Professor Will Iswas
@antieunym.bsky.social
Haven't been could've been in a long long time
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Remaining politically unbiased requires staying neutral on matters like evidence, relevant past behavior, clear patterns, obvious lies, and observable truth, which is worth remembering whenever somebody starts complaining about political bias.
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Remaining politically unbiased requires staying neutral on matters like evidence, relevant past behavior, clear patterns, obvious lies, and observable truth, which is worth remembering whenever somebody starts complaining about political bias.
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Sorry to anyone who thought Wokeness was annoying but as we now know it's the price we pay for a civilized society
December 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Sorry to anyone who thought Wokeness was annoying but as we now know it's the price we pay for a civilized society
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The legislation comes after the White House authorized up to 600 military lawyers to be temporary immigration judges and scrapped requirements for them to have immigration law experience. n.pr/4rzD9ML
n.pr
December 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The legislation comes after the White House authorized up to 600 military lawyers to be temporary immigration judges and scrapped requirements for them to have immigration law experience. n.pr/4rzD9ML
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“The latest example of Trump’s stiffing those in need is in rural northern Michigan, where the power grid suffered severe damage from an ice storm last March… FEMA has turned down the state’s request for aid, in an unprecedented break with past policies.”
Trump to Disaster Victims: Drop Dead.
Trump to Disaster Victims: Drop Dead
Sorry, but we don’t help the little people
paulkrugman.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“The latest example of Trump’s stiffing those in need is in rural northern Michigan, where the power grid suffered severe damage from an ice storm last March… FEMA has turned down the state’s request for aid, in an unprecedented break with past policies.”
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Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of a fraudster. Eli Weinstein promised to reform — but within months, he was back in business.
Read the full story in The Big Take: bloom.bg/44FIRmf
📷️: 731, Thomas P. Costello/USA Today Network
Read the full story in The Big Take: bloom.bg/44FIRmf
📷️: 731, Thomas P. Costello/USA Today Network
December 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of a fraudster. Eli Weinstein promised to reform — but within months, he was back in business.
Read the full story in The Big Take: bloom.bg/44FIRmf
📷️: 731, Thomas P. Costello/USA Today Network
Read the full story in The Big Take: bloom.bg/44FIRmf
📷️: 731, Thomas P. Costello/USA Today Network
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Heard this one? The City of Barcelona traded 3 lanes of vehicle traffic for an exceptional 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid. Businesses sued, & eventually won in court. Then they admitted that they actually like the change.
Streets for people are good for business.
Streets for people are good for business.
The Legal Attack on Superblock Barcelona - City Lab Barcelona
In this blog post, I attempt to unpack what this court ruling is about, the legal arguments, and who is behind it. Did the city really do something wrong? What will happen to the Consell de Cent proj...
citylabbcn.org
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Heard this one? The City of Barcelona traded 3 lanes of vehicle traffic for an exceptional 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid. Businesses sued, & eventually won in court. Then they admitted that they actually like the change.
Streets for people are good for business.
Streets for people are good for business.
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“The precedent is Flint.” Amazon has come to Oregon’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages. Read the story ⤵
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
“The precedent is Flint.” Amazon has come to Oregon’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages. Read the story ⤵
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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THIS is the story.
That the feds are spying on people doing completely legal stuff and characterizing them as “anarchist violent extremists.”
The story is NOT that you need to be afraid to court watch or patrol your neighborhood for ICE activity. DO NOT SELF-REPRESS.
That the feds are spying on people doing completely legal stuff and characterizing them as “anarchist violent extremists.”
The story is NOT that you need to be afraid to court watch or patrol your neighborhood for ICE activity. DO NOT SELF-REPRESS.
"An FBI memo that claims 'anarchist violent extremist actors' are targeting law enforcement cites a private text message chat that included immigration court observers, raising questions about whether the spy agency is monitoring political activity, a copy of the document indicates."
FBI memo indicates online chats of immigration court watchers in NYC were monitored
An FBI memo that claims “anarchist violent extremist actors” are targeting law enforcement cites a private text message chat that included immigration court observers, raising questions about wheth…
www.nydailynews.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
THIS is the story.
That the feds are spying on people doing completely legal stuff and characterizing them as “anarchist violent extremists.”
The story is NOT that you need to be afraid to court watch or patrol your neighborhood for ICE activity. DO NOT SELF-REPRESS.
That the feds are spying on people doing completely legal stuff and characterizing them as “anarchist violent extremists.”
The story is NOT that you need to be afraid to court watch or patrol your neighborhood for ICE activity. DO NOT SELF-REPRESS.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Citing fake cases in legal briefs should be considered a form of perjury or fraud or something and result in criminal charges against the lawyer, and it's ridiculous that no one really seems to care, either in the court system or the legislature.
Makes the whole legal system look amateur as hell.
Makes the whole legal system look amateur as hell.
November 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Citing fake cases in legal briefs should be considered a form of perjury or fraud or something and result in criminal charges against the lawyer, and it's ridiculous that no one really seems to care, either in the court system or the legislature.
Makes the whole legal system look amateur as hell.
Makes the whole legal system look amateur as hell.
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The fact that lawyers aren't being disbarred for this shit tells you everything you need to know about how professional organizations refuse to properly police themselves.
California prosecutors’ office used AI to file inaccurate motion in criminal case
Filing contained errors known as ‘hallucinations’, with attorneys arguing prosecutors’ office used AI in other cases
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The fact that lawyers aren't being disbarred for this shit tells you everything you need to know about how professional organizations refuse to properly police themselves.
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I don’t know a lot.
But I know a lot about dinosaurs.
Now we all know dinosaurs lived for millions of years right?
But does you mind actually wrap around how long they dominated for?
Lets get a little perspective.
Did you know Allosaurus never saw flowers but T.rex did?
But I know a lot about dinosaurs.
Now we all know dinosaurs lived for millions of years right?
But does you mind actually wrap around how long they dominated for?
Lets get a little perspective.
Did you know Allosaurus never saw flowers but T.rex did?
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I don’t know a lot.
But I know a lot about dinosaurs.
Now we all know dinosaurs lived for millions of years right?
But does you mind actually wrap around how long they dominated for?
Lets get a little perspective.
Did you know Allosaurus never saw flowers but T.rex did?
But I know a lot about dinosaurs.
Now we all know dinosaurs lived for millions of years right?
But does you mind actually wrap around how long they dominated for?
Lets get a little perspective.
Did you know Allosaurus never saw flowers but T.rex did?
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There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
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A “shift to looser regulation is ‘likely to reduce the resilience of the banking sector to systemic market shocks.’”
A key lesson from 2008 was “heavily indebted banks lacked the equity capital to absorb large losses, leaving regulators [to let] banks fail or bail them out to protect depositors.”
A key lesson from 2008 was “heavily indebted banks lacked the equity capital to absorb large losses, leaving regulators [to let] banks fail or bail them out to protect depositors.”
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
A “shift to looser regulation is ‘likely to reduce the resilience of the banking sector to systemic market shocks.’”
A key lesson from 2008 was “heavily indebted banks lacked the equity capital to absorb large losses, leaving regulators [to let] banks fail or bail them out to protect depositors.”
A key lesson from 2008 was “heavily indebted banks lacked the equity capital to absorb large losses, leaving regulators [to let] banks fail or bail them out to protect depositors.”
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Did it hurt? When you feel from heaven. 😏
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TRICK QUESTION ANGELS CAN'T GET HURT LIKE THAT NOW WHAT ARE YOU
WHAT ARE YOU
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TRICK QUESTION ANGELS CAN'T GET HURT LIKE THAT NOW WHAT ARE YOU
WHAT ARE YOU
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Did it hurt? When you feel from heaven. 😏
🔫 👀
TRICK QUESTION ANGELS CAN'T GET HURT LIKE THAT NOW WHAT ARE YOU
WHAT ARE YOU
🔫 👀
TRICK QUESTION ANGELS CAN'T GET HURT LIKE THAT NOW WHAT ARE YOU
WHAT ARE YOU
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“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
m.economictimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
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"According to the brief, Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed."
November 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"According to the brief, Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed."
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Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
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lol this rocks
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
lol this rocks
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
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"It is located 5km from the town of Deniliquin, but none of that town’s population of more than 2,700 people objected to it.
All 66 objections came from more than 50 kms away, with 60 of them from people located more than 100kms away, and 26 from interstate"
reneweconomy.com.au/long-distanc...
All 66 objections came from more than 50 kms away, with 60 of them from people located more than 100kms away, and 26 from interstate"
reneweconomy.com.au/long-distanc...
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"It is located 5km from the town of Deniliquin, but none of that town’s population of more than 2,700 people objected to it.
All 66 objections came from more than 50 kms away, with 60 of them from people located more than 100kms away, and 26 from interstate"
reneweconomy.com.au/long-distanc...
All 66 objections came from more than 50 kms away, with 60 of them from people located more than 100kms away, and 26 from interstate"
reneweconomy.com.au/long-distanc...
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nostalgia is a scam invented by big new to sell more old
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
nostalgia is a scam invented by big new to sell more old
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when you look at something like my beloved public owned right of way between portland and astoria, there are a lot of objections to passenger rail service here that if applied to the cascades would not suggest it would be one of the top performing amtrak routes in the US. and yet!
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
when you look at something like my beloved public owned right of way between portland and astoria, there are a lot of objections to passenger rail service here that if applied to the cascades would not suggest it would be one of the top performing amtrak routes in the US. and yet!
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the fact that amtrak cascades hit another ridership record in FY25 despite shutting down for two weeks and spending half the year running smaller trains with higher prices bc of the horizon recall is another sign that the demand for rail in the pnw is genuinely insatiable
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
the fact that amtrak cascades hit another ridership record in FY25 despite shutting down for two weeks and spending half the year running smaller trains with higher prices bc of the horizon recall is another sign that the demand for rail in the pnw is genuinely insatiable
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Why do they give?
“If you’re a billionaire, you want to stay a billionaire,” John Catsimatidis told @bethreinhard.bsky.social. “I worry about America and the way of life we have.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
“If you’re a billionaire, you want to stay a billionaire,” John Catsimatidis told @bethreinhard.bsky.social. “I worry about America and the way of life we have.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
How billionaires took over American politics
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Why do they give?
“If you’re a billionaire, you want to stay a billionaire,” John Catsimatidis told @bethreinhard.bsky.social. “I worry about America and the way of life we have.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
“If you’re a billionaire, you want to stay a billionaire,” John Catsimatidis told @bethreinhard.bsky.social. “I worry about America and the way of life we have.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...