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As American as apple pie.
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
As American as apple pie.
“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work...”
More devs should learn this "simple" truth
medium.com/@tomwhitwell...
More devs should learn this "simple" truth
medium.com/@tomwhitwell...
52 things I learned in 2025
This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and…
medium.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work...”
More devs should learn this "simple" truth
medium.com/@tomwhitwell...
More devs should learn this "simple" truth
medium.com/@tomwhitwell...
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"co pay" is a brilliant rebranding by insurance companies of them not paying
December 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"co pay" is a brilliant rebranding by insurance companies of them not paying
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WATCH: "Is the president going to follow through on the threat and close guard bases and stopped paving roads in Indiana? Let's see," says Pete Buttigieg on the Heritage Foundation saying Trump will cut off funding to the state if lawmakers don't pass the gerrymandered maps.
December 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
WATCH: "Is the president going to follow through on the threat and close guard bases and stopped paving roads in Indiana? Let's see," says Pete Buttigieg on the Heritage Foundation saying Trump will cut off funding to the state if lawmakers don't pass the gerrymandered maps.
"...and spend eternity browsing the West Elm website looking at midcentury furniture for the home we’ll never be able to buy."
Feeling a bit attacked here.
Feeling a bit attacked here.
"Keep standing in line for cronuts, listening to Mumford & Sons, and watching videos of men unboxing sneakers. We know we complained about these things in the past, but we’ve come to realize that you, the man who brews beer in our closet, are the most evolved of your species."
An Open Letter to the Soft Millennial Man Now Facing Extinction
Dear Soft Millennial Man, You’ve been quiet lately, but we know you’re still out there. You’re probably hiding out at Whole Foods until this whole ...
buff.ly
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"...and spend eternity browsing the West Elm website looking at midcentury furniture for the home we’ll never be able to buy."
Feeling a bit attacked here.
Feeling a bit attacked here.
Monthly reminder that DOGE did nothing except destroy government services and help limit the regulations affecting his businesses. Elon Musk is also a toxic individual.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Musk calls Doge only ‘somewhat successful’ and says he would not do it again
Speaking on a rightwing podcast, the billionaire said he would not go back and lead the job-cutting program again
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Monthly reminder that DOGE did nothing except destroy government services and help limit the regulations affecting his businesses. Elon Musk is also a toxic individual.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Timothy Snyder: “What comes next? For the Nazis, the deportation and the pogrom of autumn 1938 were steps towards creating a centralised national police agency. In the US, something similar is unfolding with ICE.” [snyder.substack.com]
Land War or Self-Terrorism?
Trump’s Likely Next Step
snyder.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Timothy Snyder: “What comes next? For the Nazis, the deportation and the pogrom of autumn 1938 were steps towards creating a centralised national police agency. In the US, something similar is unfolding with ICE.” [snyder.substack.com]
Prosecute the entire leadership responsible for these detention centers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse
Civil rights coalition calls for immediate closure of camp, where more than 2,700 detainees are being held
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Prosecute the entire leadership responsible for these detention centers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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These anti-vaxxers will kill babies.
It feels awful to be that blunt, but the stakes here are *babies dying of preventable diseases*.
It feels awful to be that blunt, but the stakes here are *babies dying of preventable diseases*.
To be very clear: Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the children who get it.
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
These anti-vaxxers will kill babies.
It feels awful to be that blunt, but the stakes here are *babies dying of preventable diseases*.
It feels awful to be that blunt, but the stakes here are *babies dying of preventable diseases*.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
In a just world, there would be actual war crime trials for this.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
In a just world, there would be actual war crime trials for this.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
I was just talking with a friend last night about this. People do not realize how bad things used to be and how wondrous modern medicine (and hygiene) is.
kottke.org/25/12/an-ast...
kottke.org/25/12/an-ast...
An Astonishing Graph
For most of human history, around 50% of children used to die before they reached the end of puberty. In 2020, that number is 4.
kottke.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I was just talking with a friend last night about this. People do not realize how bad things used to be and how wondrous modern medicine (and hygiene) is.
kottke.org/25/12/an-ast...
kottke.org/25/12/an-ast...
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Rebecca Solnit: A Year on From Trump’s Victory, Resistance Is Everywhere. “There has, in fact, been a tremendous amount and variety of resistance and opposition and it’s mattered tremendously.” [theguardian.com]
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Rebecca Solnit: A Year on From Trump’s Victory, Resistance Is Everywhere. “There has, in fact, been a tremendous amount and variety of resistance and opposition and it’s mattered tremendously.” [theguardian.com]
The Republican Party will never recover from this complete lack of ethics and morality in stopping this man.
"Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims."
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The Republican Party will never recover from this complete lack of ethics and morality in stopping this man.
Lock him up.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country. n.pr/48FC2Ue
Netanyahu submits request for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Lock him up.
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The 3rd Impeachment.
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The 3rd Impeachment.
Racist asshole continues to be racist asshole.
After the alleged shooter was identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal — a 29-year-old Afghan national — Trump said he would permanently shut down immigration from impoverished countries. n.pr/4roPiE2
Trump vows 'permanent pause' on some immigration after National Guard shooting
After the alleged shooter was identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal — a 29-year-old Afghan national — Trump said he would permanently shut down immigration from impoverished countries.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Racist asshole continues to be racist asshole.
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Northwestern’s leaders will likely try to justify their choice to appease fascist extortion with some BS about needing to help researchers get federal funds that were illegally withheld, so it’s important to note that virtually all of the researchers said not to.
So apparently the administrators at Northwestern have caved to the extortionist demands of the Feds. Faculty voted 595-4 AGAINST this measure.
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Northwestern’s leaders will likely try to justify their choice to appease fascist extortion with some BS about needing to help researchers get federal funds that were illegally withheld, so it’s important to note that virtually all of the researchers said not to.
Regular reminder that Elon Musk is a piece of shit human being and DOGE was just his him carving up the US Government so he can do more of what he wants.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts
Government brain drain will haunt US after DOGE abruptly terminated.
arstechnica.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Regular reminder that Elon Musk is a piece of shit human being and DOGE was just his him carving up the US Government so he can do more of what he wants.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM