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This is THE DUMBEST idea.
February 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
This is THE DUMBEST idea.
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Every year the BLS does a benchmark revision which incorporates new and more detailed information. This year's revision suggests that 2025 was a far worse year than earlier estimates suggested, and total job growth was less than half that suggested by the initial estimates.
February 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Every year the BLS does a benchmark revision which incorporates new and more detailed information. This year's revision suggests that 2025 was a far worse year than earlier estimates suggested, and total job growth was less than half that suggested by the initial estimates.
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In 2004, Boston PD killed a young aspiring journalist using "less lethal" munitions while she was enjoying a street celebration.
Boston PD realized it had to change its ways.
LAPD just keeps maiming people. Costs taxpayers millions. Mayor Bass has never said one word.
www.wbur.org/news/2014/10...
Boston PD realized it had to change its ways.
LAPD just keeps maiming people. Costs taxpayers millions. Mayor Bass has never said one word.
www.wbur.org/news/2014/10...
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
In 2004, Boston PD killed a young aspiring journalist using "less lethal" munitions while she was enjoying a street celebration.
Boston PD realized it had to change its ways.
LAPD just keeps maiming people. Costs taxpayers millions. Mayor Bass has never said one word.
www.wbur.org/news/2014/10...
Boston PD realized it had to change its ways.
LAPD just keeps maiming people. Costs taxpayers millions. Mayor Bass has never said one word.
www.wbur.org/news/2014/10...
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This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people β never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners β are now dead.
We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people β never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners β are now dead.
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Public comments needed!
The admin wants to define grad programs in many "helping" fields (social work, nursing, teaching, etc) to no longer be "professional" degrees. This would mean major student loan restrictions: only $20,500/year. Tuition alone is often more.
Please comment by March 2!
The admin wants to define grad programs in many "helping" fields (social work, nursing, teaching, etc) to no longer be "professional" degrees. This would mean major student loan restrictions: only $20,500/year. Tuition alone is often more.
Please comment by March 2!
Reclassifying Social Work Degrees Will Harm Students, Communities, and the Profession
www.cswe.org
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Public comments needed!
The admin wants to define grad programs in many "helping" fields (social work, nursing, teaching, etc) to no longer be "professional" degrees. This would mean major student loan restrictions: only $20,500/year. Tuition alone is often more.
Please comment by March 2!
The admin wants to define grad programs in many "helping" fields (social work, nursing, teaching, etc) to no longer be "professional" degrees. This would mean major student loan restrictions: only $20,500/year. Tuition alone is often more.
Please comment by March 2!
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
Weβll let the childrenβs words speak for themselves. π§΅
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
Weβll let the childrenβs words speak for themselves. π§΅
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
Weβll let the childrenβs words speak for themselves. π§΅
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
Weβll let the childrenβs words speak for themselves. π§΅
When I think of successful CEOs, I definitely think of Tumblr!
February 8, 2026 at 1:14 AM
When I think of successful CEOs, I definitely think of Tumblr!
Maybe donβt complain that being paid millions is too little? Crowder is a dull crayon.
February 8, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Maybe donβt complain that being paid millions is too little? Crowder is a dull crayon.
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The number of people currently in ICE custody is now over 73,000, the most in history.
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The number of people currently in ICE custody is now over 73,000, the most in history.
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Amazon dropped $75M on the Melania doc β with a big chunk going into the Trumps' pockets.
Since then, Amazon Web Services got a $580M Pentagon contract.
And this week, Pete Hegseth visited Blue Origin facilities as the DoD overhauls how it hands out defense contracts.
Always follow the money.
Since then, Amazon Web Services got a $580M Pentagon contract.
And this week, Pete Hegseth visited Blue Origin facilities as the DoD overhauls how it hands out defense contracts.
Always follow the money.
February 5, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Amazon dropped $75M on the Melania doc β with a big chunk going into the Trumps' pockets.
Since then, Amazon Web Services got a $580M Pentagon contract.
And this week, Pete Hegseth visited Blue Origin facilities as the DoD overhauls how it hands out defense contracts.
Always follow the money.
Since then, Amazon Web Services got a $580M Pentagon contract.
And this week, Pete Hegseth visited Blue Origin facilities as the DoD overhauls how it hands out defense contracts.
Always follow the money.
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From 1982-2018, the Republican National Committee was barred from "ballot security measures" because of their record of using state actors to intimidate minority voters.
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
From 1982-2018, the Republican National Committee was barred from "ballot security measures" because of their record of using state actors to intimidate minority voters.
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
(H/t @rickhasen.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2018/01/09/5...
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"rich dipshit owner doesn't understand the industry he's bought into and clumsily destroys what made it good" feels less like a narrative unique to the washington post and more like the music that's been playing in the background of all our lives for at least 40 years
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"rich dipshit owner doesn't understand the industry he's bought into and clumsily destroys what made it good" feels less like a narrative unique to the washington post and more like the music that's been playing in the background of all our lives for at least 40 years
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This part of our response essay is where I'm at. Boiling down all of politics to electoralism has been absolutely terrible for resisting rising authoritarianism.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
February 3, 2026 at 11:28 PM
This part of our response essay is where I'm at. Boiling down all of politics to electoralism has been absolutely terrible for resisting rising authoritarianism.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
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USian trans people aren't telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom to cause you distress and despair.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
July 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
USian trans people aren't telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom to cause you distress and despair.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
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The same data set mentioned below shows the total number of people in immigrant detention passing the 70,000 mark for the first time on the public record.
Keep in mind that number does not include people held in untraditional facilities, like hotels and office buildings.
Keep in mind that number does not include people held in untraditional facilities, like hotels and office buildings.
The average daily population at Dilley, the family detention center that held 5-year-old Liam Ramos, is up to 867, according to new federal data.
There's currently active cases of measles at Dilley and lawyers say their clients are on lockdown.
(h/t @geoffhing.bsky.social who pulled data)
There's currently active cases of measles at Dilley and lawyers say their clients are on lockdown.
(h/t @geoffhing.bsky.social who pulled data)
February 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The same data set mentioned below shows the total number of people in immigrant detention passing the 70,000 mark for the first time on the public record.
Keep in mind that number does not include people held in untraditional facilities, like hotels and office buildings.
Keep in mind that number does not include people held in untraditional facilities, like hotels and office buildings.
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People who may want to have children in the future should bear this in mind: tear gas can have serious consequences for female reproductive health. The data on this isn't great but I would at least recommend ensuring you have a quality respirator or mask on at all times.
February 2, 2026 at 5:53 AM
People who may want to have children in the future should bear this in mind: tear gas can have serious consequences for female reproductive health. The data on this isn't great but I would at least recommend ensuring you have a quality respirator or mask on at all times.
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Measles outbreaks in SC, TX, and NM.
New measles exposure in Oklahoma.
Record breaking infections, outbreaks, and cases in the United States.
"The United States is experiencing its largest measles resurgence since 1992, when over 2100 cases occurred."
"...the first death of a child in a decade."
New measles exposure in Oklahoma.
Record breaking infections, outbreaks, and cases in the United States.
"The United States is experiencing its largest measles resurgence since 1992, when over 2100 cases occurred."
"...the first death of a child in a decade."
February 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Measles outbreaks in SC, TX, and NM.
New measles exposure in Oklahoma.
Record breaking infections, outbreaks, and cases in the United States.
"The United States is experiencing its largest measles resurgence since 1992, when over 2100 cases occurred."
"...the first death of a child in a decade."
New measles exposure in Oklahoma.
Record breaking infections, outbreaks, and cases in the United States.
"The United States is experiencing its largest measles resurgence since 1992, when over 2100 cases occurred."
"...the first death of a child in a decade."
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Anne Frank likely died in a typhus epidemic that spread through the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
History rhymes, it rhymes
Close the camps, set fire to the prisons
History rhymes, it rhymes
Close the camps, set fire to the prisons
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Anne Frank likely died in a typhus epidemic that spread through the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
History rhymes, it rhymes
Close the camps, set fire to the prisons
History rhymes, it rhymes
Close the camps, set fire to the prisons
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Some jawdropping CBP crime statistics here...
February 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Some jawdropping CBP crime statistics here...
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So it was always just as simple as, we could have climate justice or a welfare program for a small network of pedophiles, healthcare or a welfare program for a small network of pedophiles, no nazi surveillance state or a welfare program for a small network of pedophiles, affordable housing or a welf
February 1, 2026 at 2:37 AM
So it was always just as simple as, we could have climate justice or a welfare program for a small network of pedophiles, healthcare or a welfare program for a small network of pedophiles, no nazi surveillance state or a welfare program for a small network of pedophiles, affordable housing or a welf
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Wow TWO more deaths in the LA jails yesterday, bring the total in custody deaths for JUST JANUARY up to seven:
January 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Wow TWO more deaths in the LA jails yesterday, bring the total in custody deaths for JUST JANUARY up to seven:
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I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo βwent too far.β
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo βwent too far.β
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"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
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If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.