takaylacrystal.bsky.social
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My only criticism of George Orwell’s 1984 is that it wasn’t titled 2025.
February 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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On Coco, an online platform for anonymous chat rooms, the psychology of invisibility met the power of the crowd. Dominique Pelicot used it to recruit strangers—at least 83 men—to rape his sedated wife.
The Chat Room Behind the Pelicot Rape Trial
For years, Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife and invited strangers to his house to rape her. At the trial, none of the explanations for these events quite fit—apart from an online platform called Coc...
www.newyorker.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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February 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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So.

It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year.

I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.
February 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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February 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM