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John Michael Norvell
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Anthropologist, college professor, father, refugee from the darkness of META
Colorado Residents Push Back on Park Signs Urging Reporting of Negative Views share.google/eEuhDZcclDZV...
Backlash in Colorado as National Park Signs Urge Visitors to Report 'Negative' Views About America
The signage went up at National Parks sites nationwide per executive order, but Amache and Sand Creek descendants in Colorado want history to be preserved .
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June 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"Despite years of costly lawsuits, oversight measures and promises by leaders to rein in indiscriminate use of force during protests, the LAPD once again faces sharp criticism and litigation over tactics used during the past two weeks."

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How the LAPD’s protest response once again triggered outrage, injuries and lawsuits
Despite years of costly lawsuits, oversight measures and promises by leaders to rein in indiscriminate use of force during protests, the LAPD faces sharp criticism, fresh litigation and questions abou...
www.latimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
March 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Idiocracy in numbers. No wonder Trump went after education first. Low-information voters took a Trump-shaped dump on America.
(PDF) The Cognitive and Emotional Sources of Trump Support: The Case of Low-Information Voters
PDF | This article provides empirical evidence for the hypothesis that Donald Trump distinctively attracted unprecedented levels of support from... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...
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February 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of development in natural surrounding has won out.
www.latimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“The president is openly violating the law and Constitution on a daily basis,” said Brendan Nyhan, a political scientist at Dartmouth College.
February 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Is there anything this man is not going to take a dump on?
Trump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman (Gift Article)
The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Reposted by John Michael Norvell
Perfectly captured.
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...
Opinion | How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality (Gift Article)
Us and them is all the rage.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I loved the show "Succession," partly from the deliciousness of loving to hate every single character. I'm now watching "Shrinking" and loving it for the opposite reason: I love every one of these characters so much.
January 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I Prosecuted the Capitol Rioters. They Have Never Been More Dangerous. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...
Opinion | I Prosecuted the Capitol Rioters. I Know Why Trump Pardoned Them.
Trump’s pardons will encourage more violence.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
According to the Harper's Index in the January 2025 issue, the most recent prime number discovery, using cloud-sourced "spare" CPU and GPU cycles, used enough energy to power 287,000 households for an entire year. Here's why these folks think it's worth it. Hmm.

www.mersenne.org/why_join/
GIMPS - Getting Started
Get started on helping to find record prime numbers. Sign up for an account on GIMPS so you can track your personal progress.
www.mersenne.org
January 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This is bullshit. Who would ever risk anything to help the US abroad now?

Trump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Already Approved for Travel www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...
Trump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Already Approved for Travel
The decision leaves refugees who have completed a lengthy process stranded abroad and facing extended separation from loved ones already in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I just had a dream in which I catalogued (accurately, I believe) every single person I have ever leant a book to and who has not returned it. Expect my phone call! 😆
November 26, 2024 at 1:10 PM