@mjkoe.bsky.social
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we are living thorough 10 years of moral collapse. it’s happening everywhere but is concentrated in the US. we have given up on even trying to argue that there must be more to life, both individually and collectively, than bare materialism and power. we must rededicate ourselves to meaningful life.
December 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
we are living thorough 10 years of moral collapse. it’s happening everywhere but is concentrated in the US. we have given up on even trying to argue that there must be more to life, both individually and collectively, than bare materialism and power. we must rededicate ourselves to meaningful life.
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A radical new academic field questions people’s tendency to see their emotions mirrored in historical figures. Boris Kachka considers how to integrate the field’s research into our interpretation of characters from classic literature:
Do We Really Know How Isabel Archer Felt?
Fictional people, especially those from the past, are interesting because they are both strange and familiar.
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December 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A radical new academic field questions people’s tendency to see their emotions mirrored in historical figures. Boris Kachka considers how to integrate the field’s research into our interpretation of characters from classic literature:
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New Year's preparations in New York City, flamingos in Venice, winter cherry blossoms in China, and many more photos from the past seven days:
Photos of the Week: London Fog, Scooter Blankets, Giant Snowman
Flooding in Washington State, flamingos in Venice, winter cherry blossoms in China, New Year's preparations in New York City, and much more
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December 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New Year's preparations in New York City, flamingos in Venice, winter cherry blossoms in China, and many more photos from the past seven days:
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A radical new academic field questions people’s tendency to see their emotions mirrored in historical figures. Boris Kachka considers how to integrate the field’s research into our interpretation of characters from classic literature:
Do We Really Know How Isabel Archer Felt?
Fictional people, especially those from the past, are interesting because they are both strange and familiar.
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
A radical new academic field questions people’s tendency to see their emotions mirrored in historical figures. Boris Kachka considers how to integrate the field’s research into our interpretation of characters from classic literature:
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Literally Jesus’s parents had to flee to another country with their baby to avoid the imperial police
Here’s the birth of Christ being defiled by masked federal thugs who think terrorizing marginalized people is funny.
Homeland Security would have zip-tied the baby Jesus if its agents had been deployed in Bethlehem.
Homeland Security would have zip-tied the baby Jesus if its agents had been deployed in Bethlehem.
December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Literally Jesus’s parents had to flee to another country with their baby to avoid the imperial police
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People definitely do not understand this
I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
December 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
People definitely do not understand this
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I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
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Corporations and ultra-rich individuals with numerous business interests cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own bottom lines.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Corporations and ultra-rich individuals with numerous business interests cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own bottom lines.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
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me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
December 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
me dressed up and exercising at the airport before my 8 hour flight
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Yes. We have to worry about AI and robotics.
Some questions:
Some questions:
December 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Yes. We have to worry about AI and robotics.
Some questions:
Some questions:
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A dozen, bipartisan former FDA commissioners are warning about how RFK Jr's anti-vaccine crusade is putting public health at serious risk.
FDA needs to be guided by science and efficacy—not crank conspiracy theories.
FDA needs to be guided by science and efficacy—not crank conspiracy theories.
12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid
Prasad’s arguments “misrepresent both the science and the regulatory record.”…
arstechnica.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A dozen, bipartisan former FDA commissioners are warning about how RFK Jr's anti-vaccine crusade is putting public health at serious risk.
FDA needs to be guided by science and efficacy—not crank conspiracy theories.
FDA needs to be guided by science and efficacy—not crank conspiracy theories.
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NEW EPISODE: @maddow.bsky.social joins @nicollewallace.bsky.social on "The Best People."
Watch their full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP8B...
Watch their full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP8B...
Rachel Maddow HUMILIATES corporations capitulating to Trump
YouTube video by MS NOW
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December 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
NEW EPISODE: @maddow.bsky.social joins @nicollewallace.bsky.social on "The Best People."
Watch their full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP8B...
Watch their full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP8B...
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"The small figures huddled together at Miami's airport carried backpacks, stuffed animals and suitcases. One wore a silver cross necklace. Families of the travelers – ages 3 to 15 – have been torn apart this year by Trump's deportation campaign..."
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
‘A sad, cruel moment’: 58 Florida children leaving US amid parent deportations
“The only losers are the children.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"The small figures huddled together at Miami's airport carried backpacks, stuffed animals and suitcases. One wore a silver cross necklace. Families of the travelers – ages 3 to 15 – have been torn apart this year by Trump's deportation campaign..."
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Reminds me of this
December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Reminds me of this
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Humans have long considered our emotions to be universal. It seems that sadness, for instance, would have felt the same way today as it did 500 years ago.
But an emerging field of history is turning this assumption on its head. @galbeckerman.bsky.social reports:
But an emerging field of history is turning this assumption on its head. @galbeckerman.bsky.social reports:
You Had to Be There
An emerging field of history asks if we can ever really understand how our forebears experienced love, anger, fear, and sorrow.
bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Humans have long considered our emotions to be universal. It seems that sadness, for instance, would have felt the same way today as it did 500 years ago.
But an emerging field of history is turning this assumption on its head. @galbeckerman.bsky.social reports:
But an emerging field of history is turning this assumption on its head. @galbeckerman.bsky.social reports:
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“table-sized”
December 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“table-sized”
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Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
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I am glad these testimonies are finally being more widely disseminated www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
The Reform UK leader doubts people can recall their abuse from years ago. I’ve never forgotten his – it felt malicious
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I am glad these testimonies are finally being more widely disseminated www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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Universities are racing to incorporate AI into their curriculum—but there’s a better way to prepare students for the future, Michael Clune argues.
Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize
The skills that students will need in an age of automation are precisely those that are eroded by inserting AI into the educational process.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Universities are racing to incorporate AI into their curriculum—but there’s a better way to prepare students for the future, Michael Clune argues.
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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still hasn't figured out what dogs do
November 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
still hasn't figured out what dogs do
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A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
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I can usually tell when a student writes using Chat-GPT because what it produces is too smooth; in fact, it sounds, you guessed it: artificial. It lurks there, trying to make everyone sound like a middle manager from Cupertino. Voice—the written voice—startles.
A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I can usually tell when a student writes using Chat-GPT because what it produces is too smooth; in fact, it sounds, you guessed it: artificial. It lurks there, trying to make everyone sound like a middle manager from Cupertino. Voice—the written voice—startles.