Cynical Romantic
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
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Seems fine, mild even?
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Seems fine, mild even?
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Kevin Costner keeps saying this will be a telling of the first Christmas as I’ve never seen it before but he does not say why??? Looks like a pretty generic retelling to me.
December 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Kevin Costner keeps saying this will be a telling of the first Christmas as I’ve never seen it before but he does not say why??? Looks like a pretty generic retelling to me.
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“I set the GDP of Slovenia on fire for the last thing, so trust me on the next thing” is a hell of an argument
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
“I set the GDP of Slovenia on fire for the last thing, so trust me on the next thing” is a hell of an argument
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He looks like he’s trying to stop his dog from leaving him
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
He looks like he’s trying to stop his dog from leaving him
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Here's an idea: Any Democrat who wants to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate in 2028 must pledge to rip this cabal of anti-democracy tech fascists out of our government.
Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.
Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
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December 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Here's an idea: Any Democrat who wants to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate in 2028 must pledge to rip this cabal of anti-democracy tech fascists out of our government.
Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.
Anyone who won't make that pledge is for the billionaires, not the people. This must be a deal-breaking litmus test.
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The Great Climate Insurance Collapse is coming. Silencing the fire alarms doesn’t save you from fire. Fossil fuel lies don’t change the truth. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | What Zillow Won’t Tell You
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December 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse is coming. Silencing the fire alarms doesn’t save you from fire. Fossil fuel lies don’t change the truth. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
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anyway this isn’t a legally difficult question it is a politically difficult question for the conservative majority and the only thing we’re waiting to see is if they will ignore political pressure and follow the clear text of the constitution or bend to the president’s demands.
December 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
anyway this isn’t a legally difficult question it is a politically difficult question for the conservative majority and the only thing we’re waiting to see is if they will ignore political pressure and follow the clear text of the constitution or bend to the president’s demands.
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Here is the question presented. It's a relatively clean vehicle for the Supreme Court to finally decide whether it is lawful for the president to deny birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Here is the question presented. It's a relatively clean vehicle for the Supreme Court to finally decide whether it is lawful for the president to deny birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
Hoo boy. Here we go.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court agrees to take up a challenge to President Trump's January 20 birthright citizenship executive order.
The court will hear DOJ's appeal of a loss below in a class-action challenge brought in the wake of June's decision limiting universal injunctions.
The court will hear DOJ's appeal of a loss below in a class-action challenge brought in the wake of June's decision limiting universal injunctions.
December 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Hoo boy. Here we go.
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Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
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This is gonna sound a bit [bong rip] but it's weird how a SCOTUS this brazenly fucked still functions as the be-all end-all of American law, like there's no mechanism available to just be like "hey, this court is *obviously* just making shit up, so, no thank you."
It feels like a cheat code.
It feels like a cheat code.
March 6, 2024 at 9:32 PM
This is gonna sound a bit [bong rip] but it's weird how a SCOTUS this brazenly fucked still functions as the be-all end-all of American law, like there's no mechanism available to just be like "hey, this court is *obviously* just making shit up, so, no thank you."
It feels like a cheat code.
It feels like a cheat code.
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Every year, one of @andreamontoro.bsky.social's favorite things to do is staff the Penguin Hotline, where PRH employees field recommendation requests for the holidays. If you're looking for gift ideas from people who sleep, eat, and breathe books, submit a request! It's free!
Penguin Hotline - Penguin Books
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December 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Every year, one of @andreamontoro.bsky.social's favorite things to do is staff the Penguin Hotline, where PRH employees field recommendation requests for the holidays. If you're looking for gift ideas from people who sleep, eat, and breathe books, submit a request! It's free!
Oh my god, Congressman Robert Garcia is on WWHL tonight and Andy just said, "Congressman, you *are* strictly dickly, yes?" 😵😵😵
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Oh my god, Congressman Robert Garcia is on WWHL tonight and Andy just said, "Congressman, you *are* strictly dickly, yes?" 😵😵😵
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The Supreme Court and the GOP in general behave the way they do not because they fear Trump but because they DON'T fear Democrats.
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The Supreme Court and the GOP in general behave the way they do not because they fear Trump but because they DON'T fear Democrats.
Remembering how Rachel Zoe was a big pusher of the emaciated celeb look in the 00s and having her back on TV now that that look seems to be coming back is… a lot. #RHOBH
December 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Remembering how Rachel Zoe was a big pusher of the emaciated celeb look in the 00s and having her back on TV now that that look seems to be coming back is… a lot. #RHOBH
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This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
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This will raise how much you pay to drive your car for the next ten years. Every time you fill up at the pump, the price should've been lower, but it won't be, because of this. Also more kids and elderly people will get sick from air pollution. Analysis: Seems bad. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...
Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
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December 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This will raise how much you pay to drive your car for the next ten years. Every time you fill up at the pump, the price should've been lower, but it won't be, because of this. Also more kids and elderly people will get sick from air pollution. Analysis: Seems bad. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...
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This is why they love it. It's just a piece of shit like all of them.
A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his "therapist" and "best friend" in his pursuit of the "wife type," while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work and relocate from their homes.
ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the 'Haters,' Indictment Says
A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his "therapist" and "best friend" in his pursuit of the "wife type," while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work and...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is why they love it. It's just a piece of shit like all of them.