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replacing books with AI is like replacing your photo album with an AI trained on it.
the value of a book is more than its contents; it’s how you process it too. when you offload that to AI, you relinquish one of the greatest benefits of reading: getting inspired by every sentence coming your way.
the value of a book is more than its contents; it’s how you process it too. when you offload that to AI, you relinquish one of the greatest benefits of reading: getting inspired by every sentence coming your way.
Microsoft is closing its employee library and cutting back on subscriptions
Employees are expected to use new AI tools instead
www.theverge.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:14 AM
replacing books with AI is like replacing your photo album with an AI trained on it.
the value of a book is more than its contents; it’s how you process it too. when you offload that to AI, you relinquish one of the greatest benefits of reading: getting inspired by every sentence coming your way.
the value of a book is more than its contents; it’s how you process it too. when you offload that to AI, you relinquish one of the greatest benefits of reading: getting inspired by every sentence coming your way.
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Food prices have tripled in the last few days.
January 17, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Food prices have tripled in the last few days.
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Really shows how hollow conservative patriotism and “grit” have become. Similarly in Europe, much of the far right would likely roll out a red carpet for invading Russians.
Among Those Who Say To Defend Our Nation:
All: 59%
New Democrats: 78%
Liberals: 73%
Bloc Quebecois: 46%
Conservatives: 38%
All: 59%
New Democrats: 78%
Liberals: 73%
Bloc Quebecois: 46%
Conservatives: 38%
"If Canada were ever to face a situation in which the United States used military force against Canadian territory, what do you believe should be Canada primary response?"
Defend and Fight: 59%
Avoid Fighting - Make Concessions: 24%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
Defend and Fight: 59%
Avoid Fighting - Make Concessions: 24%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
January 17, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Really shows how hollow conservative patriotism and “grit” have become. Similarly in Europe, much of the far right would likely roll out a red carpet for invading Russians.
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Welcome to the world’s biggest market.
January 17, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Welcome to the world’s biggest market.
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i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
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Louder for the fools in the back sleeping
January 17, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Louder for the fools in the back sleeping
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We will be condemned for our role in the history books and we will deserve it.
Literally begging for help to save civilian lives from being murdered while Trump blames Ukraine, threatens Greenland, plays golf for the next 4 days, and Witkoff and Kushner negotiate deals with Putin.
January 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM
We will be condemned for our role in the history books and we will deserve it.
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
Absolutely insane that the GOP is allowing trump to continue terrorizing allies to the point this is happening.
BREAKING: A full-scale airlift is running around the clock, transporting troops and military equipment to Greenland.
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Stor operation i gang: Fly strømmer til Grønland med europæiske soldater
I flere døgn har militære transportfly fløjet i pendulfart mellem Danmark og Grønland. Fredag aften landede et stort antal soldater i Nuuk.
www.dr.dk
January 17, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Absolutely insane that the GOP is allowing trump to continue terrorizing allies to the point this is happening.
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The DOJ is no longer legitimate on any level. It’s just a goon squad. This has enormous implications for the country long after Trump is gone.
Breaking: MS NOW confirms:
The Trump Justice Department has launched criminal investigations into Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
The Trump Justice Department has launched criminal investigations into Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
January 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The DOJ is no longer legitimate on any level. It’s just a goon squad. This has enormous implications for the country long after Trump is gone.
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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Let’s call this what it is: a disgusting abuse of power and a farce.
As his agents terrorize Minnesotans, as prices rise, as he fails to deliver for Americans, he is also weaponizing the DOJ against his perceived enemies.
This is not a banana republic and justice will prevail.
As his agents terrorize Minnesotans, as prices rise, as he fails to deliver for Americans, he is also weaponizing the DOJ against his perceived enemies.
This is not a banana republic and justice will prevail.
The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over possible obstruction of federal law enforcement, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. https://cnn.it/4bCjypy
January 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Let’s call this what it is: a disgusting abuse of power and a farce.
As his agents terrorize Minnesotans, as prices rise, as he fails to deliver for Americans, he is also weaponizing the DOJ against his perceived enemies.
This is not a banana republic and justice will prevail.
As his agents terrorize Minnesotans, as prices rise, as he fails to deliver for Americans, he is also weaponizing the DOJ against his perceived enemies.
This is not a banana republic and justice will prevail.
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Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
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Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
ICE's tear gas sent a 6-month-old to the hospital, the latest in an alarming pattern
Federal agents' use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
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They are going to keep the internet shut off until March. They will probably spend a month waging war against Iranian society. Mass arrests. Mass murders. A month of horrors.
January 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
They are going to keep the internet shut off until March. They will probably spend a month waging war against Iranian society. Mass arrests. Mass murders. A month of horrors.
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North Carolina’s 4 largest counties have their March 3 primary early voting schedules posted for voting Feb 12-28: Mecklenburg 19 sites all 17 days, Wake 12 sites all 17 days, Guilford 10 sites open 15 of 17 days, Forsyth 8 sites open 15 of 17 days. (Guilford and Forsyth no voting first Sat/Sun)
January 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
North Carolina’s 4 largest counties have their March 3 primary early voting schedules posted for voting Feb 12-28: Mecklenburg 19 sites all 17 days, Wake 12 sites all 17 days, Guilford 10 sites open 15 of 17 days, Forsyth 8 sites open 15 of 17 days. (Guilford and Forsyth no voting first Sat/Sun)
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Video: Virginia Senate Democrats Advance Constitutional Amendments to the Ballot, Allowing Virginians to Decide the Future of their Freedoms; Amendments on reproductive freedom, voting rights, marriage equality and redistricting head to the voters bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...
Video: Virginia Senate Democrats Advance Constitutional Amendments to the Ballot, Allowing Virginians to Decide the Future of their Freedoms
Great stuff - the Virginia State Senate just passed four constitutional amendments (see below for a press release and video of the debate and votes): Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJ1) guarantees the fun...
bluevirginia.us
January 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Video: Virginia Senate Democrats Advance Constitutional Amendments to the Ballot, Allowing Virginians to Decide the Future of their Freedoms; Amendments on reproductive freedom, voting rights, marriage equality and redistricting head to the voters bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...
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For centuries, a “gossip” was a woman who attended another woman's delivery. The word was a corruption of “god-sib” or “god-sibling,” meaning “sister in the Lord.” The gossips offered support to mother & midwife. Only later did it become derogatory.
More info: www.historyextra.com/period/gener...
More info: www.historyextra.com/period/gener...
January 13, 2026 at 9:46 AM
For centuries, a “gossip” was a woman who attended another woman's delivery. The word was a corruption of “god-sib” or “god-sibling,” meaning “sister in the Lord.” The gossips offered support to mother & midwife. Only later did it become derogatory.
More info: www.historyextra.com/period/gener...
More info: www.historyextra.com/period/gener...
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NEW: I spoke with this bishop, who offered more context for his (entirely unprepared!) remarks.
Turns out other bishops (e.g., in MN) agree with him, and he recalled the moment he told local priests to get their wills in order.
“There was a little gasp,” he said. religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
Turns out other bishops (e.g., in MN) agree with him, and he recalled the moment he told local priests to get their wills in order.
“There was a little gasp,” he said. religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
January 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
NEW: I spoke with this bishop, who offered more context for his (entirely unprepared!) remarks.
Turns out other bishops (e.g., in MN) agree with him, and he recalled the moment he told local priests to get their wills in order.
“There was a little gasp,” he said. religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
Turns out other bishops (e.g., in MN) agree with him, and he recalled the moment he told local priests to get their wills in order.
“There was a little gasp,” he said. religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
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The increasing levels of cruelty and flagrant disregard for the law is truly insane and truly troubling.
This video shows ICE holding children hostage to bait parents out of their homes.
Just unspeakable levels of cruelty and inhumanity.
Just unspeakable levels of cruelty and inhumanity.
January 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The increasing levels of cruelty and flagrant disregard for the law is truly insane and truly troubling.
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Even if DOGE did not cut spending, it did eliminate a lot of federal jobs and grants.
How is this possible?
Federal personnel spending represents only about 5-6% of fed spending, so you can cut a lot of people - and capacity - without saving much. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-year-on-...
How is this possible?
Federal personnel spending represents only about 5-6% of fed spending, so you can cut a lot of people - and capacity - without saving much. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-year-on-...
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Even if DOGE did not cut spending, it did eliminate a lot of federal jobs and grants.
How is this possible?
Federal personnel spending represents only about 5-6% of fed spending, so you can cut a lot of people - and capacity - without saving much. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-year-on-...
How is this possible?
Federal personnel spending represents only about 5-6% of fed spending, so you can cut a lot of people - and capacity - without saving much. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-year-on-...
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But did we at least avoid dismantling core functions of the government when we let DOGE run amok? No.
But did we avoid committing mass murder by destroying USAID? Also no.
But did we at least avoid violating all the laws & the constitution by letting DOGE criminals run amok? Alas, also no.
But did we avoid committing mass murder by destroying USAID? Also no.
But did we at least avoid violating all the laws & the constitution by letting DOGE criminals run amok? Alas, also no.
New, from me: A year in, did DOGE deliver on its promises?
Not the promises it made to us (cut spending, modernize government, improve services). It worsened state capacity.
But it was part of a successful broligarchy exercise in state capture. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-year-on-...
Not the promises it made to us (cut spending, modernize government, improve services). It worsened state capacity.
But it was part of a successful broligarchy exercise in state capture. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-year-on-...
A Year On: The DOGE Disaster
A Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly of your government
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
But did we at least avoid dismantling core functions of the government when we let DOGE run amok? No.
But did we avoid committing mass murder by destroying USAID? Also no.
But did we at least avoid violating all the laws & the constitution by letting DOGE criminals run amok? Alas, also no.
But did we avoid committing mass murder by destroying USAID? Also no.
But did we at least avoid violating all the laws & the constitution by letting DOGE criminals run amok? Alas, also no.
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They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
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Our interview w/ Reza Pahlavi. "His plan makes him a transitional leader...who would lead a temporary gov't. Iran should, he says, be a democracy. His plan promises a referendum w/in four months on restoring monarchy or setting up a parliamentary republic" www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Reza Pahlavi says Iran is undergoing a revolution
Can the son of the shah deposed long ago rule Iran if the Islamic Republic falls?
www.economist.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Our interview w/ Reza Pahlavi. "His plan makes him a transitional leader...who would lead a temporary gov't. Iran should, he says, be a democracy. His plan promises a referendum w/in four months on restoring monarchy or setting up a parliamentary republic" www.economist.com/middle-east-...