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It’s time for my annual thread of Australian poetry books you should buy ppl for Xmas. No one buys poetry partly cos it’s intimidating. It rarely makes xmas book guides. But poetry is an ethical gift that: supports underfunded writers; wins brownie points with gift receiver; improves the human soul
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
It’s time for my annual thread of Australian poetry books you should buy ppl for Xmas. No one buys poetry partly cos it’s intimidating. It rarely makes xmas book guides. But poetry is an ethical gift that: supports underfunded writers; wins brownie points with gift receiver; improves the human soul
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i made a video about the president's gutter racism against somali-americans and how a scandal became a smear became a call for de facto ethnic cleansing
Donald Trump’s racist attack on Somali Americans
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
i made a video about the president's gutter racism against somali-americans and how a scandal became a smear became a call for de facto ethnic cleansing
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The father or one of my dear friends was a Nuremberg war prosecutor. At Nuremberg, at least three Nazi U-Boat captains were sentenced to death and executed for murdering shipwreck survivors.
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The father or one of my dear friends was a Nuremberg war prosecutor. At Nuremberg, at least three Nazi U-Boat captains were sentenced to death and executed for murdering shipwreck survivors.
Even if he only wanted to destroy the boat (and given his "warrior-ethos" bullshit, Hegseth is obviously lying), it is still murder as it would leave people in distress in the middle of the ocean.
December 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Even if he only wanted to destroy the boat (and given his "warrior-ethos" bullshit, Hegseth is obviously lying), it is still murder as it would leave people in distress in the middle of the ocean.
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The former president of Honduras was sentenced to 45 years in prison for importing 500 TONS OF COKE into the US. Trump, who allegedly hates drug traffickers, pardoned him. The reason may have to do with a Thiel-backed, tech-right deregulated zone in Honduras. 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 3:33 PM
The former president of Honduras was sentenced to 45 years in prison for importing 500 TONS OF COKE into the US. Trump, who allegedly hates drug traffickers, pardoned him. The reason may have to do with a Thiel-backed, tech-right deregulated zone in Honduras. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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It's almost like the Senate Democrats could have stopped this all ten months ago by holding firm on zero appointment confirmations.
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It's almost like the Senate Democrats could have stopped this all ten months ago by holding firm on zero appointment confirmations.
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Stole this from the Cedar Cultural Center’s page since they aren’t here. ♥️♥️♥️
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Stole this from the Cedar Cultural Center’s page since they aren’t here. ♥️♥️♥️
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SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
USTA bans trans athletes from competing as women to comply with Trump executive order
The national tennis governing body's policy change was made with no announcement.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
SCOOP: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) quietly updated its player eligibility policy to ban trans women from competing as women in their leagues, tournaments and competitions in order to comply with Trump's anti-trans sports executive order. The policy went into effect on Monday.
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On top of all the other reasons Spotify is bad, the thing that tells you what age you are is stupid because literally everyone listens to music that was made in the past because that’s all that exists.
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
On top of all the other reasons Spotify is bad, the thing that tells you what age you are is stupid because literally everyone listens to music that was made in the past because that’s all that exists.
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There are two insane things going on here. One is that Olbermann is posting (why????). The other is that Nuzzi has been romantically entangled with the subjects of her reporting for over a decade. There was no slow slide or brief lapse, it's been happening for years.
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
There are two insane things going on here. One is that Olbermann is posting (why????). The other is that Nuzzi has been romantically entangled with the subjects of her reporting for over a decade. There was no slow slide or brief lapse, it's been happening for years.
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my poor friends' cat, Tig, fell from a shelf and hurt their paw. the vet put them on some painkillers... see you space cowboy
this is a painting to memorialize the event
this is a painting to memorialize the event
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
my poor friends' cat, Tig, fell from a shelf and hurt their paw. the vet put them on some painkillers... see you space cowboy
this is a painting to memorialize the event
this is a painting to memorialize the event
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This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”
“I walk around Portland, and I go, ‘Fuck you, assholes. Portland is fine.’” - John Darnielle, @themountaingoats.bsky.social. We're proud to claim you as a Portlander, sir.
The Mountain Goats Ascend to Revolution Hall
Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle discusses musicals, his new album, and why he keeps coming home to Portland.
www.wweek.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”
Business degrees were a mistake
I can understand wanting to gain an advantage by studying sales patterns, but this is like big media companies taking over publishers and trying to run them by the numbers. And large language models are not accurate number crunchers, they're text crunchers.
www.thebookseller.com/news/bloomsb...
www.thebookseller.com/news/bloomsb...
Bloomsbury to collaborate with Google Cloud on ‘AI-powered learning’
Bloomsbury is set to embark on a new strategic collaboration with Google Cloud focused on technology innovation, AI-powered learning and core publishing infrastructure.
www.thebookseller.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Business degrees were a mistake
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The amount of rage I am feeling at opining on TN-7 cannot be quantified
“TN is a waste of time and resources but I hope she wins” FUCK YOOOOOOOOU
TN-6 and TN-7 splits literally inside a building. Only +R areas have extended polling hours. ALL WE NEED ARE TIME AND RESOURCES FUCK YOOOOU
“TN is a waste of time and resources but I hope she wins” FUCK YOOOOOOOOU
TN-6 and TN-7 splits literally inside a building. Only +R areas have extended polling hours. ALL WE NEED ARE TIME AND RESOURCES FUCK YOOOOU
December 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The amount of rage I am feeling at opining on TN-7 cannot be quantified
“TN is a waste of time and resources but I hope she wins” FUCK YOOOOOOOOU
TN-6 and TN-7 splits literally inside a building. Only +R areas have extended polling hours. ALL WE NEED ARE TIME AND RESOURCES FUCK YOOOOU
“TN is a waste of time and resources but I hope she wins” FUCK YOOOOOOOOU
TN-6 and TN-7 splits literally inside a building. Only +R areas have extended polling hours. ALL WE NEED ARE TIME AND RESOURCES FUCK YOOOOU
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This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
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NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.
It’s oligarchs all the way down.
My first for @zeteo.com:
zeteo.com/p/this-famil...
It’s oligarchs all the way down.
My first for @zeteo.com:
zeteo.com/p/this-famil...
October 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.
It’s oligarchs all the way down.
My first for @zeteo.com:
zeteo.com/p/this-famil...
It’s oligarchs all the way down.
My first for @zeteo.com:
zeteo.com/p/this-famil...
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Next time you're at school pick up, look at the grade ones and then think about how any of them would cope with being separated from their caregiver and imprisoned.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Next time you're at school pick up, look at the grade ones and then think about how any of them would cope with being separated from their caregiver and imprisoned.
Weird thought but do the same people railing against accommodations talk about schools as markets? The market seems to be choosing a certain way.
Or support the TPUSA accusations against “liberal” TAs and professors?
Which is it? Is the market free to choose liberal educators or accommodations?
Or support the TPUSA accusations against “liberal” TAs and professors?
Which is it? Is the market free to choose liberal educators or accommodations?
December 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Weird thought but do the same people railing against accommodations talk about schools as markets? The market seems to be choosing a certain way.
Or support the TPUSA accusations against “liberal” TAs and professors?
Which is it? Is the market free to choose liberal educators or accommodations?
Or support the TPUSA accusations against “liberal” TAs and professors?
Which is it? Is the market free to choose liberal educators or accommodations?
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Israel is still bombing Gaza
The press isn't covering it as much but it's still happening
The press isn't covering it as much but it's still happening
December 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Israel is still bombing Gaza
The press isn't covering it as much but it's still happening
The press isn't covering it as much but it's still happening
🎵 Roko’s basilisk, basilisk, bo-basilisk, nano banano basilisko fo fascilisto, me my mo maskilisk, roko’s basilisk. 🎵
December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🎵 Roko’s basilisk, basilisk, bo-basilisk, nano banano basilisko fo fascilisto, me my mo maskilisk, roko’s basilisk. 🎵
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Also the feedback from the grad students was extremely thorough, professional, and respectful even while the student called their trans peers and instructors demonic!!
The essay is available online and it’s poorly written. All these articles say the student cited the Bible but she didn’t! She mentioned the “Bible says” but didn’t say where or give context that supported her claim. Citations need both. It earned its low grade.
Oklahoma University has placed a grad student instructor on admin leave for failing a psychology paper on gender for citing *the Bible* as a source of empirical evidence.
In response, OU has placed on instructor on admin leave citing, get this, the FIRST AMENDMENT.
Universities are cooked.
In response, OU has placed on instructor on admin leave citing, get this, the FIRST AMENDMENT.
Universities are cooked.
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Also the feedback from the grad students was extremely thorough, professional, and respectful even while the student called their trans peers and instructors demonic!!
The essay is available online and it’s poorly written. All these articles say the student cited the Bible but she didn’t! She mentioned the “Bible says” but didn’t say where or give context that supported her claim. Citations need both. It earned its low grade.
Oklahoma University has placed a grad student instructor on admin leave for failing a psychology paper on gender for citing *the Bible* as a source of empirical evidence.
In response, OU has placed on instructor on admin leave citing, get this, the FIRST AMENDMENT.
Universities are cooked.
In response, OU has placed on instructor on admin leave citing, get this, the FIRST AMENDMENT.
Universities are cooked.
December 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The essay is available online and it’s poorly written. All these articles say the student cited the Bible but she didn’t! She mentioned the “Bible says” but didn’t say where or give context that supported her claim. Citations need both. It earned its low grade.