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No idea if he did roids or not but Jackman is kind of a perfect case study of what's happened to male beauty standards over the last 20 years.
Hugh Jackman denies ever taking steroids to transform into Wolverine:
“I had been told what the side effects are… I don’t love my job that much.”
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I have never in my life seen a man become the target of hate like this
NY street art. Love it
#JusticeForJohnny
#JohnnyDepp
#AmberIsALiar
#streetart
#AmberHeardlsAnAbuser
#JohnnyDepp
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Cannot believe we now inhabit a world where if someone refers to the "pizza human trafficking story" you'll have to ask them to be more specific.
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Female friend mentioned last night how rare it is in movies for a woman to just … not be interested in a man. If it happens it’s almost always treated as an obstacle that he eventually overcomes by wearing her down.
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Love it: If she cries too much she's hysterical, if she cries sometimes she's lying, if she never cries she's faking.
One of the five male jurors from the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial spoke exclusively to GMA about the reasoning for their verdict:
“All of us were very uncomfortable. She would answer one question and she would be crying and two seconds later she would turn ice cold.”
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There's definitely evidence that Heard was abusive, but there's (more and stronger) evidence that Depp was abusive. And yet the internet is in the middle of a month-long frenzy calling her a sociopath and him an innocent victim.
A complete timeline of the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard relationship and abuse allegations from both sides. TW: graphic descriptions and photos ahead.
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An entire right-wing news cycle driven by a single Reddit comment, incredible.
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"Why won't you debate?!" is such a perfect distillation of the dumb-guy's-idea-of-a-smart-guy ideology that has taken over American culture.
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I am so fascinated by this behavior because it appears to only exist on Twitter. In no other context do you hear a person say, "I like a thing" and the immediate response is "some people can't experience that!"
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I really think they don't know that Amber Heard left him and Johnny Deep is suing her.
AMBER 👏🏻 HEARD 👏🏻 DID 👏🏻 ALL 👏🏻 OF 👏🏻 THIS 👏🏻 CAUSE 👏🏻 SHE 👏🏻 COULDN'T 👏🏻 ACCEPT 👏🏻 THAT 👏🏻 JOHNNY 👏🏻 DEPP 👏🏻 IS 👏🏻 CAPABLE 👏🏻 OF 👏🏻 LEAVING 👏🏻 HER 👏🏻 ABUSIVE 👏🏻 ASS 👏🏻
#JusticeForJohnnyDepp
#TeamJohnnyDepp
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Thread: I’ve noticed a weird reluctance on the part of liberal journalists to assess the evidence in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial. The right has spent weeks screaming “she’s lying!” and so far, the left has responded with “it’s complicated!”
It’s not. Let’s take a look.
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I think we'll look back on the last decade as a time when social media gave previously marginalized groups the ability to speak directly to elites and, as a result, elites lost their minds.
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This seems to be a straightforward case of someone murdering someone else in broad daylight?
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It took a 53-year-old woman with good insurance 10 months just to get a referral for top surgery and we're all supposed to believe this is a) too fast and b) even faster for minors.
I Pretended To Be ‘Nonbinary’ To Expose a Medical Scandal at Kaiser Permanente | Beth Bourne
"Kaiser gender specialists were eager to approve hormones and surgeries, which would all be covered by insurance as 'medically necessary.'"
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Guy on grindr gave me his number and it turns out he was already in my phone as Martin Bad Vibes
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why don't homeless people pull themselves up by their bootstraps, I ask as I criminalize every single thing that would allow them to do so
Surfside considers crackdown on homeless, including a ban on soap at public showers
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A friend of mine's dad thought "reacharound" meant patting his back during a handshake and used to use it in work e-mails all the time. "The deal's about to close, I need you to give me a reacharound on this."
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This is such a fascinating demonstration of how fatphobia works. No one told Peterson that he had to be attracted to the model. No one said she was healthy. They simply told him she exists and he experienced it as an assault.
This dude is still *seething* about seeing one woman on a magazine cover, who looked a little different to what he's used to. He simply cannot get over it.
Imagine the privilege it takes to have a weeks-long tantrum over something like that.
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At least 90% of what people think they "remember" from the 1950s comes from heavily censored Hollywood movies.
This is the most boomer shit ever.
Were kids in the 1950's more respectful in public or is everyone who could remember what a pain in the ass they were dead?
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RFK Jr.: Wifi radiation opens up your blood-brain barrier so all these toxins that are in your body can now go into your brain.
Rogan: How does wifi open up your blood-brain barrier?
RFK Jr.: Now you've gone beyond my expertise.
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Every "cancel culture" story:
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This is 50 times worse than shoplifting from the Apple store but it doesn’t produce the kind of footage that goes viral so you have to constantly remind people that it’s happening.
to save some nickels Hertz mindlessly reported 1000s of cars stolen a year and got dozens of people arrested and jailed. Their punishment is to settle a lawsuit, none of the Hertz execs responsible for ruining lives and getting people kidnapped and caged will see a day in prison
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Important to point out that this isn't a "debate" driven by "valid concerns," it's straightforward bigotry. She's melting down over the existence of *greeting cards* for same sex couples.
OAN anchor Alison Steinberg flips out over Target’s pride section and inclusive greeting cards.
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There's something so fragile about how these dudes constantly make up oppression to cast their lifestyle choices as some kind of brave ideological stance.
If you like meat and eggs, eat meat and eggs! No one gives a shit.
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Wild to see people in the comments going "but this happens all the time."
Yes! That's part of why it's so fucking sad!
There are no federal laws protecting “domestic servants”. This is indentured servitude. And she’s selling this as a cute story when it’s an absolute tragedy.
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Hmm, not sure “country fans don’t care that an artist used the n-word” is the heartwarming underdog story this article thinks it is.
Nineteen months ago, it seemed like Morgan Wallen’s career might be dead. Instead, he is now playing to sold-out arenas and has broken chart records, in a story that highlights the power of fan loyalty and the challenges of cancel culture.
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What’s a random tweet that pop up in your head and have you dead every time??
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All this "what about the children?!" panic over children who do not give a shit if their classmates are trans
Crowds of students have begun to walk out of Northern Virginia schools in protest of Gov. Youngkin’s proposed restrictions on transgender students’ rights. WATCH LIVE:
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I wrote about the Amber Heard - Johnny Depp trial, mostly so I'll be on record when the inevitable HBO documentary comes out
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This is less demeaning than like 80% of jobs I've had
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I write a lot of snarky tweets about this sort of thing but earnestly: Everyone associated with the publication of this column should be ashamed of themselves.
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Tapping the sign
He’s lashing out at local journalists who have less than 2,000 followers, this is insane.
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The events surrounding Elon Musk the last two weeks are a great reminder that, despite all the hand-wringing about "cancel culture," the real threats to workers and free speech in America almost exclusively come from the powerful.
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Really troubling that the government still isn't regulating this in any meaningful way. We're all participating in a software beta with no advance notice or consultation whatsoever.
I obtained surveillance footage of the self-driving Tesla that abruptly stopped on the Bay Bridge, resulting in an eight-vehicle crash that injured 9 people including a 2 yr old child just hours after Musk announced the self-driving feature.
Full story:
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This is something I recognize from growing up in the church, a conception of poverty that is primary about aesthetics.
Poor people have to *look* poor and perform gratitude at all times because helping them is really about you feeling like a good person.
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Sometimes I do this thing where I have a thought and I just ... don't tweet it.
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Unbelievably bleak
BREAKING: Jury finds Amber Heard DID defame Johnny Depp in the defamation case brought by Depp.
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No one is mad about black hobbits. People are mad about [longer way of saying "black hobbits"].
No one is mad about black hobbits. People are mad about the ruthless co-optation of beloved cultural artifacts in service of a bitterly assaultive anti-Western ideology which yes, includes race-bent casting of a very pointed nature and does indeed betray the original vision.
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Really encouraging to see mainstream center-left journalists unmask this moral panic for what it is
Jon interviewed Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General, about why her state banned gender-affirming care for minors - ignoring the guidelines of major medical organizations and taking the decision out of parents’ hands. Watch the full interview on
@AppleTVPlus
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It’s hard not to notice that the pro-Israel side relies almost exclusively on vague philosophical arguments — “Israel has a right to defend itself,” “Israel must remove Hamas” etc — that are utterly irrelevant to the specific ways the IDF is carrying out the war.
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I'm seeing a lot of "New Yorkers didn't care when the west coast was on fire!" takes but I remember east coasters being super sympathetic and raising alarms about climate change?
It feels like people can't process events on here without turning them into dunks.
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It's so satisfying to watch Debate Bros experience actual debate
Bridges to Hawley: I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic
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A political organization that claims to have no ideology is going to be a right-wing op every single time
A group calling themselves "No Labels" has suddenly emerged as a huge financial backer of Kyrsten Sinema.
They're also floating the idea of running Joe Manchin for President.
We dug into them, and found a whole lot of billionaires with a history of opposing democracy.
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It’s extremely obvious that we’re in the middle of another Red Scare, this time with DEI and ‘gender ideology’ swapped in for communism.
Congratulations to everyone who helped launder the ‘threat’ of drag queens and diversity trainings into the mainstream!
Florida has banned AP Psychology courses throughout the state:
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Quick question what has happened to the price of housing, healthcare, childcare and education
"Everybody knows" Millennials got screwed by the economy and will never own homes. Surprised to find that's not true: Millennials actually make *more* money than Gen X & Boomers did at the same age. More in the excerpt of my new book, Generations, out in The Atlantic today:
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Really glad we kept the focus on whether activists were using the wrong slogan in 2020 rather than the merits of their complaints about police.
People are reporting the NYPD held a large vehicular protest yesterday in city vehicles using city resources while on the clock to protest against people being released on bail. This is extraordinary.
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Reminder that years of panicked coverage about minors being rushed into transition have not produced a single confirmed case of a minor being rushed into transition.
A very "get fucked" to everyone who fell for this.
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Short-term study shows trans kids are happy with their transitions: It doesn't count, the follow-up wasn't long enough!
Long-term study shows trans kids are happy with their transitions: It doesn't count, things are different now!
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I am so sick of this. No one believes that a 13-year-old who says "I'm trans" on Monday should be getting hormones on Tuesday.
Trans people, parents, doctors and experts are screaming at journalists to quit fucking up on this issue and they refuse to listen.
@jonathanchait
I know you think you're trapping me in some kind of gotcha but I absolutely think that kids should be assessed before getting hormones. *Everyone,* including the dreaded "trans activists," believes this. If you spoke to actual trans people for these takes you would know that.
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what do the rules against war crimes say
TIME wants you to know that Aaron Bushnell's self-immolation was against the rules.
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I cannot believe people think this man is smart
The idea that neighborhoods should be walkable is lovely. The idea that idiot tyrannical bureaucrats can decide by fiat where you're "allowed" to drive is perhaps the worst imaginable perversion of that idea--and, make no mistake, it's part of a well-documented plan.
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uhhh this is absolutely not the idea behind Maintenance Phase but OK
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First time I've seen one of these warning labels!
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Thread. Amber Heard has more evidence of abuse than the vast majority of domestic violence victims. Numerous photos, contemporaneous texts, almost a dozen witnesses. If you cannot believe her you cannot believe anyone.
People claim the next day this bruise was gone but they only use one photo to say that. Why? Other photos clearly show the bruise is still there.
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Hell yeah, we're getting the LGBT debates of the 1990s and the drug debates of the 1950s.
From
@WSJopinion
: Can pot make people violent? There could be a connection between cannabis and the violent crime surge, writes
@AllysiaFinley
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The way they jump on her for every little thing is so chilling.
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Suffering my way through "Tár" after three different dudes on Grindr recommended it
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The Times is just openly asking us to sympathize with bigots now.
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Our normal country
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I find it very weird that the Smart Centrist Take on COVID is that America massively over-reacted when in reality we had one of the most catastrophic under-reactions among developed nations.
The trends were already accelerating beforehand, but still think a huge mistake was the extent to which spending time physically around other people came to be deemed "inessential" under COVID.
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This really hit home. I've had so many conversations with people who genuinely consider themselves trans allies but have relied on the NYT and Atlantic for basic information about this "debate" and have ended up odiously misinformed.
On a recent episod of Dax Shephard's podcast, Shephard demonstrated the ways that anti-trans propaganda confuses people in the mainstream left who think of themselves as allies.
He also made Jonathan Van Ness cry.
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Truly what is this trial doing to people's brains
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Rowling is really off the deep end. She's exploding at a three-sentence tweet, two of which are "if you like her books it's fine."
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"Cancel culture" is now calling libraries, inviting yourself to be a guest speaker and throwing a tantrum when they decline.
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I will freely admit that this is what I want! The ‘bad things the left is doing’ are random sophomores booing campus speakers. The right is banning topics from school curricula in entire states.
Do you think the media should give equal coverage to jaywalking and murders?
stop saying you want the media to start covering bad things the right is doing when what you really want is for it to stop covering bad things the left is doing
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Holy shit. "The excess death rate among Republican voters was 43% higher than the excess death rate among Democratic voters."
The Journal of the American Medical Association published a damning report confirming that party affiliation in Ohio and Florida was a risk for dying of Covid-19.
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The great thing about authoritarian movements is that if you give them what they want, they'll stop asking and be nice
In a stunning cave to far-right anti-LGBTQ fury, Starbucks has banned Pride decorations in its stores halfway through Pride Month, the company’s workers union revealed Tuesday.
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oh my god please do not use statistics to be like this
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If you’re confused about why everyone is shouting about HIPAA today, here’s a thread to explain.
Last month, a whistleblower came forward with allegations that a St. Louis gender clinic was rushing kids through transition without assessment
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It is so funny to me how these wellness gurus convince themselves that the key to health is a bunch of obscure powders rather than, like, a banana.
Upon waking: The Green Giant
4 oz of water
Spermidine, 2 Tbsp chlorella powder, yielding 13.5mg spermidine
Amino Complex 7.6 g
Creatine 2.5 g
Collagen Peptides 20 g
Cocoa Flavanols 500 mg
Ceylon Cinnamon 1 tsp
1 Tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil [3]
Morning pills
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The fact that people actually believe this is precisely what I'm talking about
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One of the greatest challenges of political journalism is that sober descriptions of what Republicans are doing sound like baseless conspiracy theories.
For more than 30 years, the EPA has banned a radioactive, cancer-causing material called phosphogypsum for use in road construction almost continuously. Now Florida Republicans have passed a bill to bring it back.
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Using "number of arrests" as a proxy for whether someone deserves to live rather than a proxy for how poor they are is absurd.
Anyone who understands the reality of homelessness in this country knows it involves constant police harassment.
"Jordan Neely was arrested 40 times"
Being homeless is illegal in the US. Loitering, pan handling, trespassing, open containers in public, public urination, + dozens of other crimes are used as an excuse to arrest ppl who don't have a place to live and public facilities to use.
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This is based on a single tweet from a parody account with 823 followers
Aretha Franklin song ‘Natural Woman’ deemed offensive by trans community
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some of the zoomer memes aren't even memes they're just accurate depictions of how things used to work
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Puberty blockers have been prescribed to tens of thousands of kids for precocious puberty since the 1990s. It's not "irresponsible" to claim they're reversible, it's the overwhelming experience of people who have taken them.
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I got a lot of self-congratulatory "I'm not following that celebrity nonsense!" responses once I started covering the trial, as if the biggest explosion of misogyny since gamergate had no broader societal implications.
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@MC_of_A
As a man who has spent a decent amount of time on dating apps, it's also incredible what you can achieve with some good lighting
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I think it should probably tell you something about the overall level of quality and attention to detail in Yglesias’ work that he seems to have critiqued my podcast without understanding that on every single episode one of us has read the book and one of us has not.
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It's easy to forget just how fucking ... dumb this Pride freakout is. Learning that queer people exist is neither upsetting for kids nor an inducement to become gay or trans.
people can grow up not knowing that gay or trans people exist and still turn out gay and trans. but if you raised someone in an environment without homophobia and transphobia they wouldn't suddenly start
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Interesting day to suddenly show an interest in this!
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Wild how these asinine "cancel culture" features include admissions that the author found a hint of a far more interesting story and just ... ignored it.
A while ago, someone mentioned to me, offhandedly, that a friend of theirs had become akin to "the mother hen of the cancelled." Naturally, I was like, "I need to know everything about this."
That's how I met the Thought Criminals. (1/x)
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Is anyone going to contact the Atlantic to ask them about the process behind publishing this egregiously fake anecdote
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I feel like if you have spent 5 years whipping up a panic about something you should have more evidence than "we don't know."
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Love how American cities are doing a years-long reverse 'Arrested Development' on this: Yes it works everywhere it's been tried, but it won't work for us.
“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
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Four weeks into this case, I remain struck by how few people seem to know the basic facts involved.
Here is Amber Heard describing the incident where Depp accused her of sleeping with James Franco.
[Mega-TW for abuse]
One of the most deranged both-sides stories I've ever seen.
Depp has admitted to having a decades-long drug and alcohol problem. Heard alleges he frequently drank to the point of blackout, hit her, then denied it the next day.
Heard used MDMA and mushrooms twice.
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I'm gonna say it: I don't care that people were mean on twitter about the submarine
'The cruel response to a human tragedy tells us more about ourselves than it does about the five souls lost to the sea.'
✍️ Brendan O'Neill
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"I never suggested that COVID was designed to spare Jews. What I said was [longer way of saying 'designed to spare Jews']."
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Reading Freakonomics is not a great way to learn econ but it is a great way to hear some racist urban legends.
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No effort to discover the truth, understand the research or listen to experts. Just the hollow fetishization of counterintuitive "ideas" and endless argument.
*Actual* smart people can acknowledge the gaps in science and move forward anyway. Vaccines work. Shut the fuck up.
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In case you’ve forgotten.
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The replies perfectly encapsulate the kind of society conservatives want: Decimate social services, push mentally ill people out onto the streets, exonerate vigilantes who abuse them — then blame the left for not solving the problem.
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