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China has passed a new law mandating that anyone creating social media content on sensitive topics like medicine, law, education or finance must hold formal qualifications such as a college degree in those fields.
Imagine an internet where people actually had to know what they were talking about.
Imagine an internet where people actually had to know what they were talking about.
China tightens the screws: Influencers now need degrees to speak on finance, health, law | Today News
China has rolled out a new law requiring influencers to prove their qualifications before posting about topics like finance, health or law. While officials call it a fight against misinformation, crit...
www.livemint.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
China has passed a new law mandating that anyone creating social media content on sensitive topics like medicine, law, education or finance must hold formal qualifications such as a college degree in those fields.
Imagine an internet where people actually had to know what they were talking about.
Imagine an internet where people actually had to know what they were talking about.
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Trump again just implied that the MMR vaccine causes autism.
Many studies have shown that there is no relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism.
This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.
Many studies have shown that there is no relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism.
This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.
A Population-Based Study of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination and Autism | NEJM
It has been suggested that vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) is
a cause of autism. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all children born
in Denmark from January 1991 th...
www.nejm.org
September 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Trump again just implied that the MMR vaccine causes autism.
Many studies have shown that there is no relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism.
This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.
Many studies have shown that there is no relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism.
This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.
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It’s an astute observation that MAGA have strayed so far from traditional American ideals that they can’t quote Lincoln or Reagan anymore.
In fact they have more in common with despotic regimes from the 19th & 20th century than American democracy. From United States to a divided country.
In fact they have more in common with despotic regimes from the 19th & 20th century than American democracy. From United States to a divided country.
September 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It’s an astute observation that MAGA have strayed so far from traditional American ideals that they can’t quote Lincoln or Reagan anymore.
In fact they have more in common with despotic regimes from the 19th & 20th century than American democracy. From United States to a divided country.
In fact they have more in common with despotic regimes from the 19th & 20th century than American democracy. From United States to a divided country.
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Spencer Cox: "Our nation is broken. We had political assassinations recently in Minnesota. We had an attempted assassination on the gov of Pennsylvania. And we had an attempted assassination on a president. Nothing I say can unite us as a country. Nothing I can say right now can fix what is broken"
September 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Spencer Cox: "Our nation is broken. We had political assassinations recently in Minnesota. We had an attempted assassination on the gov of Pennsylvania. And we had an attempted assassination on a president. Nothing I say can unite us as a country. Nothing I can say right now can fix what is broken"
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What's especially amazing about Hagerty's attempt to say the quiet part out loud here is that it's brilliantly self-defeating:
If the Constitution had to specify (in an odious way) how to count *even enslaved people* in the Census, that's only that much more evidence that *everybody* gets counted.
If the Constitution had to specify (in an odious way) how to count *even enslaved people* in the Census, that's only that much more evidence that *everybody* gets counted.
Sen. Hagerty on his legal rationale for not counting undocumented immigrants in the census: "There's a constitutional interpretation I think that has been misapplied that goes back to slavery days and what portion of a person is going to be counted."
August 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
What's especially amazing about Hagerty's attempt to say the quiet part out loud here is that it's brilliantly self-defeating:
If the Constitution had to specify (in an odious way) how to count *even enslaved people* in the Census, that's only that much more evidence that *everybody* gets counted.
If the Constitution had to specify (in an odious way) how to count *even enslaved people* in the Census, that's only that much more evidence that *everybody* gets counted.
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We are the baddies.
A 4-year-old boy’s ongoing care for stage 4 kidney cancer was interrupted when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers illegally deported him, his sister and mother “without even a semblance of due process.”
Child with stage 4 cancer deported by ICE despite being US citizen, lawsuit says
Before his deportation, the 4-year-old was receiving “life-saving” treatment in Louisiana, the lawsuit says.
www.miamiherald.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
We are the baddies.
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I remember when this happened.
July 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I remember when this happened.
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I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.
July 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.
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almost six months to the day since Trump issued an executive order titled "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship"
anyway,
anyway,
Scoop: The Wall Street Journal is working on a story highlighting Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein—but is said to be facing pressure from the White House, with Trump himself calling Editor-In-Chief Emma Tucker to object.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...
Trump's WSJ Epstein Fury
The Wall Street Journal is said to be working on a story highlighting Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, prompting protest from the White House.
www.status.news
July 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
almost six months to the day since Trump issued an executive order titled "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship"
anyway,
anyway,
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Quitting programming as a career right now because of LLMs would be like quitting carpentry as a career thanks to the invention of the table saw.
July 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Quitting programming as a career right now because of LLMs would be like quitting carpentry as a career thanks to the invention of the table saw.
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If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
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Hard to argue with that.
June 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Hard to argue with that.
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Immigration is what made America great. If they want to “make America great again” they should understand this.
June 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Immigration is what made America great. If they want to “make America great again” they should understand this.
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Targeting a private educational institute because it won’t conform its governance and curriculum to what the state wants is…communist.
May 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Targeting a private educational institute because it won’t conform its governance and curriculum to what the state wants is…communist.
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the philosophy of a judicial originalist is very simple: instead of expressing actual beliefs in plain language, the founders were instead constructing a kind of crossword clue that, if solved, happens to always say whatever you wanted the outcome to be
May 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
the philosophy of a judicial originalist is very simple: instead of expressing actual beliefs in plain language, the founders were instead constructing a kind of crossword clue that, if solved, happens to always say whatever you wanted the outcome to be
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Unbelievably detailed work by the great @molly.wiki showing how Donald Trump is personally and likely illegally raking in millions from foreign interests for his cryptocurrency at an upcoming dinner. Utterly appalling
www.citationneeded.news/trump-memeco...
www.citationneeded.news/trump-memeco...
May 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Unbelievably detailed work by the great @molly.wiki showing how Donald Trump is personally and likely illegally raking in millions from foreign interests for his cryptocurrency at an upcoming dinner. Utterly appalling
www.citationneeded.news/trump-memeco...
www.citationneeded.news/trump-memeco...
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I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.
April 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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"The NIH budget has not increased in more than 20 years despite research being more expensive to conduct. This is a necessary data point for policymakers to consider as they determine funding priorities." 🧪
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
NIH Funding Has Stagnated Since 2003
This Viewpoint explores how funding has changed at the National Institutes of Health over time and discusses how continued investment is necessary to maintain the current level of biomedical research.
jamanetwork.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"The NIH budget has not increased in more than 20 years despite research being more expensive to conduct. This is a necessary data point for policymakers to consider as they determine funding priorities." 🧪
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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The future sucks. No flying cars, no self drying clothes and no hoverboards. Instead we’re debating pasteurizing milk, polio vaccines and innocent until proven guilty.
April 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The future sucks. No flying cars, no self drying clothes and no hoverboards. Instead we’re debating pasteurizing milk, polio vaccines and innocent until proven guilty.
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Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
April 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
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Research in Nature Human Behaviour tracks the language used in congressional speeches from 1879 to 2022 and suggests that evidence-based language has continued to decline since the mid-1970s, together with a decline in legislative productivity. go.nature.com/42y9Y0T 🧪
April 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Research in Nature Human Behaviour tracks the language used in congressional speeches from 1879 to 2022 and suggests that evidence-based language has continued to decline since the mid-1970s, together with a decline in legislative productivity. go.nature.com/42y9Y0T 🧪
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Someone once said NextDoor is the social network for dogs if they could type. It’s always “what’s that noise?” and “who’s that stranger?” which is exactly what I imagine my dogs would text other neighborhood dogs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Someone once said NextDoor is the social network for dogs if they could type. It’s always “what’s that noise?” and “who’s that stranger?” which is exactly what I imagine my dogs would text other neighborhood dogs.