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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Reposted by Helen Graves
Great look at Zohran’s ground game. Worth a read.
Zohran didn't win by relying on standard turnout patterns. We had to fundamentally transform the Democratic electorate.
I was part of a group of NYC-DSA members that applied lessons from our previous campaigns to design the “universe” of voters to talk to. Here's how we won 🧵
I was part of a group of NYC-DSA members that applied lessons from our previous campaigns to design the “universe” of voters to talk to. Here's how we won 🧵
August 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Great look at Zohran’s ground game. Worth a read.
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When you strip away humanity
July 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When you strip away humanity
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NEW: The WSJ article is out. Here is a gift link. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.
The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’
www.wsj.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
NEW: The WSJ article is out. Here is a gift link. www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
In non-US news, excavations have finally begun to unearth the nearly 800 children secretly buried in Tuam, Ireland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7em...
'Worse than murder': Ireland's dark history of criminalisation and diabolisation of unwed mothers
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
www.youtube.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
In non-US news, excavations have finally begun to unearth the nearly 800 children secretly buried in Tuam, Ireland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7em...
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"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."
- James Baldwin
- James Baldwin
July 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."
- James Baldwin
- James Baldwin
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This is a brilliant thread of contextualization of this moment and what's praiseworthy about it amidst the atrocities.
I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
July 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is a brilliant thread of contextualization of this moment and what's praiseworthy about it amidst the atrocities.
My go-to on this day for too many years now.
Reflecting on Frederick Douglass’ ‘The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro.’ One paragraph in particular (see below) continues to hit home that begins: ‘Fellow citizens, I will not enlarge further on your national inconsistencies.’
Full speech available here: masshumanities.org/files/progra...
Full speech available here: masshumanities.org/files/progra...
July 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
My go-to on this day for too many years now.
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• Mamdani is not in the country illegally
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
Debunking All the B.S. About Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, is facing a wave of Islamophobic misinformation attacking his character and politics
www.rollingstone.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
• Mamdani is not in the country illegally
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
• He does not have any connection to 9/11 or jihadist terrorism
• Mamdani hasn’t actually said or done anything antisemitic
• He did not call to ‘globalize the intifada’
• He’s not a communist
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If any of these are your reps, please take 5 min today and call. Scripts and numbers at 5calls.org. Kill this absolute travesty of a bill.
These are the weak points. You know what to do. First thing tomorrow, use 5calls.org and raise hell.
July 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If any of these are your reps, please take 5 min today and call. Scripts and numbers at 5calls.org. Kill this absolute travesty of a bill.
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It's a remarkable passage, worth quoting in full.
(This is from the critical edition, which retains Anne's paragraphing and punctuation. The published version fixed her punctuation but also moved the paragraph break—and I don't think it needed moving.)
(This is from the critical edition, which retains Anne's paragraphing and punctuation. The published version fixed her punctuation but also moved the paragraph break—and I don't think it needed moving.)
June 24, 2025 at 4:22 AM
It's a remarkable passage, worth quoting in full.
(This is from the critical edition, which retains Anne's paragraphing and punctuation. The published version fixed her punctuation but also moved the paragraph break—and I don't think it needed moving.)
(This is from the critical edition, which retains Anne's paragraphing and punctuation. The published version fixed her punctuation but also moved the paragraph break—and I don't think it needed moving.)
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this whole administration is like when they shut off the containment unit in ‘ghostbusters’
April 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
this whole administration is like when they shut off the containment unit in ‘ghostbusters’
Um - WTF, Harvard? www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...
Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired
www.theguardian.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Um - WTF, Harvard? www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...
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When people support Andrew Cuomo, what they’re saying implicitly is that they don’t care about the women he’s already sexually harassed and retaliated against and they won’t care if he does it again. It’s a political stance that enables discrimination against women in government
June 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When people support Andrew Cuomo, what they’re saying implicitly is that they don’t care about the women he’s already sexually harassed and retaliated against and they won’t care if he does it again. It’s a political stance that enables discrimination against women in government
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And, to be clear, it's almost certainly happening *because* the base has been screaming for action from elected Democrats.
This isn't "relax, they've got this." This is "keep yelling, it's working."
This isn't "relax, they've got this." This is "keep yelling, it's working."
Btw, that means in the last 24 hours we've had:
-Cory Booker going for a record in holding the floor
-Ruben Gallego putting a hold on VA nominees over cuts to veterans care
-Adam Schiff putting a hold on Ed Martin's nomination for DC US attorney over... a lot
That's a genuinely good start.
-Cory Booker going for a record in holding the floor
-Ruben Gallego putting a hold on VA nominees over cuts to veterans care
-Adam Schiff putting a hold on Ed Martin's nomination for DC US attorney over... a lot
That's a genuinely good start.
April 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
And, to be clear, it's almost certainly happening *because* the base has been screaming for action from elected Democrats.
This isn't "relax, they've got this." This is "keep yelling, it's working."
This isn't "relax, they've got this." This is "keep yelling, it's working."
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Cory Booker is getting emotional talking about the sacrifices Americans have made for their country, including his colleague Tammy Duckworth. And he's still going strong!
April 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Cory Booker is getting emotional talking about the sacrifices Americans have made for their country, including his colleague Tammy Duckworth. And he's still going strong!
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[every american institution:] yes?
November 20, 2024 at 1:18 PM
[every american institution:] yes?
“No woman has ever so comforted the distressed – or distressed the comfortable.” - Claire Booth Luce on Eleanor Roosevelt, 1950 (not the first use of that phrase, but a good one). We need more of this now.
January 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“No woman has ever so comforted the distressed – or distressed the comfortable.” - Claire Booth Luce on Eleanor Roosevelt, 1950 (not the first use of that phrase, but a good one). We need more of this now.
I am not reading the news today. I'm reading Dr. King's Letter from Birmingham Jail. Worth the time: www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]
www.africa.upenn.edu
January 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I am not reading the news today. I'm reading Dr. King's Letter from Birmingham Jail. Worth the time: www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...