Ethan Kwassman
@ethankwassman.bsky.social
Pace University Online December '23/May '24 graduate, currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Communications and Digital Media also at Pace University Dyson College Arts & Sciences.
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If you can't wait for this horrible year to end, start counting down to the end now.
Infinite Ball Drop: the New Year's Eve ball is currently 2,301,120 feet above Times Square with 993,130 seconds to go https://infiniteballdrop.com/
Infinite Ball Drop
Where would the Times Square Ball be if it started dropping now? Made by Brian Moore and Will Lindberg.
infiniteballdrop.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
If you can't wait for this horrible year to end, start counting down to the end now.
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Record-setting temperatures and rainfall in the Arctic over the past year sped up the melting of permafrost and washed toxic minerals into more than 200 rivers across northern Alaska, threatening vital salmon runs, according to a new report. nyti.ms/48Qr26R
December 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Record-setting temperatures and rainfall in the Arctic over the past year sped up the melting of permafrost and washed toxic minerals into more than 200 rivers across northern Alaska, threatening vital salmon runs, according to a new report. nyti.ms/48Qr26R
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This is such a badass play by PS2. Watson with a free release and he's got a step on Surtain II, but the recovery speed and body control to make this play is crazy
December 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is such a badass play by PS2. Watson with a free release and he's got a step on Surtain II, but the recovery speed and body control to make this play is crazy
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News Analysis: Australia has long looked warily at the cycle of gun violence in the U.S., where meaningful changes in policy have been rare. But within 48 hours of the Bondi Beach shooting, Australia pledged to further tighten its gun laws, already some of the most restrictive in the world.
Australia Doubles Down on Gun Control in Wake of Bondi Beach Shooting
The country has long looked warily at the cycle of gun violence in the United States, where meaningful changes in policy have been rare.
nyti.ms
December 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
News Analysis: Australia has long looked warily at the cycle of gun violence in the U.S., where meaningful changes in policy have been rare. But within 48 hours of the Bondi Beach shooting, Australia pledged to further tighten its gun laws, already some of the most restrictive in the world.
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“This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “Misery.”
Rob Reiner directed an incredible number of accessible, original and adult movies that we still cherish, our chief film critic Manohla Dargis writes.
Rob Reiner directed an incredible number of accessible, original and adult movies that we still cherish, our chief film critic Manohla Dargis writes.
Rob Reiner Gave Us Great Reasons to Go to the Movies
“This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “Misery”: Reiner delivered an incredible number of accessible, original and adult movies that we still cherish.
nyti.ms
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “Misery.”
Rob Reiner directed an incredible number of accessible, original and adult movies that we still cherish, our chief film critic Manohla Dargis writes.
Rob Reiner directed an incredible number of accessible, original and adult movies that we still cherish, our chief film critic Manohla Dargis writes.
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When someone shows you who they are, believe them.
Trump said something ugly enough that even Republicans are upset. slate.trib.al/JoJ2S5K
Trump Said Something Ugly Enough That Even Republicans Are Upset
The president’s grip on his party will survive yet another heartless social media post, but something is slipping here.
slate.trib.al
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 AM
When someone shows you who they are, believe them.
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Honestly, I'm not entirely opposed to this. If modern social media had existed before I was sixteen, I wouldn't have allowed myself to use it then either. There are many things on these apps that literal children shouldn't be exposed to yet.
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban
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Australia has enacted a world-first ban on social media for users aged under 16, causing millions of children and teenagers to lose access to their accounts.
Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and TikTok are expected to have taken steps from Wednesday to remove accounts held by users under 16 years of age in Australia, and prevent those teens from registering new accounts. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Honestly, I'm not entirely opposed to this. If modern social media had existed before I was sixteen, I wouldn't have allowed myself to use it then either. There are many things on these apps that literal children shouldn't be exposed to yet.
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"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. And if all others accepted the lie which the party imposed - if all records told the same tale – then the lie passed into history and became truth.”
The EPA has quietly removed the fact that human activity is driving climate change from a handful of pages on its website. The changes comes as the Trump administration takes aggressive action to boost oil, gas and coal, the burning of which is the main driver of global warming.
Some Mentions of Human Causes of Climate Change Removed From E.P.A. Site
An E.P.A. site listing the causes of climate change no longer includes the main one: human activity.
nyti.ms
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. And if all others accepted the lie which the party imposed - if all records told the same tale – then the lie passed into history and became truth.”
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Finally, we're focusing on the important issues: DEI typefaces.
Calibri is too woke for the State Department
Calibri is too woke for the State Department
Out with the old, in with the Times New Roman (again.)
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Finally, we're focusing on the important issues: DEI typefaces.
