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Retired college professor with 35+ years as an educator. #Knubian 💗💚

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 9h
AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP. Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down. "AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago. We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 14h
Absofreakinlutely They Should......
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 9h
We’re training volunteers across the US to defeat Trump’s next coup attempt before, during, and after the election!! Join us: Linktr.ee/NoKingsFall ❌👑
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 23h
“Since Reconstruction, Louisiana has elected four African Americans to Congress. And you’re looking at all of them. Four.” Even though nearly a third of Louisiana’s population is Black.
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"For America to right itself, we need changes on the scale of Reconstruction and the New Deal. And I worry that’s not going to happen if Democrats and the broader anti-Trump left are taking their cues about what’s necessary and politically possible from the Times." newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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The Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly Too
The paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today.
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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Unsung Women Behind America’s Most Celebrated Civil Rights Protest The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Marcia Chatelain revisits the 1963 March on Washington, placing overlooked Black women at the center of the story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
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Book Review: ‘How Bright the Path Grows,’ by Marcia Chatelain (Gift Article)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Marcia Chatelain revisits the 1963 March on Washington, placing overlooked Black women at the center of the story.
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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's a show about Black music and the white music industry. And gangs. And politics. And capitalism. And art. But for one West Coast hip-hop head, FX's "The Drop" is a love story. #TheDrop #HipHop #SnowfallSaga #BlackSky #ContrabandCamp
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On ‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga,’ Los Angeles and the Romance of Hip-Hop in the ’90s
As someone who’s loved the West Coast for a while, “The Drop” represents a version of the ’90s hip-hop story I’ve been waiting for.
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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Donald Trump hasn't just conned his MAGA followers. Corporations, legacy media and even the Democratic Party have all capitulated to his unconstitutional power grab.
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Suckers, Simps and MAGA Marks: How Donald Trump Made America His Bitch
The White House press ban is the inevitable result of corporate media’s capitulation to the MAGA cult.
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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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The Wake-Up Call: White People
ContrabandCamp Editor-In-Chief Genetta Adams joins Michael Harriot for a discussion about journalism, politics and why it’s important to call a thing a thing.
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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Evangelicals" are no more likely to pray, attend church, or even believe in a higher power than Black protestants or Hispanic Catholics. They don't share a common doctrinal or religious philosophy. So why do pollsters, pundits and political media perpetuate the myth of "evangelical Christians"?
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Media’s Little White Lie: There’s No Such Thing As an ‘Evangelical Christian’
How evangelical Christianity became part of the biggest myth in American media.
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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sunday's @washingtonpost op-ed on why “The Great aWOKEning is over" was so absurd, I thought it was a parody article... Until I saw who wrote it 9 years ago, that same columnist wrote a piece whitesplaining why I should "be careful" who I called a white supremacist
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Throwback Thursday: Megan McArdle Can’t Tell Me Shit About White Supremacy
Before Jeff Bezos hired her, the whitest white woman who ever whited dedicated an entire column warning me to “be careful” who I called a white supremacist.
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Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A federal district court just held that police use of Flock cameras without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
constitutionally collect this information about one car-and its driver-by
following that vehicle on public roadways over a month. But this leaves the
question of why is it the government's business where everyone goes all the
time? The government cannot go snooping through our personal lives and
business without an adequate basis to do so. That is what the Supreme Court
has said since its decision in Katz through its decision in Chatrie this year,
nearly sixty years later. It is not too much to draw the line at indiscriminate
mass surveillance.
No doubt, ALPR technology comes with remarkable benefits that the
Court cannot ignore. But the Fourth Amendment requires courts to draw a line when the cost is too great. Alaniz's search in just the ALPR system
provided him with more than 50 individual records of Kyle's whereabouts
across the country for an entire month. The Court finds that because the
ALPR systems Alaniz used to search Kyle's historical location information
intruded on her reasonable expectation of privacy in the whole of her physical
movements, it was a search under the Fourth Amendment. Based on the
information in the record, the only reason Alaniz conducted that search was
because he saw her license plate was from California. That search was not
supported by probable cause, and it was done without a warrant in violation
of Kyle's Fourth Amendment rights. That search also has a nexus to the
remainder of the traffic stop because Alaniz began following Kyle's car while
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nat Turner was a terrorist. At least, that's what they'd expect the Black community to call him if it were today. He was born October 2, 1800....or 236 years ago today. And somehow they expected a man born enslaved to never want to rebel. To escape. To take revenge.
Four books with Nat Turner as the subject. Left to right, top to bottom.

1. Ten Black Writers Respond to William Styron's "Confessions."

2. The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron

3. Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion by Herbert Aptheker.

4. The Resurrection of Nat Turner. Part 1 by Sharon Ewell Foster
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is the same man who took out a full page ad for the death of the so-called Central Park Five for essentially the same crime.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I did not have "Donald Trump doxxing Tom Cotton over daylight savings" on my Bingo card. But I support it, I guess? Both making daylight savings permenant and making Tom Cotton miserable.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/10/2026
Katie Phang: "Get the fuck out of here. Are you kidding me? You think it's a good use of taxpayers time and money to be able to do illegal redactions and withholds that are now forcing me to have to go and sue? Are you joking? But this is how Todd Blanche thinks."
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Christina Proenza-Coles @proenzacoles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Elated that my next book, Imagining Whiteness in the Pan-American South, is under contract with the University of Georgia Press. This project began over 25 years ago with an article, “What Color is Cuban?” and still feels just as timely.
Abstract for "What Color is Cuban? Complexities of Ethnic and Racial Identity" by Christina Proenza in Cuban Transitions at the Millennium, Eloise Linger & John Cotman, eds. Global Development Studies, 2000.
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Christina Proenza-Coles @proenzacoles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“At Monticello, descendants of enslavers and descendants of the enslaved are attempting to fashion a family from a fractured past.”
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Liberty or Dream? 🏀 Aces or Valkyries?
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Matchups, predictions for 2026 WNBA semifinals: Liberty or Dream? Aces or Valkyries? (Gift Article)
What are the big questions each team must answer?
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oh My! 🤦🏽‍♀️ time.com/article/2026...
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In some ways, the biggest difference between me and a person who is "successfull in media" is this clip right here. Thompson is summoning every ounce of her strength to sit there and listen to sports praise of a sexual predator. I'd... lose my shit and get fired.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My newsletter is up. Eric Schmitt should be mocked and John Roberts should be hounded and I will not be persuaded otherwise. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Eric Schmitt Deserves to Be Mocked Forever
In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent relives the senator’s glorious face plant. Plus: whyt John Roberts’s also deserves our mockery.
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How is this that much different than what happened to Timothy Hood in 1946? The circumstances were obviously different but the outcome the same www.wsbtv.com/news/local/j...
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Jury acquits ex-deputy in shooting death of Airman from Atlanta
The ex-deputy argued it was self-defense. The prosecution said Sr. Airman Roger Fortson posed no threat.
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I hate everything about this.
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The people who "don't see color," or the ones who ask "why does everything have to be about race?" are LIVID at this ad. You wanna know why? Because not only did they use a white guy, they didn't use any Blacks. No "welfare queens." That's literally it. But it's not about race
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
Amazon Prime customers who experienced slower deliveries because they lived in majority-Black neighborhoods will receive millions of dollars in refunds after the company settled a lawsuit brought by the District, said D.C.’s attorney general’s office.
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D.C., Amazon settle lawsuit over deliveries to majority-Black neighborhoods
The attorney general’s office, which announced an $8 million settlement had been reached, sued the online retailer in 2024, alleging ‘deceptive conduct.’
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
talk about common sense legislation....
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026
"There are economists who study numbers, and then there are economists who ask what the numbers are hiding. Opoku-Agyeman has built her work around that distinction." WOW. 🥹 Grateful to The IMPACT Magazine for the kindest profile of #TheDoubleTax and me. Black-owned media FTW. #blacksky
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The Cost of Being a Black Woman in America Is More Than a Pay Gap: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman Is Measuring the Double Tax
There are economists who study numbers, and then there are economists who ask what the numbers are hiding. Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman has built her work around that distinction. A doctoral candidate …
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Christina Proenza-Coles @proenzacoles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In 1944 Rosa Parks organized against sexual violence and led the NAACP’s investigation of the six men who sexually assaulted a young mother in Alabama. See Jeanne Theoharis, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks.
Rosa Parks’ letter to Governor in support of Recy Taylor, c. 1944, Alabama Department of Archives and History, featured by The New York Historical.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
By the end of his term, he will have replaced the White House with a Golden Calf. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump says Secret Service wants him to ‘take down’ Oval Office
The president also said he is looking into designating the White House room as a “federal landmark,” potentially preserving his changes.
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This Day in History... October 2, 1967: Thurgood Marshall, the architect and executor of the legal strategy that ended the era of official racial segregation, is sworn in as the first Black Supreme Court justice. Now known among racist MAGA people as "DEI Hire." www.history.com/articles/thu...
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Thurgood Marshall - Movie & Education | HISTORY
Thurgood Marshall was a successful civil rights attorney, the first African American Supreme Court justice and a prom...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My man looks like Poochie the Rockin' Tech Support
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Exclusive: Major Republican fundraiser winning contracts from Trump administration, emails reveal
Palmer Luckey has donated $5.9m to Republicans and bundled more, while reaping billions in Pentagon contracts
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Katt Williams Can Explain How He Made an Enemy of Dr. Seuss.
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Katt Williams on His Favorite Books and New Memoir (Gift Article)
It’s one of many surprises in “Nine Lives, No Wives, and 69 Concubines,” the comedian’s new memoir, and a testimonial to the power of reading.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Combined WTA 1000 events, one rung below a Grand Slam, will all award equal prize money in 2027, as pledged in 2023.
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Women’s tennis reaffirms equal prize money pledge at WTA 1000s, reduces mandatory events for top 50 (Gift Article)
Combined WTA 1000 events, one rung below a Grand Slam, will all award equal prize money in 2027, as pledged in 2023.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Unpublished A.I. Apocalypse Novel That Spawned Something New in Hollywood.
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The Unpublished A.I. Apocalypse Novel That Spawned Something New in Hollywood
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
China’s Push Into A.I. Has Led to a Problem: Too Much Usage.
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China’s Push into A.I. Has Led to a Problem: Too Much Usage (Gift Article)
As citizens embrace the technology for entertainment, relationships and even farming advice, the government is stepping up efforts to set limits.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Japan Raises Residency Fees 2,000 Percent Amid ‘Anxiety’ Over Foreigners.
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Japan Raises Residency Fees 2,000 Percent Amid ‘Anxiety’ Over Foreigners (Gift Article)
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is making it harder for immigrants to stay in the country. Critics say she is hurting Japan’s ability to address labor shortages.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Inside the Trump Administration’s U.F.O. Hunt.
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Inside the Trump Administration’s U.F.O. Hunt (Gift Article)
Finding evidence of alien life would be “the biggest discovery ever made by humanity,” one expert said. But so far, there’s a lot of blurry photos and unconfirmed reports.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Shot Rang Out. M.L.K. Went Down. And a Reporter’s Instincts Kicked In.
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A Shot Rang Out. M.L.K. Went Down. And a Reporter’s Instincts Kicked In. (Gift Article)
Earl Caldwell was staying at the Memphis hotel where the civil rights leader was killed.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Democrats Go On Offense in Red Districts, While Trump Retrenches in Safe Spots.
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Democrats Go On Offense in Red Districts, While Trump Retrenches in Safe Spots
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Forget the Shushing. Librarians Have a Whole Lot to Say.
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Librarians Discuss the Challenges and Triumphs of Running a Library Today (Gift Article)
We asked dozens of them about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. Here’s what they told us.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Are Democrats Worried About the Wrong Rich People?
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Are Democrats Worried About the Wrong Rich People? (Gift Article)
As billionaires become a popular political target, a new book urges Washington not to lose sight of a much larger, and quieter, group of wealthy business owners.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Congress Leaves With a Whimper, as the G.O.P. Braces for Midterm Pain.
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Congress Leaves With a Whimper, as the G.O.P. Braces for Midterm Pain (Gift Article)
Republicans lined up a series of doomed votes in their final hours, hoping to portray Democrats as obstructionists. But some conceded that their party was more likely to be punished.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
These Things Are Computers. Stop Talking About Them Like They’re Human.
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Opinion | These Things Are Computers. Stop Talking About Them Like They’re Human. (Gift Article)
If we want to figure out the proper way to control A.I. models, we need to recognize what they really are.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Truckers Are ‘Just Trying to Hang On’ When a Fill-Up Tops $1,000.
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Truckers Are ‘Just Trying to Hang On’ When a Fill-Up Tops $1,000 (Gift Article)
Truckers are among the hardest hit by the soaring cost of diesel fuel. High prices are forcing some to stay on the road for months and others to park their rigs.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Trump Administration Has Gone After a Mailman and a Cyclist. Who’s Next?
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Opinion | The Trump Administration Has Gone After a Mailman and a Cyclist. Who’s Next? (Gift Article)
The Justice Department is trawling to find perpetrators on whom to pin conspiracies. Ordinary citizens are being ensnared.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When White People Like Hannah Gann Pretend to Be Black.
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Opinion | When White People Like Hannah Gann Pretend to Be Black (Gift Article)
Rachel Dolezal is now a type.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Six Charts That Show Just How Much We Need A.I.
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Opinion | Six Charts That Show Just How Much We Need A.I. (Gift Article)
All the worry about artificial intelligence should not obscure this key point: If we don’t develop it, we’ll be a lot worse off.
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professorcrusoe.bsky.social @professorcrusoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We Are Clueless About What’s Coming.
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Opinion | We Are Clueless About What’s Coming (Gift Article)
Nick Bostrom is no longer worried about the apocalypse. Now he’s worried about utopia.
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