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could be a coincidence, could be one of the more insane stories of the Trump era unfolding
December 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
could be a coincidence, could be one of the more insane stories of the Trump era unfolding
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the story of the white male who didn't get an academic job after applying to "just a couple jobs" reminded me of Colin Wright grifting off not getting a TT job after one search. and here he is!
(Wright's publications were retracted because of fraud by his coauthor, which probably didn't help him)
(Wright's publications were retracted because of fraud by his coauthor, which probably didn't help him)
Another incredible case of white racial grievance about the academic job market.
He reveals at the end that he wouldn’t provide the necessary application materials!
He reveals at the end that he wouldn’t provide the necessary application materials!
December 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
the story of the white male who didn't get an academic job after applying to "just a couple jobs" reminded me of Colin Wright grifting off not getting a TT job after one search. and here he is!
(Wright's publications were retracted because of fraud by his coauthor, which probably didn't help him)
(Wright's publications were retracted because of fraud by his coauthor, which probably didn't help him)
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Framing fact-checking jobs as censorial, the admin adds to its list of distortions, manipulations & lies. Hypocritical, yes. Dangerous, yes. And deeply chilling on inquiry & association globally. Honored to support @issueonereform.bsky.social with this FOIA work: issueone.org/press/decisi...
Issue One calls for transparency into State Department’s decision to deny H1-B visas to information integrity researchers - Issue One
Issue One calls for transparency into State Department’s decision to deny H1-B visas to information integrity researchers.
issueone.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Framing fact-checking jobs as censorial, the admin adds to its list of distortions, manipulations & lies. Hypocritical, yes. Dangerous, yes. And deeply chilling on inquiry & association globally. Honored to support @issueonereform.bsky.social with this FOIA work: issueone.org/press/decisi...
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An own f––ing goal by Dems who backed this. A gratuitous own goal.
The Biden-signed bipartisan law to force the sale of TikTok, based on speculative national security concerns, has led to this: the app (and its 170 million U.S. users) is probably going to get spun off into the hands of some of Trump's biggest allies
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Trump and Xi bless long-awaited deal to spin off U.S. TikTok
An American version of the popular app will be partially owned by a consortium of Trump-allied investors, people familiar with the deal said, sidestepping a legally mandated ban the president has repe...
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
An own f––ing goal by Dems who backed this. A gratuitous own goal.
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This is re: TikTok and X — and Meta, having long employed former Republican operative and Kavanaugh pal Joel Kaplan, just hired right-wing influencer Robby Starbuck to help it ferret out bias in its AI systems.
Neat.
Neat.
September 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is re: TikTok and X — and Meta, having long employed former Republican operative and Kavanaugh pal Joel Kaplan, just hired right-wing influencer Robby Starbuck to help it ferret out bias in its AI systems.
Neat.
Neat.
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Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
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"And so it was decreed that, each year, the various districts of Panem would offer up, in tribute, one young man and woman to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice." (The Hunger Games, 2012)
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"And so it was decreed that, each year, the various districts of Panem would offer up, in tribute, one young man and woman to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice." (The Hunger Games, 2012)
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I’m looking for 100% Filipino people who are willing to submit a cheek swab test in hopes for a genetic match to my aunt, who is battling blood cancer. The registry for stem cells doesn’t have many Filipino people in it, and joining it could help many. Please share/reach out to me!
bit.ly/4aiUIKQ
bit.ly/4aiUIKQ
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I’m looking for 100% Filipino people who are willing to submit a cheek swab test in hopes for a genetic match to my aunt, who is battling blood cancer. The registry for stem cells doesn’t have many Filipino people in it, and joining it could help many. Please share/reach out to me!
bit.ly/4aiUIKQ
bit.ly/4aiUIKQ
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WHAT IN GOD'S NAME ARE YOU PEOPLE DOING? 🤷♂️🤦♂️
Again, this is why you simply can't take Mark Kelly seriously (bsky.app/profile/mcop...), and yet another reason why Elissa Slotkin (bsky.app/profile/mcop...) cannot be anywhere near the future of the Democratic Party.
Again, this is why you simply can't take Mark Kelly seriously (bsky.app/profile/mcop...), and yet another reason why Elissa Slotkin (bsky.app/profile/mcop...) cannot be anywhere near the future of the Democratic Party.
16 Democratic senators joined Republicans in confirming a close ally of Elon Musk as head of NASA:
Baldwin
Cantwell
Durbin
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Kaine
Kelly
Kim
King
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
Baldwin
Cantwell
Durbin
Fetterman
Gallego
Gillibrand
Hassan
Heinrich
Kaine
Kelly
Kim
King
Schiff
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
December 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
WHAT IN GOD'S NAME ARE YOU PEOPLE DOING? 🤷♂️🤦♂️
Again, this is why you simply can't take Mark Kelly seriously (bsky.app/profile/mcop...), and yet another reason why Elissa Slotkin (bsky.app/profile/mcop...) cannot be anywhere near the future of the Democratic Party.
Again, this is why you simply can't take Mark Kelly seriously (bsky.app/profile/mcop...), and yet another reason why Elissa Slotkin (bsky.app/profile/mcop...) cannot be anywhere near the future of the Democratic Party.
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Jack Smith Defends Prosecuting Trump Over His ‘Criminal Scheme’ to Steal an Election
The former special counsel says his team ‘developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ that Trump broke the law in trying to overturn the 2020 election.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/jack-smith...
The former special counsel says his team ‘developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ that Trump broke the law in trying to overturn the 2020 election.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/jack-smith...
Jack Smith Defends Prosecuting Trump Over His ‘Criminal Scheme’ to Steal an Election
The former special counsel says his team ‘developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ that Trump broke the law in trying to overturn the 2020 election.
zeteo.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Jack Smith Defends Prosecuting Trump Over His ‘Criminal Scheme’ to Steal an Election
The former special counsel says his team ‘developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ that Trump broke the law in trying to overturn the 2020 election.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/jack-smith...
The former special counsel says his team ‘developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ that Trump broke the law in trying to overturn the 2020 election.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/jack-smith...
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For @literaryhub.bsky.social, I wrote about my deep sadness and anger about Gaza, months into the "ceasefire," as well as about my feelings about Northwestern's deal with Trump lithub.com/feeling-deep...
Feeling Deep Sadness and Anger For Gaza
I feel sad about Gaza. This is not a profound thought, nor an unusual one—especially in South Africa, where I’ve been working lately—or even a new thought for me. But it is an honest thought. I fee…
lithub.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
For @literaryhub.bsky.social, I wrote about my deep sadness and anger about Gaza, months into the "ceasefire," as well as about my feelings about Northwestern's deal with Trump lithub.com/feeling-deep...
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BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
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NEW: New research shows that apolitical social media creators have enormous effects on their audiences’ political beliefs—and that social media users drift rightward left to their own devices, because the networks themselves tilt right. @davidgilbert.bsky.social has more!
The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics
New research shows that social media creators have enormous influence over their audiences' politics—especially those who don't normally share political content.
www.wired.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
NEW: New research shows that apolitical social media creators have enormous effects on their audiences’ political beliefs—and that social media users drift rightward left to their own devices, because the networks themselves tilt right. @davidgilbert.bsky.social has more!
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Something that’s been overlooked in the storm surrounding the Vanity Fair piece on Susie Wiles is that it’s transitive proof of what @jamellebouie.net has said for months:
In a practical sense, Trump is not POTUS.
That job is being performed by a committee of three: Vance, Rubio, and Miller.
In a practical sense, Trump is not POTUS.
That job is being performed by a committee of three: Vance, Rubio, and Miller.
December 17, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Something that’s been overlooked in the storm surrounding the Vanity Fair piece on Susie Wiles is that it’s transitive proof of what @jamellebouie.net has said for months:
In a practical sense, Trump is not POTUS.
That job is being performed by a committee of three: Vance, Rubio, and Miller.
In a practical sense, Trump is not POTUS.
That job is being performed by a committee of three: Vance, Rubio, and Miller.
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‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humans
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
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Yep. This is Seattle big time. Lake Union Park has great metaphors from a drone shot that nobody at ground level sees. It is completely lifeless, devoid of activity and recreation. Imagine if it had a huge playground, basketball & pickleball courts, and a mini soccer pitch?
December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Yep. This is Seattle big time. Lake Union Park has great metaphors from a drone shot that nobody at ground level sees. It is completely lifeless, devoid of activity and recreation. Imagine if it had a huge playground, basketball & pickleball courts, and a mini soccer pitch?
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If they cared so much about dignity, why are these parties not all in on your dignified right to:
✅ Hospice?
✅ Healthcare?
✅ Pain medication?
✅ Therapy?
✅ HOUSING?
✅ Hospice?
✅ Healthcare?
✅ Pain medication?
✅ Therapy?
✅ HOUSING?
December 17, 2025 at 6:34 AM
If they cared so much about dignity, why are these parties not all in on your dignified right to:
✅ Hospice?
✅ Healthcare?
✅ Pain medication?
✅ Therapy?
✅ HOUSING?
✅ Hospice?
✅ Healthcare?
✅ Pain medication?
✅ Therapy?
✅ HOUSING?
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Folks need to examine philosophically why it is that—in the span of just a couple of years—the leaders of the American Democratic, Canadian Liberal & British Labour Parties have all gone all in on assisred suicide (while making healthcsre harder to attain) www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
December 17, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Folks need to examine philosophically why it is that—in the span of just a couple of years—the leaders of the American Democratic, Canadian Liberal & British Labour Parties have all gone all in on assisred suicide (while making healthcsre harder to attain) www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
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So heartbreaking to see this happen across the state. One thing I noticed about this statement that I would love to see media outlets adopt: a *driver* struck and killed a pedestrian. Too often I see a *car* struck a pedestrian.
Early Sunday morning, a driver struck and killed a 38-year-old named Allie who was biking across Beacon Ave S. The driver fled the scene. As a lifelong cyclist who’s had my share of close calls, my heart goes out to Allie’s family and friends.
December 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So heartbreaking to see this happen across the state. One thing I noticed about this statement that I would love to see media outlets adopt: a *driver* struck and killed a pedestrian. Too often I see a *car* struck a pedestrian.
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90 minutes ago, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting someone walking at Broadway E and E Thomas Street.
The person who was hit was transported to the hospital.
The person who was hit was transported to the hospital.
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
90 minutes ago, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting someone walking at Broadway E and E Thomas Street.
The person who was hit was transported to the hospital.
The person who was hit was transported to the hospital.
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Seattle Fire just responded to a driver hitting someone walking at 12th Ave and E Cherry Street.
The person who was hit is being transported to the hospital.
The person who was hit is being transported to the hospital.
December 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Seattle Fire just responded to a driver hitting someone walking at 12th Ave and E Cherry Street.
The person who was hit is being transported to the hospital.
The person who was hit is being transported to the hospital.
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People using transit deserve dignity and this isn't it.
This is what we're dealing with in the transit hinterland of Bloomington, MN.
December 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
People using transit deserve dignity and this isn't it.
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mixed use ecoquartier w/ abundant social housing, community amenities and open space when?
Affordable Talaris, a Share The Cities working group, has been demanding change at the Talaris parcel in Laurelhurst to build different & more affordable housing alongside trees, wetland, and a future daylit creek. We are heartened by the news that this parcel may have a different future!
December 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
mixed use ecoquartier w/ abundant social housing, community amenities and open space when?
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DOTs are basically criminal enterprises at this point
An illustration of how L.A. City Public Works so-called "Large Asphalt Repair" works (or really *doesn't work*). Today Bureau of Street Services left an un-resurfaced ~4-ft-wide strip on a 30-ft-wide part of Hoover... in order to avoid triggering curb ramps for wheelchair access
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
DOTs are basically criminal enterprises at this point
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Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.