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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
its so crazy that young people became less interested in movies & tv at the same time weird tech guys mostly started deciding what gets made
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look however shitty your day has been or however bad your night is going just take comfort in knowing you’re not mike johnson
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
look however shitty your day has been or however bad your night is going just take comfort in knowing you’re not mike johnson
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Let me get this straight: we trained this guy to be an elite killer, abandoned his country to the Taliban, isolated him, arbitrarily banned him from working and so left his family unsupported.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work newrepublic.com/post/203784/... via @newrepublic.com
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work
The National Guard shooting suspect felt abandoned by the CIA after working together for so long, his fellow unit member said.
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Let me get this straight: we trained this guy to be an elite killer, abandoned his country to the Taliban, isolated him, arbitrarily banned him from working and so left his family unsupported.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
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this is why liberals won't call for actual consequences. nothing trump is doing is something we didn't spend two decades doing throughout the middle east, central asia and africa during the war on terror. it's just that trump brags about it on social media too much
'Double strikes' allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were used extensively under Obama.
Trump’s boat bombings: How the US has long used ‘double-tap’ strikes
'Double strikes' allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were used extensively under Obama.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
this is why liberals won't call for actual consequences. nothing trump is doing is something we didn't spend two decades doing throughout the middle east, central asia and africa during the war on terror. it's just that trump brags about it on social media too much
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From "Vorace", a very short indie film by Pauline Mauvière & Charles Ouvrard (France).
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-12...
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-12...
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
From "Vorace", a very short indie film by Pauline Mauvière & Charles Ouvrard (France).
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-12...
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-12...
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I remember in mid-2018 sitting down with Zephyr Teachout, then running for New York attorney general, to talk through her call to prosecute ICE officials who broke the law. This was then considered an extreme, fringe position. Maybe if there had been accountability then, we wouldn’t be here now
"Prosecute ICE" should be a basic position for Democrats at this point.
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I remember in mid-2018 sitting down with Zephyr Teachout, then running for New York attorney general, to talk through her call to prosecute ICE officials who broke the law. This was then considered an extreme, fringe position. Maybe if there had been accountability then, we wouldn’t be here now
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the year is 2026. the disney-nvidia merger has been approved. erika kirk is the new head of cbs news. bill kristol is extolling the necessity of a vanguard party and permanent revolution
Is it possible that there are now issues where I am to the right of Bill Kristol??
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
the year is 2026. the disney-nvidia merger has been approved. erika kirk is the new head of cbs news. bill kristol is extolling the necessity of a vanguard party and permanent revolution
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my stupid stupid brain had to draw this
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 AM
my stupid stupid brain had to draw this
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i’m genuinely so convinced all of this has been a planned operation by the student and her mother (who is commenting on this publicly, and associated closely with the republican party), and big far right propaganda account going all in on it. this is designed to oust trans people from public life
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
i’m genuinely so convinced all of this has been a planned operation by the student and her mother (who is commenting on this publicly, and associated closely with the republican party), and big far right propaganda account going all in on it. this is designed to oust trans people from public life
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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ℑ𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔉𝔞𝔯 𝔉𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔒𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔐𝔬𝔦
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
ℑ𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔉𝔞𝔯 𝔉𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔒𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔐𝔬𝔦
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The reason Roboute Guilliman is such a beloved character among the Middle Aged section of the 40k fanbase is basically that he has depression from realising this is true but not quite having enough effective power to make it happen.
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The reason Roboute Guilliman is such a beloved character among the Middle Aged section of the 40k fanbase is basically that he has depression from realising this is true but not quite having enough effective power to make it happen.
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I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
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had to hit a hateful anon with the northern lion summon
November 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
had to hit a hateful anon with the northern lion summon
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A White House website with a dedicated Lügenpresse tab marks a pretty bleak moment in US history.
Don't know whether this is new or has been up for awhile. Either way, when the White House creates a hit list of journalists it doesn't like, the free press is in danger. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
Media Offenders
Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay inform...
www.whitehouse.gov
November 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A White House website with a dedicated Lügenpresse tab marks a pretty bleak moment in US history.
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it's the classic programmer trap: just because something works in our domain doesn't mean it will work in other domains! "how hard could it be, it's only rocket science" etc
the sheer hubris to think that a robot that is 80% right will be good enough for other, less fault-tolerant domains.
the sheer hubris to think that a robot that is 80% right will be good enough for other, less fault-tolerant domains.
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
it's the classic programmer trap: just because something works in our domain doesn't mean it will work in other domains! "how hard could it be, it's only rocket science" etc
the sheer hubris to think that a robot that is 80% right will be good enough for other, less fault-tolerant domains.
the sheer hubris to think that a robot that is 80% right will be good enough for other, less fault-tolerant domains.
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I suggest that we start using the phrase "Mr. Beast and the CEO of Salesforce will be there too." as shorthand to explain how little we want to be at any given terrible event.
November 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I suggest that we start using the phrase "Mr. Beast and the CEO of Salesforce will be there too." as shorthand to explain how little we want to be at any given terrible event.
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I have so many feelings about destiny as a game to play and destiny as a universe with narratives and it mostly boils down to I wish the narrative could be freed from the game sometimes if you know what I mean... I know game and story are intrinsically tied but what if !!
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I have so many feelings about destiny as a game to play and destiny as a universe with narratives and it mostly boils down to I wish the narrative could be freed from the game sometimes if you know what I mean... I know game and story are intrinsically tied but what if !!
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places: