for sure, congratulations to magyar. but the real heroes imo are those in civil society & journalism & rank-and-file opposition & academia who have fought against the disintegration of rule of law, the weaponization of the courts/media, & so much more for so long. 🇭🇺
I collected a bunch of phone-sized wallpapers from the Artemis II mission: gorgeous photos of the Moon, Earthrise, the solar eclipse, and more that are perfect for your lock screen. I even made a few of my own — check them out! [kottke.org]
The photo is <chef’s kiss>
No real problem with ordinary folks asking about the 25th, but every time a congressman asks for the cabinet to remove a president you should read that as them abdicating their own duty to pursue impeachment through congress
You can use our new database to explore the financial disclosures — and potential conflicts of interest — of President Donald Trump and more than 1,500 of his appointees.
Here's what Trump budget chief Russell Vought has disclosed:
This is art.
Health care was the one sector with employment growth in 2025 yet last year’s budget reconciliation law - H.R. 1 - cuts #Medicaid and the ACA Marketplaces by $1.1 trillion/10 years.
Yikes here are the numbers for the past 12 months. Everything is pretty much dead except healthcare/social assistance. Note that healthcare growth is largely not about the business cycle -- it's about the aging of the population and more elderly people needing care.
This is ANTI-ITALIAN DISCRIMINATION 🤌🏼
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
I mean this is in the newspaper
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A sneering midwit with inherited wealth got the facts wrong, and accused an honest public servant—Lisa Cook—of fraud. His meddling created a crisis well beyond his portfolio, undermining the Fed.
Bill Pulte can do the right thing and resign.
If merit still matters, he should be fired.
It’s the closest thing to a novel on screen! Layered with imagery and it treats the viewer with respect .
Vance Boelter, a Trump, GOP voting Christian nationalist, was radicalized in part by QAnon, the same conspiracy promoted by Trump and Republicans, even though they knew it had radicalized others to commit violence.
Boelter had a hit list of 70 liberals. He killed Melissa Hortmann and her husband.
a few folks have already dryly remarked that we should "start learning Mandarin"
what's especially remarkable (and what most folks take for granted) is English became the language in which science was presented and published in ONLY after WWII. (American grad students had to translate their dissertations and learn German to go to conferences before then!)
August 1, 2025 AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations Statement from the American Economic Association on the Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today. The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day. Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias. The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity. Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions. We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure. Lawrence Katz President, American Economic Association Katharine Abraham President-Elect, American Economic Association Karen Dynan Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics Kenneth Troske Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations
Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As I reported earlier this year at @motherjones.com, Russell Vought's daughter has benefited immensely from NIH research, and her condition (cystic fibrosis) has received more research funding than most rare diseases. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Emmett Till memorial shot up with bullets
People with guns proudly posing in front of the Emmett Till memorial shot up with bullets
A bulletproof Emmett Till memorial. Riddled with bullet dents.
All I think about when I hear people say that it’s bad taste to dance on Hulk Hogan’s grave is that Emmett Till’s monument had to be replaced with a 500lb steel bulletproof monument because white people simply won’t stop riddling it with bullets. So now it just has tons of dents. From bullets.
Cops are great
trump is first and foremost a vehicle for delusional extremists — most of whom are total mediocrities — to impose their ideologies on the country, with vought as a paradigmatic example
Nice unification of different DD estimators. Important feature: “all the estimators proposed in this paper allow for standard statistical inference using well understood techniques, already incorporated in common statistical software”
Five-alarm, above-the-fold, wall-to-wall news…if this were 2023 & a Democrat were in the White House. This? 🤷♂️
This patient care technician is a mother of 2 and one of my friends. She was shot while at work by a patient while he fought hospital security and got control of one of their guns. This is her GoFundMe to help with childcare and recovery costs.
gofund.me/c54bb79d
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🚨NEW: When ICE raided a Californian farm yesterday, they snatched & disappeared a disabled US veteran who was in his car.
They smashed his window, peppered sprayed him & dragged him to the floor.
Listen to his wife & sister here, distraught. No-one will tell them where he is.
(🎥 ABC 7 News)
The best scientific enterprises for the betterment of humanity in the history of the world, torched to appease the most aggrieved and egomaniacal.
