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Here’s what Jack Smith’s case against Donald Trump will hinge on (www.semafor.com)
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Hong Kong urges public to dissuade smokers with disapproving stares (www.abc.net.au)
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Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, deny water to migrants, records say (www.houstonchronicle.com)
 

Also of note, Texas State authorities trespassing into the river (which is international territory) to sabotage lawful crossings

Twitter ad revenue has halved since Elon Musk took over in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In other words, advertisers really don’t want controversy and drama.

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Is a Glass of Wine Harmless? Wrong Question. (www.theatlantic.com)
 

Emily Oster makes another common sense case.

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The Democrats Are Now America’s Conservative Party (www.theatlantic.com)
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The Democrats Are Now America’s Conservative Party (www.theatlantic.com)
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Russia Blocks U.N. Inspectors at Occupied Nuclear Plant (www.wsj.com)
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‘AI’ Journalism Continues To Be A Lazy, Error-Prone Mess in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, basically, it's a complete and 1:1 replacement for most regular journalism.

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If the US won't protect children from gun violence, should I protect mine by leaving? (www.usatoday.com)
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No thanks (partizle.com)
 
Breaking: Supreme Court Shoots Down Affirmative Action. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's probably true, and for that matter, even if you imagine a truly colorblind society exists for the next 100 years, it seems likely that inherited wealth and privilege would still be passed down.

Having said that, AA was not a very good remedy. It laser focused on only one thing, sometimes disregarding a clear reality. In an extreme example, if you took someone like David Steward's kids, they would benefit from affirmative action despite being born to a billionaire.

Keep in mind, colleges and universities can still provide all the advantages they want based on other signals. Good ones might be family income and first-generation college students.

Opinion | If the Supreme Court Abolishes Affirmative Action, Here’s What Women Need to Do | The New York Times in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Is France in the dark times?

Opinion | If the Supreme Court Abolishes Affirmative Action, Here’s What Women Need to Do | The New York Times in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

While Dobbs was a disaster for the public's perception of the court, the idea that race should not be a factor in college admissions is something the vast, vast majority of Americans agree with. Including 62% (a super majority) of Black respondents.

Why shouldn't be much of a mystery, either. Part of the very basic premise of a liberal society is that everyone, regardless of their background or ethnicity, should be treated equally.

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Supreme Court rejects affirmative action at colleges, says schools can't consider race in admission (www.cnbc.com)
 
  • The Supreme Court ruled that the affirmative action admission policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina, which gave weight to a would-be student’s race, are unconstitutional.
  • The court’s majority opinion said that both Harvard’s and UNC’s affirmative action programs “unavoidably employ race in a negative manner, involve racial stereotyping, and lack meaningful end points.”
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Portland, Ore., Is Losing Residents Weary of Crime and High Housing Prices (www.wsj.com)
 

Pacific Northwest city lost nearly 3% of its population between 2020 and 2022

Mark Rogers has made a list of things he misses about Portland—its vegan restaurants, Powell’s bookstore, public transit—and the things he doesn’t—having his things stolen, stepping in human excrement, extreme politics.

The 44-year-old artist moved across the country to Fort Wayne, Ind., last year.

“I don’t want to talk trash about my home city even though there’s trash everywhere,” Rogers said. “I still love Portland even though it’s got some problems, and I wouldn’t have left if the housing prices weren’t so high.”

Unfortunately for him, he probably moved from one political extreme to another. It's like there's no home for normies anymore.

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Zalando is the only European platform labelled a large online platform (www.reuters.com)
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Basically the EU's new "tech regulations" have managed to not affect a single European company except one, which isn't happy about it and wants to be exempted.

It does seem like Europe can't cultivate any meaningful innovation, but is perfectly happy to tell foreign companies how to operate worldwide.

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