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The Good Place Committee needs to be run out of their jobs, one by one, until none of them are left.
March 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The Good Place Committee needs to be run out of their jobs, one by one, until none of them are left.
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It would all be very unpopular if you could convince people it was happening
March 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It would all be very unpopular if you could convince people it was happening
I have Thoughts™️ to share about daylight saving time that no one needs to see but I need to write down somewhere, and if Twitter is down where am I supposed to do that?? This place is too lively to be my personal diary
March 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I have Thoughts™️ to share about daylight saving time that no one needs to see but I need to write down somewhere, and if Twitter is down where am I supposed to do that?? This place is too lively to be my personal diary
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The US has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms.
US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms
Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The US has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms.
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"Anyone currently living in the country and earning XP on Duolingo must comply and register with the government or face deportation." theonion.com/dhs-beg...
DHS Begins National Registry Of Duolingo Users
WASHINGTON—Warning that the highly suspicious individuals constituted a threat to the country’s safety and cultural unity, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced plans Monday to create a national registry of Duolingo users. “For unknown reasons, there are people in this country attempting to learn foreign languages ranging from Italian to Japanese, and we need […]
theonion.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Anyone currently living in the country and earning XP on Duolingo must comply and register with the government or face deportation." theonion.com/dhs-beg...
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There's a lot of frankly tedious debate about whether We're In Fascism Right Now. Whatever your view, I hope we can all agree that "government shock troops disappearing dissidents into their gulag network" is a pretty basic example of fascism. www.discourseblog.com/p/this-is-wh...
This Is What Fascism Looks Like
Government shock troops disappearing a dissident into their gulag network—that's pretty cut and dry.
www.discourseblog.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
There's a lot of frankly tedious debate about whether We're In Fascism Right Now. Whatever your view, I hope we can all agree that "government shock troops disappearing dissidents into their gulag network" is a pretty basic example of fascism. www.discourseblog.com/p/this-is-wh...
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LMM: "We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/t...
‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Run Over Trump’s Takeover (Gift Article)
“We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
LMM: "We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/t...
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“tHeY cAnT dO tHat!!!!!”
ok well they are babe, idk what to tell you
ok well they are babe, idk what to tell you
March 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
“tHeY cAnT dO tHat!!!!!”
ok well they are babe, idk what to tell you
ok well they are babe, idk what to tell you
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A thing I wish more people knew is that measles is basically the most contagious disease in the world
March 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
A thing I wish more people knew is that measles is basically the most contagious disease in the world
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This is exactly the same rationale as the war on remote work. “I wouldn’t do anything unless someone were watching over my shoulder, so the same must be true of these people.”
This isn’t drugs. This is him assuming other people don’t work because he doesn’t do that much work. Very common bad boss behavior. bsky.app/profile/rcma...
OK honest question what is the root of this? Is this just how you think on drugs?
February 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is exactly the same rationale as the war on remote work. “I wouldn’t do anything unless someone were watching over my shoulder, so the same must be true of these people.”
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I once wrote an episode of Adam Ruins Everything where he said that IQ is a bad measure of actual mental ability. It got some of the most wild, furious responses online. There are people who base their entire world view on a relatively meaningless number
being obsessed with IQ is a good sign that you have nothing in your life to give you actual meaning. (also a good sign you have bell curve-esque beliefs about human equality)
Coming around to the view that a certain kind of narcissist simply needs Musk to be a genius rather than a fraud, because they want to believe there’s a hereditary Brahmin class of accomplished, beautiful minds—and that they’re a part of that class.
February 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I once wrote an episode of Adam Ruins Everything where he said that IQ is a bad measure of actual mental ability. It got some of the most wild, furious responses online. There are people who base their entire world view on a relatively meaningless number
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This isn’t drugs. This is him assuming other people don’t work because he doesn’t do that much work. Very common bad boss behavior. bsky.app/profile/rcma...
OK honest question what is the root of this? Is this just how you think on drugs?
February 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This isn’t drugs. This is him assuming other people don’t work because he doesn’t do that much work. Very common bad boss behavior. bsky.app/profile/rcma...
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An interesting hypothetical if you’re wondering if Elon Musk is a genius or not is to compare his behaviour in any situation to what a complete moron would do in the same situation
February 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
An interesting hypothetical if you’re wondering if Elon Musk is a genius or not is to compare his behaviour in any situation to what a complete moron would do in the same situation
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Guy who doesn’t even respond to the mothers of his children: reply to my email or you’re fired
February 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Guy who doesn’t even respond to the mothers of his children: reply to my email or you’re fired
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drugs have taken too many beloved celebrities from us over the years but drugs also have a rare chance right now to radically rehabilitate their image
February 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
drugs have taken too many beloved celebrities from us over the years but drugs also have a rare chance right now to radically rehabilitate their image
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"Yoni says the customers who terminated the roofing contract specifically told him that the issue was that he drove a Cybertruck."
www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...
www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...
A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Says He Lost $70,000 in Business Deals Because He Drives a Cybertruck. Adds, “I’m in a Dilemma; I’m Losing a Lot of Customers, but I Love My Cybertruck”
A Cybertruck owner says his roofing business is losing a lot of customers because of the Cybertruck. He adds that he lost $70,000 worth of deals because of the vehicle. However, he says he still loves...
www.torquenews.com
February 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"Yoni says the customers who terminated the roofing contract specifically told him that the issue was that he drove a Cybertruck."
www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...
www.torquenews.com/11826/tesla-...
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And this question from @jamellebouie.net is not far fetched. The CDC used to collaborate closely with WHO to determine the composition of the next flu vaccine. A highly coordinated, data-driven process that involved global influenza surveillance, virological analysis, and vaccine strain selection.
i feel like it's an open question whether or not the flu vaccine will even be available next season
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
And this question from @jamellebouie.net is not far fetched. The CDC used to collaborate closely with WHO to determine the composition of the next flu vaccine. A highly coordinated, data-driven process that involved global influenza surveillance, virological analysis, and vaccine strain selection.
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Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
The average person with the flu gives it to around 1.4 people. The average person with measles gives it to between 12 and 18 people.
Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk.
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.
bit.ly/48SAtkf
February 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Measles high infection rate is the reason we have not yet been able to eradicate it. That rate means you need a very high vaccination rate to prevent outbreaks. It is possible, but not with current levels of institutional distrust.
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New: Last night, hundreds of CDC post-doc fellows were fired, including all in the group who call themselves the "disease detectors," and are the future of public health lab leaders. One senior official told me, "It is going to cripple public health for decades."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
CDC 'disease detectors' among hundreds fired as Trump administration ramps up agency cuts
Administration officials last week informed CDC leaders of plans to cut up to 10% of its workforce as it targeted federal probationary employees.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
New: Last night, hundreds of CDC post-doc fellows were fired, including all in the group who call themselves the "disease detectors," and are the future of public health lab leaders. One senior official told me, "It is going to cripple public health for decades."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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well it has certainly been an amusing prank to let the worst people alive take over the american government for a few weeks, but I think it's probably gone on long enough
February 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
well it has certainly been an amusing prank to let the worst people alive take over the american government for a few weeks, but I think it's probably gone on long enough
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Anti-semitism will not be tolerated in any form. Except for the most famous form of all time. That one is probably a coincidence
January 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Anti-semitism will not be tolerated in any form. Except for the most famous form of all time. That one is probably a coincidence
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Finally, I'd like to post this poem by @clintsmithiii.bsky.social: When pople say "we've made it through worse before..."
"...we are not all left standing after the war has ended. Some of us have become ghosts by the time the dust has settled."
"...we are not all left standing after the war has ended. Some of us have become ghosts by the time the dust has settled."
January 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Finally, I'd like to post this poem by @clintsmithiii.bsky.social: When pople say "we've made it through worse before..."
"...we are not all left standing after the war has ended. Some of us have become ghosts by the time the dust has settled."
"...we are not all left standing after the war has ended. Some of us have become ghosts by the time the dust has settled."