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"Congress is not doing its job, and the vacuum that its dereliction has created is encouraging presidential and judicial overreach." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments

I’m really only just getting into it but I genuinely love birding as a hobby. The entire goal is to look at the bird. Is there a bird? There is a bird! Look at the bird! If you are very keen you can learn what to call the bird so that you can properly thank it for the joy you feel when you see it. 🪶

submitted 9 days ago • 827 comments

Renowned historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social delivered a powerful keynote at The Old North Church’s 250th Anniversary Lantern Service on April 18, 2025. #LetFreedomRing Watch this clip from her inspiring address:

submitted 14 days ago • 10 comments

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

submitted 24 days ago • 753 comments

Amazing speech by @hcrichardson.bsky.social on the 250 year anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride and all of the other people who were a part of it. She writes about how little things can add up to impact history. Her full speech: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... #teslatakedown #handsoff #april19

submitted 24 days ago • 10 comments

Evaluating fractional exponents

submitted 27 days ago • 5 comments

"The people who make up the institutions we depend on for the pursuit of truth—people at news organizations, schools, museums, and libraries—must remain committed to supporting fearless empiricism, logic, and debate, even when it hurts the president’s feelings." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 27 days ago • 5 comments

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. -FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.

submitted 33 days ago • 481 comments

It’s been a full week, and not a single penguin has backed down or sold out. Could there be a lesson here for America’s law firms and universities?

submitted 34 days ago • 49 comments

This is the way.

submitted 36 days ago • 5 comments

"Trumpian nihilism has eviscerated conservatism. The people in this administration are not conservatives. They are the opposite of conservatives." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

submitted 36 days ago • 18 comments

Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance newrepublic.com/article/1931... via @newrepublic.com

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

As a former staffer, I answered hundreds of constituent calls. These calls do shape how Reps vote and make decisions. I made a list of all the Senators by state with contact info for each of their many state offices. Let's flood the zone with our outrage. quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/senate-con...

submitted 95 days ago • 79 comments

Our people across #MD08 are rightly demanding answers about President Trump's systematic destruction of federal programs and the civil service. Federal workers—I'm convening a webinar on the latest developments and resources to fight back. Sign up to gain access upon its release:

submitted 99 days ago • 282 comments

Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:

submitted 100 days ago • 202 comments