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The bullshit machine expands its focus to rewriting history.
March 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The bullshit machine expands its focus to rewriting history.
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Mahmoud Khalil should be at home with his pregnant wife.
Instead, he's been illegally abducted & had his constitutional right to free speech & due process stripped.
We're demanding his immediate release and we cannot allow this abuse of power to go unchecked. #FreeMahmoudKhalil
Instead, he's been illegally abducted & had his constitutional right to free speech & due process stripped.
We're demanding his immediate release and we cannot allow this abuse of power to go unchecked. #FreeMahmoudKhalil
March 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Mahmoud Khalil should be at home with his pregnant wife.
Instead, he's been illegally abducted & had his constitutional right to free speech & due process stripped.
We're demanding his immediate release and we cannot allow this abuse of power to go unchecked. #FreeMahmoudKhalil
Instead, he's been illegally abducted & had his constitutional right to free speech & due process stripped.
We're demanding his immediate release and we cannot allow this abuse of power to go unchecked. #FreeMahmoudKhalil
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i find this notion that public spending is illegitimate bizarre as a matter of economics but totally legible as a statement of moral economy. and as per any strict system of morality, the punishment is part of the appeal. they are punishing the american people for believing in the public good.
March 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
i find this notion that public spending is illegitimate bizarre as a matter of economics but totally legible as a statement of moral economy. and as per any strict system of morality, the punishment is part of the appeal. they are punishing the american people for believing in the public good.
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Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
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Set aside your thoughts on the messaging and tactics of campus encampments - this is the unlawful detention of a permanent US resident.
If this is normalized and allowed to become acceptable precedent, then we've crossed yet another horrifying rubicon.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/n...
If this is normalized and allowed to become acceptable precedent, then we've crossed yet another horrifying rubicon.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/n...
Mahmoud Khalil Is Moved to Immigration Detention in Louisiana
Mahmoud Khalil is a permanent resident of the United States. His arrest sets up a fight over free speech and immigrant rights.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Set aside your thoughts on the messaging and tactics of campus encampments - this is the unlawful detention of a permanent US resident.
If this is normalized and allowed to become acceptable precedent, then we've crossed yet another horrifying rubicon.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/n...
If this is normalized and allowed to become acceptable precedent, then we've crossed yet another horrifying rubicon.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/n...
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Reality is socially constructed. Republicans (following and falling in line with right wing media) understand this as a strategy rather than a descriptive theory. Democrats don’t yet get it.
March 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Reality is socially constructed. Republicans (following and falling in line with right wing media) understand this as a strategy rather than a descriptive theory. Democrats don’t yet get it.
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A Seattle Times op-ed summarizing a few of the arguments from my UW talk this week: "To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers." I end with some recommendations for countering the right's bullshit machine: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-u...
To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers | Opinion
Right-wing populism is leveraging online platforms' participatory nature. A counter-movement must amplify its constituents' values, with a commitment to truth.
www.seattletimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A Seattle Times op-ed summarizing a few of the arguments from my UW talk this week: "To understand right-wing media's power, study improv and theater of influencers." I end with some recommendations for countering the right's bullshit machine: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-u...
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1. Major news: Remember those "Biological men"/"Biological Women" signs at University of Cincinnati?
They have come down thanks to MASSIVE student protests at the college, which have continued.
The latest from S. Baum.
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www.erininthemorning.com/p/university...
They have come down thanks to MASSIVE student protests at the college, which have continued.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/university...
University of Cincinnati Protests Lead to "Biological" Bathroom Signs Reversal
“Deny, delay, fight back.”
www.erininthemorning.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
1. Major news: Remember those "Biological men"/"Biological Women" signs at University of Cincinnati?
They have come down thanks to MASSIVE student protests at the college, which have continued.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/university...
They have come down thanks to MASSIVE student protests at the college, which have continued.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/university...
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want to double tree canopy in 20 years?
i have a plan for that
i have a plan for that
February 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
want to double tree canopy in 20 years?
i have a plan for that
i have a plan for that
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This will go well with the planned US blackout on February 28th, too.
Canadians are preparing to create a retail blackout on Feb 28 of all U.S retailers doing business here. For one day, show them we have the power when provoked. Absolutely no purchases from Walmart, Home Depot, Best Buy, Amazon, McDonald’s, Staples, Gap,Toys r Us, Costco or any other US retailers.
February 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This will go well with the planned US blackout on February 28th, too.
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Blackout 2/28/25
February 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Blackout 2/28/25
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Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
February 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Normalize pronouncing DOGE as DOUCHE.
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worth saying that vermeule’s view that “separation of powers means the president is an elected despot” is fucking stupid and has no basis in the constitution as written
they’re going to do it. it’s going to happen. they’ll burn the whole thing down.
February 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
worth saying that vermeule’s view that “separation of powers means the president is an elected despot” is fucking stupid and has no basis in the constitution as written
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"The best study on the subject in my opinion suggests that in the long term, institutions really can’t save us; that civil society and mass mobilization are a more potent check on a backsliding democracy in the long term..." meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/the-nature-o...
February 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"The best study on the subject in my opinion suggests that in the long term, institutions really can’t save us; that civil society and mass mobilization are a more potent check on a backsliding democracy in the long term..." meditations-in-an-emergency.ghost.io/the-nature-o...
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Did you know that in Washington State, you can lose your student financial aid for participating in a protest? Today #waleg is taking the first chance to changing this Vietnam era legislation, thanks to Rep. Pollet's bill HB 1343.
February 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Did you know that in Washington State, you can lose your student financial aid for participating in a protest? Today #waleg is taking the first chance to changing this Vietnam era legislation, thanks to Rep. Pollet's bill HB 1343.
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If we survive the next few years, we should probably have a larger cultural reckoning about how the cult of STEM above all else convinced people who should know better that tech and private equity guys are not just the best at building apps and managing money, but at every field of human endeavor.
February 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
If we survive the next few years, we should probably have a larger cultural reckoning about how the cult of STEM above all else convinced people who should know better that tech and private equity guys are not just the best at building apps and managing money, but at every field of human endeavor.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
It’s almost as if a rabid obsession with “STEM” has had unintended consequences
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time and school absence are among the causes.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It’s almost as if a rabid obsession with “STEM” has had unintended consequences
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
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Because they are evil, we must stand up to them.
But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.
But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.
January 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Because they are evil, we must stand up to them.
But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.
But because they are also stupid, we needn’t be afraid to.
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Most of our problems could be solved by properly funding public education.
January 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Most of our problems could be solved by properly funding public education.
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If the Dems have sense, they need to normalise the phrase “Trump Tax”.
Eggs, coffee, gas - all going up because of the Trump Tax.
If you’re paying more for something, it’s probably because of the Trump Tax.
The world is watching on as the US imposes economic sanctions on itself.
#TrumpTax
Eggs, coffee, gas - all going up because of the Trump Tax.
If you’re paying more for something, it’s probably because of the Trump Tax.
The world is watching on as the US imposes economic sanctions on itself.
#TrumpTax
January 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
If the Dems have sense, they need to normalise the phrase “Trump Tax”.
Eggs, coffee, gas - all going up because of the Trump Tax.
If you’re paying more for something, it’s probably because of the Trump Tax.
The world is watching on as the US imposes economic sanctions on itself.
#TrumpTax
Eggs, coffee, gas - all going up because of the Trump Tax.
If you’re paying more for something, it’s probably because of the Trump Tax.
The world is watching on as the US imposes economic sanctions on itself.
#TrumpTax
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Running some errands in Manhattan and it’s remarkable how light the traffic is even for this time of year. Only if you remember the before can you appreciate the after. Congestion pricing works.
January 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Running some errands in Manhattan and it’s remarkable how light the traffic is even for this time of year. Only if you remember the before can you appreciate the after. Congestion pricing works.
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Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Homeland Security Department, chose not to deploy South Dakota's National Guard after historic flooding there last year. The move shocked residents after her earlier decisions to spend millions to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Kristi Noem Sent Troops to Border, but Not to Flood Victims in South Dakota
President-elect Donald J. Trump picked the South Dakota governor to head the Homeland Security Department, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Homeland Security Department, chose not to deploy South Dakota's National Guard after historic flooding there last year. The move shocked residents after her earlier decisions to spend millions to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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This is disgraceful. Disaster aid should never come with strings attached. Zero strings. Every damn time no matter where they live.
BRENNAN: Do you expect though that Republicans will still help Californians in need even if they don't like their local politics and the party?
SEN. BARRASSO: I expect there will be strings attached to money that is ultimately approved ...
SEN. BARRASSO: I expect there will be strings attached to money that is ultimately approved ...
January 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is disgraceful. Disaster aid should never come with strings attached. Zero strings. Every damn time no matter where they live.