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Strayed had plenty of money for booze and heroin, but not enough to care for her late mother's beloved horse, who nearly starved to death, then was shot to death horrifically by her brother. She shows no remorse for this. She is a nasty piece of work. outsideonline.com/culture/books-…

As I've been saying for over 10 years... How the Six-Hour Workday Actually Saves Money getpocket.com/explore/item/h… via Pocket

Olivia Wilde gets gobsmacked by post-MeToo# millennial. "Florence has admitted that she is unhappy with the hypersexualized way that the movie is being marketed, something that Olivia has been actively pushing and encouraging." buzzfeednews.com/article/stepha… via Stephanie Soteriou

The crucial flaw in the history-and-traditions framework of Constitutional Law: It considers only the history and tradition of some of the people. bit.ly/3sAGYHK

"You know, it's one thing about intellectuals, they prove that you can be absolutely brilliant and have no idea what's going on.” — Woody Allen in Annie Hall The Ivy League Flunks Out nytimes.com/2023/12/09/opi…

The last section on when NOT to apologize is especially insightful fastcompany.com/91014618/ultim…

Effective altruism means stepping over the guy dying on the street in front of you on your way to mail a check to your favorite overseas charity wired.com/story/deaths-o…

People can detect invalid information but their decisions were still biased in favor of it, even when they were most certain that they detected invalid information psychologicalscience.org/article?ru=htt…

This sums it up perfectly. I think it’s clear Biden needs to step aside and the Democrats have to nominate someone who can actually beat Trump

How to make Homer Simpson MAGA: Export blue collar jobs overseas to crush labor costs, then give CEOs obscene bonuses nytimes.com/interactive/20…

"the consensus among foreign officials and diplomats is that Ms. Harris has a firm grip on international affairs.” nytimes.com/2024/07/27/wor…

Dual action antibiotic could make bacterial resistance nearly impossible phys.org/news/2024-07-d… via Phys.org

Vance thinks childless “cat ladies” are miserable…unlike his overwhelmed drug-addicted, violent mother who had her first child at age 18?

Sound familiar? Mr. Chávez ... built a cult of personality. He was going to lead them into the promised land, and everything in between was a nuisance to him: any checks and balances, division of powers, free press... nyti.ms/3yk3Pdw