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"When we use markets and property relations to organize these non-market matters, horrors abound. Just look at the private equity takeover of American healthcare. PE bosses have spent more than a trillion dollars cornering regional markets on various parts of the health system."
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"When we use markets and property relations to organize these non-market matters, horrors abound. Just look at the private equity takeover of American healthcare. PE bosses have spent more than a trillion dollars cornering regional markets on various parts of the health system."
"But Jesus sees through the spectacle. He sees the brittleness behind the beauty. He sees the insecurity under the shine."
November 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"But Jesus sees through the spectacle. He sees the brittleness behind the beauty. He sees the insecurity under the shine."
"The Second Temple had stood since the time of Zerubbabel (516 BCE), but Herod sought to rebuild it into one of the most stunning structures in the ancient Mediterranean world."
November 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"The Second Temple had stood since the time of Zerubbabel (516 BCE), but Herod sought to rebuild it into one of the most stunning structures in the ancient Mediterranean world."
"As an architect from a country that has been colonised, and whose artworks, treasures and historical artefacts were stolen, my goal is to make people aware of the importance of cultural heritage and the impact of its loss," Kéré told Dezeen.
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"As an architect from a country that has been colonised, and whose artworks, treasures and historical artefacts were stolen, my goal is to make people aware of the importance of cultural heritage and the impact of its loss," Kéré told Dezeen.
"I didn't know much about this Fuentes guy," he said in the staff meeting, according to a video posted online by The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative news outlet. "I still don't."
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"I didn't know much about this Fuentes guy," he said in the staff meeting, according to a video posted online by The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative news outlet. "I still don't."
"This aurora was so bright that it was visible to the unaided eye during blue hour — just after sunset when the sky appears a darkening blue."
Auroral Hummingbird over Norway
(Image Credit & Copyright: Mickael Coulon)
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25021...
Auroral Hummingbird over Norway
(Image Credit & Copyright: Mickael Coulon)
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25021...
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"This aurora was so bright that it was visible to the unaided eye during blue hour — just after sunset when the sky appears a darkening blue."
Auroral Hummingbird over Norway
(Image Credit & Copyright: Mickael Coulon)
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25021...
Auroral Hummingbird over Norway
(Image Credit & Copyright: Mickael Coulon)
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25021...
"The fines for facilitating this life-destroying fraud are far less than the expected revenue from helping to destroy its users' lives."
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"The fines for facilitating this life-destroying fraud are far less than the expected revenue from helping to destroy its users' lives."
"10% of Meta's gross revenue comes from ads for fraudulent goods and scams, and ... the company knows it."
Facebook's Fraud Files pluralistic.net/2025/11/08/f...
Facebook's Fraud Files pluralistic.net/2025/11/08/f...
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"10% of Meta's gross revenue comes from ads for fraudulent goods and scams, and ... the company knows it."
Facebook's Fraud Files pluralistic.net/2025/11/08/f...
Facebook's Fraud Files pluralistic.net/2025/11/08/f...
"Within hours of being sworn in, President Trump signed an executive order for a 'pause' to all foreign assistance ... It was immediately obvious that hundreds of thousands of people would die in the first year alone. But the Administration did not reconsider; it escalated."
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Within hours of being sworn in, President Trump signed an executive order for a 'pause' to all foreign assistance ... It was immediately obvious that hundreds of thousands of people would die in the first year alone. But the Administration did not reconsider; it escalated."
My afternoon reading: We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson.
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My afternoon reading: We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson.
Stopped to get some groceries … a Tesla taking up 4 parking spaces near the front door is on-brand.
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Stopped to get some groceries … a Tesla taking up 4 parking spaces near the front door is on-brand.
"The idea that women shouldn't vote has existed on the crank right for a long time. But increasingly, it’s made its way into more mainstream MAGA conversations, and many advocates have become successful influencers in right-wing media circles."
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"The idea that women shouldn't vote has existed on the crank right for a long time. But increasingly, it’s made its way into more mainstream MAGA conversations, and many advocates have become successful influencers in right-wing media circles."
"If the problems are not addressed, probably with a nine-figure renovation, the building could eventually become uninhabitable or endanger pedestrians below, the engineers said."
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"If the problems are not addressed, probably with a nine-figure renovation, the building could eventually become uninhabitable or endanger pedestrians below, the engineers said."
"The cleft-like morphology induces introspection, as once inside it, the only visible horizon is the framed view at its end," the team said of the path. "Its direct and striking perspective guides the gaze of those who walk through it and alludes to the void left by what happened.'"
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"The cleft-like morphology induces introspection, as once inside it, the only visible horizon is the framed view at its end," the team said of the path. "Its direct and striking perspective guides the gaze of those who walk through it and alludes to the void left by what happened.'"
"Local firm Gustavo Penna Arquitetos & Associados, or GPAA, was chosen to design the memorial – a project that involved close collaboration with the families.
For the undulating rural site, the studio conceived a series of elements that form a process of immersion, reflection and learning."
For the undulating rural site, the studio conceived a series of elements that form a process of immersion, reflection and learning."
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"Local firm Gustavo Penna Arquitetos & Associados, or GPAA, was chosen to design the memorial – a project that involved close collaboration with the families.
For the undulating rural site, the studio conceived a series of elements that form a process of immersion, reflection and learning."
For the undulating rural site, the studio conceived a series of elements that form a process of immersion, reflection and learning."
"Since the 1950s, the number of Americans doing any sort of farmwork has cascaded downward, following widespread mechanization and the purchase of small farms by large conglomerates. Still, workers are required to operate those machines, and also ... harvesting fragile fruits and vegetables."
November 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"Since the 1950s, the number of Americans doing any sort of farmwork has cascaded downward, following widespread mechanization and the purchase of small farms by large conglomerates. Still, workers are required to operate those machines, and also ... harvesting fragile fruits and vegetables."
