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The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. .. more
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Well that could plausibly be “look at this idiot”
August 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Well that could plausibly be “look at this idiot”
New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.
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Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.
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August 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.
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*sorry the recent relevant example of a right-wing discourse manufactroversy was Sydney Sweeney’s jeans not boobs, I regret the error.
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Sydney Sweeney and ‘Phantom Lib Syndrome’
Noah Berlatsky on the right wing’s need to invent liberals to argue against
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August 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
*sorry the recent relevant example of a right-wing discourse manufactroversy was Sydney Sweeney’s jeans not boobs, I regret the error.
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bc fighting on Twitter was so unpleasant. Majority illusion kicks in as people who disagree stay quiet.
Meanwhile the spectacle is handy for the right (see #2) and sparks thinkpieces in MSM ab who should use what words. There were articles ab them in 2020-22. SF def had a “justice-involved” debate.
Meanwhile the spectacle is handy for the right (see #2) and sparks thinkpieces in MSM ab who should use what words. There were articles ab them in 2020-22. SF def had a “justice-involved” debate.
August 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
bc fighting on Twitter was so unpleasant. Majority illusion kicks in as people who disagree stay quiet.
Meanwhile the spectacle is handy for the right (see #2) and sparks thinkpieces in MSM ab who should use what words. There were articles ab them in 2020-22. SF def had a “justice-involved” debate.
Meanwhile the spectacle is handy for the right (see #2) and sparks thinkpieces in MSM ab who should use what words. There were articles ab them in 2020-22. SF def had a “justice-involved” debate.
3)Intra-left fights: this did happen around some of those terms. Ie Latinx. That one pols did start to use even when Latinos were like “why?” Pressure to “update language to be more inclusive” creates a purity spiral and the often-small activist group insisting a term was “right” got little pushback
August 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
3)Intra-left fights: this did happen around some of those terms. Ie Latinx. That one pols did start to use even when Latinos were like “why?” Pressure to “update language to be more inclusive” creates a purity spiral and the often-small activist group insisting a term was “right” got little pushback
1)Niche in-group performance: influencers who want to use this language do, in content for their communities.
2)Nut-picking: accounts like LibsOfTikTok intentionally dig up the oddest/extremist examples & blast them out, leading to “the left is saying!” cycle (see Sydney Sweeney’s Boobs discourse)
2)Nut-picking: accounts like LibsOfTikTok intentionally dig up the oddest/extremist examples & blast them out, leading to “the left is saying!” cycle (see Sydney Sweeney’s Boobs discourse)
August 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
1)Niche in-group performance: influencers who want to use this language do, in content for their communities.
2)Nut-picking: accounts like LibsOfTikTok intentionally dig up the oddest/extremist examples & blast them out, leading to “the left is saying!” cycle (see Sydney Sweeney’s Boobs discourse)
2)Nut-picking: accounts like LibsOfTikTok intentionally dig up the oddest/extremist examples & blast them out, leading to “the left is saying!” cycle (see Sydney Sweeney’s Boobs discourse)
Interesting analysis responding to the “Don’t Use These Words” memo (“birthing person” etc) by Third Way. It looked at language used by Dem politicians in their newsletters, found they aren’t using activist-speak.
The terms got associated w/mainstream left mostly bc of Twitter…for a few reasons.
The terms got associated w/mainstream left mostly bc of Twitter…for a few reasons.
The full write up is here:
Was It Something The Democrats Said?
A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo
open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
Was It Something The Democrats Said?
A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo
open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
August 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Interesting analysis responding to the “Don’t Use These Words” memo (“birthing person” etc) by Third Way. It looked at language used by Dem politicians in their newsletters, found they aren’t using activist-speak.
The terms got associated w/mainstream left mostly bc of Twitter…for a few reasons.
The terms got associated w/mainstream left mostly bc of Twitter…for a few reasons.
She’s always been an idiot, but given copious amounts of both attention and grace — cast as the archetype of the Warrior Mother and thus positioned safely above real critical engagement with her ideas, which are a combination of the obvious and the ridiculous.
August 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
She’s always been an idiot, but given copious amounts of both attention and grace — cast as the archetype of the Warrior Mother and thus positioned safely above real critical engagement with her ideas, which are a combination of the obvious and the ridiculous.
That was a fun one, they’re both great. Wizzard was at world’s last year. It was a bummer that they were against each other in such an early bracket. :)
August 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
That was a fun one, they’re both great. Wizzard was at world’s last year. It was a bummer that they were against each other in such an early bracket. :)
He won worlds that year. Highlight reel is here: youtu.be/HKKEJOQQ0hA?...
THE D SORAKI 🇯🇵 at Red Bull Dance Your Style - World Finals | stance
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August 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
He won worlds that year. Highlight reel is here: youtu.be/HKKEJOQQ0hA?...
Anyway it will be a fun competition, you’ll definitely recognize some of the music (nostalgia rap blasted in your dorm in college lol), and the competitors are SO talented. The crowd is always hyped, and other dancers are usually sitting on the side of the stage. Full Red Bull production value!
August 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Anyway it will be a fun competition, you’ll definitely recognize some of the music (nostalgia rap blasted in your dorm in college lol), and the competitors are SO talented. The crowd is always hyped, and other dancers are usually sitting on the side of the stage. Full Red Bull production value!
Regional qualifiers have been happening for a few months. This 18yo, Capjay from LA, is my fav.
(My kids dance; so did/do I, so we follow them)
The dancers who compete have different styles hence the title. In the US many are hip hop, but you get vogue/ballroom, popping, Latin, Indian, etc.
(My kids dance; so did/do I, so we follow them)
The dancers who compete have different styles hence the title. In the US many are hip hop, but you get vogue/ballroom, popping, Latin, Indian, etc.
August 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Regional qualifiers have been happening for a few months. This 18yo, Capjay from LA, is my fav.
(My kids dance; so did/do I, so we follow them)
The dancers who compete have different styles hence the title. In the US many are hip hop, but you get vogue/ballroom, popping, Latin, Indian, etc.
(My kids dance; so did/do I, so we follow them)
The dancers who compete have different styles hence the title. In the US many are hip hop, but you get vogue/ballroom, popping, Latin, Indian, etc.
Home? looking for something to watch?
In an hour (10:30 ET/7:30PT) the Red Bull Dance Your Style US Nationals dance comp is happening!
Livestream: www.redbull.com/us-en/live/r...
It’s a very fun street dance event. 16 dancers across styles. They don’t know what the DJ will play. Audience judges.
In an hour (10:30 ET/7:30PT) the Red Bull Dance Your Style US Nationals dance comp is happening!
Livestream: www.redbull.com/us-en/live/r...
It’s a very fun street dance event. 16 dancers across styles. They don’t know what the DJ will play. Audience judges.
Red Bull Dance Your Style USA livestream
The top 16 elite street dancers battle 1v1 in San Francisco. The winner will represent USA at the World Final.
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August 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Home? looking for something to watch?
In an hour (10:30 ET/7:30PT) the Red Bull Dance Your Style US Nationals dance comp is happening!
Livestream: www.redbull.com/us-en/live/r...
It’s a very fun street dance event. 16 dancers across styles. They don’t know what the DJ will play. Audience judges.
In an hour (10:30 ET/7:30PT) the Red Bull Dance Your Style US Nationals dance comp is happening!
Livestream: www.redbull.com/us-en/live/r...
It’s a very fun street dance event. 16 dancers across styles. They don’t know what the DJ will play. Audience judges.
Nah she was better in a day. The older two didn’t get anything. This is just the unfortunate reality of little kids going to school, they catch everything and bounce back immediately and you catch it worse for some reason. No fever, just a sore throat and malaise and vague resentment.
August 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Nah she was better in a day. The older two didn’t get anything. This is just the unfortunate reality of little kids going to school, they catch everything and bounce back immediately and you catch it worse for some reason. No fever, just a sore throat and malaise and vague resentment.
We are convalescing watching YouTube videos of cats. She likes Pyaari the decent Indian cat and doesn’t understand why our cats won’t let her dress them up.
Behemoth would never.
Behemoth would never.
August 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We are convalescing watching YouTube videos of cats. She likes Pyaari the decent Indian cat and doesn’t understand why our cats won’t let her dress them up.
Behemoth would never.
Behemoth would never.
Sick with some cold/cough/sore throat situation that youngest kid going to school for the first time brought home. I had forgotten about this ritual…
August 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Sick with some cold/cough/sore throat situation that youngest kid going to school for the first time brought home. I had forgotten about this ritual…
The right was brought into the movement very intentionally in 2015. I was there at the time. Wrote a paper on how it happened a bit later. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Confronting the evolution and expansion of anti-vaccine activism in the USA in the COVID-19 era
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August 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The right was brought into the movement very intentionally in 2015. I was there at the time. Wrote a paper on how it happened a bit later. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Zen Honeycutt didn’t just spring fully formed from the ether in 2024
August 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Zen Honeycutt didn’t just spring fully formed from the ether in 2024
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The full write up is here:
Was It Something The Democrats Said?
A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo
open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
Was It Something The Democrats Said?
A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo
open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
August 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The full write up is here:
Was It Something The Democrats Said?
A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo
open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
Was It Something The Democrats Said?
A Response to Third Way’s Political Language Memo
open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
Made it through 3 days of kindergarten before getting a note from the teacher letting me know that Mini Me has problems with authority. 🫠
August 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Made it through 3 days of kindergarten before getting a note from the teacher letting me know that Mini Me has problems with authority. 🫠
I wrote about this one. See the section on Durham annex here. The usual suspects simply ran with the screenshots on X anyway —the evidence collage accomplished what it needed to simply beside the emails exist. The debunkings don’t matter.
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From Russian Interference to Revisionist Innuendo: What the Gabbard Files Actually Say
Tulsi Gabbard’s latest “revelations” are being spun as proof of a deep state conspiracy. The documents themselves tell a much duller story.
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August 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I wrote about this one. See the section on Durham annex here. The usual suspects simply ran with the screenshots on X anyway —the evidence collage accomplished what it needed to simply beside the emails exist. The debunkings don’t matter.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/from...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/from...
from a collective behavior standpoint you are important
August 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
from a collective behavior standpoint you are important
The beautiful thing ab Bluesky, which this article & others ab 'lib twitter' never get to, is that here you can subscribe to labelers. Middleware! User empowerment! Someone's already built a furry-hider for you if you want it. Minimal effort to hide diapered furries.
X can't do this for the Nazis.
X can't do this for the Nazis.
August 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The beautiful thing ab Bluesky, which this article & others ab 'lib twitter' never get to, is that here you can subscribe to labelers. Middleware! User empowerment! Someone's already built a furry-hider for you if you want it. Minimal effort to hide diapered furries.
X can't do this for the Nazis.
X can't do this for the Nazis.
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Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
Remember when this was at its peak? Sociopaths on X were pulling up random grantees - journalists, dancers, etc - saying they were CIA assets, or in cahoots, bc they had USAID or USIP grants & those orgs were "fronts". Mike Benz went on Joe Rogan to do it. Sick.
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DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...
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August 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Remember when this was at its peak? Sociopaths on X were pulling up random grantees - journalists, dancers, etc - saying they were CIA assets, or in cahoots, bc they had USAID or USIP grants & those orgs were "fronts". Mike Benz went on Joe Rogan to do it. Sick.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
Gig alert: Prosocial Design Network looking for a Library Fellow to help study digital interventions and online design.
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Library Fellow Listing 2025
Prosocial Design Network Fellow Listing Position: Prosocial Design Network Library Fellow Hours/Duration: 10 hrs/week, 10 weeks, Fall 2025. Location: Remote. Compensation: $40/hr About the position P...
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August 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Gig alert: Prosocial Design Network looking for a Library Fellow to help study digital interventions and online design.
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