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‘Only Nazis ban books’: on the frontlines with students fighting Trump over higher education Documentary First They Came for My College goes inside the fight for academic freedom at Florida’s New College

"It took a half century to build New College into a sanctuary of independent thought and less than a year to destroy it."

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I read an early draft. It’s really well done.

I have only just recently started digging into data centres and water, and the way companies are hiding vital information is beyond belief. It is so, so dodgy.

The entire project to widely popularise the idea these concerns are "fake" makes so much sense in this context

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

Here’s a piece I wrote in 2007 about how an over-reliance on militarized drug war tactics has basically thinned out the herd and ensured only the most efficient and adaptive operations survived. We’ve been selectively breeding highly evolved supertraffickers for decades. Sit this one out, Stephen.

Worker standing in a palm date orchard after getting to the work site but before getting suited up

"Daniel" is about to suit up to remove thorns from the date. The fronds are lined w/2-6 inch needle-sharp thorns - sharp enough to puncture tractor tires. Workers wear thick, puncture resistant gloves & eye protection as thorns can cause severe injury or infections. #WeFeedYou

Species Slowdown: Is Nature’s Ability to Self-Repair Stalling? When scientists recently analyzed hundreds of studies of ecosystems, they were surprised to see a marked slowing in the rate of species turnover. If new species don’t replace old ones, they say, ecosystems may have less flexibility to respond to habitat loss and climate change.

Scientists have long predicted ecosystems would shift in response to warming, with some species moving out and others moving in. But a major new study has found the rate of turnover is declining, suggesting nature may be losing its ability to self-repair.

Measles meets ICE detention. What could possibly go wrong?

Counterpoint: far from being "radical communists," narcos represent capitalism in its purest, uncut form.

EFF to Third Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant EFF, along with the national ACLU and the ACLU affiliates in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit urging the court to requir...

EFF has joined up with @aclu.org to once again tell a federal appellate court that evidence cannot be derived from warrantless searches of electronic devices at airports and the border.

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the fifa peace prize used to mean something

"They are toast," "I liken the Iranian military to a football team," "POTUS got him twice" (sunk the Soleimani), "we are fighting to win," "minus Paul Bremer and the nation-building" "sure, Iran will still be able to launch some missiles" (at civilians, embassies, he says)...

We must have accountability for all federal officials who have broken the law.

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Waymo Says It Has Nothing to Say After Its Self-Driving Taxi Blocked an Ambulance Responding to a Mass Shooting "Come on! Go!"

“The Google-owned Waymo told outlets that it would not be providing a statement.”

BOTD Mr Ponzi

They are literally running with “we have always been at war with Eurasia.” Unreal.

"Her office is also investigating federal agents’ shooting deaths of 37-year-old US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti on 7 and 24 January. And she is “confident” they will be able to pursue charges. Moriarty’s office set up a portal where photos, videos & eyewitness accounts can be uploaded."

An excellent step in the right direction. Here was my primer on state prosecution of federal agents in @newrepublic.com

LFG

1. Good.
2. Why didn't she do this two months ago?

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Minnesota launches investigation that could bring charges against US immigration officers US county attorney is ‘confident’ her office will be able to pursue charges in cases which led to criticisms of use-of-force policies

Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty reports that her office is looking into 17 cases that might result in charges against ICE officers, including Bovino

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Gotta love how academic books don't earn you money, but LLMs can make money off of stealing them in the aggregate and if you write enough, they can also profit from stealing your personality after you are dead.

Trump went from an obviously fake “No More Forever Wars” to “No! More Forever Wars” pretty fast

An enslaved potter left messages for the future, inscribed in clay Several groups lay claim to artisan David Drake: a museum, a county, and his descendants. His work serves to illuminate America’s fractured past.

An enslaved potter left messages for the future, inscribed in clay
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Teens in households making under $75K are more likely to use chatbots for help with all or most schoolwork % of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 who say they do all or most of their schoolwork with the help of AI chatbots U.S. teens — 10 Household income <$30,000 — 20 $30K–$74,999 — 15 $75,000+ — 7 Note: Those who did not answer or gave other responses are not shown. Source: Survey conducted Sept. 25–Oct. 9, 2025. “How Teens Use and View AI” PEW RESEARCH CENTER

According to PEW, teens in households making under $75K are more likely to use chatbots for help with all or most schoolwork. I read a comment on another platform that said this is amazing news because we are "finally going to close the achievement gap." That is not how I would interpret this data.

Welcome! You are invited to join the Alliance Webinar Series: Weaponizing Federal Student Aid to Control Higher Education. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the we... This spring, one of the most consequential attempts to assert ideological control over the nation will potentially be thrust upon colleges and universities: the weaponization of federal student financ...

Financial Aid is being positioned as a weapon to assert ideological control over higher education. The process is wonky and most of us don't pay attention to it. This year, we must. Consider attending. You will learn what is happening & what you can do.

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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…