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Go woke, go Pope
Pope Leo says faith and love for migrants are connected
In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in society.
www.npr.org
October 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Go woke, go Pope
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Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.
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We have always been at war with Tylenol
September 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
We have always been at war with Tylenol
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Traditional institutions using anime to connect to younger generations may represent a “conquest of cute”, much like Thomas Frank’s “conquest of cool” in advertising in the 1960s, argues @brandonazheng. #anime #Luce #umamusume #USMC @bakerinstitute www.bakerinstitute.org/research/con...
The Conquest of Cute: Political Communication, Public Diplomacy, and Anime | Baker Institute
Anime is more than entertainment. The Catholic Church and the U.S. Marine Corps are among the traditional institutions embracing this cultural trend to reach younger audiences. In a new brief from the...
www.bakerinstitute.org
September 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Traditional institutions using anime to connect to younger generations may represent a “conquest of cute”, much like Thomas Frank’s “conquest of cool” in advertising in the 1960s, argues @brandonazheng. #anime #Luce #umamusume #USMC @bakerinstitute www.bakerinstitute.org/research/con...
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IMO many Americans don't even buy guns for personal protection or to defend themselves against a tyrannical government. They simply have a shopping addiction
August 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
IMO many Americans don't even buy guns for personal protection or to defend themselves against a tyrannical government. They simply have a shopping addiction
I'll take a potato chip... and eat it!!!
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
August 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I'll take a potato chip... and eat it!!!
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this is where I post from
July 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
this is where I post from
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I deleted several posts about a Times story because they violated Times social media standards.
July 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I deleted several posts about a Times story because they violated Times social media standards.
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Also note that the color of your swimsuit matters for visibility in emergencies www.cnn.com/2024/06/07/h...
June 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Also note that the color of your swimsuit matters for visibility in emergencies www.cnn.com/2024/06/07/h...
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Indeed, our book is apparently too dangerous for the kids.
How is it even remotely possible that ‘Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now,’ the great book by @angryasianman.bsky.social @originalsp.in and Philip Wang, is on Hegseth’s DOD list of banned books??
Via @aclu.org
www.aclu.org/news/free-sp...
Via @aclu.org
www.aclu.org/news/free-sp...
13 “Woke” Books Banned in DOD Schools | ACLU
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/13-woke-books-banned-in-dod-schools?initms_af%5B…%5D=soc&ms=awr-na-bsky-na-nat-na-freespeech-bookbans-righttolearn
June 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Indeed, our book is apparently too dangerous for the kids.
L'enfer... c'est les autres.
iMessage group chats where you can never leave or mute notifications
April 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
L'enfer... c'est les autres.
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Three million Americans marched today. Here’s why we wrote about one American who didn’t.
April 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Three million Americans marched today. Here’s why we wrote about one American who didn’t.
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i miss the early internet. people were like “you gotta see this dude. this cat sure is long.” and they were right. it was really long. it never shoulda gotten any more complicated than that.
April 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
i miss the early internet. people were like “you gotta see this dude. this cat sure is long.” and they were right. it was really long. it never shoulda gotten any more complicated than that.
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The Supreme Court hears a big case TODAY that could affect billions in funding for schools and libraries. To learn more about what's at stake, join me live at 9:45 am ET: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
I'll explain the case, then we'll listen to arguments in real time. Then, @bergmayer.net joins to discuss.
I'll explain the case, then we'll listen to arguments in real time. Then, @bergmayer.net joins to discuss.
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
March 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The Supreme Court hears a big case TODAY that could affect billions in funding for schools and libraries. To learn more about what's at stake, join me live at 9:45 am ET: twitch.tv/BrainFungi
I'll explain the case, then we'll listen to arguments in real time. Then, @bergmayer.net joins to discuss.
I'll explain the case, then we'll listen to arguments in real time. Then, @bergmayer.net joins to discuss.
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I think the amazing thing in the US is that people forget that law is willed into being by the people as they comply with it on a daily basis. It does not exist on its own. It is not like the laws of physics. It is a merely human thing
March 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I think the amazing thing in the US is that people forget that law is willed into being by the people as they comply with it on a daily basis. It does not exist on its own. It is not like the laws of physics. It is a merely human thing
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A story I did of memories of secretly listening to Voice of America in mainland China… a massive legacy.
www.npr.org/2025/03/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/18/n...
A look back at Voice of America, as the Trump administration shutters the broadcaster
The Trump administration is gutting an agency that funds Voice of America. For decades, the broadcaster reached audiences in countries that often offered no other free media -- including China.
www.npr.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
A story I did of memories of secretly listening to Voice of America in mainland China… a massive legacy.
www.npr.org/2025/03/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/18/n...
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Had strong sense at least the timing of Trump's illegal shuttering of Voice of America was triggered by his annoyance at a question from a VOA journo. Source flags to me that the EO was so hastily put together they literally forgot to complete the last sentence. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
March 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Had strong sense at least the timing of Trump's illegal shuttering of Voice of America was triggered by his annoyance at a question from a VOA journo. Source flags to me that the EO was so hastily put together they literally forgot to complete the last sentence. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
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It seems I've also been placed on leave, just like the rest of my VOA colleagues.
Truth is, I can't know for sure, because when I woke up this morning in Seoul, I'd already been locked out of all VOA-related systems and accounts.
Truth is, I can't know for sure, because when I woke up this morning in Seoul, I'd already been locked out of all VOA-related systems and accounts.
My colleagues and our broadcasts, devoted to telling America’s story to the world — honestly, fairly and with an unwavering commitment to the truth, are being silenced this weekend. open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/...
Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscience
VOA's signal for 83 years crossed borders and ideologies—now its silence will speak volumes.
open.substack.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It seems I've also been placed on leave, just like the rest of my VOA colleagues.
Truth is, I can't know for sure, because when I woke up this morning in Seoul, I'd already been locked out of all VOA-related systems and accounts.
Truth is, I can't know for sure, because when I woke up this morning in Seoul, I'd already been locked out of all VOA-related systems and accounts.
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since she was 8 months old
www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
March 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
since she was 8 months old
www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
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News: "Bloody Saturday" for Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international networks
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
www.npr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
News: "Bloody Saturday" for Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international networks
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
Mass indefinite suspensions at Voice of America, Radio/TV Marti
Federal contracts severed for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & more
My NPR story
www.npr.org/2025/03/15/n...
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Frodo don’t destroy the ring, you’ll just be playing into their hands by reacting at all imho
March 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Frodo don’t destroy the ring, you’ll just be playing into their hands by reacting at all imho
I... thought this was satire
The US was the sole UN member state to vote NO on a resolution declaring an International Day of Hope
March 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I... thought this was satire
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One of the core beliefs I've adopted in the last few years is that we generally underrate how goofy and stupid the American past was and that being attentive to that helps us see continuities with the present. It's actually not obvious we live in dumber times. Every day tests this belief anew.
February 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
One of the core beliefs I've adopted in the last few years is that we generally underrate how goofy and stupid the American past was and that being attentive to that helps us see continuities with the present. It's actually not obvious we live in dumber times. Every day tests this belief anew.