Bill Cole

No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

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Vatican warns against rise in polyamory, saying ‘succession of faces’ does not rival exclusive union | CNN The Vatican has issued a warning against the rise of polyamory, insisting marriage is the stable, lifelong and exclusive partnership between a man and woman.

if trans people were like nuclear weapons then it follows that polyamorous people must be like MIRVs or at least cluster bombs

once more begging everyone to stop writing off core tenets of criminal procedure as "a technicality"

Several of these have very interesting textile activities and opportunities to learn! 🧶

one of the things i objected to most at at GOOG over the years, from the labor perspective, is the slow decay of the blue-collar routes up into corp. you used to encounter guys who started out swapping drives in 120 degree heat in the hot aisles and who were now SREs, and that's gone.

Choir, let me share a thought with you.

If justice for child rapists disrupts society, then society needed to be disrupted.

Oh, he's a job creator? Oh, the economy will suffer? Oh, the uncertainty? Oh, our whole political system?

If it's built on raping children, burn it all the fuck down.

Amen.

Knochensägenwäsche

omg I just read the piece in question….WTF.

Is there a German word word for “bonesaw-washing?”

Isaac Chotiner: “you are right, I’ll do some homework now by perusing Jay Solomon Semafor pieces, and reading Jason Greenblatt Semafor columns.”

Oh goodness! I’d burn my house down in advance

She’s been around the world over the last year — but came back to Charlottesville because she sees people ready to lead Emily Gorcenski sees a growing rejection of hopelessness over national politics. It's being replaced by active learning and participation in local issues, she writes.

She’s been around the world over the last year — but came back to Charlottesville because she sees people ready to lead

Charlottesville Tomorrow asked me what I hoped to see over the next 20 years. My answer was informed by my last several years abroad and how cities that grow around diverse…

Bye bye Nike

Dude who just got the SV Bank bailout two years ago is back banging the cup. It’s a tell.

Spread the word #AcademicSky

really excited for 60 Minutes to just be a show about what Alan Dershowitz thinks the age of consent should be

> @samsteindc.bsky.social

20 MAY - 30 MAY JOIN ABBY FRANQUEMONT FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE ADVENTURE TO THE SPIRITUAL EVENT OF QOYLLUR RITT 11 days and 10 nights based in the imperial city of Cusco, capitol of the Inca empire, with special luxury camping at the Qoyllur Rit'i event itself Not your average tour, we'll take you to truly exclusive events and experiences. Tour the city of Cusco, travel to the mountain for the sacred Andean pilgrimage to the Qolgepunku glacier, visit Machu Picchu, tour precolombian archaeological parks, and enjoy textile, harvest and food experiences off the beaten track! Includes lodging, 26 meals, domestic transport, site entrances, guides, activities, and exclusive shopping, from $3495 US ARGEN DE NATIVIDAD CUSCO LIFE CHANGING REAL EXPERIENCES SINCE 2019 ABBY'S YARNS Abby Franquermont, author of Respect the Spindle, was raised in the Cusco area where she lives writing, researching, and teaching in person and orline about Permian culture and textiles An expert and in-demand eduxator, Abby's deep connection to her Andean community allows her to create deeply authentic experiences for her quests.

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These are truly unique and can’t miss opportunities you absolutely can’t get with anyone else

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I mean, the guy’s afraid of Scouts. Don’t know what to tell you

Opinion | Why Trump Won’t Face Prosecution This Time Around

John Roberts has secured his place in history alongside Al Capone and Bernard Madoff. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...

OXYMANDIAS: Stains gaze at its whitening power and despair!

What California’s big, gross elephant seals can teach us about life There’s perhaps no more fascinating Bay Area day trip than hanging with the bellowing animals of Año Nuevo State Park.

What California’s big, gross elephant seals can teach us about life trib.al/Vjf45Io

This week is like the Super Bowl for grocery-related work. People out here being ruthless to get the last bag of cranberries. Total pandemonium in the stores. And then at 4pm on Thursday the refs call time and we let the chips fall where they may. May the odds be ever in your favor!

Every Ivy League economist is like "bubble? never heard of her" meanwhile the lifestyle articles on every news site are like "warm showers are bad for arthritis" and "why your pet wouldn't live more than five years in the wild anyways" and "best practices for making the rear bench seat cozy"

Men who say women in metal can't scream haven't made a woman scream.

I said what I said.

Antifaschistische Akademiker gesucht Die Provinzialverwaltung Mark Brandenburg sucht antifaschistische Akademiker als Lehrer an den höheren Schulen, und zwar Biologen, Mathematiker, Physiker, Chemiker, Lehrer mit russischen, englischen oder französischen Sprachkenntnissen, Lehrer für Deutsch, Latein und Griechisch, Erdkunde und Geschichte sowie Zeichnen, Musik und Leibesübungen im Alter von 25 bis 45 Jahren. Meldungen nimmt die Provinzialverwaltung Mark Brandenburg in Potsdam entgegen.

Suchmeldung, @tagesspiegel.de #OTD 1945. #Tagesspiegel80

The Salt Lake Tribune will drop its paywall next year, CEO tells donors at NewsMakers gala After years of requiring people to pay for online news content, The Tribune announced an upcoming change during its 2025 annual NewsMakers Gala.

Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁

YouTube video by Farm to Taber RFK Jr's Plan To Put Americans On Farms

If you've heard about RFK Jr's "wellness farms," have I got a story for you.

I've worked on farms where most of the crew were put there as rehabilitation for various issues.

So I'd love to tell you all the various ways those farms made us all worse!

youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c

I’m dead 😹🙀😹

“They tried and failed, all of them?”
“Oh, no.” She shook her head. “They tried and died, Charlie Brown.”