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The Tomten and the Fox, Astrid Lindgren.
December 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The Tomten and the Fox, Astrid Lindgren.
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A.I. isn’t going to end humanity by taking over STRATCOM and launching nukes.
It’s going to do it by drowning us in bullshit.
It’s going to do it by drowning us in bullshit.
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A.I. isn’t going to end humanity by taking over STRATCOM and launching nukes.
It’s going to do it by drowning us in bullshit.
It’s going to do it by drowning us in bullshit.
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Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
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Utah’s repeal of its collective bargaining ban last week is a historic step toward restoring respect and dignity for workers in the state. apnews.com/article/utah...
Utah repeals ban on collective bargaining for teachers, firefighters and police unions
Utah has repealed a collective bargaining ban that prevented labor unions serving teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees from negotiating on behalf of their workers.
apnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Utah’s repeal of its collective bargaining ban last week is a historic step toward restoring respect and dignity for workers in the state. apnews.com/article/utah...
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Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
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seems notable that there's been little independent reporting by media/political reporters into the key national interest parts of this melodrama.
December 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
seems notable that there's been little independent reporting by media/political reporters into the key national interest parts of this melodrama.
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Speaking ill of the dead is controversial, particularly when it was a violent death. It’s edgy; it’s sensitive; best avoided in most cases, etc.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
December 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Speaking ill of the dead is controversial, particularly when it was a violent death. It’s edgy; it’s sensitive; best avoided in most cases, etc.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
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Thinking of this photo of Carl & Rob Reiner at dinner that went viral a few years ago. May their memory be a blessing. ❤️❤️❤️
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Thinking of this photo of Carl & Rob Reiner at dinner that went viral a few years ago. May their memory be a blessing. ❤️❤️❤️
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To those thinking Russia is winning in Ukraine:
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
December 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
To those thinking Russia is winning in Ukraine:
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
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A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
December 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
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Would anyone argue that pamphleting had no role in American history because it was essentially just posts? Of course not. It’s the same thing, except even more publicly visible and with much stronger social pressures for everyone to take and express a position.
December 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Would anyone argue that pamphleting had no role in American history because it was essentially just posts? Of course not. It’s the same thing, except even more publicly visible and with much stronger social pressures for everyone to take and express a position.
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Pro-Trump Bishops Robert Barron & Timothy Dolan need to resign from Trump’s religious liberty commission.
December 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Pro-Trump Bishops Robert Barron & Timothy Dolan need to resign from Trump’s religious liberty commission.
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"One can’t help but think that his career as an actor in TV prepared him for an understanding of how to keep things moving, how not to bore the audience."
Rob Reiner, 1947–2025
One of the best and most versatile directors of his era.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"One can’t help but think that his career as an actor in TV prepared him for an understanding of how to keep things moving, how not to bore the audience."
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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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I’m not making free content for a website owned by a guy who thinks my family existing is a form of genocide against white people, which is why I’m not going back to that place.
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I’m not making free content for a website owned by a guy who thinks my family existing is a form of genocide against white people, which is why I’m not going back to that place.
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Looking through Rob Reiner’s otherwise amazing filmography, I found this unintentionally funny line.
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Looking through Rob Reiner’s otherwise amazing filmography, I found this unintentionally funny line.
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3/ Having realized that his stereotype of Harvard was wrong, Holcomb simply cannot even imagine as a possibility that it was wrong all along. It must be that something changed! It can't possibly be that the Fox News view of Harvard was a lie all along ...
December 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
3/ Having realized that his stereotype of Harvard was wrong, Holcomb simply cannot even imagine as a possibility that it was wrong all along. It must be that something changed! It can't possibly be that the Fox News view of Harvard was a lie all along ...
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Fun fact: Nate Silver does not have a PhD. Apparently, he only has a bachelor's degree. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Si...
You know who has a PhD in her field? Heather Cox Richardson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather... 🫳🎤
You know who has a PhD in her field? Heather Cox Richardson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather... 🫳🎤
Good grief. I interviewed her for my podcast and she was nothing but reasonable and gracious when she didn't have to be. She's great. You can listen to my talk with Dr. Richardson here: soundcloud.com/profciara/de... 🎧📖🎙️
December 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Fun fact: Nate Silver does not have a PhD. Apparently, he only has a bachelor's degree. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Si...
You know who has a PhD in her field? Heather Cox Richardson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather... 🫳🎤
You know who has a PhD in her field? Heather Cox Richardson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather... 🫳🎤
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Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
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It's hard to know exactly what will happen now, given how unprecedented this is. But Trump and Miller envisioned this as a test of their ability to spread fear of lawless state terror. For now, the lower courts are admirably defending the rule of law. 5/5
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
December 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It's hard to know exactly what will happen now, given how unprecedented this is. But Trump and Miller envisioned this as a test of their ability to spread fear of lawless state terror. For now, the lower courts are admirably defending the rule of law. 5/5
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
newrepublic.com/article/2043...