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We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
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'Searchlights.' (1916) Christopher Nevinson's picture depicts a searchlight battery in the Euston area of London during a WW1 air-raid. This is one of a group of pictures Nevinson painted of searchlights, a subject which appealed to his celebration of the modern.
December 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
'Searchlights.' (1916) Christopher Nevinson's picture depicts a searchlight battery in the Euston area of London during a WW1 air-raid. This is one of a group of pictures Nevinson painted of searchlights, a subject which appealed to his celebration of the modern.
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Just had a student email this to me unprovoked. The kids are gonna be alright.
December 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Just had a student email this to me unprovoked. The kids are gonna be alright.
Oh, FFS.
The reason for protections like this is that, because of past discrimination and other (related) social/structural barriers, people of color have generally had less opportunity to accrue seniority in the first place.
The reason for protections like this is that, because of past discrimination and other (related) social/structural barriers, people of color have generally had less opportunity to accrue seniority in the first place.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools on Tuesday, alleging a provision in the district’s union contract shielding teachers of color from seniority-based layoffs is discriminatory and violates the Civil Rights Act.
Trump admin sues Minneapolis schools over layoff protections for teachers of color • Minnesota Reformer
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools on Tuesday, alleging a provision in the district’s union contract shielding teachers of color from seniority-based lay...
minnesotareformer.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Oh, FFS.
The reason for protections like this is that, because of past discrimination and other (related) social/structural barriers, people of color have generally had less opportunity to accrue seniority in the first place.
The reason for protections like this is that, because of past discrimination and other (related) social/structural barriers, people of color have generally had less opportunity to accrue seniority in the first place.
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We need more people who ask themselves how they can put Fred Rogers' words into actions.
I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
December 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We need more people who ask themselves how they can put Fred Rogers' words into actions.
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Vincent van Gogh, Peasant of the Camargue, 1888 #vincentvangogh
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Vincent van Gogh, Peasant of the Camargue, 1888 #vincentvangogh
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Imo most SLACs have lost or given up the comparative advantages they had over bigger schools:
- you don't really get more attention from a professor if they have a 4/3 load. Because all the time they "save" from a lower research load is going to other students.
- upper level classes aren't smaller
- you don't really get more attention from a professor if they have a 4/3 load. Because all the time they "save" from a lower research load is going to other students.
- upper level classes aren't smaller
December 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Imo most SLACs have lost or given up the comparative advantages they had over bigger schools:
- you don't really get more attention from a professor if they have a 4/3 load. Because all the time they "save" from a lower research load is going to other students.
- upper level classes aren't smaller
- you don't really get more attention from a professor if they have a 4/3 load. Because all the time they "save" from a lower research load is going to other students.
- upper level classes aren't smaller
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Even if we would stipulate that the *only* purpose of college is vocational training (ugh) if you think you, at 18 years old, not only know for sure what your future career will be but also know better than all the professors at a college what skills you will need for that career, why bother?
December 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Even if we would stipulate that the *only* purpose of college is vocational training (ugh) if you think you, at 18 years old, not only know for sure what your future career will be but also know better than all the professors at a college what skills you will need for that career, why bother?
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I finally have a blog platform I like, and I'm going to use it to finish posts I started eons ago. If you like 3800 word essays about gender and bigotry and weird rationalist assholes, then you're in luck.
alpha.weaver.sh/did:plc:yfvw...
alpha.weaver.sh/did:plc:yfvw...
Fascist femboys, autogynephilia, and flattering narratives
Among those who believe [autogynephilia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanchard'stranssexualismtypology) is real and the primary explanation for many or mo...
alpha.weaver.sh
December 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I finally have a blog platform I like, and I'm going to use it to finish posts I started eons ago. If you like 3800 word essays about gender and bigotry and weird rationalist assholes, then you're in luck.
alpha.weaver.sh/did:plc:yfvw...
alpha.weaver.sh/did:plc:yfvw...
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Bats and Umbrellas by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1882
December 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Bats and Umbrellas by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1882
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To be clear, my own view, for what it's worth, is that people should be supported to do whatever works best for them and the kid, taking into account all relevant considerations, not just some studies that don't take into account the realities of people's lives.
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
To be clear, my own view, for what it's worth, is that people should be supported to do whatever works best for them and the kid, taking into account all relevant considerations, not just some studies that don't take into account the realities of people's lives.
You will be visited by three spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
You will be visited by three spirits.
Another neat fact: all wobbegong pups are above average.
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Another neat fact: all wobbegong pups are above average.
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I only just realized that Fan Ho lived till 2016.
I have mostly looked at his work from the 1950s. During the 60s, Ho began a filmmaking career. A whole other life.
I have mostly looked at his work from the 1950s. During the 60s, Ho began a filmmaking career. A whole other life.
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I only just realized that Fan Ho lived till 2016.
I have mostly looked at his work from the 1950s. During the 60s, Ho began a filmmaking career. A whole other life.
I have mostly looked at his work from the 1950s. During the 60s, Ho began a filmmaking career. A whole other life.
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America’s pretty cool, I think we should have as many people here as we can so they can make it cooler
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
America’s pretty cool, I think we should have as many people here as we can so they can make it cooler
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All of the houses in the neighborhood I grew up in are getting sold to big Somali families and I think that’s so cool. I hope they get to ride their bikes around like I did.
December 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
All of the houses in the neighborhood I grew up in are getting sold to big Somali families and I think that’s so cool. I hope they get to ride their bikes around like I did.
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Who has made this 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who has made this 🤣
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I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison
December 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison
Wer jetzt kein Haus hat, baut sich keines mehr.
Wer jetzt allein ist, wird es lange bleiben,
wird wachen, lesen, lange Briefe schreiben
und wird in den Alleen hin und her
unruhig wandern, wenn die Blätter treiben.
Wer jetzt allein ist, wird es lange bleiben,
wird wachen, lesen, lange Briefe schreiben
und wird in den Alleen hin und her
unruhig wandern, wenn die Blätter treiben.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Wer jetzt kein Haus hat, baut sich keines mehr.
Wer jetzt allein ist, wird es lange bleiben,
wird wachen, lesen, lange Briefe schreiben
und wird in den Alleen hin und her
unruhig wandern, wenn die Blätter treiben.
Wer jetzt allein ist, wird es lange bleiben,
wird wachen, lesen, lange Briefe schreiben
und wird in den Alleen hin und her
unruhig wandern, wenn die Blätter treiben.
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This is a happy thought, but as the person interviewed said, I’ll believe it when I see it. You also have to keep in mind that the Chief of Police doesn’t actually run the Minneapolis Police Department. The police union president does. And the police union is fucking racist.
December 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This is a happy thought, but as the person interviewed said, I’ll believe it when I see it. You also have to keep in mind that the Chief of Police doesn’t actually run the Minneapolis Police Department. The police union president does. And the police union is fucking racist.
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More of this please.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
More of this please.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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when you actually know trans people, are in community with them.. shit's different, huh? much love for these leaders. this is how you lead.
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
when you actually know trans people, are in community with them.. shit's different, huh? much love for these leaders. this is how you lead.