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But there is more. Together with the photographer @lynseyaddario.bsky.social we met extraordinary people, dedicated to helping the victims of violence, and still dreaming of a more justice, a more peaceful society. Lynsey's photos are in the next edition of @theatlantic.com make sure you get one...
August 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
But there is more. Together with the photographer @lynseyaddario.bsky.social we met extraordinary people, dedicated to helping the victims of violence, and still dreaming of a more justice, a more peaceful society. Lynsey's photos are in the next edition of @theatlantic.com make sure you get one...
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Looking forward to the book that describes how Trump inner circle hid his decline from the outside world
May 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Looking forward to the book that describes how Trump inner circle hid his decline from the outside world
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French for "comedienne" turns out to be "stand-upeuse". We need a non-aggression pact regarding each others' languages.
La mise à nu des stand-upeuses dans les moindres détails
La mise à nu des stand-upeuses dans les moindres détails
L’anatomie féminine est devenue un sujet récurrent de nombreux seules-en-scène, évoqué sans détour et avec autodérision par des humoristes trentenaires, quitte à susciter parfois la gêne.
www.lemonde.fr
May 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
French for "comedienne" turns out to be "stand-upeuse". We need a non-aggression pact regarding each others' languages.
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God knows how this got through subs. It's just *wrong*. Melenchon's record of antisemitism goes back far beyond Oct 7 and much has nothing to do with Israel.
"Allegations of antisemitism have dogged him since he criticised Israel for flattening Gaza in response to the October 7 Hamas attacks."
"Allegations of antisemitism have dogged him since he criticised Israel for flattening Gaza in response to the October 7 Hamas attacks."
“I ask if he fears readers will not understand his theories. ‘I don’t care because that’s not the point — they need to understand!’ he exclaims.”
Far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon: ‘I am perfectly adapted to France’
The firebrand politician on stoking a ‘citizen revolution’, the effects of US policy — and whether he will run for president in 2027
www.ft.com
May 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
God knows how this got through subs. It's just *wrong*. Melenchon's record of antisemitism goes back far beyond Oct 7 and much has nothing to do with Israel.
"Allegations of antisemitism have dogged him since he criticised Israel for flattening Gaza in response to the October 7 Hamas attacks."
"Allegations of antisemitism have dogged him since he criticised Israel for flattening Gaza in response to the October 7 Hamas attacks."
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🙊New from me in the Atlantic: the U.S. government now runs on Twitter Files logic
When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he pushed the Twitter Files—decontextualized emails that spun routine moderation decisions as censorship. They fed the audience a simple but misleading story: the govt was silencing them
When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he pushed the Twitter Files—decontextualized emails that spun routine moderation decisions as censorship. They fed the audience a simple but misleading story: the govt was silencing them
March 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🙊New from me in the Atlantic: the U.S. government now runs on Twitter Files logic
When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he pushed the Twitter Files—decontextualized emails that spun routine moderation decisions as censorship. They fed the audience a simple but misleading story: the govt was silencing them
When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he pushed the Twitter Files—decontextualized emails that spun routine moderation decisions as censorship. They fed the audience a simple but misleading story: the govt was silencing them
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Thousands of small grants to libraries and scholars were cut. Instead, "the agency announced it would be redirecting $17 million of its funding to create the National Garden of American Heroes, a patriotic statuary park"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...
Lawsuit Against Humanities Endowment Offers Details on DOGE
Three scholarly groups are challenging the recent cancellation of most grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Thousands of small grants to libraries and scholars were cut. Instead, "the agency announced it would be redirecting $17 million of its funding to create the National Garden of American Heroes, a patriotic statuary park"
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...
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A senior State Department official is planning a “Twitter Files”-style attack on scholars and other experts who interacted with the Global Engangement Center, a small unit that addressed foreign influence campaigns. And which no longer exists.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/01/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/01/1...
Senior State Department official sought internal communications with journalists, European officials, and Trump critics
Trump appointee Darren Beattie requested records regarding a large list of high-profile names, organizations, and right-wing buzzwords for a “Twitter files”-style document dump about alleged conservat...
www.technologyreview.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A senior State Department official is planning a “Twitter Files”-style attack on scholars and other experts who interacted with the Global Engangement Center, a small unit that addressed foreign influence campaigns. And which no longer exists.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/01/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/01/1...
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Time to catch up on the past week’s news about science and medicine in the US. Whew. 1/10
May 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Time to catch up on the past week’s news about science and medicine in the US. Whew. 1/10