PUREKIMMINESS
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Conflict/methods/pol econ
teaching and rocking research methods
I don't know about this living in interesting times...feels exhausting
"I'm incredible....cuz I does what I do."
-Craig Mack
Conflict/methods/pol econ
teaching and rocking research methods
I don't know about this living in interesting times...feels exhausting
"I'm incredible....cuz I does what I do."
-Craig Mack
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It's incredible the number of people who expect you to willingly participate in your own subjection.
And when you fight back, they act like you are being unreasonable that you refuse to allow your subjugation without contestation.
And when you fight back, they act like you are being unreasonable that you refuse to allow your subjugation without contestation.
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Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
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i have never been less surprised by anything in my life. i am unsurprised. i am negative surprised.
“‘We are in this magical, unique time,’ Sinema said of Trump’s health department, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn
In a new interview, the one-time Democrat says the movement for psychedelic medicine should capitalize on the Trump administration.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i have never been less surprised by anything in my life. i am unsurprised. i am negative surprised.
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In the last ten years, the number of billionaires in the US has nearly doubled and their collective wealth has nearly tripled. Their political contributions makeup an increasing share of campaign funding. Great reporting from @washingtonpost.com with data from @opensecrets.org
wapo.st/49wZtQF
wapo.st/49wZtQF
How billionaires took over American politics
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
wapo.st
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In the last ten years, the number of billionaires in the US has nearly doubled and their collective wealth has nearly tripled. Their political contributions makeup an increasing share of campaign funding. Great reporting from @washingtonpost.com with data from @opensecrets.org
wapo.st/49wZtQF
wapo.st/49wZtQF
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I was looking at protest photos from NC and if this isn’t the shadiest, most southern ass sign… I love you, Durham!
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I was looking at protest photos from NC and if this isn’t the shadiest, most southern ass sign… I love you, Durham!
Ok,
I have not
Read the post
Or the poem
But you all's posts
Have alarmed
And freaked me out
So I will log off
To avoid
Reading the post
Or the poem
And will have a nice day
For you all
I have not
Read the post
Or the poem
But you all's posts
Have alarmed
And freaked me out
So I will log off
To avoid
Reading the post
Or the poem
And will have a nice day
For you all
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Ok,
I have not
Read the post
Or the poem
But you all's posts
Have alarmed
And freaked me out
So I will log off
To avoid
Reading the post
Or the poem
And will have a nice day
For you all
I have not
Read the post
Or the poem
But you all's posts
Have alarmed
And freaked me out
So I will log off
To avoid
Reading the post
Or the poem
And will have a nice day
For you all
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gambling for kids, but make it educational so it’s fine???
me: oh god it can't get worse can it
roblox ceo: we are innovating ways to get kids addicted to gambling
roblox ceo: we are innovating ways to get kids addicted to gambling
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
gambling for kids, but make it educational so it’s fine???
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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This piece normalizes the “temperamental president” and his threats to engage in extralegal punishment against New York City.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Mamdani’s meeting with Trump comes with a power disadvantage
The president has threatened to yank federal aid and send the National Guard to patrol the Big Apple.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This piece normalizes the “temperamental president” and his threats to engage in extralegal punishment against New York City.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
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Mike Johnson's official bio says he has "two decades of previous experience in Constitutional law." Yet, when Trump threatens to execute Democratic members of Congress, he suddenly has no opinion.
This is what shameful cowardice does to someone like Johnson and it is how he will be remembered.
This is what shameful cowardice does to someone like Johnson and it is how he will be remembered.
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Democrats to be executed: "Attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that."
November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Mike Johnson's official bio says he has "two decades of previous experience in Constitutional law." Yet, when Trump threatens to execute Democratic members of Congress, he suddenly has no opinion.
This is what shameful cowardice does to someone like Johnson and it is how he will be remembered.
This is what shameful cowardice does to someone like Johnson and it is how he will be remembered.
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Amazing the things you could have learned just by asking people rather than building a police state and increasing inflation.
In a tacit admission that U.S. food production requires foreign labor, the Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to employ workers from other countries.
minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/21/r...
minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/21/r...
Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms • Minnesota Reformer
In a tacit admission that U.S. food production requires foreign labor, the Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to employ guest workers from other countries. At the same time, U.S. Imm...
minnesotareformer.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Amazing the things you could have learned just by asking people rather than building a police state and increasing inflation.
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This interview is a snapshot into where tech companies are with online harassment right now.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This interview is a snapshot into where tech companies are with online harassment right now.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
WHAT??? How are we not seeing more coverage of this???
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
WHAT??? How are we not seeing more coverage of this???
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When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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1. UBuffalo student overheard threatening to "shoot up the school" with AR-15 in his backpack.
2. He is president of the campud chapter of the marquee conservativeb group Young Americans for Freedom.
3. This should be in the New York Times.
www.wgrz.com/article/news...
2. He is president of the campud chapter of the marquee conservativeb group Young Americans for Freedom.
3. This should be in the New York Times.
www.wgrz.com/article/news...
Student's alleged threat sparks concern at UB
Authorities search UB student's home amid alleged shooting threat. Multiple firearms confiscated; no ongoing campus threat, says UB Police.
www.wgrz.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
1. UBuffalo student overheard threatening to "shoot up the school" with AR-15 in his backpack.
2. He is president of the campud chapter of the marquee conservativeb group Young Americans for Freedom.
3. This should be in the New York Times.
www.wgrz.com/article/news...
2. He is president of the campud chapter of the marquee conservativeb group Young Americans for Freedom.
3. This should be in the New York Times.
www.wgrz.com/article/news...
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
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Pope Leo denounces "extremely disrespectful" treatment of immigrants in U.S. www.axios.com/2025/11/19/p...
Pope Leo denounces "extremely disrespectful" treatment of immigrants in U.S.
"We have to look for ways of treating people humanely, treating people with the dignity that they have."
www.axios.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Pope Leo denounces "extremely disrespectful" treatment of immigrants in U.S. www.axios.com/2025/11/19/p...
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This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
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Because of the current public uproar, we will (eventually) stop paying the sex-trafficker bff who's pushed sadistic economic policy and spouted racist and misogynistic invective for *decades*
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Because of the current public uproar, we will (eventually) stop paying the sex-trafficker bff who's pushed sadistic economic policy and spouted racist and misogynistic invective for *decades*
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Pritzker Shares Beers, Books and Well-Wishes With Pope Leo XIV in Vatican Visit
Pritzker Shares Beers, Books and Well-Wishes With Pope Leo XIV in Vatican Visit
Sharing art, books and local beer, Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday called it an “honor” to meet with the pope in the Vatican to express “the pride and reverence of the people of this great state.”
news.wttw.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Pritzker Shares Beers, Books and Well-Wishes With Pope Leo XIV in Vatican Visit
Editing an R&R and for some reason, only yaght rock will do.
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No idea what is wrong with me today.
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No idea what is wrong with me today.
November 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Editing an R&R and for some reason, only yaght rock will do.
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No idea what is wrong with me today.
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No idea what is wrong with me today.
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If the plan is to tell consumers to pull back severely on consumption during the holidays, you’re trying to find a way to rationalize a recession.
“Adults don’t need gifts” == economic decline is imminent
“Adults don’t need gifts” == economic decline is imminent
Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays:
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 AM
If the plan is to tell consumers to pull back severely on consumption during the holidays, you’re trying to find a way to rationalize a recession.
“Adults don’t need gifts” == economic decline is imminent
“Adults don’t need gifts” == economic decline is imminent
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I'm sure I'm not the only person to say this, but just look at the new org chart ontology here: school funding under the Dept of Labor, conveying that education is solely abt job training; language programs under the State Dept because statecraft is of course why we learn languages...
The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department. https://to.pbs.org/4a1sm7z
Education Department offloads programs to other agencies as Trump accelerates plan for its closure
The Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department.
www.pbs.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I'm sure I'm not the only person to say this, but just look at the new org chart ontology here: school funding under the Dept of Labor, conveying that education is solely abt job training; language programs under the State Dept because statecraft is of course why we learn languages...
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"In effect, the Supreme Court has outright told judges to do as they say, which is to follow precedent as the Court explained it in writing, and not as they do, which is to grant the Trump administration’s every request"
I was reading one of the cases about Trump canceling funds for anything related to "DEI" and I'm happy to announce a federal judge lowkey appears to be joining Team Don't Listen to the Supreme Court
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Judges Are Finding Ways to Deal With the Supreme Court’s Disastrous Shadow Docket
The White House wants to keep its cases out of skeptical federal district courts. Judges are finding ways to reel them back in.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
"In effect, the Supreme Court has outright told judges to do as they say, which is to follow precedent as the Court explained it in writing, and not as they do, which is to grant the Trump administration’s every request"