@ericlondon.bsky.social
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I have neither thrown nor received a real punch in my life but I kind of think the root sin of the social internet is letting people just say and do things that in the real world would get the shit kicked out of them
January 4, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I have neither thrown nor received a real punch in my life but I kind of think the root sin of the social internet is letting people just say and do things that in the real world would get the shit kicked out of them
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“Among those laid off in the CDC include employees who help other countries track violence against children as well as those who work to prevent child abuse and teen dating violence.
“There are nationally and internationally recognized experts that will be impossible to replace”
“There are nationally and internationally recognized experts that will be impossible to replace”
CDC Sends Termination Notices To 600 Employees, Including 100 Working In Violence Prevention
The CDC sent termination notices to 600 employees, including 100 who prevent violence. This comes days after a fatal shooting at the CDC headquarters.
www.forbes.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
“Among those laid off in the CDC include employees who help other countries track violence against children as well as those who work to prevent child abuse and teen dating violence.
“There are nationally and internationally recognized experts that will be impossible to replace”
“There are nationally and internationally recognized experts that will be impossible to replace”
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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
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Life comes at you fast
August 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Life comes at you fast
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Free speech?
ICE just posted this video taking down the sign in Mount Pleasant on Twitter.
August 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Free speech?
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The White House posted an insane video of the police arresting the sandwich guy in a safe and wealthy neighborhood.
August 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The White House posted an insane video of the police arresting the sandwich guy in a safe and wealthy neighborhood.
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This is not caused primarily by "screen time".
It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
‘Worrying’ levels of screen time means young people losing confidence to socialise in person, minister warns – UK politics live
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says ‘majority of young people spend all, or almost all, of their free time alone in their bedrooms, online’
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
This is not caused primarily by "screen time".
It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?
August 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?
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Imagine in another country a corrupt president was trying to change the election laws.
Then that president's political ally threatened to remove all the legislators of the other party to get it done.
That's what's happening in Texas right now.
Then that president's political ally threatened to remove all the legislators of the other party to get it done.
That's what's happening in Texas right now.
August 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Imagine in another country a corrupt president was trying to change the election laws.
Then that president's political ally threatened to remove all the legislators of the other party to get it done.
That's what's happening in Texas right now.
Then that president's political ally threatened to remove all the legislators of the other party to get it done.
That's what's happening in Texas right now.
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David Byrne came to my band’s show at a gay bar in Bed-Stuy and sang This Must Be The Place with us and I still haven’t processed it
August 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
David Byrne came to my band’s show at a gay bar in Bed-Stuy and sang This Must Be The Place with us and I still haven’t processed it
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Rest in peace Loni Anderson.
There was something wonderful about her role of Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP. She had the looks and always the upper hand.
The role of Jennifer was supposed to be of a ditzy blonde. Loni lobbied for her to be a strong woman who took no bullshit.
There was something wonderful about her role of Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP. She had the looks and always the upper hand.
The role of Jennifer was supposed to be of a ditzy blonde. Loni lobbied for her to be a strong woman who took no bullshit.
August 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Rest in peace Loni Anderson.
There was something wonderful about her role of Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP. She had the looks and always the upper hand.
The role of Jennifer was supposed to be of a ditzy blonde. Loni lobbied for her to be a strong woman who took no bullshit.
There was something wonderful about her role of Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP. She had the looks and always the upper hand.
The role of Jennifer was supposed to be of a ditzy blonde. Loni lobbied for her to be a strong woman who took no bullshit.
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There are reports about a racially motivated violent gang assault on a single black teenager in Simi Valley, CA last night. We are not re-sharing videos but they appear to show multiple young white teens viciously beating a black teenager while calling him the n-word.
August 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
There are reports about a racially motivated violent gang assault on a single black teenager in Simi Valley, CA last night. We are not re-sharing videos but they appear to show multiple young white teens viciously beating a black teenager while calling him the n-word.
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I would argue that every student needs a robust education in the humanities specifically sociology, anthropology and philosophy/theory in addition to their academic lane of choice. “Stem brain” is dangerous without humanity as a concept that is not just an engineering problem.
Starting to kind of feel like undergrads need to have at least three years of philosophy courses, psychology , and sociology courses before they're ever allowed to touch an "AI" system
August 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I would argue that every student needs a robust education in the humanities specifically sociology, anthropology and philosophy/theory in addition to their academic lane of choice. “Stem brain” is dangerous without humanity as a concept that is not just an engineering problem.
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Hey no big deal and all but... Senate Republicans just confirmed Joe Kent, a conspiracy theorist with alarming ties to white nationalists and far-right groups, to lead the National Counterterrorism Center. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Senate Confirms Conspiracy Theorist To Lead National Counterterrorism Center
www.huffpost.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Hey no big deal and all but... Senate Republicans just confirmed Joe Kent, a conspiracy theorist with alarming ties to white nationalists and far-right groups, to lead the National Counterterrorism Center. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Every week NIH sends out 'funding opportunity' and program notice email out, and every week for the past ~6 months the "opportunities" section has been the same -- NONE.
I never thought I'd see the United States of America turn its back on science, technology and innovation, but here we are.
I never thought I'd see the United States of America turn its back on science, technology and innovation, but here we are.
July 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Every week NIH sends out 'funding opportunity' and program notice email out, and every week for the past ~6 months the "opportunities" section has been the same -- NONE.
I never thought I'd see the United States of America turn its back on science, technology and innovation, but here we are.
I never thought I'd see the United States of America turn its back on science, technology and innovation, but here we are.
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A Nazi owns Twitter, right wing billionaires own the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, and CBS is run by a right wing nepo baby who just fired one of the network’s biggest stars for criticizing Donald Trump. Here’s why America has a left-wing media bias problem.
July 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A Nazi owns Twitter, right wing billionaires own the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, and CBS is run by a right wing nepo baby who just fired one of the network’s biggest stars for criticizing Donald Trump. Here’s why America has a left-wing media bias problem.
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This book by @brian-goldstone.bsky.social is a must read.
You know that a society is failing when so many working people are on razor's edge of being homeless.
#booklover #books #bookclub #booksky
You know that a society is failing when so many working people are on razor's edge of being homeless.
#booklover #books #bookclub #booksky
July 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This book by @brian-goldstone.bsky.social is a must read.
You know that a society is failing when so many working people are on razor's edge of being homeless.
#booklover #books #bookclub #booksky
You know that a society is failing when so many working people are on razor's edge of being homeless.
#booklover #books #bookclub #booksky
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Fireworks Accident Blows Off Tip Of Florida
July 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Fireworks Accident Blows Off Tip Of Florida
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
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June 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
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June 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Friday's First Light. Today in Chicago.
June 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Friday's First Light. Today in Chicago.
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Time for the annual schoolhouse rock style history lesson about slavery and the origins of Juneteenth from The Roots
June 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Time for the annual schoolhouse rock style history lesson about slavery and the origins of Juneteenth from The Roots