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Bookmarking things I read on the internet
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France’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.
South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.
Marine Le Pen barred from running for French presidency in 2027
Far-right leader found guilty of embezzlement of European funds and immediately barred from running for office
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
France’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.
South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.
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* CHINESE STATE MEDIA: CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA REACH A CONSENSUS THAT THREE SIDES WILL JOINTLY RESPOND TO THE U.S. TARIFFS
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
* CHINESE STATE MEDIA: CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA REACH A CONSENSUS THAT THREE SIDES WILL JOINTLY RESPOND TO THE U.S. TARIFFS
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
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Frengel Reyes Mota was supposed to be dealing with his ongoing asylum case as he fought for his chance to stay in the United States. Suddenly, he instead found himself locked up in a mega prison thousands of miles away.
U.S. sent Venezuelan man with pending political asylum case to El Salvador mega prison
Frengel Reyes Mota was supposed to be dealing with his ongoing asylum case as he fought for his chance to stay in the United States. Suddenly, he instead found himself locked up in a mega prison thousands of miles away.
bit.ly
March 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Frengel Reyes Mota was supposed to be dealing with his ongoing asylum case as he fought for his chance to stay in the United States. Suddenly, he instead found himself locked up in a mega prison thousands of miles away.
March 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Journalists and photographers among more than 1,100 arrested in Turkey crackdown by @ruthmichaelson.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Journalists among more than 1,100 arrested in Turkey crackdown
Authorities ask X to block accounts as tens of thousands take to streets in largest anti-government protests in years
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Journalists and photographers among more than 1,100 arrested in Turkey crackdown by @ruthmichaelson.com www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Fiction really did not prepare me for how stupid the real life villains would be.
March 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Fiction really did not prepare me for how stupid the real life villains would be.
Not enough has been written about how this episode was one of the greatest moments in TV history...that ending with Marge's speech to Lisa made me flat out tear up: youtu.be/V86xXwaqPOU?...
Blues from The Simpsons - s01e06 Moaning Lisa
YouTube video by LussieOnly
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March 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Not enough has been written about how this episode was one of the greatest moments in TV history...that ending with Marge's speech to Lisa made me flat out tear up: youtu.be/V86xXwaqPOU?...
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"The fact is, the battle over “DEI” has always been a fight about labor, work, and who has access to the jobs and political institutions that build and protect wealth. If we ever forgot that, we’re learning it again now."
me for @slate.bsky.social
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Why Corporate DEI Is Such a Perfect Target for Trump
It’s an attack on labor. But he can frame it as something else.
slate.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"The fact is, the battle over “DEI” has always been a fight about labor, work, and who has access to the jobs and political institutions that build and protect wealth. If we ever forgot that, we’re learning it again now."
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slate.com/news-and-pol...
me for @slate.bsky.social
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"competition is real but unfair." www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"competition is real but unfair." www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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I poked around NCMEC's website after @marisakabas.bsky.social reported the DOJ threatened to cut off funding unless it removed references to queer and trans kids. It appears to have done so, including taking down guides for stopping sex trafficking.
Mentions of trans kids scrubbed from national child safety clearinghouse website
NCMEC was reportedly threatened by the government.
www.theverge.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I poked around NCMEC's website after @marisakabas.bsky.social reported the DOJ threatened to cut off funding unless it removed references to queer and trans kids. It appears to have done so, including taking down guides for stopping sex trafficking.
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There will be moments when you wonder if it's pointless to do the right and ethical thing; to still care about justice and helping others when it seems like the worst people are getting to rob everyone else without consequences.
Little actions still matter. Ethics still matter. Keep helping others.
Little actions still matter. Ethics still matter. Keep helping others.
February 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
There will be moments when you wonder if it's pointless to do the right and ethical thing; to still care about justice and helping others when it seems like the worst people are getting to rob everyone else without consequences.
Little actions still matter. Ethics still matter. Keep helping others.
Little actions still matter. Ethics still matter. Keep helping others.
It's okay to feel depressed enough about "content" these days and then you watch Nickel Boys and realize that art and history and literature do matter and that's how you get through what needs to be gotten through: www.nytimes.com/video/movies...
Video: ‘Nickel Boys’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director RaMell Ross narrates a sequence from his film, which has been nominated for best picture.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's okay to feel depressed enough about "content" these days and then you watch Nickel Boys and realize that art and history and literature do matter and that's how you get through what needs to be gotten through: www.nytimes.com/video/movies...
File this under how I learned about MERITTV
Follow the news of the deportation attempts here, including the Baksheesh-for-Dr. Phil angle
chicago.suntimes.com/live/ice-rai...
chicago.suntimes.com/live/ice-rai...
Feds start making immigration arrests across Chicago area: Live updates
Trump border czar Tom Homan and TV personality Dr. Phil are in the city to observe the operations, according to reports.
chicago.suntimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
File this under how I learned about MERITTV
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The Supreme Court UPHOLDS the TikTok ban with no noted dissents, turning away a First Amendment challenge: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
January 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Supreme Court UPHOLDS the TikTok ban with no noted dissents, turning away a First Amendment challenge: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Read the rest of “Ming,” a new short story by Han Ong.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
January 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Read the rest of “Ming,” a new short story by Han Ong.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Network is very underrated...
an actually good movie about the empty venality of the american media is of course NETWORK. an actually good movie about blithe indifference to a looming threat is JAWS.
December 27, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Network is very underrated...
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Pro tip: if you are a publicist - or really, in any line of work - do not write “You know we can bury anyone” in an email to your clients. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’ (Gift Article)
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to smear Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Pro tip: if you are a publicist - or really, in any line of work - do not write “You know we can bury anyone” in an email to your clients. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
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#ICYMI: ProPublica identified 155 counties in the Deep South with private schools that opened as likely segregation academies.
One in Amite County, Mississippi, has never — over nearly 30 years of surveys — reported enrolling more than one Black student.
Read more: https://propub.li/4iNVpxl
One in Amite County, Mississippi, has never — over nearly 30 years of surveys — reported enrolling more than one Black student.
Read more: https://propub.li/4iNVpxl
December 21, 2024 at 8:30 PM
#ICYMI: ProPublica identified 155 counties in the Deep South with private schools that opened as likely segregation academies.
One in Amite County, Mississippi, has never — over nearly 30 years of surveys — reported enrolling more than one Black student.
Read more: https://propub.li/4iNVpxl
One in Amite County, Mississippi, has never — over nearly 30 years of surveys — reported enrolling more than one Black student.
Read more: https://propub.li/4iNVpxl