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Something, my Russian Lit professor pointed out to me is modifiers indicate where the privileged class of society is versus isn’t.
So “literature” versus “women’s literature” - they’re both books, written about human experiences, but the latter is not considered “full” culture
So “literature” versus “women’s literature” - they’re both books, written about human experiences, but the latter is not considered “full” culture
i feel like calling girls & women “females” is a bit dehumanizing. it’s what you use to describe corpses biologically, or animals or specimens. never heard anyone say “male founders” and prefer entrepreneurs or CEOs “who are women” over “female founders.”
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Something, my Russian Lit professor pointed out to me is modifiers indicate where the privileged class of society is versus isn’t.
So “literature” versus “women’s literature” - they’re both books, written about human experiences, but the latter is not considered “full” culture
So “literature” versus “women’s literature” - they’re both books, written about human experiences, but the latter is not considered “full” culture
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No one should have to face such threats.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
No one should have to face such threats.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
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What, exactly, does this string of words mean? Why does everyone who stands to profit from selling "AI" love to repeat it? And what's the value of slogans that masquerade as history?
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
"The Printing Press Democratized Knowledge": When Slogans Masquerade as History — Sonja Drimmer
The phrase is said so frequently it seems, like the mechanism it celebrates, to mechanically replicate itself. It's become a favorite catchphrase among tech boosters of any sort (see my post on...
sonjadrimmer.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
What, exactly, does this string of words mean? Why does everyone who stands to profit from selling "AI" love to repeat it? And what's the value of slogans that masquerade as history?
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
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In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately Taco Bell decree:
Where Blast, the Baja river, ran
So everyone across the land
Could live both más and free
A stately Taco Bell decree:
Where Blast, the Baja river, ran
So everyone across the land
Could live both más and free
January 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately Taco Bell decree:
Where Blast, the Baja river, ran
So everyone across the land
Could live both más and free
A stately Taco Bell decree:
Where Blast, the Baja river, ran
So everyone across the land
Could live both más and free
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just discovered that "chyron" is a brand name while trying to figure out how a news organization would describe her area of relevant expertise
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron_...
Chyron Corporation - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
just discovered that "chyron" is a brand name while trying to figure out how a news organization would describe her area of relevant expertise
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron_...
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Jesus having the term “in-app purchases” explained to him and just wordlessly filling a sock with nickels
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Jesus having the term “in-app purchases” explained to him and just wordlessly filling a sock with nickels
signing up for the premium plan to pit the Jesus and Satan chatbots against each other
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
signing up for the premium plan to pit the Jesus and Satan chatbots against each other
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Computers were a skill. They were taught in classrooms as a skill. Skills give you power over your tools because you work them as an expert and that is leverage to multiply externally.
And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.
And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Computers were a skill. They were taught in classrooms as a skill. Skills give you power over your tools because you work them as an expert and that is leverage to multiply externally.
And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.
And then computers became an A/B tested telemetry-based advertising conduit to brains for SaaS recurring revenue.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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god I loved acid
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
god I loved acid
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"For the last time, you need to go to the office because we value human connection! Got it? Good. Now let's talk about how you should outsource all your written communication and decision-making to AI..."
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"For the last time, you need to go to the office because we value human connection! Got it? Good. Now let's talk about how you should outsource all your written communication and decision-making to AI..."
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Jeffrey Epstein, the notorious child sex trafficker, says that Donald Trump is the worst person he has ever met
It's probably not fully possible for you to understand the full meaning of that sentence
It's probably not fully possible for you to understand the full meaning of that sentence
Jeffrey Epstein to Lawrence Summers (both of whom are very bad people):
“i have met some very bad people , none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body. so yes- dangerous”
“i have met some very bad people , none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body. so yes- dangerous”
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Jeffrey Epstein, the notorious child sex trafficker, says that Donald Trump is the worst person he has ever met
It's probably not fully possible for you to understand the full meaning of that sentence
It's probably not fully possible for you to understand the full meaning of that sentence
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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I’m okay with collateral damage when it comes to epstein
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I’m okay with collateral damage when it comes to epstein
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Adelita Grijalva is FINALLY sworn in and is now officially a member of Congress
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Adelita Grijalva is FINALLY sworn in and is now officially a member of Congress
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man we need a way to say "the moral rot and depravity of this country's elite must be burned out of it with cleansing fire" that isn't wildly reactionary-coded
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
man we need a way to say "the moral rot and depravity of this country's elite must be burned out of it with cleansing fire" that isn't wildly reactionary-coded
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I’d started to wonder whether the Epstein files were a bit of a macguffin, but no no they implicate the President of the United States in a pedophilia ring—and show the entire Republican Party as well as much of the federal government has been baldly covering it up. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I’d started to wonder whether the Epstein files were a bit of a macguffin, but no no they implicate the President of the United States in a pedophilia ring—and show the entire Republican Party as well as much of the federal government has been baldly covering it up. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
which medieval theologian was this
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
which medieval theologian was this
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BREAKING: SCOTUS extends Justice Jackson’s administrative stay in the SNAP benefits case through 11:59p Thursday—presumably hoping to moot out the request if the shutdown ends. Jackson wouldn’t have extended the admin stay and would deny DOJ’s stay request.
Earlier: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
Earlier: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
BREAKING: SCOTUS extends Justice Jackson’s administrative stay in the SNAP benefits case through 11:59p Thursday—presumably hoping to moot out the request if the shutdown ends. Jackson wouldn’t have extended the admin stay and would deny DOJ’s stay request.
Earlier: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
Earlier: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
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this guy started the video with his qualifications as if there was any chance i wouldn’t trust this man about clocks
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
this guy started the video with his qualifications as if there was any chance i wouldn’t trust this man about clocks
