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Over educated, usually appalled. Geigh. Loon. Floating around. He/him.
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Ah yes, the United States, a country famously with neither the will nor means to compel another country to behave in accordance with its wishes.

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International students are an asset, not a liability. They've been valuable members of every class I've taught, and their participation has enriched the experience of all. (Their tuition, also, helps fund financial aid for US citizens). Trump is treating them all like criminals.

submitted 16 hours ago • 0 comments

Someone should check which Trump allies and members of Congress bought Apple/tech stock on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/12/t...

submitted 19 hours ago • 178 comments

turning a big dial that says "book banning" and constantly looking back at the audience for approval

submitted 19 hours ago • 6 comments

i think about this photo a lot

submitted 20 hours ago • 991 comments

This part

submitted 22 hours ago • 616 comments

Rather than cite “DEI”—write out the words. Diversity Equity Inclusion Because if you’re against DEI, THAT’S what you’re against. Don’t let folks hide behind the initials.

submitted 22 hours ago • 31 comments

the three of us are having a conversation

submitted 1 day ago • 801 comments

Dem Senators are pushing the SEC to investigate whether Trump and his allies “engaged in insider trading.” In addition, Dem Sens. Schiff, Schumer, Warren, and Wyden asked state attorneys general to investigate any state crimes, like fraud or tax evasion. Trump can’t pardon state crimes. More here:

submitted 21 hours ago • 31 comments

It’s hard to think of anything he’s done in his second term that’s *not* impeachable.

submitted 1 day ago • 229 comments

I like how quickly we went from "iPhones can definitely be built in the US" to "On second thought, nevermind."

submitted 22 hours ago • 6 comments

I was told these people were “free speech absolutists”

submitted 2 days ago • 526 comments

What the everloving fuck!? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Power, Obligation and the Universities talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/power...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Ocean's 11 reboot but it's Elon Musk's adult children teaming up to steal all his money

submitted 1 day ago • 16 comments

GIFT ARTICLE American governors (and everybody else): THIS is how you do it. [Except you, JB; I know you know.] www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...

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America today: we’re being swarmed by insects. They’re coming at us from every direction and in overwhelming numbers. We can’t swat at them all. We just end up flailing. What is required is a coordinated, all-encompassing response (a vat of DEET, jumping in a river). So…how do we do that?

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

77 million Americans, roughly. And they all own every last bit of this disaster.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

what’s the point of access journalism if you don’t use your access to do journalism

submitted 2 days ago • 68 comments

ok fine but it will all be worth it when our kids are either involved in a ground war in greenland or sewing sneakers in a nebraska factory

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

#BlueCrew #StrongerTogether #BlueResistors #Resist #Resistance #ProudBlue #NoKings #Felon

submitted 2 days ago • 36 comments

"No one, apparently, is willing to prevent a single man from destroying the world economy, wrecking financial markets, forcing this country and other countries into recession if that’s what he feels like doing when he gets up tomorrow morning" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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