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Oh, ABC. You blew it when you caved the first time and cut a $16m check. Don’t give Shitler another inch or another dime, and tell him to go fuck himself. #GoHarvard #GoMaine

submitted 7 days ago • 823 comments

📌Just a reminder that Kamala Harris absolutely eviscerated the America-attacking Trump in that debate, and that if you voted for him your head and heart are irreparably broken.

submitted 23 days ago • 25 comments

Now that the NYT and The Atlantic are reporting on the panopticon DOGE is building, I'll re-up this thread

submitted 24 days ago • 5 comments

This blog captures my frustration with AI tools for work. Microsoft and Google are pushing tools to help you write email or documents but what I need is a help reading and combining information across documents, email, source code and chat. That would be really useful. Not CoPilot for email.

submitted 29 days ago • 10 comments

🚨 An Empty Chair Town Hall…In JD Vance’s Hometown A 🧵 Boy, was American democracy on display last night in JD Vance’s hometown—Middletown, Ohio. Patriotism at its best. 1/

submitted 31 days ago • 17 comments

At least 140,000 children and 67,000 adults have died as a result of Musk, the orange, and Rubio terminating USAID support to healthcare and food aid. The lag effects of HIV/AIDs, TB and malnutrition will soon start increasing the toll more rapidly.

submitted 34 days ago • 11 comments

Trump’s 100 day job approval polling is worse than any other president in the last 50 years by a minimum -10. It’s incredible that Republicans and business leaders continue to fall all over themselves to appease such a historically incompetent and epically unpopular leader.

submitted 30 days ago • 31 comments

I’m actually from a tiny (<2000) town in semi-rural PA where the biggest employer when I was growing up was the state prison. So I can speak to this one with a lot more authority than this author. It’s got almost zero to do with abstractions like their “ way of life”. I can tell you what they say…

submitted 35 days ago • 88 comments

America’s firearm homicide rate is 25 times higher than other high-income countries and we’re the only country in the world with more guns than people. Enough with the excuses. It’s the guns.

submitted 37 days ago • 45 comments

Another great article from @theverge.com who is turning out to be a beacon of light in these dark times www.theverge.com/cs/features/.... Read till the chilling conclusion “How long does it take before it all falls apart?”.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Harvard says no to Trump.

submitted 40 days ago • 79 comments

Chasten and I are relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe. While we wait to learn more, this much is clear: the targeting of a public official and his family - especially a prominent Jewish official on a major Jewish holiday - is unconscionable and has no place in our country.

submitted 41 days ago • 907 comments

There was a lot going on this week, so maybe you missed this pod on the current state of global electricity, but it is really worth your time. Tons of insights in here, some of which will surprise you. Perhaps a chain with some charts?

submitted 41 days ago • 9 comments

The only people that have any courage are women. Thank you, Liz Oyer for speaking truth and not bowing down to pressure.

submitted 47 days ago • 5 comments

Reminder: All People Had To Do Was Fill In A Little Oval Next To The Smart Black Lady’s Name.

submitted 48 days ago • 410 comments

Do you know which HANDS OFF event you are attending today? Below if a link to find nearest event to you! 👇

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Vaccines. 💪🏻💪🏻

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A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time: Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves. Q: Why are you running away? Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels. Q: But you’re foxes! Fox: Yeah, why don’t you try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.

submitted 58 days ago • 112 comments

Not gonna pretend like I know anything about Carney’s politics because I don’t, but I watched his speech yesterday and he essentially told Trump to fuck off and now Trump’s speaking about him with a modicum of respect. I feel like there’s a lesson in there somewhere.

submitted 57 days ago • 370 comments

Not to be all woke, but I don't think this is the way our justice system should work

submitted 57 days ago • 32 comments

Canadians booking trips to the U.S. has dropped by over 70% according to OAG. This is a COVID-level drop in travel which will have downstream economic impact on hotels, restaurants and more in the coming months. I still think the market hasn’t priced in how disastrous things are going to get.

submitted 57 days ago • 22 comments

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

submitted 58 days ago • 96 comments

Actually I think the first rule is to lie. Every chance you get.

submitted 59 days ago • 488 comments

This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute. Spread it far and wide.

submitted 60 days ago • 55 comments

Aw, shit. My bad, guys. I thought "VP" in the Signal chat was Vice President, but it was Vladimir Putin.

submitted 61 days ago • 29 comments

We kept saying trumps second term will be worse and it is. But honestly, I get no pleasure from being right. It’s so soul crushing to watch how stupid everything is.

submitted 64 days ago • 333 comments

Trump can call me names but the truth remains. He is an unhinged wanna be dictator who is angry that I beat him in court and won't cower in fear. Now he is weaponizing the federal government against his political opponents. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

submitted 71 days ago • 1442 comments

There's a "house that Jack built" problem to tariffs. Tariff US aluminum, and you raise the price of US aircraft. Tariff US aircraft, and you raise the operating costs of US-based airliners. Tariff US-based airliners, and .... you get the idea. This is why Henry George wrote:

submitted 74 days ago • 38 comments

Putin (sorry, I just want to make 💯sure everyone gets it)

submitted 74 days ago • 7 comments

Agreed. The law is not just for people we like and agree with. It is also for people whose views or lifestyles we despise. Because no matter who you are, someone despises you the same way - and the law must be there to protect you.

submitted 74 days ago • 10 comments

Rep. Nadler speaks.

submitted 75 days ago • 144 comments

"Trump’s economic plans are incoherent and incomprehensible at least partially by design. The goal, by this longtime scam artist, is to bamboozle the American people and take their money."

submitted 75 days ago • 158 comments

Drunk on power and ketamine. This is Musk and the foreign minister of Poland. This is what I mean about Musk as the "over-mighty subject". His power is too great for anyone else to be fully free.

submitted 76 days ago • 316 comments

Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.

submitted 76 days ago • 247 comments

I visited Bretton Woods NH yesterday. What a time to do this, as the Trump administration is taking apart the systems of global collaboration that the US built in 1944. Over the next 80 years, what started in Bretton Woods delivered unprecedented levels of peace and prosperity around the world.

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

The current U.S. administration is proof that empathy and understanding cause & effect aren’t universal traits To help those most at risk after USAID’s dismantling, I donate to Doctors Without Borders, GiveDirectly, Village Enterprise, and Charity: Water, a small way to counter needless suffering.

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submitted 78 days ago • 15 comments

We've already released THIRTEEN new podcast episodes in 2025, with another coming on Friday. It feels great—podcasts are a terrific opportunity to work out our ideas about indie games in real time, keep in touch with our followers, and just generally put The Gauntlet's stamp on the industry. Love it

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

By cutting funding for USAID Elon Musk and Donald Trump are probably condemning one million children to die of starvation 200,000 to be paralyzed because they’ll likely contract polio And up to 18 million cases of malaria per year Which could cause another 166,000 deaths Pure unadulterated evil

submitted 83 days ago • 79 comments