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Masking in hospitals - where people with infectious diseases and people who are particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases are both over-represented - is the absolute lowest of bars and yet we stubbornly refuse to clear it.
France: "Wearing a mask is once again mandatory in Paris hospitals"
"Faced with a rapid rise in respiratory infections, several hospitals in the Île-de-France region have decided to reinstate mandatory mask-wearing for healthcare workers, visitors, and patients over the age of 6."
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"Faced with a rapid rise in respiratory infections, several hospitals in the Île-de-France region have decided to reinstate mandatory mask-wearing for healthcare workers, visitors, and patients over the age of 6."
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November 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Masking in hospitals - where people with infectious diseases and people who are particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases are both over-represented - is the absolute lowest of bars and yet we stubbornly refuse to clear it.
This makes so many work Slacks make so much more sense oh my god
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This makes so many work Slacks make so much more sense oh my god
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Honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen red pillars this massive (10-second exposure but naked-eye visible)
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen red pillars this massive (10-second exposure but naked-eye visible)
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
My PT took one look at my SLRDLs and made me move to doing them against a wall and it’s crazy how wrong I was about the form. I have been lifting weights for 10 years lmao
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
My PT took one look at my SLRDLs and made me move to doing them against a wall and it’s crazy how wrong I was about the form. I have been lifting weights for 10 years lmao
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
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The explanation is money
It been going on a while would be great if some journalists could look into the public schedule of all 10 Senators since the start of the shutdown & see who they have been meeting that's common
Especially since the elections
That's the $$$
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It been going on a while would be great if some journalists could look into the public schedule of all 10 Senators since the start of the shutdown & see who they have been meeting that's common
Especially since the elections
That's the $$$
bsky.app/profile/dday...
SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The explanation is money
It been going on a while would be great if some journalists could look into the public schedule of all 10 Senators since the start of the shutdown & see who they have been meeting that's common
Especially since the elections
That's the $$$
bsky.app/profile/dday...
It been going on a while would be great if some journalists could look into the public schedule of all 10 Senators since the start of the shutdown & see who they have been meeting that's common
Especially since the elections
That's the $$$
bsky.app/profile/dday...
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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its fine its not like anyone really needs food or movement
FEDWATCH: “.. The chaos is escalating, with 3,800 flight cancellations since Thursday, and some states reporting a 40- to 60% increase in visits to food banks. Some of the disruption is evident in private sector weekly economic indicators .. and even the price of electricity.”
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
its fine its not like anyone really needs food or movement
In the book I’m reading it says that major airlines actually lose money on economy air travel and are largely profitable through financialization (miles, status, etc)
There are entire airports that only exist with scheduled service due to lavish Federal subsidies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essenti...
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In the book I’m reading it says that major airlines actually lose money on economy air travel and are largely profitable through financialization (miles, status, etc)
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There are entire airports that only exist with scheduled service due to lavish Federal subsidies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essenti...
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
There are entire airports that only exist with scheduled service due to lavish Federal subsidies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essenti...
I do not think trump is withholding food because he believes people will riot. This would imply he believes poor people are human beings who reason
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I do not think trump is withholding food because he believes people will riot. This would imply he believes poor people are human beings who reason
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The regime despises poor people, yes. And importantly it does not fear poor people as a political force. It's important to take both of these together to understand what they are doing with SNAP. They do not believe that they will incur lasting political costs for their current actions.
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The regime despises poor people, yes. And importantly it does not fear poor people as a political force. It's important to take both of these together to understand what they are doing with SNAP. They do not believe that they will incur lasting political costs for their current actions.
Looping them in now to a #bookthread
Exocapitalism: economies with absolutely no limits
by Marek Poliks & Roberto Alonso Trillo
Exocapitalism: economies with absolutely no limits
by Marek Poliks & Roberto Alonso Trillo
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Looping them in now to a #bookthread
Exocapitalism: economies with absolutely no limits
by Marek Poliks & Roberto Alonso Trillo
Exocapitalism: economies with absolutely no limits
by Marek Poliks & Roberto Alonso Trillo
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They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
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If he has been found to lie constantly, he should be charged with perjury. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Border patrol chief reprimanded for lying claims shots were fired at immigration officers in Chicago
Gregory Bovino was called out by a judge only two days earlier for lying about being assaulted by a protester
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If he has been found to lie constantly, he should be charged with perjury. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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15 percent of American homes lacked indoor plumbing in 1960.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
15 percent of American homes lacked indoor plumbing in 1960.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
Everything is so insane all of the time (from Exocapitalism: economies with absolutely no limits by Marek Poliks and Robert Alonso Trillo)
![monsters and then lend them out to "scholars," who would handle the grunt work of leveling up. The owners of the monsters would then pocket anywhere from 30% to 50% of the scholars' profits [...]162
Perhaps predictably, the economy that sprouted out of Axie Infinity was ripe with abuse, labor alienation, and financial insanity - two successive boom-and-bust cycles annihilated the value of the SLP, its respective valuation in the hands of workers who had burned endless nights playing a random digital monster mobile game, and even the
'play to earn' component of the game altogether (the game, somehow, is otherwise still alive).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:didiraxil26wz7cqqlqihs7l/bafkreickhzxvgotm6yo3tz6f2ej7riblp2q4qzzh7uwn3wrzb2aojupova@jpeg)
November 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Everything is so insane all of the time (from Exocapitalism: economies with absolutely no limits by Marek Poliks and Robert Alonso Trillo)
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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virtue signalling is good actually
Performative decency is actually *so* important for this reason.
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
It tricks the 10% of ghouls into thinking that there are only 1% of ghouls.
And it makes the 30% of people that don't care one way or another follow the mostly decent crowd
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
virtue signalling is good actually
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Mamdani is already cleaning up the NYPD!
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Mamdani is already cleaning up the NYPD!
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LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR: DOJ DID ALL OF THIS TO TRY AND STOP PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE UNDER AN ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM.
Oh, this is wild.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
DOJ went to SCOTUS *before* we got the First Circuit's administrative stay denial. (We know this because DOJ just filed a letter at SCOTUS about the admin stay denial.)
So, DOJ went to SCOTUS b/c the First Circuit did not meet its less-than-seven-hour "deadline" for a ruling.
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR: DOJ DID ALL OF THIS TO TRY AND STOP PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE UNDER AN ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM.
Living in Bushwick after the Zohran victory
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Living in Bushwick after the Zohran victory
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BREAKING: The USDA tells states funds will be made available later today to pay November SNAP benefits in full.
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
BREAKING: The USDA tells states funds will be made available later today to pay November SNAP benefits in full.