Keith Pruden
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“Scholarly effort is in decline everywhere as never before. Indeed, cleverness is shunned at home and abroad. What does reading offer to pupils except tears?”
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
‘Doing the Readings’
Dr Will Pooley (Associate Professor in Modern History), University of Bristol The students, we often grumble, don’t read the secondary readings we set for class. Every year, we find ourselves press…
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November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“Scholarly effort is in decline everywhere as never before. Indeed, cleverness is shunned at home and abroad. What does reading offer to pupils except tears?”
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
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November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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I’m going to get an engineering degree from OU by saying bridges can only be measured in cubits and shekels
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OU puts graduate instructor on leave after student claims discrimination on Bible-based essay grade
OU placed a graduate student instructor on leave after a student publicly contested a grade and filed an illegal discrimination claim after she received a failing grade on an essay
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December 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I’m going to get an engineering degree from OU by saying bridges can only be measured in cubits and shekels
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December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
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Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
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There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
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I would call Pete Hegseth a war criminal, but we aren’t at war. He’s just a mass murderer.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I would call Pete Hegseth a war criminal, but we aren’t at war. He’s just a mass murderer.
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Absolutely. Doing this remotely with drones or bombs is no different than pulling up in a boat and shooting them in the water. If this isn’t an illegal order, hard to imagine what could be.
And unlike some of the finer questions of “was the president’s inherent Art 2 powers in play”, shouldn’t offing people who are hors de combat be clearly known to be an illegal order all the way down the line to the lowest Seaman?
November 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Absolutely. Doing this remotely with drones or bombs is no different than pulling up in a boat and shooting them in the water. If this isn’t an illegal order, hard to imagine what could be.
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Well said
It’s also insulting to people with addictions. It’s like making fun of someone’s appearance.
Hegseth is rotten enough without making his serious mental health issues. I dislike the guy but hope he finds help and health
We can oppose our political enemies without becoming as monstrous as them
Hegseth is rotten enough without making his serious mental health issues. I dislike the guy but hope he finds help and health
We can oppose our political enemies without becoming as monstrous as them
November 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Well said
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Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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This is nauseating. As reported, about as clear cut a war crime as it's possible to imagine.
The commander overseeing the operation, Adm. Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley, told people on the conference call that the survivors were still legitimate targets because they could theoretically call other traffickers to retrieve them and their cargo. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is nauseating. As reported, about as clear cut a war crime as it's possible to imagine.
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Once again Trump & Co. are making clear the kind of America they want. It sent me into a funk until I remembered this piece and the optimism I felt writing it. Their America will never be. It is, to borrow an apt historical phrase, "a lost cause." Thank goodness.
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Virginia Candidates Show You Can Try to Kill DEI, But You’ll Fail
Talk about a Lost Cause.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Once again Trump & Co. are making clear the kind of America they want. It sent me into a funk until I remembered this piece and the optimism I felt writing it. Their America will never be. It is, to borrow an apt historical phrase, "a lost cause." Thank goodness.
www.thebulwark.com/p/virginia-c...
www.thebulwark.com/p/virginia-c...
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I should probably shout more about the games I’ve worked on/I’m working on that have been announced and can be wishlisted…
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I should probably shout more about the games I’ve worked on/I’m working on that have been announced and can be wishlisted…
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The fundamental thing to understand about this administration is the president is a grumpy retiree. He has no interest in working anymore. Which leads to him being pissed that he is getting asked a question, pissed he has to show up and work, the scheming viziers running the show, etc..
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The fundamental thing to understand about this administration is the president is a grumpy retiree. He has no interest in working anymore. Which leads to him being pissed that he is getting asked a question, pissed he has to show up and work, the scheming viziers running the show, etc..
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Can someone show the White House Press Corpse a montage of the reporters who covered previous administrations, the ones who weren't complete cowards?
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Can someone show the White House Press Corpse a montage of the reporters who covered previous administrations, the ones who weren't complete cowards?
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At what point will the press corps, as a chorus, in unison, just shout back, “THATS NOT TRUE”!
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
At what point will the press corps, as a chorus, in unison, just shout back, “THATS NOT TRUE”!
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
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No one wants to be the first. I guarantee that once someone breaks the seal and says something, others will feel more confident doing so moving forward. Courage is contagious
I can’t tell if it’s cowardice or some fucked up sense of decorum that makes no sense in the current environment with this fuckin guy
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
No one wants to be the first. I guarantee that once someone breaks the seal and says something, others will feel more confident doing so moving forward. Courage is contagious
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I think the White House press corps as an institution is fundamentally broken and is causing harm to democracy.
And don't even get me started about the Saudi journalist who censored all mentions of Jamal Khashoggi's assassination from her morning foreign pool report of Trump's meeting with MBS
And don't even get me started about the Saudi journalist who censored all mentions of Jamal Khashoggi's assassination from her morning foreign pool report of Trump's meeting with MBS
At what point will the press corps, as a chorus, in unison, just shout back, “THATS NOT TRUE”!
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I think the White House press corps as an institution is fundamentally broken and is causing harm to democracy.
And don't even get me started about the Saudi journalist who censored all mentions of Jamal Khashoggi's assassination from her morning foreign pool report of Trump's meeting with MBS
And don't even get me started about the Saudi journalist who censored all mentions of Jamal Khashoggi's assassination from her morning foreign pool report of Trump's meeting with MBS
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The main reason any state needs energy is because data centers are hogging it …🔻
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The main reason any state needs energy is because data centers are hogging it …🔻
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This is a deeply unprofessional and illegal partisan statement from the Trump hack who's currently director of the CIA.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is a deeply unprofessional and illegal partisan statement from the Trump hack who's currently director of the CIA.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
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We have over 5 million of Augustine’s words. A larger portion than you might think center on slavery. Probably my favorite book that I read this year. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Slaves of God
A provocative look at the central role of slavery in Augustine’s religious, ethical, and political thought
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November 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We have over 5 million of Augustine’s words. A larger portion than you might think center on slavery. Probably my favorite book that I read this year. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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I lost my job, I can't afford turkey or pie, and my kids have measles. But at least I'm not seeing any trans people in the Macy's parade.
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I lost my job, I can't afford turkey or pie, and my kids have measles. But at least I'm not seeing any trans people in the Macy's parade.