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When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI programs? sign.moveon.org/petitions/ta...
Reinstate Target's DEI Programs NOW!
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI prog...
sign.moveon.org
March 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
When companies invest in DEI, they invest in people. Now's the time for Target to stand firm in its values, not retreat. Will you add your name to call on Target's leadership to reinstate its DEI programs? sign.moveon.org/petitions/ta...
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A 4-year-old boy died from Ebola in Uganda on Monday, according to a State Department cable viewed by The New York Times. His death comes as the Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped manage the outbreak in the country.
A 4-Year-Old Boy Dies of Ebola in Uganda as U.S. Pulls Back on Help
The Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped manage the outbreak in Uganda.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A 4-year-old boy died from Ebola in Uganda on Monday, according to a State Department cable viewed by The New York Times. His death comes as the Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped manage the outbreak in the country.
Krugman, "if a publicly held company [released such a sensationally error-laden statement, you'd] suspect that the company’s business is going very badly, but that top executives are trying desperately to hide the bad newshttps://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/doge-is-the-theranos-of-cost-cutting
DOGE is the Theranos of Cost-Cutting
And other notes from the Chaos
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Krugman, "if a publicly held company [released such a sensationally error-laden statement, you'd] suspect that the company’s business is going very badly, but that top executives are trying desperately to hide the bad newshttps://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/doge-is-the-theranos-of-cost-cutting
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are anyone else’s kids disturbed by the idea of the tooth fairy? my six year old lost a tooth and requested we place it on the counter downstairs because he doesn’t want the tooth fairy to enter his room, and my three year old outright told us to keep the tooth fairy away from her
February 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
are anyone else’s kids disturbed by the idea of the tooth fairy? my six year old lost a tooth and requested we place it on the counter downstairs because he doesn’t want the tooth fairy to enter his room, and my three year old outright told us to keep the tooth fairy away from her
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Maddow: All of this absolutely historically unprecedented. No president has ever come out of the gate with numbers like this ever before. And it is across the board
February 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Maddow: All of this absolutely historically unprecedented. No president has ever come out of the gate with numbers like this ever before. And it is across the board
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THIS IS A COUP! Thank you to Rachel Maddow for sharing our protest at Tesla's showroom in Manhattan on her show tonight. There are protests happening across the country. Don't buy Swasticars! Join a protest! Our next big action is on Presidents Day, Monday Feb 17th at 1pm in Union Square, NYC.
February 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
THIS IS A COUP! Thank you to Rachel Maddow for sharing our protest at Tesla's showroom in Manhattan on her show tonight. There are protests happening across the country. Don't buy Swasticars! Join a protest! Our next big action is on Presidents Day, Monday Feb 17th at 1pm in Union Square, NYC.
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Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.
Do something
Do something
February 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Dear Democratic Leaders: here’s a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what they’re doing. Dare them to stop you.
Do something
Do something
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Donald Trump. An Apology.
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
January 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Donald Trump. An Apology.
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
Brilliant new words for today's society:
nonversation ‘conversation that’s going nowhere’
textpectation 'the impatient wait for a reply to a text'
nerdjacking 'hijacking a conversation with nerdy stuff no one cares about'
www.demilked.com/new-modern-f...
nonversation ‘conversation that’s going nowhere’
textpectation 'the impatient wait for a reply to a text'
nerdjacking 'hijacking a conversation with nerdy stuff no one cares about'
www.demilked.com/new-modern-f...
24 Brilliant New Words That Must Be Added To A Dictionary | DeMilked
The beautiful thing about language is that it changes to reflect the times. Sometimes we even have to coin our own words and phrases for new things!
www.demilked.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Brilliant new words for today's society:
nonversation ‘conversation that’s going nowhere’
textpectation 'the impatient wait for a reply to a text'
nerdjacking 'hijacking a conversation with nerdy stuff no one cares about'
www.demilked.com/new-modern-f...
nonversation ‘conversation that’s going nowhere’
textpectation 'the impatient wait for a reply to a text'
nerdjacking 'hijacking a conversation with nerdy stuff no one cares about'
www.demilked.com/new-modern-f...
Words and phrases so trendy they've begun to annoy people: cringe, game changer, era, dropped, IYKYK, sorry not sorry, skibidi (?), 100%, utlize, period.
Banished Words | Lake Superior State University 2025
The wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University have released LSSU's newest annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness.
www.lssu.edu
January 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Words and phrases so trendy they've begun to annoy people: cringe, game changer, era, dropped, IYKYK, sorry not sorry, skibidi (?), 100%, utlize, period.
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Well said. And more than a bit sad.
December 20, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Well said. And more than a bit sad.
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As a member along with Judge Gertner of the President’s Commission on the U.S. Supreme Court, I strongly endorse this term limits plan. Nancy Gertner explains and defends the plan better than anyone else who has written on this subject:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
The Constitution Allows for Term-Limited Supreme Court Justices
A former federal judge discusses how term limits for Supreme Court justices would afford them the same status and opportunities that retired justices and federal judges currently enjoy.
www.brennancenter.org
December 20, 2024 at 3:48 PM
As a member along with Judge Gertner of the President’s Commission on the U.S. Supreme Court, I strongly endorse this term limits plan. Nancy Gertner explains and defends the plan better than anyone else who has written on this subject:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Man With Six Bankruptcies Strongly Opposed to Debt
December 20, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Man With Six Bankruptcies Strongly Opposed to Debt
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Jeffries: In our nation's history, 25% of our nation's debt was accumulated during the four years of the former president, 25%. How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility ever.
December 19, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Jeffries: In our nation's history, 25% of our nation's debt was accumulated during the four years of the former president, 25%. How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility ever.
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Interesting...first this move denying AIPAC, now this stance against the wealth class buyout of American government. Makes me wonder if this is an articulation point for Dems...seeing what neoliberalism has wrought with people like Elon Musk and Bill Gates
theintercept.com/2024/01/17/h...
theintercept.com/2024/01/17/h...
Hakeem Jeffries Bucks AIPAC, Endorses Squad Member Summer Lee
The House Democratic leaders, normally staunch allies of AIPAC, bucked the Israel lobby in favor of incumbent progressive Summer Lee.
theintercept.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:43 AM
Interesting...first this move denying AIPAC, now this stance against the wealth class buyout of American government. Makes me wonder if this is an articulation point for Dems...seeing what neoliberalism has wrought with people like Elon Musk and Bill Gates
theintercept.com/2024/01/17/h...
theintercept.com/2024/01/17/h...
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My expectations were low, but even I did not have the GOP becoming the pro-childhood cancer party.
December 20, 2024 at 1:10 AM
My expectations were low, but even I did not have the GOP becoming the pro-childhood cancer party.
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Earlier this week, Bret Stephens, a house conservative at the New York Times wrote a particularly terrible piece titled “Done With Never Trump.” @therickwilson.bsky.social wrote a reply to Bret. Never Trump means Never Trump. If you agree, please share it widely.
bit.ly/4fq8ytB
bit.ly/4fq8ytB
Forever Never Trump
My Response To Bret Stephens
therickwilson.substack.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Earlier this week, Bret Stephens, a house conservative at the New York Times wrote a particularly terrible piece titled “Done With Never Trump.” @therickwilson.bsky.social wrote a reply to Bret. Never Trump means Never Trump. If you agree, please share it widely.
bit.ly/4fq8ytB
bit.ly/4fq8ytB
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Today’s poem is called ‘Brie Encounter’.
Sorry about this one.
Sorry about this one.
November 26, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Today’s poem is called ‘Brie Encounter’.
Sorry about this one.
Sorry about this one.
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Today’s poem is called ‘An Update to My Privacy Policy’.
December 5, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Today’s poem is called ‘An Update to My Privacy Policy’.
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This happened because of the immediate public outcry. We won’t grow numb to this!
December 6, 2024 at 4:39 PM
This happened because of the immediate public outcry. We won’t grow numb to this!
A worthy-sounding AI project that doesn't threaten people or jobs: compiling masses of 3D data from expert pianists to teach others how to play without injury. news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
AI could help reduce injury risk in pianists
Researchers at Stanford Engineering have developed an AI-trained model to accurately recreate the hand movements of elite-level pianists and the physical stresses they endure while playing.
news.stanford.edu
December 6, 2024 at 6:29 PM
A worthy-sounding AI project that doesn't threaten people or jobs: compiling masses of 3D data from expert pianists to teach others how to play without injury. news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
Drawn to this article by my Roomba-level interest in new technologies, I was pleased to learn that a robo massage has certain things going for it. sfstandard.com/2024/11/24/i...
November 25, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Drawn to this article by my Roomba-level interest in new technologies, I was pleased to learn that a robo massage has certain things going for it. sfstandard.com/2024/11/24/i...
@christcollins.bsky.social Hi Chris, Will Leben here.
November 20, 2024 at 4:37 PM
@christcollins.bsky.social Hi Chris, Will Leben here.