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Sex realist.
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Picard management tip: We all have a primordial instinct to fear the unknown. It is up to each of us to suppress that instinct, to investigate mysteries even in the face of risk.
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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lady james grapes, painted by amanda almira newton, 1905
December 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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This is because the left treats feminism—and particularly feminist critiques of sexuality and sexual exploitation—with contempt, not as a serious and necessary intervention but ad a bourgeois affectation at best and as a betrayal at worst. But you’re not ready for that conversation!!!
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Bro boost: women say their LinkedIn traffic increases if they pretend to be men
Collective experiment found switching profile to ‘male’ and ‘bro-coding’ text led to big increase in reach, though site denies favouring posts by men.
Bro boost: women say their LinkedIn traffic increases if they pretend to be men
Collective experiment found switching profile to ‘male’ and ‘bro-coding’ text led to big increase in reach, though site denies favouring posts by men
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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The Justice Department on Monday asked to intervene on behalf of two Virginia students who are challenging their school board’s progressive transgender restroom policy. www.courthousenews.com/justice-depa...
Justice Department sues Virginia school board over transgender restroom policy
The federal government believes a liberal school board wrongly punished two Christian students for opposing a policy allowing transgender students to use the restroom of their choosing.
www.courthousenews.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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“You’re asking us to destroy the structure of government,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor told U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer.

More via @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social 🔽 www.courthousenews.com/knives-out-a...
Knives out at Supreme Court in battle for executive power
President Trump’s push to fire independent regulators led to a heated debate over the justices’ fundamental views on the structure of the government.
www.courthousenews.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...

"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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South Africa cancels tourist visas for Palestinians, after two mystery flights linked to Israeli 'voluntary emigration' campaign www.middleeasteye.net/news/south-a...
South Africa cancels Palestinian visa waiver, citing Israeli ‘emigration’ efforts
Pretoria says Israeli actors are abusing visa exemptions to facilitate ‘voluntary’ displacement from Gaza
www.middleeasteye.net
December 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Reminders, as public health officials warn of a very bad flu season:

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* Washing hands is not a strategy for a respiratory virus. N95s, ventilation, air filtration -- especially in hospitals.

* We should have been cleaning indoor air with the same effort we put into cleaning drinking water.

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December 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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fink apples, painted by elsie e. lower, 1907
December 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Today, on the anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre, we remember the names of every woman who was killed because they were women. (1/3)
December 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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While Nathalie Provost says much has changed since an antifeminist gunman entered her Polytechnique classroom and killed her classmates 36 years ago, she worries about worsening social tensions.
Polytechnique survivor ‘worried’ about social climate 36 years after antifeminist massacre
While Nathalie Provost says much has changed since an antifeminist gunman entered her Polytechnique classroom and killed her classmates 36 years ago, she worries about worsening social tensions.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I’ve now had multiple sources tell me the UK NHS is removing the CDC from its list of reliable sources.

Welcome to irrelevance.
December 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Pink slips revisit pandemic-era highs #econsky
Layoff announcements top 1.1 million this year, the most since 2020 pandemic, per CNBC
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Are men okay?
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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ewalt apples, painted by amanda almira newton, 1905
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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After winning in court, Oregon officials logged in to a federal grant website to accept counterterrorism money, only to find the button to do so was disabled. They thought it might be a system glitch until they talked to counterparts in other states. The button did not return online.
Oregon struggles to land federal counterterrorism money over immigration • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration gave states an ultimatum: Cooperate with his team’s immigration crackdown or lose your federal homeland security funding.
buff.ly
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What an excellent resource! Thank you for posting, @quarantegan (and to @brebis for the repost)
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Women suffer most from deepfake abuses, and as cases rise, victims need better ways to regain control
Being deepfaked can feel like sexual assault, stripping victims of control, identity, and dignity.
Women suffer most from deepfake abuses, and as cases rise, victims need better ways to regain control
Being deepfaked can feel like sexual assault, stripping victims of control, identity, and dignity. With the rise of AI-generated content, experts tell CNA Women that digital sexual violence against wo...
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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US: From sovereign wealth funds to family ties, investors think Trump’s economic model is borrowing a lot from #SaudiArabia.
By @samjsutton in @politico
t.co/hqTE9vDEu2

#DontBlameTheOrb
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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A sharp rise in AI-generated sex crimes in South Korea is being driven largely by teenagers, according to police, in what officials describe as a troubling intersection of cheap deepfake technology, digital manipulation and underage offenders.
www.koreaherald.com/article/1061...
Cheap AI tools fuel teen-driven rise in deepfake sex crimes in South Korea
A sharp rise in AI-generated sex crimes in South Korea is being driven largely by teenagers, according to police, in what officials describe as a troubling inte
www.koreaherald.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In spite of #Trump s declining approval numbers, #Democrats still dragging.
Oh — anybody see the Dems’ 2026 strategy for #independents? 🤔
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Shocking Pink (1980's) feminist zine by a collective of young women in London, predating riot grrrl era #womensart
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM