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Sad that he died at only 76, but now a lot of people are learning about him for the first time, and I hope we're all taking away from his obituary the correct lessons.
(In the crude lingo of my youth, amazing the man could walk with a set of balls that big)
(In the crude lingo of my youth, amazing the man could walk with a set of balls that big)
Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Sad that he died at only 76, but now a lot of people are learning about him for the first time, and I hope we're all taking away from his obituary the correct lessons.
(In the crude lingo of my youth, amazing the man could walk with a set of balls that big)
(In the crude lingo of my youth, amazing the man could walk with a set of balls that big)
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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"We can’t allow a tech giant to weaponize its products to dictate Canadian policy, particularly one with such close ties to the Trump regime. And more important, we can’t allow it to continue choking off the flow of critical information and journalism in Canada."
Meta has maintained a years-long news blockade of Canada to bully Ottawa into dropping a meager attempt to make the company compensate the journalism organizations it systematically defunded.
It's time Canada stop being so chickenshit and do something about it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
It's time Canada stop being so chickenshit and do something about it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: Canadians won’t let the U.S. government boss them around. But U.S. mega-corporations? Sure, why not
For years, Meta has blocked Canadians from accessing news content on its platforms. And for years, Canada has done nothing about this.
www.thestar.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
"We can’t allow a tech giant to weaponize its products to dictate Canadian policy, particularly one with such close ties to the Trump regime. And more important, we can’t allow it to continue choking off the flow of critical information and journalism in Canada."
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I am only now catching up with the theory that Trump's fixation on Greenland is because of its enormous size on Mercator Projection maps
January 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I am only now catching up with the theory that Trump's fixation on Greenland is because of its enormous size on Mercator Projection maps
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
“All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
Opinion | By Killing Renee Good, ICE Sent a Message to Us All
Not even citizens are safe in Trump’s America.
nyti.ms
January 9, 2026 at 2:40 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
“All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
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Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Everything happening now has a precedent. This is not new. Please understand that everything happening now is very American. The only change is that it is happening on camera to middle income white people. Ask BIPOC and low income white people about abuses by the state.
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Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
OTTAWA - This morning, in an unscheduled press statement, the Prime Minister's Office has said that Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned off geolocation services for all his electronic devices "for n...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Mark Carney turns off geolocation on phone just in case
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The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something
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Merry Solstice, all. Today is the darkest day. Tomorrow the light begins its return.
December 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Merry Solstice, all. Today is the darkest day. Tomorrow the light begins its return.
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Roughly 30% of America is white male
Assuming random distribution in a meritocratic system, about a third of positions everywhere should be white male
I can guarantee you we remain vastly overrepresented in most prestige fields. Until that stops being the case, maybe cool it with the sad stories.
Assuming random distribution in a meritocratic system, about a third of positions everywhere should be white male
I can guarantee you we remain vastly overrepresented in most prestige fields. Until that stops being the case, maybe cool it with the sad stories.
One problem with this take is the number of high profile white millennial men in the media...
www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
December 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Roughly 30% of America is white male
Assuming random distribution in a meritocratic system, about a third of positions everywhere should be white male
I can guarantee you we remain vastly overrepresented in most prestige fields. Until that stops being the case, maybe cool it with the sad stories.
Assuming random distribution in a meritocratic system, about a third of positions everywhere should be white male
I can guarantee you we remain vastly overrepresented in most prestige fields. Until that stops being the case, maybe cool it with the sad stories.
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"The Jewish question"
"Jim Crow"
"The gay agenda"
"Trans issues"
Join the fucking dots, people.
Othering and segregation are BAD. Always.
"Jim Crow"
"The gay agenda"
"Trans issues"
Join the fucking dots, people.
Othering and segregation are BAD. Always.
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"The Jewish question"
"Jim Crow"
"The gay agenda"
"Trans issues"
Join the fucking dots, people.
Othering and segregation are BAD. Always.
"Jim Crow"
"The gay agenda"
"Trans issues"
Join the fucking dots, people.
Othering and segregation are BAD. Always.
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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Measles was once considered eliminated in Canada, but not anymore — there have been more than 5,000 cases in the last 12 months as vaccination rates have fallen. Here's how they got there, and why other countries — including the U.S. and Mexico — are also at risk of losing their status.
Canada Loses Its Measles Elimination Status. What Does It Mean for the U.S.?
The disease was once considered eliminated in Canada, but not any more — there have been more than 5,000 cases in the last 12 months as vaccination rates have fallen.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Measles was once considered eliminated in Canada, but not anymore — there have been more than 5,000 cases in the last 12 months as vaccination rates have fallen. Here's how they got there, and why other countries — including the U.S. and Mexico — are also at risk of losing their status.
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I am not a crazy ideologue. I just think that the richest society in human history has a moral responsibility to welcome the stranger, feed the hungry, treat the sick, and house the homeless. If doing that requires forcing comfortably-housed people to accept neighborhood change, I'm ok with that.
Probably the key part of this piece. It comes down to the following: "What does prioritizing millionaire homeowners’ aversion to change over the needs of the poor and unhoused do to our souls?"
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I am not a crazy ideologue. I just think that the richest society in human history has a moral responsibility to welcome the stranger, feed the hungry, treat the sick, and house the homeless. If doing that requires forcing comfortably-housed people to accept neighborhood change, I'm ok with that.
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you can convincingly portray this whole financialized AI edifice as a mortgage crisis-style house of cards without even mentioning that the fundamental product is unreliable, based on outright theft, and people don’t like it.
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
you can convincingly portray this whole financialized AI edifice as a mortgage crisis-style house of cards without even mentioning that the fundamental product is unreliable, based on outright theft, and people don’t like it.
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This is really sad. Teen Vogue has been one of the best outlets of the last decade, unflinching with moral clarity in the face of some real bullshit. @versharma.bsky.social & her amazing team have always treated their readers with respect - a too rare trait these days. www.vogue.com/article/teen...
Teen Vogue Is Joining Vogue.com
The transition, in which Teen Vogue will keep its unique editorial identity and mission, fortifies the evolving Vogue ecosystem.
www.vogue.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is really sad. Teen Vogue has been one of the best outlets of the last decade, unflinching with moral clarity in the face of some real bullshit. @versharma.bsky.social & her amazing team have always treated their readers with respect - a too rare trait these days. www.vogue.com/article/teen...
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Stand for something, go to people, give straight answers, offer hope.
Can't believe this hasn't been tried before.
Can't believe this hasn't been tried before.
Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Stand for something, go to people, give straight answers, offer hope.
Can't believe this hasn't been tried before.
Can't believe this hasn't been tried before.
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One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
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But but but how did they get past the lasers
Spectacular robbery of the French crown jewels at the Louvre today: three masked men climbed a ladder, broke a window, lifted nine priceless pieces from the Apollo gallery, got away on motorbikes. No one hurt.
Reportedly the most famous piece in the room, the 140 carat Regent diamond, was not taken.
Reportedly the most famous piece in the room, the 140 carat Regent diamond, was not taken.
October 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
But but but how did they get past the lasers