Let me emphasize: Elon Musk has not been confirmed by Congress. His “department” was never actually enacted. No one other than Trump has given him any authority.

Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness.

Call your rep now (202) 224-3121

RANGE against the machine - A letter from our founder, publisher and editor Luke Baumgarten on the reality of the last ten days and the future of RANGE's coverage: rangemedia.co/range-agains...

it’s so insane to me that people work for ICE like did you watch star wars and think man i want to be like the guys in the plastic white suits who can’t aim for shit

I can’t think of a worse place to get deloused than in a comatorium

Me, every time I drink a Ramune: I want that fucking marble so bad

NIH funding supports the vast majority of all biomedical research in the United States. Virtually every advance in American medicine and biological science comes from NIH. This is a blow against American science.

Call Congress, 202-224-3121.

No executive order has the power or the right to tell you who you are. F*ck that noise. Surround yourself with love, and when you’re ready, get back in this fight.

We need you. 🫶🏽

A message for the children.

#antifascist #punchnazis

Elon just did this…

Stoneybatter

I wrote about what to expect tomorrow, which is a Monday. open.substack.com/pub/michaeli...

It's fun to be living in a moment when it seems like we are about to enter an era of terrifying authoritarianism OR an era of authoritarian overreach that immediately crumbles and gives way to something better, and these two things might happen simultaneously, and we won't know for sure for A BIT.