hunchback from sardinia
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i'm leading an informal course with some friends that's devoted to the entirety of human history in iberia.
here's a list of the coolest shit i've learned:
1) the "ivory lady" burial of the valencina de la concepción (outside of seville). dated to ~3,000–2,800 BCE. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
here's a list of the coolest shit i've learned:
1) the "ivory lady" burial of the valencina de la concepción (outside of seville). dated to ~3,000–2,800 BCE. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
it both makes sense and doesn't make sense that the advent of what can only be described as "competitive reading" is coinciding with a general decline in reading
December 30, 2025 at 2:42 AM
it both makes sense and doesn't make sense that the advent of what can only be described as "competitive reading" is coinciding with a general decline in reading
that stretch from song 3 to song 7 of LUX is unfathomably good
December 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
that stretch from song 3 to song 7 of LUX is unfathomably good
dems in congress should start passing legislation that taxes the rich with bill names with abbreviations like GANDALF
December 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
dems in congress should start passing legislation that taxes the rich with bill names with abbreviations like GANDALF
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a challenger appears
December 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
a challenger appears
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Excited to announce GOLLUM, an app that helps you focus on your most precious possession!
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Excited to announce GOLLUM, an app that helps you focus on your most precious possession!
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Sauron's security was defeated by two hobbits, who entered undetected through an unlocked backdoor, armed only with two swords and a flashlight
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Sauron's security was defeated by two hobbits, who entered undetected through an unlocked backdoor, armed only with two swords and a flashlight
billionaire starts security company called "death star" with a new unique weapon to address crime and disorder at a macro-scale
December 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
billionaire starts security company called "death star" with a new unique weapon to address crime and disorder at a macro-scale
my overall feelings about ezra klein are those of a mother confronted with a misbehaving child: i am not upset, i am disappointed
December 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
my overall feelings about ezra klein are those of a mother confronted with a misbehaving child: i am not upset, i am disappointed
people love to prematurely leave trump for dead and walk away smiling, like bond villains...
December 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
people love to prematurely leave trump for dead and walk away smiling, like bond villains...
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Going viral Going viral
with a joke with a take
with a joke with a take
July 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Going viral Going viral
with a joke with a take
with a joke with a take
one could argue that *all* nationalisms are born out of inferiority complexes
Yeah one of the tragedies of Zionism is that it is 110% understandable how a Jewish person in the 40s-50s would have an attitude of “we’re getting a state where we hold the guns and I don’t give a fuck what it takes to get there”
December 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
one could argue that *all* nationalisms are born out of inferiority complexes
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I think one can be sympathetic to the motivations of various nationalisms and understand why some diaspora communities might feel a certain way about the Homeland but you enter moral relativist “ways of knowing” bullshit mode if you support people indulging in the worst impulses imaginable.
If you want to know why Israel is the way it is, it was built by people like this (and their predecessors who survived and were formed by prior episodes of racial and religious antisemitic violence).
Yeah one of the tragedies of Zionism is that it is 110% understandable how a Jewish person in the 40s-50s would have an attitude of “we’re getting a state where we hold the guns and I don’t give a fuck what it takes to get there”
December 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I think one can be sympathetic to the motivations of various nationalisms and understand why some diaspora communities might feel a certain way about the Homeland but you enter moral relativist “ways of knowing” bullshit mode if you support people indulging in the worst impulses imaginable.
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The year is 2035. California's entire base of taxation is young renters and their entire budget goes to insuring suburban McMansions built in fire hazard regions. Half of Florida is underwater financially and the other half literally. Illinois is fine but still fucks up transit funding constantly.
December 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The year is 2035. California's entire base of taxation is young renters and their entire budget goes to insuring suburban McMansions built in fire hazard regions. Half of Florida is underwater financially and the other half literally. Illinois is fine but still fucks up transit funding constantly.
what does "american" mean to the heritage people? because i am guessing 90% of people who consider themselves part of that movement don't qualify...
December 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
what does "american" mean to the heritage people? because i am guessing 90% of people who consider themselves part of that movement don't qualify...
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Uh,
INBOX: @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, an investigative reporter at @miamiherald.com who has covered Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking story for nearly a decade, accuses the Trump Department of Justice for tracking her flight history in 2019 and releasing them partially unredacted in the Epstein files
December 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Uh,
we won't actually have gender equality until we have a popular big history book written by a woman
December 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
we won't actually have gender equality until we have a popular big history book written by a woman
i think arrival of AI is a really good opportunity for us to ask what the goal and purpose of education is
December 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
i think arrival of AI is a really good opportunity for us to ask what the goal and purpose of education is
what's funny about chile is that i lived there in 2007-8 and in 2013-15 and as i am checking back in to what is happening politically, literally all the political leaders are basically the exact same as back then (mathei, parisi, kast)
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
what's funny about chile is that i lived there in 2007-8 and in 2013-15 and as i am checking back in to what is happening politically, literally all the political leaders are basically the exact same as back then (mathei, parisi, kast)
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Pluribus seems like a fun TV show but I refuse to pay for Apple TV again until they un-cancel Schmigadoon, a show that approximately 97 people watched, including me.
December 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Pluribus seems like a fun TV show but I refuse to pay for Apple TV again until they un-cancel Schmigadoon, a show that approximately 97 people watched, including me.
yesterday i learned that most of latin america has birthright citizenship, that in most cases it preceded the 14th amendment in the US, and that it was basically a tool of settler colonialism (part of latin american govts' 19th century efforts to encourage european immigration)
December 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
yesterday i learned that most of latin america has birthright citizenship, that in most cases it preceded the 14th amendment in the US, and that it was basically a tool of settler colonialism (part of latin american govts' 19th century efforts to encourage european immigration)
would love to read some political science papers on this international shift away from "economic indicators matter for election results"
what's interesting about the idea of a "vibecession" is that you don't just observe it in the US, it's a phenomenon that you can see in both spain and chile as well
December 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
would love to read some political science papers on this international shift away from "economic indicators matter for election results"
what's interesting about the idea of a "vibecession" is that you don't just observe it in the US, it's a phenomenon that you can see in both spain and chile as well
December 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
what's interesting about the idea of a "vibecession" is that you don't just observe it in the US, it's a phenomenon that you can see in both spain and chile as well
this was a really solid, informative interview on the election in chile pca.st/episode/f541...
Jacobin Radio: What Happened in Chile? w/ Oscar Mendoza and Pablo Abufom
pca.st
December 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
this was a really solid, informative interview on the election in chile pca.st/episode/f541...
i think people can learn stuff and develop their curiosity using something like chatgpt, and some of the commentary on the importance of carefully analyzing text comes off as simply elitism
December 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
i think people can learn stuff and develop their curiosity using something like chatgpt, and some of the commentary on the importance of carefully analyzing text comes off as simply elitism
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Found the Associated Press article where the existence of this letter was first disclosed two years ago, in response to a FOIA request
It's definitely real
apnews.com/article/jeff...
It's definitely real
apnews.com/article/jeff...
December 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Found the Associated Press article where the existence of this letter was first disclosed two years ago, in response to a FOIA request
It's definitely real
apnews.com/article/jeff...
It's definitely real
apnews.com/article/jeff...