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just a reminder that there were people of the time — and of the same class and station — who saw this stuff and thought, "yeah this is bullshit"
October 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
just a reminder that there were people of the time — and of the same class and station — who saw this stuff and thought, "yeah this is bullshit"
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learned recently that the guy who wrote "The Night Before Christmas," clement clarke moore, also wrote a takedown of thomas jefferson's proto-scientific racism in "Notes on the State of Virginia," basically accusing him and others of making it up to justify slavery. which, that's right.
October 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
learned recently that the guy who wrote "The Night Before Christmas," clement clarke moore, also wrote a takedown of thomas jefferson's proto-scientific racism in "Notes on the State of Virginia," basically accusing him and others of making it up to justify slavery. which, that's right.
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This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.
September 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.
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Kind of weird how Roberts declared the VRA preclearance to rest on dated and unfair assumptions about the South and within 15 years the former Confederate states will have effectively eliminated almost every black district within those states.
Missouri Republicans today passed a new gerrymander that would break apart the Democratic district in Kansas City, which would flip a seat to the GOP. (The governor is expected to sign it.) www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Missouri senators pass gerrymandered map that slashes through Kansas City
The vote marked a pivotal moment in Missouri, potentially altering the political makeup of Kansas City for years.
www.kansascity.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Kind of weird how Roberts declared the VRA preclearance to rest on dated and unfair assumptions about the South and within 15 years the former Confederate states will have effectively eliminated almost every black district within those states.
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Charlie Kirk was an unrelenting and divisive racist, misogynist, and homophobe with a media platform. That wasn’t politics. That was monetizing hate.
September 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Charlie Kirk was an unrelenting and divisive racist, misogynist, and homophobe with a media platform. That wasn’t politics. That was monetizing hate.
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NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way
His assassination deserves full condemnation; his full impact should not be sidestepped.
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.
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I don't feel any particular joy in Charlie Kirk getting shot. It's not the sort of thing I celebrate.
But I also struggle to care when someone gets the very thing they've wished for openly, on multiple occasions, in multiple iterations, for literal years, b/c they thought it would be someone else.
But I also struggle to care when someone gets the very thing they've wished for openly, on multiple occasions, in multiple iterations, for literal years, b/c they thought it would be someone else.
September 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I don't feel any particular joy in Charlie Kirk getting shot. It's not the sort of thing I celebrate.
But I also struggle to care when someone gets the very thing they've wished for openly, on multiple occasions, in multiple iterations, for literal years, b/c they thought it would be someone else.
But I also struggle to care when someone gets the very thing they've wished for openly, on multiple occasions, in multiple iterations, for literal years, b/c they thought it would be someone else.
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The route from DC to Boston is 475 miles.
This would be an hour and a half without stops. Probably 2 hours tops with them.
It could go from DC to New York in 45 minutes.
We could have this if we didn't suck.
This would be an hour and a half without stops. Probably 2 hours tops with them.
It could go from DC to New York in 45 minutes.
We could have this if we didn't suck.
I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
September 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The route from DC to Boston is 475 miles.
This would be an hour and a half without stops. Probably 2 hours tops with them.
It could go from DC to New York in 45 minutes.
We could have this if we didn't suck.
This would be an hour and a half without stops. Probably 2 hours tops with them.
It could go from DC to New York in 45 minutes.
We could have this if we didn't suck.
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sports photographers are magic
Italian photographer Ray Giubilo with a one-in-a-million shot of Jasmine Paolini at the US Open
August 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
sports photographers are magic
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Their memorials are history. Ours are political. Because as always, there are two sexualities - straight, and political.
Two genders - male, and political.
Two religions - Christian, and political.
Two races - white, and political.
Two genders - male, and political.
Two religions - Christian, and political.
Two races - white, and political.
Workers under cover of night removed a rainbow crosswalk outside of the former Pulse nightclub, apparently as part of state and federal transportation officials’ aim to wipe “political banners” from public roadways. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/21/r...
Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub removed overnight
“We did everything according to state law, everything was compliant,” said Patty Sheehan, the city’s first openly gay elected official. “FDOT never moves that quickly with anything.R…
www.orlandosentinel.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Their memorials are history. Ours are political. Because as always, there are two sexualities - straight, and political.
Two genders - male, and political.
Two religions - Christian, and political.
Two races - white, and political.
Two genders - male, and political.
Two religions - Christian, and political.
Two races - white, and political.
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Fascinating interview comparing today's media with media in the Jim Crow era, and how the newspapers helped entrench Jim Crow.
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
Transcript: The Media Should Be Biased—Against Authoritarianism
Kathy Roberts Forde, a journalism historian at UMass Amherst, argues much of the media was pro-authoritarian in the Jim Crow era today and should not repeat that history.
newrepublic.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Fascinating interview comparing today's media with media in the Jim Crow era, and how the newspapers helped entrench Jim Crow.
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
newrepublic.com/article/1994...
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Over the weekend, the “sandwich thrower” posters went up all over DC. Instant icon of resistance.
A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.
A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.
August 19, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Over the weekend, the “sandwich thrower” posters went up all over DC. Instant icon of resistance.
A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.
A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.
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On Saturday, August 16, hundreds of Latinx punks gathered at MacArthur Park for an evening of anti-authoritarian cumbia and hardcore ska punk as one of the venue’s 10 free summer concerts.
By @jwhendricks.bsky.social
Full story: lataco.com/ska-punk-mac...
By @jwhendricks.bsky.social
Full story: lataco.com/ska-punk-mac...
August 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
On Saturday, August 16, hundreds of Latinx punks gathered at MacArthur Park for an evening of anti-authoritarian cumbia and hardcore ska punk as one of the venue’s 10 free summer concerts.
By @jwhendricks.bsky.social
Full story: lataco.com/ska-punk-mac...
By @jwhendricks.bsky.social
Full story: lataco.com/ska-punk-mac...
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"We have these orange guys who dance, sing, and make chocolate 24/7. So that's not too much to ask."
Roger Marshall on work requirements for Medicaid: "We have folks back home harvesting wheat who are working 20 hours a day. So that's not too much to ask of people."
July 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"We have these orange guys who dance, sing, and make chocolate 24/7. So that's not too much to ask."
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wrote about how MAGA politics are MAGA politics, even when it's Gillibrand attacking Mamdani.
the idea that disfavored groups aren't equal and shouldn't have power is where fascism starts. when Ds do it, it's wrong in itself, and it helps MAGA. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/its-still-...
the idea that disfavored groups aren't equal and shouldn't have power is where fascism starts. when Ds do it, it's wrong in itself, and it helps MAGA. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/its-still-...
It’s Still Fascism When Democrats Do It
The attacks on Zohran Mamdani are MAGA politics
www.everythingishorrible.net
July 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
wrote about how MAGA politics are MAGA politics, even when it's Gillibrand attacking Mamdani.
the idea that disfavored groups aren't equal and shouldn't have power is where fascism starts. when Ds do it, it's wrong in itself, and it helps MAGA. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/its-still-...
the idea that disfavored groups aren't equal and shouldn't have power is where fascism starts. when Ds do it, it's wrong in itself, and it helps MAGA. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/its-still-...
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This is the other problem. Many people have no idea they’re on Medicaid because it gets rebranded in every state.
June 29, 2025 at 4:46 AM
This is the other problem. Many people have no idea they’re on Medicaid because it gets rebranded in every state.
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I’ve seen more than one post now of people saying the Republicans will pay a political price for this vote in 2026 and I gotta say folks… you’re all way more optimistic than I am. Americans aren’t great with cause and effect. They’ll assume their Medicaid got cut because of Dems somehow
June 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I’ve seen more than one post now of people saying the Republicans will pay a political price for this vote in 2026 and I gotta say folks… you’re all way more optimistic than I am. Americans aren’t great with cause and effect. They’ll assume their Medicaid got cut because of Dems somehow
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
June 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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If you like murderbot, read this!
Nhi would like to be left alone to read her books and cultivate. Sadly she has to deal with people--even worse, said people are her peers and *someone* will have to take charge before everyone get themselves killed.
Nhi: I don't want to but I've got this
Nhi would like to be left alone to read her books and cultivate. Sadly she has to deal with people--even worse, said people are her peers and *someone* will have to take charge before everyone get themselves killed.
Nhi: I don't want to but I've got this
Day 28, #AANHPI Book 28: NAVIGATIONAL ENTANGLEMENTS, a SF novella by acclaimed author of Vietnamese and French descent, Aliette de Bodard (@aliettedebodard.com). Việt Nhi and Hạc Cúc are trying, reluctantly, to solve impossible problems in space. Problems like giant jellyfish. And human feelings.
June 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
If you like murderbot, read this!
Nhi would like to be left alone to read her books and cultivate. Sadly she has to deal with people--even worse, said people are her peers and *someone* will have to take charge before everyone get themselves killed.
Nhi: I don't want to but I've got this
Nhi would like to be left alone to read her books and cultivate. Sadly she has to deal with people--even worse, said people are her peers and *someone* will have to take charge before everyone get themselves killed.
Nhi: I don't want to but I've got this
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I genuinely cannot believe how many Democrats are spending their energy on destroying Mamdani when the GOP is trying to turn ICE into a full on secret police by drastically raising their budget
June 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I genuinely cannot believe how many Democrats are spending their energy on destroying Mamdani when the GOP is trying to turn ICE into a full on secret police by drastically raising their budget
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the reason the republicans want to quintuple the size of ICE is not to do immigration enforcement but to conduct a coup
June 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
the reason the republicans want to quintuple the size of ICE is not to do immigration enforcement but to conduct a coup
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Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️