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They were never defending freedom of speech. They were defending a right to monologue. The former cannot coexist with the latter.
December 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
They were never defending freedom of speech. They were defending a right to monologue. The former cannot coexist with the latter.
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Okay this. THIS RIGHT HERE is one of the massive dangers of AI to academia: it presents the illusion that the is one consensus about the Truth of a given subject and that we need not do the fucking research.
It is, in essence, the anti-academy.
It is, in essence, the anti-academy.
It removes one of the best realities about academia. That it’s a Conversation among reality explorers. No one person understands it all or has all the monopoly on Truth. That’s a good thing.
December 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Okay this. THIS RIGHT HERE is one of the massive dangers of AI to academia: it presents the illusion that the is one consensus about the Truth of a given subject and that we need not do the fucking research.
It is, in essence, the anti-academy.
It is, in essence, the anti-academy.
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In case you need to hear it from someone who was raised Hindu: Usha is not a hostage, she is an accomplice. She is culpable. Fuck her and the fascists she colludes with. May she go down with all of them. As Zohran ably demonstrates, our communities do not aspire to whiteness & don’t seek to appease.
Vance's latest rant has set off another misguided round of "free Usha" rhetoric. This isn't just inaccurate--she's wholly a part of this fascist project--it's dangerous. We can no longer afford to imagine fascism as smaller than it is. Hindu fascism is vast, too. No religion is immune.
December 22, 2025 at 4:53 AM
In case you need to hear it from someone who was raised Hindu: Usha is not a hostage, she is an accomplice. She is culpable. Fuck her and the fascists she colludes with. May she go down with all of them. As Zohran ably demonstrates, our communities do not aspire to whiteness & don’t seek to appease.
Christmas knitting done in under a week - the Cigar Gloves by Kerri Cadd on Ravelry. Not real gloves, not fingerless mitts, but a third thing!
(I like green ok)
(I like green ok)
December 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Christmas knitting done in under a week - the Cigar Gloves by Kerri Cadd on Ravelry. Not real gloves, not fingerless mitts, but a third thing!
(I like green ok)
(I like green ok)
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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UPDATE: in point of fact there is not an innocent explanation for this.
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
UPDATE: in point of fact there is not an innocent explanation for this.
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I've never advertised anything in my life as well as I'm advertising this little Christmas Stream, and it's just because I'm having so much fun with these pictures
December 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I've never advertised anything in my life as well as I'm advertising this little Christmas Stream, and it's just because I'm having so much fun with these pictures
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Above I said "no religion is immune to fascism." This is *not* an anti-religion statement, and I've as little time for that kind of flat and essentialist thinking as I do for Christian or Hindu nationalism. Fascism is like a black hole: it exerts a terrible gravity on all things.
December 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Above I said "no religion is immune to fascism." This is *not* an anti-religion statement, and I've as little time for that kind of flat and essentialist thinking as I do for Christian or Hindu nationalism. Fascism is like a black hole: it exerts a terrible gravity on all things.
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It's not possible for my empire to have problems. My courtiers are always nervously smiling and telling me everything is great
September 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's not possible for my empire to have problems. My courtiers are always nervously smiling and telling me everything is great
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As a reader of romance and sci-if/fantasy, I’m screaming this from the rooftop. Our books are just fine and so are we, thank you very much
GENRE FICTION IS GREAT ON ITS OWN AND DOESN'T NEED AN INTERVENTION BECAUSE SOME READERS ARE EMBARRASSED ABOUT LIKING IT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TEDTALK
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TEDTALK
December 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
As a reader of romance and sci-if/fantasy, I’m screaming this from the rooftop. Our books are just fine and so are we, thank you very much
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Sometimes the scroll is startlingly on point.
December 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Sometimes the scroll is startlingly on point.
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playing the Indiana Jones game. Love that as long as you're wearing a priest outfit, none of the Mussolini thugs seem to think it's at all weird that you're using a bullwhip to climb walls and then entering buildings through windows. Maybe that's normal Vatican stuff
December 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
playing the Indiana Jones game. Love that as long as you're wearing a priest outfit, none of the Mussolini thugs seem to think it's at all weird that you're using a bullwhip to climb walls and then entering buildings through windows. Maybe that's normal Vatican stuff
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Trump's in the Epstein files over 600 times.
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump's in the Epstein files over 600 times.
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In the summer of 1950 most US newspapers ran an AP story about how race had become the main issue in the upcoming Georgia governor's race. Segregationist Herman Tallmadge, governor from '47 to '55 and then a Senator until 1981 made a name for himself by refusing to "apologize for being a white man."
December 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In the summer of 1950 most US newspapers ran an AP story about how race had become the main issue in the upcoming Georgia governor's race. Segregationist Herman Tallmadge, governor from '47 to '55 and then a Senator until 1981 made a name for himself by refusing to "apologize for being a white man."
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“This is the solstice’s quiet gift,” Its power isn’t in revelation, but in the small, stubborn persistence of light. The sun returns not with fanfare, but with a flicker — a single flame that dares to whisper not yet done.”
wildhunt.org/2025/12/the-...
#pagan #witchcraft #wintersolstice
wildhunt.org/2025/12/the-...
#pagan #witchcraft #wintersolstice
The Shortest Day in the Longest Year - Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Politics, Witchcraft
Witchcraft & Pagan News - "This is the solstice’s quiet gift," writes Erick DuPree. "Its power isn’t in revelation, but in the small, stubborn persistence of light. The sun returns not with fanfare, b...
wildhunt.org
December 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“This is the solstice’s quiet gift,” Its power isn’t in revelation, but in the small, stubborn persistence of light. The sun returns not with fanfare, but with a flicker — a single flame that dares to whisper not yet done.”
wildhunt.org/2025/12/the-...
#pagan #witchcraft #wintersolstice
wildhunt.org/2025/12/the-...
#pagan #witchcraft #wintersolstice
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While CBS props up "religion" coverage with these painfully generic laymen, may I suggest supporting media that actually covers religion in-depth? We at @thewildhunt.bsky.social cover modern Paganism with care and specificity, and we're doing it every day without Larry Ellison's cash behind us.
All of that is to say: Pinker and Douthat sounding off on religion isn't new — they've both done so for a long time, and are influential figures.
But speaking as a religion reporter: for CBS to choose this particular pair for a major televised debate over "God" is…a choice I have questions about.
But speaking as a religion reporter: for CBS to choose this particular pair for a major televised debate over "God" is…a choice I have questions about.
December 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
While CBS props up "religion" coverage with these painfully generic laymen, may I suggest supporting media that actually covers religion in-depth? We at @thewildhunt.bsky.social cover modern Paganism with care and specificity, and we're doing it every day without Larry Ellison's cash behind us.
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Anyone at CBS with the details is morally obligated to leak what happened and who did what
ASAP
ASAP
December 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Anyone at CBS with the details is morally obligated to leak what happened and who did what
ASAP
ASAP
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On the first night of winter, St. Nautilus flies through the air, pelting good children with candy and dousing the naughty ones in ink.
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
On the first night of winter, St. Nautilus flies through the air, pelting good children with candy and dousing the naughty ones in ink.
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Hand writing down amigurumi patterns has got to be one of the best uses of my empty journals I've thought of so far.
December 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Hand writing down amigurumi patterns has got to be one of the best uses of my empty journals I've thought of so far.
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"Woe to those who have not cleaned their houses - it is said that the Schnabelperchten will cut open their stomachs with long scissors and empty the rubbish into them" ✂️
December 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Woe to those who have not cleaned their houses - it is said that the Schnabelperchten will cut open their stomachs with long scissors and empty the rubbish into them" ✂️
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Buddy, if you like reminders of your mortality, we got your annual holly jolly existentialist nightmare. You will have a series of mental breakdowns while watching the Dr. Who special.
December 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Buddy, if you like reminders of your mortality, we got your annual holly jolly existentialist nightmare. You will have a series of mental breakdowns while watching the Dr. Who special.
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the recall of uncured holiday kielbasa produced by Olympia Provisions, a Portland-based company that specializes in handcrafted meats and charcuterie.
Portland-based Olympia Provisions recalls holiday kielbasa sausages due to possible metal contamination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the issue was identified after the company notified officials of a consumer complaint reporting metal found in the product.
www.opb.org
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the recall of uncured holiday kielbasa produced by Olympia Provisions, a Portland-based company that specializes in handcrafted meats and charcuterie.
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Yesterday I sold some Fresno Nightcrawler stuff to a guy who was all “you’re the only person I’ve ever seen selling Fresno Nightcrawler stuff!!” And I told him “you need to go to a furry con” and he stared at me for a few seconds and went “I don’t know what to do with that information”
December 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Yesterday I sold some Fresno Nightcrawler stuff to a guy who was all “you’re the only person I’ve ever seen selling Fresno Nightcrawler stuff!!” And I told him “you need to go to a furry con” and he stared at me for a few seconds and went “I don’t know what to do with that information”
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as in, you cannot have a safe environment in which to discover sex unless the option to refuse all of it, at any moment or at *all* the moments, is a bedrock assumption.
December 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
as in, you cannot have a safe environment in which to discover sex unless the option to refuse all of it, at any moment or at *all* the moments, is a bedrock assumption.
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what if queerness is the absence of compulsion
as in, you cannot have a safe environment in which to discover sex unless the option to refuse all of it, at any moment or at *all* the moments, is a bedrock assumption.
December 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
what if queerness is the absence of compulsion