We hold two apparently contradictory beliefs about war.
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As the sun began to set over the northern port city of Genoa, keffiyeh-bearing students and dockworkers gathered outside the Circolo Autorità Portuale e Società del Porto di Genova (Port Authority and Port Society of Genoa Club), waiting for a historic meeting to take place. The Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) and Collettivo Autonomo Lavoratori […]
The following is a guest post from Drupal Accessibility Working Group maintainer Mike Gifford.
The digital world is becoming increasingly regulated, and for good reason. New legislation like the European Accessibility Act (EAA) is setting a clear standard for digital inclusion, ensuring that everyone, regardless of ability, has equal access to digital products and services. For the Drupal community, this isn’t a challenge, but an opportunity to showcase what we do best — building an open, accessible web for all.
You’ve Always Been This Way is a column written by Taylor Harris, a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman and 1980s preschool dropout, who identifies every moment from her past that filled her with shame, and mutters, “Yep, that tracks. I see it all now.”
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In another world, I write to you about special interests and solitude, of rumination and soft tees, of parenting and partnering with a nervous system born to be bubble-wrapped. In that world, I dissect memories and recast them here as alive and something like art. I hope to write you from that place soon. The world of niche and quirk and whimsy matters too. We deserve reels of Black men singing Natasha Bedingfield on tandem bikes and Taylor Townsend coming home to herself with a honey deuce and smile at the US Open.
About Me
Have been out of the nodding pool for quite a while, but would like to dip my toe back in. Not looking for anything serious. No preference for male or female, as long as no genuine human connection is made. Not into witty banter or humorous asides. Meaningful conversations are a definite deal breaker. Chiefly interested in finding a kindred spirit who may or may not know my name, but recognizes me in a vague way and is ready to signal that with a nearly imperceptible chin movement.
My Past
Have had many significant nodding relationships over the years. The last one ended when a coworker—Jeff (Jake?)—whom I regularly spotted at the water cooler was transferred across state. It took longer than expected to get over that, but I feel like I’m finally ready to start nodding at someone again.
Potential Partners
Partner should be a healthy mix of introvert (99 percent) and extrovert (1 percent). Should be compassionate and empathetic, and able to pack that empathy into one concise nod. Bonus points if you appreciate the finer things in life and have no desire to discuss them.
Trump is not just hostile to the concept of soft power, but actively working to dismantle the institutions which promote it, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
‘I didn’t think I’d get the job!’ How the cheery steeplejack Fred Dibnah dismantled an industrial chimney one brick at a time
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Sketching does more than simply represent the world. Throughout human history, it has helped us understand and transform it
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I was a pushover with a habit of picking cheating men as boyfriends; then one of them pushed me too far
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After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, everyone was handwaving about rising political violence. But is it?
The post The Data Shows Political Violence Is Actually Down appeared first on The Intercept.
How we adapt is shifting
The post Has Culture Overtaken Genes in Human Evolution? appeared first on Nautilus.
A singular quality unifies favorites
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An aging Earth, like an aging body, is increasingly vulnerable to heat’s fatal strikes
The post Gaia’s Got a Fever appeared first on Nautilus.
Mass arrests at a peaceful pro-Palestinian demonstration were followed by a light-touch approach to last weekend's violent far right protest, say campaigners
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Labor has passed a fourth law to clear the way for forced deportations to the tiny South Pacific island of Nauru. The post Labor copies Trump playbook with ICE-style deportation laws first appeared on Solidarity Online. Low-rating cable TV channel, Sky News Australia, has demanded that the Government defund the national broadcaster after one of their reporters dared to ask President Trump a question at a press conference. ”How dare these smarmy inner-city lefties dare to... Read More ›
The stability problem in Sraffian economics is the question: will an excess rate of profit in an industry automatically result in a self-correcting adjustment, driving the excess rate of profit in that industry down to the uniform rate in the economy? No, not necessarily, argues Ian Steedman (1984), a writer deeply sympathetic to the Sraffian […]
Over the past few days, I’ve watched in awe at the extraordinary achievements of my...
The must-pass legislation that just passed the House would, for the first time, allow the Pentagon to send private military contractors to the border.
Artificial intelligence note-takers are listening in on your therapy sessions while retaining the right to “exploit” patient data.
The censure attempt comes as waves of people face professional reprisal over their speech in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing. The post Nancy Mace Targets Ilhan Omar in Charlie Kirk Speech Crackdown appeared first on The Intercept. | ||