Douglas Michael Massing
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Jewish-American actor Mandy Patinkin suggests Israel doing in Gaza what was done to previous generations of Jews
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www.timesofisrael.com
“And I ask you Jews, everywhere, all over the world, to spend some time alone and think, Is this acceptable and sustainable? How could it be done to you and your ancestors and you turn around and you do it to someone else?”
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The US State Department wants to deny visas to anyone engaged in online activity like combatting misinformation, fact checking or compliance.
They want state sanctioned media.
They want propaganda
Anyone who speaks the truth is at risk.
Keep speaking out. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
They want state sanctioned media.
They want propaganda
Anyone who speaks the truth is at risk.
Keep speaking out. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration moves to deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators
Action detailed in a state department memo directs officials to deny visas to any applicant engaging in ‘censorship’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The US State Department wants to deny visas to anyone engaged in online activity like combatting misinformation, fact checking or compliance.
They want state sanctioned media.
They want propaganda
Anyone who speaks the truth is at risk.
Keep speaking out. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
They want state sanctioned media.
They want propaganda
Anyone who speaks the truth is at risk.
Keep speaking out. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This is a great thread about Alberta and Albertans. There are so many great people here, (like everywhere) but when good people are quiet, the loudest think they speak for us. They don’t.
People often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms?
Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."
Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."
Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
December 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This is a great thread about Alberta and Albertans. There are so many great people here, (like everywhere) but when good people are quiet, the loudest think they speak for us. They don’t.
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A few months ago I read that many datasets used to train these AI models are full of porn to ensure “women aren’t underrepresented in the dataset.” Once you know, you see it everywhere.
This was just sent to me by an LAUSD parent. A 4th grader was assigned to design a book cover for Pippi Longstocking using Adobe for Education. Here is what the AI tool generated:
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
A few months ago I read that many datasets used to train these AI models are full of porn to ensure “women aren’t underrepresented in the dataset.” Once you know, you see it everywhere.
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“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Opprime is a streaming app for independent film. This is a way to support indie film outside of Amazon. Thank you for asking!
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Opprime is a streaming app for independent film. This is a way to support indie film outside of Amazon. Thank you for asking!
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I'm watching The Real Inglorious Bastards. Listening to these sweet old men talk about how in WWII they absolutely kicked the shit out of the nazis.
December 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I'm watching The Real Inglorious Bastards. Listening to these sweet old men talk about how in WWII they absolutely kicked the shit out of the nazis.
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Newborns cannot get vaccinated for whooping cough until they are two months old.
So it is up to adults who plan to be around newborns to get those Tdap shots—and new parents need to encourage family members who plan to be around a newborn to get Tdap shots, too.
So it is up to adults who plan to be around newborns to get those Tdap shots—and new parents need to encourage family members who plan to be around a newborn to get Tdap shots, too.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Newborns cannot get vaccinated for whooping cough until they are two months old.
So it is up to adults who plan to be around newborns to get those Tdap shots—and new parents need to encourage family members who plan to be around a newborn to get Tdap shots, too.
So it is up to adults who plan to be around newborns to get those Tdap shots—and new parents need to encourage family members who plan to be around a newborn to get Tdap shots, too.
I just had occasion, several times on the same page, to put the word “quote“ in scare quotes.
Achievement: unlocked.
Day: made.
Achievement: unlocked.
Day: made.
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I just had occasion, several times on the same page, to put the word “quote“ in scare quotes.
Achievement: unlocked.
Day: made.
Achievement: unlocked.
Day: made.
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“In Texas, CDC funds to stem a measles outbreak weren’t available until after the crisis had subsided and two children had died. A project to protect Alabamans from raw sewage and hookworm was abandoned…Time-dependent surveys on HIV and maternal mortality were halted…”
Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health News
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
kffhealthnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“In Texas, CDC funds to stem a measles outbreak weren’t available until after the crisis had subsided and two children had died. A project to protect Alabamans from raw sewage and hookworm was abandoned…Time-dependent surveys on HIV and maternal mortality were halted…”
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The Department of Homeland Security has denied it.
Damning Video Shows DHS Agents Pepper-Spray a Baby
The Department of Homeland Security has denied it.
newrepublic.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The Department of Homeland Security has denied it.
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Yo. Democrats. Remember how Obama showed you a new way to bring hope to your base and get them to vote in droves? Here's the (new) new way. Get with the program or get out of politics (this is not a demand, but a prediction).
I am once again asking you to stop sending us money.
But we do need your time. ⏰
zohranfornyc.com/events
But we do need your time. ⏰
zohranfornyc.com/events
September 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Yo. Democrats. Remember how Obama showed you a new way to bring hope to your base and get them to vote in droves? Here's the (new) new way. Get with the program or get out of politics (this is not a demand, but a prediction).
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TRANS RIGHTS ARE A WINNING POLITICAL ISSUE
Every single centrist claiming we must all compromise our bodily autonomy for their personal comfort is a traitor to American democracy & rational human decency.
They have no place in a modern Democratic Party, toss them out. Total liberation for all.
Every single centrist claiming we must all compromise our bodily autonomy for their personal comfort is a traitor to American democracy & rational human decency.
They have no place in a modern Democratic Party, toss them out. Total liberation for all.
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
TRANS RIGHTS ARE A WINNING POLITICAL ISSUE
Every single centrist claiming we must all compromise our bodily autonomy for their personal comfort is a traitor to American democracy & rational human decency.
They have no place in a modern Democratic Party, toss them out. Total liberation for all.
Every single centrist claiming we must all compromise our bodily autonomy for their personal comfort is a traitor to American democracy & rational human decency.
They have no place in a modern Democratic Party, toss them out. Total liberation for all.
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I feel like this is a microcosm for our current situation.
November 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I feel like this is a microcosm for our current situation.
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As food assistance runs out and he refuses to use the contingency fund— he posts about his new marble bathroom
October 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
As food assistance runs out and he refuses to use the contingency fund— he posts about his new marble bathroom
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Whatever happens with the shutdown and Trump’s slo-mo response to court orders, remember this:
The GOP’s Big Ugly Bill cut $186 Billion from SNAP, a TRILLION from Medicaid, and drastically cut other human needs $$ to fund a massive tax break for billionaires.
#SaveSNAP
The GOP’s Big Ugly Bill cut $186 Billion from SNAP, a TRILLION from Medicaid, and drastically cut other human needs $$ to fund a massive tax break for billionaires.
#SaveSNAP
November 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Whatever happens with the shutdown and Trump’s slo-mo response to court orders, remember this:
The GOP’s Big Ugly Bill cut $186 Billion from SNAP, a TRILLION from Medicaid, and drastically cut other human needs $$ to fund a massive tax break for billionaires.
#SaveSNAP
The GOP’s Big Ugly Bill cut $186 Billion from SNAP, a TRILLION from Medicaid, and drastically cut other human needs $$ to fund a massive tax break for billionaires.
#SaveSNAP
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If you want to hold Mamdani responsible for what happened other Muslims did on 9/11 simply because he’s Muslim, then we can hold these white people responsible for what other white people did during slavery and Jim Crow.
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If you want to hold Mamdani responsible for what happened other Muslims did on 9/11 simply because he’s Muslim, then we can hold these white people responsible for what other white people did during slavery and Jim Crow.
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People on SNAP will need all our support.
Donate to food pantries and mutual aid groups.
Volunteer at soup kitchens, food banks, and school programs.
Map drop sites and rideshares for distribution days.
Donate to food pantries and mutual aid groups.
Volunteer at soup kitchens, food banks, and school programs.
Map drop sites and rideshares for distribution days.
November 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
People on SNAP will need all our support.
Donate to food pantries and mutual aid groups.
Volunteer at soup kitchens, food banks, and school programs.
Map drop sites and rideshares for distribution days.
Donate to food pantries and mutual aid groups.
Volunteer at soup kitchens, food banks, and school programs.
Map drop sites and rideshares for distribution days.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and I know it’s not my best.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon my works by reading the syllabus.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
November 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and I know it’s not my best.
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From Octavia Butler, “Parable of the Talents”:
November 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
From Octavia Butler, “Parable of the Talents”: