they like Trump and want to help him rule us like a king

Regular vaccinations for the majority of the public

In 1933, the nation's wealthiest people (including George HW Bush's grandfather) conspired to overthrow the government and install a fascist dictator who would reverse the New Deal and return the US to the gold standard. FDR swept it under the rug in return for the conspirators' compliance.

Love this record! Watching the detectives is my fave

Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto The problems with our tech philosopher kings

New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally.
It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...

This excellent thread by @eliothiggins.bsky.social breaks down how Palantir is arguing for increased power and less accountability for the tech oligarchs—it’s worth reading in full:

I cannot even begin to tell you.
How fast you will move to the top of my ballot.
If you publicly antagonize AI.

"High-speed rail in the US is unrealistic"

Record profits are unpaid wages and unpaid taxes.

Come on man, orioles magic

So was the retired player opinion just “it’s was as fast then as it is today”?

Orbán rode to power on resentment over the economic stagnation that developed under center-left governments. But he leaves office with Hungarians facing falling wages and higher inflation than similar countries are experiencing. Orbán’s sectarianism and intolerance have sparked neither a religious revival nor a fertility bump; Hungary’s population is shrinking and has become more irreligious, even as Orbán has demonized LGBTQ people, “Muslim invaders,” and Jews. Orbánism, in short, did not make Hungarians more rich, Christian, or free—unless you happened to be one of Orbán’s buddies, in which case you may have gotten rich. As most Hungarians felt their economic circumstances worsen, Orbán provided them with relatively powerless targets to hate.

Orban made grand appeals to “Christianity” and “Western Civilization,” but his “illiberal democracy” was just a scam, a way to make him and his buddies rich while subjecting Hungarians to stagnation and robbing them of their freedom. Sound familiar? (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Important thread from an NIH scientist who has been placed on leave for daring to speak up about the myriad unfolding disasters caused by RFK Jr.

If they aren’t gonna hit at least send Cowser out there to take some hacks

Two Lessons from Hungary for 2026 and 2028 Unity and accountability.

I think there are two key takeaways for Americans from Peter Magyar’s ouster of Orbán:

1. We must rally overwhelmingly behind the 2028 Dem nominee
2. We have to be ready to send people to prison if we win

My latest for @liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/two-lessons-...

It may seem paradoxical but a key to accomplishing (1) will be to deflate the psychological importance that Americans attach to their voting decision. Casting a particular ballot in a particular election needs to become understood as a small practical matter, not a titanic moment of self-expression.

That’s what the homer he hit on Tuesday looked like. It was a high towering shot that I thought was a pop out but it just kept going. Amazing to see in person.

He doesn’t have it so it’s true. That’s science, baby!

Before the game was suspended because of rain, I watched Ike crush a ball to left. Victor Figueroa destroyed a ball to center the next inning and I really don’t know much about that dude. He’s huge.

‘It’s just madness’: Trump administration to close three-quarters of Forest Service research stations Between funding cuts, facility closures, and the inevitable resignations that will follow, there’s virtually no way for the Forest Service to continue to do research at its current level or quality, w...

My big takeaway from reporting this story is that it's not JUST about the Forest Service.

The closure of these stations threatens to upend a delicate system of mutually beneficial collaboration and resource sharing, and the impacts will ripple out far beyond the Forest Service itself.

Disappointed, though not surprised, I began to describe various life- saving components of USAID’s global health portfolio, highlighting how we prepare for and respond to emerging pandemic threats; support the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV; and immunize millions of children from the deadliest childhood diseases. I spoke for about five minutes, focusing primarily on our infectious diseases work and hoping to keep the attention of people who seemed to have no experience—or interest—in global health. When I finished, the room was silent, the political appointees looking at one another in what appeared to be disbelief. The silence was broken by Ken Jackson, who chuckled softly and shook his head. “Wow, there really is so much that USAID does that we never knew,” he said. “This is the story that needs to get out there.” Joel, also smiling, chimed in next, echoing Jackson’s amazement. “I had no idea you did all this,” he said. “As a Republican, when I think of what USAID does in global health, I assumed it was just, you know, abortions.”

This is NUTS

www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-usai...

lol even

How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽

A vintage Toyota HiAce

A vintage Toyota HiAce

A vintage Toyota HiAce

Was walking the dog and this van stopped me in my tracks

This time last week, the Orioles dropped to 3-6 and were swept badly by the Pirates. A week later, they are 8-7, tied for 1st in the AL East, and have won 5 of their last 6 games.

They have also won 3 of their first 5 series in 2026.

They had won ZERO of their first 5 series in 2025.

this is a boring take but if we want this from a Dem President in 2029 we need to deliver the type of huge legislative majority Magyar just achieved and not the razor-thin one that Biden was forced to work with.

Can’t wait for the xwWS win in the fall

"The conservative caricature of college campuses as liberal indoctrination camps persists because it is useful cover... American higher education is facing down a process of authoritarian capture that threatens the long-term viability of our system of higher education."

In general I don’t know how people keep falling for the “we’ll make it worse first and then we’ll be able to make it much better” two step.