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Why are these questions not front and center in every news story about this travesty?
These men were not just deported, they've been incarcerated without trial in a brutalist megaprison.
What is the plan for them now? Are they awaiting trial? Where? Are they facing sentences? How long?
What is the plan for them now? Are they awaiting trial? Where? Are they facing sentences? How long?
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Why are these questions not front and center in every news story about this travesty?
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It’s like a coworker coming up to you and saying “hey have you noticed Carl hums really loudly when he has headphones on” and then when you you’re like “yeah I’ve noticed that, it’s kinda annoying” they ask if you want to help burn his house down, they’ve already tied up his family inside.
With things like land acknowledgments and “pronoun policing,” it’s not this never happened, nor that every time it did was great, never ever misguided, cringy, annoying, etc
It’s
1) Nowhere near as pervasive as made out to be
and
2) Not even close to a rational justification for ending democracy
It’s
1) Nowhere near as pervasive as made out to be
and
2) Not even close to a rational justification for ending democracy
March 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It’s like a coworker coming up to you and saying “hey have you noticed Carl hums really loudly when he has headphones on” and then when you you’re like “yeah I’ve noticed that, it’s kinda annoying” they ask if you want to help burn his house down, they’ve already tied up his family inside.
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"Sir, the Truck guys are pro-Trudeau now."
March 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Sir, the Truck guys are pro-Trudeau now."
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What broad newspapers should I as a European support in the USA to strengthen free and fair news with journalistik integrity, in these times? I have previously had subscriptions for several papers but recent decisions by owners of papers forces me to reconsider.
February 27, 2025 at 4:49 AM
What broad newspapers should I as a European support in the USA to strengthen free and fair news with journalistik integrity, in these times? I have previously had subscriptions for several papers but recent decisions by owners of papers forces me to reconsider.
I wonder which of the two strategic choices is the most performative for BP? Because if their green deal was only window dressing, there would be no need to reset, unless they’re both PR products.
BP, the energy giant, on Wednesday said it would increase spending on oil and gas while sharply paring back investments on various forms of clean energy.
BP to ‘Fundamentally Reset’ Strategy in Shift Back to Oil and Gas
The energy giant said it would cut planned investments in clean energy and redirect spending toward fossil fuels.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I wonder which of the two strategic choices is the most performative for BP? Because if their green deal was only window dressing, there would be no need to reset, unless they’re both PR products.
Rest in pieces, Europe.
A snippet from the “proposal” where US gets the 50% of Ukraine’s minerals JDV presented Zelenskyy in Munich with
Are DJT lawyers too stupid to spell “peace” or did they want a “lasting piece” of Ukraine?
Are DJT lawyers too stupid to spell “peace” or did they want a “lasting piece” of Ukraine?
February 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Rest in pieces, Europe.
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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
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Early morning physical activity significantly lowers depression risk, especially for those genetically predisposed to the condition.
by Tian G, Yao ZY (...) Jia CX et 3 al. in J Affect Disord #MedSky
📖 read the article:
by Tian G, Yao ZY (...) Jia CX et 3 al. in J Affect Disord #MedSky
📖 read the article:
Timing of physical activity, genetic predisposition, and incident depression: An accelerometer-based prospective cohort study
There is a lack of prospective cohort studies exploring the associations between the timing of physical activity and incident depression. This study a…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Early morning physical activity significantly lowers depression risk, especially for those genetically predisposed to the condition.
by Tian G, Yao ZY (...) Jia CX et 3 al. in J Affect Disord #MedSky
📖 read the article:
by Tian G, Yao ZY (...) Jia CX et 3 al. in J Affect Disord #MedSky
📖 read the article:
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All these bros conveniently forgetting that the U.S. government was instrumental in creating the Internet through NSF grants to universities and research hubs through the 80s and 90s.
February 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
All these bros conveniently forgetting that the U.S. government was instrumental in creating the Internet through NSF grants to universities and research hubs through the 80s and 90s.
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Guys. Guys. It turns out that the recent HS graduate who goes by "big balls" and likely has access to all sorts of incredibly sensitive government data... may not... and, I know this maybe shocking... may not be all that trustworthy.
February 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Guys. Guys. It turns out that the recent HS graduate who goes by "big balls" and likely has access to all sorts of incredibly sensitive government data... may not... and, I know this maybe shocking... may not be all that trustworthy.
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Several major news outlets in Italy have published the AI-generated image of Trump, Musk and Netanyahu in their reports as if it's a real photo of the three.
Not a good look.
Not a good look.
February 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Several major news outlets in Italy have published the AI-generated image of Trump, Musk and Netanyahu in their reports as if it's a real photo of the three.
Not a good look.
Not a good look.
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Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg.
Read more here: tcrn.ch/4aKfIZa
Read more here: tcrn.ch/4aKfIZa
February 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website this week. The change was first spotted by Bloomberg.
Read more here: tcrn.ch/4aKfIZa
Read more here: tcrn.ch/4aKfIZa
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Pushing live production code cooked up by some young coders over a week of sleepness nights in place of a legacy system that is fundamental to the operation of the US government is against every programming best practice.
New Exclusive building on Wired's reporting: Musk operatives have already pushed live to production extensive code changes to the Treasury Department payment system which makes 95% of fed govs payments. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...
Musk Cronies Dive Into Treasury Dept Payments Code Base
Overnight Wired reported that contrary to published reports that DOGE operatives at...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Pushing live production code cooked up by some young coders over a week of sleepness nights in place of a legacy system that is fundamental to the operation of the US government is against every programming best practice.
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Conservative budget wonks (Manhattan Instiutte, Tax Foundation) confirming that this is a consittutional crisis. Not liberal hysteria. Happening right now.
February 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Conservative budget wonks (Manhattan Instiutte, Tax Foundation) confirming that this is a consittutional crisis. Not liberal hysteria. Happening right now.
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is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?
February 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
is it good or bad that a billionaire oligarch with close ties to foreign dictators is currently downloading the most sensitive information the us federal government has about its citizens to his own private servers?
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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
”Institutions can indeed protect democracy. But only if the people who value it stand up for those institutions.”
In 2017, I wrote a piece for Survival on Trump, Putinism, & populism. Just relooked it and am struck by what has & hasn't changed. Among other things I argue against blaming Russia for democratic decline elsewhere (all the rage for a time). Check it out. Tell me what you think. It's free.
Putinism, Populism and the Defence of Liberal Democracy
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www.tandfonline.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
”Institutions can indeed protect democracy. But only if the people who value it stand up for those institutions.”
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Austrian article saying that if the public broadcaster is destroyed, the private news will follow. The day after the Trump administration started dismantling PBS.
Öffentlich-rechtlicher Rundfunk ist wie ein Dominostein. Wenn er fällt, werden auch alle anderen Nachrichtenmedien kippen. Die FPÖ nutzt ihre Konkurrenz zum ORF: teile + herrsche. Doch er verdient trotz seiner Mängel Solidarität von Zeitungen + Privatsendern. Auch zu ihrem Selbstschutz (@news.at).
January 31, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Austrian article saying that if the public broadcaster is destroyed, the private news will follow. The day after the Trump administration started dismantling PBS.
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Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
www.ft.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment
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Team @lawfare.bsky.social is tracking Trump's executive orders, with brief summaries of what they actually do (and don't do) here: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/docu...
Documents
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Team @lawfare.bsky.social is tracking Trump's executive orders, with brief summaries of what they actually do (and don't do) here: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/docu...
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I’m not sure people quite grasp how much of the crypto world is reacting to the Trump memecoin launches.
January 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I’m not sure people quite grasp how much of the crypto world is reacting to the Trump memecoin launches.