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Gone MAGA, Make Algebra Geometric Again

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www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n... ‘… ripping children away from families, taking them out of the homes where they have families that want to take care of them, and to force those children to grow up in an institution, really is just unthinkable to me and is incredibly heartless’

npr.orgTrump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilitiesDisability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.
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FBI chief Kash Patel defends loosening of employment standards on bestiality, prostitution www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/15/f... I’m sure I’m not the first to share this, but it is priceless

sun-sentinel.comFBI chief Kash Patel defends loosening of employment standards on bestiality, prostitutionThe FBI quietly issued guidance this past spring lifting a categorical hiring ban on applicants who had previously engaged in prostitution. The bureau made a similar change with regard to bestiality.

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Elizabeth Warren
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This is the most brazen act of self-dealing our financial system has ever seen. I’m introducing a bill to stop this kind of unprecedented corruption.

Politico@politico.com

Trump-appointed regulator OKs banking license for Trump-linked crypto firm

dlvr.itTrump-appointed regulator OKs banking license for Trump-linked crypto firmThe decision would give new powers and federal credibility to a venture in which the president and his family retain a substantial financial interest.
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Interesting that Dobbs led "to an increase in the number of abortions”.

Brittany Page@brittanyepage.bsky.social

“Abortion bans don’t stop abortions, but they do kill people. They kill women, in higher numbers, but in many of the same, preventable ways, that these women were dying before. All of which was completely and utterly predictable.” - @amylittlefield.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/soci...

thenation.com4 Years After “Dobbs,” How Do We Count the Dead?In the post-Roe world, we know that abortion bans don’t stop safe abortions, but they do kill people.
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“Milk and Honey” - “tastes like vanilla with chocolate chips” Years after a boycott fight, Ben & Jerry’s Israel debuts a flavor celebrating Israeli resilience www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/06/22/y...

sun-sentinel.comYears after a boycott fight, Ben & Jerry’s Israel debuts a flavor celebrating Israeli resilienceCalled “Milk and Honey,” a nod to the biblical description of the Land of Israel, its namesake ingredients are supplied by Israeli cows and bees and its chocolate fudge pieces come shaped like Stars o...
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I don’t know why I assumed the recent Sloth World scandal would have made that kind of business undesirable, but this is Florida. A sloth exhibitor shut down in New York wants a comeback — and Florida licensed him www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/06/19/a...

sun-sentinel.comA sloth exhibitor shut down in New York wants a comeback — and Florida licensed himAn exotic animal exhibitor whose sloth-encounters business was shut down by New York courts is attempting to relaunch his operations in South Florida.
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A very interesting take on how not to transform your organization in response to AI. Maybe specific to software dev, but not totally. The Pragmatic Engineer newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com?utm_campaign...

newsletter.pragmaticengineer.comThe Pragmatic Engineer | Gergely Orosz | SubstackBig Tech and startups, from the inside. Highly relevant for software engineers, AI engineers and engineering leaders, useful for those working in tech. Click to read The Pragmatic Engineer, a Substack...
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Autistic children being injected with unapproved stem cell treatments supported by RFK Jr just don’t call it a vaccine and Florida (wo)man will inject anything

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I can’t really recommend to “do your own research” on this story and the recent similar ones reported by the NYT and UN, since they are brutal reading, but at least consider whether you agree that *anything* is acceptable to inflict on “subhumans”.

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com

‘They were laughing’: Israel’s use of rape and sexual abuse in prisons https://aje.news/ybmv24

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A hopeful note... "in the US and most of Europe, attitudes toward immigrants and immigration have improved over the past decades and are overall rather positive" Hierarchies of hostility: Why do citizens prefer certain immigrants? | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

science.orgHierarchies of hostility: Why do citizens prefer certain immigrants?A reanalysis of 100 studies examining which immigrants citizens prefer highlights why some immigrants are favored and what creates dichotomies of “good” and “bad” immigrants.
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He has no reason to think he won’t get away with it, again. Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go? newrepublic.com/article/2092... via @newrepublic.com

newrepublic.comTrump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go?Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money—and the latest developments don’t inspire co...
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I think this is the definition of political prisoners

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London Metropolitan Police have arrested more than 500 people at a pro-Palestine Action vigil on Saturday. The youngest was 18, the oldest was 87 years old. They were arrested for "showing support for a proscribed organisation".

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Whether or not you believe the history of American democracy has ended, this article might provide some context for recent events. The State, War-Making & Democratization in the United States: A Historical Overview url: direct.mit.edu/daed/article...

direct.mit.eduThe State, War-Making & Democratization in the United States: A Historical OverviewThe process of American democratization and de-democratization has often involved organized violence, whether perpetrated by the federal government, against the government, or with the government on t...

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The Atlantic
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Few entertainments are as accommodating of fan sentiments as professional wrestling. When the crowd broke into an anti-ICE chant at a recent All Elite Wrestling show, it showed the possibilities, and the limits, of this relationship, @jeremygordon.bsky.social argues.

bit.lyWrestling’s Newest Star Is Massive, Bearded, and Ready to Piledrive ICEThe debate over immigration enforcement has crept into a brash and crass entertainment, which is less immune to reality than you’d think.

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Mother Jones
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License plate readers. Cellphone location data. Social media monitoring. Now, real-time facial recognition on the street. DHS is building a surveillance apparatus—and you're probably already in it. Our latest with @france24.com:

motherjones.comA knock on the window and a glimpse of America’s surveillance future“This is taking a big and very scary step toward a kind of totalitarian checkpoint society,” a privacy advocate warns in a special France 24–Mother Jones report.