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· Nov 12
Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
Russia's neighbor has developed a plan for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?
edition.cnn.com
More reading about the anti-disinformation education in Finland:
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/j...
www.printmag.com/culturally-r...
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
www.theguardian.com/world/2020/j...
www.printmag.com/culturally-r...
#FFXIV Patch 7.4:
"Glamour update: Job, class, and level restrictions removed."
SO FUCKING EXCITING OH MYYYYY
Both FF14's cosmetic and housing systems are vastly inferior to Rift's, but the upcoming glam unlock is a big step!
"Glamour update: Job, class, and level restrictions removed."
SO FUCKING EXCITING OH MYYYYY
Both FF14's cosmetic and housing systems are vastly inferior to Rift's, but the upcoming glam unlock is a big step!
December 8, 2025 at 12:57 AM
#FFXIV Patch 7.4:
"Glamour update: Job, class, and level restrictions removed."
SO FUCKING EXCITING OH MYYYYY
Both FF14's cosmetic and housing systems are vastly inferior to Rift's, but the upcoming glam unlock is a big step!
"Glamour update: Job, class, and level restrictions removed."
SO FUCKING EXCITING OH MYYYYY
Both FF14's cosmetic and housing systems are vastly inferior to Rift's, but the upcoming glam unlock is a big step!
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Scientists recently combined the DNA of a cheetah with the DNA of a crab.
Things went sideways real fast.
Things went sideways real fast.
December 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
Christians are awful.
A Minnesota preacher told sheriff’s detectives that his church made no attempt to “hide” a child abuser and encouraged victims to go to law enforcement.
But the words he chose stood out to reporter @jlussenhop.bsky.social: “We don’t protect either one.”
But the words he chose stood out to reporter @jlussenhop.bsky.social: “We don’t protect either one.”
What a Recorded Interview Between Police and Preachers Reveals About How a Minnesota Church Handled Sexual Abuse
A roughly 40-minute conversation shows how leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church kept an open secret quiet for so long.
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Christians are awful.
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My 7 year old keeps chanting “CHEEZ-ITS CRUST” to the tune of “Jesus Christ!” Because that’s what his mom yelled when he jumped out of a dark closet to scare her.
December 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
My 7 year old keeps chanting “CHEEZ-ITS CRUST” to the tune of “Jesus Christ!” Because that’s what his mom yelled when he jumped out of a dark closet to scare her.
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And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
-Sara Teasdale
And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
-Sara Teasdale
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
-Sara Teasdale
And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
-Sara Teasdale
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We Should Have Finished Reconstruction: A Brief History Of American Politics, 1865-2025
While the outcome should be clear from the plain text of the Constitution, the central project of this court and Administration, together, is to nullify the reconstruction amendments
The Supreme Court Friday agreed to decide whether President Donald Trump can unilaterally limit the constitutional right to citizenship granted to virtually every person born in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We Should Have Finished Reconstruction: A Brief History Of American Politics, 1865-2025
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The most realistic scene in DS9 is when Gul Dukat whined about how the Bajorans never erected a statue in his honor. A prophetic text.
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The most realistic scene in DS9 is when Gul Dukat whined about how the Bajorans never erected a statue in his honor. A prophetic text.
Don't understand the American healthcare system? 👇
📽️ WATCH: The most powerful institution in Albany, Georgia, is its hospital: Phoebe Putney Memorial. Yet for decades, the city’s residents have suffered some of the nation’s worst health disparities.
“Sick in a Hospital Town,” our new 5-part series, drops tomorrow, Dec. 7.
“Sick in a Hospital Town,” our new 5-part series, drops tomorrow, Dec. 7.
Sick in a Hospital Town: A Story of American Health Care | Story Trailer
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Don't understand the American healthcare system? 👇
Local heroes, I salute you
Across the Twin Cities residents are volunteering to make ICE’s job in Minnesota as difficult as possible. ICE watchers say the ultimate goal is to prevent ICE agents from arresting, jailing and deporting their neighbors.
‘Tinted windows and out-of-state plates’: How ICE watchers look for agents in their neighborhoods
Across the Twin Cities, ICE agents and activists are playing a high stakes cat-and-mouse game. The goal is to make their job as difficult as possible, and protect their immigrant neighbors.
www.mprnews.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Local heroes, I salute you
Wooooooooow
Siphonophores are champions of community collaboration. 🤝🏆
This isn't one animal. It's actually a colony of individual animals called zooids. Each has a specialized role. From the orb-like swimming nectophores to the bright orange stinging tentacles, they're essential to the survival of all.
This isn't one animal. It's actually a colony of individual animals called zooids. Each has a specialized role. From the orb-like swimming nectophores to the bright orange stinging tentacles, they're essential to the survival of all.
December 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Wooooooooow
Circled headline on Futurism is the only good news:
December 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Circled headline on Futurism is the only good news:
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add her face to rushmore
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
add her face to rushmore
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In today's newsletter: so far, ICE has made only a small number of arrests as the community rallies around Somali residents; a look at MN's overall budget situation; Emmer stokes the ire against Somalis; Signalgate report finds Hegseth created security risk. prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/S...
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
In today's newsletter: so far, ICE has made only a small number of arrests as the community rallies around Somali residents; a look at MN's overall budget situation; Emmer stokes the ire against Somalis; Signalgate report finds Hegseth created security risk. prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/S...
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The CDC is compromised and is advocating against evidence-based public health.
This is a pro-death and pro-disease recommendation.
This is a pro-death and pro-disease recommendation.
This regressive move will literally kill people. It's making kids' liver cancer great again. And it's a sign of more harm to come.
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The CDC is compromised and is advocating against evidence-based public health.
This is a pro-death and pro-disease recommendation.
This is a pro-death and pro-disease recommendation.
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WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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Spending 41 minutes deliberating and then deciding to kill two men clinging to the debris of their boat is nothing more or less than premeditated murder.
There is no rationale that justifies this. There is no magic sequence of words or arguments that excuses it.
It was cold-blooded murder.
There is no rationale that justifies this. There is no magic sequence of words or arguments that excuses it.
It was cold-blooded murder.
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Spending 41 minutes deliberating and then deciding to kill two men clinging to the debris of their boat is nothing more or less than premeditated murder.
There is no rationale that justifies this. There is no magic sequence of words or arguments that excuses it.
It was cold-blooded murder.
There is no rationale that justifies this. There is no magic sequence of words or arguments that excuses it.
It was cold-blooded murder.
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And if people were learning, I'd be less annoyed
But too many people are still struggling to connect the dots between federal law enforcement, paid bounty hunters, state and local law enforcement.
They're all on the same team!
But too many people are still struggling to connect the dots between federal law enforcement, paid bounty hunters, state and local law enforcement.
They're all on the same team!
December 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
And if people were learning, I'd be less annoyed
But too many people are still struggling to connect the dots between federal law enforcement, paid bounty hunters, state and local law enforcement.
They're all on the same team!
But too many people are still struggling to connect the dots between federal law enforcement, paid bounty hunters, state and local law enforcement.
They're all on the same team!
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Health insurance companies exist not for the benefit of the patient.
Health insurance companies exist not for the benefit of the patient.
Teressa found herself raging at what she labeled the insurance company’s “weaponized incompetence.”
Fax numbers were wrong.
Key records were no longer available online.
The insurer wouldn’t even give her access to her husband’s medical records.
(Published Sept. 2025)
Fax numbers were wrong.
Key records were no longer available online.
The insurer wouldn’t even give her access to her husband’s medical records.
(Published Sept. 2025)
“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope
After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Health insurance companies exist not for the benefit of the patient.
Health insurance companies exist not for the benefit of the patient.
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Minnesota is a state rich in minerals like it's history of iron ore mining. Now, there’s a renewed effort to extract another precious metal that is in high demand - manganese, which is deep underground in the Brainerd Lakes area. But that mining push, too, is being met with resistance.
Batteries need manganese but talk of mining the mineral roils northern Minnesota’s lake country
There’s a renewed effort in northern Minnesota’s Brainerd Lakes area to develop an underground mine for manganese, which is coveted to make batteries. Many local residents are uneasy.
www.mprnews.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Minnesota is a state rich in minerals like it's history of iron ore mining. Now, there’s a renewed effort to extract another precious metal that is in high demand - manganese, which is deep underground in the Brainerd Lakes area. But that mining push, too, is being met with resistance.
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Minnesota’s finances look good for now, but lawmakers will need to address a future multi-billion dollar budget shortfall.
Also: prosecutors say scammers have likely been defrauding public programs for years, but this was the first time fraud was discussed extensively during a budget forecast.
Also: prosecutors say scammers have likely been defrauding public programs for years, but this was the first time fraud was discussed extensively during a budget forecast.
Minnesota in OK financial position, but fraud top of mind for politicians • Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota’s finances look good for now, but lawmakers will need to address a future multi-billion dollar budget shortfall, Minnesota budget officials announced Thursday.
minnesotareformer.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Minnesota’s finances look good for now, but lawmakers will need to address a future multi-billion dollar budget shortfall.
Also: prosecutors say scammers have likely been defrauding public programs for years, but this was the first time fraud was discussed extensively during a budget forecast.
Also: prosecutors say scammers have likely been defrauding public programs for years, but this was the first time fraud was discussed extensively during a budget forecast.
This would actually interest me, shame I never heard of it
Nutri-Grain Fruit-Full Squares (1999-circa 2002): A line of dense, chewy, square-shaped, muffin-granola bar hybrid baked goods, made with oats and real fruit. Available in apple, cinnamon-raisin, and banana
December 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This would actually interest me, shame I never heard of it
Wind chill is -13°F (-25°C)
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December 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Wind chill is -13°F (-25°C)
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