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Numbers Nerd. Liberal AF. U of Chicago Alum. Former Markets Desk @Bloomberg. Former Goldman Sachs. hEDS. POTS. My collagen is broken. Gardening. Books. Bird watching. #SlavaUkraini
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Clara Driscoll (1861-1944), head of the Tiffany Studios Women's Glass Cutting Department in New York City who designed more than thirty of the iconic Tiffany lamps #womensart

Reminder: Russia isn’t the only country enjoying this. www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas...

Oscars, Lakers-Clippers and an earthquake. Very LA night.

Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.

This fucking guy

My friend and screenwriter @toddalcott.bsky.social wrote this, and it makes a hell of a lot of sense.

If you work at the Washington Post, now is the time to resign. You’re a part of this now.

Chris Murphy: "It appears as if America is trying to align itself with dictators, that Donald Trump wants us to have our closest relationships with despots all around the world, because that makes it easier for him to transition American into a kleptocratic oligarchy."

This traitor runs our national intelligence

Hey Dems who voted to confirm Marco Rubio, FUUUUUKKKKKK YOUUUUUUUUU!!

Meanwhile, while Trump golfs at his luxury resort, evacuations are ordered as 175 wildfires erupt across South and North Carolina. LEADERSHIP!!! abc7.com/post/south-c...

If it walks like a Nazi, talks like a Nazi, and salutes like a Nazi… Keep the online pressure up, friends. And boycott Tesla. Find out more about local protests at teslatakedown.com

🗣️MUST-WATCH: “It will only take a few of you to protect it… WHERE DO YOU STAND?” A @RepHarshbarger constituent on Obamacare presses her to protect the health care of millions — as she pretends not to know Project 2025 is targeting it Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGsx4ck...

Could you imagine what Republicans would say...😂

It's become clear to me that Trump/Edolf voters will stay MAGA even after they lose Medicare & Social Security, won't they? They'll declare it's the "price of freedom" just like mowed down dead school kids.

🤷🏻 www.publicnotice.co/p/despite-th...

Seems like Hegseth's Stand Down Our Defenses Against Russia order should be getting a bit more attention.

Cartoon by David Sipress.

i expect the markets to have a totally chill reaction to this

👇🏽🎯 scrap the cap

Every world leader should be treating Trump as a malign foreign actor. Because he is.

This is so fucking tragic. Today Europe is completely united behind Ukraine and the cause of freedom. Meanwhile the United States is sitting this one out along with Russia and Iran. Make it make sense.

Russia takes a victory lap... www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/02/k...

BASH: You voted to approve Marco Rubio's nomination to be secretary of state. Did you make the right choice? CHRIS MURPHY: Nope. It was a mistake. It was a mistake. I think a lot of us thought Marco Rubio was going to stand up to Trump on an issue like this.

Translation: "We are containing the geopolitical damage done by President Manbaby and the eyeliner wearing sofasexual."

Trump insists he “won’t touch” Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security He recently compared it to George HW Bush’s “read my lips: no new taxes” promise … but Bush broke his promise and raised taxes And a backlash is already emerging as GOP targets Medicaid, and Musk loudly talks about entitlements

. @middleageriot.bsky.social 🏆

America First?

As Trump slashes programs for regular folks (because “wE’rE BroKe”) he is insisting on spending billions on a crypto strategic reserve which will only help enrich himself and his oligarch donors. A heist in broad daylight.

Every accusation is an intention.

Leaders of the free world stand united in London The United States is not among them

Nothing to add here, @hiphopprez.bsky.social.

When the Deputy Director of the FBI literally doesn’t know what day it is. 🥴

The party line by the IRS has been that it is illegal to share IRS data. There isn't a "to help deport" people exception in the Privacy Act.

None of this is about non-interventionism or even isolationism. They don't want America to withdraw from the world stage. What they want is for the United States to switch sides on democracies vs. dictatorships. They want to be, and are, allies of the latter in the same way we have been the former.

I was stunned in Munich when Vance said Europe's liberal "enemies within" were a bigger threat than Russia and China. Over the last week in Brussels, I lost count of the amount of European officials or diplomats who told me the US is a bigger threat than China. Quite the journey.

It was never a better idea—Republicans have been masterful at convincing folks to vote against their own interests.

Pubmed is a useful resource for biomedical researchers. It allows a free search of publications and quick access to those that are open access. Apparently D.O.G.E. has seen fit to fuck with this wonderful tool.

Perspective.

In case you were wondering what Hegseth has been up to...he canceled all monitoring and reporting of Russian cyber security attacks Is this making America great?

Times Square 🇺🇸🇺🇦✊

Seems like a pretty important detail

Netflix era kids will never know the adrenaline of running to the bathroom/fridge/ bedroom in a single ad break with the beckoning call of a sibling screaming “It’s ONNNNNN" to send you hurtling over furniture to get back in time.