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The thing about the "I voted against this" position Schumer is taking is that either he is trying to mislead Dem voters by implying he didn't support reopening right now, or he has no control over his caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The thing about the "I voted against this" position Schumer is taking is that either he is trying to mislead Dem voters by implying he didn't support reopening right now, or he has no control over his caucus.
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Cornell agreed to pay $30m, hand over admissions data with demographic breakdowns, produce annual "campus climate" surveys to check on antisemitism and changes "since October of 2023," and—here's the dumbest part they agreed to—that the govt can open new investigations whenever it wants.
Appeasers.
Appeasers.
Cornell has reached an agreement with the federal government to restore our funding:
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
An agreement to restore Cornell’s federal research funding | University Statements | Cornell University
statements.cornell.edu
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cornell agreed to pay $30m, hand over admissions data with demographic breakdowns, produce annual "campus climate" surveys to check on antisemitism and changes "since October of 2023," and—here's the dumbest part they agreed to—that the govt can open new investigations whenever it wants.
Appeasers.
Appeasers.
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Here is what reading to my child has done to my brain: defector.com/here-is-what...
Here Is What Reading To My Child Has Done To My Brain | Defector
As the parent of an 18-month-old, I’ve been reading a lot lately. That is, if your definition of reading includes thumbing through sheets of increasingly careworn and spittle-soaked cardboard,…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Here is what reading to my child has done to my brain: defector.com/here-is-what...
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bro are you fucking kidding me
![quote from the Economist article which says "[study authors] are now looking at whether AI facial analysis can give lenders useful clues about a person’s propensity to repay loans. For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6ofjbklfvptnupad4lxumblw/bafkreia3yctiqd7ejumpd6novxjpiycphtfkc3bdgd573jw37faqdl7o7m@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
bro are you fucking kidding me
Can we fix this problem that did not happen with something that does not exist?
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Can we fix this problem that did not happen with something that does not exist?
Bernard-Henri buttoning one extra shirt button, mid-navel, to show that this moment calls for solemnity
BHL, qui encore une fois manie le fiel, la mauvaise foi, l'ignorance et la suffisance dont lui seul a le secret
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Bernard-Henri buttoning one extra shirt button, mid-navel, to show that this moment calls for solemnity
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so many good pictures out there
November 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
so many good pictures out there
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'For Cookie and Lizzy, art makes life worthwhile, whether life deserves it or not.' Kelly Reichardt's films mean so much to me & i love The Mastermind. Thanks for this thoughtful review @robrubsam.bsky.social
defector.com/kelly-reicha...
defector.com/kelly-reicha...
Kelly Reichardt’s Labors Of Love | Defector
For three decades now, the director Kelly Reichardt has been making films about American escape artists: drifters and dreamers, rough sleepers and revolutionaries, full-of-it swindlers and disillusion...
defector.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
'For Cookie and Lizzy, art makes life worthwhile, whether life deserves it or not.' Kelly Reichardt's films mean so much to me & i love The Mastermind. Thanks for this thoughtful review @robrubsam.bsky.social
defector.com/kelly-reicha...
defector.com/kelly-reicha...
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dawg not the steakhouse wedding font
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
dawg not the steakhouse wedding font
better things are indeed possible
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
better things are indeed possible
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Many thanks to @brandyjensen.bsky.social for letting me write about Kelly Reichardt, our slow action maestra defector.com/kelly-reicha...
Kelly Reichardt’s Labors Of Love | Defector
For three decades now, the director Kelly Reichardt has been making films about American escape artists: drifters and dreamers, rough sleepers and revolutionaries, full-of-it swindlers and disillusion...
defector.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Many thanks to @brandyjensen.bsky.social for letting me write about Kelly Reichardt, our slow action maestra defector.com/kelly-reicha...
really nice work here from @robrubsam.bsky.social
Kelly Reichardt’s Labors Of Love | Defector
For three decades now, the director Kelly Reichardt has been making films about American escape artists: drifters and dreamers, rough sleepers and revolutionaries, full-of-it swindlers and disillusion...
defector.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
really nice work here from @robrubsam.bsky.social
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The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
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The officer Sandwich Guy is charged with assaulting testifies that he could feel the impact of the sandwich through his ballistic vest, and it “exploded all over my uniform.” He says he could “smell the onions and the mustard.”
November 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The officer Sandwich Guy is charged with assaulting testifies that he could feel the impact of the sandwich through his ballistic vest, and it “exploded all over my uniform.” He says he could “smell the onions and the mustard.”
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i'm a very biased party here but pretty much everything about the Mamdani campaign and the discourse around it thus far is a pretty thorough vindication of Africana Studies
It is worth saying that putting “Africana studies” in scare quotes as if it’s a ridiculous concept is not a political argument. It’s just racism. “Africa is not worthy of a major” is the implication. Yeah dude you’re just racist. (From Gerard Baker at the WSJ today)
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
www.wsj.com/opinion/mamd...
November 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
i'm a very biased party here but pretty much everything about the Mamdani campaign and the discourse around it thus far is a pretty thorough vindication of Africana Studies
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watching the Mamdani campaign from afar during the primary, so many things were impressive, among them the incredible work his online video team was doing to spread the message in fun, creative, educational, invigorating ways that spoke to people
this is my story about how they did it
this is my story about how they did it
Selling Zohran | Defector
On a cool Sunday in November, a few days after Donald Trump’s re-election, Zohran Mamdani stood on a street corner in Jamaica, Queens, holding up a hastily drawn cardboard sign that read “DID YOU VOTE...
defector.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
watching the Mamdani campaign from afar during the primary, so many things were impressive, among them the incredible work his online video team was doing to spread the message in fun, creative, educational, invigorating ways that spoke to people
this is my story about how they did it
this is my story about how they did it
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It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
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I — yes? what do you think is supposed to happen in the situation you describe?
November 1, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I — yes? what do you think is supposed to happen in the situation you describe?
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It’s his day.
November 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It’s his day.
fascinating!
Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound
Research has linked the ability to visualize to a bewildering variety of human traits—how we experience trauma, hold grudges, and, above all, remember our lives.
www.newyorker.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
fascinating!
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Larry Bushart, 61, spent over a month in jail over a liberal meme he posted on Facebook. He celebrated his freedom by eating wings, drinking margaritas — and posting a bunch more liberal memes on Facebook. Heart of a true boomer poster.
Gift link: wapo.st/4qwXqSJ w/ @benbrasch.bsky.social
Gift link: wapo.st/4qwXqSJ w/ @benbrasch.bsky.social
A retired policeman posted a Charlie Kirk meme. He spent a month in jail.
The 61-year-old Tennessee man plans to sue after authorities dropped charges over a political Facebook post. Free-speech advocates say it’s a symptom of a wider crackdown.
wapo.st
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Larry Bushart, 61, spent over a month in jail over a liberal meme he posted on Facebook. He celebrated his freedom by eating wings, drinking margaritas — and posting a bunch more liberal memes on Facebook. Heart of a true boomer poster.
Gift link: wapo.st/4qwXqSJ w/ @benbrasch.bsky.social
Gift link: wapo.st/4qwXqSJ w/ @benbrasch.bsky.social
good review of Werner Herzog’s book, which is about the dangers of AI, going on long walks, and a cube-shaped translucent pig stuck in a sewer grate
Werner Herzog’s New Book Tackles The Problem Of Truth | Defector
You might think of Werner Herzog’s new book, The Future of Truth, as the story of two animals. On the front cover, you see the silhouette of a lone penguin, somewhere in the middle distance, setting ...
defector.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
good review of Werner Herzog’s book, which is about the dangers of AI, going on long walks, and a cube-shaped translucent pig stuck in a sewer grate
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For this year’s Tip Jar drive, we invite you to travel to Philadelphia to either judge (easy mode) or bake along with (chaos mode) Kelsey McKinney and Chris Thompson as they take on another timed baking challenge. defector.com/help-secure-...
Help Secure Our Financial Independence By Infiltrating The Great Blogger Bake Shop | Defector
Last year, Defector’s operations geniuses submitted our annual Tip Jar drives for consideration in the Online Journalism Awards category of “Innovation in Revenue Strategy” for mid-size newsrooms. We…
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October 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
For this year’s Tip Jar drive, we invite you to travel to Philadelphia to either judge (easy mode) or bake along with (chaos mode) Kelsey McKinney and Chris Thompson as they take on another timed baking challenge. defector.com/help-secure-...