Gabriella "Biella" Coleman
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Professor of Anthropology @Harvard, Hacker Studies & More
https://gabriellacoleman.org/
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Hunter Dunn
about 7 hours ago
Ken Martin claimed that āthere was no smoking gunā in the DNC autopsy report. No, Ken, the autopsy report WAS the smoking gun. If the best a political party could muster is a document so incompetently produced that it lacked a conclusion, it proves the partyās leadership was the problem!
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Pope making a media studies move from the joint lens of anthropology and philosophy
about 7 hours ago
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What an absolute terrifying nightmare
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Live updates: Tank leaking toxic chemicals in Orange County will spill or explode, officials say
Emergency crews are sending an urgent warning that a chemical leak coming from a large storage tank at a Garden Grove aerospace facility could cause a spill or explosion.
https://abc7.com/live-updates/garden-grove-chemical-tank-emergency-leaking-toxic-chemicals-orange-county-will-spill-explode-officials-say/19152918/
about 7 hours ago
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Dave Levitan
about 11 hours ago
It's fun how nothing makes sense
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RIP: My interview/visit with Peter Neumann was among my career highlights. Onstensibly a computer scientist, he was but he was also a full-on hacker. Crafty as crafty can be, curious & wanting to do the right thing. Hhttps://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/science/rethinking-the-computer-at-80.html
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Between front loaders and patio furniture Americans accept mold as routine part of their life. Itās a health hazard for some of us and frankly disgusting especially if you are trying to clean you clothes
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I'm an anti-fan of the privilege concept (hello baggage, hello conjuring feelings of shame), but this very clear piece of writing on pitfalls for clear writing by Corey Robin is excellent and worth sharing widely:
coreyrobin.com/2026/05/15/t...
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The privilege of bad writers
Since my review of Sven Beckertās book on capitalism went live (and, truth be told, a few days before that), Iāve been engaged in a back and forth, sometimes bitchy, sometimes friendly, with various c...
https://coreyrobin.com/2026/05/15/the-privilege-of-bad-writers/?brid=YWdncwEbKB5CEYuBG9sCp1leAUxu
8 days ago
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
9 days ago
Every month, thousands of working class New Yorkers use Western Union to send money to loved ones. Now Western Union wants to buy its top competitor, Intermex, so it can jack up remittance fees and squeeze families even more. Families shouldnāt pay the price for corporate monopolies.
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Mamdani Urges New York State to Block Western Union Deal
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/business/zohran-mamdani-western-union-intermex.html
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AI Cyborg Allyship?
www.wired.com/story/overwo...
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Overworked AI Agents Turn Marxist, Researchers Find
In a recent experiment, mistreated AI agents started grumbling about inequality and calling for collective bargaining rights.
https://www.wired.com/story/overworked-ai-agents-turn-marxist-study/?brid=YWdncwGeL9TMAgwg5vDwNh07eQnS
9 days ago
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Excellent. Enough with the fragrance
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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260508466024/en/Cole-Van-Note-Announces-Filing-of-Marriott-Hotels-Fragrance-Disability-Class-Action-Lawsuit?brid=YWdncwGmIJ4fr4YYNnu-Esx05h5m
9 days ago
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Cancer seems like a pretty good reason to ban potassium bromate. This encapsulates everything wrong with the USA: let's keep poisoning our population just to keep food slightly cheaper, which ignores the long-term health and financial consequences of doing so
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/d...
10 days ago
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Pete Buttigieg
11 days ago
Inflation up dramatically - a direct result of Trump's Iran war. Blaming others won't help. Without a change of course, Americans will keep paying the price.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Robert Reich
11 days ago
Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low. Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed. Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?
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Karl Bode
11 days ago
I had somehow missed that the fascist surveillance company had cooked up a sad little fashion line for soulless manbaby shitweasels how adorable, you working overtime for the kakistocracy in your robin egg blue frump coat
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Who is the Palantir chore coat for?
The data mining company with extensive defense contracts is making merch to signal which side youāre on.
https://www.theverge.com/report/928026/palantir-chore-coat
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Too good not to share for those of us whose serious health concerns were written off as anxiety.
11 days ago
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RIP a great hacker has passed :(
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Karin Spaink (1957-2026): āEr moet iets op het spel staan, anders moet je het niet doenā
Als chef eindredactie van Follow the Money veranderde Karin Spaink zelfs de meest ontoegankelijke artikelen van ākoude Brintaā in āsprankelende champagneā. Gisteren overleed ze op 68-jarige leeftijd, ...
https://www-ftm-nl.translate.goog/artikelen/karin-spaink-er-moet-iets-op-het-spel-staan-anders-moet-je-het-niet-doen?brid=YWdncwEGGhRw5blm_UcVy3xT960U&_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
11 days ago
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Tim Onion
12 days ago
This is the University of Central Florida. So many people really have no idea how much kids hate this shit.
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The news that our national forests, some of the most pristine and beautiful areas, are treated heavily with glyphosate pretty much broke me this week.
16 days ago
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You can be tough on RFK and still admit psychiatry has major problems. These drugs are lifesavers for some. For others, withdrawal rivals the illness itself. Don't simply defend the field just because the wrong person is criticizing it.
17 days ago
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NIMBY Slayer "Are we kind of being pricks?ā" Such a typical MA move: pretend to move forward with affordable housing with a dodgy hack. Video in story. Watch it. It will make your day
www.marbleheadindependent.com/are-we-kind-...
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āAre we kind of being pricks?ā: Residentās question goes viral as Marblehead passes MBTA zoning
Officials advanced a plan centered on a private golf course, shifting density away from neighborhoods after earlier proposals failed at the ballot box.
https://www.marbleheadindependent.com/are-we-kind-of-being-pricks-residents-question-goes-viral-as-marblehead-passes-mbta-zoning/
17 days ago
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Nathalie Graham
18 days ago
I got the Laurelhurst Community Council's meeting minutes before they took down their website. You'll never guess what they had to say about the helicopters flying sick kids to the hospital:
www.thestranger.com/news/laurelh...
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Laurelhurst Community Council Isnāt Sure Helicopters Needed to Land Sick Kids at the HospitalĀ - The Stranger
This, the affluent North Seattle neighborhood will tell helicopters are quite the nuisance.Ā Such a nuisance that a neighborhood group wanted to make sure the hospital wasn't landing flights on the helipad for non-emergency reasons, like a broken leg.
https://www.thestranger.com/news/laurelhurst-community-council-isnt-sure-helicopters-needed-to-land-sick-kids-at-the-hospital/
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Senator Ed Markey
18 days ago
The CDC quietly stopped helping states test for infectious diseases like rabies. RFK Jr. is gutting critical public health services and making our country less safe. I'm calling on him to answer for his dangerous choices.
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I have been somewhat homeless (staying mostly with family) for the last year, thanks to this. Incredibly exciting. Incredibly stressful (as I am building due to health reasons). I can't believe we are at this stage of things.
17 days ago
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William Gibson
29 days ago
Neuromuncher, that should be. Weekly podcast wherein I describe my favorite snacks and local snackeries.
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I'm looking for a copy of Born That Way (an Irish movie on disability). Any pointers?
www.instagram.com/reels/DR7Oto...
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Galway Arts Centre on Instagram: "āBorn That Wayā - Official trailer āYes, youāll be in tears; but in this time of great division, youāll also see what a powerful effect just one person can still hav...
126 likes, 3 comments - galwayartscentr on December 6, 2025: "āBorn That Wayā - Official trailer āYes, youāll be in tears; but in this time of great division, youāll also see what a powerful effect j...
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DR7OtotiJij/
18 days ago
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Is this a rabbit? Sadly the dog dug them up this am :(
19 days ago
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Thanks to whoever made Grand Central even more breathtaking
19 days ago
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June bug is contemplating our AI future
21 days ago
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MAHA helped create a government that nearly passed a pesticide shield law, only to have to mobilize to stop it. Iām grateful they helped stop it. Iām pissed they helped create the conditions that made it possible. And it's why I feel like I am losing my mind.
22 days ago
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More Perfect Union
23 days ago
BREAKING: The Senate just unanimously banned Senators from trading on prediction markets, effective immediately.
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Pesticide shield has been removed from (an otherwise terrible bill). It only got through due to an MAHA/Dem alliance. I suspect we will need more strategic alliances to stop some of the worst moves by the GoP. MAHA ladies going hard after those they deem traitors (lol)
23 days ago
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Profs, never been a more important time to join the AAUP. It's a quick and easy online form.
www.aaup.org
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AAUP Home
https://www.aaup.org/
23 days ago
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Middle school art is where itās at
23 days ago
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post malone ergo propter malone
23 days ago
i have serious misgivings about Graham Platner but I hope he wins and conducts his office in a way that makes me feel that I was wrong to doubt. I would vote for him if I lived in Maine despite my misgivings because we know exactly who Collins is and she's bad.
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Dare Obasanjo
23 days ago
American Black women now have fewer voting rights and reproductive rights than their mothers did at the same age. Progress isnāt a straight line, indeed.
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The Supreme Courtās Conservatives Just Issued the Worst Ruling in a Century
This evisceration of the Voting Rights Act requires us to take SCOTUS reform more seriously.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/04/scotus-voting-rights-section-two-ruling-history-worst-century.html
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Weekly reminder that the problem with hidden mold is that it is hidden, not picked up by air tests, can be incredibly hard to find, and can be making you/your family ill in radically distinct ways. Cheers.
24 days ago
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Saving here for research. But just in case you might benefit from the keto diet but think it is just RFK-madness (it's not), I'm sharing (I'm not on this diet but know folks who manage all sorts of problems from Crohn's to Schizophrenia with it)
24 days ago
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Let's do everything in our power to get RFK out of power, but let's not lull ourselves into magical thinking that will solve the vax problem, which runs so much deeper (and isn't just an issue in the US). In fact, the US is currently doing pretty well compared to its neighbors and much of the EU.
24 days ago
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professor tools for commensality (red scare edition)
about 2 months ago
LA weirdos! It appears that
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
is giving away my book OIL BEACH for FREE this month (as an e-book) Link is here:
press.uchicago.edu/books/freeEb...
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Hah, they fixed it. It's too bad most allergists don't know how to diagnose and treat the problem, as many of us don't even have a traditional allergy but are just truly sickened by the stuff. Integrative MDs are all over this, at least, but that is not good enough.
24 days ago
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Iām in shock: they updated their post
25 days ago
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Maroon Phoenix
25 days ago
Same! The capacity of my body in and out of mold exposure is unbelievable if I didnāt experience it firsthand. Between my husband and I, we have 4 Chem/Bio degrees and 3 graduate degrees. Stuff like this had him gaslighting me at first, but now that heās seen me deal with it, he mostly gets it.
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Maroon Phoenix
25 days ago
Mold entirely reprogrammed my immune system. Thereās a Nobel Prize lying in wait in bodies like ours, if approached with a modicum of scientific curiosity. But instead AAAAI wants to smugly post lies and delusions. Then turn around and wonder why no one trusts their doctors or vaccines anymore.
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š“S T R E P S I R R H I N Iš“
2 months ago
Since it keeps getting taken down, we'll keep reposting the the Palantir board getting a truly psycho message from Karp.
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Part of the reason trust in mainstream medicine is at an all-time low is due to its narrowness & dogmatism. This is no myth for some of us. I wish it were not so. It is the bane of my existence, but I absolutely get sick in these ways and am fine with no mold exposure.
25 days ago
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"And he has spent $57 million to try to undercut the measure, including $9 million more disclosed on Friday.ā
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/u...
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Sergey Brin Moves to the Right, With a āMAGA Girlfriendā by His Side
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/politics/sergey-brin-gg-soto-trump-california-billionaire-tax.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.F--n.Qqy9ExF4O--D&smid=url-share
25 days ago
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Robert Reich
26 days ago
Reminder that Trump issued an EO to boost production of glyphosate, a chemical in weedkiller that has been linked to cancer. Today, his admin is arguing before SCOTUS in defense of chemical manufacturers during a trial that could shield them from future liability. āMake America Healthy Again.ā
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US supreme court to hear case that could weaken consumersā ability to sue for failure to warn of product risks
Case centers on glyphosate, pesticide used in Roundup and other products that has been linked to cancer in some studies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/supreme-court-pesticides-case
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You need proof that a core MAHA faction is willing to go Dem if Dems go tough on toxic chemicals? Look no further (though most Dems are pretty clueless on this opportunity as they too are in the laps of big chem)
www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
26 days ago
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MAHA is right to go after Bayer and push for real regulation of glyphosate. Most Democrats won't touch it. Total missed opportunity. They are protesting at the Supreme Court today since the gov might give Bayer total immunity
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26 days ago
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Ken Klippenstein
26 days ago
Trump says Cole Allen "hates Christians" but there's zero evidence for this. In fact, Allen identified as Christian less than a month ago, and was enraged by Trump's AI image portrayal of himself as Jesus:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/assassin-w...
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Assassin Wasnāt on FBIās Radar, Sources Say
Leaked Cole Allen resume + former friends shed light on alleged attacker
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/assassin-wasnt-on-fbis-radar-sources
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