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Things that didn't happen for $xxxx

“He was taken inside to the nurse’s room, where he was asked if he was a government employee. If he were, he would have been eligible to be taken to a medical facility there. Unfortunately, he was not, so a phone call was made to a local hospital to send an ambulance. By the time this ambulance made its way through miles of Washington rush-hour traffic, the man was dead."

Losing Our Sowell | The Heritage Foundation
https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/losing-our-sowell

Losing Our Sowell

We’ve heard a lot lately about how 2016 was such an awful year. Usually that thought is prompted by the death of a beloved celebrity, and there’s no question that we lost some talented people. But there are other kinds of loss. Case in point: Thomas Sowell’s column. The great man himself, I’m very glad to report, is alive and well. But last month brought the unwelcome news of his retirement. That was the last thing anyone who appreciates his clear, rational, evidence-based thinking wanted to hear.

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There's at least 2 more ledes buried in this article...

"What can we say? There’s no better way to ring in America’s 250th birthday than by humiliating its military while watching some guy have his orbital bone obliterated."
#Kakistocracy #Kleptocracy

Pentagon is recruiting attractive, wealthy troops for UFC event

https://www.avclub.com/pentagon-ufc-white-house-event-requirements

Uncle Sam wants hot troops who can pay for travel at White House UFC event 

Uncle Sam wants hot troops who can pay for travel at White House UFC event 

AV Club

RE: https://mastodon.social/@markhurst/116659569010108640

Wow. Great essay! A couple of highlights, but you should go read the whole thing

"So, to recap:

1. The pope issues a warning against turning AI into an idol.

2. Silicon Valley techies scoff at the pope, saying that they’re too busy creating a machine God that rivals the Second Coming."

"it’s hard to look at a pile of linear algebra and call it a god"

Affordability Crisis

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💭💚 Post-growth planning is not happening on the grid; it's something which happens in the mindsets of people. Julia Grosinger ( @icta-uab.bsky.social ) on rural experiences in Europe. #34 of 'Becoming a Post-Growth Planner' 📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6XF3ot8h0Y & podcast platforms. #postgrowthplanning #podcast
Becoming a Post-Growth Planner #34: Julia Grosinger

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🫵Missed yesterday’s REAL-Postgrowth seminar by Matt Huber on “Ecology and Imperialism Beyond Unequal Exchange”? The talk is now recorded and available on the ICTA-UAB institutional YouTube account. 🔴⏯️Watch it online! #Postgrowth #PoliticalEcology www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6zQ...

Matt Huber: Ecology and Imperi...
Matt Huber: Ecology and Imperialism Beyond Unequal Exchange

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I stumbled across E.M. Forster’s 1909 story “The Machine Stops” years ago, and his dystopian vision still haunts the edges of my thoughts. When I think about technology, social media, and the relationship between ideas and reality—or when I just have that dazed, floaty feeling from spending too much time staring at screens—I picture the story’s main character, Vashti... #dystopia #ai #literature #scifi

https://thingsinvisible.substack.com/p/the-machine-stops-3bf

The Machine Stops

“Beware of first-hand ideas!”

Things Invisible to See

This is from Wednesday but useful; ICYMI there are *five* ICE centers nationwide involved in the hunger strike:

#Via L.A. TACO / lataco
4:12 PM · May 27, 2026

"Daily Memo reporting from Adelanto on the five hunger strikes happening around the U.S.:"

https://youtube.com/shorts/F7OMyIC44qg

Around 500 People Are Now On A Hunger Strike at Five ICE Detention Centers Across the U.S.

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... found in the village ... imagine an intensive scent of lilacs and violets with a hint of honey and vanilla. Hesperis matronalis, Dame's Rockets.
And my essay/more photos about Sweet Lady Violet: https://mastodon.online/@NatureMC/116640321643984763

#BloomScrolling #florespondence #silentSunday #scented #NoMowMay #wildflowers #gardening #lazyGardening #summervibes #naturalBeauty #naturePhotography