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A LOT of USians are functionally illiterate because we have a public school system and not a system of public education…
New ICE recruiting methods have resulted in half of this group of absolute winners failing AN OPEN BOOK TEST
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A LOT of USians are functionally illiterate because we have a public school system and not a system of public education…
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It absolutely rules that The Train Guys have moved from "we should have more trains" to "if we want more trains we have to figure out how to build/operate them for less money" and we gotta apply this vibe to more things (housing, schools in some places, etc.)
October 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It absolutely rules that The Train Guys have moved from "we should have more trains" to "if we want more trains we have to figure out how to build/operate them for less money" and we gotta apply this vibe to more things (housing, schools in some places, etc.)
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this feels completely banal? yes, a big tent political party is going to include voters who have bigoted views. i don’t think anyone has argued otherwise? the actual question at hand is “to what extent should a political party ostensibly committed to equality appeal to popular prejudices?”
Bigots in the tent
What did you think winning meant? vibes? papers? essays? losers.
www.theargumentmag.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
this feels completely banal? yes, a big tent political party is going to include voters who have bigoted views. i don’t think anyone has argued otherwise? the actual question at hand is “to what extent should a political party ostensibly committed to equality appeal to popular prejudices?”
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the dc takeover is a distraction from the putin summit is a distraction from epstein is a distraction from the jobs numbers is a distraction from ICE is a distraction from the economy is a distraction from the dc takeover is a distrac
August 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
the dc takeover is a distraction from the putin summit is a distraction from epstein is a distraction from the jobs numbers is a distraction from ICE is a distraction from the economy is a distraction from the dc takeover is a distrac
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As US moves (even more) to affordable housing system dominated by Low Income Housing Tax Credit, which largely depends on private-sector developers, as LIHTC expands & vouchers & public housing are (possibly) severely cut, the AH system will be (even more) landlord-friendly & tenant-hostile. 1/2
June 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
As US moves (even more) to affordable housing system dominated by Low Income Housing Tax Credit, which largely depends on private-sector developers, as LIHTC expands & vouchers & public housing are (possibly) severely cut, the AH system will be (even more) landlord-friendly & tenant-hostile. 1/2
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What better way to observe the end of slavery than a rich old white man yelling to work harder.
June 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What better way to observe the end of slavery than a rich old white man yelling to work harder.
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Pelikan M1000 Souverän fountain pen with Visconti Blue ink. I genuinely believe it's the best nib in the world.
May 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Pelikan M1000 Souverän fountain pen with Visconti Blue ink. I genuinely believe it's the best nib in the world.
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My go-to pen is this Parker 88 that my brother gave me when I graduated college in 1991. Built like a tank, it's going to outlive me and I need to give some thought to who should inherit it
May 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My go-to pen is this Parker 88 that my brother gave me when I graduated college in 1991. Built like a tank, it's going to outlive me and I need to give some thought to who should inherit it
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This is my favorite mechanical pencil. Nice heft, a rotating window to set your lead type, and the tip collapses back in like a retractable pen
May 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This is my favorite mechanical pencil. Nice heft, a rotating window to set your lead type, and the tip collapses back in like a retractable pen
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Yes, confidence is attractive unless, and this is so important, unless you are also very obviously an idiot
May 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Yes, confidence is attractive unless, and this is so important, unless you are also very obviously an idiot
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PBS News spoke to experts for a closer look at what the research says about the effect of government policies on birth rates — and whether increasing fertility rates is even a worthwhile goal.
What does it take to increase birth rates? Experts say there’s no 'magic' solution
As the Trump administration floats potential incentives to bring up the U.S. birth rate, experts tell PBS News that increasing a country’s birth rate is a heavy lift — if it’s possible at all.
to.pbs.org
May 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
PBS News spoke to experts for a closer look at what the research says about the effect of government policies on birth rates — and whether increasing fertility rates is even a worthwhile goal.
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When Roe v. Wade was overturned and abortion became illegal in Alabama, helping people get out of state came with the threat of jail time. The latest from
@revealnews.org: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@revealnews.org: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Inside Alabama’s threats to prosecute abortion helpers
When Roe v. Wade was overturned and abortion became illegal in Alabama, helping people get out of state came with the threat of jail time.
www.motherjones.com
May 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
When Roe v. Wade was overturned and abortion became illegal in Alabama, helping people get out of state came with the threat of jail time. The latest from
@revealnews.org: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@revealnews.org: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I think about this comic at least once a week
May 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I think about this comic at least once a week
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no he didn't that's not him what the fuck is wrong with you freaks
May 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
no he didn't that's not him what the fuck is wrong with you freaks
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Rümeysa Öztürk has been detained at a federal facility in Louisiana after being arrested on the street in Sommerville, Massachusetts on March 25 by six plainclothes agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Federal court rules Rümeysa Öztürk must be transferred to detention in Vermont
Rümeysa Öztürk has been detained at a federal facility in Louisiana after being arrested on the street in Sommerville, Massachusetts on March 25 by six plainclothes agents of Immigration and Customs E...
www.npr.org
May 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Rümeysa Öztürk has been detained at a federal facility in Louisiana after being arrested on the street in Sommerville, Massachusetts on March 25 by six plainclothes agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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The maddest tweet you'll see all day
May 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The maddest tweet you'll see all day
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I'm glad to see this result, but the Trump regime HAS managed to play hot potato for 7 weeks before getting to this result, and that suggests that this strategy is basically working for them.
May 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I'm glad to see this result, but the Trump regime HAS managed to play hot potato for 7 weeks before getting to this result, and that suggests that this strategy is basically working for them.
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At which point she will have spent nearly two months behind bars for the crime of writing an op-ed.
BREAKING: Second Circuit panel, one day after arguments, unanimously rejects government's arguments and orders that Rumeysa Ozturk be transferred to Vermont no later than May 14. ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/is...
May 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
At which point she will have spent nearly two months behind bars for the crime of writing an op-ed.
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It’s weird to live in a time when basic principles like cruelty is wrong, cheating is empty & the idea that curiosity, generosity, originality, the satisfaction of earned accomplishments & loving intimacy are the center of a good life feel like countercultural concepts
May 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It’s weird to live in a time when basic principles like cruelty is wrong, cheating is empty & the idea that curiosity, generosity, originality, the satisfaction of earned accomplishments & loving intimacy are the center of a good life feel like countercultural concepts
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I think about this a lot. Not only are our institutions broken, I don't know how you un-break a culture that glorifies zero sum meanness.
It’s weird to live in a time when basic principles like cruelty is wrong, cheating is empty & the idea that curiosity, generosity, originality, the satisfaction of earned accomplishments & loving intimacy are the center of a good life feel like countercultural concepts
May 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I think about this a lot. Not only are our institutions broken, I don't know how you un-break a culture that glorifies zero sum meanness.
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Exactly this. If our court system remains at all functional, Rumeysa Ozturk will win an easy victory on First Amendment grounds… after having been locked up and suffered serious health consequences for two months. How many legal immigrants will be inclined to express opinions that risk such a “win”?
The chilling effect is worth so, so much more to them than actually winning.
May 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Exactly this. If our court system remains at all functional, Rumeysa Ozturk will win an easy victory on First Amendment grounds… after having been locked up and suffered serious health consequences for two months. How many legal immigrants will be inclined to express opinions that risk such a “win”?
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NEW: In the Mahmoud Khalil case, Judge Farbiarz orders the government to give him a COMPLETE LIST of every time since 1975 it has invoked the secretary of state's power to deport someone for foreign-policy reasons—including a description of each case's facts and a copy of the official determination.
May 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
NEW: In the Mahmoud Khalil case, Judge Farbiarz orders the government to give him a COMPLETE LIST of every time since 1975 it has invoked the secretary of state's power to deport someone for foreign-policy reasons—including a description of each case's facts and a copy of the official determination.