Reddit’s internal dashboard tracks “Daily Active Shitheads” as a measure of site moderation.
Reddit’s internal dashboard tracks “Daily Active Shitheads” as a measure of site moderation.
↩︎ CNBC
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The bare-nosed wombat poops cubes—and now scientists now how and why.
The bare-nosed wombat poops cubes—and now scientists now how and why.
↩︎ Science
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A Bush-era bipartisan law that put the USPS in a financial straitjacket—unique among federal agencies—will be reversed.
A Bush-era bipartisan law that put the USPS in a financial straitjacket—unique among federal agencies—will be reversed.
↩︎ NBC News
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A Bush-era bipartisan law that put the USPS in a financial straitjacket—unique among federal agencies—will be reversed.
A Bush-era bipartisan law that put the USPS in a financial straitjacket—unique among federal agencies—will be reversed.
↩︎ NBC News
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Michael Harriot, a descendent of enslaved people, dips into Charleston’s plantation tourism—a key part of the city’s economy.
“Some of these plantations are at least putting forth the effort to tell a more inclusive story. And because they’re putting forth that effort, you catch some of those folks by surprise.”
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A South Carolina woman explains how she left QAnon. “She recalls once asking herself, ‘Am I putting even Trump above God?'”
A South Carolina woman explains how she left QAnon. “She recalls once asking herself, ‘Am I putting even Trump above God?'”
↩︎ CNN
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A short comic about Audrey Hepburn’s favorite song—written in her tribute by a (slightly creepy?) fan, Paul Desmond.
A short comic about Audrey Hepburn’s favorite song—written in her tribute by a (slightly creepy?) fan, Paul Desmond.
↩︎ The New Yorker…
Patinkins go viral
We weren’t aware that actors Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody (and their son Gideon) have been producing great lockdown content from their country house, but we are now.
A few examples from the past year:
Pop culture quiz pt 2 (Pizza Rat, TikTok) pic.twitter.com/S0adWvTNqd
— Mandy Patinkin (@PatinkinMandy) May 19, 2020
Philosophically In Conflict pic.twitter.com/X2voXZdfLe
— Mandy Patinkin (@PatinkinMandy) January 27, 2021
I find details like this really interesting. My family does not. pic.twitter.com/vzwqSt8bP7
— Mandy Patinkin (@PatinkinMandy) January 31, 2021
3 is for me. 3 is for me. 3 is for me. pic.twitter.com/MXHVdlZpL8
— Mandy Patinkin (@PatinkinMandy) February 3, 2021
It’s becoming clear that much vaccine coverage “is stuck in conventional journalistic rhythms that don’t serve the story well.”
It’s becoming clear that much vaccine coverage “is stuck in conventional journalistic rhythms that don’t serve the story well.”
↩︎ The Columbia Journa…