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Kevin Van Valkenburg on Trump ending Nat'l Links Trust's 50 yr lease on DC golf courses:
"[W]hat this admin is essentially doing is taking over a nat'l park for invented reasons so that the Trump Org can run it & profit from it. Imagine if Yellowstone suddenly cost $1k but mostly served lobbyists."
"[W]hat this admin is essentially doing is taking over a nat'l park for invented reasons so that the Trump Org can run it & profit from it. Imagine if Yellowstone suddenly cost $1k but mostly served lobbyists."
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Kevin Van Valkenburg on Trump ending Nat'l Links Trust's 50 yr lease on DC golf courses:
"[W]hat this admin is essentially doing is taking over a nat'l park for invented reasons so that the Trump Org can run it & profit from it. Imagine if Yellowstone suddenly cost $1k but mostly served lobbyists."
"[W]hat this admin is essentially doing is taking over a nat'l park for invented reasons so that the Trump Org can run it & profit from it. Imagine if Yellowstone suddenly cost $1k but mostly served lobbyists."
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nyc at 11:59: the mayor 😤🤬
nyc at 12:00: the mayor 🤩🥵
nyc at 12:00: the mayor 🤩🥵
December 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
nyc at 11:59: the mayor 😤🤬
nyc at 12:00: the mayor 🤩🥵
nyc at 12:00: the mayor 🤩🥵
This is only the start.
www.axios.com/2025/12/31/2...
www.axios.com/2025/12/31/2...
2025's AI-fueled scientific breakthroughs
AI-driven scientific innovation accelerated in 2025.
www.axios.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is only the start.
www.axios.com/2025/12/31/2...
www.axios.com/2025/12/31/2...
I firmly believe nothing changes until it dips below 30.
Trump should be in the mid-30s or lower. We don't hate him enough.
December 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I firmly believe nothing changes until it dips below 30.
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At midnight today, it will have been 2016 for the past decade.
December 31, 2025 at 5:20 AM
At midnight today, it will have been 2016 for the past decade.
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This is going to culminate in Pizzagate-style vigilante violence if we do not protect our neighbors
www.startribune.com/police-inves...
www.startribune.com/police-inves...
Police investigating overnight burglary of Somali day care in south Minneapolis
The break-in comes in the aftermath of a viral video alleging fraud by several Somali child care centers.
www.startribune.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is going to culminate in Pizzagate-style vigilante violence if we do not protect our neighbors
www.startribune.com/police-inves...
www.startribune.com/police-inves...
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Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know. n.pr/49yrLtt
Flu cases are surging and rates will likely get worse, new CDC data shows
Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know.
n.pr
December 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know. n.pr/49yrLtt
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"This flu season is no longer just severe. It’s historic.
New York is now facing the worst flu surge on record...
More than 71,000 positive flu cases were reported in New York in just seven days — the most since influenza became a reportable disease in 2004"
www.rochesterfirst.com/news/health/...
New York is now facing the worst flu surge on record...
More than 71,000 positive flu cases were reported in New York in just seven days — the most since influenza became a reportable disease in 2004"
www.rochesterfirst.com/news/health/...
December 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"This flu season is no longer just severe. It’s historic.
New York is now facing the worst flu surge on record...
More than 71,000 positive flu cases were reported in New York in just seven days — the most since influenza became a reportable disease in 2004"
www.rochesterfirst.com/news/health/...
New York is now facing the worst flu surge on record...
More than 71,000 positive flu cases were reported in New York in just seven days — the most since influenza became a reportable disease in 2004"
www.rochesterfirst.com/news/health/...
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banging on child care centers doors yelling "SHOW ME YOUR CHILDREN" until i get tased
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
December 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
banging on child care centers doors yelling "SHOW ME YOUR CHILDREN" until i get tased
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Pedocons at the door
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
December 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Pedocons at the door
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There was a liberal court for a few years in the mid 20th century and the right wing response was to delegitimize for DECADES right up to the point they had a supermajority, at which point it became Wrong to do so. These people think you are stupid bsky.app/profile/chri...
NEW: Jan Crawford's attack on SCOTUS "corruption" narrative was its own substance-free narrative.
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Jan Crawford's attack on SCOTUS "corruption" narrative was its own substance-free narrative
On Face the Nation, CBS News's chief legal correspondent went after Supreme Court critics as "dangerous." And yet, her court defense was completely lacking in specifics.
www.lawdork.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
There was a liberal court for a few years in the mid 20th century and the right wing response was to delegitimize for DECADES right up to the point they had a supermajority, at which point it became Wrong to do so. These people think you are stupid bsky.app/profile/chri...
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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Another home run by Charlotte -
"It's 2025, and we're sharing bootlegs of “60 Minutes” segment broadcast in other countries because our own nation is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers"
"It's 2025, and we're sharing bootlegs of “60 Minutes” segment broadcast in other countries because our own nation is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers"
"She took a high dive into a pool that she drained herself. Were he alive today, Mr. Murrow would not believe what his network has become."
Bari Weiss Jumps Into a Drained Pool
That she drained herself.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Another home run by Charlotte -
"It's 2025, and we're sharing bootlegs of “60 Minutes” segment broadcast in other countries because our own nation is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers"
"It's 2025, and we're sharing bootlegs of “60 Minutes” segment broadcast in other countries because our own nation is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers"
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Evaluating the Impact of AI on the Labor Market: Current State of Affairs budgetlab.yale.edu/research/evalu… #AI #jobs
December 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Evaluating the Impact of AI on the Labor Market: Current State of Affairs budgetlab.yale.edu/research/evalu… #AI #jobs
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People already had health savings accounts. That was for, like, paying for a pair of glasses, not funding an entire health care plan for a family.
Rep. Crenshaw on the Republican ACA replacement plan: "You give the poor vouchers. We want to put that money into health savings accounts."
December 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
People already had health savings accounts. That was for, like, paying for a pair of glasses, not funding an entire health care plan for a family.
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New Medieval Books: The Crusades and the Far-Right in the Twenty-First Century www.medievalists.net/2024/12/new-... #crusades
New Medieval Books: The Crusades and the Far-Right in the Twenty-First Century - Medievalists.net
The five essays in this collection explore how the Crusades continue to serve as a powerful historical symbol within Far-Right extremism. This influence is evident in acts of terrorism, political…
www.medievalists.net
December 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
New Medieval Books: The Crusades and the Far-Right in the Twenty-First Century www.medievalists.net/2024/12/new-... #crusades
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Super interesting article peeking behind the scenes of the gambling industry. Obviously most people lose their money. Those who outsmart the bookies find themselves restricted to placing small stakes. Which in turn leads to some pretending to be poor bettors
economist.com/christmas-sp...
economist.com/christmas-sp...
The battle to stop clever people betting
The tools bookmakers use to block data-savvy gamblers, and how to get round them
economist.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Super interesting article peeking behind the scenes of the gambling industry. Obviously most people lose their money. Those who outsmart the bookies find themselves restricted to placing small stakes. Which in turn leads to some pretending to be poor bettors
economist.com/christmas-sp...
economist.com/christmas-sp...
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i didn’t need an AI model to confide in random strangers i shouldn’t have ever been talking to about certain things over MSN chat as a pre-teen. what i did need is someone i actually trusted in my life i could confide in instead.
December 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
i didn’t need an AI model to confide in random strangers i shouldn’t have ever been talking to about certain things over MSN chat as a pre-teen. what i did need is someone i actually trusted in my life i could confide in instead.
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i’m very okay with having the conversations about, say, blatant lack of safeguards in some models. but it’s very evident that a bulk of conversations around this topic are merely trying to paint AI as bad instead of addressing the real problems
December 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
i’m very okay with having the conversations about, say, blatant lack of safeguards in some models. but it’s very evident that a bulk of conversations around this topic are merely trying to paint AI as bad instead of addressing the real problems
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i wonder if anyone is going to ask the other question: why are kids confiding in AI how they feel about *insert mental health topic* and not confiding in a real person? or are we just going to use this as another “AI bad” thing and move on?
getting rid of AI won’t fix the problems that got us here
getting rid of AI won’t fix the problems that got us here
December 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
i wonder if anyone is going to ask the other question: why are kids confiding in AI how they feel about *insert mental health topic* and not confiding in a real person? or are we just going to use this as another “AI bad” thing and move on?
getting rid of AI won’t fix the problems that got us here
getting rid of AI won’t fix the problems that got us here
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it is extremely funny that RFK both does not believe in the germ theory of disease and is a lab leak truther
December 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
it is extremely funny that RFK both does not believe in the germ theory of disease and is a lab leak truther
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Ah yes. Prior tenants famously control rent prices for subsequent tenants.
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Ah yes. Prior tenants famously control rent prices for subsequent tenants.
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Back to Putin’s economic blackmail of 1999-2022
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Back to Putin’s economic blackmail of 1999-2022
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This is "Lebensraum" in modern dress. It was wrong when Hitler first espoused this malignant and corrupt ideology back during WWII; it is wrong now. You don't take land from an ally. Period.
They’re again advocating against Denmark when it comes to Greenland
December 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is "Lebensraum" in modern dress. It was wrong when Hitler first espoused this malignant and corrupt ideology back during WWII; it is wrong now. You don't take land from an ally. Period.