I’m at an age now, where applications are from former interns of former interns of former interns. It’s a small world…and it’s former interns all the way down. 😂🤗
May 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I’m at an age now, where applications are from former interns of former interns of former interns. It’s a small world…and it’s former interns all the way down. 😂🤗
“We are currently witnessing the collapse of our democracy.” www.latimes.com/world-nation...
This professor studies dictatorships. He helped convince Harvard to stand up to Trump
Harvard professor Steve Levitsky has spent decades studying democracies and how they fail. He's now raising alarm bells over what he sees as a slide toward autocracy under President Trump.
www.latimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“We are currently witnessing the collapse of our democracy.” www.latimes.com/world-nation...
I absolutely LOVE this, and they deserve the praise they’re getting. But as big as their endowment is, it must be a relatively small price to pay to maintain their autonomy.
“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W
April 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I absolutely LOVE this, and they deserve the praise they’re getting. But as big as their endowment is, it must be a relatively small price to pay to maintain their autonomy.
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Men will literally start a trade war with every other nation on earth instead of going to therapy.
April 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Men will literally start a trade war with every other nation on earth instead of going to therapy.
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JUST IN: After criticism, the National Park Service has restored an old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman.
After a backlash, National Park Service restores old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman | CNN
The National Park Service seems to have returned an image of and quote from Harriet Tubman to a webpage about the Underground Railroad, following backlash after her presence on the page was dramatical...
www.cnn.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
JUST IN: After criticism, the National Park Service has restored an old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman.
This one’s my favorite now.
March 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This one’s my favorite now.
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We are heartened by this call to action in Nature, one of the most respected journals in science. It urges the global scientific community to speak out on behalf of those being censored and support research as the US government shifts away from its historic leadership
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
www.nature.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
We are heartened by this call to action in Nature, one of the most respected journals in science. It urges the global scientific community to speak out on behalf of those being censored and support research as the US government shifts away from its historic leadership
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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As a political scientist who studies countries that managed to stop the slide into authoritarianism, I can assure you that ***refraining from provoking the authoritarian*** is not how it works.
Without further ado, I will now go tear out another chunk of hair.
Without further ado, I will now go tear out another chunk of hair.
"activist leaders have told him and colleagues that they fear protests against Trump might eventually be used as a predicate for declaring martial law. Other House Democrats echoed this privately"
Something something in advance
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
Something something in advance
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
Democrats confront their powerlessness as Trump flexes authority | CNN Politics
Amid Democrats’ shock and bickering over how much to respond to President Donald Trump is a deeper question rippling through leaders across the Capitol and across the country: How much should they rel...
www.cnn.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
As a political scientist who studies countries that managed to stop the slide into authoritarianism, I can assure you that ***refraining from provoking the authoritarian*** is not how it works.
Without further ado, I will now go tear out another chunk of hair.
Without further ado, I will now go tear out another chunk of hair.
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“A combination of the rich and the ignorant, [John] Adams noted, could empower a demagogue at the expense of democracy,” George Thomas writes.
The Other Fear of the Founders
America’s early leaders were worried not only about demagogues like Donald Trump, but about the rise of an antidemocratic, wealthy elite that goads such men on.
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“A combination of the rich and the ignorant, [John] Adams noted, could empower a demagogue at the expense of democracy,” George Thomas writes.
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"I promise, America will soon be the Cybertruck of countries—uglier than you could have imagined, built for rich chuds, borderline inoperable, and on fire."
Here at DOGE, We’ve Streamlined Every Aspect of America’s Collapse
"Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to the federal payment system la...
buff.ly
February 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"I promise, America will soon be the Cybertruck of countries—uglier than you could have imagined, built for rich chuds, borderline inoperable, and on fire."
For one thing, I bet no one who is taking the buy out offer will ever see the money they’ve been promised.
As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency associates barrel through the federal government, former Twitter employees have seen this all before.
They lived through Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Now, they have advice for federal government employees | CNN Business
As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency associates barrel through the federal government, former Twitter (now X) employees have seen this all before.
www.cnn.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
For one thing, I bet no one who is taking the buy out offer will ever see the money they’ve been promised.
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Y'all, the tariffs are a big deal. But hear me out, they are a distraction from what is really happening right now in our government. 🧵
February 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Y'all, the tariffs are a big deal. But hear me out, they are a distraction from what is really happening right now in our government. 🧵
No fight at all.
Over the last nine days, the house has been out of session while the Democracy is sold for parts.
Would have been nice had the Democrat come back on their own and sued, yelled, stood up, etc. Anything but stayed home
Would have been nice had the Democrat come back on their own and sued, yelled, stood up, etc. Anything but stayed home
February 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
No fight at all.
“…the longer we fail to recognize that we are seeing a slow-rolling coup attempt, the longer it will take for us to recover.”
It’s Even Worse Than We Expected - Sheila Kennedy
I expected the incompetence and the racism, and the first few days of the Trump Administration fulfilled those expectations. The wholesale assault on diversity--not just the elimination of DEI, but th...
sheilakennedy.net
February 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“…the longer we fail to recognize that we are seeing a slow-rolling coup attempt, the longer it will take for us to recover.”
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While there may be other issues with these companies, they all support their DEI policies, so use that as you will.
These are the good guys supporting DEI. Reward them with your business.
Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans
Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans
January 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
While there may be other issues with these companies, they all support their DEI policies, so use that as you will.
I’m concerned about orange men in jobs they’re not fit for— not people of color or women.
President Trump without evidence blamed FAA diversity programs and the Biden administration for the deadly midair aircraft collision in Washington, D.C., that took place Wednesday night. No cause has been determined yet.
President Blames D.E.I. and Biden for Crash Under Trump’s Watch
President Trump’s remarks, suggesting without evidence that diversity in hiring and other Biden administration policies somehow caused the disaster, reflected his instinct to immediately frame major e...
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I’m concerned about orange men in jobs they’re not fit for— not people of color or women.
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Every press conference by Trump makes him look like an eighth-grader who hasn't read the book doing a book report in front of the class and is blustering his way through
January 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Every press conference by Trump makes him look like an eighth-grader who hasn't read the book doing a book report in front of the class and is blustering his way through
I’m usually very annoyed when strangers interrupt my reading to ask me what I’m reading. But I’m always amused when I show them and they regret asking.
January 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I’m usually very annoyed when strangers interrupt my reading to ask me what I’m reading. But I’m always amused when I show them and they regret asking.
What a f—ing day. Nobody knows what’s going on or what the impact will be. No one is able to answer questions.
Washington is scrambling to interpret a new Trump administration memo that appears to halt funding for many programs. The impact of the short memo, released Monday, is causing widespread confusion.
Trump memo to halt federal funds triggers confusion and constitutional questions
Washington is scrambling to interpret a new Trump administration memo that appears to halt funding for many programs. The impact of the short memo, released Monday, is causing widespread confusion.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What a f—ing day. Nobody knows what’s going on or what the impact will be. No one is able to answer questions.
It means you’re a hypocrite.
January 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It means you’re a hypocrite.
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At a sermon preached to President Trump at Washington National Cathedral, Bishop Mariann Budde asked him to "have mercy" on people who are "scared," including LGBTQ children.
Bishop confronts Trump during sermon at inaugural prayer service
At a sermon preached to President Trump at Washington National Cathedral, Bishop Mariann Budde asked him to "have mercy" on people who are "scared," including LGBTQ children.
www.npr.org
January 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
At a sermon preached to President Trump at Washington National Cathedral, Bishop Mariann Budde asked him to "have mercy" on people who are "scared," including LGBTQ children.
The biggest mistake of my life was throwing away that half-full bag of spice drops this morning so I wouldn’t eat them all and pass out. Now I have to drive in the snow to get more.
January 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The biggest mistake of my life was throwing away that half-full bag of spice drops this morning so I wouldn’t eat them all and pass out. Now I have to drive in the snow to get more.
Ok, 2025. In just eight days, you’ve already completely lost your shit.
January 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Ok, 2025. In just eight days, you’ve already completely lost your shit.