@umbrellakite.bsky.social
i have no idea where i’m going here i come
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While the Compact article throws a lot of stats at you, it does so from specific institutions without defined selection criteria, raising the risk of selection effects. This study of national data is a salutary corrective.
actual numbers suggest that this narrative of systematic discrimination against white millennial men is bullshit.
What Does the Census Data Say About “The Lost Generation”
Savage appears wrong, but the reality is potentially bleaker.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
While the Compact article throws a lot of stats at you, it does so from specific institutions without defined selection criteria, raising the risk of selection effects. This study of national data is a salutary corrective.
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my most middle agèd crank opinion is that the NYT crossword has gotten too easy and not enough people are talking about it
December 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
my most middle agèd crank opinion is that the NYT crossword has gotten too easy and not enough people are talking about it
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I know the reasons why two-factor authentication is important, but I really wish they didn't need to be on PACER!
December 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I know the reasons why two-factor authentication is important, but I really wish they didn't need to be on PACER!
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i really truly wish any of the epstein furore was caused by a genuine concern for cruelty for teenage girls, for exploited kids. it would be a different country if it was, of course, but the discourse is sometimes jarring
July 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
i really truly wish any of the epstein furore was caused by a genuine concern for cruelty for teenage girls, for exploited kids. it would be a different country if it was, of course, but the discourse is sometimes jarring
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The new Rosalía album is astonishing. Run to your nearest source of music
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The new Rosalía album is astonishing. Run to your nearest source of music
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Does anyone remember what edits I said I would make to this manuscript
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Does anyone remember what edits I said I would make to this manuscript
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A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
trib.al
October 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
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My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Hammam, & Chris Shay) has a new piece, whose title speaks for itself. A 🧵 with some key descriptive takeaways:
The resistance reaches into Trump country
As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground.
wagingnonviolence.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Hammam, & Chris Shay) has a new piece, whose title speaks for itself. A 🧵 with some key descriptive takeaways:
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During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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What if this tale of graduate-specific woe is off-beam, based on a misguided analysis of the data? What if the accompanying narratives that seek to explain why the most educated are faring especially badly are focused on a mirage? on.ft.com/47igZ9B
October 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
What if this tale of graduate-specific woe is off-beam, based on a misguided analysis of the data? What if the accompanying narratives that seek to explain why the most educated are faring especially badly are focused on a mirage? on.ft.com/47igZ9B
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political violence is quite bad
September 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
political violence is quite bad
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I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.
July 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.
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July 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Apologies, the previous chart was incorrect. I missed that SCOTUS granted emergency relief in Murthy v. Missouri after the appellate court's stay. I also missed FDA v. Alliance.
The updated rate of lifted injunctions for the Biden admin is 10% (2 of 21), not 0%.
The updated rate of lifted injunctions for the Biden admin is 10% (2 of 21), not 0%.
July 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Apologies, the previous chart was incorrect. I missed that SCOTUS granted emergency relief in Murthy v. Missouri after the appellate court's stay. I also missed FDA v. Alliance.
The updated rate of lifted injunctions for the Biden admin is 10% (2 of 21), not 0%.
The updated rate of lifted injunctions for the Biden admin is 10% (2 of 21), not 0%.
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here are the results:
since january 1, 2021, rufo has appeared in the WSJ 32 times.
in the same period, he appeared in NYT 167 times.
since january 1, 2021, rufo has appeared in the WSJ 32 times.
in the same period, he appeared in NYT 167 times.
July 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
here are the results:
since january 1, 2021, rufo has appeared in the WSJ 32 times.
in the same period, he appeared in NYT 167 times.
since january 1, 2021, rufo has appeared in the WSJ 32 times.
in the same period, he appeared in NYT 167 times.
great reminder for everyone to watch the goat some like it hot
“Trans undertones in old comedies”
July 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
great reminder for everyone to watch the goat some like it hot
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we should strive to be worthy of that faith
July 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
we should strive to be worthy of that faith
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"What I Heard On A Suicide Hotline For Trans Kids"
"My callers wished their parents weren’t in denial and didn’t echo right-wing talking points. They wished they didn’t feel so alone late at night. They called from Utah and Arizona and Iowa...'Somebody has to give me a reason to live.'"
"My callers wished their parents weren’t in denial and didn’t echo right-wing talking points. They wished they didn’t feel so alone late at night. They called from Utah and Arizona and Iowa...'Somebody has to give me a reason to live.'"
Opinion | What I Heard on a Suicide Hotline for Trans Kids
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"What I Heard On A Suicide Hotline For Trans Kids"
"My callers wished their parents weren’t in denial and didn’t echo right-wing talking points. They wished they didn’t feel so alone late at night. They called from Utah and Arizona and Iowa...'Somebody has to give me a reason to live.'"
"My callers wished their parents weren’t in denial and didn’t echo right-wing talking points. They wished they didn’t feel so alone late at night. They called from Utah and Arizona and Iowa...'Somebody has to give me a reason to live.'"
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There is not a single person in the Democratic Party who is treating the death of USAID with the gravity it deserves. There’s no political issue more important than the death of 14 million people, but they’re just delivering boilerplate condemnations and nothing more.
July 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
There is not a single person in the Democratic Party who is treating the death of USAID with the gravity it deserves. There’s no political issue more important than the death of 14 million people, but they’re just delivering boilerplate condemnations and nothing more.
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I wrote about something six justices of the Supreme Court never did—the real lives of actual trans kids and what we all owe them now autonomy.substack.com/p/we-name-ou...
June 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I wrote about something six justices of the Supreme Court never did—the real lives of actual trans kids and what we all owe them now autonomy.substack.com/p/we-name-ou...
this is about This Week but also contains some of the most precise writing on the broader beauty of transition that i have ever encountered
I wrote about something six justices of the Supreme Court never did—the real lives of actual trans kids and what we all owe them now autonomy.substack.com/p/we-name-ou...
June 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
this is about This Week but also contains some of the most precise writing on the broader beauty of transition that i have ever encountered
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Oh, hey, an indictment that quotes Bluesky posts. Definitely not relevant to any discourse on here lately. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Oh, hey, an indictment that quotes Bluesky posts. Definitely not relevant to any discourse on here lately. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Many years later, as he faced the editorial board, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani was to remember that distant afternoon when his father told him to abolish ICE
so I have a lot of complicated thoughts about the specific issue at hand, but I have to point out that’s not what “magical realism” is
June 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Many years later, as he faced the editorial board, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani was to remember that distant afternoon when his father told him to abolish ICE