Revisiting Eco's 14 features of fascism - a thaumaturgical compendium Warning_FASCISM.png Umberto Eco wrote an essay in 1995 entitled "Ur-Fascism," in which he notes that fascism is the eternal enemy of Americans--and our enemies are therefore always identified as Fasc…

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I propose that we call a word that is nearly a palindrome a "reverb."

I don't know. Being spread thin also reduces the fucks I have to give about pissing people off. Zero fucks (which is what my license plate reads) is not a bad starting point for a fight.

The Coming Out of a Transgender Scientist "I know that I am making the right decision because whenever I think about changing my gender role, I am flooded with feelings of relief."

We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.

Incredible news on TDOV.

The 9th Circuit has denied the government’s request to enforce its transgender military ban.

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It’s time

California’s world-class public universities and promise to protect people’s rights should be an example for the rest of the country. But Trump is attacking both.

I’m running for governor to stand up to his bullshit

"You’ve got to just band together and say an attack on one university is an attack on all universities. And maybe you lose that fight, but you’re certainly going to lose this one if you give up before you fight."

Musk’s SpaceX Could Secure Billions in New Contracts Under Trump The boost in federal spending for SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by President Trump and Elon Musk’s allies and employees who hold government positions. Supporters say he has the best ...

Found some fraud and abuse…

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Comic Creator RE Burke: Her Visa Story Full family statement after her welcome return to the UK

The full statement from the family of R.E. Burke clarifies that there were no grounds whatsoever for the British cartoonist to be detained by ICE for almost 3 weeks – she held a valid ESTA, had broken no rules or laws in the US, and was ready & able to return home.

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Insulting.

Navajo Code Talkers were American heroes whose unbreakable code helped carry the U.S. to victory in WWII and saved countless lives.
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X post by Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW ), featuring a verification badge. The post reads, "The USA is weird now. If you're a person under 30, you probably think it's normal but that's because you don't know. Trust me. It's weird."

America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.

I was bummed when this came on the market for so much (let alone the costs to maintain it). I really wish ASU had bought it to use as a meeting space, but alas, no luck.

A child in a hospital bed, wearing a teal shirt with an uplifting message, surrounded by soft toys and cozy blankets.

A 10-year-old U.S. citizen girl recovering from brain cancer, was detained at an immigration checkpoint while heading to an emergency medical checkup and promptly deported. Thanks to Trump and Musk.

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Was looking for images of the X ddos, but all I can find is this...

"swaddled"

Mooo?

This includes reclaiming university as key to building better citizens, and not better employees. We need to prioritize intellectual investigation and critical thinking, even when that is uncomfortable.

I am concerned with efforts to out-simplify the right: embracing patriotism and simplistic solutions. We need to do the hard thing: Make America Less Stupid. Draping the left in the flag is easy. Encouraging critical thinking and raise the importance of improving intelligence.

We are not quite to the "Keep Calm and Dig" stage: www.britishpathe.com/asset/195199/

"FREEDOM IS IN PERIL: DEFEND IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT"

This poster, which was designed in 1939 to be posted should an occupation occur, is available as an SVG on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fr...

Post from Dan Bongino calling libs "pussies" who are going to find out what "comes next."

This is our new deputy FBI director: internet troll threatening liberal "pussies" who are going to "find out" what comes next.

"... and the rules of the game are made from instant to instant by the arbitrary decree of the Queen. It is a world like this that the scientist must conform to in totalitarian countries, no matter whether they be those of the right or the left." - Norbert Weiner, 1950.

AI Is Not the Enemy—Capital Is Luddite Reactionary demands a return to the cave..

Red Accelerationism (R/acc) seeks to rapidly advance technology—AI, automation, and biotech—to dismantle capitalism and create a post-scarcity, post-labor society for all. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Another great opportunity for #NiceWhiteLadies (incl those w/ freckles) to wake up!

If there is budget stalemate, they might not have to choose to do this...

Federal workers should stage a massive strike, shut down the government, and push back on Elon‘s bullying.

Ok. This site is a super cool way to inform and resist www.wethebuilders.org

They've already fired a bunch of immigration judges and magistrates, right? I wonder if they would go after SCOTUS staff...

ATF has recently vastly decreased the processing time on licenses and tax stamps for NFA items (silencers, SBRs, etc.). If you reduce the ability to process those, it means a very noticeable effect on access by gun owners. Will be interesting to see how that is received.