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Writer of fantasy & other true things. Doggos, linguistics, science, justice. Never goes quietly. Zero chill. She/her. #ChronicPain #ADHD #Resist

[Inkgrrl stands with Ukraine🖋️📚🐕🐀 @inkgrrl]

Two more freshly bathed Snoots to Boop

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

We’re obsessed with the idea that poor people might take more than they need, but we rarely question why some wealthy people are never satisfied with what they already have.

[Prof Zenkus @anthonyzenkus]

Democrats control all houses of government in both NY and CA. Both states have single payer Medicare for All-style healthcare bills sitting in committee and in both states, Dems refuse to advance the bills for a floor vote.

Voters gave Dems the power, Dems chose their donors.

[Catherine Rampell @crampell]

FCC rules prohibit foreign investors from owning >25% of company that holds US broadcast licenses
However, foreign investors (mostly Gulf funds) expected to indirectly own nearly 50% of Paramount equity post-WB deal
And Paramount now asking FCC to approve "up to 100%" foreign ownership

[Whitney Webb @_whitneywebb]

Palantir, a CIA front company, now has its tentacles in the food supply, our healthcare data, our growing autonomous weapons industry, the military, the entire US intelligence community, border patrol, Space Force and so on.

Seemingly, Palantir is soon to become the testrun for Yarvins "sov-corp", a privatized version of govt that replaces the existing govt and is ruled by a CEO dictator. That is, unless we do something about it.

https://t.co/L0GlaYtsp6

[Mother Jones @MotherJones]

The controversial weed killer Roundup is now being deployed in private and public forests at record rates.

We go inside the secret plan that helped make it possible. https://t.co/QVRWIQDQL2

[Tuki @TukiFromKL]

the CATO Institute.. a libertarian think tank funded by the Koch brothers.. just published a study showing immigrants paid more in taxes than they received in benefits every single year from 1994 to 2023..

not a left-wing university.. not a Democratic PAC.. the Koch brothers' own research institute..

they reduced the deficit by $14.5 trillion over 30 years.. they earn less per hour but work at higher rates.. which means higher per capita income.. which means higher taxes paid..

the country spent 30 years being told immigrants were draining the system.. turns out they were funding it.. and the people who told you that knew the numbers the whole time

[John Moffitt 🌊🌊🧢 🇺🇦 @JohnRMoffitt]

#TrilobiteTuesday

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

WATCH: “This is what their ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ seeks to crack down on.”

@Kanew praises the Belmont students who showed up to peacefully protest and ask good Q’s and let Rep. Andy Ogles know how they felt about his racism and generally poor representation in congress.

[🜃🜏 The Dragon LmL 🜏🜃 @thedragonLML]

90% of Americans want single-payer health care, you privileged jackass

[Malcolm Nance @MalcolmNance]

The message the UAE is sending by leaving OPEC?

“Every Man for Himself.”

Next up … Nigeria.

[EU says Elon should not lie abt my blue check @emptywheel]

Reminder; @JackPosobiec ALSO posted an 86 post targeting Biden.

I'll hold my breath while @DAGToddBlanche arrests him!

[Martin Matishak @martinmatishak]

The head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency on Tuesday said it would be "reasonable" to expect foreign adversaries to attempt to interfere in the upcoming midterms.

https://t.co/MJqYxPBGvA

[Patti 💙 Patriot4Democracy @olivier_patti]

Redistricting decides who holds power and whether your community has leaders who reflect your needs. Rigged maps mean leaders who ignore you. Protect your voice.
Call: 850-717-5000
#NoIllegalFloridaMaps

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

A lot of journalists and political observers are about to become experts on Watts v. United States, 394 U.S. 705 (1969) ("a statute such as this one, which makes criminal a form of pure speech, must be interpreted with the commands of the First Amendment clearly in mind").

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Gilbert Strang, an MIT professor, taught the same linear algebra course for 62 years. When he delivered his final lecture in May 2023, students from around the world tuned in online to watch.

The course is MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra. Millions of machine learning engineers, data scientists, quants, and self-taught programmers learned the essential math behind AI from his clear, free video lectures, even though most never stepped foot on the MIT campus.

Strang joined the MIT faculty in 1962 and retired in 2023. When MIT launched OpenCourseWare in 2001–2002, he was one of the first to embrace it fully. While many professors hesitated, Strang saw it as an opportunity to share mathematics with everyone. He filmed his lectures and made them freely available.

He completely changed how linear algebra is taught. Instead of starting with abstract vector spaces and proofs, Strang began with something simple and visual: matrix multiplication. He built intuition first using concrete examples, then introduced more advanced ideas like eigenvectors and singular value decomposition. He insisted that students should be able to explain every concept with a small, tangible matrix before moving to theory.

Beyond the content, his teaching style stood out. He spoke to students with genuine respect, patience, and kindness, never using words like “obviously” or “trivially.” He regularly paused to check if anyone was lost and treated beginners as thoughtfully as he would his colleagues.

As a result, Strang became the default linear algebra teacher for much of the planet. Universities in many countries began recommending his lectures to their own students. Some even replaced their in-person courses with his videos because they could not match their clarity.

His final lecture ended with a long standing ovation. Strang seemed surprised by the applause, smiled humbly, and simply thanked everyone.

In his short comment under the YouTube video, he expressed gratitude for a wonderful life of teaching and hoped others would continue teaching the subject well. No self-promotion, no grand farewell—just quiet sincerity.

When you add up every version, every upload, help sessions, and all the different recordings MIT has shared over the years, the total has surpassed 20 million views.

Today, the full course, including all lectures, problem sets, and solutions, remains freely available on MIT OpenCourseWare. One of the most important mathematical foundations of modern AI is still just one click away.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A Chinese student created a website that maps British Museum artifacts to their countries of origin.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Sea bunnies are actually a species of sea slug called Jorunna parva.

They became an internet sensation because they look exactly like tiny, fluffy white rabbits.
https://t.co/Vfd5Ug8W4c

[Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astro_jaz]

OUR PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED!!!! THERE’S A RISE PLUSHIE!!!!