Lead story in the Süddeutsche Zeitung today: "The great dumbing down...How the US government is destroying the world's collective knowledge." Our nation is not only an embarrassment in history. It is destructive of intelligence. image
The effort to erase Brown v. Board and return to Jim Crow America is treated with such calm in the #BrokenTimes. Where is the alarm? Some Republicans Push to Put School Desegregation Officially in the Past
Some Republicans Push to Put School Desegregation Officially in the Past
Louisiana officials want to overturn the remaining federal desegregation orders in their state. They may find allies in the Trump administration.
Readers are breaking up with The Washington Post. It is surprisingly easy. I broke up with Google search. It was surprisingly easy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/09/quit-google-search/
Is there anyone left who can still spell "emolument"? How about "corruption"? "Payoff"? "Grift" then. Trump Is Said to Be Getting Qatari 747 for Air Force One, and Post-Presidency Travel
Trump Is Said to Be Getting Qatari 747 for Air Force One
Nota bene that the one contemporary matter Pope Leo raises in his first address to the College of Cardinals is artificial intelligence posing "new challenges for the defence of human dignity, justice and labour."
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Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s address to College of Cardinals - OSV News
The cardinals met May 10 to listen to some reflections and then have a general discussion.
Rather than cowering or complying, foundations are coming together with the leadership of John Palfrey to protect the rights of all, as responsible institutions must. Gift link: America’s Richest Foundations Team Up Against Feared Trump Assault https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/nonprofit-foundations-prepare-trump-fight-884f6016?st=XEVcAX&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Gift link: The democrats who will save us are not the ones in office https://wapo.st/435n6L3
I smell AI image
United Airlines urges people to consider avoiding Newark, find a different airport Gift link:
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United Airlines urges people to consider avoiding Newark, find a different airport
By mid-day on Monday, more than 150 flights were canceled and more than 250 flights were delayed at Newark Liberty International Airport.
Good that The Guardian is covering the Trump era's eugenics. Now cover the hard eugenics of the AI boys.... Maga’s era of ‘soft eugenics’: let the weak get sick, help the clever breed
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Maga’s era of ‘soft eugenics’: let the weak get sick, help the clever breed
At the heart of all Trump administration policies is ‘soft eugenics’ thinking – the idea that if you take away life-saving services, then onl...