Linda Yates
@eastcoastly.bsky.social
UCC minister. Writer, crafter, theology and science wonk. Outdoorsy - love nature, but remember, nature is just as content if you hike or are compost. Fiercely grandmothering.
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Seven conclusions about what we've learned about Trumpism and the resilience of American democracy across 2025 — the big one: Donald Trump is losing. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...
Donald Trump is losing.
Seven conclusions as 2025 winds down.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
December 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Seven conclusions about what we've learned about Trumpism and the resilience of American democracy across 2025 — the big one: Donald Trump is losing. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...
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He’s absolutely right.
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
He’s absolutely right.
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"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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When you're a star, Trump lets you socialism
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
When you're a star, Trump lets you socialism
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This is so good
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This is so good
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This
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This
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Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norweger stellen fest, dass China 850 ihrer Elektrobusse fernsteuern und sogar stoppen kann
Etwa 850 in Norwegen eingesetzte Elektrobusse können aus China vollständig kontrolliert werden. Das hat ein geheimer Test der öffentlichen Verkehrsbetriebe ergeben.
www.focus.de
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
😮
Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!
The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
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Trump’s voters have become like the members of the administration, delighting in the crassness and obscenity that pours out of the president and his circle whenever they are challenged. But policies suffer and the public is poorly served.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
www.theatlantic.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trump’s voters have become like the members of the administration, delighting in the crassness and obscenity that pours out of the president and his circle whenever they are challenged. But policies suffer and the public is poorly served.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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This is really interesting
October 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is really interesting
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“They have been inciting violence.” Kaitlan Collins vs. Karoline Leavitt on Portland and National Guard
October 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“They have been inciting violence.” Kaitlan Collins vs. Karoline Leavitt on Portland and National Guard
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
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A lot of tech bros who were upset about pronouns want to confer them on their computers now that they’re dating
Can we stop calling an artificial representation of a person by a human-coded name? "She" does not exist. "She" is a reflection of someone's ingenue dreams, but "she" is pixels and code.
Tilly Norwood raises the question of who will be the first to win an Oscar for best AI in a leading role
October 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A lot of tech bros who were upset about pronouns want to confer them on their computers now that they’re dating
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As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
As I was saying…
Classic abuser control tactics. Now every time everyone who reaches for a Tylenol which happens often in most families will be confused and questioning science and expertise. And the implication is that those foolish pregnant women cannot be trusted at all to make decisions for themselves
They gave up on pseudo-science, now it's anti-science. They no longer try to make it look like authentic science, instead the hook is, "this is not what the scientists and doctors tell you, and that's how you know you can trust it."
Depressingly, this view controls the whole federal government.
Depressingly, this view controls the whole federal government.
I’ve been combating medical misinformation for over two decades, and this feels not just quantitatively different, but qualitatively different.
September 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Classic abuser control tactics. Now every time everyone who reaches for a Tylenol which happens often in most families will be confused and questioning science and expertise. And the implication is that those foolish pregnant women cannot be trusted at all to make decisions for themselves
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Make America Grift Again.
New: The Trump family is now worth an estimated $10 billion, having nearly doubled its net worth since last year’s election.
@danalexander21.bsky.social, @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
@danalexander21.bsky.social, @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Here's How Much The Trump Family Is Worth
President Trump just had the most lucrative year of his life. But percentage-wise, his three sons—Don Jr., Eric and Barron—did even better.
www.forbes.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Make America Grift Again.
Best analysis I have read. It is provocative and it sounds like work, but anyone or any organization trying to connect with the public needs to read this.
Last week @rachelkleinfeld.bsky.social and I put out a provocation & set of suggestions on how influence has changed and why institutions (& funders) need to change their thinking on shaping public opinion and connecting w/audiences. The old way no longer works.
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
For Expertise to Matter, Nonpartisan Institutions Need New Communications Strategies
To avoid irrelevance when they are needed most, experts and nonpartisan analysts must rethink not just their channels of communication but also their theory of influence.
carnegieendowment.org
September 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Best analysis I have read. It is provocative and it sounds like work, but anyone or any organization trying to connect with the public needs to read this.
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Last week @rachelkleinfeld.bsky.social and I put out a provocation & set of suggestions on how influence has changed and why institutions (& funders) need to change their thinking on shaping public opinion and connecting w/audiences. The old way no longer works.
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
For Expertise to Matter, Nonpartisan Institutions Need New Communications Strategies
To avoid irrelevance when they are needed most, experts and nonpartisan analysts must rethink not just their channels of communication but also their theory of influence.
carnegieendowment.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Last week @rachelkleinfeld.bsky.social and I put out a provocation & set of suggestions on how influence has changed and why institutions (& funders) need to change their thinking on shaping public opinion and connecting w/audiences. The old way no longer works.
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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😂🤣😂
Stephen Colbert’s opening tonight.
Priceless! Shut your Trap!
Priceless! Shut your Trap!
September 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
😂🤣😂
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In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's murder, it's important to recognize that the majority of Americans are united in denouncing political violence and those who celebrate it.
J.D. Vance says 26% of young liberals justify political violence. Here's what the data really say.
Vance cherry-picks data from a YouGov poll to paint an inordinately bleak picture of the state of American political discourse.
reason.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's murder, it's important to recognize that the majority of Americans are united in denouncing political violence and those who celebrate it.
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Hello darkness, my old friend…
On today’s “To the Contrary” Podcast, Tom Nichols and I venture into the black hole of our news cycle for a conversation about political violence, creeping authoritarianism, and the weaponization of tragedy.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
On today’s “To the Contrary” Podcast, Tom Nichols and I venture into the black hole of our news cycle for a conversation about political violence, creeping authoritarianism, and the weaponization of tragedy.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
MAGA's New Speech Police
Today's podcast with Tom Nichols
open.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hello darkness, my old friend…
On today’s “To the Contrary” Podcast, Tom Nichols and I venture into the black hole of our news cycle for a conversation about political violence, creeping authoritarianism, and the weaponization of tragedy.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
On today’s “To the Contrary” Podcast, Tom Nichols and I venture into the black hole of our news cycle for a conversation about political violence, creeping authoritarianism, and the weaponization of tragedy.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Meanwhile…
Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
September 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Meanwhile…
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My main observation from the last few hours of monitoring US social media is that Democrats are universally denouncing political violence and calling for calm while MAGA are escalating language and openly lusting for retribution against broad categories of people they identity as their enemies.
September 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My main observation from the last few hours of monitoring US social media is that Democrats are universally denouncing political violence and calling for calm while MAGA are escalating language and openly lusting for retribution against broad categories of people they identity as their enemies.