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The indispensable and inevitable episode
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
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November 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The indispensable and inevitable episode
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I realized a while ago that all three of my congressional reps make a lowly social media intern post press releases on here, then mute all notifications. There is not one iota of chance any of them have any idea what goes on around here.
yes senator they're roasting you on Bluesky, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I realized a while ago that all three of my congressional reps make a lowly social media intern post press releases on here, then mute all notifications. There is not one iota of chance any of them have any idea what goes on around here.
Thank you Senator - but the democracy caucus needs to hold together or we all still pay the price
But I cannot support a deal that still leaves millions of Americans wondering how they are going to pay for their health care or whether they will be able to afford to get sick.
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Thank you Senator - but the democracy caucus needs to hold together or we all still pay the price
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This is insane, and not even close to how FSAs work. If @markwarner.bsky.social or @kaine.senate.gov vote for this mess, they are screwing over every Virginian they claim to represent.
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This is insane, and not even close to how FSAs work. If @markwarner.bsky.social or @kaine.senate.gov vote for this mess, they are screwing over every Virginian they claim to represent.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
Tuning into the WS for the first time at 10 pm tonight... feel like I'm still getting a full game. Also, yeesh couple of physically rough innings for Hernandez there.
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Tuning into the WS for the first time at 10 pm tonight... feel like I'm still getting a full game. Also, yeesh couple of physically rough innings for Hernandez there.
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i'm a little surprised that still the only content trying to find out where House republicans are is from snarky democrats left alone in the capitol
November 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
i'm a little surprised that still the only content trying to find out where House republicans are is from snarky democrats left alone in the capitol
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New circle of hell I didn’t think existed. Guy reposts a meme on Facebook showing Trump hypocrisy. Sheriff in Tennessee throws him in jail for over a month because he won’t delete it. Can’t afford bond at $2m. Won’t get a bond reduction hearing for another month. Holy …
MUST WATCH: Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Tennessee sheriff defends jailing liberal activist for posting Trump meme about school shooting
A Middle Tennessee sheriff is defending the arrest of a man for posting an online meme quoting President Donald Trump.
www.newschannel5.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:53 AM
New circle of hell I didn’t think existed. Guy reposts a meme on Facebook showing Trump hypocrisy. Sheriff in Tennessee throws him in jail for over a month because he won’t delete it. Can’t afford bond at $2m. Won’t get a bond reduction hearing for another month. Holy …
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Public comment period runs through Nov 4.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We’re proud to be a world-class transit system, the National Capital Region’s trusted way to move people safely and efficiently. 🚇 🚌 🚐
Want to weigh in on our long-term strategy and annual priorities?
Public comment period runs through Nov 4.
➡️: spklr.io/6002BzHII
Want to weigh in on our long-term strategy and annual priorities?
Public comment period runs through Nov 4.
➡️: spklr.io/6002BzHII
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If the FBI shows up at your door, and doesn’t have a warrant, you are permitted to refuse to answer questions until you talk to your lawyer. You are not required to let them in the house without a warrant.
Apparently Trump is now sending the FBI to the homes of innocent protestors, in part to find out who is behind the "criminal conspiracy" arranging these protests.
The real reason is obviously the chilling effect on free speech for those attending.
www.rawstory.com/fbi-protest/
The real reason is obviously the chilling effect on free speech for those attending.
www.rawstory.com/fbi-protest/
'Chilling': FBI shocks with visits to homes of innocent protesters under Trump's orders
Under orders from President Donald Trump, the FBI has started visiting the homes of innocent protesters, according to a report.In one case, special needs teacher Miles Serafini, 26, told independent j...
www.rawstory.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
If the FBI shows up at your door, and doesn’t have a warrant, you are permitted to refuse to answer questions until you talk to your lawyer. You are not required to let them in the house without a warrant.
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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NEW: I heard from a number of federal employees, largely furloughed right now, who attended No Kings protests.
"I can't just sit back and watch things fall apart."
"I can't just sit back and watch things fall apart."
'I Wanted My Body to Be Counted': Furloughed Federal Employees Join Enormous Day of Protest
"I can't just sit back and watch things fall apart."
www.gravityisgone.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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I never trust automatic backups, having more than once irrevocably lost things because automatic backups "helpfully" overwritten or deleted them.
Cloud storage is speedy, convenient, and simple—until it stops working.
How to Protect Yourself Against Getting Locked Out of Your Cloud Accounts
Cloud storage is speedy, convenient, and simple—until it stops working.
wrd.cm
October 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I never trust automatic backups, having more than once irrevocably lost things because automatic backups "helpfully" overwritten or deleted them.
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the future is yours if you’re willing to take it
As an officer of a local party where about 70 of our 280 committee seats are filled, I cannot reiterate enough that the party is a creation of the people whose hands are on it. In too many places there aren't enough hands, or those hands are complacent or bitter. But they could be yours instead.
October 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
the future is yours if you’re willing to take it
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With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted. www.wired.com/story/satell...
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.
www.wired.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted. www.wired.com/story/satell...
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October 11, 2025 is a milestone in comedy history. Not only is it the 50th anniversary of the 1st SNL, today is also the final new Dr. Demento show. After 55 years, Barret Hansen is hanging up his top hat. Please go to drdemento.com to hear his all time demented top 40 countdown special.
Dr. Demento
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October 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
October 11, 2025 is a milestone in comedy history. Not only is it the 50th anniversary of the 1st SNL, today is also the final new Dr. Demento show. After 55 years, Barret Hansen is hanging up his top hat. Please go to drdemento.com to hear his all time demented top 40 countdown special.
How many movies or episodes of a series would it take to make a decent adaptation of Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson?
October 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
How many movies or episodes of a series would it take to make a decent adaptation of Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson?
Whatever else wasn't going on in DC today, there were plenty of tents on the Mall with groups from various states and their appeal to heaven flags
October 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Whatever else wasn't going on in DC today, there were plenty of tents on the Mall with groups from various states and their appeal to heaven flags
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sort of striking how bad her performance was, given that she scripted it
Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.
Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.
The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism
In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.
The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism
In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.
October 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
sort of striking how bad her performance was, given that she scripted it
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ironically this wasted even more time, but by GOD it felt nice
October 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
ironically this wasted even more time, but by GOD it felt nice
