Category Archives: Link farms

Graysexuality | Thing of Things “Graysexuality is fascinating because we get to watch the process of a new orientation being constructed in real time.” The Optimizer’s Curse & Wrong-Way Reductions | Confusopoly An interesting discussion of the limits of how … Continue reading →

On Twitter, I argue that if prisoners could vote, and one or two state representatives need the prisoner vote to get elected, that would be good. Is Prison Necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore Might Change Your Mind – The New York … Continue reading →

Why it’s fine to cast POC actors in traditionally white roles, but bad to cast white actors in POC roles, explained with a jar of chocolate covered raisins. Wilbur Ross broke law, violated Constitution in census decision, judge rules – … Continue reading →

The severed feet found on beaches near Seattle and Vancouver, explained – Vox “The 15th human foot in a decade washed up in Washington State. Don’t be alarmed.” Amazon Ring Teaming Up With Police in War on “Dirtbag Criminals” As … Continue reading →

Atheism and the Basis of Morality (pdf).The author argues that believing in an all-powerful, all-wide omnipresent, all-knowing God is incompatible with common morality, such as the idea that we shouldn’t permit a child to suffer terribly if we have a … Continue reading →

2020 election: this child tax credit expansion could slash poverty – Vox A $3000-per-child child allowance is being proposed by some Democrats. Trump’s reign of corruption will now face real opposition. Here are three things to watch. – The Washington … Continue reading →

I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave – Mother Jones “My brief, backbreaking, rage-inducing, low-paying, dildo-packing time inside the online-shipping machine.” A very disturbing article; thanks to Grace for the link. For-Profit Firefighting Was Terrible for America. Climate Change Is Bringing … Continue reading →

“I’m not transphobic, but…”: A feminist case against the feminist case against trans inclusivity–Verso Jet Li says he rejected The Matrix because he didn’t want his kung fu moves digitally recorded | Abacus “They could own [my moves] as an … Continue reading →

Who Decides When Pain is “Intolerable”? – Brute Reason “‘Not all pain is intolerable’ means acknowledging the fact that some pain is intolerable, and any way you slice it, you have people other than the patient determining if their pain … Continue reading →

Academic Grievance Studies and the Corruption of Scholarship – Areo This trio of writers wrote twenty deliberately bad hoax papers to submit to prestigious “grievance studies” journals, and were able to get seven papers published, or accepted for publication, before … Continue reading →