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Meghan
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they’re proliferating
Malicious accounts are back on their bullshit of using starter packs as a spam direction vector I see 5 • • • ≥ Reposted by @ Lena maple cocaine @maplecoca... • 5h I'm moving toward accepting that Al might be useful for very stupid people and you also matter! You don't matter as much as me, but in some small way you do matter • Armin Ronacher • @mi... • 2d Is this platform still massively against Al or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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proammy ur bugles dus slue yetung too close to search. The truth is much grimmer — the Code Yellow was the rumble of the Rot Economy, with Google's revenue arm sounding the alarm that its golden goose wasn't laying enough eggs. Gomes, a Googler of 19 years that built the foundation of modern search engines, should go down as one of the few people in tech that actually fought for a real principle, destroyed by and replaced with Prabhakar Raghavan, a computer scientist class traitor that sided with the management consultancy sect. More confusingly, one of the problems was that there was insufficient growth in "queries," as in the amount of things people were asking Google. It's a bit like if Ford decided that things were going poorly because drivers weren't putting enough miles on their trucks.
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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yes and also crushing access to this public good has been a long time goal of the right
A graph of tuition for U Illinois plotted against median income in IL and min wage in IL
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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relatedly,
A graph of tuition for U Illinois plotted against median income in IL and min wage in IL
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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beautiful essay
The educated poor is a class that used to make up the creative life of New York City, of so many pockets of innovation across this country. A reasonable cost of living and local and national programs designed to making a dignified life accessible for more Americans gave people the ability to provide for themselves and their families while still living creatively. The educated poor is a class that used to make up the creative life of New York City, of so many pockets of innovation across this country. A reasonable cost of living and local and national programs designed to making a dignified life accessible for more Americans gave people the ability to provide for themselves and their families while still living creatively.
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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It’s the dumbest Stephen Miller-penned shit, conflating communism and authoritarianism carried out in name of “socialism”
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Denouncing the horrors of socialism. Whereas socialist ideology necessitates a concentration of power that has, time and time again, collapsed into communist regimes, totalitarian rule, and brutal dictatorships; Whereas socialism has repeatedly led to famine and mass murders, and the killing of over 100,000,000 people worldwide; Whereas many of the greatest crimes in history were committed by socialist ideologues, including Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot, Kim Jong II, Kim Jong Un, Whereas the socialist experiment in Cambodia led to the killing fields in which over a million people were gruesomely murdered; Whereas up to 3,500,000 people have starved in North Korea, dividing a land of freedom from a land of destitution; Whereas the Castro regime in Cuba expropriated the land of Cuban farmers and the businesses of Cuban entrepreneurs, stealing their possessions and their livelihoods, and exiling millions with nothing but the clothes on their backs; Whereas the implementation of socialism in Venezuela has turned a once-prosperous country into a failed State with the highest rate of inflation in the world;
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Oh man it’s worse he looks like a white supremacist from Oregon

(Both types over represented in NH)
NH Rep Bryan Morse accused of sharing revenge porn
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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These Democrats voted yes on this Stephen Miller ass resolution (sorry, not a “bill”)

Socialism caused the Cambodian Killing Fields?

Did Jeffries push them to vote this way? Or are they all individually this braindead?
Whereas the socialist experiment in Cambodia led to the killing fields in which over a million people were gruesomely murdered; Whereas up to 3,500,000 people have starved in North Korea, dividing a land of freedom from a land of destitution; Whereas the Castro regime in Cuba expropriated the land of Cuban farmers and the businesses of Cuban entrepreneurs, stealing their possessions and their livelihoods, and exiling millions with nothing but the clothes on their backs; Whereas the implementation of socialism in Venezuela has turned a once-prosperous country into a failed State with the highest rate of inflation in the world;
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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You can’t believe how stupid the text of this bill is

This is what the Democratic Party is voting yes to today
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Denouncing the horrors of socialism. Whereas socialist ideology necessitates a concentration of power that has, time and time again, collapsed into communist regimes, totalitarian rule, and brutal dictatorships; Whereas socialism has repeatedly led to famine and mass murders, and the killing of over 100,000,000 people worldwide; Whereas many of the greatest crimes in history were committed by socialist ideologues, including Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot, Kim Jong II, Kim Jong Un, Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez,
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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I mean it’s a mess of similar factors to what we see now

capitalism 🤝 Christianity 🤝 white supremacy 🤝 wealth hoarding (get there first) 🤝 bullshit veneer of lofty aspirational American Ideals as cover

Trump even used the painting
American Progress, John Gast
November 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Sorry 29 year old. The younger son 27 is henchman
Newmark recently announced that it had completed more than $25 billion of data center deals in the past 12 months, taking a small cut in fees on each transaction. "We are having our best year ever," Brandon Lutnick said in October at a conference in Switzerland.
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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exactly what I came here to say
Close up of JD Vance in a sheer white dress shirt with a mysterious stain around his nipple
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Yeah but Elisa New was buttering Epstein up with misinterpretation of Lolita and being his pal
On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 10:52 AM Lisa New < wrote: Dear Jeffrey, Here is an invitation you can forward. Fingers crossed. I'm going upstairs to hunt for my copy of Lolita, or will get on my kindle and reread on our way to Australia. I may have lent it to one of my kids. I would recommend reading My Antonia by Cather next time you're on a long plane trip. The prose is gorgeous, and the book has-- come to think of it-- similar themes to Lolita in that it's about a man whose whole life is stamped forever by his impression of a young girl. Thank you for this help with Serena. I'm so sorry about what happened with WA. I will keep the "bootleg" episode and hope to release someday. It's so good, and he was so kind to read the poem with me and you were so kind to make it happen. Lisa Elisa New Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature HOUSE OVERSIGHT 029566 Director, Poetry in America 'It really means a lot to me, all financial help aside, Jeffrey, that you are rooting for me and thinking about me' Prof Elisa New By this point it was widely publicised that Epstein had pleaded guilty to two prostitution charges, including procuring a minor for prostitution.
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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In that role, Mr. Lutnick has twisted the arms of American allies, dangling policy favors in exchange for investments in U.S. industrial projects. At times, these tactics have created opportunities for his family's clients to gain access to much-needed foreign capital, The Times found. Mr. Lutnick, for example, demanded that the South Korean government invest billions of dollars in U.S. industry to reduce tariffs. Mr. Neugebauer is vying for a share of those investment dollars to build the data center that Mr. Lutnick's family is also helping to finance. The job of commerce secretary has always been to promote American industry through deal-making at home and abroad, and the position has traditionally been populated with titans of industry who were expected to bring a business sensibility to meetings filled with career government workers.
November 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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But in the previous year
Enron Corp.@s 3Q earnings beat analysts expectations An earnings surprise from some of its core businesses helped Enron Corp.Bs third quarter results beat analysts expectations. The Houston-based merchant energy company reported net income of $292 million compared to last year@s quarter of $223 million that excluded nonrecurring items. Earnings per share increased to 340 compared to 270 for the comparable quarter. Third quarter revenue jumped to $30 billion from $11 billion. Oct. 17, 2000 • 3 min read Enron lights up profit, beats the Street By Steve Gelsi, CBS.MarketWatch.com Published: July 24, 2000 at 4:35 p.m. ET AA HOUSTON (CBS.MW) - Energy giant Enron lit up its bottom line with a 26 percent jump in second quarter earnings that edged out Wall Street expectations. Enron (ENE) said Monday it earned $289 million, or 34 cents per share, vs. $222 million, or 27 cents CBS MARKETWATCH.COM Enron Corp. beats earnings expectations By CBS.MarketWatch.com Published: July 13, 1999 at 4:32 p.m. ET AA HOUSTON (CBS.MW) -- Enron Corp's stronger-than-expected second quarter earnings and an upcoming stock split weren't enough Tuesday to overcome broader market weakness, which dragged shares of the energy giant into negative territory.
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Oh I got it wrong. This was the passage that, when I read it the first time, thought “yeah that tracks”
Reade said when she pulled away, Biden said to her, "Come on man. I heard - I thought you liked me." Biden then looked angry, according to Reade, and said, "You are nothing to me. You are nothing." She said that Biden eventually took her by the shoulders and said words to the effect of, "You're OK. You're fine," before walking away.
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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White people owning very $$ real estate had a pipeline to the “good” [mostly white] middle schools until DeBlasio, under pressure of groups working for more equity, made middle school admission straight lottery and
TO BE A PARENT IS TO BE COMPROMISED. You pledge allegiance to justice for all, you swear that private attachments can rhyme with the public good, but when the choice comes down to your child or an abstraction-even the wellbeing of children you don't know-you'll betray your principles to the fierce unfairness of love. Then life takes revenge on the conceit that your child's fate lies in your hands at all. The organized pathologies of adults, including yours-sometimes known as politics-find a way to infect the world of children. Only they can save themselves.
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Wow. Larry Summers, you are that fruit. You think the fruit is people using “woke” language, or “the crazy,” as you put it, but in fact you are the low hanging fruit.
Summers: The trend could break if Trump stays super-destructive, courts are super-tolerant and the universities don't adapt and settle. That is a real worry. My best guess, though, is that the need for universities as economic engines, the enforcement of law and the fact that there is low-hanging fruit for cultural correction in the universities will carry the day. I don't think there is yet evidence of leading universities losing their appeal. Yes, there is a need to walk back from crazy, as there was after the 1960s. My guess is this will happen. You will see versions of Stanford's Hoover Institution on many campuses, more emphasis on nonideological science and a big walk back on identity politics.
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Yeesh
The United States is a remarkable place because it is an amalgam of remarkable places. Americans want to live in very different ways. Perhaps more appreciation of that on the part of those who lead our society could strengthen and unify our country at what is surely a complex and difficult moment in its history.
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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now I’m down the rabbit hole
Caitlin Flanagan @CaitlinPacific Dear NYPD: Please, please, please arrest these faculty members. ••. Read Let This Radicalize You @JoshuaPHilll • 23h NYU faculty creating a ring around the Gaza solidarity encampment to protect their students after the school threatened mass arrest. So beautiful.
November 15, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Just from the last month:
Olivia Messer @OliviaMesser "like a daughter" to Woody Allen is wiiiiild considering the allegations that he sexually molested his actual adoptive daughter Caitlin Flanagan @CaitlinPacific • Sep 20 I've missed hearing Woody Allen's voice - l'd been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self. @bariweiss is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are.... 11:46 AM • Oct 10, 2025 • 1,232 Views 9... ill View post engagements 17 11. 贝 Post your reply Reply Caitlin Flanagan& @CaitlinPacific • Oct 10 In what way do "allegations" and "complete exoneration" differ? thi 104 贝 Olivia Messer @OliviaMesser • Oct 10 .... One hospital report cannot "completely exonerate" in an inter-family molestation case. As a person who professionally vets sexual assault and harassment allegations, this is absolute clownery. Do better. We're talking about a man who met his wife when she was 10 and he was 45.
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Not from her

I can’t find more I can’t remind myself of all the terrible stuff she’s said
IDEAS THE DISHONESTY OF THE ABORTION DEBATE Why we need to face the best arguments from the other side By Caitlin Flanagan
November 15, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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it’s like this I also have all the recipes in tabs of the same doc 👍
Schedule of Thanksgiving cooking
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Yes, as with other abusers, Epstein and Trump and all their various “modeling” -> trafficking scams involved girls whose poverty, inconsistent family life, isolation made them susceptible
NEW: For the first time, the story of the 17 year old girl who testified that she had sex with Matt Gaetz for money. She was living in and out of a homeless shelter. She was working at McDonald's. She had just finished her junior year in high school. And she wanted extra money to try to save up to pay for braces to fix her teeth. How a 17-Year-Old Girl Became Enmeshed
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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our rescue puppy in the baby wrap when he was that tiny, ten years ago
Black and white puppy in a baby wrap in front of a white cabinet tiny black and white puppy at my feet, jumping up
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM