so brilliant in this documentary: the point that education is supposed to create a level playing field which selects for the brightest minds & hardest workers. many of those minds are, by this evidence, in Kenya. but their work bolstering false self-images of North American and European people.

...competitive individuals looking to make the most money and out-compete each other, married...to another group of less-competitive individuals who stay at home and take care of kids and elders and generally build community. "Just say women, Brink, this is taking forever."

Lottery to give people crowbars and a scissor lift.

#ai #mozilla #firefox #fuckAI #genAI #fuckGenAI

there a trillion magazines now called like ThoughtThink. Unsaid. CensoredMedia. The Believer. CrossingLines. The New Principles Of Thought Project. and every single one has written the same article a million times over that is just "i had to take a diversity training at work and it was annoying"

And what we have done in this country concerning bigotry is akin to finding the permissible levels of lead in water

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

It's this. We're stuck in this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_....

The thing about modern existence is that it is endless hassle. Appointments, paperwork, meetings, customer service often meant to repair problems caused or not correctly addressed by the last set of appointments, paperwork, meetings and customer service.

if you’re cold they’re cold let your demons in

They’re burying the weirdest part of this story, which is that this congressman’s twin brother keeps trying and failing to replace him in various jobs and is now hoping to replace him in this one

It's in their culture. They can't be fixed.

Apparently it's "executives saying dumb as shit things in private" season, if the NASCAR execs are anything to go by: sports.yahoo.com/articles/lea...

BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling. 🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states. This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺

It's always who you most suspect

Sowing, reaping, etc.

As I sheepishly look up, still chewing

Jfc 🤣

TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that? We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to

It’s always one of the three Ps: Pastors, Politicians (R), or Police.

Turns out Trump wanted more than just the Sudetenland. Who knew!

HAITI QUALIFY FOR THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN 50 YEARS 😤🇭🇹 WHAT A STORY ❤️

The heart bleeds.

Good news: If you would like to watch Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants on YouTube I have done a painstaking 4k upscale of this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0gW...

This thread is true, and depressing as fuck.

C R Y I N G this is so perfect lmao x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQ7cPSf...

Legitimately mad I didn't think of it first

Yep. Dollars, not cans.

The quintessential Kennedy reaction tbh

If he is saying billion, with a B, that's about 400 pounds per person, which seems like an unhealthy amount of weight to lose. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

A major breach of the KCKPD has revealed a list of alleged officer misconduct for the first time, including allegations of sexual harassment, excessive force, false arrests and more. Even still, some accusations of misconduct by known corrupt cops did not make the list.

I talk to the press professionally, I'm really, really, really good at it. So please, please believe me when say you cannot turn this interview request into anything good, it will do only harm. Harm to you, harm to your child, harm to other children.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want

WHEEEEEEEEEEEE

Love this kid.

New from me: The police are defunding our cities. In LA, LAPD’s growing liability lawsuits are costing taxpayers millions of dollars in payouts. $400m in payouts since 2019. The biggest culprits: protests, police shootings, and car collisions. More👇 lapublicpress.org/2025/11/lapd...

even when far rightwingers are having an extremely positive experience on all fronts they’re still able to hallucinate a situation where they’re the victim

Unless someone in the affected area has very specifically asked *you* for in-kind donations, remember that the most effective way to help disaster survivors is financial donations (with a preference for local organizations).

New Millions of Dead Children album dropping soon

Body horror thread!

The New York Post is owned by Lachlan Murdoch, solely because his daddy bought it and passed it on to him. And it's backing Andrew Cuomo, a meathead whose whole career in politics stems from his daddy being good at it. But *Mamdani* is the nepo baby, because his mom was a filmmaker? Sure.

Never have I hit the Block button so fast

Here's an issue from the Purdue Univ. student paper, The Exponent, dealing with the IU censorship of their student paper. Purdue put it in IU news boxes. (Purdue & IU are normally huge sports rivals.) Download link: www.purdueexponent.org/frontpdf/lat...

The ruling class, ladies and germs

📢 New economic data release: The Kansas City Financial Stress Index suggests financial stress decreased slightly in September. 🔗: https://bit.ly/3EABDRD #EconSky #Economy

A quest to eliminate $5 million has tripled, thanks to the generosity and passion of THE TOXIC AVENGER fans across the country. Together, you didn’t just meet that goal, you crushed it, helping wipe out over $15 million dollars in medical debt for 10,000+ people!

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

You absolutely should not dismiss the AT Protocol technology that runs this place as boring nerd stuff, because that is the exact technology we are going to need to ensure that usable social media that isn’t controlled by Nazis continues to exist.