My heart breaks. If you believe mankind was given the earth and told
to be good stewards of it then you must see that our stewardship has just been one colossally selfish failure on every level.
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I hear what you guys are saying about the Oscars, and how they're a celebration of life, and the show must go on, blah-blah-blah, so-on-and-so-forth. It all makes a degree of sense, but to me it still feels like Nero fiddling while Rome burns. Or in this case, wearing fancy clothes while LA burns.
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TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration
Shou Chew will join tech moguls like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk at President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration as the fate of the app hangs in the balance.
TikTok's CEO was invited to attend Trump's inauguration and sit in a position of honor on the dais:
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/u...
TikTok's inroads with Trump may be the gambit that helps the co (1) avoid complying with a new law forcing its sale to a non-Chinese company (2) avoid a ban on Jan 19
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YouTube video by ABC News
FULL SPEECH: President Joe Biden's farewell address to the nation
Whatever happens next, this may prove to be one of the more significant presidential farewell addresses in American history—in particular for naming the threat of oligarchy to the future of American democracy. youtu.be/T8vmhmilluM?...
16.01.2025 03:58 —
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If you watched/heard President Biden’s farewell address tonight you may have noted he didn’t hold back when it came to speaking about the consequences of Oligarchy and the rise of the tech industry. I knew this was coming with Tik Tok.
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YouTube video by Democracy Docket
5 Supreme Court Voting Cases to Watch
NEW VIDEO: The Supreme Court is set to review five voting rights cases over the next few weeks and decide whether or not to take them up. Marc Elias explains why these cases are important.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/eMSPmbqI4-c
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Please, oh please, don’t let him end up in Pittsburgh.
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How many ways can the greedy find to screw over unsuspecting hardworking Americans?
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I love this!
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I don’t know what to think. He wouldn’t be without a job for even a second if Pittsburgh got rid of him, and I personally think he’s fantastic. What needs to give with the Steelers?
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A Month-by-Month Guide to 2025’s Biggest Mysteries & Thrillers
For the dedicated mystery-thriller reader, calendar maintenance is an important discipline. As it happens, 2025 is lining up to be an especially busy...
Thrilled to see CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10 on this list w/ my own faves, incl. @alafairburke.bsky.social @alisongaylin.bsky.social @blacktopkid.bsky.social @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social @lauralippman.bsky.social @harlancoben.bsky.social @meganabbott.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/blog/show/28...
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I was skeptical about the College Football Payoff process…and now I thinks it was a very wise move! No more lose one game early in the season and there’s nothing left to play or root for.
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Medicaid, ACA, climate measures on GOP chopping block
The menu of potential spending offsets has been circulated by House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington.
Budget options under consideration by House Republicans would cut Medicaid by $2.3 trillion, including elimination of enhanced federal funding for the ACA expansion, reduced funding to states, and a work requirement.
www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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The thing about fact checking is that one has to believe that fact checking is something that one needs to do. Unfortunately, I know many who don’t even stop to think they might need to verify a little tidbit they quickly considered to be the gospel truth.
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The #SunsetFire, which broke out in the Hollywood Hills in Southern California on Wednesday evening, is seen behind the iconic Capitol Records building. nbcbay.com/gISJZgI
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What could possibly go wrong..
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A Nonreligious Holiday Ritual
The winter solstice is a pristine time for the simple act of noticing.
Compared with the summer solstice, which is built for revelry, “the winter solstice is a quieter, more reflective time,” @johnhendrickson.bsky.social writes. Here is how Atlantic writers from 1894 to 2022 commemorated the seasonal change:
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Homemade caramel popcorn.
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Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?'
Goldman Sachs warns sales from the most successful disease treatments are difficult to maintain.
I can hardly think of a better example of the moral decay in modern health care than a Goldman analyst noting that biotech cures for diseases like hepatitis are cool and all, until their success diminishes the business opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
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Why Reading Books in High School Matters
You’ll understand when you’re older.
"In this episode of Radio Atlantic, we make the case for reading books, one memory at a time."
Hanna Rosin speaks with Rose Horowitch and other Atlantic writers about the books they read in high school that stuck with them.
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