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A self-contained rain cloud. Probably Russia, and we'll see what else this platform brings.
@hugolowell.bsky.social Please tell your editors that it's "USAID" (Agency for International Development) and not "USAid" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Musk and Doge’s USAid shutdown likely violated US constitution, judge rules
Judge halts efforts to fire USAid workers, a major setback in administration’s attempts to bulldoze federal government
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
@hugolowell.bsky.social Please tell your editors that it's "USAID" (Agency for International Development) and not "USAid" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Every time you share a "The Conversation" post I want to remind you that they have a multi-million dollar annual budget and pay writers zero dollars, including adjuncts and grad students. We cannot rely on exploited labor to achieve a better public humanities.
www.patreon.com/posts/better...
www.patreon.com/posts/better...
A Better Conversation | David M. Perry
Get more from David M. Perry on Patreon
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December 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Every time you share a "The Conversation" post I want to remind you that they have a multi-million dollar annual budget and pay writers zero dollars, including adjuncts and grad students. We cannot rely on exploited labor to achieve a better public humanities.
www.patreon.com/posts/better...
www.patreon.com/posts/better...
Great pod this week from @lewisgoodall.com and @thenewsagents.com on whale hunting in the Faroe Islands and what responsibility one has for the activities of foreign countries that they visit. www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
The News Agents - Podcast | Global Player
<p>Lewis has been urged to cancel his new year holiday by Britain’s best known conservationist Chris Packham. When he tweeted asking for travel tips in the remote Faroe Islands, he did not expect to f...
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December 17, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Great pod this week from @lewisgoodall.com and @thenewsagents.com on whale hunting in the Faroe Islands and what responsibility one has for the activities of foreign countries that they visit. www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
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Thoughtful essay from Tom Stevenson about how Trump's real break with the US foreign policy establishment is his "withdrawal of the justificatory ideology of American power": "Trump is not an isolationist, to the extent the term has any useful meaning."
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tom Stevenson · Exquisite Americana: Trump and US Power
The underlying theme for US foreign policy remains elite consensus. In his use of the machinery of American empire and...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Thoughtful essay from Tom Stevenson about how Trump's real break with the US foreign policy establishment is his "withdrawal of the justificatory ideology of American power": "Trump is not an isolationist, to the extent the term has any useful meaning."
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
#top24of24
my dudes, it is only the 2nd of December. there's a whole month left in this year. (i'm not ready!)
my dudes, it is only the 2nd of December. there's a whole month left in this year. (i'm not ready!)
December 2, 2024 at 5:39 PM
#top24of24
my dudes, it is only the 2nd of December. there's a whole month left in this year. (i'm not ready!)
my dudes, it is only the 2nd of December. there's a whole month left in this year. (i'm not ready!)
Since the US election I have largely eschewed all news of any kind except that specifically needed for my job and frankly I think it's been good for my mental health.
November 27, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Since the US election I have largely eschewed all news of any kind except that specifically needed for my job and frankly I think it's been good for my mental health.
First try to win the election. If you can't win, then strip the your opponent of the power they've won. Democracy in the US in on its last legs.
NC House votes to strip power from incoming Democratic governor, AG as part of Helene aid bill
The state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general Jeff Jackson would lose key powers if the Republican-backed proposal becomes law.
www.wral.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:24 PM
First try to win the election. If you can't win, then strip the your opponent of the power they've won. Democracy in the US in on its last legs.
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For the $7 million CNN was paying Chris Wallace, the network can afford to hire 46 journalists at pretty decent salaries. It seems like a no-brainer to me that those journalists could provide a lot more value for the company's new digital subscription strategy than any one anchor.
How Chris Wallace Cut the Cord
The backstory of Wallace’s self-defenestration at CNN—the latest shoe to drop in an era that won’t stop ending.
puck.news
November 15, 2024 at 5:39 PM
For the $7 million CNN was paying Chris Wallace, the network can afford to hire 46 journalists at pretty decent salaries. It seems like a no-brainer to me that those journalists could provide a lot more value for the company's new digital subscription strategy than any one anchor.
If you hadn't learned the lesson long ago: the Russian exile opposition class deserves our sympathy as people who have suffered tremendous loss. if they share facts about things still going on among the emigrant community, listen. But they can't be treated like a serious force for change
Last month, as another 30 days of war passed in Ukraine, Russian activists, economists, and politicians in the exiled anti-Kremlin opposition spent much of their time arguing about a banking scandal from the last decade. Here's what that mess is all about. https://buff.ly/48Ckh6B
November 8, 2024 at 7:58 AM
If you hadn't learned the lesson long ago: the Russian exile opposition class deserves our sympathy as people who have suffered tremendous loss. if they share facts about things still going on among the emigrant community, listen. But they can't be treated like a serious force for change
"The algorithm" feeding me this tweet with an amazingly on-point yet completely random article that I then wanted to share with all my friends, for a moment made me feel like it was 2014 and not rapidly approaching some kind of civilizational cliff-edge.
“the American obsession with seeing oneself as a victim devoid of any agency is rotting us from the inside out.”
Antisocial Goods
Doxxing, morality plays, black and white thinking, and punishment
tellthebeees.substack.com
November 8, 2024 at 4:22 AM
"The algorithm" feeding me this tweet with an amazingly on-point yet completely random article that I then wanted to share with all my friends, for a moment made me feel like it was 2014 and not rapidly approaching some kind of civilizational cliff-edge.
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There's so much we don't know - but sadly, based on what I've seen in other countries taken over by authoritarian-leaning kleptocrats, this is a plausible scenario.
davekarpf.substack.com/p/what-the-f...
davekarpf.substack.com/p/what-the-f...
What the future looks like from here.
Trumpism won't last forever. But people are going to suffer, and it will take decades to recover.
davekarpf.substack.com
November 6, 2024 at 3:35 PM
There's so much we don't know - but sadly, based on what I've seen in other countries taken over by authoritarian-leaning kleptocrats, this is a plausible scenario.
davekarpf.substack.com/p/what-the-f...
davekarpf.substack.com/p/what-the-f...
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A reminder for the next few days when each of these may be harder than normal to remember
November 6, 2024 at 12:59 PM
A reminder for the next few days when each of these may be harder than normal to remember
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The best way we can all honor the memory of Pete Rose is by banning sports betting again
October 1, 2024 at 2:27 AM
The best way we can all honor the memory of Pete Rose is by banning sports betting again
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regular reminder bodily autonomy is a “house divided” issue. it is neither politically nor constitutionally tenable to allow each state to determine the legal rights a pregnant person has. www.cnn.com/2024/09/23/h...
She was accused of murder after losing her pregnancy. SC woman now tells her story | CNN
Amari Marsh had just finished her junior year at South Carolina State University in May 2023 when she received a text message from a law enforcement officer.
www.cnn.com
September 23, 2024 at 11:55 PM
regular reminder bodily autonomy is a “house divided” issue. it is neither politically nor constitutionally tenable to allow each state to determine the legal rights a pregnant person has. www.cnn.com/2024/09/23/h...
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A Daily Mail piece titled "Is nanny-state Starmer set to cut pub hours?" ends with this health department statement:
"It is categorically untrue that the Government is considering changing licensing hours." ~AA
"It is categorically untrue that the Government is considering changing licensing hours." ~AA
September 24, 2024 at 8:47 AM
A Daily Mail piece titled "Is nanny-state Starmer set to cut pub hours?" ends with this health department statement:
"It is categorically untrue that the Government is considering changing licensing hours." ~AA
"It is categorically untrue that the Government is considering changing licensing hours." ~AA
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Unless you’re living in the EU, all @LinkedIn users have been automatically opted into the platform’s shitty new program to use your data to train its shitty AI tool.
Opt out steps: Settings and Privacy > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement (OFF)
Opt out steps: Settings and Privacy > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement (OFF)
September 18, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Unless you’re living in the EU, all @LinkedIn users have been automatically opted into the platform’s shitty new program to use your data to train its shitty AI tool.
Opt out steps: Settings and Privacy > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement (OFF)
Opt out steps: Settings and Privacy > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement (OFF)
Thinking about the difference between Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan -- CR definitely dons an exaggerated persona, whereas TS sells herself as totally authentic. And then you get CR freaking out because of a fandom that wants the same kind of access to her as Taylor gets.
September 2, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Thinking about the difference between Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan -- CR definitely dons an exaggerated persona, whereas TS sells herself as totally authentic. And then you get CR freaking out because of a fandom that wants the same kind of access to her as Taylor gets.
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It really feels like the race would be over if it weren’t for all the tech billionaires who are worried that they’ll be inconvenienced on their quest to become vengeful gods
August 7, 2024 at 2:57 AM
It really feels like the race would be over if it weren’t for all the tech billionaires who are worried that they’ll be inconvenienced on their quest to become vengeful gods
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A quite detailed coauthored post on the fundamental political weakness and narrow vision of Russian opposition in exile. About the differences and backgrounds of Kara-Murza, Yashin and the brokers who helped get them released. postsocialism.org/2024/08/04/b...
Brokering instead of politics – about the release of Russian political prisoners
Feb 2024 rally in Berlin. Source: wikipedia: By A.Savin - Own work, FAL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=145536868 With co-author Charlie Nail While it was an unalloyed good to see so ...
postsocialism.org
August 4, 2024 at 3:31 PM
A quite detailed coauthored post on the fundamental political weakness and narrow vision of Russian opposition in exile. About the differences and backgrounds of Kara-Murza, Yashin and the brokers who helped get them released. postsocialism.org/2024/08/04/b...
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Remember that you CANNOT register to vote online in Texas. You have to fill out a form online and then print it and mail it in order to get an application which will then be mailed to you and which you then have to mail back. Go to your local election office to apply right there to save time.
The ghouls who run our state maintain an antiquated, time-consuming, and anti-democratic voter registration system, and will happily purge you from the voter rolls. Make sure you're still registered.
Navigating Texas's Voter Purge Tactics
August 3, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Remember that you CANNOT register to vote online in Texas. You have to fill out a form online and then print it and mail it in order to get an application which will then be mailed to you and which you then have to mail back. Go to your local election office to apply right there to save time.
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The latest on my blog, inspired by a Patreon patron who canceled their support due to my decision to support Kamala Harris.
blackgirlinmaine.com/current-even...
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BGIM is a Democratic Party genocide purveyor or, She didn’t dance to my tune | Shay Stewart-Bouley
“I’m not interested in supporting Democratic Party genocide purveyors of any race or gender.” This, from a Patreon subscriber’s comment left on their exit survey as they canceled their monthly patrona...
blackgirlinmaine.com
August 3, 2024 at 2:15 PM
The latest on my blog, inspired by a Patreon patron who canceled their support due to my decision to support Kamala Harris.
blackgirlinmaine.com/current-even...
blackgirlinmaine.com/current-even...
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🚨 🚨 DOJ is finally suing to enforce Amtrak’s statutory right to priority over freight trains 🚨 🚨 www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/b....
U.S. Accuses Norfolk Southern of Delaying Amtrak Trains
A complaint filed in federal court said Norfolk Southern had “regularly” failed to follow federal law requiring that it give preference to Amtrak passenger trains.
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2024 at 2:08 AM
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"Netanyahu may avert"? What?
July 10, 2024 at 9:50 AM
"Netanyahu may avert"? What?