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‘I came out as autistic. Everyone said: That explains a lot’ | The Observer
https://observer.co.uk/news/first-person/article/laurie-penny-autism
An autism diagnosis helped Laurie Penny make sense of their experiences, but its real value was in helping them understand the rest of society
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Elon-Trump, Welcome to the Thunderdome - TPM – Talking Points Memo
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/elon-trump-welcome-to-the-thunderdome
We’ve clearly clarified that the Elon-Trump feud is real. I assume you’ve seen or heard about the back-and-forth social media salvos in which Trump has…
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How To Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS, by David France
https://www.davidfrance.com/books
Why I Find It Hard to Write About Being a Widow
https://www.dataandpolitics.net/why-i-find-it-hard-to-write-about-being-a-widow/
Why is it so hard to write about being a widow? My story has no redemptive arc. No community rallied, no family came together, no strength was discovered. Just sudden loss and ongoing adaptation without resolution. These are the widowhood stories we don't want to hear but need to tell.
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Why Movements Fail
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/why-movements-fail/
Horizontalism and its discontents
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Oxford academics drank from cup made from human skull, book reveals | Archaeology | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/22/oxford-academics-drank-from-cup-made-from-human-skull-until-2015-book-reveals
Decades-long use of chalice at Worcester College highlights violent colonial history of looted human remains, says Prof Dan Hicks
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