Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026You’re a bad person who tells herself that she’s a good person 000
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ironic that a Nazi who constantly spreads blood libels about Jews is pretending to be concerned about Nazi imagery. 000
Reposted by Ashanti Van BurenArchaeo - Histories @archaeohistories.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A prehistoric basalt steatopygian figurine, often called a mother goddess, dating back to 4th Millennium BC from Saudi Arabia. The figurine known for steatopygia (exaggerated hips and thighs) and stylized facial features, reminiscent of other ancient Venus figurines. (H. 22cm) Private Collection 529980
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There is no credible evidence that any crime other than engaging with an adult prostitute occurred on Epstein’s island. You can condemn Epstein as a bad person who did bad things without falling for the QAnon-tier conspiracy theories about intelligence agencies, blackmail, etc. 000
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It’s the 21st Century. Gay men are out and proud and don’t have to apologize to you for who they are. Get over it. 200
Reposted by Ashanti Van BurenRichard Hanania @hananiarichard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Not every problem can be solved by growth… But while economic dynamism isn’t the solution to everything, it is the solution to most things, climate change among them.” www.richardhanania.com/p/climate-ch...richardhanania.comClimate Change: The World’s Most Overrated ProblemEconomic growth solves almost everything 011
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026She didn’t win a lawsuit, they settled out of court for undisclosed terms. For all we know she got nothing or a trivial amount to make a nuisance lawsuit go away. 110
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The NYT and CNN are corporations. If corporations don’t have constitutional rights the it follows that they don’t either. 100
Reposted by Ashanti Van BurenThe Free Press @thefp.com · 16/09/2026The institutional failures that elevated Jason Arday to Cambridge without vetting his work are what demand accountability, writes Sarah Ditum.bit.lyThe Press Didn’t Kill Jason ArdayThe institutional failures that elevated Jason Arday to Cambridge without vetting his work are what demand accountability, writes Sarah Ditum. 034
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So the First Amendment only applies to individuals, not to the NY Times and CNN? 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026How are you going to do that? Go to war with China to stop them from building data centers? 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Wow so you want the government to be able to censor the New York Times and CNN? 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026There is no credible evidence for any of that. 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026What criminals and crimes are listed in the Epstein files? 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026You may not have heard, but Jeffrey Epstein died in prison while awaiting trial. 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026What in the Epstein files is worth getting upset about? So far it’s just anodyne emails with people in his social circle. 000
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026And yet Democrats keep campaigning with openly anti-Semitic Hasan Piker. 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I agree. We should keep Islam out of politics. 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Preventing irreversible medical procedures on children is not “fearmongering.” 000
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The “citation defects” are that Arday didn’t cite the sources for text he copied, i.e., plagiarism. That LJMU decided to cover for him for political reasons doesn’t require anyone to pretend he didn’t plagiarize, anymore than a jury verdict in LA requires us to pretend that OJ didn’t kill his wife. 200
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026static.klipy.comThe Dude: Yeah, Well, That's Just Your Opinion, ManALT: The Dude: Yeah, Well, That's Just Your Opinion, Man 100
Reposted by Ashanti Van BurenNicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The new Carob prize awards $1 million each to as many as five social scientists a year who have demonstrated intellectual independence, published findings that were attacked rather than answered, and been validated by the evidence—despite the professional cost.wsj.comOpinion | An Award for Scholars Who Tell the TruthThe Carob Trust Prize for Academic Courage will honor social scientists who face unjustified attacks. 083
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026static.klipy.comSleepy Joe Biden In DisbeliefALT: Sleepy Joe Biden In Disbelief 000
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Pretty sure it won’t be. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_...en.wikipedia.orgRoland Fryer - Wikipedia 000
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The white man sabotaged me again.static.klipy.comMmmhmmm Black Police Woman LookALT: Mmmhmmm Black Police Woman Look 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026static.klipy.comMmmhmmm Black Police Woman LookALT: Mmmhmmm Black Police Woman Look 101
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Those scholars didn’t get the same attention because a) their universities didn’t loudly defend them and denounce their critics and b) they’re boring, partly because they didn’t share wild Walter Mitty fantasies. 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026You know that she’s in prison, right? Would you like Nathan Fielder to make a documentary about Jason Arday though? 100
Reposted by Ashanti Van BurenXenolandscapes @xenolandscapes.com · 07/09/2026Yeah, coding in the sense of 'get XYZ working' is near-saturation, but models lack the ability to write clear code, know when to refactor refactor, and design Ousterhout abstractions — key for maintainability, even for themselves — so that's the next frontier, if we can figure out how to verify it. 121
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026You know, he killed more people than Hitler, right? 200
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The problem is that anyone with eyes can see that he did plagiarize so the fact that he was “cleared” just makes the story worse. 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The people on here who LARP the hardest about being compassionate are inevitably the least serious. 010
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026He exposed plagiarism, prompting others to find more plagiarism, academic fraud and a long trail of lies. If that merits being suspended then academic freedom is meaningless. 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Jordan Neely was in an in-patient program that he walked out of. His problem wasn’t that he didn’t have housing, it was that he was severely mentally ill. Short of forcing him to stay in the treatment program I don’t know what could have been done for him that would’ve worked. 110
Reposted by Ashanti Van BurenEdward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026An old Italian woman shows her gratitude to one of the American soldiers following the liberation of Italy, 1945. 26010
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026It proves no such thing. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comThe Jason Arday TruthersThe concerted effort to airbrush the late fabulist’s life 100
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026What’s your basis for calling his work “pseudoscience”? 000
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Wow. When you make up stuff he didn’t ever say he sounds really bad. 000
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026That’s not how it works. If a black person was discriminated against but went on to get a job elsewhere would you tell them to shut up? 000
Reposted by Ashanti Van BurenPaul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 03/09/2026An altar dedicated to the water goddess Coventina by Aurelius Crotus which was discovered at Coventina's Well near Carrawburgh Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall. The stone is now on display in the site museum at Chester's Roman Fort 📸Kevin Wilbraham #History #HistoryMatters 117836
Reposted by Ashanti Van BurenAcid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 03/09/2026French pastry chef Cédric Grolet meticulously crafting his signature hyper-realistic trompe-l'œil fruit pastries. This time, it's the strawberry 🍓. Cédric Grolet is acclaimed for his innovative and realistic fruit sculptures, and artistic approach to modern French patisserie. #patisserie #craft 581527246
Reposted by Ashanti Van BurenRichard Hanania @hananiarichard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026At the beginning of the Civil War, Southerners were open about the fact that they were fighting for slavery and white supremacy. When they lost, they began to pretend that slavery wasn't that important. The lie continues to this day on the right. www.richardhanania.com/p/defending-...richardhanania.comDefending Confederate Monuments Reveals the Moral Emptiness of the RightJust acknowledge slavery was bad 041
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026static.klipy.comSteve Harvey: You Full Blown CrazyALT: Steve Harvey: You Full Blown Crazy 000
Ashanti Van Buren @ashantivanburen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026That’s not how it works. Wealth isn’t just lying around waiting to be scooped up, it has to be created. When Robert Downey Jr. is paid $50 million for a movie, he’s not stealing that money from someone else, he’s participating in the creation of something new that other people find value in. 110
