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https://www.europesays.com/ie/482519/ Designing a Brand: How Apple Built an Architectural Language of Glass and Order #Apple #AppleCampus #AppleStore #ArchDailyTopic202620thCenturyDesignInFlux #Architecture #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsDesign #branding #Cities #ContemporaryArchitecture #CorporateArchitecture #CorporativeBuilding #Cupertino #Design #Éire #Entertainment #Foster+Partners #IE #iPhone #Ireland #NewYork #NormanFoster #Retail #RetailStoreDesign #SteveJobs #store #StoreDesign
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Foster + Partners unveils plans for Rijksmuseum garden pavilions https://www.allforgardening.com/1568727/foster-partners-unveils-plans-for-rijksmuseum-garden-pavilions/ #amsterdam #Foster+Partners #garden #gardening #GardeningAustralia #netherlands #ParksAndGardens #pavilions #Rijksmuseum #section:all #section:architecture #section=news
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DOG DAYS ARE HERE
On Nov. 14, 2025, I had the honour and pleasure of taking in a foster dog named Charlie.
I did not make the choice to foster a dog lightly. As someone who grew up with a dog, I knew how much responsibility and time caring for a dog takes.
I can now confirm that the adage of rescue dogs saving the people that take them in is true.
Since COVID-19, this seed of loneliness was planted in me, but having Charlie around has helped me regrow my curiosity for life and the great outdoors.
Charlie is a half German Shephard, half American Dingo. He grew up in Texas and he was left to fend for himself on the streets for about six months before being taken in by a kind lady, who contacted the Dog Rescue Society (DRS).
The DRS is a foster-based, volunteer-run organization based in Kitchener, and their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home dogs in need, while creating a supportive community of adopters and fosters. Usually, their foster programs take about three to four months.
For the first few weeks, he was in what is known as the decompression phase—what he needed most was a quiet, structured and safe place to be.
I remember our first walk together was around the block outside of my apartment building. He was skittish and anxious, much like me. I felt like maybe I was in over my head, maybe it was too long since I had a dog and I was not equipped to be a good dog parent.
But when he looked up at me with his hopeful big brown eyes on the elevator ride up to our apartment, I felt like we were in this together.
For the first few days we were on a strict structured routine of waking up at the same time, eating at the same time and walking at the same time during the day. It was a way to introduce structure to Charlie’s life, especially since his life was turned so completely upside down. The more time has passed the more Charlie’s personality has manifested. He is a confident dog who takes life in stride. Though doubtless he feared me when we first met, he was nothing but cordial to me. He is curious, playful and full of energy for life. All things that a depressed human like me lack sometimes.
Since the start, we’ve settled into a similar but less rigid routine. Due to some difficulties with mental health issues, having another reason to get out of bed and get some exercise has been a lifesaver. I’m happy I got to help Charlie, and he in turn has helped me quite a lot.
Charlie is currently up for adoption. If you are interested, check out his profile and others on the DRS website at thedogrescuesociety.net.
#AdrianQuijano #charlie #community #COVID19 #Dog #Foster #fosterDog #fostering #KatWex #mentalHealth #pandemic #Pets #rescue #Routine -
DOG DAYS ARE HERE
On Nov. 14, 2025, I had the honour and pleasure of taking in a foster dog named Charlie.
I did not make the choice to foster a dog lightly. As someone who grew up with a dog, I knew how much responsibility and time caring for a dog takes.
I can now confirm that the adage of rescue dogs saving the people that take them in is true.
Since COVID-19, this seed of loneliness was planted in me, but having Charlie around has helped me regrow my curiosity for life and the great outdoors.
Charlie is a half German Shephard, half American Dingo. He grew up in Texas and he was left to fend for himself on the streets for about six months before being taken in by a kind lady, who contacted the Dog Rescue Society (DRS).
The DRS is a foster-based, volunteer-run organization based in Kitchener, and their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home dogs in need, while creating a supportive community of adopters and fosters. Usually, their foster programs take about three to four months.
For the first few weeks, he was in what is known as the decompression phase—what he needed most was a quiet, structured and safe place to be.
I remember our first walk together was around the block outside of my apartment building. He was skittish and anxious, much like me. I felt like maybe I was in over my head, maybe it was too long since I had a dog and I was not equipped to be a good dog parent.
But when he looked up at me with his hopeful big brown eyes on the elevator ride up to our apartment, I felt like we were in this together.
For the first few days we were on a strict structured routine of waking up at the same time, eating at the same time and walking at the same time during the day. It was a way to introduce structure to Charlie’s life, especially since his life was turned so completely upside down. The more time has passed the more Charlie’s personality has manifested. He is a confident dog who takes life in stride. Though doubtless he feared me when we first met, he was nothing but cordial to me. He is curious, playful and full of energy for life. All things that a depressed human like me lack sometimes.
Since the start, we’ve settled into a similar but less rigid routine. Due to some difficulties with mental health issues, having another reason to get out of bed and get some exercise has been a lifesaver. I’m happy I got to help Charlie, and he in turn has helped me quite a lot.
Charlie is currently up for adoption. If you are interested, check out his profile and others on the DRS website at thedogrescuesociety.net.
#AdrianQuijano #charlie #community #COVID19 #Dog #Foster #fosterDog #fostering #KatWex #mentalHealth #pandemic #Pets #rescue #Routine -
DOG DAYS ARE HERE
On Nov. 14, 2025, I had the honour and pleasure of taking in a foster dog named Charlie.
I did not make the choice to foster a dog lightly. As someone who grew up with a dog, I knew how much responsibility and time caring for a dog takes.
I can now confirm that the adage of rescue dogs saving the people that take them in is true.
Since COVID-19, this seed of loneliness was planted in me, but having Charlie around has helped me regrow my curiosity for life and the great outdoors.
Charlie is a half German Shephard, half American Dingo. He grew up in Texas and he was left to fend for himself on the streets for about six months before being taken in by a kind lady, who contacted the Dog Rescue Society (DRS).
The DRS is a foster-based, volunteer-run organization based in Kitchener, and their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home dogs in need, while creating a supportive community of adopters and fosters. Usually, their foster programs take about three to four months.
For the first few weeks, he was in what is known as the decompression phase—what he needed most was a quiet, structured and safe place to be.
I remember our first walk together was around the block outside of my apartment building. He was skittish and anxious, much like me. I felt like maybe I was in over my head, maybe it was too long since I had a dog and I was not equipped to be a good dog parent.
But when he looked up at me with his hopeful big brown eyes on the elevator ride up to our apartment, I felt like we were in this together.
For the first few days we were on a strict structured routine of waking up at the same time, eating at the same time and walking at the same time during the day. It was a way to introduce structure to Charlie’s life, especially since his life was turned so completely upside down. The more time has passed the more Charlie’s personality has manifested. He is a confident dog who takes life in stride. Though doubtless he feared me when we first met, he was nothing but cordial to me. He is curious, playful and full of energy for life. All things that a depressed human like me lack sometimes.
Since the start, we’ve settled into a similar but less rigid routine. Due to some difficulties with mental health issues, having another reason to get out of bed and get some exercise has been a lifesaver. I’m happy I got to help Charlie, and he in turn has helped me quite a lot.
Charlie is currently up for adoption. If you are interested, check out his profile and others on the DRS website at thedogrescuesociety.net.
#AdrianQuijano #charlie #community #COVID19 #Dog #Foster #fosterDog #fostering #KatWex #mentalHealth #pandemic #Pets #rescue #Routine -
DOG DAYS ARE HERE
On Nov. 14, 2025, I had the honour and pleasure of taking in a foster dog named Charlie.
I did not make the choice to foster a dog lightly. As someone who grew up with a dog, I knew how much responsibility and time caring for a dog takes.
I can now confirm that the adage of rescue dogs saving the people that take them in is true.
Since COVID-19, this seed of loneliness was planted in me, but having Charlie around has helped me regrow my curiosity for life and the great outdoors.
Charlie is a half German Shephard, half American Dingo. He grew up in Texas and he was left to fend for himself on the streets for about six months before being taken in by a kind lady, who contacted the Dog Rescue Society (DRS).
The DRS is a foster-based, volunteer-run organization based in Kitchener, and their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home dogs in need, while creating a supportive community of adopters and fosters. Usually, their foster programs take about three to four months.
For the first few weeks, he was in what is known as the decompression phase—what he needed most was a quiet, structured and safe place to be.
I remember our first walk together was around the block outside of my apartment building. He was skittish and anxious, much like me. I felt like maybe I was in over my head, maybe it was too long since I had a dog and I was not equipped to be a good dog parent.
But when he looked up at me with his hopeful big brown eyes on the elevator ride up to our apartment, I felt like we were in this together.
For the first few days we were on a strict structured routine of waking up at the same time, eating at the same time and walking at the same time during the day. It was a way to introduce structure to Charlie’s life, especially since his life was turned so completely upside down. The more time has passed the more Charlie’s personality has manifested. He is a confident dog who takes life in stride. Though doubtless he feared me when we first met, he was nothing but cordial to me. He is curious, playful and full of energy for life. All things that a depressed human like me lack sometimes.
Since the start, we’ve settled into a similar but less rigid routine. Due to some difficulties with mental health issues, having another reason to get out of bed and get some exercise has been a lifesaver. I’m happy I got to help Charlie, and he in turn has helped me quite a lot.
Charlie is currently up for adoption. If you are interested, check out his profile and others on the DRS website at thedogrescuesociety.net.
#AdrianQuijano #charlie #community #COVID19 #Dog #Foster #fosterDog #fostering #KatWex #mentalHealth #pandemic #Pets #rescue #Routine -
#1girl #alternate_breast_size_(larger) #animal_ears #black_eyes #bow #bowtie #breasts #choker #cleavage #collared_shirt #covered_navel #detached_collar #ear_piercing #fake_animal_ears #feet_out_of_frame #fishnet_pantyhose #fishnets #food #food_in_mouth #foster's_home_for_imaginary_friends #frankie_foster #full_body #green_hoodie #green_jacket #heart #highleg #highleg_leotard #highres #hood #hoodie #hot #jacket #kneehighs #large_breasts #leotard #light_blush #long_bangs #multiple_views #nia_(nia4294) #open_clothes #open_hoodie #pantyhose #partially_unbuttoned #piercing #playboy_bunny #pleated_skirt #ponytail #popsicle #rabbit_ears #red_hair #school_uniform #see-through_clothes #see-through_shirt #shirt #skirt #skirt_rolled_up #smile #socks #standing #sweat #sweaty_clothes #white_background #white_shirt #white_socks #wrist_cuffs https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/7437298
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Seattle City Light is reporting a medium outage in the Foster area of Tukwila.
Start Date: Dec 5 5:46 PM
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Foster + Partners Presents “Civic Vision” Exhibition at Sydney’s Parkline Place
Foster + Partners | CIVIC VISION Exhibition. Image © Alicia Taylor Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #Architecture #ArchitectureExhibitions #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #AU #Australia #CivicDesign #Design #Entertainment #Exhibition #Foster+Partners #NormanFoster #sustainability #Sydney #Technology
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Foster + Partners Presents “Civic Vision” Exhibition at Sydney’s Parkline Place
Foster + Partners | CIVIC VISION Exhibition. Image © Alicia Taylor Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp…
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James Franco Action Thriller ‘Foster’ Hunts Distribution At TIFF
#News #Foster #JamesFranco #RonPerlmanhttps://deadline.com/2025/09/james-franco-action-thriller-foster-hunts-distribution-tiff-1236508831/
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/298541/ Halfway Through Expo 2025 Osaka: 10 Must-Visit Pavilions #AproposArchitects #Architecture #ArchitectureExhibitions #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #Bahrain #CarloRatti #Coldefy&AssociésArchitectesUrbanistes #CzechRepublic #Design #Entertainment #Expo2025Osaka #Foster+Partners #France #Japan #KengoKuma #KengoKumaAndAssociates #LinaGhotmeh #Netherlands #NikkenSekkei #Pavilions #Philippines #Poland #Portugal #Qatar #RAUArchitects #SaudiArabia #SouFujimoto #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.alojapan.com/1332578/halfway-through-expo-2025-osaka-10-must-visit-pavilions/ Halfway Through Expo 2025 Osaka: 10 Must-Visit Pavilions #AproposArchitects #architecture #ArchitectureExhibitions #Bahrain #CarloRatti #Coldefy&AssociésArchitectesUrbanistes #CzechRepublic #Expo2025Osaka #Foster+Partners #France #Japan #KengoKuma #KengoKumaAndAssociates #LinaGhotmeh #Netherlands #NIKKENSEKKEI #Osaka #OsakaTopics #pavilions #philippines #poland #portugal #qatar #RAUArchitects #SaudiArabia #SouFujimoto #大阪 #大阪府 Expo Osaka
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https://www.alojapan.com/1332578/halfway-through-expo-2025-osaka-10-must-visit-pavilions/ Halfway Through Expo 2025 Osaka: 10 Must-Visit Pavilions #AproposArchitects #architecture #ArchitectureExhibitions #Bahrain #CarloRatti #Coldefy&AssociésArchitectesUrbanistes #CzechRepublic #Expo2025Osaka #Foster+Partners #France #Japan #KengoKuma #KengoKumaAndAssociates #LinaGhotmeh #Netherlands #NIKKENSEKKEI #Osaka #OsakaTopics #pavilions #philippines #poland #portugal #qatar #RAUArchitects #SaudiArabia #SouFujimoto #大阪 #大阪府 Expo Osaka
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#Jubilee
With her favorite baby sitter, Kimberlee.#xpupspack #Rescue #Foster #Adopt #FosterFailure #Dogs #ShelterDogs
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#Pixie #Jubilee #Juggernaut
I could cry. I really miss these two girls. They were the best!#xpupspack #Rescue #Foster #Adopt #FosterFailure #Dogs #ShelterDogs
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#Jubilee
International Kissing Day#xpupspack #Rescue #Foster #Adopt #FosterFailure #Dogs #ShelterDogs
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Along with the tech-centric WhatsApp groups Krishnan had organized out of a16z,
Andreessen joined a slew of others,
including ones that Torenberg set up for tech founders and for more political discussions.The tech chats tended to be on WhatsApp and the political ones on Signal, which is more fully encrypted,
and they had different settings.(“Every group chat ends up being about memes and humor and the goal of the group chat is to get as close to the line of being actually objectionable without tripping it,” Andreessen told Fridman.
“People will set to 5 minutes before they send something particularly inflammatory.“)
After a group of liberal intellectuals published a letter in Harper’s on July 7, 2020, some of its signers were invited to join a Signal group called “Everything Is Fine.”
There, writers including #Kmele #Foster, who co-hosts the podcast
"The Fifth Column", Persuasion founder #Yascha #Mounk, and the Harper’s letter contributor Williams joined Andreessen and a group that also included the anti-woke conservative activist #Chris #Rufo.The new participants were charmed by Andreessen’s engagement:
“He was the most available, the most present, the most texting of anybody in the group
— which shocked me because it seemed like he was the most important person in the group,” one said.But the center didn’t hold.
The liberal Harper’s types were surprised to find what one described an
“illiberal worldview” among tech figures more concerned with power than speech.The conservatives found the liberal intellectuals tiresome, committed to what Rufo described to me as “infinite discourse” over action.
The breaking point came on July 5, 2021, when Foster and Williams,
along with the never-Trump conservative #David #French and the liberal academic #Jason #Stanley,
wrote a New York Times op-ed criticizing new laws against teaching “critical race theory.”“Even if this censorship is legal in the narrow context of public primary and secondary education,
it is antithetical to educating students in the culture of American free expression,”
they wrote.The conservatives had thought the Harper’s letter writers were their allies in an all-out ideological battle,
and considered their position a betrayal.Andreessen “went really ballistic in a quite personal way at Thomas,”
a participant recalled.The group ended after Andreessen “wrote something along the lines of
‘thank you everybody, I think it’s time to take a Signal break,’” another said.The meltdown of this liberal-tech alliance was, to #Rufo, a healthy development.
“A lot of these technologists hoped that the centrist path was a viable one, because it would permit them in theory to change the culture without having to expose themselves to the risk of becoming partisans,”
he said.“By 2021, the smartest people in tech understood that these people were a dead end
— so the group chats exploded and reformulated on more explicitly political lines.”Rufo had been there all along:
“I looked at these chats as a good investment of my time to radicalize tech elites who I thought were the most likely and high-impact new coalition partners for the right.”#MarcAndreessen #LexFridman
#ChrisRufo
#VivekRamaswamy #ErikTorenberg #Krishnan
#NoahSmithhttps://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-that-changed-america
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Along with the tech-centric WhatsApp groups Krishnan had organized out of a16z,
Andreessen joined a slew of others,
including ones that Torenberg set up for tech founders and for more political discussions.The tech chats tended to be on WhatsApp and the political ones on Signal, which is more fully encrypted,
and they had different settings.(“Every group chat ends up being about memes and humor and the goal of the group chat is to get as close to the line of being actually objectionable without tripping it,” Andreessen told Fridman.
“People will set to 5 minutes before they send something particularly inflammatory.“)
After a group of liberal intellectuals published a letter in Harper’s on July 7, 2020, some of its signers were invited to join a Signal group called “Everything Is Fine.”
There, writers including #Kmele #Foster, who co-hosts the podcast
"The Fifth Column", Persuasion founder #Yascha #Mounk, and the Harper’s letter contributor Williams joined Andreessen and a group that also included the anti-woke conservative activist #Chris #Rufo.The new participants were charmed by Andreessen’s engagement:
“He was the most available, the most present, the most texting of anybody in the group
— which shocked me because it seemed like he was the most important person in the group,” one said.But the center didn’t hold.
The liberal Harper’s types were surprised to find what one described an
“illiberal worldview” among tech figures more concerned with power than speech.The conservatives found the liberal intellectuals tiresome, committed to what Rufo described to me as “infinite discourse” over action.
The breaking point came on July 5, 2021, when Foster and Williams,
along with the never-Trump conservative #David #French and the liberal academic #Jason #Stanley,
wrote a New York Times op-ed criticizing new laws against teaching “critical race theory.”“Even if this censorship is legal in the narrow context of public primary and secondary education,
it is antithetical to educating students in the culture of American free expression,”
they wrote.The conservatives had thought the Harper’s letter writers were their allies in an all-out ideological battle,
and considered their position a betrayal.Andreessen “went really ballistic in a quite personal way at Thomas,”
a participant recalled.The group ended after Andreessen “wrote something along the lines of
‘thank you everybody, I think it’s time to take a Signal break,’” another said.The meltdown of this liberal-tech alliance was, to #Rufo, a healthy development.
“A lot of these technologists hoped that the centrist path was a viable one, because it would permit them in theory to change the culture without having to expose themselves to the risk of becoming partisans,”
he said.“By 2021, the smartest people in tech understood that these people were a dead end
— so the group chats exploded and reformulated on more explicitly political lines.”Rufo had been there all along:
“I looked at these chats as a good investment of my time to radicalize tech elites who I thought were the most likely and high-impact new coalition partners for the right.”#MarcAndreessen #LexFridman
#ChrisRufo
#VivekRamaswamy #ErikTorenberg #Krishnan
#NoahSmithhttps://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-that-changed-america
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Along with the tech-centric WhatsApp groups Krishnan had organized out of a16z,
Andreessen joined a slew of others,
including ones that Torenberg set up for tech founders and for more political discussions.The tech chats tended to be on WhatsApp and the political ones on Signal, which is more fully encrypted,
and they had different settings.(“Every group chat ends up being about memes and humor and the goal of the group chat is to get as close to the line of being actually objectionable without tripping it,” Andreessen told Fridman.
“People will set to 5 minutes before they send something particularly inflammatory.“)
After a group of liberal intellectuals published a letter in Harper’s on July 7, 2020, some of its signers were invited to join a Signal group called “Everything Is Fine.”
There, writers including #Kmele #Foster, who co-hosts the podcast
"The Fifth Column", Persuasion founder #Yascha #Mounk, and the Harper’s letter contributor Williams joined Andreessen and a group that also included the anti-woke conservative activist #Chris #Rufo.The new participants were charmed by Andreessen’s engagement:
“He was the most available, the most present, the most texting of anybody in the group
— which shocked me because it seemed like he was the most important person in the group,” one said.But the center didn’t hold.
The liberal Harper’s types were surprised to find what one described an
“illiberal worldview” among tech figures more concerned with power than speech.The conservatives found the liberal intellectuals tiresome, committed to what Rufo described to me as “infinite discourse” over action.
The breaking point came on July 5, 2021, when Foster and Williams,
along with the never-Trump conservative #David #French and the liberal academic #Jason #Stanley,
wrote a New York Times op-ed criticizing new laws against teaching “critical race theory.”“Even if this censorship is legal in the narrow context of public primary and secondary education,
it is antithetical to educating students in the culture of American free expression,”
they wrote.The conservatives had thought the Harper’s letter writers were their allies in an all-out ideological battle,
and considered their position a betrayal.Andreessen “went really ballistic in a quite personal way at Thomas,”
a participant recalled.The group ended after Andreessen “wrote something along the lines of
‘thank you everybody, I think it’s time to take a Signal break,’” another said.The meltdown of this liberal-tech alliance was, to #Rufo, a healthy development.
“A lot of these technologists hoped that the centrist path was a viable one, because it would permit them in theory to change the culture without having to expose themselves to the risk of becoming partisans,”
he said.“By 2021, the smartest people in tech understood that these people were a dead end
— so the group chats exploded and reformulated on more explicitly political lines.”Rufo had been there all along:
“I looked at these chats as a good investment of my time to radicalize tech elites who I thought were the most likely and high-impact new coalition partners for the right.”#MarcAndreessen #LexFridman
#ChrisRufo
#VivekRamaswamy #ErikTorenberg #Krishnan
#NoahSmithhttps://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-that-changed-america
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Along with the tech-centric WhatsApp groups Krishnan had organized out of a16z,
Andreessen joined a slew of others,
including ones that Torenberg set up for tech founders and for more political discussions.The tech chats tended to be on WhatsApp and the political ones on Signal, which is more fully encrypted,
and they had different settings.(“Every group chat ends up being about memes and humor and the goal of the group chat is to get as close to the line of being actually objectionable without tripping it,” Andreessen told Fridman.
“People will set to 5 minutes before they send something particularly inflammatory.“)
After a group of liberal intellectuals published a letter in Harper’s on July 7, 2020, some of its signers were invited to join a Signal group called “Everything Is Fine.”
There, writers including #Kmele #Foster, who co-hosts the podcast
"The Fifth Column", Persuasion founder #Yascha #Mounk, and the Harper’s letter contributor Williams joined Andreessen and a group that also included the anti-woke conservative activist #Chris #Rufo.The new participants were charmed by Andreessen’s engagement:
“He was the most available, the most present, the most texting of anybody in the group
— which shocked me because it seemed like he was the most important person in the group,” one said.But the center didn’t hold.
The liberal Harper’s types were surprised to find what one described an
“illiberal worldview” among tech figures more concerned with power than speech.The conservatives found the liberal intellectuals tiresome, committed to what Rufo described to me as “infinite discourse” over action.
The breaking point came on July 5, 2021, when Foster and Williams,
along with the never-Trump conservative #David #French and the liberal academic #Jason #Stanley,
wrote a New York Times op-ed criticizing new laws against teaching “critical race theory.”“Even if this censorship is legal in the narrow context of public primary and secondary education,
it is antithetical to educating students in the culture of American free expression,”
they wrote.The conservatives had thought the Harper’s letter writers were their allies in an all-out ideological battle,
and considered their position a betrayal.Andreessen “went really ballistic in a quite personal way at Thomas,”
a participant recalled.The group ended after Andreessen “wrote something along the lines of
‘thank you everybody, I think it’s time to take a Signal break,’” another said.The meltdown of this liberal-tech alliance was, to #Rufo, a healthy development.
“A lot of these technologists hoped that the centrist path was a viable one, because it would permit them in theory to change the culture without having to expose themselves to the risk of becoming partisans,”
he said.“By 2021, the smartest people in tech understood that these people were a dead end
— so the group chats exploded and reformulated on more explicitly political lines.”Rufo had been there all along:
“I looked at these chats as a good investment of my time to radicalize tech elites who I thought were the most likely and high-impact new coalition partners for the right.”#MarcAndreessen #LexFridman
#ChrisRufo
#VivekRamaswamy #ErikTorenberg #Krishnan
#NoahSmithhttps://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-that-changed-america
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Along with the tech-centric WhatsApp groups Krishnan had organized out of a16z,
Andreessen joined a slew of others,
including ones that Torenberg set up for tech founders and for more political discussions.The tech chats tended to be on WhatsApp and the political ones on Signal, which is more fully encrypted,
and they had different settings.(“Every group chat ends up being about memes and humor and the goal of the group chat is to get as close to the line of being actually objectionable without tripping it,” Andreessen told Fridman.
“People will set to 5 minutes before they send something particularly inflammatory.“)
After a group of liberal intellectuals published a letter in Harper’s on July 7, 2020, some of its signers were invited to join a Signal group called “Everything Is Fine.”
There, writers including #Kmele #Foster, who co-hosts the podcast
"The Fifth Column", Persuasion founder #Yascha #Mounk, and the Harper’s letter contributor Williams joined Andreessen and a group that also included the anti-woke conservative activist #Chris #Rufo.The new participants were charmed by Andreessen’s engagement:
“He was the most available, the most present, the most texting of anybody in the group
— which shocked me because it seemed like he was the most important person in the group,” one said.But the center didn’t hold.
The liberal Harper’s types were surprised to find what one described an
“illiberal worldview” among tech figures more concerned with power than speech.The conservatives found the liberal intellectuals tiresome, committed to what Rufo described to me as “infinite discourse” over action.
The breaking point came on July 5, 2021, when Foster and Williams,
along with the never-Trump conservative #David #French and the liberal academic #Jason #Stanley,
wrote a New York Times op-ed criticizing new laws against teaching “critical race theory.”“Even if this censorship is legal in the narrow context of public primary and secondary education,
it is antithetical to educating students in the culture of American free expression,”
they wrote.The conservatives had thought the Harper’s letter writers were their allies in an all-out ideological battle,
and considered their position a betrayal.Andreessen “went really ballistic in a quite personal way at Thomas,”
a participant recalled.The group ended after Andreessen “wrote something along the lines of
‘thank you everybody, I think it’s time to take a Signal break,’” another said.The meltdown of this liberal-tech alliance was, to #Rufo, a healthy development.
“A lot of these technologists hoped that the centrist path was a viable one, because it would permit them in theory to change the culture without having to expose themselves to the risk of becoming partisans,”
he said.“By 2021, the smartest people in tech understood that these people were a dead end
— so the group chats exploded and reformulated on more explicitly political lines.”Rufo had been there all along:
“I looked at these chats as a good investment of my time to radicalize tech elites who I thought were the most likely and high-impact new coalition partners for the right.”#MarcAndreessen #LexFridman
#ChrisRufo
#VivekRamaswamy #ErikTorenberg #Krishnan
#NoahSmithhttps://www.semafor.com/article/04/27/2025/the-group-chats-that-changed-america
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@ThreeDogBakeryRiverside Taste Testing, Episode #040225
Here's a taste testing with #Gambit and #LadyMastermind at Three Dog Bakery, a featured vendor in the VIP tent @fosterarmy #AnimalRescue 10th #Anniversary #Party.
Save the Date! Mark Your Calendars!
Saturday, May 31st, 2025https://youtube.com/shorts/FXsGaBQkIDM?si=0hQrbLA4uQGFN14v
#xpupspack #Rescue #Foster #Adopt #FosterFailure #Dogs #ShelterDogs
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#The #Fascist #State of #Texas #sues #Biden #administration over #requirement to provide #LGBTQ+ #youth #foster #placements.
Placing LGBTQ+ #fosterchildren in more #accepting #homes would #cost #Texas too much #money and #resources, the #lawsuit #claims.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/25/paxton-biden-lgbtq-foster-youth/
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Tennessee passed a bill allowing #antiLGBTQ #parents the right to #foster and #adopt #LGBTQ #Kids.
Senator #RaumeshAkbari a #Memphis #Democrat #criticized the #bill as "#cruel." The #HumanRightsCampaign, called the #proposal “#wrong and a #violation of #federallaw.”
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
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#Republican #ReligiousExtremists, including 18 #redstate #AGs, #oppose a proposed #federal #rule aimed at #protecting #LGBTQ+ #foster #children
#Rule requires #states to provide #safe and #appropriate #placements with #providers who are #trained about the #child’s #needs
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
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This past week I’ve delved into the works of Claire Keegan (thanks for the recommendation @arratoon)
First I’ve read her 2010 novella “Foster”. Then I’ve watched the movie “The Quiet Girl” which was based on Foster. Loved both.
But then I read her 2021 novella “Small Things Like These” and fascinated! It’s one of the best things I’ve read recently. And apparently the movie is in the works.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58639322
#ClaireKeegan #Bookstodon #HistoricalFiction #SmallThingsLikeThese #Foster
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Arlene #Foster doesn't belong on that list even before her ill-judged remarks on #Biden. She is no peacemaker! She is a bitter woman who can't accept that the #NI she is comfortable in is disappearing. She is RW #mouthpiece who had found her natural home on #GBNews. She doesn't deserve to be on that stage. What defence or evidence does Queens University have to justify her award? #NIpolitics
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CW: What I’m reading; Foster
I want to read everything #ClaireKeegan has ever written. I’m not sure I’ve ever read a writer so sparing with her words to such impact. Every single line is measured to perfection. Just glorious.
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“Early on a Sunday, after first Mass in Clonegal, my father, instead of taking me home, drives deep into Wexford towards the coast where my mother’s people came from.” A fine film in its own right, An Cailín Ciúin is remarkably true to its source text, Claire Keegan’s brilliant Foster. #AnCailínCiúin #TheQuietGirl #Foster #ClaireKeegan
