Carolannie1h ago

A lot of sadness here
#WhatNext

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/living-in-hell

Living in Hell

War crimes coming: A horrifying update

Paul Krugman
Carolannie22h ago
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”
― James Baldwin
#WhatNext
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/04/children-us-israel-iran-war-middle-east
Death, displacement and military duties: children plunged into crisis by Middle East war

The US-Israeli war will have a lifelong impact on millions of children across the Middle East

The Guardian
Carolannie3d ago

"It’s telling that we also use the word “agency” to describe the nature of this action. Maybe this is the endpoint of all this “high agency”: constant hamster wheels of action, unmoored from any values, no compass to be found."
#Culture #Morality #WhatNext #GiftLink

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/opinion/high-agency-silicon-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XlA.PcFr.MSLsyrujKnx2&smid=bs-share

Opinion | All the Worst People Seem to Want to Be ‘High Agency’

The term “high agency” is an ethos for a gambler’s time.

The New York Times
CarolannieMar 22

A meditation on loving humanity
#WhatNext

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2026/03/22/sunday-reading-39/

Sunday Reading

"There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun."

slacktivist
Out of Context Podcast QuotesMar 17
"How did panda diplomacy start?" - MARY HARRIS, Wait, China’s Taking Our Pandas Back?, What Next #WhatNext #NationalPandaDay #MaryHarris
Out of Context Podcast QuotesMar 16
"People love a panda!" - MARY HARRIS, Wait, China’s Taking Our Pandas Back?, What Next #WhatNext #NationalPandaDay #MaryHarris
Out of Context Podcast QuotesMar 9
"And the gist of what happened in Arkansas was that it was a complete disaster!" - PAMELA HERD, Do Work Requirements Work?, What Next #WhatNext #PamelaHerd
CarolannieMar 5
White male neocon vanity rules male "beauty" standards
"... we judge every day who is trustworthy and who is not, based on accepted markers that are often fundamentally racist."
#WhatNext
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/mar/05/there-is-no-shame-in-being-vain-the-relentless-rise-of-impossible-male-beauty-standards
‘There is no shame in being vain’: the relentless rise of impossible male beauty standards

Men’s faces are under scrutiny as never before, with more opting for cosmetic procedures than ever. What is behind this sudden and significant shift?

The Guardian
CarolannieMar 5
"And in that moment, I realized how much of our political crisis is also a crisis of language."
#WhatNext
https://seattlemedium.com/america-struggles-with-trumpism/
Thomas DorrFeb 24

JFC, looks like the end of online course work might be coming, thanks to #aislop Companies are offering free hook the students trials.

It will impersonate a student and log into the LMS and submit assignments for them. #worsttimeline #llm #whatnext