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"My name is Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, and I am so proud and honored to stand here as your Senator-elect from the great state of Michigan. Up until right about now, you might have noticed I always say 'Inshallah' or 'God willing' whenever the outcome of this race was mentioned. But today, tonight, we can turn that 'Inshallah' into a 'Alhamdulillah!'"
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The benefits of abundant intelligence will accrue far outside of San Fransisco.
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i think abt the future of work a lot but my most naive belief was that when it rly came down to it, the few mega corporations (that have so many times been supported by tax dollars) would honor the gentlemans agreement between the firm and society, that not all jobs are there for productivity, that when a corporation becomes large enough, they have a responsibility to social cohesion
anne carson asks the reader to “observe the greek alphabet at very close range and consider how its special genius is linked to a special sensibility about edges” & illustrates her example by pointing to greeks introducing a new writing tool (kalamos reed) that avoids the messiness of egyptian writing utensils
