Luke Yoquinto
@lukeyoquinto.bsky.social
yoquinto.com
Books:
* Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn
* Longevity Hubs: Regional Innovation for Global Aging
Books:
* Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn
* Longevity Hubs: Regional Innovation for Global Aging
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More and more people are talking about the Citizenship Superhighway
We're gonna do a pathway to citizenship. Such a big, beautiful pathway.
If you came here, worked hard, didn't hurt people. Pay a fine, like Pres. Reagan said: $185. Then you're right with the law.
Red carpet path leads up to the WH East Wing.
Welcoming people from all over to the American dream.
If you came here, worked hard, didn't hurt people. Pay a fine, like Pres. Reagan said: $185. Then you're right with the law.
Red carpet path leads up to the WH East Wing.
Welcoming people from all over to the American dream.
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
More and more people are talking about the Citizenship Superhighway
MIT’s on this list but it’s not like it ever did anything significant for the US military—wait, what’s that again? www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/22/1...
February 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
MIT’s on this list but it’s not like it ever did anything significant for the US military—wait, what’s that again? www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/22/1...
It bears repeating that the death toll is already ~7x greater than the number of voters who decided the election. Our system grants absurd, life-or-death powers to swing voters in swing states.
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
It bears repeating that the death toll is already ~7x greater than the number of voters who decided the election. Our system grants absurd, life-or-death powers to swing voters in swing states.
Does anyone remember an old Onion headline along the lines of: "In Ulysses, James Joyce argued that just making it through a typical day is a heroic achievement. Congratulations, hero."
(This one is really close—maybe I just imagined the "congratulations, hero" bit? theonion.com/u-s-populace...)
(This one is really close—maybe I just imagined the "congratulations, hero" bit? theonion.com/u-s-populace...)
U.S. Populace Lurches Methodically Through The Motions For Yet Another Day
The wall-eyed, slack-jawed U.S. populace, beaten down into a state of near-catatonia by the relentlessly deadening banality of their joyless, insipid lives, dutifully trudged through the motions for y...
theonion.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Does anyone remember an old Onion headline along the lines of: "In Ulysses, James Joyce argued that just making it through a typical day is a heroic achievement. Congratulations, hero."
(This one is really close—maybe I just imagined the "congratulations, hero" bit? theonion.com/u-s-populace...)
(This one is really close—maybe I just imagined the "congratulations, hero" bit? theonion.com/u-s-populace...)
It doesn’t seem to me that “giving money away” is something you can have a monopoly on
February 13, 2026 at 1:48 AM
It doesn’t seem to me that “giving money away” is something you can have a monopoly on
Still waiting for the name of the “staffer” who posted the ape video
Hey did they ever name the "staffer" who posted the ape video? If they're gonna throw someone under the bus, we should insist on seeing an actual staffer beneath said public transit vehicle.
February 12, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Still waiting for the name of the “staffer” who posted the ape video
JD Vance? The guy who’s gonna be impeached well before then?
February 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
JD Vance? The guy who’s gonna be impeached well before then?
Detailed new piece up (not by me) on my coauthor Sanjay Sarma's new higher-ed initiative, the NEI. www.forbes.com/sites/bryanp...
MIT provides Blueprint For A Future-Proof new Technical University
MIT’s Educational Institution (NEI) proposes a future-proof affordable residential model: trimester calendar, co-ops, teaching-first faculty, stackable micro-credentials.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Detailed new piece up (not by me) on my coauthor Sanjay Sarma's new higher-ed initiative, the NEI. www.forbes.com/sites/bryanp...
Hey did they ever name the "staffer" who posted the ape video? If they're gonna throw someone under the bus, we should insist on seeing an actual staffer beneath said public transit vehicle.
February 10, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Hey did they ever name the "staffer" who posted the ape video? If they're gonna throw someone under the bus, we should insist on seeing an actual staffer beneath said public transit vehicle.
Fav Olympic moment so far www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: A Midair Celebration
A freestyle skier savors her moment of victory.
www.theatlantic.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Fav Olympic moment so far www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
Is New England the only major US sports team not named for a state or city? Why no “the Midatlantic Jets”?
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Is New England the only major US sports team not named for a state or city? Why no “the Midatlantic Jets”?
I take it back, but they should probably do more of those those long passes that lead to touchdowns
I’m just tuning in to football for the first time tonight but presumably the patriots were good at some point this season in order to get here. Is that correct?
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I take it back, but they should probably do more of those those long passes that lead to touchdowns
I’m just tuning in to football for the first time tonight but presumably the patriots were good at some point this season in order to get here. Is that correct?
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I’m just tuning in to football for the first time tonight but presumably the patriots were good at some point this season in order to get here. Is that correct?
Redfin ad: huh!
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Redfin ad: huh!
Emma stone commercial filmed in the big Lebowski house en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheats%...
Sheats–Goldstein Residence - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheats–Goldstein_Residence
February 9, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Emma stone commercial filmed in the big Lebowski house en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheats%...
Rhodes electric pianos getting some earned media this evening
February 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Rhodes electric pianos getting some earned media this evening
Ah the famous New England icon Jon bon jovi
February 8, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Ah the famous New England icon Jon bon jovi
I know I looked up at the tv when Coby Bryant’s name was announced
February 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I know I looked up at the tv when Coby Bryant’s name was announced
Counting six musicians on the Green Day stage—is this typical of their live shows these days or is it just a Super Bowl special?
February 8, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Counting six musicians on the Green Day stage—is this typical of their live shows these days or is it just a Super Bowl special?
The thing that could crush the GOP is the idea that if you vote for them, they will reward you by rounding you and your family up.
The thing that could crush the Dems is the idea that if you vote for them, they won’t lift a finger to stop the GOP.
The thing that could crush the Dems is the idea that if you vote for them, they won’t lift a finger to stop the GOP.
“Renee Goodman [sic], Alex Pretti – there are no words,” DeLauro said.
“You said there were no words after the murder of those two individuals,” said Rev. Jack Perkins Davidson. “I think the words are ‘Abolish ICE.’”
www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-02...
“You said there were no words after the murder of those two individuals,” said Rev. Jack Perkins Davidson. “I think the words are ‘Abolish ICE.’”
www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-02...
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
The thing that could crush the GOP is the idea that if you vote for them, they will reward you by rounding you and your family up.
The thing that could crush the Dems is the idea that if you vote for them, they won’t lift a finger to stop the GOP.
The thing that could crush the Dems is the idea that if you vote for them, they won’t lift a finger to stop the GOP.
I’m going to play the piano in my dining room during the Superbowl and if you don’t watch you Hate America
Technically, anyone can perform during the Superbowl.
But you're not performing at halftime of the Super Bowl. You're doing a performance at the same time in an entirely different location. These are different things, Brantley.
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
February 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I’m going to play the piano in my dining room during the Superbowl and if you don’t watch you Hate America
It's that time of year: When I re-post my increasingly-embarrassing-with-every-passing-year long article on my dislike of football and the strange effects it has had on my life the-cauldron.com/hate-the-gam...
Guess What, It’s Perfectly OK To Hate Football
The game — twisted and evil as it can so often be — has become more entertainment than sport. Its fans, however, are a different story.
the-cauldron.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
It's that time of year: When I re-post my increasingly-embarrassing-with-every-passing-year long article on my dislike of football and the strange effects it has had on my life the-cauldron.com/hate-the-gam...
embarrassing to admit ignorance but here goes: I did not know there were not one but two big professional wrestling organizations (I checked out when WWE was still called WWF), let alone that they were somewhat left vs right coded. This was something I had to learn in order to follow the news today.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
embarrassing to admit ignorance but here goes: I did not know there were not one but two big professional wrestling organizations (I checked out when WWE was still called WWF), let alone that they were somewhat left vs right coded. This was something I had to learn in order to follow the news today.
But where can I gamble on gambling on gambling
Gambling on gambling shows that the expectations of Bitcoin crashing to $50k are quickly rising.
February 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
But where can I gamble on gambling on gambling
I feel like the insult "dipshit" has really made a comeback since my school bus days in the late 90s/early aughts. Maybe it never went away, but I don't recall people using it that much in the W/Obama eras.
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I feel like the insult "dipshit" has really made a comeback since my school bus days in the late 90s/early aughts. Maybe it never went away, but I don't recall people using it that much in the W/Obama eras.