Faxe MacAran CR: Wind and Truth & The Atlas Paradox
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Starting Wind and Truth. The structure is didferent. It's not in the 5 sections we've been accustomed to. And there is no Ars Arcanum. Not being Knights of WaT introduces another small imperfection in the symmetry around the series and I love it already. #Stormlight5Spoilers
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"The Court’s order reimposing Texas’s racial gerrymander is best explained not by legal principle, but partisan preference and political power. The Republican justices ruled as they did because they want to help their allies."
The MAGA #SCOTUS "showed its ass." @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
The MAGA #SCOTUS "showed its ass." @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
The Supreme Court Wants Republicans to Keep the House In 2026
A federal district court found that Texas Republicans’ redistricting proposal is an illegal racial gerrymander. The conservative justices couldn't care less.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"The Court’s order reimposing Texas’s racial gerrymander is best explained not by legal principle, but partisan preference and political power. The Republican justices ruled as they did because they want to help their allies."
The MAGA #SCOTUS "showed its ass." @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
The MAGA #SCOTUS "showed its ass." @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
Who cares if Republicans won't let it happen? Make them go on record voting to protect a war criminal.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries signaled today that Democrats are unlikely to pursue impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over alleged follow-up strikes against boats in the Caribbean.
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Who cares if Republicans won't let it happen? Make them go on record voting to protect a war criminal.
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If you are married to a US spouse, your temporary visa (usually for 3 months) will lapse before your case is processed. The government allowed you could stay in the US while awaiting case processing. Now the Trump admin is saying that is a visa overstay and arresting the spouses.
November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If you are married to a US spouse, your temporary visa (usually for 3 months) will lapse before your case is processed. The government allowed you could stay in the US while awaiting case processing. Now the Trump admin is saying that is a visa overstay and arresting the spouses.
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At a time when the food-stamp system is under fire & more strict work requirements are starting to kick in, a review of companies with the most SNAP recipients in the state shows many are employed by high-profile companies in retail, health care & the gig economy. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
‘The government is subsidizing corporate profits’: Who employs the most SNAP recipients in Massachusetts? - The Boston Globe
In Massachusetts, 74 percent of working-age SNAP recipients have jobs.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
At a time when the food-stamp system is under fire & more strict work requirements are starting to kick in, a review of companies with the most SNAP recipients in the state shows many are employed by high-profile companies in retail, health care & the gig economy. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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Honestly. Whenever I hear someone claim that Socialism doesn't work, or is somehow worse than the Capitalist system that's choking us to death, I know that I can safely disregard anything else they have to say.
Their voice becomes that of an adult in a Peanuts special, though, which is always fun.
Their voice becomes that of an adult in a Peanuts special, though, which is always fun.
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Honestly. Whenever I hear someone claim that Socialism doesn't work, or is somehow worse than the Capitalist system that's choking us to death, I know that I can safely disregard anything else they have to say.
Their voice becomes that of an adult in a Peanuts special, though, which is always fun.
Their voice becomes that of an adult in a Peanuts special, though, which is always fun.
Knowing that it is easier to defeat individual claimants than class actions, Anthropic probably paid these folks to run a sort of propaganda campaign to get folks to stop out
Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
Predatory Opt-Out Scheme ClaimsHero Targets Anthropic Settlement Participants: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement. ClaimsHero—which has no litiga...
authorsguild.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Knowing that it is easier to defeat individual claimants than class actions, Anthropic probably paid these folks to run a sort of propaganda campaign to get folks to stop out
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There was a time not long ago when I was afraid to tell anyone who I was.
Not because of what everyone was saying, but because of what a few people said, and everyone else's silence.
Be a bit less silent yeah?
It's trans day of remembrance, so remember to be less silent.
Not because of what everyone was saying, but because of what a few people said, and everyone else's silence.
Be a bit less silent yeah?
It's trans day of remembrance, so remember to be less silent.
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
There was a time not long ago when I was afraid to tell anyone who I was.
Not because of what everyone was saying, but because of what a few people said, and everyone else's silence.
Be a bit less silent yeah?
It's trans day of remembrance, so remember to be less silent.
Not because of what everyone was saying, but because of what a few people said, and everyone else's silence.
Be a bit less silent yeah?
It's trans day of remembrance, so remember to be less silent.
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Again - we have to keep doing this - imagine Biden or any Democratic President did this?
How would have her colleagues and the traditional media outlets including entities such as WHCA reacted?
How would have her colleagues and the traditional media outlets including entities such as WHCA reacted?
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Again - we have to keep doing this - imagine Biden or any Democratic President did this?
How would have her colleagues and the traditional media outlets including entities such as WHCA reacted?
How would have her colleagues and the traditional media outlets including entities such as WHCA reacted?
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this dynamic of deskilling -> magic answer box -> more deskilling
is sort of a hyper-crystallization of the helplessness dynamic i wrote about in my “review” of the bbc craft reality show contest, BBC Mastercrafts
is sort of a hyper-crystallization of the helplessness dynamic i wrote about in my “review” of the bbc craft reality show contest, BBC Mastercrafts
Why Blacksmiths are Better at Startups than You
Translations: русский язык There’s a great show called Mastercrafts, a mini-series documentary from the BBC. I recommend you go out and find a way to
stackingthebricks.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
this dynamic of deskilling -> magic answer box -> more deskilling
is sort of a hyper-crystallization of the helplessness dynamic i wrote about in my “review” of the bbc craft reality show contest, BBC Mastercrafts
is sort of a hyper-crystallization of the helplessness dynamic i wrote about in my “review” of the bbc craft reality show contest, BBC Mastercrafts
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this goes right along with my theory that the AI obsession in *users* is often bc…
1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work
2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst
1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work
2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst
November 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
this goes right along with my theory that the AI obsession in *users* is often bc…
1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work
2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst
1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work
2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst
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for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
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The wheel of time will always mean everything to me, but I miss it so much that everytime I think about it, I cry because of everything I lost 😭
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The wheel of time will always mean everything to me, but I miss it so much that everytime I think about it, I cry because of everything I lost 😭
It should be hard enough to do that you can't just recall a politician on a whim, but yes there should absolutely be some sort of recall or no confidence ability, especially for Senators and Executives.
My political hot take is that US voters should be able to recall elected representatives via petition - at any time.
No more hiding behind election terms.
No more hiding behind election terms.
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
It should be hard enough to do that you can't just recall a politician on a whim, but yes there should absolutely be some sort of recall or no confidence ability, especially for Senators and Executives.
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My political hot take is that US voters should be able to recall elected representatives via petition - at any time.
No more hiding behind election terms.
No more hiding behind election terms.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My political hot take is that US voters should be able to recall elected representatives via petition - at any time.
No more hiding behind election terms.
No more hiding behind election terms.
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Voters were asked to endure financial pain for a clearly stated goal, & heavy pressure was building on Trump. Then the Dems caved.
They didn’t just fail to hold the line, they handed over all the ammunition. Now we’re swimming upstream with a scorpion on our back.
They didn’t just fail to hold the line, they handed over all the ammunition. Now we’re swimming upstream with a scorpion on our back.
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Voters were asked to endure financial pain for a clearly stated goal, & heavy pressure was building on Trump. Then the Dems caved.
They didn’t just fail to hold the line, they handed over all the ammunition. Now we’re swimming upstream with a scorpion on our back.
They didn’t just fail to hold the line, they handed over all the ammunition. Now we’re swimming upstream with a scorpion on our back.
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stan rogers' shipwreck song was so inspiring it saved a man's life in an actual shipwreck, hard to beat that
 At seven o'clock that morning a Coast Guard helicopter spotted him and pulled him to safety. 19 Only three men of the thirty-four who had been aboard survived the wreck. After his ordeal, Cusick wrote a letter to Stan Rogers telling him what](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sd7g4tvhirjb32cufgxgkdvx/bafkreidtlrhwthqs662nnaxn56lbyshaq47wa4vygfyaa5sjbvyf3i5xza@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
stan rogers' shipwreck song was so inspiring it saved a man's life in an actual shipwreck, hard to beat that
Target has never learned that the first step to getting yourself out of a hole is to put down the shovel and stop digging.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Target has never learned that the first step to getting yourself out of a hole is to put down the shovel and stop digging.
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Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Yes, some people's legacies are complicated. For example, Watson. After all, though he was racist, don't forget his other traits. For example, he was also sexist. And also anti-semitic. And a data / idea thief. So let's not forget all the different facets.
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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You may not agree, but I think it’s time for Dems from coast to coast to run on Medicare for all.
We do NOT need health insurance companies at all.
Period.
They serve no valuable societal purpose other than to add cost to healthcare and drive people crazy.
We do NOT need health insurance companies at all.
Period.
They serve no valuable societal purpose other than to add cost to healthcare and drive people crazy.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
You may not agree, but I think it’s time for Dems from coast to coast to run on Medicare for all.
We do NOT need health insurance companies at all.
Period.
They serve no valuable societal purpose other than to add cost to healthcare and drive people crazy.
We do NOT need health insurance companies at all.
Period.
They serve no valuable societal purpose other than to add cost to healthcare and drive people crazy.
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DragonDiaries: Considering starting an “devourate your inlaws before the holidays” service. Preempt your Uncle Bob’s Thanksgiving rant by the simple expedient of protein rendering. Free to everyone with an uncle Bob, half off for Daves.
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
DragonDiaries: Considering starting an “devourate your inlaws before the holidays” service. Preempt your Uncle Bob’s Thanksgiving rant by the simple expedient of protein rendering. Free to everyone with an uncle Bob, half off for Daves.
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🕯️Manifesting 🕯️
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🕯️Manifesting 🕯️
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I don't want anyone to starve. I don't care who they voted for. If we live in a world where I decide who gets to live based on whether or not I personally like them, we are fucking lost in the weeds.
That's also Trump's vision of America.
That's also Trump's vision of America.
November 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I don't want anyone to starve. I don't care who they voted for. If we live in a world where I decide who gets to live based on whether or not I personally like them, we are fucking lost in the weeds.
That's also Trump's vision of America.
That's also Trump's vision of America.
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Need to keep saying this:
Again imagine the reaction from US corporate media and Congressional Republicans if a 79 year old Democratic President sounded like this - having no idea what is happening around him.
Again imagine the reaction from US corporate media and Congressional Republicans if a 79 year old Democratic President sounded like this - having no idea what is happening around him.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Need to keep saying this:
Again imagine the reaction from US corporate media and Congressional Republicans if a 79 year old Democratic President sounded like this - having no idea what is happening around him.
Again imagine the reaction from US corporate media and Congressional Republicans if a 79 year old Democratic President sounded like this - having no idea what is happening around him.