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OAN some of the marginalized people who have been successful in science are successful because they learned to be like the old boy's club, behave like its most unprincipled members when they can get away with it, and never stick their neck out for anything principled
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
OAN some of the marginalized people who have been successful in science are successful because they learned to be like the old boy's club, behave like its most unprincipled members when they can get away with it, and never stick their neck out for anything principled
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Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
![Statement on Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial at the Israel Hayom Summit
December 9, 2025
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December amount to outright genocide denial.
During her remarks, the Secretary correctly noted that the recent deterioration of Israel’s standing among U.S. voters is not a “Republican versus Democrat kind of divide” but rather a generational one. Nevertheless, she incorrectly diagnosed the reasons for the shift as a matter purely of optics, stating that “Israel [has] the worst PR of any group” and accusing social media, particularly TikTok, of presenting “pure propaganda” that American youth are uncritically ingesting.
Secretary Clinton’s framing is not at all an accurate reflection of why Americans are growing more critical of Israel. Young Americans of all political stripes have not fallen prey to propaganda, though that is always a legitimate concern. Rather, they have consumed two years of videos depicting Israel’s genocide against Palestinians that have been uploaded by Palestinian journalists, ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza, IDF soldiers, and ordinary Israelis themselves. There has been no convincing refutation of the sheer amount of raw evidence of genocide coming out of Palestine. Young people in the U.S. are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well.
Secretary Clinton appears not to be bothered by the reality of genocidal violence – in fact, she did not mention anything about it. Her concern is, rather, in her words, “the narrative” – the fact that these crimes are no longer hidden and are now being live-streamed and documented in real time, making it harder for her and others to control it. TikTok cannot be blamed for the fact that many members of Gen Z understand that Israel is …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pwsjq3xnal6auzgeqho4ecw7/bafkreiafbjju65esvo6htynkkl6or6muv4qqhwo5fghkkbyvclgnxxmchy@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Hot take: I keep seeing people saying that the Trump administration putting Admiral Levine's deadname on her photo is "petty," and I honestly disagree. It's an act of violence. They're leveraging the power of the federal government to erase this woman's existence. That's not "petty," it's murderous.
December 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hot take: I keep seeing people saying that the Trump administration putting Admiral Levine's deadname on her photo is "petty," and I honestly disagree. It's an act of violence. They're leveraging the power of the federal government to erase this woman's existence. That's not "petty," it's murderous.
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3 days ago, Hakeem Jeffries stated that Donald Trump was right on immigration and the border.
December 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
3 days ago, Hakeem Jeffries stated that Donald Trump was right on immigration and the border.
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Disgusting. This shit must be stopped.
“Landlords may say ‘smart home’ devices are a tenant convenience. But the reality is, these AI-enabled systems can track patterns of tenant behavior, identify when people are home, and provide landlords with personal information that could be used to push out tenants perceived as too costly.”
ACLU Sues San Francisco Landlords over AI-Powered Surveillance in Tenants' Homes | ACLU of Northern CA
www.aclunc.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Disgusting. This shit must be stopped.
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Popping in to give a strong recommend to this biography
In his excellent biography of William F. Buckley Jr., Sam Tanenhaus notes that "as far as white Southerners were concerned, both the Fourteenth and the Fifteenth Amendments weren't really part of the Constitution." In 1957, Buckley called them "inorganic accretions" (p. 380).
December 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Popping in to give a strong recommend to this biography
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In case you missed it.
The Afterlife of Alice Wong
The disability justice activist’s life proved that anger can be an act of care.
time.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In case you missed it.
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Read that defense of Olivia Nuzzi and 1. The editors allowed the phrase “smack drab” to be published. And 2. they allowed the author to compare Nuzzi’s self-induced situation to lynching. Lynching!
December 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Read that defense of Olivia Nuzzi and 1. The editors allowed the phrase “smack drab” to be published. And 2. they allowed the author to compare Nuzzi’s self-induced situation to lynching. Lynching!
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This article asks, "whether this is open to abuse", but imo, the very existence and implementation of this tech *IS* abuse.
No matter how "restricted" it is. No matter how little an employer uses it.
This is a level of surveillance that is inherently abusive.
No matter how "restricted" it is. No matter how little an employer uses it.
This is a level of surveillance that is inherently abusive.
microsoft promised to "empower every user" and google to "revolutionise knowledge and technological innovation" but in reality what they have given us is an invasive surveillance dystopian nightmare hard to escape
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
Microsoft Teams Starts Telling Your Boss Where You Are—Now Just 8 Weeks Away
Microsoft confirms start date for new Teams update — no more hiding places.
www.forbes.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This article asks, "whether this is open to abuse", but imo, the very existence and implementation of this tech *IS* abuse.
No matter how "restricted" it is. No matter how little an employer uses it.
This is a level of surveillance that is inherently abusive.
No matter how "restricted" it is. No matter how little an employer uses it.
This is a level of surveillance that is inherently abusive.
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This man isn’t just a ref flag. He’s a bloodied tattered sheet.
Culturally normal is a dog whistle.
Gavin Newsom Urges Democrats to Be ‘More Culturally Normal’
YouTube video by The New York Times
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This man isn’t just a ref flag. He’s a bloodied tattered sheet.
w eye holes
This man isn’t just a ref flag. He’s a bloodied tattered sheet.
Culturally normal is a dog whistle.
December 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
w eye holes
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1. Ordered 2,000+ organic pads for the women’s prison in BR
2. sponsored the Christmas musical for women incarcerated in NOLA for $3,000 for the 3rd year in a row
3. wrote $6,000 in checks for returning moms at the safehouse
4. endorsed a NY bill for menstrual access
all without leaving my bed.
2. sponsored the Christmas musical for women incarcerated in NOLA for $3,000 for the 3rd year in a row
3. wrote $6,000 in checks for returning moms at the safehouse
4. endorsed a NY bill for menstrual access
all without leaving my bed.
December 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
1. Ordered 2,000+ organic pads for the women’s prison in BR
2. sponsored the Christmas musical for women incarcerated in NOLA for $3,000 for the 3rd year in a row
3. wrote $6,000 in checks for returning moms at the safehouse
4. endorsed a NY bill for menstrual access
all without leaving my bed.
2. sponsored the Christmas musical for women incarcerated in NOLA for $3,000 for the 3rd year in a row
3. wrote $6,000 in checks for returning moms at the safehouse
4. endorsed a NY bill for menstrual access
all without leaving my bed.
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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Jesus healed someone he wasn't supposed to. Therefore it's okay to murder people you're not supposed to. Solid grasp of faith, literacy, and logic we've got here
She compares the boat strikes to Jesus breaking the sabbath to heal someone.
December 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Jesus healed someone he wasn't supposed to. Therefore it's okay to murder people you're not supposed to. Solid grasp of faith, literacy, and logic we've got here
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36 years ago today, 14 women, most of whom were studying engineering, were killed by an anti-feminist gun man at École Polytechnique in Montreal. I was a young graduate student studying physics at the time and I will never forget. #MontrealMassacre #NeverForget 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️ 🎢 #AcademicSky 🇨🇦
December 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
36 years ago today, 14 women, most of whom were studying engineering, were killed by an anti-feminist gun man at École Polytechnique in Montreal. I was a young graduate student studying physics at the time and I will never forget. #MontrealMassacre #NeverForget 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️ 🎢 #AcademicSky 🇨🇦
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George Washington proposed one representative for ever 30,000 people, Madison proposed an amendment to make that ratio 1 to every 50,000. The ratio today is 1 representative for every 750,000 people, so you can see how much less representation that is than what was intended by the founders.
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
George Washington proposed one representative for ever 30,000 people, Madison proposed an amendment to make that ratio 1 to every 50,000. The ratio today is 1 representative for every 750,000 people, so you can see how much less representation that is than what was intended by the founders.
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This is depraved
Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones. One recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is depraved
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Lying half awake, staring at the hospital ceiling after seeing an AI bro condescending to @kathryntewson.bsky.social, I drifted off thinking about cognition, reasoning, and understanding.
I found myself at the question: “Do these guys actually think that knowing a bunch of facts is understanding?”
I found myself at the question: “Do these guys actually think that knowing a bunch of facts is understanding?”
December 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Lying half awake, staring at the hospital ceiling after seeing an AI bro condescending to @kathryntewson.bsky.social, I drifted off thinking about cognition, reasoning, and understanding.
I found myself at the question: “Do these guys actually think that knowing a bunch of facts is understanding?”
I found myself at the question: “Do these guys actually think that knowing a bunch of facts is understanding?”
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@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
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This kind of dataset is a clear indicator that propaganda plays a big role in people's political positions and acting like people are unshiftable is just completely detached from reality
Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This kind of dataset is a clear indicator that propaganda plays a big role in people's political positions and acting like people are unshiftable is just completely detached from reality
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the word layoffs doesn't even appear in this article
It's just all analysts chirping away about synergies
media coverage of itself and its endless consolidation doesn't think labor, consumers, or creatives are actually relevant to anything
It's just all analysts chirping away about synergies
media coverage of itself and its endless consolidation doesn't think labor, consumers, or creatives are actually relevant to anything
It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion
The streaming giant's proposal includes a $5.8 billion breakup fee and promises to maintain Warner Bros. current operations, "including theatrical releases." Theater owners are already speaking out.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
the word layoffs doesn't even appear in this article
It's just all analysts chirping away about synergies
media coverage of itself and its endless consolidation doesn't think labor, consumers, or creatives are actually relevant to anything
It's just all analysts chirping away about synergies
media coverage of itself and its endless consolidation doesn't think labor, consumers, or creatives are actually relevant to anything
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Newsom’s line “it’s about addition, not subtraction” gives the game away.
People who care about principles on the left are just supposed to shut up and accept right wing policies. In reality, the “addition” of right wingers to the Dem Party only works if you don’t lose lefties by alienating them.
People who care about principles on the left are just supposed to shut up and accept right wing policies. In reality, the “addition” of right wingers to the Dem Party only works if you don’t lose lefties by alienating them.
Gov. @gavinnewsom says he disagrees with Mayor @zohrankmamdani about the need for a wealth tax on billionaires, which he is “adamantly against” - says Dems are a “big tent party” with both views.
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Newsom’s line “it’s about addition, not subtraction” gives the game away.
People who care about principles on the left are just supposed to shut up and accept right wing policies. In reality, the “addition” of right wingers to the Dem Party only works if you don’t lose lefties by alienating them.
People who care about principles on the left are just supposed to shut up and accept right wing policies. In reality, the “addition” of right wingers to the Dem Party only works if you don’t lose lefties by alienating them.
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NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...