Leites
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Some of my heroes are John Quincy Adams, Ida B. Wells, Louis Brandeis, Walter Reuther, Paul Wellstone & John Lewis. Big fan of John Prine, Walter Mosley & Terry Pratchett.
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Let’s hope the shift continues and that Massie and Greene are not the only (R)s with the guts to be vocal about the depravity of the goddamn U.S. President real soon.
December 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Let’s hope the shift continues and that Massie and Greene are not the only (R)s with the guts to be vocal about the depravity of the goddamn U.S. President real soon.
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Probably the single most important rule of writing is that you need to know the rules well enough to know when and why you're breaking them. Doing it by accident is almost never going to work out; doing it on purpose and with reason is the key to all great writing, imo
Essentially none of the actual best legal writing follows the cookie-cutter formula that they try to teach you to write in 🤷♂️
December 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Probably the single most important rule of writing is that you need to know the rules well enough to know when and why you're breaking them. Doing it by accident is almost never going to work out; doing it on purpose and with reason is the key to all great writing, imo
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So good.
This is a real headline on the New York Times website.
Support independent media.
Support independent media.
December 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
So good.
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the shooters, was shot twice by the second gunman who was positioned on a nearby bridge. thenightly.com.au/australia/ns...
Bondi hero who tackled shooter suffered two gunshot wounds
The hero who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters has been identified as a father-of-two.
thenightly.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the shooters, was shot twice by the second gunman who was positioned on a nearby bridge. thenightly.com.au/australia/ns...
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Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
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In an interview with Ocean State Media, Brown University Professor Rachel Friedberg recounts what a teaching assistant told her about the mass shooting that happened in a review session for the final exam of her Principles of Economics class today:
December 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
In an interview with Ocean State Media, Brown University Professor Rachel Friedberg recounts what a teaching assistant told her about the mass shooting that happened in a review session for the final exam of her Principles of Economics class today:
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And the students are doing this while the murderer is on the loose, and their friends and neighbors have been ordered not to leave their rooms or homes.
Even the local hospital is on lockdown right now.
bsky.app/profile/bgru...
Even the local hospital is on lockdown right now.
bsky.app/profile/bgru...
Kudos to the Brown University students who are posting continuous live updates, spaced just minutes apart, on the campus shooting. A lot of grace and professionalism under immense pressure.
www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
Live updates: Two deceased in active shooter incident at Brown University
Serving the Brown University community since 1891
www.browndailyherald.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
And the students are doing this while the murderer is on the loose, and their friends and neighbors have been ordered not to leave their rooms or homes.
Even the local hospital is on lockdown right now.
bsky.app/profile/bgru...
Even the local hospital is on lockdown right now.
bsky.app/profile/bgru...
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Kudos to the Brown University students who are posting continuous live updates, spaced just minutes apart, on the campus shooting. A lot of grace and professionalism under immense pressure.
www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
Live updates: Two deceased in active shooter incident at Brown University
Serving the Brown University community since 1891
www.browndailyherald.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Kudos to the Brown University students who are posting continuous live updates, spaced just minutes apart, on the campus shooting. A lot of grace and professionalism under immense pressure.
www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
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Remembering the time in CCD as a child when I raised my hand really high and eager like IF GOD LOVES US WHY IS THERE SUFFERING??? And the teacher, Mrs Murphy, a mother of three with a thick Brooklyn accent, sighed, pinched the bridge of her nose, and said, “Donegan, I’m having a hard day, alright?”
December 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Remembering the time in CCD as a child when I raised my hand really high and eager like IF GOD LOVES US WHY IS THERE SUFFERING??? And the teacher, Mrs Murphy, a mother of three with a thick Brooklyn accent, sighed, pinched the bridge of her nose, and said, “Donegan, I’m having a hard day, alright?”
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Apropos of nothing I am wondering if anyone else has had a slow, gong-like realization about how many people in positions of tremendous power are absolutely out of their minds on drugs.
And then there’s the story about Alex Karp’s not-at-all-weird interview (for lack of a better word) with Oswald Mosley’s grandson for a senior position at Palantir.
December 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Apropos of nothing I am wondering if anyone else has had a slow, gong-like realization about how many people in positions of tremendous power are absolutely out of their minds on drugs.
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related to this a lot of people in the pundit class need to learn how to just be annoyed by someone or something without turning it into What’s Wrong With America
i am fascinated by how nate silver turns everything he doesn’t like into a bespoke ideology. it’s not that he is annoyed by HCR, it is that she is a dreaded “ism” responsible for everything he doesn’t like about the democratic party. same with bluesky.
what the fuck are you talking about man
December 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
related to this a lot of people in the pundit class need to learn how to just be annoyed by someone or something without turning it into What’s Wrong With America
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From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
December 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
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I've been laughing at this all day. All three of these people nailed it. 10/10, no notes.
December 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I've been laughing at this all day. All three of these people nailed it. 10/10, no notes.
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
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These two are now teammates
I love baseball
I love baseball
December 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
These two are now teammates
I love baseball
I love baseball
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In THIS hammer economy?
December 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
In THIS hammer economy?
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Whatever happens out in the periphery of the empire always comes home.
White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Whatever happens out in the periphery of the empire always comes home.
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Is it possible his hand has already fallen off and that’s just a rubber hand from like a Halloween store?
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Is it possible his hand has already fallen off and that’s just a rubber hand from like a Halloween store?
This may be the greatest student newspaper article of our time.
December 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
This may be the greatest student newspaper article of our time.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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I think this is right. It’s like when a family has decided to tolerate an abusive drunk. They know what he’s like and they’ve priced it into their decisions and they don’t want to hear you talk about it.
Yes, Fox makes people dumber, but I think many of you underestimate how many Trump supporters go to Fox because they already know he’s terrible and they don’t want to hear about it
For my own edification, I started watching Fox News. Their audience has no clue about any of Trump's failings. Any thing negative will not be reported, or if it is, it'll be cast as a false accusation made by evil Dems.
I know several Ivy League graduates who fell for the narrative. It's nuts.
I know several Ivy League graduates who fell for the narrative. It's nuts.
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I think this is right. It’s like when a family has decided to tolerate an abusive drunk. They know what he’s like and they’ve priced it into their decisions and they don’t want to hear you talk about it.
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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This is 100% the correct (and obvious) move by Dems and they need to do it Every. Single. Time: counter Republicans strongarming companies/schools by openly and directly saying "we will be in charge in like a year and will absolutely make this cost you."
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
Democrats warn their party may try to unravel any Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal
A new letter from Reps. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., also raised concerns about foreign investors’ involvement.
www.semafor.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is 100% the correct (and obvious) move by Dems and they need to do it Every. Single. Time: counter Republicans strongarming companies/schools by openly and directly saying "we will be in charge in like a year and will absolutely make this cost you."
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
www.semafor.com/article/12/1...