When I was a kid they showed a video at school about how editing was used in an ad to make it look like the Jam Ball toy actually worked. It absolutely did not- I knew it didn't because our next door neighbors had it and it sucked.
I haven't trusted advertising since.
I haven't trusted advertising since.
I can’t emphasize enough that you should talk to students about this. You’ll both learn why this kind of ad is effective (through the generally low skepticism of ads younger folks express) but also you get to watch the light go off as they realize what the downside is. It’s really interesting.
“No matter how Ring and other surveillance tech companies may downplay it, there’s no world in which finding lost dogs is the final end-use for this technology.”
February 10, 2026 at 2:29 AM
When I was a kid they showed a video at school about how editing was used in an ad to make it look like the Jam Ball toy actually worked. It absolutely did not- I knew it didn't because our next door neighbors had it and it sucked.
I haven't trusted advertising since.
I haven't trusted advertising since.
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1. Trump has launched a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants, calling them "garbage" and demanding they be kicked out of the country
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
How Trump is rigging immigration courts against Somali migrants
During a December 2 cabinet meeting, President Trump unleashed a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
1. Trump has launched a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants, calling them "garbage" and demanding they be kicked out of the country
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
Now, the Trump administration is rigging the immigration courts against them
We've uncovered the details of the scheme
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
We should start saying the Epstein Class instead of oligarchy because I honestly believe most people don't know what that means.
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
We should start saying the Epstein Class instead of oligarchy because I honestly believe most people don't know what that means.
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“the Epstein class” should be THE tagline tbh. it’s so accurate their only defense is redactions, and it captures a hundred different linked evils at once. it also perfectly clarifies why trying to distinguish btw “kitchen table issues” (ie money) and “identity politics” (ie misogyny) is impossible
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 11:12 PM
“the Epstein class” should be THE tagline tbh. it’s so accurate their only defense is redactions, and it captures a hundred different linked evils at once. it also perfectly clarifies why trying to distinguish btw “kitchen table issues” (ie money) and “identity politics” (ie misogyny) is impossible
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Trump Defends Racist Video As Racist
Trump Defends Racist Video As Racist
theonion.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Trump Defends Racist Video As Racist
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VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
Yeah he meant to share it in a DM.
POLITICO reporting that the White House has now claimed the ape video was an accident and removed it.
February 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Yeah he meant to share it in a DM.
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Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
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i don't have a trillion dollars but i've never emailed jeff epstein on christmas and my kid still talks to me. so who can say who's got it better.
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
i don't have a trillion dollars but i've never emailed jeff epstein on christmas and my kid still talks to me. so who can say who's got it better.
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Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
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No clearer sign that Trump has no issues with murdering American citizens.
TRUMP: “2 people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity.”😕
“But they were Americans who died.”
TRUMP: “We’ve been very tough on the waters.” 🤷🏼
All he cares about is himself and his image. Diabolical.
“But they were Americans who died.”
TRUMP: “We’ve been very tough on the waters.” 🤷🏼
All he cares about is himself and his image. Diabolical.
February 5, 2026 at 1:06 AM
No clearer sign that Trump has no issues with murdering American citizens.
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I talked to a woman who quit an AUSA job recently. She was asked by main DOJ to dismiss a Medicare fraud prosecution because the defendant was the daughter of a girlfriend of a MAGA figure.
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I talked to a woman who quit an AUSA job recently. She was asked by main DOJ to dismiss a Medicare fraud prosecution because the defendant was the daughter of a girlfriend of a MAGA figure.
I've been saying for years that at best, performance reviews are a waste of time. But this wasn't the solution I was looking for.
Meta now forcing all employees to use AI tools and tying it to employee performance, according to @theinformation.com.
HR said "this is not an activity tracker—it’s an impact-evidence starter"
That's a fun way to rebrand workplace surveillance.
HR said "this is not an activity tracker—it’s an impact-evidence starter"
That's a fun way to rebrand workplace surveillance.
February 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I've been saying for years that at best, performance reviews are a waste of time. But this wasn't the solution I was looking for.
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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AOC on ICE: It’s our task to figure out how to claw back what has essentially supercharged this agency into becoming a relentless domestic paramilitary that is also a blank check to Palantir to create facial-recognition scans on U.S. citizens.
February 3, 2026 at 1:26 AM
AOC on ICE: It’s our task to figure out how to claw back what has essentially supercharged this agency into becoming a relentless domestic paramilitary that is also a blank check to Palantir to create facial-recognition scans on U.S. citizens.
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I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
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4. New research is shedding light on the financial and public health toll of pervasive online gambling in the United States. About 57 million Americans had an account with an online sportsbook as of February 2025 — including nearly half of men 18-49.
February 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
4. New research is shedding light on the financial and public health toll of pervasive online gambling in the United States. About 57 million Americans had an account with an online sportsbook as of February 2025 — including nearly half of men 18-49.
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1. New FEC filings reveal that DraftKings and FanDuel, have emerged as major donors for the 2026 midterms, pouring millions into Super PACs.
Previously, the companies have limited their political giving to state politics.
While the spending is bipartisan, it thus far tilts towards Republicans.
Previously, the companies have limited their political giving to state politics.
While the spending is bipartisan, it thus far tilts towards Republicans.
DraftKings and FanDuel spending millions on 2026 midterms, new filings reveal
The two largest online sports gambling companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, have already spent millions of dollars on the 2026 midterm elections, according to FEC disclosures filed on Friday.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
1. New FEC filings reveal that DraftKings and FanDuel, have emerged as major donors for the 2026 midterms, pouring millions into Super PACs.
Previously, the companies have limited their political giving to state politics.
While the spending is bipartisan, it thus far tilts towards Republicans.
Previously, the companies have limited their political giving to state politics.
While the spending is bipartisan, it thus far tilts towards Republicans.
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'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
Somewhere, some asshole is thinking, "that's ok, we'll replace them with chatbots." And then he dives into his vault of gold like Scrooge McDuck.
"The pause will likely reduce the supply of workers and particularly health care workers in the U.S., which could exacerbate existing health care worker shortages." https://bit.ly/4bro9uT
Potential Impact of the Federal Pause on Immigrant Visas From 75 Countries on the U.S. Health Care Workforce | KFF
This policy watch discusses the implications for the U.S. health care workforce of the recent DOS immigrant visa pause for individuals from 75 countries deemed more likely to be a public charge.
bit.ly
February 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Somewhere, some asshole is thinking, "that's ok, we'll replace them with chatbots." And then he dives into his vault of gold like Scrooge McDuck.
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"The pause will likely reduce the supply of workers and particularly health care workers in the U.S., which could exacerbate existing health care worker shortages." https://bit.ly/4bro9uT
Potential Impact of the Federal Pause on Immigrant Visas From 75 Countries on the U.S. Health Care Workforce | KFF
This policy watch discusses the implications for the U.S. health care workforce of the recent DOS immigrant visa pause for individuals from 75 countries deemed more likely to be a public charge.
bit.ly
February 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
"The pause will likely reduce the supply of workers and particularly health care workers in the U.S., which could exacerbate existing health care worker shortages." https://bit.ly/4bro9uT
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Again huge congrats to everyone who normalized these people, who wants to fund them or (lol) train them better. Look upon your works you goddamn freaks.
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Again huge congrats to everyone who normalized these people, who wants to fund them or (lol) train them better. Look upon your works you goddamn freaks.
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sure they’re tear-gassing toddlers but what do the polls say
February 1, 2026 at 4:32 AM
sure they’re tear-gassing toddlers but what do the polls say