whet moser
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newsletters @ nyt. ex qz, chicago mag, chicago reader. i'm not a miracle worker, i'm a janitor
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we have now reached the point of the simulation where the computer is inventing its own slang
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
we have now reached the point of the simulation where the computer is inventing its own slang
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[Judge Ellis] repeatedly found testimony by Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino... not credible. Bovino was evasive, either giving “cute” answers to attorney’s questions or outright lying, the judge said in her [233-page] ruling.
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Feds Repeatedly Lied And Misled The Public During Chicago Immigration Crackdown, Federal Judge Rules
CHICAGO — For two months, federal immigration agents unleashed "indiscriminate" force on peaceful protesters and others across the Chicago area — and
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November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
[Judge Ellis] repeatedly found testimony by Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino... not credible. Bovino was evasive, either giving “cute” answers to attorney’s questions or outright lying, the judge said in her [233-page] ruling.
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[minor chords, organ, deep voice] 🎶primitive... root... weiner🎶
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
[minor chords, organ, deep voice] 🎶primitive... root... weiner🎶
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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Throwback to that time when Dana Loesch — identified by Bari Weiss as an example of a charismatic, good-faith voice on the center right — called me “thirstier than a broke chick on OnlyFans.”
Still think we should have put it on the book jacket.
Still think we should have put it on the book jacket.
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Throwback to that time when Dana Loesch — identified by Bari Weiss as an example of a charismatic, good-faith voice on the center right — called me “thirstier than a broke chick on OnlyFans.”
Still think we should have put it on the book jacket.
Still think we should have put it on the book jacket.
i have no idea why we're importing the people who did brexit
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
i have no idea why we're importing the people who did brexit
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occasionally water fountains show up at the habitat for humanity store near me and i am so tempted
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
occasionally water fountains show up at the habitat for humanity store near me and i am so tempted
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Lost in the huge Comey/James dismissals is Halligan has a new No. 2, an ex-prosecutor parachuting in from Ky., who'd be in line to refile the Trump retribution charges depending on outcome of appeal. Robert McBride has no EDVA experience. w/ Celine Castronuovo:
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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DOJ Defense of Top Prosecutors Tees Up Debate for Supreme Court
The Justice Department’s plans to appeal a ruling that an interim US attorney is unlawfully serving is likely to force the Supreme Court to weigh in on the Trump administration’s maneuvers to install ...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Lost in the huge Comey/James dismissals is Halligan has a new No. 2, an ex-prosecutor parachuting in from Ky., who'd be in line to refile the Trump retribution charges depending on outcome of appeal. Robert McBride has no EDVA experience. w/ Celine Castronuovo:
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
i want one of those for my house
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
i want one of those for my house
the correct answer is the huge wall mounted towels that rotate through a metal box
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the correct answer is the huge wall mounted towels that rotate through a metal box
nick cave? likes a writer with sexual and religious hangups and florid writing?
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
nick cave? likes a writer with sexual and religious hangups and florid writing?
shouldn't all journalists have the option of having a nude portrait to go with their byline
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
shouldn't all journalists have the option of having a nude portrait to go with their byline
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boomer occupied society
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
boomer occupied society
i’d been waiting for a good piece on this development
NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
i’d been waiting for a good piece on this development
i couldn’t tell how earnest it was or if it was like “i’m an unfrozen caveman lawyer, your world frightens and confuses me”
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
i couldn’t tell how earnest it was or if it was like “i’m an unfrozen caveman lawyer, your world frightens and confuses me”
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It's not often I see a real estate listing that makes me involuntarily say "I would ruin my life to live here" out loud. Tastefully(?) coked up penthouse in an extremely jazz age apartment tower www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
It's not often I see a real estate listing that makes me involuntarily say "I would ruin my life to live here" out loud. Tastefully(?) coked up penthouse in an extremely jazz age apartment tower www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
the piece finally comes around to “he isn’t really processing these studies, hasn’t heard anything i’ve said, doesn’t actually want to have a dialogue and explicitly said how he would dismiss me,” which raises some questions about the existence of the rest of the piece
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
the piece finally comes around to “he isn’t really processing these studies, hasn’t heard anything i’ve said, doesn’t actually want to have a dialogue and explicitly said how he would dismiss me,” which raises some questions about the existence of the rest of the piece
[5,000 words later, at the very end] oh i get it, he doesn’t listen to anyone
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
[5,000 words later, at the very end] oh i get it, he doesn’t listen to anyone
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Unfortunately, I can confirm that this is true.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Unfortunately, I can confirm that this is true.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
I have known Carl for 2 decades and he is smart, dedicated, and quite apolitical, focused on science and getting stuff done on important problems.
Huge unnecessary loss of leadership and expertise.
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here is the full clip, which they haven't posted here yet. i am grateful they summarized it b/c ... oof. the clip is worse than the summary. it takes her almost 4 minutes to get through this. x.com/DropSiteNews...
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
here is the full clip, which they haven't posted here yet. i am grateful they summarized it b/c ... oof. the clip is worse than the summary. it takes her almost 4 minutes to get through this. x.com/DropSiteNews...
it looks like maybe a half day’s work
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
it looks like maybe a half day’s work
it’s a splash page that links to a usajobs search with 14 jobs. amazing
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
it’s a splash page that links to a usajobs search with 14 jobs. amazing
i had forgotten that dana loesch existed so i guess that’s the value add
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
i had forgotten that dana loesch existed so i guess that’s the value add