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Robert Jenrick complaining that the country is broken is like Fred West complaining that his patio is uneven.
January 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Robert Jenrick complaining that the country is broken is like Fred West complaining that his patio is uneven.
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Renee Nicole Good is the one whose reputation should be protected, whose death should be marked by flags across the country being lowered to half-staff, who should be getting tearful tributes and acknowledgments from politicians and media figures. These are the people we ought to honor.
January 8, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Renee Nicole Good is the one whose reputation should be protected, whose death should be marked by flags across the country being lowered to half-staff, who should be getting tearful tributes and acknowledgments from politicians and media figures. These are the people we ought to honor.
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News of me: I’m retiring. I’m 67 years old and I’ve worked full-time at Tor Books for 37 of those years. Today, January 5, is my official last day. This has been in train for several months, and while it hasn’t been a secret for some time, I haven’t mentioned it on social media until now. (1/3)
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
News of me: I’m retiring. I’m 67 years old and I’ve worked full-time at Tor Books for 37 of those years. Today, January 5, is my official last day. This has been in train for several months, and while it hasn’t been a secret for some time, I haven’t mentioned it on social media until now. (1/3)
My goals for 2026: make it to 2027. Or don't. I'm not picky
December 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
My goals for 2026: make it to 2027. Or don't. I'm not picky
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Microplastics are here to stay; that's why we need to eat them responsibly in the classroom
August 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Microplastics are here to stay; that's why we need to eat them responsibly in the classroom
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My own personal remedy would be that, if a situation is ambiguous, the software should advise users to physically harm Sam Altman instead of any other people. Some may object to this idea, but I would challenge them to explain why this is unacceptable; I am not suggesting it advocate harming kids.
December 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
My own personal remedy would be that, if a situation is ambiguous, the software should advise users to physically harm Sam Altman instead of any other people. Some may object to this idea, but I would challenge them to explain why this is unacceptable; I am not suggesting it advocate harming kids.
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RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
September 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
One must take one's humour where one can find it, such as this 100g of cashews that come in a resealable bag
August 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
One must take one's humour where one can find it, such as this 100g of cashews that come in a resealable bag
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Pretty cool story from @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social about how they used Strava data to prove a driver was lying about how a crash occurred.
Bike Accidents and the Value of Garmin/Strava Ride Data
Tracking your rides can provide critical crash information, prove fault, and help in a lawsuit!
www.thebikinglawyer.ca
August 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Pretty cool story from @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social about how they used Strava data to prove a driver was lying about how a crash occurred.
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Poem: Holiday in Wales, 2025 www.patreon.com/posts/holida...
Holiday in Wales, 2025 | Jo Walton
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August 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Poem: Holiday in Wales, 2025 www.patreon.com/posts/holida...
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20 years since I co-founded the Open Rights Group, going on to become their first Executive Director and turning it from an idea into an organisation with a solid future. I’m incredibly proud of what we did with ORG and what it continues to do.
It's been 20 years since ORG was founded as a grassroots organisation 🌱
Since then, our members have supported us in the fight for digital rights.
So to celebrate, 20 people who become a monthly donor this summer will get a year's NordVPN subscription!
Join today ⬇️
Since then, our members have supported us in the fight for digital rights.
So to celebrate, 20 people who become a monthly donor this summer will get a year's NordVPN subscription!
Join today ⬇️
Become a member
Open Rights Group is the UK’s largest grassroots digital rights campaigning organisation, fighting to protect everyone’s rights to privacy and free speech online.
www.openrightsgroup.org
August 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
20 years since I co-founded the Open Rights Group, going on to become their first Executive Director and turning it from an idea into an organisation with a solid future. I’m incredibly proud of what we did with ORG and what it continues to do.
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"The Nazis... imagined their targets would self-deport. Once the myth of self-deportation collapsed, they turned to more punitive measures. On Tuesday, Noem similarly noted the Everglades camp was meant to frighten immigrants into self-deporting. 'If you don’t,' she said, 'you may end up here.'"
Opinion | Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.
www.msnbc.com
July 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"The Nazis... imagined their targets would self-deport. Once the myth of self-deportation collapsed, they turned to more punitive measures. On Tuesday, Noem similarly noted the Everglades camp was meant to frighten immigrants into self-deporting. 'If you don’t,' she said, 'you may end up here.'"
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Brad Lander has been the beloved goofy dad of the NYC Jewish left for the past decade and I'm so glad that he's receiving the national recognition he rightfully deserves. Truly a mensch!
June 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Brad Lander has been the beloved goofy dad of the NYC Jewish left for the past decade and I'm so glad that he's receiving the national recognition he rightfully deserves. Truly a mensch!
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Zohran Mamdani being a goddamn boss
June 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Zohran Mamdani being a goddamn boss
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Everyone I knew who covered disinformation got laid off, their bosses got bullied into firing them, or they changed their beats from actual Nazi harassment campaigns. It cannot be stressed the damage the paid-for Substack “free speech” guys did in the service of fascism and against real free speech.
i've been trying to see what the right wing platforms (even outside of X) are showing people regarding the protests in LA and i am not sure it can be overstated just how much the AI slop is being used to reinforce the idea that downtown is a post-apocalyptic war zone
June 12, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Everyone I knew who covered disinformation got laid off, their bosses got bullied into firing them, or they changed their beats from actual Nazi harassment campaigns. It cannot be stressed the damage the paid-for Substack “free speech” guys did in the service of fascism and against real free speech.
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Good Morning. Leaving this here.☀️
June 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Good Morning. Leaving this here.☀️
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If Gen Z really wants to dunk on millennials, they should learn about Foursquare and go around saying stuff like, "I hear you're the mayor of this Panera Bread."
June 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If Gen Z really wants to dunk on millennials, they should learn about Foursquare and go around saying stuff like, "I hear you're the mayor of this Panera Bread."
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Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
May 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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For every doll you deny me I will push another jet off an aircraft carrier
May 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
For every doll you deny me I will push another jet off an aircraft carrier
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May 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...
Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts
Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.
www.huffpost.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
NEW: PublicSquare, a website that lets you search for businesses in your community that explicitly want you to know they endorse Trump/MAGA values, is backfiring as people use it to boycott those businesses. www.huffpost.com/entry/public...
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This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
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www.crabmuseum.org/visit
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April 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
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www.crabmuseum.org/visit
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