nanaslugdiva
@nanaslugdiva.blacksky.app
The gold standard of Black. Also an academic in the social sciences.
SmorgasBORG
You've just opened a Star Trek themed restaurant.
What are you calling it?
High Tea Room - The Gramma Quadrant
Gastronomy Fine Dining - Dominion
Irish Pub - O'Brien's Last Vacation
What are you calling it?
High Tea Room - The Gramma Quadrant
Gastronomy Fine Dining - Dominion
Irish Pub - O'Brien's Last Vacation
You’ve just opened up a Star Trek Themed Restaurant.
What are you calling it?
What are you calling it?
December 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
SmorgasBORG
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if i’d been the winter caretaker of the overlook hotel it wouldn’t have gone down like that
December 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
if i’d been the winter caretaker of the overlook hotel it wouldn’t have gone down like that
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Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
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'what christmas would look like if it was halloween' by Wisdom Kaye #fashionsky
December 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
'what christmas would look like if it was halloween' by Wisdom Kaye #fashionsky
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I somehow missed this www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
December 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I somehow missed this www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
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Amazing: “But the Kennedy Center is not the current owner of trumpkennedycenter.org or trumpkennedycenter.com — because back in August, comedy writer Toby Morton registered those two domain names, expecting Trump and his allies to add Trump’s name to the D.C. landmark.”
Comedy Writer Bought ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ Domain Names, Anticipating President Would Rename Institution After Himself: ‘Satire Became Unavoidable’
In August, former 'South Park' writer Toby Morton registered 'TrumpKennedyCenter' domain names, anticipating that Trump would add his name to the D.C. landmark.
variety.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Amazing: “But the Kennedy Center is not the current owner of trumpkennedycenter.org or trumpkennedycenter.com — because back in August, comedy writer Toby Morton registered those two domain names, expecting Trump and his allies to add Trump’s name to the D.C. landmark.”
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Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
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That time of year again!
December 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
That time of year again!
This is an excellent movie
Fresh is an amazing movie, with quiet power driven by the performance of Sam Nelson. I recommend it to all of my friends.
December 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This is an excellent movie
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I think it was This American Life who interviewed this guy who was an enforcer for the mob and he got this teeny cute dog because he correctly assumed no one would think someone with a teeny cute dog would be scoping out a site to kill someone
December 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I think it was This American Life who interviewed this guy who was an enforcer for the mob and he got this teeny cute dog because he correctly assumed no one would think someone with a teeny cute dog would be scoping out a site to kill someone
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This is related to the idea that if white people don't have 100% of high-prestige jobs, awards, recognition etc it's evidence of discrimination against whiteness. It's where "great replacement" logic leads you. bsky.app/profile/donm...
I see this on the right - the idea that the existence of foreign academic staff and faculty are evidence of discrimination against natives. It's not discrimination, its selection: academia is a global marketplace, the US is the biggest center of that market. So yes, some foreign talent will win.
Striking nativist editorializing by the federal judge who just upheld the $100,000 tax on high-skill immigrants.
She opines that it’s “troubling” that universities hire talent from abroad at all, instead of only native grads.
Then admits (!) that opinion is irrelevant (So why write it? Venting?)
She opines that it’s “troubling” that universities hire talent from abroad at all, instead of only native grads.
Then admits (!) that opinion is irrelevant (So why write it? Venting?)
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is related to the idea that if white people don't have 100% of high-prestige jobs, awards, recognition etc it's evidence of discrimination against whiteness. It's where "great replacement" logic leads you. bsky.app/profile/donm...
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It’s Time to Accept That the US Supreme Court Is Illegitimate and Must Be Replaced. “…so that Americans don’t have to suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule that makes a parody of the democracy they were promised.” [theguardian.com]
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It’s Time to Accept That the US Supreme Court Is Illegitimate and Must Be Replaced. “…so that Americans don’t have to suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule that makes a parody of the democracy they were promised.” [theguardian.com]
Remington Steele!
In Asia many companies will hire an unqualified white man, a “white monkey”, and pretend they’re a strong leader for investors.
Same in the US.
Same in the US.
December 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Remington Steele!
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Snoop is not forgiven. Going to see what Megan’s man is doing in this game against the Warriors.
December 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Snoop is not forgiven. Going to see what Megan’s man is doing in this game against the Warriors.
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The incredibly corrupt, lawless, & unconstitutional nature of the entire DOGE enterprise requires Elon Musk and lots of other people to spend the rest of their lives in jail.
The Wisconsin component of the analysis here is revealing. Evidence is consistent with DOGE strategically delaying contract terminations in WI until after the 2025 state Supreme Court elections to mitigate electoral risk.
December 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The incredibly corrupt, lawless, & unconstitutional nature of the entire DOGE enterprise requires Elon Musk and lots of other people to spend the rest of their lives in jail.
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12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”
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I love feeling like the only person who remembers 2008. bsky.app/profile/nyti...
Investors in the A.I.-fueled stock market have largely shrugged off warnings about a bubble, pushing share prices to repeated new highs this year. But some say the debt market is telling a different story.
As A.I. Companies Borrow Billions, Debt Investors Grow Wary
Artificial intelligence companies looking to raise funds are being made to pay lofty interest rates, as debt investors become cautious.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I love feeling like the only person who remembers 2008. bsky.app/profile/nyti...
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Mark Cuban's takes make a lot more sense once you understand he became a billionaire off what is widely considered to be the worst and most overpriced tech acquisition of all time. He doesn't understand how anything works, isn't going to listen to reason, and is just not a serious person at all.
December 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Mark Cuban's takes make a lot more sense once you understand he became a billionaire off what is widely considered to be the worst and most overpriced tech acquisition of all time. He doesn't understand how anything works, isn't going to listen to reason, and is just not a serious person at all.
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tactical corgis
December 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
tactical corgis
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I say his gently, but…
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
December 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I say his gently, but…
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesn’t fix it —
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
That’s the part that sits wrong.
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This is going to be an ecological disaster. No one needs most of this tech. But they do need the water and energy and land. 😞
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
Data Center Surge Reaches India as American Tech Giants Invest Billions
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is going to be an ecological disaster. No one needs most of this tech. But they do need the water and energy and land. 😞
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
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Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
December 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
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Brainwashing your family members and destroying what connections they still hold about their real memories is deeply sick.
There is a deep fear and anxiety when you can't trust your memories and mind and this will only accelerate it.
There is a deep fear and anxiety when you can't trust your memories and mind and this will only accelerate it.
The comments on this are all about how sweet it is and I feel insane. Using AI to make fake memories of your grandma with dementia and telling her they happened and then filming her reaction
December 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Brainwashing your family members and destroying what connections they still hold about their real memories is deeply sick.
There is a deep fear and anxiety when you can't trust your memories and mind and this will only accelerate it.
There is a deep fear and anxiety when you can't trust your memories and mind and this will only accelerate it.
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In this NYT piece the disenfranchisement of black voters is given a few perfunctory paraphrases while the writer lays it on thick about how the rural whites in California are big mad about redistricting. It’s bias and too many of these people wanting to do creative writing combined.
A great example of how the @nytimes.com centers white Americans and Trump supporters in its anecdotal political coverage. You never see stories like this about Black Democrats whose cities are cracked in Republican gerrymandering to give them Republican elected officials.
They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.
The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/u...
The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/u...
December 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In this NYT piece the disenfranchisement of black voters is given a few perfunctory paraphrases while the writer lays it on thick about how the rural whites in California are big mad about redistricting. It’s bias and too many of these people wanting to do creative writing combined.
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One of the highlights of my year was joining @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social to talk about OpenAI’s attempts to capture higher education and the AFT + Big Tech partnership (🙄) and you can listen to our chat here:
#9 Episode 59: "Et Tu, American Federation of Teachers?" with @charleswlogan.bsky.social
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December 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
One of the highlights of my year was joining @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social to talk about OpenAI’s attempts to capture higher education and the AFT + Big Tech partnership (🙄) and you can listen to our chat here: