Masha Gessen: "The United States has become a secret-police state. Trust me, I’ve seen it before."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

My kid has a bleeding disorder and we just received an email from the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation that yesterday "nearly all staff within the CDC’s Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics" will be fired, so fuck you, RFK Jr, and all the senators who approved his nomination.

I am really angry at the tidal wave of ignorance about #adoption politics among the resistlib set as all the signs of a fascist baby scoop are becoming ever clearer. Adrenaline is high. I’m gonna go for a bike ride, sub-freezing temps be damned

The most surreal and maddening feature of the campaign was that everyone agreed that high prices were the main issue but the guy explicitly, consistently running on a platform of raising everyone’s prices won voters most concerned about high prices.

We hammered this time and time again and yet.

If you don't want to be accused of racism, don't vote for a fucking racist, this isn't exactly rocket science my dudes

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I attended BOTH of President Obama’s inaugurations — the temperatures were COLDER than what’s predicted for Trump’s inauguration.

Trump is a wuss for moving his inauguration ceremony indoors. Plus, I’m sure he’s terrified that his crowd size will be embarrassingly small.

Once a person passes a certain point of radicalization, deradicalization has a low chance of success.

The focus has to shift from changing beliefs to interdicting their ability to organize, recruit, fundraise.

Just making it expensive, painful, laborious, and dangerous for them to hurt people. /12

I'm very excited to share with you all the cover reveal for the upcoming The X-files Little Golden book that I had the honor to illustrate!
It's hard to describe how thrilled I am to have been part of this project. Can't wait to share it with the world!
#LittleGoldenBook #Thexfiles #kidlit

GET ALL OF YOUR VACCINES NOW PEOPLE.