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An interesting pair of articles:

"Who Goes Nazi":
archive.harpers.org/1941/08/pdf/...

"Who Goes MAGA":
web.archive.org/web/20250131...

That is crazy...

Venn diagram including Brave New World, Idiocracy, 1984, and Hunger Games, with "You Are Here" in the middle

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photo of a protester holding a sign that says "Vance Skis In Jeans"

6 silver linings of the Trump-Zelensky showdown The ambush by hired hand U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the White House Oval Office at high noon on Feb. 28 made for great theater, more 24-hour TV than diplomacy. At first, it seemed like an absolut...

This seems like a good analysis

kyivindependent.com/6-silver-lin...

Vance saying, "You didn't say 'thank you'" Caption says, "Every abuser, ever."

check archive.org

Ye Takes Back Apology and Calls Himself a Nazi in Social Media Rant The rapper praised Hitler and took back an apology he made in 2023 for his past antisemitic remarks.

Ye is jockeying for a position in the junta

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/a...

Elon will replace our government with AI, and it will work just as well as "full self driving mode", which occasionally crashes into people for no reason!

Kombucha-derived bioink developed for personalized tissue repair Tissue engineering utilizes 3D printing and bioink to grow human cells on scaffolds, creating replacements for damaged tissues like skin, cartilage, and even organs. A team of researchers led by Profe...

On a happier note: kombucha!

phys.org/news/2025-02...

he parrots whatever he hears from the last person who talked to him, and in this case it was Netany4hu

Trump Claims Victory Over Canada, Mexico After Getting ... Basically Nothing Donald Trump temporarily postponed tariffs against Mexico and Canada, who mostly agreed to continue existing programs.

The president made a show of temporarily postponing a regional trade war after Mexico and Canada promised him things they were already doing.

post about the real reason for tariffs

It's about their money

funny/sad coverage of RFK Jr. confirmation hearing

funny/sad coverage of RFK Jr. confirmation hearing

Photo of RFK Jr at his Senate confirmation hearing

I hate to post F4c3book stuff, but this one is just too good not to share. Journalism of the highest order of LOL. Too bad it's not fiction.

body of Prof. Honig's explanation

body of Prof. Honig's explanation

Prof. David Honig of Indiana University explains two types of bargaining (distributive and integrative) and tells us why the current tariff situation spells trouble for the US.

Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

www.404media.co/declassified...

If you've been looking for a reason to learn Spanish, here's a good one: so that you can read this poetry in its original.

x.com/petrogustavo...

Seems like high praise.

Home - Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge Center The U.S. Department of Labor's Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge (WORK) Center offers information on workers' union rights.

oops, sorry...here's the link: web.archive.org/web/20250118...

I'm not making excuses for this sad bag of protoplasm, but to be fair, we do live in a nominally secular state...

Internet Archive has archived it. This is permanent, as long as no one sues Internet Archive into oblivion or something like that, which is a distinct possibility. (I'll also stash a copy of it.)

Internet Archive is an amazing resource. They are on my donation list.

Step with sign that says "do not sit on the steps". Cat is sitting on to step.

Become ungovernable

Yup

meep