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Did not know more women cheat in the 50s/60s and more men in their ‘70s. “5 Reasons Why Gray Divorce Is a Rising Trend” by @oonametz.bsky.social author of the forthcoming book Unhitched www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unhi...
5 Reasons Why Gray Divorce Is a Rising Trend
The surprising reasons behind the surge in divorce among couples over age 50.
www.psychologytoday.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Did not know more women cheat in the 50s/60s and more men in their ‘70s. “5 Reasons Why Gray Divorce Is a Rising Trend” by @oonametz.bsky.social author of the forthcoming book Unhitched www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unhi...
Justin Driver on the The Excruciating Question Confronting Black College Applicants www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | The Excruciating Question Confronting Black College Applicants
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Justin Driver on the The Excruciating Question Confronting Black College Applicants www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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For this week’s episode, @moiradonegan.bsky.social and I were so excited to have Quinn Slobodian stop by @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social — to talk IQ fetishists, eugenics, and tech elites! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Episode 89: IQ Fetishism with Quinn Slobodian
Podcast Episode · In Bed With The Right · 08/13/2025 · 49m
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August 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
For this week’s episode, @moiradonegan.bsky.social and I were so excited to have Quinn Slobodian stop by @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social — to talk IQ fetishists, eugenics, and tech elites! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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MA put in a 4% millionaires tax 2 years ago, & the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, & the number of millionaires went UP 40%.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
Not fleeing: New report shows more wealthy residents in Mass., 2 years into 'millionaire's tax'
Despite previous concerns, Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" hasn't seemed to deter high-earners from continuing to live here, according to a new study from the Institute for Policy Studies.
www.wbur.org
August 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
MA put in a 4% millionaires tax 2 years ago, & the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, & the number of millionaires went UP 40%.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
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The National Archives will no longer be open to the public. The NATIONAL ARCHIVES!! I was there last month reporting for Sold a Story Season 2. archives.gov/college-park
June 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The National Archives will no longer be open to the public. The NATIONAL ARCHIVES!! I was there last month reporting for Sold a Story Season 2. archives.gov/college-park
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Sen. Hawley a yes on exactly the thing he says we can’t be doing
June 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Sen. Hawley a yes on exactly the thing he says we can’t be doing
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I talked with @astra.bsky.social about the apocalyptic politics of Christian Nationalists and tech oligarchs, how AI is capturing and altering us toward fascist ends, and how we can fight "end times fascism." Audio + transcript:
Traitors to the Earth: Fascism, Christian Nationalism, and the Tech Elite
“They understand that what they’re doing is devastating, and they’re doing it anyway,” says Astra Taylor.
truthout.org
June 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I talked with @astra.bsky.social about the apocalyptic politics of Christian Nationalists and tech oligarchs, how AI is capturing and altering us toward fascist ends, and how we can fight "end times fascism." Audio + transcript:
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For episode 200 (!) of @thefirethesetimes.com, @danaelkurd.bsky.social and I sat down with the brilliant @astra.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social to talk about the rise of end times fascism.
On all podcast apps and Patreon (free) www.patreon.com/posts/132864...
On all podcast apps and Patreon (free) www.patreon.com/posts/132864...
June 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
For episode 200 (!) of @thefirethesetimes.com, @danaelkurd.bsky.social and I sat down with the brilliant @astra.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social to talk about the rise of end times fascism.
On all podcast apps and Patreon (free) www.patreon.com/posts/132864...
On all podcast apps and Patreon (free) www.patreon.com/posts/132864...
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Having writers as good as @astra.bsky.social and Eleni break this nightmare of a bill down for us is a goddam miracle
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is an extinction-level event for higher education that would annihilate the country’s intellectual potential.
For @newrepublic.com, we wrote about Trump's plot to Un-Educate America.
newrepublic.com/article/1970...
For @newrepublic.com, we wrote about Trump's plot to Un-Educate America.
newrepublic.com/article/1970...
The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is an extinction-level event for higher education that would annihilate the country’s intellectual potential.
newrepublic.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Having writers as good as @astra.bsky.social and Eleni break this nightmare of a bill down for us is a goddam miracle
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If you're following the GOP tax bill disaster, my latest in @crisesnotes.bsky.social traces how this effort builds on a longstanding campaign to weaken the IRS and consolidate fiscal power in the hands of the wealthy. This is the first in a series on DOGE, taxes, and the future of public governance.
The Fiscal State Under Siege: Why People Hate the IRS, and Why You Should Care
How Trump, DOGE, and Project 2025 Are Turning the IRS Into a Tool of Authoritarian Rule
Editor’s Introduction: Hello readers, it's Nathan Tankus and I am very happy to bring to you the first in a l...
www.crisesnotes.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you're following the GOP tax bill disaster, my latest in @crisesnotes.bsky.social traces how this effort builds on a longstanding campaign to weaken the IRS and consolidate fiscal power in the hands of the wealthy. This is the first in a series on DOGE, taxes, and the future of public governance.
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New ep: Quinn Slobodian on Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right. Anarcho-capitalist/paleo-libertarian mutant neoliberals promoting IQ as measure of value; hard borders for humans w free trade for capital; gold as only true currency www.thedigradio.com/podcast/haye...
Hayek’s Bastards w/ Quinn Slobodian
Featuring Quinn Slobodian on his book Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right. MAGA and its far-right populist siblings around the world aren’t just a backlash to neolibe...
www.thedigradio.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
New ep: Quinn Slobodian on Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right. Anarcho-capitalist/paleo-libertarian mutant neoliberals promoting IQ as measure of value; hard borders for humans w free trade for capital; gold as only true currency www.thedigradio.com/podcast/haye...
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When I titled my book "Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone" I really did not anticipate how hard that phrase would eventually hit.
November 14, 2024 at 2:28 AM
When I titled my book "Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone" I really did not anticipate how hard that phrase would eventually hit.
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Unpacking some old books and found my trashed copy of the Chicago Manual of Style (5th ed., 1917) that once belonged to Franz Boas.
May 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Unpacking some old books and found my trashed copy of the Chicago Manual of Style (5th ed., 1917) that once belonged to Franz Boas.
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Magnificent.
Not only has Grok gone rogue on Musk but it’s now turned whistleblower.
Not only has Grok gone rogue on Musk but it’s now turned whistleblower.
May 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Magnificent.
Not only has Grok gone rogue on Musk but it’s now turned whistleblower.
Not only has Grok gone rogue on Musk but it’s now turned whistleblower.
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In Thorough and Persuasive Opinion, Federal District Court Permanently Enjoins Trump Administration from Discriminating Against Law Firm Perkins Coie Based on Trump’s Animus Toward Firm He Sees as Political Opposition electionlawblog.org?p=149763
In Thorough and Persuasive Opinion, Federal District Court Permanently Enjoins Trump Administration from Discriminating Against Law Firm Perkins Coie Based on Trump's Animus Toward Firm He Sees as Pol...
You can read the persuasive 102-page opinion, which begins: No American President has ever before issued executive orders like the one at issue in thislawsuit targeting a prominent law firm with adver...
electionlawblog.org
May 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In Thorough and Persuasive Opinion, Federal District Court Permanently Enjoins Trump Administration from Discriminating Against Law Firm Perkins Coie Based on Trump’s Animus Toward Firm He Sees as Political Opposition electionlawblog.org?p=149763
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New online: Nick Serpe interviews @quinnslobodian.com about the new fusionism of the MAGA right.
www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
Blood-and-Soil Neoliberalism - Dissent Magazine
An interview with Quinn Slobodian, the author of Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right.
www.dissentmagazine.org
April 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New online: Nick Serpe interviews @quinnslobodian.com about the new fusionism of the MAGA right.
www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
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On the back of an old bookmark featuring Curious George, I found a vaguely useful explanation of the logic behind the Dewey Decimal system - had no idea that it was so … Hegelian?
April 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
On the back of an old bookmark featuring Curious George, I found a vaguely useful explanation of the logic behind the Dewey Decimal system - had no idea that it was so … Hegelian?