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"Everything we write
will be used against us
or against those we love
These are the terms,
take them or leave them." ~ Adrienne Rich
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wow -- CNN broadcast footage of an Arlington guard yelling at a group with Pete Hegseth to "MAINTAIN SILENCE ... PAY RESPECT!" after someone in his entourage started laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Popular weight loss drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, will carry a new warning about the possibility of a rare side effect that can lead to permanent vision loss, U.S. health regulators announced Monday.
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This is true. Here is the @nytimes story from Oct. 2025: nytimes.com/2025/10/09/techn…
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"I'm honestly surprised we're still alive. I do not think this kind of air is suitable for human survival."
-- Dr Vijay Hadda, AIIMS Delhi's Lung Specialist, on Delhi's Air Pollution
ALT Dr Vijay Hadda, AIIMS Delhi pulmonologist, speaking into a microphone during an interview in his office
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This is quite an anecdote from @JoeBiden about his conversation with Trump after the 2024 election: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert will lose reelection to Democrat Eileen Laubacher in Colorado, CNN projects
cnn.com/2026/11/09/politics/…
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34 years ago, babri masjid was demolished by hindu nationalists. at @syaahi_nama, we have created a small book (28 pages~) of poems and essays that try to understand and articulate hindu fascism. you can pre-order blood-soaked hands here: syaahi.notion.site/412b561c0…
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the free press is on a generationally stupid run, folks! look at how racist these idiots are
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In even a half-decent country with a functioning government and sensible prime minister, such a situation in the national capital would have been the highest level of public health emergency. But this regime treats 500 AQI as normal, switches off monitoring stations. Sick.
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In the five days since the blunami, Jeff Goldberg’s Atlantic has cut ties with Jamie Kirchick for Islamophobia and Bari Weiss’s FP has been shamed into deleting and apologizing for a likeminded video. Elections have consequences.
We deleted an opinion video about the use of foreign languages in election night speeches. The post contained a factual error and its tone fell short of what we believe advances healthy public discourse. The rigorous editorial process that produces the work that appears on our website and in our newsletters must apply to everything we post on social media. We’ll be updating how we do things to achieve just that. We regret the error.
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Breaking news from @ianmking: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits to extramarital affair and the company board is now investigating him being targeted by a Chinese espionage plot. He remains CEO for now. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Kids shouldn’t be dying of preventable infectious diseases.
A sixth person in Pennsylvania has died with measles, state health officials said Wednesday.
Read more: abcnews.link/SiR4Q09
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An infant died this week in Wisconsin from measles. Babies aren’t vaccinated for measles until 12-15 months. A newborn gets passive immunity from their mother (assuming mom has been vaccinated). If the mother is unvaccinated and there’s measles circulating in the community, a baby can become infected and die from the disease. As more virus circulates we’ll see more children die. This doesn’t have to happen.
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Five Arabic phrases for starters:
1. Inshallah: God willing
“Abdul will win, Inshallah!”
2. Alhamdulillah: Thank God
“Abdul won, Alhamdulillah!”
3. Mashallah: What God has willed
“First Muslim senator, Mashallah!”
4. Yallah: Let’s go!
“Abdul! Yallah let’s win this!”
5. Astaghfirullah: Seek God’s forgiveness
“Did you see Vance’s tweet? Astaghfirullah!”
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Newly Sen-elect Josh Turek called retired Sen Tom Harkin to the stage
In his acceptance speech, Turek said he was a disabled 11 yo kid from western Iowa whose life was changed by this one act from a senator who reached across the aisle & led the American w/Disabilities Act
