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Wikipedia is the best single thing the Internet has ever given us and it's not even close
Two Wikipedia contributors averted a potential tragedy at a conference for the site’s editors on Friday in Manhattan when they jumped in to take down a man with a gun.
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
After the man walked onto the stage at the “Wiki World’s Fair” event and threatened to kill himself, witnesses said, two members of the audience jumped in to stop him.
nyti.ms
October 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Wikipedia is the best single thing the Internet has ever given us and it's not even close
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Whilst we're on the subject of shocking living things, did you know police departments routinely shock human beings with tasers until they die and chalk up their deaths to a fake medical condition they call "excited delirium" that was invented by taser companies to absolve themselves of liability?
October 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Whilst we're on the subject of shocking living things, did you know police departments routinely shock human beings with tasers until they die and chalk up their deaths to a fake medical condition they call "excited delirium" that was invented by taser companies to absolve themselves of liability?
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Zohran won't be the first democratic socialist to govern a big US city
In 1936, even Time Magazine admitted that after two decades of Socialist mayors, "Milwaukee has become perhaps the best-governed city in the U.S."
Its cover on Mayor Daniel Hoan was captioned: "He gave Karl Marx all the credit"
In 1936, even Time Magazine admitted that after two decades of Socialist mayors, "Milwaukee has become perhaps the best-governed city in the U.S."
Its cover on Mayor Daniel Hoan was captioned: "He gave Karl Marx all the credit"
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Zohran won't be the first democratic socialist to govern a big US city
In 1936, even Time Magazine admitted that after two decades of Socialist mayors, "Milwaukee has become perhaps the best-governed city in the U.S."
Its cover on Mayor Daniel Hoan was captioned: "He gave Karl Marx all the credit"
In 1936, even Time Magazine admitted that after two decades of Socialist mayors, "Milwaukee has become perhaps the best-governed city in the U.S."
Its cover on Mayor Daniel Hoan was captioned: "He gave Karl Marx all the credit"
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In remarkable turn, Pope Leo - rewriting text originally written by Pope Francis - makes Liberation Theology's "preferential option for the poor" official papal doctrine.
"He calls for a renewed commitment to fixing the structural causes of poverty"
apnews.com/article/vati...
"He calls for a renewed commitment to fixing the structural causes of poverty"
apnews.com/article/vati...
Pope Leo condemns economies that marginalize the poor while the wealthy live in a bubble of luxury
Pope Leo XIV has criticized how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.
apnews.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In remarkable turn, Pope Leo - rewriting text originally written by Pope Francis - makes Liberation Theology's "preferential option for the poor" official papal doctrine.
"He calls for a renewed commitment to fixing the structural causes of poverty"
apnews.com/article/vati...
"He calls for a renewed commitment to fixing the structural causes of poverty"
apnews.com/article/vati...
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Gavin Newsom continues to prove his commitment to being transphobic and has lauded a literal white supremacist multiple times AND he isn’t even a presidential nominee…and yet liberals are obsessed with hanging every single wish and dream of theirs onto his shitty little haircut.
October 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Gavin Newsom continues to prove his commitment to being transphobic and has lauded a literal white supremacist multiple times AND he isn’t even a presidential nominee…and yet liberals are obsessed with hanging every single wish and dream of theirs onto his shitty little haircut.
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You Can Just Push Shit In Back Seat Out Of Way
October 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
You Can Just Push Shit In Back Seat Out Of Way
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Area Family Putting A Little Money Away To One Day Blow On Single Health Scare https://theonion.com/area-family-putting-a-little-money-away-to-one-day-blow-1819575678/
October 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Area Family Putting A Little Money Away To One Day Blow On Single Health Scare https://theonion.com/area-family-putting-a-little-money-away-to-one-day-blow-1819575678/
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Nation Schedules Recurring Monthly Benefit Concert To Streamline Tragedy Response Process https://theonion.com/nation-schedules-recurring-monthly-benefit-concert-to-s-1819580392/
October 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Nation Schedules Recurring Monthly Benefit Concert To Streamline Tragedy Response Process https://theonion.com/nation-schedules-recurring-monthly-benefit-concert-to-s-1819580392/
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The country about to dissolve into open civil war means I can have Halloween candy for breakfast at noon, Mom said so
October 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The country about to dissolve into open civil war means I can have Halloween candy for breakfast at noon, Mom said so
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I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
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Opinion | Yes, I voted for Trump three times, but I gave Obama $250 in 2008 and have a gay client at my brokerage. Treat me as the independent-minded voter that I am.
October 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Opinion | Yes, I voted for Trump three times, but I gave Obama $250 in 2008 and have a gay client at my brokerage. Treat me as the independent-minded voter that I am.
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Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
October 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
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I am once again asking why these data centers are all fucking SECRETS
"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."
"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."
October 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I am once again asking why these data centers are all fucking SECRETS
"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."
"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."
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Now I’m falling asleep and she’s calling a cob
October 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Now I’m falling asleep and she’s calling a cob
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Starbucks workers live paycheck-to-paycheck while our CEO has the highest CEO-to-worker pay gap in the country. Better working conditions mean happier workers and happier customers. Our allies are here for us! We're just practicing for now, but if we have to, we're ready to strike!
October 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Starbucks workers live paycheck-to-paycheck while our CEO has the highest CEO-to-worker pay gap in the country. Better working conditions mean happier workers and happier customers. Our allies are here for us! We're just practicing for now, but if we have to, we're ready to strike!
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An ex of mine took his TV show ripping and torrenting extremely seriously, as an archival thing, and did sometimes get thanks from folks with niche pilots and short-lived Adult Swim shows for preserving their work.
my hot take is that torrenting is preservation
I maintain that if the profession is going to allow genAI, we have to be okay with torrenting of media too.
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
An ex of mine took his TV show ripping and torrenting extremely seriously, as an archival thing, and did sometimes get thanks from folks with niche pilots and short-lived Adult Swim shows for preserving their work.
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starting to think much of the “how democracies end”/“how autocracies are born” literature could benefit from considering the actual existence of American law enforcement
October 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
starting to think much of the “how democracies end”/“how autocracies are born” literature could benefit from considering the actual existence of American law enforcement
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#RecipeOfTheDay takes pasta on a distinctly unItalian journey: it’s Spelt Spaghetti with Spicy Sesame Mushrooms! www.nigella.com/recipes/spel...
Spelt Spaghetti with Spicy Sesame Mushrooms
Wholemeal pasta holds little charm for me, but I co-exist very amicably with spelt spaghetti. Here it acts as a rather more robust form of soba noodle, which makes perfect sense since the sauce that d...
www.nigella.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
#RecipeOfTheDay takes pasta on a distinctly unItalian journey: it’s Spelt Spaghetti with Spicy Sesame Mushrooms! www.nigella.com/recipes/spel...
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CNN: Trump says violence on streets of Portland is rising.
a dog is looking out of a car window at a large fireball
ALT: a dog is looking out of a car window at a large fireball
media.tenor.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
CNN: Trump says violence on streets of Portland is rising.
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CNN: Trump says violence on streets of Portland is rising.
October 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
CNN: Trump says violence on streets of Portland is rising.
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CNN: Trump says violence on streets of Portland is rising.
October 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
CNN: Trump says violence on streets of Portland is rising.
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at this point you have to acknowledge that there is no way that these guys don't try to mess with the 2026 midterms. there is absolutely no respect for the legitimacy of the opposition
Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."
Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?
Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?
October 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
at this point you have to acknowledge that there is no way that these guys don't try to mess with the 2026 midterms. there is absolutely no respect for the legitimacy of the opposition
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As much as folks might not want to believe it, artists who sell their work cannot survive exclusively on platforms that cater to primarily other artists. The Circulating The Same Five Dollars™️ model can't feed us or pay bills for long. We need places where we can be seen and discovered.
October 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
As much as folks might not want to believe it, artists who sell their work cannot survive exclusively on platforms that cater to primarily other artists. The Circulating The Same Five Dollars™️ model can't feed us or pay bills for long. We need places where we can be seen and discovered.
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great piece
The Liberal Abandonment Of Greta Thunberg
The Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has been detained by Israel and reportedly maltreated by her Israeli captors after she was kidnapped, along with hundreds of other activists, from Gaza’s territoria...
www.donotpanic.news
October 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
great piece