Absolutely FALSE. There’s money for the destruction of the White House. There is a $6 billion fund for exactly this eventuality, and they’re refusing to use it. Evil.

NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

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Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

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Chicagoans say ICE agents responded to heckling with tear gas near school on busy street CHICAGO — Andrew Denton was on his way to get lunch on Friday afternoon when he noticed people yelling at masked men in a white SUV near Funston Elementary in

How the army of occupation is behaving itself in Chicago.

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

Criminals in the government, committed crimes against citizens while hiding their faces. I hope these families will issue a class-action lawsuit against ICE. people.com/ice-agents-o...?

Normalization—Practices Make It So Exploring the changing nature of public debate

This isn't new, but I think it matters even more today than it did in 2019. Call out the lies. Call out the cruelty. Don't let the licenses stand. blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/openfordebat...

They all arrived safely!

Half of our incoming doctoral first-year class is international. So far, all are coming. Brave souls.

Judith Butler | Trumpists against Trump Trump insists that the whole Epstein affair is a ‘hoax’ and that his own followers are ‘stupid’ and ‘weaklings...

Trumpists against Trump by Judith Butler. This is good... www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/au...

The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein It’s not what you think it is.

The Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and Epstein
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State by state, lives at risk:

If the Big Bad Bill doesn’t fail in the House, see how many lose HEALTHCARE state by state. They won’t feel it until after the midterms, so talk to your Red State friends and family NOW.

The United States Bombed Iran. Now What? President Trump is taking an enormous risk.

Okay, folks, here you go.
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Opinion | America Is No Longer a Stable Country

Don’t let their inflammatory language fool you. The costs are serious. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...

Meanwhile, in every city across America!!!

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Watch this video as it zooms out to show the great lawn inits great emptiness. 47 is a zero.

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

So You Want to Be a Dissident? A practical guide to courage in Trump’s age of fear.

Don't take your rights for granted. Fight for them. Stand up against those who would deny them. Be strategic & wise. www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...

The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic <p>'Sinha not only has taken on this vast subject, but has greatly expanded its definition, both temporally and spatially. . . . She covers these difficult issues with remarkable skill and clarity.' &...

Worth your time! wwnorton.com/books/978163...

From the Confederacy to the Gilded Age: Manisha Sinha on the "sorry history" that inspires MAGA Manisha Sinha spoke to Salon about Donald Trump's 19th-century vision and America's history of radical resistance.

Excellent & helpful historical perspective offered in this interview with from the insightful historian Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social. It draws on her latest book, "The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction 1860-1920". www.salon.com/2025/04/04/f...

Of all the great signs, this one (above) broke my heart. And added to my resolve. FIGHT back now.

Seen at yesterday's HANDS OFF rally in my small town. Wheelchair bound and under threat. The Regime doesn't care, but the American People DO care. Stop the violence being enacted by this evil Regime. Now. Especially if you have GOP folks in Congress-- pressure, pressure, pressure.

Also, your MD can do a blood test to see if you have active antibodies. I'm sure I got the vax as a kid, because my parents were responsible and loved us, but I wonder if its power has waned, and so will get the test. #GratefulToMyMD

As David Hume wrote in 1739, "a mind will never be able to bear its own survey, that has been wanting in its part to mankind and society" (Treatise, Ch. 6,Conclusion). Trump can't bear to see himself, even improved by this artist. His self-image is even more whacked than his actual image. #Sicko

It's inspiring to see the images of people in the streets all across America yesterday, and everyone should understand that it was happening in small towns everywhere too. Here's an image from my little town.#Inspiring #HandsOff

Black Holes of the 21st Century How Technology Hijacks Your Mind, and What to Do About It

I wrote about the attention economy and the inescapable gravity of our modern, digital world. I hope you will give it a read. Shoutout to @chrislhayes.bsky.social and his amazing book 'The Sirens Call' that put a lot of my thoughts into words.

Don’t use credit cards either!

IMPORTANT. Get the MMR vaccine if you haven't already. This is serious, often deadly.

Learn more about @aliadastagir.bsky.social and find links to order her book (I recommend Powell's, avoid Bezos as much as possible). Or ask your local independent bookstore to order it for you! aliadastagir.com