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It’s absurd. Look around your departments, colleges, professional societies. If woman of color were genuinely taking all the jobs the demographics would look a lot different.
December 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
It’s absurd. Look around your departments, colleges, professional societies. If woman of color were genuinely taking all the jobs the demographics would look a lot different.
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The amount of white woman who have told me about how their husbands or colleagues are convinced that they are losing opportunities because women of color are preferentially hired…
This is 100% incorrect as the explanation for why someone obsessed with Roman *military* history is not being hired.
December 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The amount of white woman who have told me about how their husbands or colleagues are convinced that they are losing opportunities because women of color are preferentially hired…
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If you see the words 'irrevocable', 'in perpetuity', 'formats not yet invented', 'net after costs', 'all rights', you're selling every damn thing you could make money from as an author for a one time payment, or in this case, a promise.
Signing this gives the publisher money meant for you forever.
Signing this gives the publisher money meant for you forever.
Behold, if you will, the...astonishing...contract from Shadow Light Press. A rolling 10-year term...payment on profit (but only after costs are recouped)...appropriation of the author's universe if they can't continue the series...and more www.reddit.com/r/Progressio...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:49 AM
If you see the words 'irrevocable', 'in perpetuity', 'formats not yet invented', 'net after costs', 'all rights', you're selling every damn thing you could make money from as an author for a one time payment, or in this case, a promise.
Signing this gives the publisher money meant for you forever.
Signing this gives the publisher money meant for you forever.
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good luck staffing up those rural hospitals bsky.app/profile/reic...
Here is a map of the affected countries (excluding Tonga), to give you a sense of how much this new ban restricts immigration from Africa in particular.
Of the newly-added country, Nigeria faces the largest impact, with tens of thousands of visas issued every year to Nigerians.
Of the newly-added country, Nigeria faces the largest impact, with tens of thousands of visas issued every year to Nigerians.
December 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
good luck staffing up those rural hospitals bsky.app/profile/reic...
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I am about as cynical a person as can be imagined when it comes to capitalism but I honestly cannot remember any development since the dawn of industry that immiserated so many people and created so much environmental havoc with so little to show for it
Illinois is running out of power. The news is a blow to Gov. JB Pritzker’s climate change-fighting goals too, as demand from AI data centers soars while wind and solar development stalls.
Illinois running low on power as AI data centers spike electricity demand
chicago.suntimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am about as cynical a person as can be imagined when it comes to capitalism but I honestly cannot remember any development since the dawn of industry that immiserated so many people and created so much environmental havoc with so little to show for it
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Banksy loves to shock us
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Banksy loves to shock us
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“Oh you should be online to try to provide value to your political side” fuck that that’s nerd shit you should be online because you’re unwell and need to tell people about weird animals you saw
December 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“Oh you should be online to try to provide value to your political side” fuck that that’s nerd shit you should be online because you’re unwell and need to tell people about weird animals you saw
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hooker: ok thats an hour of foot stuff. thats another 10 silver pieces buddy
jesus: uh. actually i was washing your feet with my beard because im the son of god. you should be letting me do this for free actually
jesus: uh. actually i was washing your feet with my beard because im the son of god. you should be letting me do this for free actually
December 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
hooker: ok thats an hour of foot stuff. thats another 10 silver pieces buddy
jesus: uh. actually i was washing your feet with my beard because im the son of god. you should be letting me do this for free actually
jesus: uh. actually i was washing your feet with my beard because im the son of god. you should be letting me do this for free actually
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surely this isn't related
December 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
surely this isn't related
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Welcome to Derry missed out by not giving Pennywise a Pennywise. “Hiya bucko, I’m Poundfoolish, the Stationary Insurance Actuary.”
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Welcome to Derry missed out by not giving Pennywise a Pennywise. “Hiya bucko, I’m Poundfoolish, the Stationary Insurance Actuary.”
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"the 80s are now longer ago than the 1950s were during the 198-" shhhh... you don't have to be like this
December 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"the 80s are now longer ago than the 1950s were during the 198-" shhhh... you don't have to be like this
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Anti-AI messaging from 1961.
December 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Anti-AI messaging from 1961.
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As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
These fucking rubes and their voters are under the impression that removing patients from the health care system by tearing away their insurance means they’ll have more access to care and ha ha no.
Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke says their plan is to “REDUCE OVERALL CARE” 🤔
At least he’s honest!
#MedicareForAllNOW
At least he’s honest!
#MedicareForAllNOW
December 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
These fucking rubes and their voters are under the impression that removing patients from the health care system by tearing away their insurance means they’ll have more access to care and ha ha no.
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Annual reminder that if you see a menorah in someone’s window, that’s an act of defiance against bigotry and hate. It’s also pride and bravery.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
December 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Annual reminder that if you see a menorah in someone’s window, that’s an act of defiance against bigotry and hate. It’s also pride and bravery.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
It’s says “a Jew lives here” and that’s both painting a target but also reminding everyone that we still exist and we always will.
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Maybe Nadella actually deserves his 22% pay raise even though he couldn't even hit 50% of his own AI sales targets.
Maybe the problem is us. Maybe we don't appreciate New Clippy being jammed into everything, because we're just not Innovators like him, and not ready for The Future he's living in.
Maybe the problem is us. Maybe we don't appreciate New Clippy being jammed into everything, because we're just not Innovators like him, and not ready for The Future he's living in.
Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot
Google's Gemini is on pace to push Copilot into third place.
tech.yahoo.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Maybe Nadella actually deserves his 22% pay raise even though he couldn't even hit 50% of his own AI sales targets.
Maybe the problem is us. Maybe we don't appreciate New Clippy being jammed into everything, because we're just not Innovators like him, and not ready for The Future he's living in.
Maybe the problem is us. Maybe we don't appreciate New Clippy being jammed into everything, because we're just not Innovators like him, and not ready for The Future he's living in.
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Going to remember than man through one of my favorite little films, directed by his baby brother.
The Spirit of '76 (1990)
The Spirit of '76 (1990)
December 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Going to remember than man through one of my favorite little films, directed by his baby brother.
The Spirit of '76 (1990)
The Spirit of '76 (1990)
Lord forgive and/or smite me for reading this and immediately thinking ANY OF AT LEAST THREE BASIC CABLE CHANNELS AT ANY GIVEN TIME - A Few Good Men
December 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Lord forgive and/or smite me for reading this and immediately thinking ANY OF AT LEAST THREE BASIC CABLE CHANNELS AT ANY GIVEN TIME - A Few Good Men
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HBOMAX - Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap II, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
NETFLIX - Stand By Me
HULU/DISNEY+ - The Princess Bride
PARAMOUNT+ - When Harry Met Sally
PRIME - And So it Goes, Shock and Awe
ROKU - North
HOOPLA - Alex & Emma, Rumor Has It..., The Magic of Belle Isle, LBJ, God & Country
NETFLIX - Stand By Me
HULU/DISNEY+ - The Princess Bride
PARAMOUNT+ - When Harry Met Sally
PRIME - And So it Goes, Shock and Awe
ROKU - North
HOOPLA - Alex & Emma, Rumor Has It..., The Magic of Belle Isle, LBJ, God & Country
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
HBOMAX - Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap II, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
NETFLIX - Stand By Me
HULU/DISNEY+ - The Princess Bride
PARAMOUNT+ - When Harry Met Sally
PRIME - And So it Goes, Shock and Awe
ROKU - North
HOOPLA - Alex & Emma, Rumor Has It..., The Magic of Belle Isle, LBJ, God & Country
NETFLIX - Stand By Me
HULU/DISNEY+ - The Princess Bride
PARAMOUNT+ - When Harry Met Sally
PRIME - And So it Goes, Shock and Awe
ROKU - North
HOOPLA - Alex & Emma, Rumor Has It..., The Magic of Belle Isle, LBJ, God & Country
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Excerpt from Oscar the Grouch's cease-and-desist letter:
what's up with the grinch becoming freakishly popular/ omnipresent in the cultural imagination
December 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Excerpt from Oscar the Grouch's cease-and-desist letter:
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Why is this tiny gesture so funny
December 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Why is this tiny gesture so funny
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my favorite thing about Rob Reiner is that my mom has always said "he's a good Jewish boy" cause he gave his mom the one-line cameo and top tier film quote "I'll have what she's having"
Happy Hanukah
Happy Hanukah
I did not expect to feel this emotionally connected to rob reiner
December 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
my favorite thing about Rob Reiner is that my mom has always said "he's a good Jewish boy" cause he gave his mom the one-line cameo and top tier film quote "I'll have what she's having"
Happy Hanukah
Happy Hanukah