Steve Paulson
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
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December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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If you look closely at this satellite image of farmland in SE Minnesota, you can draw a roughly NW to SE line across it. To the north, light and dark tones show there's more topography, also networks of small drainageways. That's loess, 5-8 m thick. To the south it's smoother. Little or no loess.
December 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
If you look closely at this satellite image of farmland in SE Minnesota, you can draw a roughly NW to SE line across it. To the north, light and dark tones show there's more topography, also networks of small drainageways. That's loess, 5-8 m thick. To the south it's smoother. Little or no loess.
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The work that scholars and researchers actually do is the work that people *think* AI is doing. You read all sorts of things. You make connections. You notice where the holes are — what *hasn’t* been observed, questioned, investigated. You synthesize it into something that has never existed before.
December 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The work that scholars and researchers actually do is the work that people *think* AI is doing. You read all sorts of things. You make connections. You notice where the holes are — what *hasn’t* been observed, questioned, investigated. You synthesize it into something that has never existed before.
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Private company wants to put up space mirrors that can beam 'full noontime sun' to anywhere on the night side of Earth. I might be OK with preemptive shoot downs of these satellites rather than allow this to become an unregulated real industry
December 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Private company wants to put up space mirrors that can beam 'full noontime sun' to anywhere on the night side of Earth. I might be OK with preemptive shoot downs of these satellites rather than allow this to become an unregulated real industry
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Jamelle Bouie: “The embrace of the unitary executive theory by both the president and the court has given us the worst of all worlds: an ultrapowerful presidency without an actual president at the helm.”
Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause
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December 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Jamelle Bouie: “The embrace of the unitary executive theory by both the president and the court has given us the worst of all worlds: an ultrapowerful presidency without an actual president at the helm.”
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The running theme between the Epstein story, banning trans healthcare for minors, religious homeschooling and the complaints about adult children estranging themselves is a fundamental American belief that children are property with no rights of their own
America is a culture of child abuse. Ask any survivor - we find one another, we form networks and communities.
The true scale of it would stagger and sicken you, and so it is buried, it is swept under the rug, it is denied and the survivors are silenced by whatever means are necessary.
The true scale of it would stagger and sicken you, and so it is buried, it is swept under the rug, it is denied and the survivors are silenced by whatever means are necessary.
Government of pedophiles. They're all tainted with this for the rest of their lives.
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The running theme between the Epstein story, banning trans healthcare for minors, religious homeschooling and the complaints about adult children estranging themselves is a fundamental American belief that children are property with no rights of their own
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Any of the lawyers got any idea what happens if the peace deal Trump & his team are trying to dictate violates existing US law?The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017. It passed the House 419-3, the Senate 98-2, & was signed into law by someone named Donald J. Trump. 1/
War for Ukraine Day 1,392 update has posted.
Balloon Juice - War for Ukraine Day 1,392: Breaking the Law, Breaking the Law
Last night in comments Jay reminded all of us about the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) of 2017, which passed the House 419 to 3, the Senate 98 to 2, and was signed int...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Any of the lawyers got any idea what happens if the peace deal Trump & his team are trying to dictate violates existing US law?The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017. It passed the House 419-3, the Senate 98-2, & was signed into law by someone named Donald J. Trump. 1/
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It’s not just that Trump lied constantly during his speech tonight; I’m not sure he said a single thing that was factually correct.
December 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It’s not just that Trump lied constantly during his speech tonight; I’m not sure he said a single thing that was factually correct.
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So cool: hundreds of parallel dinosaur tracks found on vertical exposed rocks in the the Italian Alps!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/s...
More Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints Are Found in the Italian Alps
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December 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
So cool: hundreds of parallel dinosaur tracks found on vertical exposed rocks in the the Italian Alps!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/s...
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These are the places where American students learn about the world. These cuts are one sign — I know there are others — of a country that is shrinking away.
www.dailytarheel.com/article/a4ee...
www.dailytarheel.com/article/a4ee...
UNC cuts all six area studies research centers, effective 2026
As part of the University's plan to make $70 million in budget cuts across the institution, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Nate Knuffman projected that cutting 14 centers and institutes in...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
These are the places where American students learn about the world. These cuts are one sign — I know there are others — of a country that is shrinking away.
www.dailytarheel.com/article/a4ee...
www.dailytarheel.com/article/a4ee...
Looked like our local Fox station left the current occupant’s reading at the 15 minute mark while the local ABC ran it to the end
December 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Looked like our local Fox station left the current occupant’s reading at the 15 minute mark while the local ABC ran it to the end
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Like most Republicans these days, it's Wiles who is suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome. A person with a basic sense of morality and decency would simply walk away from such a deranged person and the party that enables him. It's not that hard. Many have done so. Susie has chosen not to.
December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Like most Republicans these days, it's Wiles who is suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome. A person with a basic sense of morality and decency would simply walk away from such a deranged person and the party that enables him. It's not that hard. Many have done so. Susie has chosen not to.
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"Zaslav will receive $30 million in "Golden Parachute' compensation along with $537 million in equity for a total of $567 million in a transaction-associated pay."
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
Warner Bros. Golden Parachutes Revealed: What David Zaslav and C-Suite Will Get In a Deal
The CEO stands to gain $567 million if a deal is sealed to sell the WB empire while longtime lieutenant Gunnar Wiedenfels will see $144 million in cash and stock considerations if a transaction close...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"Zaslav will receive $30 million in "Golden Parachute' compensation along with $537 million in equity for a total of $567 million in a transaction-associated pay."
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
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If authors get peer pressured to pivot to video instead of going back to blogs/newsletters, I’m packing it in. I am tapped out. I read so much faster than I can watch video, even with 2x speed. Please authors don’t be pressured. Just start a blog. Get an author web ring going. Reject the pivot. 😅
I have no aspirations of being a TikTok or IG influencer because I don't have it in me. I don't have the right look; I don't use makeup (nor am I interested). Also, learning how to record & edit in video (& doing it over & over again WITH NO GUARANTEE OF SUCCESS) is time I could be writing books.
December 16, 2025 at 4:33 AM
If authors get peer pressured to pivot to video instead of going back to blogs/newsletters, I’m packing it in. I am tapped out. I read so much faster than I can watch video, even with 2x speed. Please authors don’t be pressured. Just start a blog. Get an author web ring going. Reject the pivot. 😅
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
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Important post: my colleague documents an “official, nationwide policy of intimidating and threatening people who attempt to observe and record DHS operations,” or who peacefully and without interference follow and protest them, even though the First Amendment broadly protects doing those things. /1
On Dec. 4, DOJ labeled people who impede or "dox" ICE agents "domestic terrorists." I document how DHS believes following, recording, and protesting agents is "impeding," and has a policy of threatening & arresting ICE observers. That's unconstitutional. www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
December 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Important post: my colleague documents an “official, nationwide policy of intimidating and threatening people who attempt to observe and record DHS operations,” or who peacefully and without interference follow and protest them, even though the First Amendment broadly protects doing those things. /1
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you want to watch this 🥹🥰
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLER...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLER...
Intermarché - Unloved
YouTube video by Romance Agency
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December 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
you want to watch this 🥹🥰
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLER...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLER...
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
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I don't think it's good for public safety that unidentified masked men just show up and start terrorizing people, and I don't think that masked men who do so should feel safe in public.
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
December 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I don't think it's good for public safety that unidentified masked men just show up and start terrorizing people, and I don't think that masked men who do so should feel safe in public.
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This is Hegseth, Bongino, & Noem, it's Tate, Rogan, & Fuentes. It's all of them. There's no there there any more, in any of it. None of these people have distinguished themselves in any way except being shamelessly willing to say ugly shit. That's what they select for.
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is Hegseth, Bongino, & Noem, it's Tate, Rogan, & Fuentes. It's all of them. There's no there there any more, in any of it. None of these people have distinguished themselves in any way except being shamelessly willing to say ugly shit. That's what they select for.
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Downstream fining on a point bar, Trinity River, Texas. Scale bar units: centimeters in first photo, millimeters in the rest 🧪⚒️
December 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Downstream fining on a point bar, Trinity River, Texas. Scale bar units: centimeters in first photo, millimeters in the rest 🧪⚒️
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This is the choice that those with power have made—
This is the life they want for our children and us.
It will continue until we change who is in power or how power functions here.
This is the life they want for our children and us.
It will continue until we change who is in power or how power functions here.
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This is the choice that those with power have made—
This is the life they want for our children and us.
It will continue until we change who is in power or how power functions here.
This is the life they want for our children and us.
It will continue until we change who is in power or how power functions here.
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Chomsky is such a great exemplar of the anti-antifa politics that were widespread in the Left prior to 2017 -- specifically a total rejection of the core antifa planks of Three Way Fight and No Platform.
This is why Chompers defended genocidaires and wrote defenses of holocaust deniers.
This is why Chompers defended genocidaires and wrote defenses of holocaust deniers.
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Chomsky is such a great exemplar of the anti-antifa politics that were widespread in the Left prior to 2017 -- specifically a total rejection of the core antifa planks of Three Way Fight and No Platform.
This is why Chompers defended genocidaires and wrote defenses of holocaust deniers.
This is why Chompers defended genocidaires and wrote defenses of holocaust deniers.