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Books I read in 2025, a thread.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

The government literally wants to create thought crimes as a category. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

The bond market shows capital flight from the United States, with people selling off US debt. It’s the opposite of what usually happens during economic turmoil, when people buy US debt because they think it’s the safest asset in the world. The US-led global economic system is dead. By suicide.

submitted 7 days ago • 279 comments

"What the U.S. is doing now is not reform. It is rejecting the very system it created." - Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (April 8, 2025)

submitted 8 days ago • 524 comments

Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.

submitted 8 days ago • 214 comments

Don’t care what we call it, as long as we keep pushing for a more diverse, more inclusive workforce.

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

The FT View: This was no 'liberation day' for America. If Trump gets his way, the US economy will be isolated from the very system that has powered its century-long rise, writes our editorial board. www.ft.com/content/2145...

submitted 13 days ago • 38 comments

Crawford: I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won.

submitted 15 days ago • 136 comments

It's unfortunate that the current US government is such that the head of @seattlein2025.org needs to post this statement, and also, given that the current US government is such, it is good that she has. seattlein2025.org/2025/03/20/s...

submitted 27 days ago • 17 comments

“The Trump administration has canceled funding for an ongoing 30-year, nationwide study tracking patients with prediabetes and diabetes, researchers said, at a time when top officials have emphasized their determination to curb the incidence of such chronic conditions.”

submitted 30 days ago • 60 comments

her architecture feels close to nature www.mottimes.com/article/deta...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.” Absurd we still need to go through this 🧪👩‍🔬

submitted 41 days ago • 124 comments

Summary of the show Succession.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

submitted 41 days ago • 9 comments

Looks like we are clearly heading for the latter.

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

We are struggling with some of the weighty questions hanging over development. We’d love if you would like to take a stab at answering some of these questions. @katemac.bsky.social @thepolycrisis.bsky.social buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...

submitted 53 days ago • 2 comments