to make. America’s problems are solved problems. The blueprints exist. Better days are ahead.
Today’s America is something we inherited. But tomorrow’s is still for us to make. America’s problems are solved problems. The blueprints exist. Better days are ahead.
Potter Stewart said “I know it when I see it” about pornography. Alito just said it’s not racist if he doesn’t see it.
June 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Potter Stewart said “I know it when I see it” about pornography. Alito just said it’s not racist if he doesn’t see it.
Selective Service registration becoming automatic while voter registration becomes subject to more constraints is emblematic of the entire problem. Their power over us is assumed. Our power over them is subject to their limitations. The Revolution demanded the inverse. Jesus too, FYI.
April 12, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Selective Service registration becoming automatic while voter registration becomes subject to more constraints is emblematic of the entire problem. Their power over us is assumed. Our power over them is subject to their limitations. The Revolution demanded the inverse. Jesus too, FYI.
This is, apparently, a real post. The “Art of the Deal” is apparently to reveal how much their leverage is impacting you and getting under your skin.
April 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
This is, apparently, a real post. The “Art of the Deal” is apparently to reveal how much their leverage is impacting you and getting under your skin.
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This quote from Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell has been in my head the last few days
April 3, 2026 at 10:31 AM
This quote from Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell has been in my head the last few days
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Surveillance is a one-way ratchet toward authoritarianism. Yes, even by private companies. Even when people “consent.” Even when the company gives you “free” stuff, or let you stand in a shorter line, or make your life more convenient somehow.
What's something that experts/practitioners in your field universally agree upon, but that remains a "hot take" among the general public?
March 29, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Surveillance is a one-way ratchet toward authoritarianism. Yes, even by private companies. Even when people “consent.” Even when the company gives you “free” stuff, or let you stand in a shorter line, or make your life more convenient somehow.
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This is a REALLY big deal.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd: “…we are on the ground floor with this day in and day out — looking in the eyes of these folks that, yes, came here inappropriately. But some came here inappropriately only to do better for themselves and their family.”
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd: “…we are on the ground floor with this day in and day out — looking in the eyes of these folks that, yes, came here inappropriately. But some came here inappropriately only to do better for themselves and their family.”
Florida Sheriffs rebel against Trump's, DeSantis' mass deportation efforts • Florida Phoenix
Florida Republican sheriffs want President Donald Trump to end mass deportations of undocumented immigrants who haven’t committed crimes, a striking shift from law enforcement in the nation’s most agg...
floridaphoenix.com
March 16, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This is a REALLY big deal.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd: “…we are on the ground floor with this day in and day out — looking in the eyes of these folks that, yes, came here inappropriately. But some came here inappropriately only to do better for themselves and their family.”
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd: “…we are on the ground floor with this day in and day out — looking in the eyes of these folks that, yes, came here inappropriately. But some came here inappropriately only to do better for themselves and their family.”
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It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
Time to rewatch Terminator
February 28, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Time to rewatch Terminator
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"The world is full of people suffering from the effects of their own unlived life" - Carl Jung
February 24, 2026 at 10:02 PM
"The world is full of people suffering from the effects of their own unlived life" - Carl Jung
In no real surprise to anyone, the tariffs and their overturning result in a massive transfer of money from the people to corporations.
The media failed to convey this clearly from the start, and still fails to convey it even now.
The media failed to convey this clearly from the start, and still fails to convey it even now.
February 23, 2026 at 1:57 PM
In no real surprise to anyone, the tariffs and their overturning result in a massive transfer of money from the people to corporations.
The media failed to convey this clearly from the start, and still fails to convey it even now.
The media failed to convey this clearly from the start, and still fails to convey it even now.
You'd think this was posted ironically, but given the publication, it likely wasn't.
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
A rocking start to the Super Bowl.
pagesix.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
You'd think this was posted ironically, but given the publication, it likely wasn't.
Votes matter more than words, Senator. You voted for this, and you'll probably keep voting for it.
REPUBLICAN @SenThomTillis rips Noem & Stephen Miller — He says @KristiNoem is ignoring her job and the Trump regime isn’t helping Americans with disaster relief, and Stephen Miller “never fails to live up to my expectations of incompetence”
(From CNN)
(From CNN)
January 28, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Votes matter more than words, Senator. You voted for this, and you'll probably keep voting for it.
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.