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Fan of democracy, arts, sciences, history, exploring, musical instruments, and a habitable planet Earth. I used to write for silver, now I write for life. UID a paleoanthropology reference, not ancestral homeland. I eat starter packs for lunch.
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⚡️Russians preparing for assault in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian military warns. In an official statement, "Khortytsia" reported that Russian troops are actively replenishing their units and getting ready to resume offensive operations in the region.

“BRING HIM HOME” 🔥

Seeing these crowds, I can’t help wonder how many of them didn’t vote.

Am I the only one that hopes that if it comes down to it, the guards will turn on them?

Bummer.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump admin to unfreeze federal funding allocated to Maine from the Department of Agriculture — funds that had been withheld following Trump's clash with Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletes.

Dana Nessel is another of MI's wealth of riches of rising Dem stars.

I didn’t want to know why Bill Maher was trending, and then ended up clicking it anyway. Need to trust my gut more.

Blows my mind that top athletes will sign with FL universities. Of course, I wrongly presume people generally have consciences.

It would appear CNN was also at the eugenics conference? Why are all these mainstream news orgs at a 200-person event where all the speakers are eugenicists and racists? www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/u...

The traditional left in France has imploded and the far left is a closed loop with the far right, so it would be help if a mayor of Paris could be a viable national candidate.

Why would any scientist want to work in the U.S. now?

I’m so old I can remember when Hillary having a private email server that was completely secure and never hacked was a horrendous scandal that consumed the media for a year and flipped the election that got us here.

The Premier League race is turning out to be a case of who wants it less. I’m a huge Liverpool fan (I’ve been to the city twice, but never to Anfield), but their big lead wouldn’t be safe if Arsenal wasn’t imploding, too.

The Premier League race is turning out to be a case of who wants it less. I’m a huge Liverpool fan (I’ve been to the city twice, but never to Anfield), but their big lead wouldn’t be safe if Arsenal wasn’t imploding, too.

These takes piss me off. There’s nothing wrong with a Democratic governor seeking federal help. Did she kiss the ring? No. Was she expecting to be used in a photo op? Obviously not.

I’m guessing every one of these Israelis now will be barred from entering the U.S., flagged for being… antisemitic.

The university wants to cave, the professors do not.

Tonight is the 1st night of #Passover. We dip parsley (Karpas) in salt water to recognize the spring time. Salt water symbolizes the tears and sweat of enslavement. As we hold Seders, remember the farm workers who are out in the fields harvesting the food we’re eating. #WeFeedYou

“Mr. Auten worked on 2 major investigations that angered Mr. Trump & Mr. Patel, including the FBI’s investigation into Russian meddling during the 2016 election. He was also involved in analyzing the information found on Hunter Biden’s laptop, a discovery that roiled the 2020 presidential campaign.”

Trump and Musk are eliminating 90% of Social Security’s regional staff—and, at the same time, will now only post public updates from Social Security on a platform owned by Musk, where more than 90% of seniors won’t see them. Corrupt, cruel, and wrong.

In Trump's America, a thoughtcrime is an actionable and deportable offense. You either love this country and what it stands for, or you think this is acceptable. But it definitely can't be both.

3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie). Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development

He’s even losing Cato.

Before folks overreact to headlines about the judge’s ruling in the Khalil case, please note that (1) it was an immigration judge (IJ), not a federal district court; and (2) the IJ had no power to consider Khalil’s constitutional objections. This particular decision was a fait accompli.

I’m very honored that this happened. For me of course, but also because in this time of constant threat against academia and especially against academic philosophy, it’s a little hope that some people see the importance of what we collectively do.

Important caveat www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/n...

If there was any doubt DOGE is a scam motivated purely by malice and cruelty, this report from WSJ should remove it. nymag.com/intelligence...

Welp, I guess the bare-bones letter from Rubio was determined to be “facially reasonable and bona fide.” Note that this was largely expected; the standard is exceptionally deferential. This decision will be appealable up to the Board of Immigration Appeals, and then again to the circuit courts.

Short data thread on Trump’s trashing of the country: - He’s lost 19 pts of job approval in YouGov, 10 in past week! - Majority (56-33) want Congress to take back its tariff authority - Consumer confidence lowest it’s been in more than 50 yrs Ugly as it gets for the Rs. bsky.app/profile/simo...

Crockett: Like the fact that they sat around called Joe Biden sleepy Joe Biden. And as I said before, at least you could sleep at night because you didn't have to worry about your 401 K disappearing.