Lari Mmm
@slcityzen.bsky.social
MidCnturyCrisis on the Xsite. Lesdyxic liberal. Often funny and/or cranky.
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The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
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If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
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Why Did Trump Pardon the Former Honduran President? Follow the Tech Bros.
“Próspera is an example of the tech-right concept of the network state, a phrase coined by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan.”
by @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Próspera is an example of the tech-right concept of the network state, a phrase coined by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan.”
by @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Why did Trump pardon the former Honduran president? Follow the Tech Bros.
With Roger Stone taking a victory lap for having come up with the idea in the first place.
www.motherjones.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Why Did Trump Pardon the Former Honduran President? Follow the Tech Bros.
“Próspera is an example of the tech-right concept of the network state, a phrase coined by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan.”
by @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Próspera is an example of the tech-right concept of the network state, a phrase coined by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan.”
by @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“Trust me, bro,” now masquerading as journalism.
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“Trust me, bro,” now masquerading as journalism.
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
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photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Re today's fatal shooting: 'Under the changes in HB 128, which went into effect on May 7, individuals who are 18 years old or older and have a current Utah concealed weapon permit (CWP) may carry a weapon on campus, including in an “open” fashion.'
New rules for firearms on campus - University Department of Public Safety
In order to carry a firearm on campus, a person must obtain a Concealed Carry Permit (CCP) from the state of Utah.
publicsafety.utah.edu
September 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Re today's fatal shooting: 'Under the changes in HB 128, which went into effect on May 7, individuals who are 18 years old or older and have a current Utah concealed weapon permit (CWP) may carry a weapon on campus, including in an “open” fashion.'
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Los Angeles shop owner Hooshang Aghdassi said ICE detained his wife, Sharareh Moghadam, after she finished her citizenship exam.
ICE detains woman with green card who passed US citizenship exam—spouse
www.newsweek.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Los Angeles shop owner Hooshang Aghdassi said ICE detained his wife, Sharareh Moghadam, after she finished her citizenship exam.
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The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.
US to rewrite its past national climate reports
US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report -- its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.
www.france24.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.
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Turns out @pbump.com was right; the "413% increase in assaults on ICE agents" was actually an increase from 8 to 41.
July 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Turns out @pbump.com was right; the "413% increase in assaults on ICE agents" was actually an increase from 8 to 41.
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From the party that said a national gun registry would lead to fascism.
The US Department of Homeland Security, in collaboration with Doge, has for the first time built a searchable national citizenship database that has merged immigration data with social security to make it easier to determine whether someone is a citizen. www.theguardian.com/...
Trump officials create searchable national citizenship database
Homeland security and Doge merge immigration data with social security to create index it claims will stop voter fraud
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
From the party that said a national gun registry would lead to fascism.
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NEW: We investigated several stories of people who spiraled into severe, life-altering mental health crises after developing all-consuming obsessions with ChatGPT.
Screenshots we reviewed show the AI directly engaging with and supporting user delusions + conspiracies.
futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...
Screenshots we reviewed show the AI directly engaging with and supporting user delusions + conspiracies.
futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...
June 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
NEW: We investigated several stories of people who spiraled into severe, life-altering mental health crises after developing all-consuming obsessions with ChatGPT.
Screenshots we reviewed show the AI directly engaging with and supporting user delusions + conspiracies.
futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...
Screenshots we reviewed show the AI directly engaging with and supporting user delusions + conspiracies.
futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...
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“A deranged maniac impersonated a police officer and killed lawmakers but if you’re an immigrant be sure you immediately comply with plain clothes people who won’t identify themselves telling you to get in a van”, what a fuckin country
June 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“A deranged maniac impersonated a police officer and killed lawmakers but if you’re an immigrant be sure you immediately comply with plain clothes people who won’t identify themselves telling you to get in a van”, what a fuckin country
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Reup: The Tax Elon Solution and Other Actual Reporting Not Included in the Frenzy
www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/06/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/06/t...
The Tax Elon Solution and Other Actual Reporting Not Included in the Frenzy - emptywheel
If you need a list of ways that Trump could use the power of the presidency to retaliate against Elon Musk, you're better off reading Elizabeth Warren's list of 130 ways Elon exploited his access than...
www.emptywheel.net
June 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Reup: The Tax Elon Solution and Other Actual Reporting Not Included in the Frenzy
www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/06/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/06/t...
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Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...
Scientists have been studying remote work for four years and have reached a very clear conclusion: "Working from home makes us happier."
An Australian study, conducted over four years and starting before the pandemic, has come up with some enlightening conclusions about the impact of working from home. The researchers are unequivocal: ...
farmingdale-observer.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...
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Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF
Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress
www.science.org
May 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped.
Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
www.propublica.org
April 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
NEW: Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah.
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social, with @sltrib.com
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They used to do this covertly, but now that they're trying to make free speech illegal, they have to make it clear.
Actual antisemitism won't be policed. Criticism of Israel will be.
And considering the age we're in, it's not just that. *All* dissent will be policed. That's what this really is.
Actual antisemitism won't be policed. Criticism of Israel will be.
And considering the age we're in, it's not just that. *All* dissent will be policed. That's what this really is.
SCOOP: The Antisemitism Awareness Act — up for vote in Senate committee tomorrow — now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements by Christian conservatives.
New added language in the bill clarifies First Amendment protections.
More ⬇️
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New added language in the bill clarifies First Amendment protections.
More ⬇️
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Why the Antisemitism Awareness Act now has a religious liberty clause to protect ‘Jews killed Jesus’ statements
The Antisemitism Awareness Act's added language says it would not infringe on religious liberty to protect the claim that Jews killed Jesus.
forward.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
They used to do this covertly, but now that they're trying to make free speech illegal, they have to make it clear.
Actual antisemitism won't be policed. Criticism of Israel will be.
And considering the age we're in, it's not just that. *All* dissent will be policed. That's what this really is.
Actual antisemitism won't be policed. Criticism of Israel will be.
And considering the age we're in, it's not just that. *All* dissent will be policed. That's what this really is.
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This post is the closest I’ve gotten to being able to put together a master theory for Why This Is All Happening: why Trump could get elected, why Biden never got any credit, and why certain stuff never seems to break through open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
April 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This post is the closest I’ve gotten to being able to put together a master theory for Why This Is All Happening: why Trump could get elected, why Biden never got any credit, and why certain stuff never seems to break through open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
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I wonder how someone with so many advantages and so much privilege still manages to feel oppressed, still imagines they are marginalized, still feels perpetually under siege by the world around them—a world that has always favored them.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/an-open-le...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/an-open-le...
An Open Letter to Hateful White Americans
Dear Hateful White Americans,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I wonder how someone with so many advantages and so much privilege still manages to feel oppressed, still imagines they are marginalized, still feels perpetually under siege by the world around them—a world that has always favored them.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/an-open-le...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/an-open-le...
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Last month, Ed Martin was hobnobbing at a fundraiser with unpardoned J6ers who are actively appealing their convictions handed down by Martin's office.
Top prosecutor spoke at event attended by January 6 seditionists who are appealing their convictions
US Attorney Ed Martin compared January 6 rioters to Japanese Americans interned during World War II.
www.motherjones.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Last month, Ed Martin was hobnobbing at a fundraiser with unpardoned J6ers who are actively appealing their convictions handed down by Martin's office.