I was just talking with a friend last night about this. People do not realize how bad things used to be and how wondrous modern medicine (and hygiene) is.
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An Astonishing Graph
For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I was just talking with a friend last night about this. People do not realize how bad things used to be and how wondrous modern medicine (and hygiene) is.
kottke.org/25/12/an-ast...
kottke.org/25/12/an-ast...
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Rebecca Solnit: A Year on From Trump’s Victory, Resistance Is Everywhere. “There has, in fact, been a tremendous amount and variety of resistance and opposition and it’s mattered tremendously.” [theguardian.com]
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Rebecca Solnit: A Year on From Trump’s Victory, Resistance Is Everywhere. “There has, in fact, been a tremendous amount and variety of resistance and opposition and it’s mattered tremendously.” [theguardian.com]
The Republican Party will never recover from this complete lack of ethics and morality in stopping this man.
"Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims."
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The Republican Party will never recover from this complete lack of ethics and morality in stopping this man.
Lock him up.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country. n.pr/48FC2Ue
Netanyahu submits request for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Lock him up.
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The 3rd Impeachment.
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The 3rd Impeachment.
Racist asshole continues to be racist asshole.
After the alleged shooter was identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal — a 29-year-old Afghan national — Trump said he would permanently shut down immigration from impoverished countries. n.pr/4roPiE2
Trump vows 'permanent pause' on some immigration after National Guard shooting
After the alleged shooter was identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal — a 29-year-old Afghan national — Trump said he would permanently shut down immigration from impoverished countries.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Racist asshole continues to be racist asshole.
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Northwestern’s leaders will likely try to justify their choice to appease fascist extortion with some BS about needing to help researchers get federal funds that were illegally withheld, so it’s important to note that virtually all of the researchers said not to.
So apparently the administrators at Northwestern have caved to the extortionist demands of the Feds. Faculty voted 595-4 AGAINST this measure.
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Northwestern’s leaders will likely try to justify their choice to appease fascist extortion with some BS about needing to help researchers get federal funds that were illegally withheld, so it’s important to note that virtually all of the researchers said not to.
Regular reminder that Elon Musk is a piece of shit human being and DOGE was just his him carving up the US Government so he can do more of what he wants.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts
Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated.
arstechnica.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Regular reminder that Elon Musk is a piece of shit human being and DOGE was just his him carving up the US Government so he can do more of what he wants.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
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NEW: The exodus of corrections officers from federal prisons to ICE comes amid shortages of critical supplies, from food to personal hygiene items, for both staff and inmates.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The exodus of corrections officers from federal prisons to ICE comes amid shortages of critical supplies, from food to personal hygiene items, for both staff and inmates.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
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This is insane. Of course it’s a hate symbol.
Military service will reportedly no longer classify 'divisive' swastika as 'hate' symbol
Trump administration insiders are furious over reporting that the U.S. Coast Guard, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, will no longer classify the swastika as a symbol of "hate."Acc...
www.rawstory.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This is insane. Of course it’s a hate symbol.
The military should always and absolutely refuse illegal orders, no matter who the President is.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The military should always and absolutely refuse illegal orders, no matter who the President is.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted American technology. n.pr/4pmJ4D2
What to know about the F-35 fighter jet that Trump is selling to Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted American technology.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted American technology. n.pr/4pmJ4D2
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NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
While it kills me that we have known about climate change and what to do about it for DECADES, what hurts even more is how many people who believe still refuse to change their behavior at all. So many fiddles for so many Neros.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
While it kills me that we have known about climate change and what to do about it for DECADES, what hurts even more is how many people who believe still refuse to change their behavior at all. So many fiddles for so many Neros.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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"Everyone’s got their thing. For some, it’s baking. Others, gardening. Me? I like to take a modified Honda Accord, drive over 100 mph, and swerve between cars, almost killing entire families, babies, men, women, whoever."
I Like to Almost Kill People by Driving Past Them at 125 mph in My Modified Honda Accord
Everyone’s got their thing. For some, it’s baking. Others, gardening. Me? I like to take a modified Honda Accord, drive over 100 mph, and swerve be...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Everyone’s got their thing. For some, it’s baking. Others, gardening. Me? I like to take a modified Honda Accord, drive over 100 mph, and swerve between cars, almost killing entire families, babies, men, women, whoever."
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Pretty sure this film should be in contention for Best Picture this year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9pG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9pG...
Merv - Official Trailer (2025) Charlie Cox, Zooey Deschanel
YouTube video by IGN Movie Trailers
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Pretty sure this film should be in contention for Best Picture this year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9pG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9pG...
Seriously.
It felt so good to have hope for... 5 minutes
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Seriously.