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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 14h

I’m not sure I’d get aggressive treatment at that age. Sure, it’s easy for me to say that now but, sometimes you just gotta know when to quit.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19h

Former President Joe Biden is undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment for prostate cancer, his spokeswoman said on Saturday. The treatment, which began last month, is expected to last several weeks.

Biden Is Receiving Radiation Therapy for Cancer

The former president, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in May, also had a cancerous lesion removed from his forehead recently.

nyti.ms

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 17h

but since i’m not a ghoul who only cares about elections, the thing here that made me cry is that it seems to have a genuine “actually not only are trans people not a threat, they’re pretty amazing” vibe that i don’t think i’ve seen in a big campaign before & it isn’t a condescending “wow so brave.”

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 23h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 14h

To me, the most important thing about Nuremberg is that it was a prosecution for acts that weren’t crimes when committed.
The long legal tradition against ex post facto laws is suspended when the depravity is so great it evades any justification. That society can’t properly move on without trials.

niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 14h

inspiring and putting the fight in people by focusing on the people, not himself

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 23h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 16h

If only a little bit of your car is in the No Parking Zone, they should prorate the ticket

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cyber professional @permadeath.com · 1d

Amazing work by @neselsd.bsky.social and the rest of the @psymposia.bsky.social team reporting on SV hijacking of psychedelic research initiatives via takeover of nonprofits

This is your archetypal right wing tech-money influence network, documented with tons of primary sources

Neşe Devenot, PhD @neselsd.bsky.social · 1d

Announcing: "The Psychedelic Syndicate: How Silicon Valley Used Veterans to Hijack the Psychedelic Industry"

Now on @Psymposia's website in four parts.

www.psymposia.com/psychedelic-...

The Psychedelic Syndicate: Executive Summary

A year-long investigation reveals how a small group of Silicon Valley elites sought to capture the psychedelic therapy industry — using a network of affiliated organizations to scapegoat critics whi

www.psymposia.com

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 1d

I believe geoengineering can save us from climate change because if we spend $1 trillion on using pebbles to block the sun, it starves the carbon-intensive part of the economy of funding

Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 1d

This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, @alimacewen.bsky.social interviews @wimcarton.bsky.social co-author of “The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late,” written with Andreas Malm and published by @versobooks.bsky.social

Listen to the episode:
www.landclimate.org/...

niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 1d

I buy as much as I can from Amazon because I believe in trickle-down

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 1d

my record deal was terminated for rhyming "sticker shock" with "knickerbock"

niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 1d

Immigrant communities clustering is often a network effects / anchoring thing. The first bunch of people moved to Maryland for whatever reason, maybe specific work they knew they could get. The next group moves there because that's where they have community and contacts, and same with the next group

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 1d

Mixing up 1920 and 2020 is what makes it an Amazing Map

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 1d

Are they sure that the biggest immigrant community in New Jersey is Italians? That it's not just 5th generation Italian-Americans overstating the immediacy of their heritage?

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 2d

Lifetime achievement awards are just participation trophies for the non-suicidal

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 2d

Brilliant. Award this article the Riksbank Prize for Takes.

Alex Shephard @alexshephard.bsky.social · 2d

Me and @markkrotov.bsky.social wrote about Laszlo Krasznahorkai and the Nobel Prize in Literature newrepublic.com/article/2015...

The Nobel Prize in Literature Is Boring Now

László Krasznahorkai, who was awarded the Prize on Thursday, is a brilliant novelist and consummate laureate. But has the Swedish Academy lost its sense of fun?

newrepublic.com

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 2d

for purposes of this tweet, democratic socialism just means social democracy

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 2d

Democratic socialism can win majority public support but never controlling political power. Fascism will never win majority public support, but has won controlling political power.

Just like the Founders intended.

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 2d

"People also ask"
yeah, i bet they do

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 2d

actually, there's probably a ton more satisfying things in life. what does this say about me? that i'm toxic. i'm a toxic person with toxic vibes.

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 2d

Few things in life are more satisfying than letting a smug person go on at length before slapping them down with a single simple sentence.

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 2d

a tough truth for any white collar worker to confront

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 3d

We need a term for people getting duped by the dumbest AI content. I propose “getting slopped.”

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 3d

Trump hasn’t invaded New York yet because it’s harder for his staffers to AI-slop him into believing the home he constantly visits is a war zone.

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 3d

The disconnect between American’s political opinions and political behavior means that even the worse things can be disliked but not opposed.

niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 3d

Tangentially related at best, but I think a lot about Britain compensating slaveowners for the abolition of slavery as an all-time devil’s bargain tactical/ethical quandary.

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niraliberalism @niral.bsky.social · 3d

One could do the Abe Lincoln meme here, but you know it would just draw attention to his incessant beatings if White House interns

Micah @rincewind.run · 3d

I think Dems can and should do better than people who are abusive to their staff members

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3d

It was only a matter of time before these stories started to come out
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...