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Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
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ceo caught on video stealing a hat from a kid at a tennis match. ceo caught on video cheating on his wife at a coldplay concert. guys i’m starting to worry cameras make ceos turn evil
August 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
ceo caught on video stealing a hat from a kid at a tennis match. ceo caught on video cheating on his wife at a coldplay concert. guys i’m starting to worry cameras make ceos turn evil
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For god’s sake someone remind the bbc.
YES! Thank you...
Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants".
- seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951.
Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants".
- seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951.
Silencing the drumbeat again: seeking asylum is legal
Hundreds protested in Ashington against so-called "illegal immigrants" - though seeking asylum has been legal since 1951
northeastbylines.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
For god’s sake someone remind the bbc.
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This is one of the toughest articles we have published to date
“The whole world left us alone to die” – one family clings to life in Gaza
As Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will ‘take control’ of all Gaza, we look at what his military campaign has done to ordinary people
“The whole world left us alone to die” – one family clings to life in Gaza
As Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will ‘take control’ of all Gaza, we look at what his military campaign has done to ordinary people
“The whole world left us alone to die” – one family clings to life in Gaza
As Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will ‘take control’ of all Gaza, we look at what his military campaign has done to ordinary people
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This is one of the toughest articles we have published to date
“The whole world left us alone to die” – one family clings to life in Gaza
As Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will ‘take control’ of all Gaza, we look at what his military campaign has done to ordinary people
“The whole world left us alone to die” – one family clings to life in Gaza
As Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will ‘take control’ of all Gaza, we look at what his military campaign has done to ordinary people
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Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
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"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs
April 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs
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Column, on the spectacularly bad-faith/ideologically contorted White House demands the "free speech protection" be a factor in UK-US trade talks www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In Trumpland, ‘defending free speech’ means one thing: submission to the president | Rafael Behr
By claiming that any regulation is censorship, the White House is bullying Britain to abandon online safety laws and digital taxes, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Column, on the spectacularly bad-faith/ideologically contorted White House demands the "free speech protection" be a factor in UK-US trade talks www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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By ‘noteworthy’, you mean, of course, ‘disgraceful’.
There aren’t a lot of countries Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, can visit without risking arrest by the International Criminal Court. This makes the red-carpet treatment he received in Hungary and the U.S. all the more noteworthy.
Red Carpet for an Accused War Criminal: Why is the I.C.C. Under Fire?
The leaders of Israel, Hungary and the United States have moved to neutralize the judiciary both at home and abroad.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
By ‘noteworthy’, you mean, of course, ‘disgraceful’.
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In conversation with Will Hutton
“You mustn’t believe that capitalism is magic…it does produce wealth, it does produce innovation…but it has a propensity to inequality, a propensity to monopoly, a propensity to oppress and exclude…”
@northeastbylines.co.uk
“You mustn’t believe that capitalism is magic…it does produce wealth, it does produce innovation…but it has a propensity to inequality, a propensity to monopoly, a propensity to oppress and exclude…”
@northeastbylines.co.uk
In conversation with Will Hutton
Will Hutton likens Trump’s tariffs to “mafiahood” in a powerful interview on politics, fairness, and the future
northeastbylines.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In conversation with Will Hutton
“You mustn’t believe that capitalism is magic…it does produce wealth, it does produce innovation…but it has a propensity to inequality, a propensity to monopoly, a propensity to oppress and exclude…”
@northeastbylines.co.uk
“You mustn’t believe that capitalism is magic…it does produce wealth, it does produce innovation…but it has a propensity to inequality, a propensity to monopoly, a propensity to oppress and exclude…”
@northeastbylines.co.uk
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Effective altruist who supports the tariffs because they reduce shrimp imports and therefore shrimp suffering
April 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Effective altruist who supports the tariffs because they reduce shrimp imports and therefore shrimp suffering
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Pete Hegseth Calls For Steep Cuts To Number Of Steps In AA Recovery
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Pete Hegseth Calls For Steep Cuts To Number Of Steps In AA Recovery
WASHINGTON—Lambasting the current program as wasteful, bloated, and entirely unnecessary, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for steep cuts Monday to the number of steps in the Alcoholics Anonymous recovery model. “We must cut through the red tape bogging down what could be a far more efficient AA,” said Hegseth, who slammed the 12-step program as […]
theonion.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Pete Hegseth Calls For Steep Cuts To Number Of Steps In AA Recovery
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🔴‘The Anti-Democratic Tyranny of the Office For Budget Responsibility’
A decades-long trend of outsourcing democratic decisions to unaccountable institutions like the OBR is leading Britain towards ruin, argues Neal Lawson
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/04/t...
A decades-long trend of outsourcing democratic decisions to unaccountable institutions like the OBR is leading Britain towards ruin, argues Neal Lawson
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/04/t...
'The Anti-Democratic Tyranny of the Office For Budget Responsibility'
A decades-long trend of outsourcing democratic decisions to unaccountable institutions like the OBR is leading Britain towards ruin, argues Neal Lawson
bylinetimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🔴‘The Anti-Democratic Tyranny of the Office For Budget Responsibility’
A decades-long trend of outsourcing democratic decisions to unaccountable institutions like the OBR is leading Britain towards ruin, argues Neal Lawson
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/04/t...
A decades-long trend of outsourcing democratic decisions to unaccountable institutions like the OBR is leading Britain towards ruin, argues Neal Lawson
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/04/t...
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Ivan Sigal writes that many of us, caught in the amnesia of our endless scrolling, seem to have forgotten that we control our attention. But if enough of us act, he says, we will create the demand signal that builders of technologies that privilege human agency need to validate their work.
To Build a Better Democracy, Start by Rethinking Your Relationship to the Internet | TechPolicy.Press
Ivan Sigal writes that many of us, caught in the amnesia of our endless scrolling, seem to have forgotten that we control our attention.
www.techpolicy.press
March 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Ivan Sigal writes that many of us, caught in the amnesia of our endless scrolling, seem to have forgotten that we control our attention. But if enough of us act, he says, we will create the demand signal that builders of technologies that privilege human agency need to validate their work.
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The amazing part of this is that it’s exactly as logical as the stupid fucking basilisk in the first place
March 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The amazing part of this is that it’s exactly as logical as the stupid fucking basilisk in the first place
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I'm going to use this slimmest of excuses to post one of my favorite cartoons
March 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I'm going to use this slimmest of excuses to post one of my favorite cartoons
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SO to all my faerie smut girlies and monster fucker they / thems, we successfully stole the basilisk from the men
TIL the power of the internet again. 💖 ty
March 29, 2025 at 4:16 AM
SO to all my faerie smut girlies and monster fucker they / thems, we successfully stole the basilisk from the men
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Just less rich. That’s all we’re asking.
March 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Just less rich. That’s all we’re asking.
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Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov asserted that there will be no ceasefire and peace will happen only on Russia's terms. He mocked American politicians who pledged to stand with Ukraine, but now their support is nowhere to be seen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QyO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QyO...
Vladimir Solovyov says Russia won't agree to a ceasefire
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov asserted that there will be no ceasefire and peace will happen only on Russia's terms. He mocked American politicians who pledged to stand with Ukraine, but now their support is nowhere to be seen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QyO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QyO...
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Oh! She has! In at least one interview she talked about the briefings she's received on counter-intelligence. She has made music videos to click tracks instead of audio so it wouldn't leak.
Taylor Swift is a legitimate security expert like almost nobody in the world. She has to be. She's the target.
Taylor Swift is a legitimate security expert like almost nobody in the world. She has to be. She's the target.
I just want a serious journalist to ask actual Taylor about InfoSec. She’s sufficiently impressive I wouldn’t be surprised if she gave a cogent answer. Like Guy Goma in reverse.
March 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Oh! She has! In at least one interview she talked about the briefings she's received on counter-intelligence. She has made music videos to click tracks instead of audio so it wouldn't leak.
Taylor Swift is a legitimate security expert like almost nobody in the world. She has to be. She's the target.
Taylor Swift is a legitimate security expert like almost nobody in the world. She has to be. She's the target.
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BREAKING: HUNDREDS of New Yorkers have swarmed and shut down the Tesla dealer in Manhattan. Six have been arrested after occupying the showroom. Protests are erupting across America to reject Musk's billionaire regime. This is how we beat fascism.
Mass direct action.
Mass direct action.
March 9, 2025 at 5:11 AM
BREAKING: HUNDREDS of New Yorkers have swarmed and shut down the Tesla dealer in Manhattan. Six have been arrested after occupying the showroom. Protests are erupting across America to reject Musk's billionaire regime. This is how we beat fascism.
Mass direct action.
Mass direct action.
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NYC artists catching up to London now
March 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
NYC artists catching up to London now
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What a different world we could have.
March 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What a different world we could have.