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James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
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“The New York Times contacted Ms. Farmer about a report stamped with the date of Sept. 3, 1996. She broke down in tears.
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“The New York Times contacted Ms. Farmer about a report stamped with the date of Sept. 3, 1996. She broke down in tears.
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
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The facts of this own-goal are correct. Britain has handed America £3 billion, which will come out of the NHS budget.
Essential clarity about a typically rotten deal. Few Brits will bother to follow what it's all about, though. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The facts of this own-goal are correct. Britain has handed America £3 billion, which will come out of the NHS budget.
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Breaking News: Frank Gehry, a titan of architecture, has died at 96. He designed some of the world’s most recognizable buildings — many widely regarded as masterpieces. nyti.ms/4rGCYiE
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Breaking News: Frank Gehry, a titan of architecture, has died at 96. He designed some of the world’s most recognizable buildings — many widely regarded as masterpieces. nyti.ms/4rGCYiE
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This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
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What is it about the likes of Reform that these invertebrates don't get? You don't negotiate with malevolent incompetents, as Yale and Harvard learned - and certainly not way in advance.
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
What is it about the likes of Reform that these invertebrates don't get? You don't negotiate with malevolent incompetents, as Yale and Harvard learned - and certainly not way in advance.
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The former Massachusetts congressman praised California U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters for her decades of LGBTQ+ allyship at a recent PFLAG awards ceremony.
Gay political icon Barney Frank celebrates Democratic lawmaker for 'refuting the effort of the bigots'
The former Massachusetts congressman praised California U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters for her decades of LGBTQ+ allyship at a recent PFLAG awards ceremony.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The former Massachusetts congressman praised California U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters for her decades of LGBTQ+ allyship at a recent PFLAG awards ceremony.
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Well, he's certainly stayed consistent on that point!
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Well, he's certainly stayed consistent on that point!
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My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
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Naked children torn from their mothers and tossed into vans.
U.S. citizens detained for hours in zip ties.
Doors kicked in and belongings stolen or destroyed.
This is the reality of Trump’s deportation agenda.
It was always about cruelty.
U.S. citizens detained for hours in zip ties.
Doors kicked in and belongings stolen or destroyed.
This is the reality of Trump’s deportation agenda.
It was always about cruelty.
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Naked children torn from their mothers and tossed into vans.
U.S. citizens detained for hours in zip ties.
Doors kicked in and belongings stolen or destroyed.
This is the reality of Trump’s deportation agenda.
It was always about cruelty.
U.S. citizens detained for hours in zip ties.
Doors kicked in and belongings stolen or destroyed.
This is the reality of Trump’s deportation agenda.
It was always about cruelty.
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Where is Kamala Harris? Where is Barack Obama?
February 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Where is Kamala Harris? Where is Barack Obama?
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Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel noted that "many of the people whose information was released were never informed that they were named in complaints & have no idea what information was released to the federal government. The release of this information has had a chilling effect on campus."
UC Berkeley Hands Over 160 Names to the Federal Government for ‘Potential Connection’ to Antisemitism
The university said it was complying with its legal obligations concerning a U.S. Department of Education civil-rights investigation.
www.chronicle.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel noted that "many of the people whose information was released were never informed that they were named in complaints & have no idea what information was released to the federal government. The release of this information has had a chilling effect on campus."
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The release of personally identifiable information that was not relevant to the government’s Title VI investigation was improper. The Trump admin is investigating how the UC responded to claims of antisemitism, not the individuals named in the complaints. The AAUP condemns this move by UC Berkeley.
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The release of personally identifiable information that was not relevant to the government’s Title VI investigation was improper. The Trump admin is investigating how the UC responded to claims of antisemitism, not the individuals named in the complaints. The AAUP condemns this move by UC Berkeley.
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The thread as a shareable webpage: https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:dgnvlsiinly3i2waxoltdbyl/post/3lynns5iuu22f.
Page by J. C. Cantwell 🌻 | @segfaultvicta.bsky.social - skywriter.blue
last night as i was trying to wind down for bed i had a unified theory of what the fuck just happened, and i wrote it down, and filed it under "well, i can't talk about this on main without sounding insane until and unless the perp gets caught and is provably a groyper"
anyways, great news! (1/X)...
skywriter.blue
September 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The thread as a shareable webpage: https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:dgnvlsiinly3i2waxoltdbyl/post/3lynns5iuu22f.
The great human rights scholar and advocate Connor Gearty has just died.
September 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The great human rights scholar and advocate Connor Gearty has just died.
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Attendees of this conference included members of a Chinese company accused of human rights abuses of Uyghurs, an issue I promise you the Islamophobic Trump admin could not give a whit about. It’s “omg we love Nazis but hate campus antisemitism” all over again. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...
Rubio Is Pressing to Open Sanctions Investigation Into Harvard (Gift Article)
Experts and former officials said it was unusual for a cabinet secretary to try to influence the Treasury Department’s sanctions process to target a domestic entity.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Attendees of this conference included members of a Chinese company accused of human rights abuses of Uyghurs, an issue I promise you the Islamophobic Trump admin could not give a whit about. It’s “omg we love Nazis but hate campus antisemitism” all over again. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...
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U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sank the Market www.propublica.org/article/us-o...
More Than a Dozen U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sent the Market Plunging
Records show well-timed trades by executive branch employees and congressional aides. Even if they had no insider information, ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the ma...
www.propublica.org
May 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sank the Market www.propublica.org/article/us-o...
The great moralist and philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre has died.
May 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The great moralist and philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre has died.