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Scarred but smarter. Kind of surprised to be living the blue life in a red state.
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What the fuck Joni

Trump told West Point cadets at their graduation that he wouldn't be able to shake their hands, a tradition among US presidents, because he had urgent matters to deal with on China and Russia. This was him "dealing" with China and Russia moments later. He went golfing.

It’s inevitable that they will put Jews into “protection camps” to keep them safe.

In what might be the logical endpoint of American Zionism, the Heritage Foundation has declared that pro-Palestinian activism is not just antisemitic, but is in fact a shadowy global conspiracy … led by Jews. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...

I don't know what this means, but I'm the one who wrote a fully updated, 624-page hurricane response plan at FEMA that took over 2 years of work and careful coordination among state and federal agencies. He could start by studying that.

Star Wars Episode 18

Pretty soon we will be protecting Jews by moving them to secure camps in foreign countries.

Academics & others need to understand a few things. A 🧵 I) First, fascism is not inevitable. Research on autocratic movements show that only about 3,5% of the population need to resist to stop them. Fascism thrives on the silence of the friends. That why visible resistance matters. 1/

When do we start giving crops Brawndo? It must be soon, right?

Dang

Well, my niece’s job was cut by DOGE in Virginia. She works for a federal contractor. Her father (my brother) voted for Trump. He works for the same company as she does. He’s still employed, but her team is out. She’s the breadwinner and has three young children. Crickets from my brother. 🤦‍♀️

Just in case anyone is confused. 5 years ago my company had a major internal supply chain disruption and had to import a lot of raw material from China - paying 200%+ tariffs to do so. We doubled prices to retailers to cover that cost and maintain margins.

Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email: "Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."

This Paul Weiss capitulation is the most disgraceful action by a major law firm in my lifetime, so appalling that I couldn’t believe it at first. Any lawyers at that firm—partners or associates—who don’t promptly resign will defile their moral and professional reputations beyond repair.