documentaries "Open Wide" tells the history of the "mewing" TikTok trend, through a deep dive into the controversial practice of orthotropics and its evangelists, John and Mike Mew Jennifer Sandlin
coronavirus Alabama disaster plan would deny treatment to those with "severe mental retardation" Rob Beschizza
twitter German researchers with ties to for-profit "neuromarketing" company want to use AI to guess peoples' "intelligence" from their writing Cory Doctorow
racism "The Tragedy of the Commons": how ecofascism was smuggled into mainstream thought Cory Doctorow
books Rage Inside the Machine: an insightful, brilliant critique of AI's computer science, sociology, philosophy and economics Cory Doctorow
books How "meritocracy" went from a joke to a dogma, and destroyed the lives of everyone it touched Cory Doctorow
books Rage Inside the Machine: an insightful, brilliant critique of AI's computer science, sociology, philosophy and economics Cory Doctorow
science fiction Ted Chiang's "Op Ed From the Future": socialized transhumanism vs American oligarchy Cory Doctorow
History Remembering Velma Demerson: Grand soul, feminist, human rights advocate and writer Harry Kopyto
picks Border Patrol agent calls migrants "mindless murdering savages" before hitting one with his truck Xeni Jardin
donald trump Trump to armed border agents: "If judges give you trouble, say, 'Sorry, judge, I can't do it.'" Xeni Jardin
christ what an asshole The "Tragedy of the Commons" was invented by a white supremacist based on a false history, and it's toxic bullshit Cory Doctorow
politics Two GOP reps meet racist troll Chuck Johnson 'to discuss genetic testing and DNA' Xeni Jardin
trump Border troops bracing for possible clashes with armed crackpot militias of U.S. citizens, not Migrant Caravan Xeni Jardin
News How Amazon, Microsoft, Palantir, & other Big Tech profit from ICE and help Trump abuse migrants Xeni Jardin
trump ICE deports separated 4-year-old to Guatemala alone, doesn't tell family, no one to pick her up Xeni Jardin
