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Not sure how to think about this. Obviously Trump’s war on learning is despicable. But to pretend Harvard is poverty stricken is also ridiculous. They have more money than most countries. To use this crisis to milk donors for more money is wrong. There are colleges in real trouble. Harvard is fine!

The Steady State’s Assessment of U.S. Authoritarian dynamics and democratic decline identifies five interrelated trends.

"a kind of celebration of ignorance"

canyon cybertruck

canyon cybertruck

"I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle," says Roger Davis, a Cybertruck owner.

Davis also uses the Grok feature in the car: "Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist."

www.wired.com/story/owning...

Then there's Russ Taylor. "It's just a vehicle. So it's ironic that it would even become a political statement."

(Editor's note: Taylor was plead guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding in the January 6 attack. He was later pardoned by Trump.)
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Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck “We were the targets.” WIRED spoke to seven Tesla Cybertruck owners about their most controversial purchase and why they're proud to drive it.

"She called me a Nazi!"

The full feature here:

Fishing boats with tall square sails in still water. It is evening and the sky is red and orange as the sun sets. The light reflects on the water. Tiny lights can be seen dotting the far shore on the horizon. The closest boat has an open hatch and it looks like someone is cooking inside.

'Sekiyado' - Takahashi Hiroaki, 1927.
#JapaneseArt #shinhanga

Not that anyone seems to care, but just a quick reminder that Hungary is still a member state of the ICC and Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin still under indictment by the Court and Hungary still under an obligation to arrest him.

DNA from rum-soaked fishes chronicles century of environmental change Museum specimens collected during a 1907 marine expedition reveal loss of genetic diversity in the Philippines

Fascinating research with disturbing, if unsurprising, conclusions about the loss of #biodiversity _within_ species

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Artifact Spotlight: Kitty Brick (U.S. National Park Service)

One of my favorite artifacts ever - a Roman brick with a cat pawprint used as ships ballast in an HBC ship from London to Vancouver WA in the 1820s, then used to build a factor's house with Hawaiian coral.

Top admiral steps down abruptly amid drug boat strikes Adm. Alvin Holsey oversees Southern Command, where US military strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers at sea have ramped up.

This is what a top US military officer objecting to illegal orders looks like.

Adm. Alvin Holey is the head of Southern Command, which covers the Caribbean, where Trump has ordered 5 deadly strikes on civilian boats (and counting).

Has integrity, plus he’s Black, so Hegseth presumably welcomed it.

Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images predict how tech could harm our planet From Venice in Italy to the Seine in Paris, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devices

Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images predict how tech could harm our planet

ICE Will Hold Immigrants in Jail Accused of “Excessive, Invasive” Gynecological Procedures The Georgia facility gained notoriety for allegations that women received “unnecessary” gynecological treatment, at times lacking informed consent.

“This administration does not care about civil rights and they certainly don’t care about the conditions of these facilities,” said one former DHS official.

This is so bad.

"Advertising teaches people not to trust their judgment. Advertising teaches people to be stupid."

-Carl Sagan, Contact

It will never not be crazy stupid & dysfunctional to me that the government of the United States of America is shut down just to keep its president from being exposed as a serial child sexual abuser.
jfc

Advice | 10 Ways AI Is Ruining Your Students’ Writing And how to help them see that AI cannot craft good essays.

“Students continue to believe that brainstorming with AI helps them get to good arguments, but I have not seen any proof of that.”

Industry reps tell students (accurately) that they won’t get jobs if they don’t use AI, and no amount of critical thinking instruction will change that. It’s maddening.

Top military officer central to Trump’s drug war to step down early Adm. Alvin Holsey has served as the head of U.S. Southern Command for less than a year. The position typically rotates every three years.

Admiral Alvin Holsey, the head of U.S. Southern Command, is leaving his job after less than a year — a surprising departure as President Trump shows interest in extending his administration’s campaign of violence against drug cartels in the region.

Susan Stamberg, first woman to host a national news program, dies at age 87 Susan Stamberg, a "founding mother" of National Public Radio and the first female broadcaster to host a national news program, has died. She was 87.

Susan Stamberg, a "founding mother" of National Public Radio and the first female broadcaster to host a national news program, has died.

Kanchha Sherpa, last member of first Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92 Kanchha Sherpa helped Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary summit Everest in 1953.

Kanchha Sherpa helped Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary summit Everest in 1953.

There is no place for partisan political videos from the govt being blasted in airports attacking the opposition party. That is what authoritarian regimes do. This should not be a partisan issue - it is fundamentally un-American.

Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency It may be adequate for some residents’ purposes, but when the chips are down, many will be shocked at just how few protections it offers.

Commentary: I’d love dual citizenship, but the reality is that permanent residency just isn’t enough for this naturalized Japanese citizen.

“Dear Leader also got a hole in one the very first time he played golf at the age of four.”

Oscar Wilde’s British Library pass reinstated 130 years after it was withdrawn when he was convicted for being gay

u.afp.com/SsTP

this white house actively treats a large swath of americans as disloyal and outside the political community and it doesn’t merit so much as a peep from the political press

The president of the United States has said *multiole times* that he hates Americans who are democrats. That is a FUCKING HUGE SCANDAL. Nobody will treat it as one.

Venezuelan fishermen in fear after US strikes on boats in the Caribbean At least 27 people have been killed in US strikes on alleged "narco-boats" in the Caribbean.

Not great that fishermen fear being randomly murdered by the U.S. government.

Or that the U.S. President jokes about it.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Again, every time a Democrat gets in front of a microphone they need to bring this up.

Because it is illegal