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Bread, pickles, hot sauce, mayo
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The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
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The October 2025 edition of Police Predators is live! Content warning for CSA
October 2025
Welcome to Police Predators, a side project that documents child sexual abuse by law enforcement officers. Every month, I’ll be doing a roundup of all the stories I could find about cops that were cha...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The October 2025 edition of Police Predators is live! Content warning for CSA
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I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
That's a headline
New Orleans launches portal to report human rights abuses by Trump paramilitary units
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
New Orleans launches portal to report human rights abuses by Trump paramilitary units
The New Orleans City Council Dec. 3 launched an online portal for residents to report civil and human rights abuses by ICE and CBP paramilitary units occupying the city during
www.nola.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
That's a headline
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“Jinglehorse” is such a great racial slur for a reindeer.
December 18, 2024 at 2:16 AM
“Jinglehorse” is such a great racial slur for a reindeer.
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I think part of What's Going On with billionaires is that the daily friction of interacting with normal people is part of what anchors people to the real world, and once you have enough money to buy your way out of the friction you can knock down a load-bearing column propping up your sanity.
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I think part of What's Going On with billionaires is that the daily friction of interacting with normal people is part of what anchors people to the real world, and once you have enough money to buy your way out of the friction you can knock down a load-bearing column propping up your sanity.
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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Sources: multiple Microsoft divisions lowered how much salespeople are supposed to grow sales of certain AI products after missing growth targets, a rare move (Aaron Holmes/The Information)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Sources: multiple Microsoft divisions lowered how much salespeople are supposed to grow sales of certain AI products after missing growth targets, a rare move (Aaron Holmes/The Information)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Some rambling about the what makes this week's Australian Open venue so amazing. quadrilateral.substack.com/p/the-thing-...
The Thing About Royal Melbourne
Why this week's Crown Australian Open host and its Composite Course is as perfect as golf architecture gets.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Some rambling about the what makes this week's Australian Open venue so amazing. quadrilateral.substack.com/p/the-thing-...
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Anazing. T••••‘s so useless he‘s failing at America’s core competency, Latin Am coups
that would be last Friday, so if we’re keeping score that’s now one public failed assassination plot and one public flouted ultimatum
ON CALL, TRUMP GAVE MADURO FRIDAY DEADLINE TO LEAVE VENEZUELA WITH HIS FAMILY - SOURCES
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Anazing. T••••‘s so useless he‘s failing at America’s core competency, Latin Am coups
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Homelessness in the U.S. is far more pervasive than the official figures suggest: roughly four million people are without housing right now.
Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.
I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.
I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Homelessness in the U.S. is far more pervasive than the official figures suggest: roughly four million people are without housing right now.
Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.
I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
Many are part of the low-wage labor force, powering the very economy that has abandoned them.
I spoke with PBS News about this devastating reality (Part 1):
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What idiot called that little narc Elf on the Shelf and not Police Navidad?
November 15, 2023 at 9:55 PM
What idiot called that little narc Elf on the Shelf and not Police Navidad?
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star at 3 billion years old: i have so much light and warmth to share
star at 12 billion years old: when i finally get to die im taking all of you with me
star at 12 billion years old: when i finally get to die im taking all of you with me
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
star at 3 billion years old: i have so much light and warmth to share
star at 12 billion years old: when i finally get to die im taking all of you with me
star at 12 billion years old: when i finally get to die im taking all of you with me
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ICE still FROZEN at Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan right now as calls continue circulating for people to join.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
ICE still FROZEN at Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan right now as calls continue circulating for people to join.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
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Here’s one ICE agent hiding super good behind a column in the parking garage to watch the growing smattering of people below.
They’re currently stuck inside their own parking garage.
They’re currently stuck inside their own parking garage.
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Here’s one ICE agent hiding super good behind a column in the parking garage to watch the growing smattering of people below.
They’re currently stuck inside their own parking garage.
They’re currently stuck inside their own parking garage.
Fucking bitches
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Fucking bitches
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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“Brown Scare” is not too bad a name for the terror because the goal is for them to also shit themselves out of fear for their livelihoods
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“Brown Scare” is not too bad a name for the terror because the goal is for them to also shit themselves out of fear for their livelihoods
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Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hagueseth
The world's Most Moral Army executing unarmed citizens while they try to surrender. Clear as day. Unassailable proof that what we're seeing is genocide.
Clearer footage:
Video: نير حسون Nir Hasson ניר חסון via X (@nirhasson)
Video: نير حسون Nir Hasson ניר חסון via X (@nirhasson)
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The world's Most Moral Army executing unarmed citizens while they try to surrender. Clear as day. Unassailable proof that what we're seeing is genocide.
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🚨 Footage shows Israeli soldiers executing two young Palestinian men after detaining them in Jenin in the occupied West Bank today — shooting them dead as they stood with their hands raised and posed no threat, outside a home in the city.
Video: قناة الغد via X (@AlGhadTV)
Video: قناة الغد via X (@AlGhadTV)
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🚨 Footage shows Israeli soldiers executing two young Palestinian men after detaining them in Jenin in the occupied West Bank today — shooting them dead as they stood with their hands raised and posed no threat, outside a home in the city.
Video: قناة الغد via X (@AlGhadTV)
Video: قناة الغد via X (@AlGhadTV)
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Sounds to me like someone has just booked themselves a place in court.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all — The Washington Post
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
apple.news
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Sounds to me like someone has just booked themselves a place in court.
Lmfao
Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the
Anduril's autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports | TechCrunch
Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the
techcrunch.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Lmfao
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