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omg
December 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
omg
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Authors, remember that you CAN insist on human translation for your foreign-language editions and have it written into your contracts. You can no longer just assume you're going to get a human to work on the book whose every word you wrote with intent.
December 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Authors, remember that you CAN insist on human translation for your foreign-language editions and have it written into your contracts. You can no longer just assume you're going to get a human to work on the book whose every word you wrote with intent.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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Once again I have been compelled to draw an Absolute Unit.
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Once again I have been compelled to draw an Absolute Unit.
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Oh look, yet another disaster for ordinary people caused by Tory governments abandoning social responsibility in pursuit of cost-cutting for lower taxes, which has unfolded exactly as experts predicted at the time, and clearing up the mess will now cost public money desperately needed elsewhere.
November 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Oh look, yet another disaster for ordinary people caused by Tory governments abandoning social responsibility in pursuit of cost-cutting for lower taxes, which has unfolded exactly as experts predicted at the time, and clearing up the mess will now cost public money desperately needed elsewhere.
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Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
@sounderatheart.com pretty tangential to Sounders admittedly, but flagging this BBC article about what Zak’s brother is up to these days in case it’s of interest www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
DR Congo: The ex-Peterborough man helping World Cup dreams
BBC Sport looks at the England-raised former DR Congo defender who speaks eight languages and his role in recruiting European players for the national team.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
@sounderatheart.com pretty tangential to Sounders admittedly, but flagging this BBC article about what Zak’s brother is up to these days in case it’s of interest www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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The effort to make us forget that Covid forced governments round the world to take fast, effective steps for the collective good is probably greater by this point that the efforts taken to contain Covid.
America *ended child poverty*, then voted to reinstate it because it was off message.
America *ended child poverty*, then voted to reinstate it because it was off message.
Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The effort to make us forget that Covid forced governments round the world to take fast, effective steps for the collective good is probably greater by this point that the efforts taken to contain Covid.
America *ended child poverty*, then voted to reinstate it because it was off message.
America *ended child poverty*, then voted to reinstate it because it was off message.
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What makes it even more pathetic is them being proud to write that none of it is reviewed by the editorial staff. Lazy and anti-labor on all levels.
As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others:
This sucks so hard.
This sucks so hard.
October 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What makes it even more pathetic is them being proud to write that none of it is reviewed by the editorial staff. Lazy and anti-labor on all levels.
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
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The Christian persecution bullshit is so irritating because no one gives a shit who you worship until you start telling other people who they have to worship, too.
Gee, I resent you telling me what I can or cannot do based upon shit I don't believe in. Who'd have seen that coming.
Gee, I resent you telling me what I can or cannot do based upon shit I don't believe in. Who'd have seen that coming.
September 29, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The Christian persecution bullshit is so irritating because no one gives a shit who you worship until you start telling other people who they have to worship, too.
Gee, I resent you telling me what I can or cannot do based upon shit I don't believe in. Who'd have seen that coming.
Gee, I resent you telling me what I can or cannot do based upon shit I don't believe in. Who'd have seen that coming.
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September 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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(…HEADCLUTCH)
People are melting down at a Tribune article about CHSD 230 considering adding Arabic to its language learning electives. I wasted time in the comments, which I normally avoid doing since it's useless and awful, but it led to possibly the funniest thing anybody's ever said to me about France.
September 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
(…HEADCLUTCH)
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There is no route out of fascism that involves sacrificing the vulnerable. All that does is tell the fascists that we're willing to turn on each other for the illusion of safety.
A lot of political influencers within the Atlantic/NYT orbit are very, very eager to sell us on the lie that we can get out of fascism by sacrificing trans people.
They will beat that drum even louder as the right weaponizes this tragedy.
They are liars now & they will be liars in the coming days.
They will beat that drum even louder as the right weaponizes this tragedy.
They are liars now & they will be liars in the coming days.
August 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
There is no route out of fascism that involves sacrificing the vulnerable. All that does is tell the fascists that we're willing to turn on each other for the illusion of safety.
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She doesn’t need a hero, she is the hero we need. 🤩
August 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
She doesn’t need a hero, she is the hero we need. 🤩
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I see the roll-out of UKOSA (the UK's new age verification / online ID check law that many US lawmakers are trying to emulate) is going swimmingly ... use-their-id.com/faq
July 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I see the roll-out of UKOSA (the UK's new age verification / online ID check law that many US lawmakers are trying to emulate) is going swimmingly ... use-their-id.com/faq
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This is a horrifying first step. They're purposefully building the legal mechanisms for mass civil confinement.
July 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This is a horrifying first step. They're purposefully building the legal mechanisms for mass civil confinement.
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It’s gender-affirming care. Like, I’m even trying to be cheeky. This is exactly what gender-affirming care is all about and I believe healthcare is a human right we ALL should have.
Health clinics across America are serving up injections of testosterone. Men younger than 35 are the most eager customers
American men are hungry for injectable testosterone
A legion of new health clinics are serving it up
econ.st
July 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It’s gender-affirming care. Like, I’m even trying to be cheeky. This is exactly what gender-affirming care is all about and I believe healthcare is a human right we ALL should have.
Sad to hear about this, it was one of my sister's projects for a while www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
MethaneSat down: how New Zealand space ambitions fell off the radar
Satellite built to track emissions fails just as New Zealand scientists about to take control and reap returns of NZ$29m government investment
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Sad to hear about this, it was one of my sister's projects for a while www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Completely agree with Jim. There are things you can learn about the United States only by not living in the United States
Subject for another time, but *living* outside the US, for at least 6 months at a stretch but preferably 1 -2 years or more, is incomparably enlightening. In many cases more "affordable," because longer stays usually involve some kind of job, an exchange program, etc.
(About 14 yrs total for us)
(About 14 yrs total for us)
July 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Completely agree with Jim. There are things you can learn about the United States only by not living in the United States
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Trump and Miller are intent on building an unaccountable domestic secret police force that would be the world's third-biggest security force by funding levels, after the US and China's *militaries*.
That kind of funding dwarfs its stated purpose, which tells you what its real purpose will be.
That kind of funding dwarfs its stated purpose, which tells you what its real purpose will be.
July 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Trump and Miller are intent on building an unaccountable domestic secret police force that would be the world's third-biggest security force by funding levels, after the US and China's *militaries*.
That kind of funding dwarfs its stated purpose, which tells you what its real purpose will be.
That kind of funding dwarfs its stated purpose, which tells you what its real purpose will be.
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Even if you are not a ZKM fan, you have to thrill to the stunning failure of so much money to buy an election.
This chart tells you everything you need to know about the NYC mayoral race. Everyday New Yorkers vs money.
June 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Even if you are not a ZKM fan, you have to thrill to the stunning failure of so much money to buy an election.
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This absolute icon at Canterbury Pride 🩷🤍🩵
June 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This absolute icon at Canterbury Pride 🩷🤍🩵
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Awww you guys - the Acting Director of ICE is really upset that we keep accurately refering them the American Gestapo and calling out their kidnappings. Keep up the good work everyone!!!
June 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Awww you guys - the Acting Director of ICE is really upset that we keep accurately refering them the American Gestapo and calling out their kidnappings. Keep up the good work everyone!!!