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Reminder that the thing you’re fundamentally buying when you subscribe to The Verge is our ethics policy: we don’t do brand deals and pretend they’re reviews and we insist companies (and the White House) be on the record if they want quotes in our stories. Worth it! www.theverge.com/ethics-state...
November 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Reminder that the thing you’re fundamentally buying when you subscribe to The Verge is our ethics policy: we don’t do brand deals and pretend they’re reviews and we insist companies (and the White House) be on the record if they want quotes in our stories. Worth it! www.theverge.com/ethics-state...
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Duncan is such an inspiration. And a badass.
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Duncan is such an inspiration. And a badass.
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things guys in the 1700s said right before a mob of angry colonists in blackface tarred and feathered the shit out of them
October 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
things guys in the 1700s said right before a mob of angry colonists in blackface tarred and feathered the shit out of them
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Don’t worry, once we’ve helped them come for immigrants and trans people, they’re sure to be appeased and dedicated to solidarity in our great big tent and not come after anyone else, as history teaches
September 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Don’t worry, once we’ve helped them come for immigrants and trans people, they’re sure to be appeased and dedicated to solidarity in our great big tent and not come after anyone else, as history teaches
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I do think about this a lot
September 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I do think about this a lot
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it may be controversial but i seriously believe we’re at the point where we need to have NO KINGS demonstrations every goddamned day
September 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
it may be controversial but i seriously believe we’re at the point where we need to have NO KINGS demonstrations every goddamned day
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Jesus christ. It angers me deeply how not a single damn person in power who wants to at least pretend like they give a shit shout trans people will read even one damn book about the history of sex segregation in sports, cause you’d see how it’s all just sexist bs. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Kamala Harris cites concerns about trans athletes in her book
The Trump campaign attacked Harris over her positions on transgender rights. She says they were misconstrued.
www.politico.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Jesus christ. It angers me deeply how not a single damn person in power who wants to at least pretend like they give a shit shout trans people will read even one damn book about the history of sex segregation in sports, cause you’d see how it’s all just sexist bs. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
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Hey you ever wonder why the histories of resistance to Nazi Germany and apartheid South Africa are full of references to making and disseminating fake passports?
September 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Hey you ever wonder why the histories of resistance to Nazi Germany and apartheid South Africa are full of references to making and disseminating fake passports?
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This is unhinged, dangerous, and reckless. At this point I don't know how you conclude anything other than that Musk is trying to foment pogroms against immigrants across the west.
Elon Musk spoke by video to Tommy Robinson's anti-immigrant rally in the UK today.
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
September 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is unhinged, dangerous, and reckless. At this point I don't know how you conclude anything other than that Musk is trying to foment pogroms against immigrants across the west.
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Watching all these centrist pundits stress the “civility” of Charlie Kirk’s style without addressing the ugliness of his substance is giving me a renewed appreciation of how the civil, polite White Citizens’ Councils conned the same crowd into thinking they were distinct from the cruder Klan.
September 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Watching all these centrist pundits stress the “civility” of Charlie Kirk’s style without addressing the ugliness of his substance is giving me a renewed appreciation of how the civil, polite White Citizens’ Councils conned the same crowd into thinking they were distinct from the cruder Klan.
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I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.
September 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.
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Congressional Democrats can’t decide if they should cut a deal with the pedophile dictator who is trying to militarily invade their cities.
Seems like a fairly obvious choice to me, but what do I know.
Seems like a fairly obvious choice to me, but what do I know.
September 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Congressional Democrats can’t decide if they should cut a deal with the pedophile dictator who is trying to militarily invade their cities.
Seems like a fairly obvious choice to me, but what do I know.
Seems like a fairly obvious choice to me, but what do I know.
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the reason bosses oppose work from home so strenuously is not because they think it doesn't work but because they think it's an awesome privilege that should be reserved for awesome people (like bosses), not given away to their ingrate employees
Vinay Prasad, who is making it harder to get the Covid vax, barely comes into the office: there's nothing wrong with working at home, but it's ironic - and he's getting special treatment while other workers cannot . www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @motherjones.com @juliametraux.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad, who is making it harder to get the Covid vax, barely comes into the office.
The FDA Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research has also criticized work-from-home policies.
www.motherjones.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
the reason bosses oppose work from home so strenuously is not because they think it doesn't work but because they think it's an awesome privilege that should be reserved for awesome people (like bosses), not given away to their ingrate employees
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It's not really inconsistent if the goal of the Constitution is seen as the violent maintenance of white supremacy.
which is clearly the view of the conservative majority on scotus.
which is clearly the view of the conservative majority on scotus.
SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
September 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It's not really inconsistent if the goal of the Constitution is seen as the violent maintenance of white supremacy.
which is clearly the view of the conservative majority on scotus.
which is clearly the view of the conservative majority on scotus.
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The combination of shitty AI and PragerU is going to obliterate our children's brains.
The heads of Microsoft, OpenAI, Google and Apple gathered at the White House to endorse a plan to help America’s children learn to use artificial intelligence, as the industry rushes to show support and curry favour with the administration on.ft.com/4nexysf
September 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The combination of shitty AI and PragerU is going to obliterate our children's brains.
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wow what a surprise that what's ultimately a supply-side economics argument would turn out to be full of right-wingers
September 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
wow what a surprise that what's ultimately a supply-side economics argument would turn out to be full of right-wingers
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
September 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
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Perfect encapsulation of the Trump administration: The guy suing Harvard for alleged antisemitism is a straight-up Hitler-admiring Nazi.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. - The Boston Globe
Michael Velchik once also told a peer that "Mein Kampf" was among his favorite recent reads.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Perfect encapsulation of the Trump administration: The guy suing Harvard for alleged antisemitism is a straight-up Hitler-admiring Nazi.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
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Yeah. It’s happening here.
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
August 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Yeah. It’s happening here.
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This is a hell of a letter. “The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines…will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer….Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated…”
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
August 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
This is a hell of a letter. “The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines…will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer….Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated…”
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He's gonna make kids go to work camps because he can atmospherically deduce chakra misalignment.
wtf is this nonsense? He thinks he can understand kid’s “mitochondrial challenges” just by looking at them?
This is an insane person.
This is an insane person.
August 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
He's gonna make kids go to work camps because he can atmospherically deduce chakra misalignment.
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Weakly argued piece, blandly written. Mostly hand-waving: Maybe a president demanding more seats from his party will be good for "democracy" bc voters will say "I don't like this."
How can they register their disapproval? That's the point of a gerrymander, they can't!
How can they register their disapproval? That's the point of a gerrymander, they can't!
August 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Weakly argued piece, blandly written. Mostly hand-waving: Maybe a president demanding more seats from his party will be good for "democracy" bc voters will say "I don't like this."
How can they register their disapproval? That's the point of a gerrymander, they can't!
How can they register their disapproval? That's the point of a gerrymander, they can't!
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Chattel slavery was so bad that when we tell you how bad it in fact was most of y'all shut down and tell us we're making it up and pass laws against us ever telling you how bad it was again because your brains literally cannot handle how bad it in fact was.
"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.
August 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Chattel slavery was so bad that when we tell you how bad it in fact was most of y'all shut down and tell us we're making it up and pass laws against us ever telling you how bad it was again because your brains literally cannot handle how bad it in fact was.