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How the war on drunk driving was won
“Two underappreciated ideas stick out from this experience. First, deterrence works: incentives matter to offenders much more than many scholars found initially plausible. Second, the long-run impact that successful criminal-justice interventions have is not primarily in rehabilitation, incapacitation, or even deterrence, but in altering the social norms around acceptable behavior.”
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How the war on drunk driving was won
“Two underappreciated ideas stick out from this experience. First, deterrence works: incentives matter to offenders much more than many scholars found initially plausible. Second, the long-run impact that successful criminal-justice interventions have is not primarily in rehabilitation, incapacitation, or even deterrence, but in altering the social norms around acceptable behavior.”
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ตื่นมาก็โพสต์บ่นตั้งแต่เช้าจนถึงก่อนนอนทุกวัน แต่กลับไม่เห็นการลงมือทำอะไรที่ช่วยให้บ้านเมืองดีขึ้นเลย
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Illegal Voting by Non-Citizens in the U.S.: Facts, Statistics, and Context
Here’s a summary of what credible research and reporting tell us about the scale of illegal voting by non-citizens in the U.S., along with how uncertain the estimates are:
What Studies & Investigations Show
1. Very rare occurrence in practice
The Brennan Center for Justice reviewed many state investigations and court cases and found that confirmed instances of non-citizens voting are extremely rare. (Brennan Center for Justice) For example:
- One study found only 14 convictions of non-citizens for voting over the first three years of a DOJ fraud initiative. (Brennan Center for Justice)
- In large states or in investigations with many hundreds of thousands or millions of registered voters, the number of non-citizens found to have voted is often in double digits. (Brennan Center for Justice)
2. Specific state findings
- In Iowa, a review found 35 non-citizens voted in the 2024 general election, out of more than 1.6 million voters. (AP News)
- Also in Iowa, there were 277 non-citizens registered among about 2.3 million registered voters. (AP News)
These numbers are very small fractions of total voters or registrations. (AP News)
3. Claims with larger estimates, but high uncertainty
- A study by Just Facts in 2024 claimed that 10%-27% of non-citizen adults are illegally registered to vote. (justfacts.org)
- That estimate implies 2-5 million non-citizen adults could be registered to vote. (justfacts.org)
- The same study projects that 5%-13% of non-citizens might illegally vote in federal elections, which translates (on their model) to 1.0 million to 2.7 million illegal votes in certain elections unless additional safeguards are in place. (justfacts.org)
But many experts caution that these larger estimates are highly uncertain because of small sample sizes, potential misreporting, issues identifying non-citizens vs. naturalized citizens, and methodological challenges. (Snopes)
What to Keep in Mind: Limitations & Context
- “Registered non-citizen” ≠ “non-citizen who voted”
Being on a voter registration roll doesn’t always mean someone actually voted. Some studies estimate registration but not actual votes. (justfacts.org)
- Misidentification & data errors
Some people report they’re non-citizens but later naturalize, or there are errors in matching names/records. Some investigations turn up registrations attributed to “non-citizens” that actually were already citizens or that there was no proof the person voted. (AP News)
- Extremely small impact
Even in studies that find non-citizen voting, it’s almost always so small in number that it is not considered to affect the outcome of elections in a meaningful way. (Brennan Center for Justice)
Bottom Line
- Illegal voting by non-citizens does happen but confirmed cases are very rare.
- Estimations that suggest high numbers (millions) are disputed and involve big uncertainties.
- In most states and most elections, the fraction of votes cast by non-citizens is so small that it’s negligible in terms of impact.
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Thailand grants royal pardon to jailed activists and artists
“Thailand has released several high-profile prisoners jailed under the controversial lese majeste law following royal pardons issued earlier this year, with activists, artists, and even a mother jailed while pregnant among those walking free.”
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Nationalism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Nationalism is an ideology and movement that promotes the interests of a specific nation and emphasizes loyalty to that nation. It prioritizes national interests over those of other groups or individuals. Nationalism can also be defined as the attitude of a nation’s members when they care about their national identity, or the actions they take to achieve or maintain self-determination.
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Protesters demand Thai PM’s ouster over leaked call
“Thousands of protesters gathered at Victory Monument in Bangkok on Saturday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over a leaked phone call between her and former Cambodian premier Hun Sen.”
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Palantir Knows Everything About You
Peter Thiel’s data-mining company is using War on Terror tools to track American citizens. The scary thing? Palantir is desperate for new customers.
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“จากคำพิพากษาในคดีนี้ ทำให้ อานนท์ ถูกพิพากษาจำคุกรวมแล้ว 7 คดี เป็นระยะเวลาทั้งสิ้น 20 ปี 10 เดือน 20 วัน”
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Cosmic Perspective on Humanity
“The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.” — Carl Sagan
This quote by Carl Sagan, from his reflections on the “Pale Blue Dot” image of Earth taken by Voyager 1, is one of the most poignant and sobering commentaries on human nature and our place in the universe. It’s a powerful distillation of humility and perspective.
Sagan’s words emphasize just how small and fragile our planet—and everything that happens on it—really is when seen from a cosmic scale. His reflection on human conflict and the desire for domination exposes the tragic irony of our behavior: we commit immense violence and cruelty over borders, beliefs, and power, all while existing on what amounts to a speck of dust in an unimaginably vast cosmos.
The power of this quote lies in its juxtaposition. On one hand, it paints a picture of the grandeur and scale of the universe; on the other, it highlights the pettiness and destructiveness of much of human history. It’s both a critique and a call for introspection—an urging to reevaluate our values, actions, and the stories we tell ourselves about significance and glory.
Sagan’s message is not one of nihilism, though—it’s of responsibility. If this “dot” is all we have, then we ought to treat each other and the Earth with more care, compassion, and wisdom.
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An earthquake is a powerful natural disaster caused by a sudden release of energy underground, shaking the Earth’s surface. In times like this, people are suffering and lives are at stake—let’s focus on supporting those in need instead of using this tragedy for personal or political statements.
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“A deep state is a type of government made up of potential, unauthorized secret networks of power operating independently of a state’s political leadership in pursuit of their own agenda and goals.”
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8 New Discoveries in JFK File Dump