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The great @suzannevega.bsky.social releases “Luka” as a single this weekend in 1987.
Upon hearing it, Prince (whom she never met) sent a letter. “‘Luka’ is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time,” he wrote. “There are no words 2 tell you all the things I feel when I hear it.”
Upon hearing it, Prince (whom she never met) sent a letter. “‘Luka’ is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time,” he wrote. “There are no words 2 tell you all the things I feel when I hear it.”
May 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The great @suzannevega.bsky.social releases “Luka” as a single this weekend in 1987.
Upon hearing it, Prince (whom she never met) sent a letter. “‘Luka’ is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time,” he wrote. “There are no words 2 tell you all the things I feel when I hear it.”
Upon hearing it, Prince (whom she never met) sent a letter. “‘Luka’ is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time,” he wrote. “There are no words 2 tell you all the things I feel when I hear it.”
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Zoom in on the Andromeda Galaxy with Hubble. What looks like a smudge of light to the unaided eye is actually a vast galaxy containing an estimated 1 trillion stars.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
May 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Zoom in on the Andromeda Galaxy with Hubble. What looks like a smudge of light to the unaided eye is actually a vast galaxy containing an estimated 1 trillion stars.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
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Carl Sagan speaking at MIT in 1987 on lowering our C02 emissions.
Apply these words to any technological problem our world faces today and it holds up.
Apply these words to any technological problem our world faces today and it holds up.
May 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Carl Sagan speaking at MIT in 1987 on lowering our C02 emissions.
Apply these words to any technological problem our world faces today and it holds up.
Apply these words to any technological problem our world faces today and it holds up.
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Albert Einstein died on this day, April 18, 1955.
It is incredible to hear Albert Einstein explain his famous formula, E=mc².
It is incredible to hear Albert Einstein explain his famous formula, E=mc².
April 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Albert Einstein died on this day, April 18, 1955.
It is incredible to hear Albert Einstein explain his famous formula, E=mc².
It is incredible to hear Albert Einstein explain his famous formula, E=mc².
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Tell me again why we’re letting a 78 year old, legit smelly, odorous, frail, loser old man who bankrupted a CASINO bankrupt the country?
Congress? Any answers?
Congress? Any answers?
April 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Tell me again why we’re letting a 78 year old, legit smelly, odorous, frail, loser old man who bankrupted a CASINO bankrupt the country?
Congress? Any answers?
Congress? Any answers?
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If you impose tariffs, and they retaliate, all you've achieved is isolating your people from the rest of the global economy.
April 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If you impose tariffs, and they retaliate, all you've achieved is isolating your people from the rest of the global economy.
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One of JVL’s darkest columns yet
April 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
One of JVL’s darkest columns yet
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Trueism: Presidents don't have a lot of impact on the economy.
Fine Print: Because most don't do totally insane things.
Fine Print: Because most don't do totally insane things.
April 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Trueism: Presidents don't have a lot of impact on the economy.
Fine Print: Because most don't do totally insane things.
Fine Print: Because most don't do totally insane things.
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Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
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I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.
April 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.
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It can happen here – it is happening here! - but the “It” is likely to look different than anything that came before or elsewhere.
In a stable democracy, the range of outcomes is narrow. But in America, we must now widen our horizon of expectations far beyond what most people are comfortable with.
In a stable democracy, the range of outcomes is narrow. But in America, we must now widen our horizon of expectations far beyond what most people are comfortable with.
We all want to know exactly what is happening and where it will go. But a crucial point from Steven Levitsky: "...this is uncharted territory... no democracy even remotely as rich or as old as the United States has ever broken down." Or if you prefer, got this close to breaking down.
Opinion | What America could look like a decade from now
Political scientists and historians weigh in on authoritarianism’s impact on the United States.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It can happen here – it is happening here! - but the “It” is likely to look different than anything that came before or elsewhere.
In a stable democracy, the range of outcomes is narrow. But in America, we must now widen our horizon of expectations far beyond what most people are comfortable with.
In a stable democracy, the range of outcomes is narrow. But in America, we must now widen our horizon of expectations far beyond what most people are comfortable with.
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A serious look at U.S. history would have suggested that there was really no reason to assume some innate democratic national disposition.
While it holds no secret key to predict the future, America’s past experience - which includes plenty of state authoritarianism - urges us not to be complacent.
While it holds no secret key to predict the future, America’s past experience - which includes plenty of state authoritarianism - urges us not to be complacent.
What does the U.S. look like in five or ten years?
I was asked to reflect on this question, alongside other scholars. In a stable democracy, the range of plausible outcomes should be narrow. But for America, it now includes complete democratic breakdown and full-blown authoritarian rule.
I was asked to reflect on this question, alongside other scholars. In a stable democracy, the range of plausible outcomes should be narrow. But for America, it now includes complete democratic breakdown and full-blown authoritarian rule.
Opinion | What America could look like a decade from now
Political scientists and historians weigh in on authoritarianism’s impact on the United States.
wapo.st
March 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A serious look at U.S. history would have suggested that there was really no reason to assume some innate democratic national disposition.
While it holds no secret key to predict the future, America’s past experience - which includes plenty of state authoritarianism - urges us not to be complacent.
While it holds no secret key to predict the future, America’s past experience - which includes plenty of state authoritarianism - urges us not to be complacent.
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My message to y'all tonight.
Hope, Faith, Trust, Commitment, and Loyalty
Hope, Faith, Trust, Commitment, and Loyalty
March 31, 2025 at 4:50 AM
My message to y'all tonight.
Hope, Faith, Trust, Commitment, and Loyalty
Hope, Faith, Trust, Commitment, and Loyalty
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At every turn, the response to the rise of Trumpism has been hampered by a lack of political imagination – a lingering sense that “It cannot happen here” (or not anymore, anyways), fueled by a deep-seated mythology of exceptionalism, progress gospel, and willful historical ignorance.
What does the U.S. look like in five or ten years?
I was asked to reflect on this question, alongside other scholars. In a stable democracy, the range of plausible outcomes should be narrow. But for America, it now includes complete democratic breakdown and full-blown authoritarian rule.
I was asked to reflect on this question, alongside other scholars. In a stable democracy, the range of plausible outcomes should be narrow. But for America, it now includes complete democratic breakdown and full-blown authoritarian rule.
Opinion | What America could look like a decade from now
Political scientists and historians weigh in on authoritarianism’s impact on the United States.
wapo.st
March 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
At every turn, the response to the rise of Trumpism has been hampered by a lack of political imagination – a lingering sense that “It cannot happen here” (or not anymore, anyways), fueled by a deep-seated mythology of exceptionalism, progress gospel, and willful historical ignorance.
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"I will tell you that as a recipient of classified information, this is not even a close call." @gbhnews.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"I will tell you that as a recipient of classified information, this is not even a close call." @gbhnews.bsky.social
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The fact that the average American is an idiot without a clue what's really happening is the main reason we may lose our democracy.
March 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The fact that the average American is an idiot without a clue what's really happening is the main reason we may lose our democracy.
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Concur. This and “The Pitt” are the best new shows out there these days.
The best show I’ve seen in a long time.
4 episodes. All filmed in a single shot. Outstanding writing and acting.
#Adolescence #NetFlix #MiniSeries
4 episodes. All filmed in a single shot. Outstanding writing and acting.
#Adolescence #NetFlix #MiniSeries
March 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Concur. This and “The Pitt” are the best new shows out there these days.
I, too, thought that the American electorate would not re-elect such a morally debased person such as Trump, especially now that it is clear who he is and he campaigned on all of the dreadful actions he is now taking. How wrong I was.
The decisive test of our society in my lifetime was the 2024 election and our failure was spectacular and total. I will never again have any faith in the American electorate to do the obviously right thing.
March 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I, too, thought that the American electorate would not re-elect such a morally debased person such as Trump, especially now that it is clear who he is and he campaigned on all of the dreadful actions he is now taking. How wrong I was.
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Old and rare David Brooks banger
March 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Old and rare David Brooks banger
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It’s amazing to find out at this late date how much the rule of law depended on people simply deciding, on a voluntary, daily basis, not to break the law.
March 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It’s amazing to find out at this late date how much the rule of law depended on people simply deciding, on a voluntary, daily basis, not to break the law.
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Joint US-Ukraine statement 🇺🇸🇺🇦👀
March 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Joint US-Ukraine statement 🇺🇸🇺🇦👀
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Customs agent: Do you have anything to declare
Southern belle: *takes deep breath*
Southern belle: *takes deep breath*
March 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Customs agent: Do you have anything to declare
Southern belle: *takes deep breath*
Southern belle: *takes deep breath*
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New article! On depression and resilience in an autocratic America: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-black-...
The Black Place
In an autocratic America, I’ll choose my hill to die on.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
New article! On depression and resilience in an autocratic America: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-black-...
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Very heartening to see foreign officials mocking him for being a fucking clown. Feels like the garlic to his vampire
BREAKING NEWS: Canadian Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba MOCKS Trump by signing a “beautiful” order that officially removes ALL American liquor from Canadian stores in his province.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
March 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Very heartening to see foreign officials mocking him for being a fucking clown. Feels like the garlic to his vampire
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Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
March 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”