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Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
March 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
Oops. I got the branding wrong 2 weeks ago: #GoldCard is the 'rich people' visa.
The Tempo-Slavery Worker visa will now be called the #RedCard (fingers crossed).
#Prediction
The Tempo-Slavery Worker visa will now be called the #RedCard (fingers crossed).
#Prediction
WHAT IF THE PLAN IS
1. Create worker shortage
2. Make a 'Gold Card' employers buy to import workers
3. No payroll tax so no benefits
4. Can't use for another job (so forget raises or union rights)
5. Must wear like a #StarOfDavid
6. Have to leave in 72 hrs if fired
Result: #PermanentUnderclass
1. Create worker shortage
2. Make a 'Gold Card' employers buy to import workers
3. No payroll tax so no benefits
4. Can't use for another job (so forget raises or union rights)
5. Must wear like a #StarOfDavid
6. Have to leave in 72 hrs if fired
Result: #PermanentUnderclass
February 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Oops. I got the branding wrong 2 weeks ago: #GoldCard is the 'rich people' visa.
The Tempo-Slavery Worker visa will now be called the #RedCard (fingers crossed).
#Prediction
The Tempo-Slavery Worker visa will now be called the #RedCard (fingers crossed).
#Prediction
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Nadir Of Western Civilization To Be Reached This Friday At 3:32 P.M.
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Nadir Of Western Civilization To Be Reached This Friday At 3:32 P.M.
WASHINGTON—An international panel of leading anthropologists, cultural critics, biologists, and social theorists announced this week that Western civilization will reach its lowest conceivable point at 3:32 p.m. Friday.
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February 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Nadir Of Western Civilization To Be Reached This Friday At 3:32 P.M.
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Starting to wonder if #MakeMarsMultiracial will become a hashtag in my lifetime.
February 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Starting to wonder if #MakeMarsMultiracial will become a hashtag in my lifetime.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
WHAT IF THE PLAN IS
1. Create worker shortage
2. Make a 'Gold Card' employers buy to import workers
3. No payroll tax so no benefits
4. Can't use for another job (so forget raises or union rights)
5. Must wear like a #StarOfDavid
6. Have to leave in 72 hrs if fired
Result: #PermanentUnderclass
1. Create worker shortage
2. Make a 'Gold Card' employers buy to import workers
3. No payroll tax so no benefits
4. Can't use for another job (so forget raises or union rights)
5. Must wear like a #StarOfDavid
6. Have to leave in 72 hrs if fired
Result: #PermanentUnderclass
February 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
WHAT IF THE PLAN IS
1. Create worker shortage
2. Make a 'Gold Card' employers buy to import workers
3. No payroll tax so no benefits
4. Can't use for another job (so forget raises or union rights)
5. Must wear like a #StarOfDavid
6. Have to leave in 72 hrs if fired
Result: #PermanentUnderclass
1. Create worker shortage
2. Make a 'Gold Card' employers buy to import workers
3. No payroll tax so no benefits
4. Can't use for another job (so forget raises or union rights)
5. Must wear like a #StarOfDavid
6. Have to leave in 72 hrs if fired
Result: #PermanentUnderclass
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February 2024 already surpases previous absolute highs in sea surface temperatures at 21.12C.
February 8, 2024 at 7:09 PM
February 2024 already surpases previous absolute highs in sea surface temperatures at 21.12C.
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Number of words spoken between characters in Romeo and Juliet.
February 13, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Number of words spoken between characters in Romeo and Juliet.
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"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office." www.ap.org/the-definiti...
February 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office." www.ap.org/the-definiti...
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GigSlave Goes Public With $84 Billion Valuation.
The popular slave-hailing app made its Wall Street debut today with a highly anticipated IPO that could grow the slave sharing company's value by more than 80%.
The popular slave-hailing app made its Wall Street debut today with a highly anticipated IPO that could grow the slave sharing company's value by more than 80%.
February 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
GigSlave Goes Public With $84 Billion Valuation.
The popular slave-hailing app made its Wall Street debut today with a highly anticipated IPO that could grow the slave sharing company's value by more than 80%.
The popular slave-hailing app made its Wall Street debut today with a highly anticipated IPO that could grow the slave sharing company's value by more than 80%.
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The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
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In 2014, we asked if “War was Over”. Back then, the question didn’t seem so naive. It seemed violent conflict was on the decline, and the world more peaceful than ever. But the last ten years weren’t what we expected. Watch our analysis: kgs.link/war-2024
December 10, 2024 at 3:02 PM
In 2014, we asked if “War was Over”. Back then, the question didn’t seem so naive. It seemed violent conflict was on the decline, and the world more peaceful than ever. But the last ten years weren’t what we expected. Watch our analysis: kgs.link/war-2024
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Wee-woo wee-woo, new season alert. youtu.be/Xrdri8nalPA?...
Season 12 Trailer: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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January 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Wee-woo wee-woo, new season alert. youtu.be/Xrdri8nalPA?...
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Journalists say a communications pause at federal health agencies has disrupted the flow of crucial information, and could potentially leave the public in the dark about updates to scientific research and public health issues like drug recalls or flu outbreaks.
www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
Stymied by a federal health communications pause, journalists worry about what comes next - Poynter
The pause has potentially left the public in the dark about updates to scientific research and public health issues like flu outbreaks
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January 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Journalists say a communications pause at federal health agencies has disrupted the flow of crucial information, and could potentially leave the public in the dark about updates to scientific research and public health issues like drug recalls or flu outbreaks.
www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
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John Cena Slims Down For New Role Portraying Human Man
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January 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
John Cena Slims Down For New Role Portraying Human Man
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@bsky.app is ANTI-antisocial media and I love it!
It is the cure.
People to be avoided in real life can be locked out of all @atproto.com circles. Can't get enough of the #NuclearBlock.
Woosah...
It is the cure.
People to be avoided in real life can be locked out of all @atproto.com circles. Can't get enough of the #NuclearBlock.
Woosah...
a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a dark room
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a dark room
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January 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@bsky.app is ANTI-antisocial media and I love it!
It is the cure.
People to be avoided in real life can be locked out of all @atproto.com circles. Can't get enough of the #NuclearBlock.
Woosah...
It is the cure.
People to be avoided in real life can be locked out of all @atproto.com circles. Can't get enough of the #NuclearBlock.
Woosah...
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"The editing became extremely intrusive. It was very much toning down of my voice, toning down of the feel, and a lot of pressure for what I considered false equivalence.” And, increasingly, attempts “to dictate the subject.” - @pkrugman.bsky.social
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times
The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.
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January 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
"The editing became extremely intrusive. It was very much toning down of my voice, toning down of the feel, and a lot of pressure for what I considered false equivalence.” And, increasingly, attempts “to dictate the subject.” - @pkrugman.bsky.social
Pax Americana R.I.P.
January 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Pax Americana R.I.P.
January 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM