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The Internet Classics Archive | The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, part of the Internet Classics Archive
classics.mit.edu
“It is in our power to have no opinion about a thing, and not to be disturbed in our soul; for things themselves have no natural power to form our judgements.” (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 6: classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/me...)
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“As the planet warms, so much ice has been erased from around Mount Everest that the elevation at base camp in Nepal, which sits on a melting glacier, has dropped more than 220 feet since the 1980s.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Melting Glaciers in the Himalayas Feed Lakes That Threaten Towns Below
Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“As the planet warms, so much ice has been erased from around Mount Everest that the elevation at base camp in Nepal, which sits on a melting glacier, has dropped more than 220 feet since the 1980s.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Massive explosion in Ezeiza, Buenes Aires, Argentina
Ezeiza’s mayor, Gastón Granados, said the cause of major explosion at the Spegazzini industrial park is still unknown.
The blast shattered windows in the area, including at the mayor’s home, and nearby families were evacuated.
Ezeiza’s mayor, Gastón Granados, said the cause of major explosion at the Spegazzini industrial park is still unknown.
The blast shattered windows in the area, including at the mayor’s home, and nearby families were evacuated.
November 15, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Massive explosion in Ezeiza, Buenes Aires, Argentina
Ezeiza’s mayor, Gastón Granados, said the cause of major explosion at the Spegazzini industrial park is still unknown.
The blast shattered windows in the area, including at the mayor’s home, and nearby families were evacuated.
Ezeiza’s mayor, Gastón Granados, said the cause of major explosion at the Spegazzini industrial park is still unknown.
The blast shattered windows in the area, including at the mayor’s home, and nearby families were evacuated.
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For anyone who wants some joyful culture in their lives, Great Performances on PBS is showing the Delacorte’s production of Twelfth Night with Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, and more tonight at 9/8 Central.
Hooray for public television!!!
Hooray for public television!!!
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
For anyone who wants some joyful culture in their lives, Great Performances on PBS is showing the Delacorte’s production of Twelfth Night with Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, and more tonight at 9/8 Central.
Hooray for public television!!!
Hooray for public television!!!
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied.
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied.
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
You have a right to see this file.
(Published May 2023)
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I mean, they can't and it doesn't. don't print lies in the newspaper.
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I mean, they can't and it doesn't. don't print lies in the newspaper.
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The Biden administration sought to create a streamlined refund system free of hoops for passengers who experienced canceled or significantly changed flights.
Trump Axes Biden-Era Plan To Compensate Passengers For Flight Disruptions
The Biden administration sought to create a streamlined refund system free of hoops for passengers who experienced canceled or significantly changed flights.
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Biden administration sought to create a streamlined refund system free of hoops for passengers who experienced canceled or significantly changed flights.
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*shakily removing glasses*
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
*shakily removing glasses*
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Taco Friday
BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Taco Friday
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Interested in using continuous traits for phylogenetic estimation? We took a hard look at this in a well-studied clade. There’s a lot of promise to these data, but still much work to do to be able to make full use of them
doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
Validate User
doi.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Interested in using continuous traits for phylogenetic estimation? We took a hard look at this in a well-studied clade. There’s a lot of promise to these data, but still much work to do to be able to make full use of them
doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
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Does everyone know this Jacob Bernstein lore? archive.seattletimes.com/archive/1999...
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Does everyone know this Jacob Bernstein lore? archive.seattletimes.com/archive/1999...
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There is a good argument to fire and disbar every DOJ lawyer involved with this.
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
There is a good argument to fire and disbar every DOJ lawyer involved with this.
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...she said, in the New York Times, in a story/advertisement for her upcoming book, having landed a cushy editor job mere months after committing one of journalism's cardinal sins
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
...she said, in the New York Times, in a story/advertisement for her upcoming book, having landed a cushy editor job mere months after committing one of journalism's cardinal sins
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
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Olivia Nuzzi got sent in to do a profile but it turned out she wanted to fuck the subject so we sent in Jacob Bernstein to profile her and it turns out he also wants to fuck the subject
you can’t be putting this in the paper (gift link but i do not recommend you use it www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/s...)
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Olivia Nuzzi got sent in to do a profile but it turned out she wanted to fuck the subject so we sent in Jacob Bernstein to profile her and it turns out he also wants to fuck the subject
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Today, I let Snowball play with a toy that's been off limits to him till now—a pinky fuzzy mouse that my mom bought because she thought it was cute, that makes trilling and chirping noises when you press a button on its back—and he was SO content and affectionate afterwards, he melted into my desk.
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Today, I let Snowball play with a toy that's been off limits to him till now—a pinky fuzzy mouse that my mom bought because she thought it was cute, that makes trilling and chirping noises when you press a button on its back—and he was SO content and affectionate afterwards, he melted into my desk.
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Return the Black Hills to native people. Other places would also be good, don’t get me wrong, but there is so much mineral wealth in the Black Hills that deserves infinitely better stewardship and isn’t gonna get it as long as mining companies can just walk onto public land.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Return the Black Hills to native people. Other places would also be good, don’t get me wrong, but there is so much mineral wealth in the Black Hills that deserves infinitely better stewardship and isn’t gonna get it as long as mining companies can just walk onto public land.
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Lulu waiting patiently for me to get groceries. She has her learners permit. (the clutch is still an issue)
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Lulu waiting patiently for me to get groceries. She has her learners permit. (the clutch is still an issue)
Putting pronouns into every app and every introduction is a useful and convenient way for me to remember how people would like to be referred to and I wish more people did it.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Putting pronouns into every app and every introduction is a useful and convenient way for me to remember how people would like to be referred to and I wish more people did it.
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my wokest opinion is that land acknowledgements are fine. people knowing a little bit about the land you're on, even if one isn't invested in a land back project, is not particularly worse than the status quo, even if one comes by this info in a way that is somewhat cringe and forced
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
my wokest opinion is that land acknowledgements are fine. people knowing a little bit about the land you're on, even if one isn't invested in a land back project, is not particularly worse than the status quo, even if one comes by this info in a way that is somewhat cringe and forced
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Norway's locker room was electric after they all but qualified for the World Cup 🇳🇴
Erling Haaland and friends only need to avoid a nine-goal defeat in Italy and they're in, ending a 26-year tournament drought 😅
Erling Haaland and friends only need to avoid a nine-goal defeat in Italy and they're in, ending a 26-year tournament drought 😅
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Norway's locker room was electric after they all but qualified for the World Cup 🇳🇴
Erling Haaland and friends only need to avoid a nine-goal defeat in Italy and they're in, ending a 26-year tournament drought 😅
Erling Haaland and friends only need to avoid a nine-goal defeat in Italy and they're in, ending a 26-year tournament drought 😅
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Anyone who’s ever used emergency contraception or gains peace of mind by even having it on hand owes Dr Camp a debt of gratitude. What a force.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 81
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Anyone who’s ever used emergency contraception or gains peace of mind by even having it on hand owes Dr Camp a debt of gratitude. What a force.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Oreoboros
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Oreoboros
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Gazans are in dire need of homes, jobs and services. We explain why no workable plans currently exist to provide them
Gaza’s zombie ceasefire
Neither an Arab reconstruction plan nor an American one have much chance of success
econ.st
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Gazans are in dire need of homes, jobs and services. We explain why no workable plans currently exist to provide them