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OPINION: " There was a reason pro-slavery businessmen and thinkers were energized by the prospect of an American Egypt: Many Southern planters imagined themselves as guardians of a hierarchical and aristocratic system, one grounded in landownership, tradition and honor," Charles Vanthournout writes.
Opinion | How America Used Egypt to Justify Racism and Slavery
Charles Vanthournout writes about how ancient Egypt shaped slavery and liberation in the American South.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
OPINION: " There was a reason pro-slavery businessmen and thinkers were energized by the prospect of an American Egypt: Many Southern planters imagined themselves as guardians of a hierarchical and aristocratic system, one grounded in landownership, tradition and honor," Charles Vanthournout writes.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Bad AI supplanting human expertise is an issue that transcends any one field, but man—not many people on earth whose knowledge and dedication deserves respect like LIBRARIANS.
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bad AI supplanting human expertise is an issue that transcends any one field, but man—not many people on earth whose knowledge and dedication deserves respect like LIBRARIANS.
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
September 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
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Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"
September 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"
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Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.
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SCHULZ: “On this (Epstein cover-up) Trump is rebuking the base. Almost like spitting in their faces… The second he started talking about Obama I’m like oh he’s guilty.”
July 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
SCHULZ: “On this (Epstein cover-up) Trump is rebuking the base. Almost like spitting in their faces… The second he started talking about Obama I’m like oh he’s guilty.”
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Prosecutors will not bring criminal charges against sheriff’s officers who wrestled a Black man out of a car during a traffic stop and punched him multiple times, the local sheriff said Monday.
No charges for Jacksonville officers who punched Black man during arrest
William Anthony McNeil Jr. questioned why he was pulled over and refused to get out of the car. An officer smashed his window and punched him in the face, video shows.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Prosecutors will not bring criminal charges against sheriff’s officers who wrestled a Black man out of a car during a traffic stop and punched him multiple times, the local sheriff said Monday.
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This is scandalous. The El Paso SPC is one of the few ICE detention centers owned by ICE itself. Members of Congress cannot legally be turned away from ICE facilities when conducting oversight. Yet these emails say Noem herself is deciding when and how Members can conduct oversight.
This week, ICE illegally denied me entry into a processing facility in my district, and today, they released a statement saying I “[gave] the appearance of a political stunt intended to generate publicity rather than pursue genuine oversight.”
I have some thoughts.🧵
I have some thoughts.🧵
July 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is scandalous. The El Paso SPC is one of the few ICE detention centers owned by ICE itself. Members of Congress cannot legally be turned away from ICE facilities when conducting oversight. Yet these emails say Noem herself is deciding when and how Members can conduct oversight.
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ICE killed a farm worker who was just doing their job. Murdered.
July 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
ICE killed a farm worker who was just doing their job. Murdered.
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“There is no clear precedent for what DeSantis and the president are doing."
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges
"The use of military courts to hear civilian cases is the essential component of martial law."
www.motherjones.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“There is no clear precedent for what DeSantis and the president are doing."
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
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Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith
Legislators have the statutory authority make unannounced visits to state run
facilities, but the DeSantis regime is
REFUSING us entry into 'Alligator Alcatraz'.
Legislators have the statutory authority make unannounced visits to state run
facilities, but the DeSantis regime is
REFUSING us entry into 'Alligator Alcatraz'.
July 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith
Legislators have the statutory authority make unannounced visits to state run
facilities, but the DeSantis regime is
REFUSING us entry into 'Alligator Alcatraz'.
Legislators have the statutory authority make unannounced visits to state run
facilities, but the DeSantis regime is
REFUSING us entry into 'Alligator Alcatraz'.
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This is an objectively funny clip.
Bartiromo: "We are waiting any moment now to get the jobs number for the month of June. The expectations call for the numbers to be up 95,000. Right now seeing the number -- actually, uh, showing a decline in jobs, uh, down 33,000, uh."
July 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This is an objectively funny clip.
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Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
June 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
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Zohran Mamdani has waged a surprisingly strong campaign for mayor of New York City. Can the movement he created overcome Andrew Cuomo’s power?
What Zohran Mamdani Got Right About Running for Mayor
The thirty-three-year-old democratic socialist has created a movement. Can it overcome Andrew Cuomo’s power?
www.newyorker.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Zohran Mamdani has waged a surprisingly strong campaign for mayor of New York City. Can the movement he created overcome Andrew Cuomo’s power?
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Anderson Cooper & Scott Pelley talk about how corporate news orgs don’t have the support of their corporate overlords to speak truth to power.
This is why independent outlets like us exist. Would be great if we didn’t have to. 🤷🏻♂️
This is why independent outlets like us exist. Would be great if we didn’t have to. 🤷🏻♂️
June 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Anderson Cooper & Scott Pelley talk about how corporate news orgs don’t have the support of their corporate overlords to speak truth to power.
This is why independent outlets like us exist. Would be great if we didn’t have to. 🤷🏻♂️
This is why independent outlets like us exist. Would be great if we didn’t have to. 🤷🏻♂️
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ICE crossed a line in LA
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ICE crossed a line in LA
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That is in fact what this administration has done.
May 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
That is in fact what this administration has done.
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So the people at @msnbc.com helped me make a video on planegate
May 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
So the people at @msnbc.com helped me make a video on planegate
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From @theathletic.bsky.social: Pope Leo madness has taken over Chicago. After the white smoke appeared, it was a shock to see an American and even more to see a South Sider. Once people found out he was a White Sox fan, forget about it. nyti.ms/4j65jJT
May 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
From @theathletic.bsky.social: Pope Leo madness has taken over Chicago. After the white smoke appeared, it was a shock to see an American and even more to see a South Sider. Once people found out he was a White Sox fan, forget about it. nyti.ms/4j65jJT
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JUST IN: Judge Xinis says the DOJ has failed to file a privilege log regarding invocation of the state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case.
She's giving them until 3pm or will construe it as "intentional refusal" to comply.
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She's giving them until 3pm or will construe it as "intentional refusal" to comply.
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May 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
JUST IN: Judge Xinis says the DOJ has failed to file a privilege log regarding invocation of the state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case.
She's giving them until 3pm or will construe it as "intentional refusal" to comply.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
She's giving them until 3pm or will construe it as "intentional refusal" to comply.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...