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Hilma Af Klint, From the Swan series, 1913-1916 #Womensart
September 17, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Hilma Af Klint, From the Swan series, 1913-1916 #Womensart
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rip annie dillard
September 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
rip annie dillard
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I think we'd see a lot more urgency about regulating AI in Silicon Valley if the AI agents suddenly developed a sense of restorative justice, and instead of them threatening humanity with total extinction, they just wanted to redistribute wealth and reverse power hierarchies.
September 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I think we'd see a lot more urgency about regulating AI in Silicon Valley if the AI agents suddenly developed a sense of restorative justice, and instead of them threatening humanity with total extinction, they just wanted to redistribute wealth and reverse power hierarchies.
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Here's what I think about Trump's pledge to give everyone $5,000 if he wins the midterms:
It's as real as Trump's promise to lower costs on Day 1.
Check the receipts from Groundwork for the 15 times Trump promised Americans $$$.
Remember the DOGE dividend?
It's as real as Trump's promise to lower costs on Day 1.
Check the receipts from Groundwork for the 15 times Trump promised Americans $$$.
Remember the DOGE dividend?
September 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Here's what I think about Trump's pledge to give everyone $5,000 if he wins the midterms:
It's as real as Trump's promise to lower costs on Day 1.
Check the receipts from Groundwork for the 15 times Trump promised Americans $$$.
Remember the DOGE dividend?
It's as real as Trump's promise to lower costs on Day 1.
Check the receipts from Groundwork for the 15 times Trump promised Americans $$$.
Remember the DOGE dividend?
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This is yet another example of many media outlets failing the basic test of asking “can you explain?” and further interrogatories based on the answer.
September 10, 2026 at 12:39 AM
This is yet another example of many media outlets failing the basic test of asking “can you explain?” and further interrogatories based on the answer.
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Even if you aren’t aware of any such agreements missing from the State Department’s site, you can still help out by RT’ing this piece…or share it in relevant Reddit subs, email listservs, etc.
Tysm 🙏
Tysm 🙏
We’re suing to bring transparency back to Trump’s State Department—and you can help!
Are you aware of an international agreement that the U.S. may have concluded since Jan. 2025? Have you been unable to locate it on the State Department’s site? Let us know 👇 ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-...
Are you aware of an international agreement that the U.S. may have concluded since Jan. 2025? Have you been unable to locate it on the State Department’s site? Let us know 👇 ⬇️
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-...
Why We’re Suing the State Department Over International Agreements
Lawfare is suing to bring transparency back to international agreements—and you can help.
www.lawfaremedia.org
September 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Even if you aren’t aware of any such agreements missing from the State Department’s site, you can still help out by RT’ing this piece…or share it in relevant Reddit subs, email listservs, etc.
Tysm 🙏
Tysm 🙏
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Earthjustice is involved in legal action to stop the Trump admin’s illegal border barrier from tearing through Big Bend National Park. This is the latest in a series of actions the admin has taken to undermine the law in ways that harm protected landscapes, waterways, wildlife, and communities.
We're Defending Big Bend from Trump's Border Barrier
The administration ignored environmental impacts and laws to build their barrier.
earthjustice.org
September 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Earthjustice is involved in legal action to stop the Trump admin’s illegal border barrier from tearing through Big Bend National Park. This is the latest in a series of actions the admin has taken to undermine the law in ways that harm protected landscapes, waterways, wildlife, and communities.
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Starting in October, Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act will shift billions in SNAP costs from the federal government onto states, some of whom could be forced to deeply cut or even shutter their SNAP programs altogether.
(Published Dec. 2025)
(Published Dec. 2025)
Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis
President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act will shift billions in costs for SNAP and Medicaid to states. But with 26 having cut or eliminated state income taxes just since 2021, the...
www.propublica.org
September 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Starting in October, Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act will shift billions in SNAP costs from the federal government onto states, some of whom could be forced to deeply cut or even shutter their SNAP programs altogether.
(Published Dec. 2025)
(Published Dec. 2025)
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If Mike Davis were just some asshole with a Twitter account, his racism might be a personal problem
But his proximity to the federal judiciary? That makes his racism a public problem
But his proximity to the federal judiciary? That makes his racism a public problem
September 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM
If Mike Davis were just some asshole with a Twitter account, his racism might be a personal problem
But his proximity to the federal judiciary? That makes his racism a public problem
But his proximity to the federal judiciary? That makes his racism a public problem
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Punishment is so ingrained in our cultural way of relating that even progressives want to believe it can accomplish behavioral change but guess what? That is its own poorly-evidenced belief, sorry!
September 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Punishment is so ingrained in our cultural way of relating that even progressives want to believe it can accomplish behavioral change but guess what? That is its own poorly-evidenced belief, sorry!
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I'm deadly serious about this: every Republican should be shown this photo on TV and asked if they repudiate/reject/renounce Musk. And if not, why not.
September 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I'm deadly serious about this: every Republican should be shown this photo on TV and asked if they repudiate/reject/renounce Musk. And if not, why not.
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Our society's unfathomable cruelty to homeless people is not just morally unjustifiable, but more expensive than housing people would be.
Cruelty against the homeless is an unaffordable luxury. Abandoning homeless people to avoid offending the Protestant work ethic is an unaffordable luxury.
Cruelty against the homeless is an unaffordable luxury. Abandoning homeless people to avoid offending the Protestant work ethic is an unaffordable luxury.
ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote:
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote:
September 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Our society's unfathomable cruelty to homeless people is not just morally unjustifiable, but more expensive than housing people would be.
Cruelty against the homeless is an unaffordable luxury. Abandoning homeless people to avoid offending the Protestant work ethic is an unaffordable luxury.
Cruelty against the homeless is an unaffordable luxury. Abandoning homeless people to avoid offending the Protestant work ethic is an unaffordable luxury.
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🗺️ REDISTRICTING LATEST: Maryland voters will be able to vote on a constitutional amendment on redistricting this November after a ruling from the state supreme court.
Should voters approve the measure, it would clear the way for Democrats to counteract a wave of GOP gerrymanders nationwide.
Should voters approve the measure, it would clear the way for Democrats to counteract a wave of GOP gerrymanders nationwide.
Maryland Supreme Court upholds Democrats' redistricting plan
Should voters approve the measure upheld by the court, it would clear the way for state Democrats to redraw congressional maps for the 2028 election.
www.democracydocket.com
September 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
🗺️ REDISTRICTING LATEST: Maryland voters will be able to vote on a constitutional amendment on redistricting this November after a ruling from the state supreme court.
Should voters approve the measure, it would clear the way for Democrats to counteract a wave of GOP gerrymanders nationwide.
Should voters approve the measure, it would clear the way for Democrats to counteract a wave of GOP gerrymanders nationwide.
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This is what shutting down scientific debate actually looks like
A Top Virus Scientist Stared Down Covid Lab-Leak Proponents. Now His Life’s Work Is at Stake
The battle over Covid’s origins has come for Bob Garry, who’s faced some of the world’s deadliest viral threats.
www.bloomberg.com
September 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This is what shutting down scientific debate actually looks like
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Elected Democrats need to scream loudly about this. It's the only way to get the media to pay attention. This would be a five-alarm-fire, multi-day scandal under any other President. We need to make it so for Trump also.
September 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Elected Democrats need to scream loudly about this. It's the only way to get the media to pay attention. This would be a five-alarm-fire, multi-day scandal under any other President. We need to make it so for Trump also.
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""What did he study? “Philosophy and theology. A teacher in high school said, there’s no money in that, and I said: ‘Sir, that’s disrespectful. That’s insulting, because not everybody’s about money.’"
he's one of us!
he's one of us!
‘I don’t chase the dollar. I never did’: the astonishing hidden life of Mr T
He grew up in the ghetto, became a global superstar – then gave it all up. Why did he step away from the spotlight?
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
""What did he study? “Philosophy and theology. A teacher in high school said, there’s no money in that, and I said: ‘Sir, that’s disrespectful. That’s insulting, because not everybody’s about money.’"
he's one of us!
he's one of us!
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If there’s even a small issue with a single ballot-like a woman changed her name upon getting married-the USPS system could disenfranchise 10,000 voters
Allegedly, the point of this is to stop cheats. But there haven’t been anywhere near 10,000 cases of fraud in the entire history of mail in voting
Allegedly, the point of this is to stop cheats. But there haven’t been anywhere near 10,000 cases of fraud in the entire history of mail in voting
September 2, 2026 at 3:37 AM
If there’s even a small issue with a single ballot-like a woman changed her name upon getting married-the USPS system could disenfranchise 10,000 voters
Allegedly, the point of this is to stop cheats. But there haven’t been anywhere near 10,000 cases of fraud in the entire history of mail in voting
Allegedly, the point of this is to stop cheats. But there haven’t been anywhere near 10,000 cases of fraud in the entire history of mail in voting
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this friday and saturday
"Leonard Bernstein crafted MASS as the inaugural performance of the Kennedy Center on September 8, 1971... This production is a response to the defunding of the National Endowment of the Arts, and the overhaul of the Kennedy Center."
www.mass2026.com
www.mass2026.com
Home | Mass 2026
www.mass2026.com
September 2, 2026 at 12:48 PM
this friday and saturday
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A bombshell whistleblower report warns of serious flaws in the rush by the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order before November, including the potential for thousands of ballots to be rejected due to a single error. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Unforgiving’ new USPS portal could reject 10,000 mail ballots due to a single error, whistleblower warns
An anonymous whistleblower warned how "potentially millions" of voters could be disenfranchised under a rushed USPS portal.
www.democracydocket.com
September 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM
A bombshell whistleblower report warns of serious flaws in the rush by the U.S. Postal Service to implement President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order before November, including the potential for thousands of ballots to be rejected due to a single error. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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here's today's post: "Google Maps can pretty much fuck all the way off" — what kind of bullshit is ‘Lake America’?
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Google Maps can pretty much fuck all the way off
what kind of bullshit is ‘Lake America’?
bit.ly
September 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
here's today's post: "Google Maps can pretty much fuck all the way off" — what kind of bullshit is ‘Lake America’?
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‘Wall Street Journal’ Defends Decision To Publish Peggy Noonan–Generated Article https://theonion.com/wall-street-journal-defends-decision-to-publish-peggy-noonan-generated-article/
August 31, 2026 at 9:30 PM
‘Wall Street Journal’ Defends Decision To Publish Peggy Noonan–Generated Article https://theonion.com/wall-street-journal-defends-decision-to-publish-peggy-noonan-generated-article/
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live your life so Joyce Carol Oates never tweets about you and Isaac Chotiner never calls you
Mother speaks
August 30, 2026 at 2:10 AM
live your life so Joyce Carol Oates never tweets about you and Isaac Chotiner never calls you
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This is a great podcast in that it shows how analysis of politics that is grounded in data and empiricism (Bouie) has an uphill battle in DC/NY against ideology and pure uncut reactionary ignorance (Cottle)
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/o...
Opinion | The Right Is Rethinking MAGA. The Left Is Rethinking ‘Woke.’
As primary results trickle in, both parties are wrestling with what they stand for — and where they’re headed.
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This is a great podcast in that it shows how analysis of politics that is grounded in data and empiricism (Bouie) has an uphill battle in DC/NY against ideology and pure uncut reactionary ignorance (Cottle)
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/o...