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Professor: Political theory & US Culture. Author: Ugly Freedoms, and Orgies of Feeling: Melodrama & the Politics of Freedom (both Duke). Co-Editor: Theory&Event. Book-in-progress: “Make Sovereignty Great Again” https://tinyurl.com/Elisabeth-Anker
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Think we’ve forgotten about the time that Elon was booed so badly by fans of Dave Chapelle (of all people) that he locked himself in his office and Twitter employees considered calling the cops to do a wellness check. What I’m saying is we can go harder.

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Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.

Since Trump has already said that the law is whatever he says it is, it’s pretty clear that any protest he doesn’t like will be an illegal protest. Students are very much the nation’s conscience, and they have already paid a price. The rest of the United States better start protesting.

Make Feces Great Again

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

“We have to attack the universities… professors are the enemy.” #NIH funds universities. Jay Bhattacharya believes what Vance says here too. Bhattacharya was chosen by Trump because he would attack universities. Scientists must oppose Bhattacharya’s confirmation, and there is not much time left.

relatedly, why is the entire political press completely uninterested in the verifiable fact that JD Vance has close relationships with online nazis?

Hundreds of weather forecasters were fired in the latest round of “unconscionable” federal government cuts driven by Elon Musk’s so-called DOGE

NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.

You don't give the arsonist a 4 year head start burning down your house.

One of those jobs that we hopefully never need to think about, because if we do that means something has gone badly wrong. But it’s also one of those jobs that someone needs to ensure is staffed appropriately to make sure something does not go badly wrong.

Not being sarcastic or glib, but what is the point of destruction like this? What does Musk gain from doing this? Is it really as shallow an explanation as “I want to just destroy everything.” But … for what? I get the attack on USAID, or the FAA, or DOJ. But what does this … do?

It's almost as if government programs working to get new people into the pipeline were intentionally developed and had an important purpose.

I just checked and this is a real result in Google search.

just gonna be the thousandth person to remind you all that segregationists start the open bigotry with people they feel they can target most easily but do not end there

Now that’s an opening argument for foreign aid: This is Literally How You Get Ebola

Have a read of my latest reflection on Trump. Let me know what you think. @democracyprof.bsky.social @bonniehonig.bsky.social @liberalcurrents.com @libankerdc.bsky.social publicseminar.org/2025/02/trum...

Awful news --> Delivery of therapeutic food assistance to nearly 400,000 severely malnourished kids abroad is suddenly in doubt due to Trump-Musk firings at USAID, two manufacturers of the product tell me. "Starving children are waiting," one says. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/1919...

Just a reminder: mocking fascists is a way of fighting fascism, too. That's why dictators make so many rules about treating the Dear Leader with respect.

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Are people still listening to this guy?

Anti-Musk sentiments continue to rise worldwide. Tesla’s reputation continues to fall. #EndOligarchy #BoycottTesla

Opinion | Government workers need to be more productive on the job. They can start by writing weekly emails detailing their progress to a drug-addled edgelord who will receive them while playing Diablo 4 with teenagers.

Simultaneously the dumbest and most dangerous shit you’ve ever heard. Like the plot of a comic book aimed at nine year olds.

From Rachel Cohen at Vox on twitter: this video of Trump kissing Elon Musk’s feet is playing in the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development cafeteria this morning (per source at HUD)

YES! Time to GO LOW

Folks are not going down without a fight.

Thanks Trump voters.

The most pro-pedophile political party

Amy Paris, one of the highest ranking trans people to serve in federal government, has been laid off by the Trump administration 19thnews.org/2025/02/amy-...

Private security identified: LEAR Security As a CEO of private security firm he prob wld love to have REVIEWS/feedback posted regarding employees conduct & representation .. Contact info posted directly on public profile website Paul Trouette, CEO * 707-489-9663 * [email protected]

This is BRILLIANT

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

Remember, Russell Vought said he wanted to "traumatize" federal civil servants.

DANCE FOR ME, PEASANTS! DANCE!

So yeah I just watched this 8 times

WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

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The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs. Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)