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The platform of 33 year-old Zohran Mamdani, the “Democatic Socialist" immigrant who just won the primary in New York City (setting himself up for Mayor's election in November)
free public buses 🚎
universal childcare 👶
freezing rent in subsidized units 🏚️
city-run grocery stores 🥖🥒🍎
all paid for by new taxes on the rich.🤑
Good people want these things. They are not complicated or extreme.
also:
"strong support of Palestinians and criticism of Israel”
#Socialist #CanPoli
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg6yg7x467o

dutch_criticism: Dutch literacy criticism (1976)
A network of criticisms among Dutch literary authors in 1976. The directed edge (i,j) denotes that an author i passed judgment on author j's work in an interview or review.
This network has 35 nodes and 81 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
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Trump's political operation has reportedly launched a new political action committee (PAC) to oust Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican.
On Sunday, Axios reported that Trump's team had created the Kentucky MAGA super PAC after Massie slammed Saturday's strike on Iran.
Senior Trump advisers Tony Fabrizio and Chris LaCivita were expected to run the organization.
According to the report, the PAC was in the works before Massie's criticism. LaCivita said the g…

Scoop: Trump launches MAGA PAC in effort to oust Rep. Massie from Congress
By going after Massie, Trump's team is looking to put wayward Republicans on notice that they're ready to play hardball.

NYC mayoral candidate draws criticism for 'globalize the intifada' comparison to Warsaw uprising (Jared Gans/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5358350-nyc-mayoral-candidate-draws-criticism-for-globalize-the-intifada-comparison-to-warsaw-uprising/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250618/p150#a250618p150

Series A, Episode 06 - Seek-Locate-Destroy
RONTANE: With respect, Supreme Commander, we are aware of the facts. They are simply that with all the resources that the Federation can call upon, this one vulnerable, lucky man is still free to cause havoc.
SERVALAN: You have some criticism of my handling of this matter, Secretary Rontane?
htt…

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Sen. Mike Lee faces criticism over posts on Minnesota shooting (Allison Pecorin/ABC News)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-mike-lee-faces-criticism-posts-minnesota-shooting/story?id=122930819
http://www.memeorandum.com/250617/p125#a250617p125

Here's an idea: People in tech want better AI criticism? It's all just too $something? I'm willing to take off a month from work to write a whole bunch of detailed structural criticism if the people demanding better, more specific criticism pay my salary for that month.

An interview with Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn on criticism after Duolingo went "AI-first", parasocial interactions with "personality"-infused chatbots, and more (Emma Jacobs/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/6fbafbb6-bafe-484c-9af9-f0ffb…

Duolingo CEO on going AI-first: ‘I did not expect the blowback’
Luis von Ahn says criticism over strategy change shows ‘anxiety’ about technology replacing jobs

I have a bad habit of taking people at their word when they say they want constructive criticism.
Yeah, that usually doesn't work out well for me. 😂
It's taken 41 years but I think I'm finally starting to get it...this is something we say but don't really mean.
Wish I'd learned that one a long time ago. 😭

Burnout leave, day negative 13:
‣ Half of me wants to rip myself to shreds with self-criticism for things I could have done better
‣ Half of me resents that, through my life so far (independent of recent events), the world hasn't been the best place for me to grow and be the best person I can be
‣ Half of me wants to accept both of the above and find the most realistic (and inevitably imperfect) path forward (ACT therapy style)
‣ Half of me is grumbling that these are…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was quickly met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday
by lawmakers who pressed him about his early moves to deploy troops to Los Angeles,
fire key military leaders
and purge diversity programs.
They expressed bipartisan frustration that Congress has not yet gotten a full defense budget from the Trump administration.
“Your tenure as secretary has been marked by endless chaos,”
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., told Hegseth.

Hegseth faces Democrats in Congress for first time since Signal leaks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been met with sharp questions and criticism by lawmakers who demanded details on his moves to deploy troops to Los Angeles. Lawmakers also expressed bipartisan frustration Tuesday that Congress doesn't yet have a full defense budget from the Trump administration. The hearing before the House Appropriations defense subcommittee was the first time lawmakers have been able to challenge Trump’s defense chief directly. After persistent questioning about the cost …

My criticism of #China #humanrights and #climate seems to rarely cause issues among the actual Chinese people I meet, both online and virtually.
Somehow, the only ones who get pissed out at me are

#UsPol #NIH #Academia
NIH scientists pub…

NIH scientists go public with criticism over Trump cuts
President Donald Trump’s National Institutes of Health director says some employees’ critical letter to him has “fundamental misconceptions about the policy directions the NIH has taken.” Monday’s letter from NIH researchers and staffers says the Republican Trump administration’s policies waste public resources and harm people’s health. NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya in his confirmation hearings pledged openness to views that might conflict with his, saying dissent is the “essenc…

The whole "we need better AI criticism" is a bit like "we need better AI regulation".
The actual statement is: The existing criticism/regulation is in my way, we need something that let's me do what I want.

as a transit advocate, I would like to be able to embrace Scott Wiener as a champion for transit funding, but unfortunately he has also regularly attacked and defamed pro-Palestine activists. his actions have contributed to a neo-McCarthyist atmosphere around this issue that was immediately seized upon by Trump on coming back to power

Doctor Says UCSF Fired Her Due to Pressure From Wiener, Dillers Over Pro-Palestinian Speech
CA State Senator Scott Wiener and UCSF’s largest donor, the Diller Foundation, are named in new allegations by Dr. Rupa Marya, prominent physician, activist, and musician, who is suing UCSF over her recent termination stemming from public criticism of Israel.

NeMLA 2026 Panel -- Regenerating the Humanities Online: Digital Criticism and the Public Sphere
https://ift.tt/4BET89Y
updated: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 9:41amfull name / name of organization: Northeast Modern Language…
via Input 4 RELCFP

A little learning is a dangerous thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring;
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again.
Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism
#Poetry #Philosophy

'Insensitive, to say the least': Mike Lee deletes Minnesota posts amid GOP criticism (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/17/congress/kevin-cramer-blasts-mike-lee-posts-00410547
http://www.memeorandum.com/250617/p124#a250617p124

Someone sent me a link to a video showing an interesting advertising campaign and my reply was:
"This needs to be hacked to support a harsh criticism of Capitalism."
(I am fun at parties but they have to be socialist parties.)

Entirely reasonable.
"Hamas has responded to the latest US-proposed ceasefire with demands for a pathway to a permanent ceasefire, instead of a temporary one where the Israeli government could unilaterally restart hostilities as they did in March.
"They have also called for a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and the resumption of aid and assistance to the besieged area."

Why Hamas is seeking to change the US-proposed Gaza ceasefire deal
Hamas claims the response was positive but with added provisions. Still, they’ve drawn criticism from the US and Israel.

Johnson, Thune push back on Musk's megabill criticism (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/04/congress/johnson-thune-push-back-on-musks-megabill-criticism-00384707
http://www.memeorandum.com/250604/p117#a250604p117

Oh, my. How interesting.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/28/trump-tax-bill-weakens-doge-cost-cutting-efforts-elon-musk

Oh, my. How interesting.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/28/trump-tax-bill-weakens-doge-cost-cutting-efforts-elon-musk

On Monday, scores of scientists at the National Institutes of Health sent their Trump-appointed leader a letter titled the "Bethesda Declaration"
challenging “policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe.”
It says: “We dissent.”
In a capital where insiders often insist on anonymity to say such things publicly,
92 NIH researchers, program directors, branch chiefs and scientific r…

NIH scientists go public with criticism over Trump cuts
President Donald Trump’s National Institutes of Health director says some employees’ critical letter to him has “fundamental misconceptions about the policy directions the NIH has taken.” Monday’s letter from NIH researchers and staffers says the Republican Trump administration’s policies waste public resources and harm people’s health. NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya in his confirmation hearings pledged openness to views that might conflict with his, saying dissent is the “essenc…

Microsoft makes a 'proactive investment' in EU cybersecurity amid bloc's tensions with US https://therecord.media/microsoft-european-security-program

Trump attacks Musk as public feud escalates over tax-cut bill (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-blames-musks-criticism-decision-cut-ev-tax-credits-2025-06-05/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250605/p113#a250605p113

Trump admits rupture with Musk: "Elon and I had a great relationship" (Avery Lotz/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/05/trump-musk-bill-criticism-response
http://www.memeorandum.com/250605/p70#a250605p70

It is the fight Trump had been dreaming about,
a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his political agenda.
In bypassing the authority of Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a Democrat,
to call in the National Guard to quell protests in the Los Angeles area over his administration’s efforts to deport more migrants,
Trump is now pushing the boundaries of presidential authority and stoking criticism that he is inflaming the situation…

Trump Jumps at the Chance for a Confrontation in California Over Immigration
The situation has all the elements that the president seeks: a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his agenda.

I didn’t expect that my career-ending move would be to say 'stop bombing hospitals'
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/6/university_california_san_francisco_gaza

Fired over Gaza? Dr. Rupa Marya Sues UCSF, Says She Was Targeted for Speaking Up for Palestine
We speak with Dr. Rupa Marya, a physician, activist, author and composer, who this week filed two free speech complaints against her former employer, the University of California, San Francisco. The school fired her last month after a lengthy suspension over her criticism of Israel’s war on Gaza and its impact on healthcare in the Palestinian territory. “I didn’t expect that my career-ending move would be to say 'stop bombing hospitals,' for expressing support for Palestinian liberation a…

Malaysian home minister’s WhatsApp hacked, used to scam contacts https://therecord.media/malaysia-hack-scam-whatsapp-minister

'Elon Musk is right'
to criticize spending bill
says House Republican
who voted for spending bill
Representative Scott Perry,
a Pennsylvania Republican and member of the far-right House Freedom caucus,
just seconded Elon Musk’s criticism of the massive spending bill
that passed the House by a single vote
as “a disgusting abomination”
and added that the billionaire Republican donor
“is right to call out House Leadership”.

'Very disappointed in Elon': Trump, Musk spar amid continued criticism of 'big beautiful' megabill (Aaron Pellish/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/05/elon-musk-donald-trump-fight-00389480
http://www.memeorandum.com/250605/p74#a250605p74