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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Their Silence Is Our Weapon by Roderick T. Long
In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Gary and I had dinner with one of the founders of Palantir in 2010. Though I don’t think I knew about the Palantir connection then, I just knew about PayPal. LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Their Silence Is Our Weapon by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. Not just a literary device: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir_Technologies#:~:text=The%20company’s%20name%20is%20derived,other%20parts%20of%20the%20world. My favorite thing about all this is that for the last year, we’ve heard endless rhetoric about how it’s OK to bomb hospitals because Hamas is operating inside them. No actual evidence of Hamas presence is ever required to rationalize these attacks. It’s…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Mary is about to enter her shut-in era and I’m here for it
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Six Chix, 12/1/24 Often after reading the daily Six Chix comic strip, I use this weblog to express…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Their Silence Is Our Weapon by Roderick T. Long
J. R. R. TOLKIEN: So I’m going to introduce crystal balls into my story that seem as though they’ll be useful to the good guys by facilitating the telepathic and/or clairvoyant acquisition of various sorts of information but actually are b…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Princeton University USG Referendum Question #5: Divest by Their Silence Is Our Weapon | Policy of Truth
[…] It’s a known fact that the University has in the past invested in weapons manufacture (as per the text of Referendum 5), and also a known fact that it maintains extensive contacts with both the American […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Their Silence Is Our Weapon
I’m happy to report that Princeton University’s undergraduate student Referendum #5 has passed by a margin of 68% to 32%. A referendum has to win at least 65% of the vote to pass, so this one did. The referendum calls on the University to disclose and divest all direct and indirect holdings in companies involved…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) I could be wrong, it could just be a bunch of skeletons or ghosts or something
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Judge Parker, 11/30/24 Hey, remember at the beginning of this year, when we found out that the Judges…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Princeton University USG Referendum Question #5: Divest by Irfan Khawaja
Confirmed. https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2024/11/princeton-news-stlife-usg-result-winter-2024-president-vice-vp-referenda-pass-kho-swamidurai LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Princeton University USG Referendum Question #5: Divest by Irfan Khawaja
My preliminary information is that Referendum 5 passed. More information when I get it and can confirm. LikeLike
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Collections: The Problem with Sci-Fi Body Armor
This week we’re covering the winning topic from the latest ACOUP Senate poll, which is a look at some of the odd designs and mechanics for futuristic science fiction body armor, particularly rigid ‘hardsuits.’ Naturally, this post isn’t going to cover every variety of armor that appears in science fiction, so I want to be…
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