Value Theory
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Here’s the thing about this: if you don’t know who is prosecuting your (or your client’s) case, you don’t know who to communicate with about the case. theintercept.com/2025/07/15/i... +
ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court
ICE attorneys fighting to deport immigrants are able to obscure their identities — no masks required.
theintercept.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Here’s the thing about this: if you don’t know who is prosecuting your (or your client’s) case, you don’t know who to communicate with about the case. theintercept.com/2025/07/15/i... +
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👀 The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist www.notus.org/health-scien...
The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
www.notus.org
May 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
👀 The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist www.notus.org/health-scien...
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I wrote something about the secret police kidnapping and disappearing students over their op-eds, and wondering what happened to all those people screaming about the "free speech crisis on campus."
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/27/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/27/t...
Trump’s Secret Police Are Now Disappearing Students For Their Op-Eds
For years, we’ve been hearing breathless warnings about a “campus free speech crisis” from self-proclaimed free speech warriors. Their evidence? College students doing what colleg…
www.techdirt.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I wrote something about the secret police kidnapping and disappearing students over their op-eds, and wondering what happened to all those people screaming about the "free speech crisis on campus."
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/27/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/27/t...
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see, this plane got measles and was perfectly fine
March 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
see, this plane got measles and was perfectly fine
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Getting rid of Section 230 would be a big win for the giants such as Meta & Google, who can afford armies of lawyers. It would run out of business community-driven alternatives like Blueksy, and would enable widespread censorship.
I wrote about how particularly ridiculous it is that Senate Democrats, led by Dick Durbin, think the priority should be repealing Section 230 and undermining the very open internet we need more than ever right now. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/21/w...
While Democracy Burns, Democrats Prioritize… Demolishing Section 230?
While an unelected tech billionaire is effectively orchestrating a coup of the US government, violating federal law with apparent impunity, and disclaiming all responsibility for the chaos he’…
www.techdirt.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Getting rid of Section 230 would be a big win for the giants such as Meta & Google, who can afford armies of lawyers. It would run out of business community-driven alternatives like Blueksy, and would enable widespread censorship.
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All jokes aside it's really fucked up to see so many people on here celebrating murder. No one here is the judge of who deserves to live or die. That's the job of the AI algorithm the insurance company designed to maximise profits on your health and no one else
December 4, 2024 at 11:35 PM
All jokes aside it's really fucked up to see so many people on here celebrating murder. No one here is the judge of who deserves to live or die. That's the job of the AI algorithm the insurance company designed to maximise profits on your health and no one else
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Gotta wonder if Leeds Royal Armouries is ready for the tourist surge that is about to hit them...
September 17, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Gotta wonder if Leeds Royal Armouries is ready for the tourist surge that is about to hit them...
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It seems like if you’re a rich sociopath the thing to do is buy up institutions that give people joy and jobs and then just turn them to shit.
January 19, 2024 at 10:59 PM
It seems like if you’re a rich sociopath the thing to do is buy up institutions that give people joy and jobs and then just turn them to shit.
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Sports Illustrated used fake bylines on AI-written stories, and when the website Futurism asked their editors about it, Sports Illustrated responded by deleting all the articles in question.
Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers
Sports Illustrated was publishing articles under seemingly fake bylines. We asked their owner about it — and they deleted everything.
futurism.com
November 27, 2023 at 7:53 PM
Sports Illustrated used fake bylines on AI-written stories, and when the website Futurism asked their editors about it, Sports Illustrated responded by deleting all the articles in question.
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The law requires hospitals to give you an itemized bill. But these days they will play every possible game to not actually send it to you. My frustrating personal story in @thedailybeast.bsky.social www.thedailybeast.com/getting-an-i...
Getting an Itemized Hospital Bill Is Basically Impossible
How a minor bike accident and a few stitches turned into thousands of dollars in medical bills and a months-long quest for a straight answer from somebody—anybody.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 11, 2023 at 5:44 PM
The law requires hospitals to give you an itemized bill. But these days they will play every possible game to not actually send it to you. My frustrating personal story in @thedailybeast.bsky.social www.thedailybeast.com/getting-an-i...
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Nobody wants to not work anymore.
November 7, 2023 at 6:04 PM
Nobody wants to not work anymore.
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Did I just make slides for my class tomorrow? Indeed I did.
October 30, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Did I just make slides for my class tomorrow? Indeed I did.
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Dianne Feinstein was arrested this morning in relation to the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur. She died in custody.
September 29, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Dianne Feinstein was arrested this morning in relation to the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur. She died in custody.
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Percent of recipes including herb/spice/seasoning by cuisine.
September 29, 2023 at 11:45 AM
Percent of recipes including herb/spice/seasoning by cuisine.
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You know how we kept saying when we based the LEVERAGE villains on real people, we always had to rewrite them because the real people were unbelievably evil?
September 12, 2023 at 11:04 PM
You know how we kept saying when we based the LEVERAGE villains on real people, we always had to rewrite them because the real people were unbelievably evil?
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Actually can't believe NBC News let me write 4,000 words on the 2009 flu shot cheerleader https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/desiree-jennings-flu-shot-anti-vaccine-media-rcna97724
The ‘Flu Shot Cheerleader’ is back — with a warning about the anti-vaccine movement
In 2009, Desiree Jennings went viral for saying a flu shot triggered her mysterious illness. Now she sees things differently.
www.nbcnews.com
August 4, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Actually can't believe NBC News let me write 4,000 words on the 2009 flu shot cheerleader https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/desiree-jennings-flu-shot-anti-vaccine-media-rcna97724
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brb, blazing my glory
July 31, 2023 at 11:42 PM
brb, blazing my glory
This is not how I would have phrased this Nextdoor post.
July 29, 2023 at 12:51 PM
This is not how I would have phrased this Nextdoor post.