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« We’re in a battle for at least the rest of this decade that will require a very different kind of Democratic Party — not one that is more right or left but one that is both comfortable using power and knows how to do it. »
I hadn’t seen yesterday’s Democratic cave in from this perspective before. It’s a little bit helpful talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
« We’re in a battle for at least the rest of this decade that will require a very different kind of Democratic Party — not one that is more right or left but one that is both comfortable using power and knows how to do it. »
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The day began with word of the death of a man who exploited 9/11 to engineer the killing of perhaps one million Muslims in Iraq.
The day ended with New York electing a Muslim mayor.
Tectonic shift.
The day ended with New York electing a Muslim mayor.
Tectonic shift.
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The day began with word of the death of a man who exploited 9/11 to engineer the killing of perhaps one million Muslims in Iraq.
The day ended with New York electing a Muslim mayor.
Tectonic shift.
The day ended with New York electing a Muslim mayor.
Tectonic shift.
I really like this guy.
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I really like this guy.
Kamala told The Washington Post: “I am who I am. I’m good with it. You might need to figure it out, but I’m fine with it.”
I write about that particular slave owner in this essay on Kamala Harris's Jamaican roots. (no paywall) www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/o...
Opinion | The Black Identity in Kamala Harris’s Jamaican Roots (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Kamala told The Washington Post: “I am who I am. I’m good with it. You might need to figure it out, but I’m fine with it.”
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Teen Vogue possesses more integrity and professionalism than NYT and WaPo combined.
dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Teen Vogue possesses more integrity and professionalism than NYT and WaPo combined.
Lesson learned again : No matter how clean they look, leeks always have sand in them. 🤔
October 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Lesson learned again : No matter how clean they look, leeks always have sand in them. 🤔
You’ve never been scolded until you’ve been scolded by a French tax lady.
October 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
You’ve never been scolded until you’ve been scolded by a French tax lady.
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“We don’t need a map to navigate Gaza; every corner holds a memory, every alley shelters a soul.”
Israel has demolished every corner of Gaza, but we are rebuilding our homes in our minds, Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi writes. Memory is the only homeland that cannot be occupied.
Israel has demolished every corner of Gaza, but we are rebuilding our homes in our minds, Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi writes. Memory is the only homeland that cannot be occupied.
Gaza once held our stories. Now we carry its memories.
Israel has demolished every corner of Gaza, but we are rebuilding our homes in our minds
prismreports.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“We don’t need a map to navigate Gaza; every corner holds a memory, every alley shelters a soul.”
Israel has demolished every corner of Gaza, but we are rebuilding our homes in our minds, Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi writes. Memory is the only homeland that cannot be occupied.
Israel has demolished every corner of Gaza, but we are rebuilding our homes in our minds, Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi writes. Memory is the only homeland that cannot be occupied.
I could be reading this wrong, but human history suggests that Israel has fuelled Hamas power for the next 300 years.
October 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I could be reading this wrong, but human history suggests that Israel has fuelled Hamas power for the next 300 years.
Those « bombs bursting in air » in our national anthem are ringing out in a whole new way 🎼
October 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Those « bombs bursting in air » in our national anthem are ringing out in a whole new way 🎼
« The illusion of objectivity was never an algorithmic invention; it was a cultural one, and it will remain so until the system stops mistaking the measurable for the true. »
“What was once a bias in data becomes a bias in code, expressed through the authority of a persuasively presented bit of AI. It sounds theoretical until the pattern resurfaces in the clinic setting.” #AI #gender #medicine
In “The Default Body” (no paywall).
jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
In “The Default Body” (no paywall).
jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
Julie Carpenter, PhD
jgcarpenter.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
« The illusion of objectivity was never an algorithmic invention; it was a cultural one, and it will remain so until the system stops mistaking the measurable for the true. »
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Norfolk, VA house for which Leticia James is accused of “mortgage fraud, she purchased 5 yrs ago for $137,000 for her niece & family to live in rent free. James pays the maintenance. It’s not rental property. She owns a home her mother lives in rent free in Norfolk.
Norfolk, VA house for which Leticia James is accused of “mortgage fraud, she purchased 5 yrs ago for $137,000 for her niece & family to live in rent free. James pays the maintenance. It’s not rental property. She owns a home her mother lives in rent free in Norfolk.
In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.
www.nytimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Norfolk, VA house for which Leticia James is accused of “mortgage fraud, she purchased 5 yrs ago for $137,000 for her niece & family to live in rent free. James pays the maintenance. It’s not rental property. She owns a home her mother lives in rent free in Norfolk.
Norfolk, VA house for which Leticia James is accused of “mortgage fraud, she purchased 5 yrs ago for $137,000 for her niece & family to live in rent free. James pays the maintenance. It’s not rental property. She owns a home her mother lives in rent free in Norfolk.
I look forward to reading the wondrous PhD dissertations coming our way. There are no secrets.
October 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I look forward to reading the wondrous PhD dissertations coming our way. There are no secrets.
🤭
i couldn't like them less at this point but adobe's ad hyping "ai features" is giving me razzlekhan heebie-jeebies
October 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🤭
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Tacitus in his work on the Roman general Agricola:
Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium, atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.
To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire, and where they make a desert, they call it peace.
Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium, atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.
To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire, and where they make a desert, they call it peace.
October 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Tacitus in his work on the Roman general Agricola:
Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium, atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.
To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire, and where they make a desert, they call it peace.
Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium, atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.
To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire, and where they make a desert, they call it peace.
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The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
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Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘Stop doing this to him’
Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘Stop doing this to him’
Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: ‘You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings’
Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, has spoken out against AI-generated content featuring her father.
“Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad,” Zelda wrote in an Instagram story on Monday. “Stop believing I wanna see it or that I’ll understand, I don’t and I won’t. If you’re just trying to troll me, I’ve seen way worse, I’ll restrict and move on. But please, if you’ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘Stop doing this to him’
Idiss is a treasure for every reader of French.
October 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Idiss is a treasure for every reader of French.
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I listened to this 3 times. Maybe it hits hardest with those of us who grew up around military families we loved and respected. I honestly don’t know.
October 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I listened to this 3 times. Maybe it hits hardest with those of us who grew up around military families we loved and respected. I honestly don’t know.
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