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@freakademic

I'm Muslim with an M.A. in the history of SWANA and East Africa. But I mostly post about lefty things and dungeons and dragons, these days.

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(Honestly, I could have been much more general with some of those. "Beans and bread," for example.)

10.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like, a bowl of beans is just boring AF. I struggle to finish it.

But beans and (seasoned) rice? Banger.

Beans and tortillas? Banger.

Beans and rice and chicken? All-timer.

Beans and tomatoes and ground beef? Amazing.

Beans and cheese and tortillas? Badass.

Etc

10.03.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Beans are awesome, so it's weird how badly they need at least one buddy - and preferably two.

10.03.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Panic! At The Fertilizer Desk, US Edition

Americans: this is your regular reminder that maybe 0.01% of people who write for the news actually understand how fertilizer works.

But their editors all found out that scary headlines about "GLOBAL SHORTAGE??" get clicks.

09.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 268 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 12
Ole Ivar Lovaas - Wikipedia

Here's an example:

ABA therapy was first done to autistic children, pioneered by Ole Ivar Lovaas. He was a nazi.

In 1974 he pivoted to creating the Feminine Boy Project, applying these torture techniques to develop conversion therapy for queer children.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Iva...

09.03.2026 08:04 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

There's a conversational thing maga chuds do that I call motivated incuriosity.

They will say thing X, which to normal people is something very, extremely, cartoonishly, obviously connected to thing Y.

And then act incredibly confused frustrated when you bring up thing Y.

09.03.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 374 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 8
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Two in custody after 'suspicious devices' found outside Gracie Mansion amid anti-Islam protest The anti-Islam protest was led by right-wing influencer Jake Lang. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife are safe, his press secretary said.

Yeah, I guess people aren’t hearing about The fact that a bunch of fascists were having a rally and threw a number of devices at the mayor’s house www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

08.03.2026 03:17 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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Exclusive: AI Error Likely Led to Iran Girl's School Bombing Pentagon investigators believe a bombing of a girls' school in Iran on Saturday likely resulted from inaccurate information provided by AI.

This reporting is frustrating. It's vague on the specifics of how AI is actually used in these contexts and manages to frame human decisions as technological inevitabilities.

07.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 13254 πŸ” 5014 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 245

everyone is 12 is a nice theory, but the truth is more like everyone is trying to impress themselves at 14

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 214 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

US and Israeli missiles have just hit a 4th school in Tehran.

This is an intentional massacre of children

06.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 904 πŸ” 330 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 29
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Mirror, mirror: Dems’ Israel problems look a lot like the GOP on Ukraine
In this polarized political landscape, support for Israel and Ukraine are now becoming partisan issues, with GOP elected officials and voters overwhelmingly supportive of Israel, while Democrats are standing by Ukraine

analysis Mirror, mirror: Dems’ Israel problems look a lot like the GOP on Ukraine In this polarized political landscape, support for Israel and Ukraine are now becoming partisan issues, with GOP elected officials and voters overwhelmingly supportive of Israel, while Democrats are standing by Ukraine

Jewish Insider fails to realize that Republicans oppose Ukraine for bad reasons and Democrats are increasingly opposed to Israel for good reasons

06.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 829 πŸ” 106 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 5

Me as recently as two years ago: There are bad people but everyone fundamentally wants to be good.

Me now: Evil is real and it must be punished.

22.01.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 213 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
figure 5.1 U.S. Economic Growth, 1790–2012

figure 5.1 U.S. Economic Growth, 1790–2012

it's funny you can see how much the New Deal fixed macroeconomic stability within the United States, and the elite hated FDR for it

06.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 733 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 14

Antizionism isn't antisemitism. The very old notion that Israel secretly controls the U.S. *is.* White supremacists call it "ZOG," "Zionist Occupation Gov't." It's *not* antizionism. Such tired bigotry is most useful to the fascist Israeli regime, which uses it to deflect from its real crimes.

06.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 302 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
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A new Super PAC, "Chicago Progressive Partnership," just jumped into #IL09, opposing Kat Abughazaleh. Filings show they’re using the same vendors as AIPAC.

28.02.2026 18:04 πŸ‘ 2258 πŸ” 618 πŸ’¬ 85 πŸ“Œ 100
Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote:

"The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.

And our governments are very much the same."

Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote: "The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same."

Once again.

28.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 4717 πŸ” 1654 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 29
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This is one of the videos the NYT has verified and links to in their reporting.

NYT: "Video verified by [NYT] showed ... rescuers digging through the rubble with building cranes and shovels, and piles of bloodied, dusty backpacks."

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/w...

28.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 922 πŸ” 601 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 167

I haven't been able to eat normally all week after a dental implant and it is bumming me TF out at this point.

28.02.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Autism and ADHD May Share a Hidden Brain-Gene Signature Researchers have found that the severity of autism symptoms, rather than the diagnosis itself, is linked to patterns of brain connectivity associated with genes connected to autism and ADHD.

This tracks.

scitechdaily.com?p=510940

24.02.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No problem. You sent me down the rabbit hole. The least I could do was share the conclusion.

20.02.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CNN: The Supreme Court rules that President Trump’s emergency tariffs are illegal.

20.02.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 2944 πŸ” 667 πŸ’¬ 244 πŸ“Œ 148
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Cock - Etymology, Origin & Meaning "male of the domestic fowl," from Old English cocc "male bird," Old French coc (12c.,… See origin and meaning of cock.

Basically, onomatopoeia from the sound roosters make.

www.etymonline.com/word/cock

20.02.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember once watching a cozy chat with Nick Fuentes and Fresh & Fit (a black manosphere podcast) where they all agreed women shouldn't vote, then Fuentes added "a lot of people shouldn't be able to vote!" And they all chuckled along. I just thought... Who do you guys think he's talking about?

20.02.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 744 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Left Doesn't Hate Technology, We Hate Being Exploited Techno-cynics are all just wounded techno-optimists.

SO GOOD! "the idea that my political ideology is synonymous with hating technology is confusing. Every leftist I know has a hard-on for high speed rail or mRNA vaccines. But the β€œleft is missing out” blog positions generative AI as the only technology that matters." -- @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social

19.02.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 1005 πŸ” 318 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 18

"iS tHeRe a tEcHnoLoGY tHe leFt Is eXcItEd aBoUt" yeah, renewable energy, mRNA vaccines. Lots of cool stuff like that! Probably not the one whose main promise was cutting payrolls

18.02.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 8451 πŸ” 1820 πŸ’¬ 157 πŸ“Œ 102

Anyone picking the centrist path is a Republican. Jig is up, baby. Clinton Wing of the Dem party is done. Go that way and die. If you want to win a seat, get on the side of the good guys. Or run as a Republican.

17.02.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 893 πŸ” 202 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 4

hahaha seriously though we should charge these people as child sex traffickers

20.02.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 4971 πŸ” 947 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 10

A billionaire eugenicist that hangs out with Woody Allen, Bill Gates, & Noam Chomsky probably wouldn't invite a CBP officer to a fundraising dinner at his NYC property so you gotta wonder why he made friends with him at all? Seems like the kind of thing you could easily convince a jury was odd.

20.02.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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🀭🀭🀭

19.02.2026 10:59 πŸ‘ 403 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8