But that exercise in self-definition was prescriptive, not descriptive and I think that is too powerful a message for us to give up. We, not the insurrectionists, not the neo-Confederates, *we* are America, and we get to decide what America is today. 5/

And there is tremendous power in redefining the core attributes of a community. People want to fit in! They want to belong. Succeeding in redefining what we 'are' in that vague, metaphysical sense can exert a real pull on what people *do.* 6/

Does that change what America was yesterday? No. Obviously. I'm a historian, I believe in the importance of the past. Nor should past crimes and failures be forgotten. But I draw from the Athenian example the importance of defining ourselves so as to change our future. end/8

Mary Katharine Ham Republicans called pictures of Biden bound & gagged a "joke" trump said grab them by the p*ssy was locker room talk... You were quiet about that and a long list of others comments... But a mild couch joke has you hyperventilating?

Tim Walz on why Democrats' obsession with means testing is counterproductive, often making basic programs more complex, cumbersome and difficult. He uses the example of a school lunch program to explain why universal benefits are better. levernews.com/will-harris-vi…

Just a reminder that getting your clothes to have nice colours wasn't always as much effort in the past as you may think it was. I've got two cherry trees!

Me: "How many [Uighurs] are in detention?" Victor Gao: "Let me be philosophical..." Me: No, don't be philosophical. Be numerical. How many people are in detention?" Watch a clip from my latest Head to Head, with Chinese government defender Victor Gao:

Following Imane Khelif's legal complaint, Keir Starmer must seriously consider and investigate Rosie Duffield's role in the abuse she faced. Her lawyer has described the harassment she faced as "misogynistic, racist and sexist." none of which have a place in the Labour Party.

Pavel Kushnir, a 39-year-old pianist, had his funeral yesterday after dying in a pretrial detention centre in Birobidzhan, Russia. He was arrested for posting anti-war videos on YouTube.

Russian military correspondent Kotenok, describing the situation in the Donetsk direction, said that many forces were transferred to Kursk, which eased the pressure on Ukrainians: "The Ukrainians do not have any serious defense in this direction and are forced to constantly roll

Day six of Ukraine’s “special military operation” in Russia. What we know amid the fog of war. 🔴 Ukraine continues expanding its foothold in Kursk westward and eastward. Russian refugees interviewed by Readovka say Ukrainian armor is in Krasnooktyabrskoye on the Psel river and

How jet airline thrust reversers work.

“A sick child is much more than his or her sickness. A person with a disability is much, much more than a handicap. A pediatrician is more than a medical doctor. You're MUCH more than your job description or your age or your income or your output.”

The Dragon 32 (1982). Wales's answer to the Apple II it was the size of an oven and came with a God-awful mercury-tilt joystick. It couldn't display lower case which MADE PROGRAMMING VERY SHOUTY!

About 1.5 weeks pay, if you were making 18,000 a year (not a bad salary for the time)

I think letting their Titanic sail on is the plan.

I’m suspect Orwell would see the richest man in the world convincing people on his own global media platform that “1984” is a right-wing libertarian critique of leftism as proof that the thesis of his book was correct.

She: - invented the wireless radio system which laid the foundation for modern Bluetooth and Wi-Fi - fled her fascist husband to give his plans to the US while hiding her jewish identity - performed the first female orgasm on screen A true hero in brains, beauty, and bravery