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retired philosophy professor, future ex-pat. endorses cacio e pepe. reposts imply posts that have been reposted.
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The entire business model of American R1 universities is not viable without restoration of federal funding, & every individual institution pretending it can solve this problem alone is also not viable. University presidents need to be speaking out, collectively & loudly about this, in DC, right now.

In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on? A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

What do you think when you hear that another country’s leader is purging the military and replacing its leadership with loyalists? If it were Argentina? PRC? Indonesia?

It's pretty cool that Eater put together resources for restaurants about how to handle ICE raids

Far-Right party in France that "was bested in France’s snap election last summer by a leftwing alliance" has pulled out of CPAC after Steve Bannon, a fan of fascist theorist Julius Evola, did a Hitler salute. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump voters with pensions, 401ks, etc.: On Wednesday, the Dow high was 44,617. It closed today at 43,400. I'm sure it will bounce back. Unless it doesn't.

My usual Friday warning: This is the evening where real bullshit is likely to drop. Stay vigilant.

People need to understand this: Trump did not leave office willingly the first time. If his health holds up, he will not leave office willingly this time. He is not joking about serving more than two terms.

Laid-off IRS employee said he had voted for Trump: "I thought that someone with his business acumen would have come in with a fine-tooth comb and actually found it instead of coming in with a wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason." www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...

The greatest source of creating new hockey fans of Team Canada—trump MACA??

Another “the cruelty is the point” move by the Trump Administration: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Wish I could feel joy that I can watch baseball on my computer today but (1) it's the Dodgers; and (2) **gestures wildly at the destruction of America**

Asking again: Is someone doing a Daniel Dale-like count of deaths for which the current Administration is directly and/or indirectly responsible?

Howard Lutnick, oddly enough, didn't say this before the election: "You know Social Security is wrong, you know Medicaid and Medicare are wrong." Fuck around with SS, find out how those mid-terms go. (Yes, I'm assuming there will elections of some degree of fairness.)

New Pharaoh's tomb just dropped. The tomb of King Thutmose II has been uncovered, Egyptian officials announced on Tuesday, marking the first discovery of a royal resting place since King Tutankhamun’s was unearthed in 1922.

Trump loves to golf. As has been well-documented, he has to cheat to be competitive. Still working on identifying something he is good at (other than being a putz).

It is hard to imagine how much worse Patel will be at the FBI than Hoover—and Hoover was a nightmare

BREAKING: GOP Senator Susan Collins says she’ll vote AGAINST Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI Director: “Mr. Patel’s recent political profile undermines his ability to serve in the apolitical role of Director of the FBI.”

Rand Paul 2014. Rand Paul 2025.

🚨🚨🚨 PSA- Gov. Braun has banned the distribution of the Imagination Station books in Indiana. For those who do not know, Imagination Station is a program started by Dolly Parton which provides a free book each month to children from 0-5. 1/2

This is literally the headline of the British Daily Star this morning: I thought the “world respected Trump…”

The DHS will use polygraphs to question employees about communications with the media or nonprofit organizations in an effort to root out members of the resistance.

And you know who you have to blame for this, Nikki?

Let's pretend Trump really is king. He'd fuck that up, too.

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

Today, I learned that the Lone Ranger was inspired by a black man, Bass Reeves. www.blackhistory.com/2019/04/bass...

Starting to gear up for the 2028 Democratic Presidential nomination: a) Pritzker b) Buttigieg c) Kaine d) Cuban dark horse e) Kinzinger