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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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The president is using this apparent family tragedy, which as far as we know had absolutely nothing to do with him, to convey the message that if his fans brutally murder his critics, they will receive his support and approval.
Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it?
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
December 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The president is using this apparent family tragedy, which as far as we know had absolutely nothing to do with him, to convey the message that if his fans brutally murder his critics, they will receive his support and approval.
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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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If you need a Christmas resource for a lesson over the coming weeks, these may be handy. Lots of festive puzzles and some quizzes too. None are mine but gathered over the years. Hope you find them useful 🎅🎄
#iTeachPhysics
#Science 🧪
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
#iTeachPhysics
#Science 🧪
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Christmas resources - Google Drive
drive.google.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
If you need a Christmas resource for a lesson over the coming weeks, these may be handy. Lots of festive puzzles and some quizzes too. None are mine but gathered over the years. Hope you find them useful 🎅🎄
#iTeachPhysics
#Science 🧪
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
#iTeachPhysics
#Science 🧪
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Donald Trump’s net approval rating is the lowest it has ever been, at -18%. See how Americans are feeling about their president with our tracker
Donald Trump’s approval rating
Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump
econ.st
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Donald Trump’s net approval rating is the lowest it has ever been, at -18%. See how Americans are feeling about their president with our tracker
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A Vermont state senator has resigned over his involvement in a Young Republican group chat after racist and antisemitic chat messages shared among its members were made public.
Vermont state senator resigns over racist Young Republican chat messages
Samuel Douglass was reportedly the only elected official to take part in the Young Republican group chat that included racist and antisemitic messages.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A Vermont state senator has resigned over his involvement in a Young Republican group chat after racist and antisemitic chat messages shared among its members were made public.
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Who do Canadians regard as an “enemy”? This comes from a new Angus Reid report on India, but get a look at the redder end of that list
(Red = enemy/threat; pink = maybe so)
(Red = enemy/threat; pink = maybe so)
October 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Who do Canadians regard as an “enemy”? This comes from a new Angus Reid report on India, but get a look at the redder end of that list
(Red = enemy/threat; pink = maybe so)
(Red = enemy/threat; pink = maybe so)
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I have assumed this for some time, but we are seeing it play out in real time.
September 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I have assumed this for some time, but we are seeing it play out in real time.
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🧪🧪 Just a reminder, a 2024 study published in JAMA that included over 2 million children found that using acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, during pregnancy was not associated with increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🧪🧪 Just a reminder, a 2024 study published in JAMA that included over 2 million children found that using acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, during pregnancy was not associated with increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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First destroying food, now contraceptives… the cruelty is the point.
US to destroy almost $10m in contraceptives rather than send abroad for women in need
Supplies were almost certainly intended for women in Africa, two senior congressional aides says
www.irishtimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
First destroying food, now contraceptives… the cruelty is the point.
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Elon Musk's Neuralink isn't the only company aiming to link people's brain's directly to computers. Austin-based Paradromics is the latest to test a brain implant in a person—albeit briefly. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/paradr...
A Neuralink Rival Just Tested a Brain Implant in a Person
Paradromics, a brain-computer interface startup, inserted its brain implant in a person—briefly—in an early test of its technology.
www.wired.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Elon Musk's Neuralink isn't the only company aiming to link people's brain's directly to computers. Austin-based Paradromics is the latest to test a brain implant in a person—albeit briefly. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/paradr...
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“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy," Emily Feiner tells us.
Meet the 64-year-old social worker who was dragged out of a Republican town hall
Her offense? Asking Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) what it would take for him to stand up to Trump.
www.motherjones.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy," Emily Feiner tells us.
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New @motherjones.com: Meet the 64-Year-Old Social Worker Who Was Booted From A Republican Town Hall
@emilyjaynef.bsky.social 's offense? Asking Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) what it would take for him to stand up to Trump.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@emilyjaynef.bsky.social 's offense? Asking Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) what it would take for him to stand up to Trump.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Meet the 64-year-old social worker who was dragged out of a Republican town hall
Her offense? Asking Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) what it would take for him to stand up to Trump.
www.motherjones.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
New @motherjones.com: Meet the 64-Year-Old Social Worker Who Was Booted From A Republican Town Hall
@emilyjaynef.bsky.social 's offense? Asking Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) what it would take for him to stand up to Trump.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@emilyjaynef.bsky.social 's offense? Asking Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) what it would take for him to stand up to Trump.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I personally had to show my ID twice (the first time at the door … likely bc I was alone?) and verbally agree to the “rules” of the event three times
May 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I personally had to show my ID twice (the first time at the door … likely bc I was alone?) and verbally agree to the “rules” of the event three times
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BREAKING WSJ:
Pete Hegseth used Signal more extensively for official Pentagon business than previously disclosed, engaging in at least a dozen separate chats.
In one case, he told aides on the app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Pete Hegseth used Signal more extensively for official Pentagon business than previously disclosed, engaging in at least a dozen separate chats.
In one case, he told aides on the app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Hegseth Used Multiple Signal Chats for Official Pentagon Business
In one case, he told aides on the encrypted app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation, people familiar with his management practices said.
www.wsj.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING WSJ:
Pete Hegseth used Signal more extensively for official Pentagon business than previously disclosed, engaging in at least a dozen separate chats.
In one case, he told aides on the app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Pete Hegseth used Signal more extensively for official Pentagon business than previously disclosed, engaging in at least a dozen separate chats.
In one case, he told aides on the app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Ann Talnaes quit the Washington Post after Jeff Bezos wouldn’t run her cartoon of tech execs groveling before Trump.
Yesterday, she won a Pulitzer for her work.
They will try to eclipse the truth.
They will never extinguish it.
Yesterday, she won a Pulitzer for her work.
They will try to eclipse the truth.
They will never extinguish it.
May 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Ann Talnaes quit the Washington Post after Jeff Bezos wouldn’t run her cartoon of tech execs groveling before Trump.
Yesterday, she won a Pulitzer for her work.
They will try to eclipse the truth.
They will never extinguish it.
Yesterday, she won a Pulitzer for her work.
They will try to eclipse the truth.
They will never extinguish it.
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“A Financial Times analysis of more than 350,000 posts on X related to the election, gathered since the snap poll was announced in March, revealed a network of co-ordinated accounts pushing content to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish his counterpart, the Liberal’s Mark Carney.”
Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Musk’s X ahead of election
FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney
www.ft.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
“A Financial Times analysis of more than 350,000 posts on X related to the election, gathered since the snap poll was announced in March, revealed a network of co-ordinated accounts pushing content to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish his counterpart, the Liberal’s Mark Carney.”
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This is much the same logic as arresting the judge in WI. There is obviously nothing wrong with asking law enforcement, including masked officials, to confirm they are, in fact, law enforcement. The goal is to create an absolutely subservient population.
ICE says they will bring charges against the two Immigration Rapid Response Hotline volunteers who demanded that agents show their badges before seizing two men from the Charlottesville courthouse. dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
ICE promises bystanders who challenged Charlottesville raid will be prosecuted
After ICE raided a downtown Charlottesville courthouse and arrested two men, the federal agency is promising to prosecute the bystanders who challenged their authority.
dailyprogress.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is much the same logic as arresting the judge in WI. There is obviously nothing wrong with asking law enforcement, including masked officials, to confirm they are, in fact, law enforcement. The goal is to create an absolutely subservient population.
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A Financial Times analysis has found that Canadians are being bombarded with misleading rightwing content on US social media platforms. #cdnpoli www.ft.com/content/743c...
Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Musk’s X ahead of election
FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney
www.ft.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A Financial Times analysis has found that Canadians are being bombarded with misleading rightwing content on US social media platforms. #cdnpoli www.ft.com/content/743c...
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Lots written about Poilievre's restrictions on the press, but I'm not sure the public knows that local Conservative candidates across the board are refusing interviews. I wrote about why that's a problem. thelocal.to/conservative...
Conservative Candidates Aren’t Talking to the Press. That’s a Problem. | The Local
Across ridings, and across media outlets, local candidates from one party are refusing to speak with the media.
thelocal.to
April 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Lots written about Poilievre's restrictions on the press, but I'm not sure the public knows that local Conservative candidates across the board are refusing interviews. I wrote about why that's a problem. thelocal.to/conservative...
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THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT IS THE LAW OF THE LAND AND A SUPERSTATUTE AND THE PRESIDENT CANNOT UNDO IT.
sincerely,
a constitutional law professor who also teaches employment discrimination
sincerely,
a constitutional law professor who also teaches employment discrimination
April 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT IS THE LAW OF THE LAND AND A SUPERSTATUTE AND THE PRESIDENT CANNOT UNDO IT.
sincerely,
a constitutional law professor who also teaches employment discrimination
sincerely,
a constitutional law professor who also teaches employment discrimination
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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I spent months (and thousands of The Narwhal's dollars) digging into who actually owns the many small companies which the Alberta Energy Regulator says aren't paying their orphan well levies or minimum cleanup quotas. Some of the names might surprise you. #ableg thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oilp...
The prominent Albertans behind delinquent oil and gas companies | The Narwhal
A former prime minister, a major philanthropist and a host of developers emerge from a tangled web of corporate ownership in the oilpatch
thenarwhal.ca
March 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I spent months (and thousands of The Narwhal's dollars) digging into who actually owns the many small companies which the Alberta Energy Regulator says aren't paying their orphan well levies or minimum cleanup quotas. Some of the names might surprise you. #ableg thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oilp...