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Why have we let side-hustle private landlords seize control of our housing – and our politics? | Peter Apps
Why have we let side-hustle private landlords seize control of our housing – and our politics? | Peter Apps
Failed Thatcherite policy monetised complex housing needs. No wonder those who benefit are loth to change it, says Peter Apps, a contributing editor at Inside Housing
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Why have we let side-hustle private landlords seize control of our housing – and our politics? | Peter Apps
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The neurologist Oliver Sacks found that the social-media era resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale.
The Machine Stops
The neurologist Oliver Sacks on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future.
www.newyorker.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The neurologist Oliver Sacks found that the social-media era resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale.
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“Equal opportunities for unequal outcomes,” she said. “That is the American bargain.”
This Priya Krishna piece is a searing portrait of the U.S. economy, posing as a piece about the food in airport lounges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/d... #EconSky
This Priya Krishna piece is a searing portrait of the U.S. economy, posing as a piece about the food in airport lounges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/d... #EconSky
For the Privileged Few, Airport Food Hits a New Height of Luxury
www.nytimes.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“Equal opportunities for unequal outcomes,” she said. “That is the American bargain.”
This Priya Krishna piece is a searing portrait of the U.S. economy, posing as a piece about the food in airport lounges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/d... #EconSky
This Priya Krishna piece is a searing portrait of the U.S. economy, posing as a piece about the food in airport lounges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/d... #EconSky
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Meredith has always been a G, but it's still exceptionally weird and very refreshing hearing from a tech exec who can see through all of this AI bullshit for what it is at its foundation: a backdoor surveillance tool.
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 28, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Meredith has always been a G, but it's still exceptionally weird and very refreshing hearing from a tech exec who can see through all of this AI bullshit for what it is at its foundation: a backdoor surveillance tool.
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this goes so unbelievably hard, godDAMN
June 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
this goes so unbelievably hard, godDAMN
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Last week, I conducted an unannounced oversight visit at the Northwest Detention Center.
I found people who never should have been detained and individuals not being told what their rights are. This is not what the American people want from our immigration system.
I found people who never should have been detained and individuals not being told what their rights are. This is not what the American people want from our immigration system.
June 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Last week, I conducted an unannounced oversight visit at the Northwest Detention Center.
I found people who never should have been detained and individuals not being told what their rights are. This is not what the American people want from our immigration system.
I found people who never should have been detained and individuals not being told what their rights are. This is not what the American people want from our immigration system.
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new video up on trump's war on "DEI" youtu.be/aPExCDMJs-Q
Donald Trump and the myth of "merit."
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
new video up on trump's war on "DEI" youtu.be/aPExCDMJs-Q
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The link between climate denialism and anti-trans fake science has been rhetorically obvious from the start, but somehow I missed that one of the biggest clearinghouses for both was co-founded by the man who would later run Reagan's CIA to manipulate public perception.
www.desmog.com/manhattan-in...
www.desmog.com/manhattan-in...
December 30, 2024 at 2:33 AM
The link between climate denialism and anti-trans fake science has been rhetorically obvious from the start, but somehow I missed that one of the biggest clearinghouses for both was co-founded by the man who would later run Reagan's CIA to manipulate public perception.
www.desmog.com/manhattan-in...
www.desmog.com/manhattan-in...
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CNN convened a panel of transgender youth to get their thoughts on the Supreme Court and the 2024 election.
10-year-old Violet: "My self is not an opinion. It is a fact."
10-year-old Violet: "My self is not an opinion. It is a fact."
December 6, 2024 at 2:26 PM
CNN convened a panel of transgender youth to get their thoughts on the Supreme Court and the 2024 election.
10-year-old Violet: "My self is not an opinion. It is a fact."
10-year-old Violet: "My self is not an opinion. It is a fact."