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YouTube video by LegalEagle I’m Suing the FBI & DOJ

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YouTube video by hankschannel Who is Creating The Non-Human Army

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South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...

I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.

Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy

November 24, 2024 Since the night of the November 5, election, Trump and his allies have insisted that he won what Trump called “an unprecedented and powerful mandate.” But as the numbers have continued to come in, it’...

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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing. Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.

They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.

The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
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“Sometimes it still stops me in my tracks that because i believe insulin should be free, workers should be paid justly, we should house the homeless and not cage families, and that all people should be free to pursue education as they wish, and for that we are treated as radical & dangerous.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

“Sometimes it still stops me in my tracks that because I believe insulin should be free, workers should be paid justly, we should house the homeless and not cage families, and that all people should be free to pursue education as they wish, and for that we are treated as radical & dangerous.”
— AOC

You feel me?

Ukrainian boxing legend (and brother of Kyiv's mayor) Wladimir Klitschko responds to Joe Rogan...

I feel seen

Losing your mind over being blocked could be an entire sociology textbook. It took less than ten years to rewire certain human brains into believing they were entitled to full and constant access to every other person on the planet. A species that, a hundred years ago, would know a hundred people.

This new article is an exemplary piece of scholarship. It breaks new ground in showing the childcare market is driving income inequality. Better than anything I’ve seen, it demonstrates how critical childcare is as social infrastructure for the public good.Terrific piece of work!

That's why there's an aggressive effort now to blame "identity politics," it's a retcon because Harris ran exactly the campaign centrists wanted, catering to conservatives, never criticizing Netanyahu, never blaming billionaires or big corporations, the works—just to lose to Old Man Yells at Cloud.

"Elon Musk, whose companies have received nearly $8 billion in government funding through an assortment of federal grants, tax breaks, government subsidies and contracts, proposed today that senior citizens need to 'tighten their belt' to help balance the national budget."

See? It's not hard.

NYPost screenshot of article with headline “Feds blew $267M fighting ‘misinformation’ under Biden — as Trump vows to ban ‘censorship cartel’ A Fox News clip about the COVID lab leak theory is embedded. The lede of the article is “WASHINGTON — President Biden’s administration used $267 million of your money to study “misinformation” since he took office, a new report reveals — as President-elect Donald Trump vows to purge the term from the federal lexicon and make sweeping spending cuts.”

NYPost cover of an angry picture of President Biden wagging his finger in front of an American flag. Headline is “censor in chief” and subhed is “Biden admin gave researchers $267 MILLION to go after ‘misinformation’ – some of which was true!”

NYPost continues conflating academic research on disinformation with “government censorship.” (It also bears repeating that government activity on disinformation =/= censorship)

That this continues to be a drumbeat for conservative media and the Trump transition is extremely concerning.

Just one strange cognitive bias?!?

It's called: disinformation.

YouTube video by vlogbrothers Populism, Media Revolutions, and Our Terrible Moment

This is one of those videos that you could work on forever, but suddenly it felt very important to make it, so I finally did: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Pn...

Physical Activity and All-Cause Mortality by Age in 4 Multinational Megacohorts This cohort study examines whether there is an age-dependent association between physical activity and all-cause mortality at all stages of adult life.

Move!

"The magnitude of the association between physical activity & mortality risk remains mainly consistent across the adult lifespan..."

"...promotion of physical activity is essential at all stages of adult life."

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Post text: Could’ve had $25,000 to buy a house $6,000 child credit $50,000 business credit But you went for the $1200 check that’s never happening. And now prices are going to go up $3000/year from tariffs alone, with no stimulus checks in sight.

Sigh.

1. It's impossible to control whether GOP Senators rubberstamp Trump's nominees

But it is possible to make more people aware of exactly who Trump is trying to install in these powerful positions

Here are 13 things everyone should know about Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense

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This is the best 'theory of the case' extant for Oz, Gaetz, Hegseth, Kennedy and just about every cabinet pick short of Rubio - and even then there's a strong case for Rubio.

No crazy assumptions needed, no conspiracy theories revealed, no "the other liberals are WRONG!" axes ground

It just works

Imma need some of you to think about thriving out of spite. I had big plans for 2025 and I’m definitely not gonna pre-derail them for likes of Elin and Tromp. I’m getting more involved. Loving harder. Writing hornier. Having more fun. I’m gonna be so kind to my neighbors, bitch.

Plotting Our Way Forward by Looking Back at History (with Heather Cox Richardson) Podcast Episode · Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams · 11/14/2024 · 51m

When I said "reality-based community" initially I meant it as a kind of slight, a contrast against the politics of the intentionally, perversely unreal (the 'irreal').

When Stacey Abrams & Heather Cox Richardson discuss the concept though it goes MUCH further.
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Sign on public storage building with lights burnt out in several letters, leaving “Public rage.”

I don’t think it will all fit in there.

Brilliant observation by @maxkennerly.bsky.social to a whole pot-full of parboiled frogs.

Re-upping this introductory post for my new followers as well as those just joining Bluesky. If you see something false or misleading that needs a debunk — or if you have a story to share about online disinformation, conspiracy theories or extremism — please let me know!

No vetting at all, no background checks, and then blanket security clearances for all.

Agencies holding national security sensitive material are presumably thinking very hard right now about what material they're going to leave behind in the files on Jan 20...
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The Moral Arc of the Universe is Bullshit It bends toward go fuck yourself

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Michelle Obama was heavily criticized by conservatives for advocating healthier diet and exercise habits, yet when RFK Jr. delivers a similar message, conservatives now embrace it as if it's groundbreaking and forbidden knowledge that was censored.

To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced *local* immigration advocacy/support organizations.

Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.