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How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
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ORIENTATION
FACT SHEET
64
WAR DEPARTMENT-WASHINGTON 25, D. C. • 24 March 1945 FASCISM!
Note For This Week's Discussion:
Fascism is not the easiest thing to identify and analyze; nor, once in power, is it easy to destroy. It is important for our future and that of the world that as many of us as possible understand the causes and practices of fascism, in order to combat it. Points to stress are: (1) Fascism is more apt to come to power at a time of economic crisis;
(2) fascism inevitably leads to war; (3) it can come to any country; (4) we can best combat it by making our democracy work.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:miczfsfixolk42l7343z3bpd/bafkreigaks7wgy4rvmszhobeed7hlaqap4mynkhqketipzolmesislssci@jpeg)
August 1, 2024 at 9:35 PM
In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
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India's coal utilisation is set to decline as renewables increasingly meet power demand.
MORE THAN A THIRD of India’s coal assets will run below 40% utilisation by 2032. Expensive plants running above INR 3/kWh risks becoming underutilised or going idle.
https://loom.ly/YXrBeIo
MORE THAN A THIRD of India’s coal assets will run below 40% utilisation by 2032. Expensive plants running above INR 3/kWh risks becoming underutilised or going idle.
https://loom.ly/YXrBeIo
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
India's coal utilisation is set to decline as renewables increasingly meet power demand.
MORE THAN A THIRD of India’s coal assets will run below 40% utilisation by 2032. Expensive plants running above INR 3/kWh risks becoming underutilised or going idle.
https://loom.ly/YXrBeIo
MORE THAN A THIRD of India’s coal assets will run below 40% utilisation by 2032. Expensive plants running above INR 3/kWh risks becoming underutilised or going idle.
https://loom.ly/YXrBeIo
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Extremely telling clip with Crusoe Energy's CEO talking about data centre development.
"there's no way it's going to get to 100% carbon-free power production to power all of the AI infrastructure"
Just saying out loud what the companies say internally.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhIJ...
"there's no way it's going to get to 100% carbon-free power production to power all of the AI infrastructure"
Just saying out loud what the companies say internally.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhIJ...
May 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Extremely telling clip with Crusoe Energy's CEO talking about data centre development.
"there's no way it's going to get to 100% carbon-free power production to power all of the AI infrastructure"
Just saying out loud what the companies say internally.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhIJ...
"there's no way it's going to get to 100% carbon-free power production to power all of the AI infrastructure"
Just saying out loud what the companies say internally.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhIJ...
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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this is my political affiliation now
October 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
this is my political affiliation now
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NEW: Reuters took a closer look at violent crime in D.C. after President Trump began a show of force here. Despite the big investment of federal resources, it's really hard at this point to see any dramatic changes.
www.reuters.com/world/us/did...
www.reuters.com/world/us/did...
October 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
NEW: Reuters took a closer look at violent crime in D.C. after President Trump began a show of force here. Despite the big investment of federal resources, it's really hard at this point to see any dramatic changes.
www.reuters.com/world/us/did...
www.reuters.com/world/us/did...
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Reuters gathered an expansive set of arrest records in D.C. since Trump's show of force began. The number of arrests -- a key measure of law enforcement activity, not necessarily of crime -- barely changed.
www.reuters.com/world/us/did...
www.reuters.com/world/us/did...
October 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Reuters gathered an expansive set of arrest records in D.C. since Trump's show of force began. The number of arrests -- a key measure of law enforcement activity, not necessarily of crime -- barely changed.
www.reuters.com/world/us/did...
www.reuters.com/world/us/did...
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working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"
September 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"
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“.. a striking reassessment .. more voters siding with Palestinians over Israelis for the first time since The Times began asking voters about their sympathies in 1998.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/p...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/p...
Americans’ Support for Israel Dramatically Declines, Times/Siena Poll Finds
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“.. a striking reassessment .. more voters siding with Palestinians over Israelis for the first time since The Times began asking voters about their sympathies in 1998.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/p...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/p...
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www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...
Make those heat pumps instead of lame one way ACs and baby, you've got a stew going.
Make those heat pumps instead of lame one way ACs and baby, you've got a stew going.
Carrier wants to pair batteries with air conditioners to help the grid
Utilities are struggling to meet demand as AI data centers surge. Equipping air conditioners with batteries could be an easy and hugely scalable way to…
www.canarymedia.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...
Make those heat pumps instead of lame one way ACs and baby, you've got a stew going.
Make those heat pumps instead of lame one way ACs and baby, you've got a stew going.
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David Cross folks.
September 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
David Cross folks.
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My mother in law just got a Copper range (electric oven, induction cooktop, battery-in-the-bottom so no wiring upgrade required). Results:
(1) she *loves* it; and
(2) the crew that installed her cabinets and the range were impressed (& mildly shocked) that you can just plug it into a wall outlet
(1) she *loves* it; and
(2) the crew that installed her cabinets and the range were impressed (& mildly shocked) that you can just plug it into a wall outlet
September 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
My mother in law just got a Copper range (electric oven, induction cooktop, battery-in-the-bottom so no wiring upgrade required). Results:
(1) she *loves* it; and
(2) the crew that installed her cabinets and the range were impressed (& mildly shocked) that you can just plug it into a wall outlet
(1) she *loves* it; and
(2) the crew that installed her cabinets and the range were impressed (& mildly shocked) that you can just plug it into a wall outlet
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it is just a straightforward statement of fact to say that the trump administration sees any black student at an elite institution as one too many
So Much for Class-Based Affirmative Action
The Trump administration considers even race-blind admissions policies illegal if they’re intended to achieve diversity.
www.theatlantic.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
it is just a straightforward statement of fact to say that the trump administration sees any black student at an elite institution as one too many
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Note also that the lawsuit alleges that because race and class are correlated, providing free tuition to lower income students is also racial preference.
They just want a pure aristocracy of inherited wealth
They just want a pure aristocracy of inherited wealth
“Johns Hopkins has not merely preserved its discriminatory DEI framework — it has entrenched, expanded and openly celebrated it as a cornerstone of its institutional identity,”
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Conservative group files complaint against Hopkins medical school
America First Legal is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to launch a formal investigation into diversity policies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Note also that the lawsuit alleges that because race and class are correlated, providing free tuition to lower income students is also racial preference.
They just want a pure aristocracy of inherited wealth
They just want a pure aristocracy of inherited wealth
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These are some of the most odious people alive.
July 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
These are some of the most odious people alive.
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Violent crime is more rare, shocking, headline-grabbing. We treat it as an intolerable aberration from the norm. And we should! But that suggests that road deaths and injuries are the norm and are therefore tolerable. No politician will say that out loud, but watch what they prioritize.
September 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Violent crime is more rare, shocking, headline-grabbing. We treat it as an intolerable aberration from the norm. And we should! But that suggests that road deaths and injuries are the norm and are therefore tolerable. No politician will say that out loud, but watch what they prioritize.
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The perfect placement of The Ask sticker - directly on top of crossing flag instructions🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
📸 Rich Jones
📸 Rich Jones
August 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The perfect placement of The Ask sticker - directly on top of crossing flag instructions🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
📸 Rich Jones
📸 Rich Jones
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Utterly shameful.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 17, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Utterly shameful.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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ICE agents held a man’s five year old autistic daughter and taunted him with “Is that your daughter” in an attempt to get him to come out of the house.
They were rebuffed but two days later took him from his car.
They were rebuffed but two days later took him from his car.
ICE agents held 5-year-old girl outside Leominster home to get father to surrender, family says
Video appears to show federal immigration agents trying to coax the man out of his Massachusetts home while asking, “Is that your daughter?”
www.nbcboston.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
ICE agents held a man’s five year old autistic daughter and taunted him with “Is that your daughter” in an attempt to get him to come out of the house.
They were rebuffed but two days later took him from his car.
They were rebuffed but two days later took him from his car.
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i don't have a joke here, i just think it's rad as hell that this guy is making tiny tiny homes that are attached to bikes for people experiencing homelessness in toronto
January 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
i don't have a joke here, i just think it's rad as hell that this guy is making tiny tiny homes that are attached to bikes for people experiencing homelessness in toronto