Lynda Pendent Clause
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Libraries! Libraries for everyone!
But we are, Blanche, we are in this timeline
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
But we are, Blanche, we are in this timeline
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"abolish ice" doesn't seem so extreme anymore, does it, you preposterous, normalizing fucks
January 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM
"abolish ice" doesn't seem so extreme anymore, does it, you preposterous, normalizing fucks
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You know, it’s plausible that this was done without a plan for what comes after because the only real goal was to get video of US troops looking cool arresting Marudo so it can be posted Online. It seems to be the only thing that matters to this administration.
January 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
You know, it’s plausible that this was done without a plan for what comes after because the only real goal was to get video of US troops looking cool arresting Marudo so it can be posted Online. It seems to be the only thing that matters to this administration.
Did someone get an intern to digitize a bunch of mid-20th-century CIA documents about energy security and then ask a generative AI bot to make this plan
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Did someone get an intern to digitize a bunch of mid-20th-century CIA documents about energy security and then ask a generative AI bot to make this plan
“Does [language with more agile wordbuilding than English] have a word for it when the person who is kidnapped is a world leader?”
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
“Does [language with more agile wordbuilding than English] have a word for it when the person who is kidnapped is a world leader?”
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"We’re a tech-forward, future-oriented company that doesn’t shy away from the promise of new innovation—even if that innovation is a Giant Plagiarism Machine™ that copy-pastes existing innovation into fake sentient sentences." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
A Company Reminder for Everyone to Talk Nicely About the Giant Plagiarism Machine
Our 12th most-read article of 2025. - - -Hey team. It’s your CEO. I know your time is valuable, so I’ll cut right to the chase: It’s come to my at...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"We’re a tech-forward, future-oriented company that doesn’t shy away from the promise of new innovation—even if that innovation is a Giant Plagiarism Machine™ that copy-pastes existing innovation into fake sentient sentences." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
If there is snow below you and sun above you, you want sunglasses more than you ever have in your life
December 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If there is snow below you and sun above you, you want sunglasses more than you ever have in your life
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Acorn woodpecker female taking care of an itch, shot from my deck in California
#BirdOfTheDay #ScratchersAndPruners #birds
#BirdOfTheDay #ScratchersAndPruners #birds
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Acorn woodpecker female taking care of an itch, shot from my deck in California
#BirdOfTheDay #ScratchersAndPruners #birds
#BirdOfTheDay #ScratchersAndPruners #birds
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This game has more ties than a Men's Wearhouse
December 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This game has more ties than a Men's Wearhouse
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Stonington Lobster Trap Tree!
December 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Stonington Lobster Trap Tree!
It looks like the gmail app stopped force-sorting-by-their-perception-of-relevance, but I keep trying to switch to “most recent” whenever I look at promotions tab anyway
December 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It looks like the gmail app stopped force-sorting-by-their-perception-of-relevance, but I keep trying to switch to “most recent” whenever I look at promotions tab anyway
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“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”
December 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”
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December 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Brentford kits to deliver packages if not goals
December 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Brentford kits to deliver packages if not goals
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
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📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
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two characters one actor has played: thread
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
two characters one actor has played: thread
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
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November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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"Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer a city where everyday residents have to work three jobs and are under constant threat of eviction. Anything short of an excruciating existence for the working class just doesn’t cut it for me."
If New York City Is No Longer Going to Be an Unaffordable Police State Run by Crooks, I’m Taking My Hard-Earned Sex-Pest Dollars Elsewhere
“New York millionaires are plotting their exit from the city after the election of Zohran Mamdani, the socialist who plans to increase the taxes of...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer a city where everyday residents have to work three jobs and are under constant threat of eviction. Anything short of an excruciating existence for the working class just doesn’t cut it for me."
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I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
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TRANSITION CO-CHAIR LINA KHAN!?!?!??!
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
TRANSITION CO-CHAIR LINA KHAN!?!?!??!