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The Intercept
In Court, Facebook Blames Users for Destroying Their Own Right to Privacy
The Intercept
6 min · · “The whole premise of Facebook is to render not private” your activity, said company lawyer, fighting off lawsuits over Cambridge Analytica data collection. · Shared by 58, including Sam DeZerga, Dominik Grolimund, Matt Navarra, Rick Powell, Charles Baldwin, Christian Müller, Adrienne Fichter, Mohamed Azazy
Vote the motherfuckers out. #DeleteFacebook
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The Atlantic
The Miseducation of the American Boy
The Atlantic
20+ min · · Why boys crack up at rape jokes, think having a girlfriend is “gay,” and still can’t cry—and why we need to give them new and better models of masculinity · Shared by 378, including Jane, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Lee Keyes, Reshma Saujani, Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LCSW, Scott Galloway, Desmond Williams, Carly, Pedro Noguera, Mark Isero, Alexandra Wong, Rick Powell, Jonathan Kogan, David E. Kirkland
I didn't have as extreme reaction to this pablum as Andrew Sullivan did in his New Yorker column ("If there were a Pulitzer for the bleeding obvious, Orenstein would be a shoo-in.") but you don't have to follow Jordan Peterson to see what's wrong with the picture Orenstein paints. What do you think?
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The New Yorker
The Art of Dying
The New Yorker
20+ min · · I always said that when my time came I’d want to go fast. But where’s the fun in that? · Shared by 312, including Agnes Callard, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, Matthias Lampe, luis antónio santos, Eithiriel DeMeré 🏴🥀🏳️🌈, Kyle Chayka, Steve Silberman, Megan Amram, Austin Kleon, Christopher Knight, DoctorPeinado, Mathew Ingram, Faik Ersoy, Jane, Paddy Johnson, Jerry Saltz, Andrew Russeth, Liv 😷, Rob Weinert-Kendt, Carolina A. Miranda
Not what you think.
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christianitytoday.com
Trump Should Be Removed from Office
christianitytoday.com
4 min · · It’s time to say what we said 20 years ago when a president’s character was revealed for what it was. · Shared by 122, including Arie Goldshlager, John Battelle, Alton Brown, Jana Eggers, Chris MacDonald, Steve Silberman, Artnome, Kate Nasser, Michael Clemens, Josh Felser, The Real Prof. Katharine Hayhoe, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Carolina A. Miranda, Jeff Fisher, Richard Deitsch, Scott Shapiro, The Last Shitposter, Bill George, Gideonro, Richard Dawkins, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
Moral Christians. Who knew?
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The New York Times
This Is What Racism Sounds Like in the Banking Industry
The New York Times
8 min · · A JPMorgan employee and a customer secretly recorded their conversations with bank employees. · Shared by 57, including Faik Ersoy, Kathryn Minshew, Forbes India, Jeff Raikes, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Chris Gledhill, Rick Powell, Elizabeth Picciuto, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Melissa Fach 🇺🇦
As Coates says, reparations should start here.
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BuzzFeed News
You Don't Know Bernie Sanders
BuzzFeed News
20+ min · · Bernie Sanders — the guy who admits he can be grumpy and “nasty” and a “real son of a bitch,” the guy who’s known for giving the same speech over and over again — that guy is trying to win this… · Shared by 35, including Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, Rick Powell, arabist
Bernie is the anti-Trump and he deserves the nomination.
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Scientific American
Taking Sex Differences in Personality Seriously
Scientific American
17+ min · · New approaches are shedding light on the magnitude of sex differences in personality and the results are so strong and pervasive that they can no longer be ignored. · Shared by 36, including Dr Jordan B Peterson, John Hagel, Dr. Craig Malkin, Rick Powell, Christina Hoff Sommers, Todd Kashdan
The acknowledgement of sex differences is mainstream science. Denying same is ideological, not scientific.
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The Intercept
Watch: Glenn Greenwald’s Exclusive Interview With Bolivia’s Evo Morales, Who Was Deposed in a Coup
The Intercept
2 min · · Morales spoke about the events that led to his removal and exile as well as broader trends in regional and global politics. · Shared by 15, including Rick Powell, 艾未未 Ai Weiwei, Glenn Greenwald
Must-watch. As Bernie rises, will Barack Obama come out of his ivory tower and attempt a coup?