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Never in my most pessimistic moments did I expect the response to modern biotechnology saving countless lives in a pandemic to be a powerful elite captured by a conspiracy theory and dismantling our defenses against the next one out of some misguided notion of revenge

submitted 6 hours ago • 16 comments

“Not a good look” is one of my least fav common sayings cuz it often reveals the speaker cares about getting caught or appearances as opposed to what matters, which is what you, you know, do and if it’s right

submitted 34 minutes ago • 8 comments

If you want to understand DOGE. Start here.

submitted 33 minutes ago • 2 comments

From a FOIA perspective, "the entire federal workforce should write down and email what they did last week" is extremely funny

submitted 2 hours ago • 88 comments

Elon Musk’s AI said he and Trump deserve the death penalty

submitted 1 day ago • 70 comments

Several good things are happening according r/fednews so I am going to drop them here. If federal workers are fighting back, how much more us? A thread/

submitted 14 hours ago • 27 comments

This is the most wretched campaign of deliberate, explicit persecution the United States has perpetrated against a minority group in decades. Many of the most important people in politics and journalism are busying themselves trying to figure out how little to say or do about it.

submitted 9 hours ago • 165 comments

Also, just a little side note, and I know this was metaphorical, but it’s always a good time to mention that we need to end literal Brahmin supremacy, too. That vile, toxic practice is part of what enabled the fascist takeover in India, driven by right-wing religious extremism there.

submitted 5 hours ago • 7 comments

My latest op-ed in the Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 11 hours ago • 25 comments

This was the moment, just over a month ago, when the ADL could've put an end to Republicans doing Nazi salutes. They didn't. They chose instead to provide cover by calling it "an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm." Now the sieg heil salute has been normalized. The ADL literally had ONE JOB.

submitted 7 hours ago • 118 comments

True in part, the larger issue is the structure of Sand Hill Rd: far too many of those at top were never the wunderkinder they’d been told they were/believe themselves to be, yet, conveniently for them, they sit atop major cos. like AH and cannot be dethroned. It’s a broad, intractable problem.

submitted 6 hours ago • 2 comments

Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

submitted 9 hours ago • 1101 comments

New: My dispatch from the hottest club in New York City on Friday — the Luigi Mangione hearing. Truly one of the most fascinating scenes I’ve ever witnessed. With illustrations from inside the courtroom by the great Molly Crabapple www.theverge.com/law/617946/l...

submitted 8 hours ago • 12 comments

This is 100% correct — I have heard the Silicon Valley money guys admit as much out loud, about all of these fools.

submitted 6 hours ago • 13 comments

i absolutely believe this is where we are headed. this has always been the playbook. sartre wrote in 1945 that they delight in their own bad faith. in 2017, andrew anglin made it the official editorial policy for his nazi blog. it’s always “just a joke,” but the punchline is actual violence.

submitted 7 hours ago • 23 comments

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

submitted 7 hours ago • 1529 comments

PBS Newshour gave a twelve minute interview to Daily Wire host Michael Knowles, who has called for the “eradication” of trans people from society

submitted 9 hours ago • 84 comments

I added a new table to the Trump Data repo. Weekly Unemployment Insurance claims, which are notable because they include a count of federal employees. Right now, the data is up to Feb. 8th, but it updates every Thursday (for the week ending the prior Sunday). github.com/harrisj/trum...

submitted 7 hours ago • 2 comments

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submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

anyone, including those who claim to be experts saying that the Republicans are not a Nazi party are not just incorrect. They are trying to protect themselves from the reality that they are wrong.

submitted 8 hours ago • 7 comments

Anti-DEI is an attack on civil rights by segregationists. Most white "allies" are completely silent while segregationists attack Black people and our civil rights. These silent "allies" without a shred of shame or self-awareness, fully expect Black voters to make sacrifices to save them at midterms

submitted 10 hours ago • 18 comments

Donald Trump has told Kristi Noem to spend $200 million of public funds on ads thanking him for "securing the border," North Korea-style www.semafor.com/article/02/1... www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 8 hours ago • 41 comments

Big protest coming to Stonewall National Monument in just an hour or two. If you are in the area, get down there, be active, show your disapproval of the removal of transgender people from all online websites for the Stonewall National Monument page!

submitted 9 hours ago • 13 comments

Movie you've watched more than 6 times, gifs only ( @reghud.bsky.social knows!)

submitted 8 hours ago • 34 comments

I know most people think that Schumer is a waste of space and that nothing he does is good enough, but I hope you realize the importance of what he’s doing today. 1/2

submitted 8 hours ago • 21 comments

I don’t understand how there’s any debate about whether to characterize them as Nazis when they’re out here sieg heiling. It’s an absolute failure of messaging not to name and condemn this behavior, and build a narrative around it.

submitted 9 hours ago • 48 comments

The one and only @edyong209.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

Happy Black History Month

submitted 2 days ago • 534 comments

I literally reported this Wednesday.

submitted 12 hours ago • 143 comments

Democrats are fundamentally misunderstanding the moment: We're not asking them to be legislators right now. We need them to be politicians. There's nothing to be done about the legislative situation. They're right about that. But there's PLENTY to be done as politicians.

submitted 1 day ago • 150 comments

A lesson in how claims of meritocracy as justification for opposing DEI are often cover for the demand that we return to a system of preference for white men - whatever their qualifications. Fire a qualified Black man. Hire a statutorily unqualified white man. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

submitted 12 hours ago • 74 comments

"Killing Gawker was a trial run for a media takeover."

submitted 12 hours ago • 7 comments

So it’s come to this: I’m a YouTube reaction video guy now youtu.be/Ax_oY22QCks?...

submitted 12 hours ago • 3 comments