Polygraphs are pseudoscience and it is an embarrassment that our security services use them so extensively
13.03.2026 22:12
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Polygraphs are pseudoscience and it is an embarrassment that our security services use them so extensively
So glad the very capable Peter Romer-Friedman pursued this one
On the one-year anniversary of his detention by federal authorities, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and First Lady Rama Duwaji welcomed Mahmoud Khalil, his wife Noor, and their baby boy, Deen, to Gracie Mansion to break the fast together.
Originally thought due to NBA context that the San Antonio Spurs were somehow being sent down. But now I just think we should add that dynamic to American sports
It feels like it's still winter, doesn't it? To trees, it is not. Tree dormancy is not caused by weather but by internal chemical signals which protect trees from cold. Now, most trees are ready to grow as soon as it warms a bit. This photo shows the tremendous flow of sap. Read more at Our Trees.
they tried to upsell me on donkey
Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
But doctor, I am the ELA video maker at Khan Academy
A fascinating - and in places heartbreaking - long read on Mayan cultures, past and present. Archaeology, languages, politics, & identity in medieval and modern Guatemala.
#MedievalSky
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Progressive messaging about homelessness should always at least mention the most important root cause—housing cost! Failing to do so is such a missed layup on leading the public toward durable and popular solutions.
What we’re doing to expand shelter, address homelessness, and keep public space accessible.
Read the full statement:
So close to setting up a chess board correctly, but the black king is on the wrong square
It isn’t a crime to be here without status. Some but not all forms of getting to that point are crimes.
Is this not how one wins Fifth Circuit appeals?
Security theater undermining activism is a real thing that happens all the time. People need to sit down and actually learn how to think through threat models.
Not every SPD officer wants to follow that statute. But some do! And making sure they are informed about what is a violation so they can report it to the AG is valuable.
This is a great start. Would help to make sure SPD gets annual training on WA’s excellent statute concerning ICE cooperation: www.atg.wa.gov/keep-washing...
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
Can confirm this photo is nothing like the current interior of that 7-11 at 5700 MLK
You there! Boy! Did it happen?
A good sign that something is amiss in how you think about politics is that you find internal contradiction among these positions
We have friends everywhere
once again: the civil rights movement is worth studying not just because they were right, but because they won
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Convinced this cover exists just to ragebait chess players. I get the basic visual metaphor. But why nine pawns? Why is the board rotated 90°? Why is the king moving into check?!
A photo of Claudette Colvin in a red sweater
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
I’m running for Colorado Attorney General to stand up for the people of Colorado—including holding ICE officers accountable when they break the law. Thankful to join so many others outside the ICE Denver Field Office today.
We're going to need a bigger Hague.
May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
One of the few things the Abundance people are straightforwardly right about is that progressives need to stand up for their values and demonstrate their worth.
Wilson should be *extremely* aggressive in making the city better. Win the next election on outcomes, not process.
