Let’s talk for a moment about some of the more subtle ways that the press acts as a mouthpiece for law enforcement. Actor Jonathan Joss was shot to death on Sunday. I don’t know what happened; I wasn’t there. But his husband said a homophobic neighbor shot him as part of an explicit hate crime. /1 https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:s6j27rxb3ic2rxw73ixgqv2p&cid=bafkreidcuvlnqq5vey3csizsajbxktxneerqsk72k3e32chhiilu2aicte
This sociopath destroyed countless lives and made life worse for millions of Americans, sneering at them as he indulged his narcissistic impulsivity. But now he has feelings. What are they and will he feel better soon? We asked in a six-part series. Today in the New York Times
NYT Tomorrow: The assertion in our recent article that black people are more prone to violence was not a racial or genetic stereotype, but based on the reported experiences of six LAPD officers we surveyed at their retirement homes in Idaho
Consider writing your college — especially if you are a donor — and demanding why they are not taking a pubic stand against the administration’s abuses of higher education.
Supreme Court: The government can shoot or disappear people at will as an exercise of unitary executive power, but no, obviously, that wouldn’t include us, and frankly we’re kind of disappointed you asked.
If you post something argumentative and then post a yawning emoji to any response, you’re a troll and everyone should block you.
This is regrettable. Rushdie is important in a literary and historic sense and a symbol of freedom of expression under assault. I would certainly want to hear him speak. But let’s drill down a bit and talk about how this. /1 [www.thedailybeast.com/salman-rushd...](
The Daily Beast
Salman Rushdie Scared Away From College Speech Amid Uproar
The renowned novelist, who was stabbed over 12 times in 2022 over his views on Islam, was rebuked again for “troubling statements.”
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The Daily Beast
Salman Rushdie Scared Away From College Speech Amid Uproar
The renowned novelist, who was stabbed over 12 times in 2022 over his views on Islam, was rebuked again for “troubling statements.”
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Two of the cats were extreme assholes, even by cat standards, starting at 3:30 am or so — climbing on me, yowling, knocking stuff over. Eventually discovered someone had closed the door to our bedroom so they were trapped with us. /1
Willing to bet a very large amount that most of that 413% rise in “assaults” on ICE agents represent unarmed people attacking ICE fists with their faces and boots with their kidneys. Because these people are lying scum. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:s6j27rxb3ic2rxw73ixgqv2p&cid=bafkreich5uzytilup2u6v4gkv4zxfzrqbs47ypely2sdezzbm4glrbhyii
You know how occasionally you want to clean up but it’s overwhelming and you decide to just pick up a handful of things for a minute? In that spirit, search the word “retard” on Bluesky, block the first ten people who use it as an insult, and go about your business. Every bit helps.