By using plain language to say things that are obviously true, Jon Ossoff has revolutionized Democratic politics.
Have writing assignments in class with pen and paper with no digital gear allowed. You get clear results and students do the work and learn. Universities need to make a hard shift in this direction now. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
Student Cheating Is Becoming Impossible to Detect in an A.I. Era
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In an unusual flight path, jet flies into World Trade Center.
Chicago map lovers (you know who you are and there are too many of you to tag), look what's just been released! node.uchicago.edu/collection/m...
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I was more critical of her campaign than anyone on this site and even I have donated. please consider helping her fight these unjust charges!
Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social · 3mo agoSix months ago, the federal government indicted me, my friend Andre, and four others for protesting ICE. Our trial is this month and we are facing up to $250k in legal debt. Please help us win our case and protect all of our rights by donating to our legal defense: tinyurl.com/katandre
Cookie Monster, as cookie crumbs fall from his lips: Me worry Americans not understand how me operate, think me just want cookies.
Lawrence Hurley@lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 3mo agoNEW: Chief Justice John Roberts bemoans that Americans don't understand how the Supreme Court operates and see justices as "political actors". The court at times simply has to make "unpopular" decisions, he adds: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Our district is eliminating middle school librarians next year but spending $500k on new devices.
David M. Perry@lollardfish.bsky.social · 3mo agoParents: we hate the tech Teachers: we hate the tech Local admin: we hate the tech Tech companies: here’s lots of tech! Media: whoa so much cool tech Politicians: thanks for the donation let’s get tech in schools!
This is so terrible. The third country removals are human rights catastrophes; South Americans fleeing persecution in their homes, then being dumped in Kinshasa and told they can’t stay and must go… somewhere. Preferably right back to where they fled.
Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 3mo agoA well-reported update on the 15 South American people ICE sent to DR Congo two weeks ago. Trapped in a rat-infested hotel by the airport with no options but going back to the countries they fled. This is what we're doing to legal asylum-seekers who "followed the rules." www.npr.org/2026/04/28/n...
The Persistence of Memory, by Salvador Dalí, 1931, 📸 by David Ramos
Billionaires say they’re building bunkers because the apocalypse is coming but really it’s because people fucking hate them
Analysis | Trump making jokes about Candace Owens at tonight’s White House Correspondents Dinner could give him a much needed Sister Souljah moment.
A reminder while Republicans bitch about Dems finishing the redistricting fight they started: they have full control of gov’t— they can pass a law banning gerrymandering any time they want. They won’t. Republicans aren’t mad gerrymandering exists; they’re mad that they’re not the only ones using it.
one of the ways the mid to late 20th century political world has distorted the historical memories of even sophisticated observers is in the idea that you can achieve major transformations of american political life through something like bipartisan consensus
Bow to the machine that, if it works as directed, will destroy your way of life; and whether it does or does not work as directed, your boss will use it to try to destroy your way of life.
I got a thrill up my leg when he called out Ken Griffin by name
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 4mo agoHappy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4qX... Another absolute gem from Jesse Welles.
The Great Class War
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Trump’s threat of Armageddon raises eyebrows in some liberal circles.
Heather Cox Richardson has a larger audience than almost any dudefluencer. More informed. Better values & policy preferences. And yet there are no profiles, no elevation or lionization, because there's *nothing* US media is less interested in than middle-aged lib women. No diner interviews for them.
When this is all over and we’ve had the trials and the sentencing this sacred bit of cardboard should be framed and mounted in the National Gallery of Art
would the ACA subsidies still be in place if dems were in charge? sure. Are they out there saying that every day? haha no. 80% of their messaging is just "we are focused on something so out of focus I can't tell you what it is"
You know, I'm starting to think there may have been some downsides to the US electing the literal stupidest and most evil man in the world as President, twice.
Sorry what?!? How about the data center gets cut off instead. WTF. People over profits!
s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 5mo agoSqueezed by data centers' relentless demand for electricity, a Nevada energy company just said it's going to stop supplying energy to Tahoe. The city has a year to figure out how to meet 75% of its energy needs without it.
"Welcome to O'Hare International Airport, where ICE agents have joined TSA to help with security! If you have TSA PreCheck, enter the 'self-service' lines and lightly slam yourself to the ground. All others will be slammed to the ground or pepper-sprayed by a masked ICE agent. Happy travels!"
ooof. love Bernie but this ain't it.
Senator Bernie Sanders@sanders.senate.gov · 5mo agoI spoke to Anthropic’s AI agent Claude about AI collecting massive amounts of personal data and how that information is being used to violate our privacy rights. What an AI agent says about the dangers of AI is shocking and should wake us up. youtu.be/h3AtWdeu_G0?...
i think murphy's a decent choice for senate majority leader because i already don't like him very much
The mutual aid center in her office (that has hours) was closed today. Sooo... seems likely.