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James [November] Harbeck
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Louche left-wing nerd. Words, food, music, beverage alcohol. MA linguistics, PhD theatre. jamesharbeck.com, sesquiotic.com
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we're calling her Groan Didion in the group chat
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
One urban tree photo a day, all month.

17. Sony NEX-7, can't remember the lens. Trinity Square, Toronto.
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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As we see American cities overrun by masked men with little accountability the boom in private security post-2020 is a haunting lesson.

This is what happens when men are given big money to treat citizens protesting like insurgents.

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How a mercenary became a Minneapolis mall cop
After the George Floyd protests, a former military contractor named Nathan Seabrook brought the war home.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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I just don't understand the theory that removing some of the time pressure will magically transmit knowledge to someone's brain

If you don't know the material, all the time in the world won't help you!

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I think he needs to be educated about how to read graphs.

But seriously, the ability to produce work at a certain pace is a metric that could be measured, but the “pace” is pretty far ranging in most subjects. The accommodations for most kids is not that much extra time.
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
My Clairol Moral Essence Shampoo
November 17, 2025 at 4:25 AM