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I was already mad enough at this article about historians using AI before I got to the line "Why spend a month camped out in some dusty repository not knowing for sure that anything publishable will even turn up, when instead you can follow real, powerful intellectual trails through the seeming infinitude of sources accessible from the comfort of home?"

FIRST OF ALL ITS NOT DUSTY HERE GODDAMMIT WE VACUUM.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/magazine/ai-history-historians-scholarship.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PU8.JV5V.HVoPofFZyqv_&smid=url-share

A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.

The technology’s ability to read and summarize text is already making it a useful tool for scholarship. How will it change the stories we tell about the past?

The New York Times

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Amoshias 1d ago

@heidilifeldman I think in a lot of ways, that's what today was about. Helping so many of us understand that we are not alone. We are the majority.

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Kevin LaRose, AOC2028 1d ago

@heidilifeldman @caban4 Lately there have been times when I have felt like I just might be losing my mind. The #Mastodon community is a vital part of what keeps me grounded. Here I am reminded that what I’m witnessing is actually happening and not something from my overstimulated imagination. Thank you all for that. #StrongerTogether

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Andy 1d ago

Best sign today in #pdx

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Indivisible ❌👑2d ago

You’ve made No Kings Day so massive that even TMZ is talking about it.

Tomorrow is going to be one of the biggest and most widespread days of peaceful protest in American history. We will see you in the streets: https://www.nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible #nokings

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Qasim Rashid, Esq.5d ago

Terry Moran worked at ABC for 28 years. Then, within moments of calling Stephen Miller “hateful,” (which he absolutely is if you listen to his own family), ABC fired him under pressure of an authoritarian hypocrite who ran on “free speech.” The chilling effect this will have on other journalists cannot be ignored. Today, authoritarianism advanced, and the Fourth Estate miserably failed.

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What We’re Cooking This Week: Rhubarb Strawberry Streusel
https://www.wweek.com/food/2025/06/10/what-were-cooking-this-week-rhubarb-strawberry-streusel/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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What We’re Cooking This Week: Rhubarb Strawberry Streusel

Heat often destroys many of the compounds responsible for ripe strawberries’ compelling flavor.

Willamette Week

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Steve Herman 6d ago

“Police cannot pick and choose when the First Amendment applies. Journalists in Los Angeles were not caught in the crossfire — they were targeted." - National Press Club President Mike Balsamo https://www.press.org/newsroom/national-press-club-condemns-police-targeting-journalists-covering-los-angeles-protests

National Press Club Condemns Police Targeting of Journalists Covering Los Angeles Protests

WASHINGTON, June 9 — Following multiple disturbing incidents in which Los Angeles police and sheriff’s deputies targeted, injured, and obstructed journalists covering public protests, National Press Club President Mike Balsamo issued the following statement today: “Police cannot pick and choose when the First Amendment applies. Journalists in Los Angeles were not caught in the crossfire — they were targeted. A CNN reporter and crew were forcibly removed from a protest zone in downtown Los Angeles, despite journalists being exempt from dispersal orders under California law, and security personnel working with a CNN team were briefly detained. In another widely viewed incident, an Australian television journalist was struck by a less-lethal round fired by police while reporting live on air. Other journalists were injured, blocked from continuing to report, or denied safe access to observe police activity and arrests. When police target journalists, they are targeting the public’s right to know. With protests continuing in Los Angeles, police must ensure that reporters can safely do their jobs — not obstruct them or place them in harm’s way. The public depends on their reporting to understand what is happening on the ground. The National Press Club is calling on Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell and Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna to immediately: • Stop targeting, detaining, or obstructing journalists. • Guarantee that journalists can safely observe and report on public demonstrations. • Investigate these incidents and hold those responsible accountable. Thousands of LAPD personnel have received training that includes instruction on how to work safely with journalists during public demonstrations. We urge officers to put that training into practice, and to respect the critical role of the press in keeping the public informed. A journalist struck by a police-fired round while reporting live. Reporters detained for doing their jobs. A free society depends on a free press — and police must respect that. Los Angeles officials must act now. The world is watching.” About the National Press Club Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world’s leading professional organization for journalists. Based in Washington, D.C., the Club has nearly 3,000 members representing nearly every major news organization. It hosts newsmakers from around the globe, champions press freedom worldwide through its Press Freedom Center and serves as a hub for journalistic excellence and advocacy. Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534, media@press.org for the National Press Club Center for Press Freedom

National Press Club

Source: https://apnews.com/article/nih-letter-bethesda-declaration-bhattacharya-89724aee201f3e99fc1159adcbf9ac94

NIH scientists go public with criticism over Trump cuts

President Donald Trump’s National Institutes of Health director says some employees’ critical letter to him has “fundamental misconceptions about the policy directions the NIH has taken.” Monday’s letter from NIH researchers and staffers says the Republican Trump administration’s policies waste public resources and harm people’s health. NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya in his confirmation hearings pledged openness to views that might conflict with his, saying dissent is the “essence of science.” The NIH employees’ letter says, “We dissent.” Bhattacharya says ”respectful dissent in science is productive.” The White House says it’s ”restoring the Gold Standard of Science” for federal research instead of pursuing “ideological activism.”

AP News

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hal 6d ago

It looks like #Trump it’s working straight towards #Musk-s dream of a new #civilWar

#LosAngeles #Carlifornia #ICE #Protests #LosAngelesProtests #ICEProtests