David Bowie's final project was a musical set in London Shortly before his death, the star wrote dozens of notes for a musical set in 18th Century London.

my colleagues in C18 literary and cultural studies didn't need David Bowie's endorsement to know that they are the coolest, sexiest group of scholars, and I'm sure they're all taking the news that he was planning "18th Century Musical" completely in stride

You give me hope

a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends

I think multiple elected officials just nonchalantly being like “Elon Musk is not a government employee and has zero authority so his words are basically toilet paper” would probably result in one of the most epic public breakdowns and illegal threats against federal officials we’ve ever seen

My history of law is very rusty, but I recall one prof telling me the reason why laws exist at all is to pacify the hoi polloi enough that they wouldn't shank the aristocracy wherever they go.

There are scores of anti Trump/DOGE/Musk protests planned for April 5 handsoff2025.com

And 11,000 people in Greeley. Greeley!!

At-will employment also makes leaving work to protest risky. Structurally, we’re set up to discourage the kinds of protests that happen in other places like France.

Milwaukee-area woman deported to Laos though she's never been there, doesn't speak the language As Donald Trump pushes the mass deportation of immigrants, Yang believes she is one of the first Hmong Americans to be deported to Laos recently.

A Hmong American woman who has lived in the Milwaukee area since she was 8 months old was deported last week to Laos, a country she has never visited, and says she is stranded in a rooming house surrounded by military guards.

www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...

Musk Retweets ‘Hitler Didn’t Murder Millions’ Message Amid Ongoing Nazi Controversy Musk and Tesla have faced heightened criticism since the billionaire made a gesture likened to a Nazi salute during an inaugural event in January.

Theeere it is

Here’s hoping

Linking these kinds of diseases to “poor diet and health” is classist, fatphobic bullshit.

Look, folks, this is it. The entire ballgame. Either we're a Republic of laws & the Constitution, or we have a dictator. This is fascism, & the impeachment vote should be happening today. Every single university president in the country should be out, in front of microphones, condemning this.

Unbelievable. Just utterly spineless and weak.

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

a tiny white dog stands on a tile floor and looks up at you. they’re wearing a big plush yellow star around their teensy noggin, like the world’s most congratulatory lion mane. we really needed to see her today.

We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10

Trump didn't win 50% of the popular vote.

The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.

His approval ratings are tanking.

He does not have a mandate.

Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.

He's not.

WTF is happening

I’d like to speak up

Our president is a Russian asset.

This nation cannot abide that.

Ukraine deserves our resistance.

We have to stand up to this now or our nation will fall, too.

DOGE recommended firing workers at:

-FDA, which oversees Neuralink

-FAA, which oversees SpaceX

-USAID, which probed Starlink

-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.

"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

It is

We are living in the upside down

ALL THE SEXES ARE BELONG TO US #c18

5 sentence summary of 50 years of right wing culture warriors

Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government (Gift Article) The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.

Finally some more comprehensive reporting on the fall of the republic. We’re 10 steps behind. Gift link.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

It’s a very common question these days in light of all these attacks upon our Republic: Is somebody doing something?! The good news is, they are. I break it down and discuss the four kinds of responses that are happening today. Link in the replies.

‘Gender Ideology’ Ban is Already Harming Health, Experts Say (Gift Article) Documents purged from government websites include guidelines for safe contraception and information on racial inequities in health care.

SCOOP: Many of the pages that went missing on Friday from the CDC website on Friday have reappeared — in response to intense media coverage, backlash from the scientific community and concern for the public’s health.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...

Senate phone system is currently unstable - it's not just you

Note the use of passive voice here. “Must be stopped”? By whom? Congress needs to act now.