RIP to the U.S. Institute of Peace — nearly all staff members have been fired.

Anxiety is ridiculous because sometimes “I’m not going to accomplish anything meaningful before I die” and “that dog’s ear is inside out and nobody’s doing anything about it” feel the same

sorry sorry. every day I’m like “today I will post about books and not fascism” and then there’s just too much fascism

This!

can’t believe you guys are turning to chat gpt for book recommendations, all you need is one friend with ADHD who will try to get you into a new fandom every two weeks

I finally told my cats they were adopted

Peter Navarro goes full Orwell on Fox News Sunday: "The message is that tariffs are tax cuts."

Good morning.
Listen, you have to just decide.

They are not taking the Black Smithsonian.

Resolve it in your spirit.

We just want to say—we love all of you and are proud to call you our friends! Our coalition members have met so many incredible people while organizing and joining events. The media might not cover everything, but America is fighting back.

I am surprised they haven't closed all libraries saying they are haven for "DEI terrorists". The knowledge is there for people to read but its easier to watch TV and be told the "truth".

British Philosopher Bertrand Russell answered that question in this format;
"First they will fascinate the fools, and then muzzle the intelligent".
Intellectualism is an enemy to tyrannical rule.

Everything Joe Rogan says is wrong. He’s a fount of misinformation and tomfoolery. Why do so many men listen to him? I’m at a loss.

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

One consequence of tolerating pseudoscience is that people die when its legitimatization becomes baked into our culture, health care systems, and institutions.