We have all fit into one of these categories at some point. Prejudice and fear are powerful motivators to justify discrimination.

Race, Fear, and Politics in American History OAH (Organization of American Historians) Conference 2026

Moving my newsletter off substack, and here's my first post in the new place--an amazing roundtable panel at the Organization of American Historians conference in Philly last week with @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social and Jeff Cowie!
gauthamrao.beehiiv.com/p/race-fear-...

Thank you! 🙏💙💐💞
More than grateful for the inclusion. Also grateful for all that you do to help us forge connections with other resisters.

Average if you use Regular. Look at the Premium prices. Here we are easily $2 more across the board.

"We built a locomotive that's going to run over a large portion of our userbase," is one hell of a sales pitch.

EREVs don't seem to be that new, just new to most of us here. With the Ford Lightning not doing well among the trades people, an EREV may be the solution to mitigate the lack of infrastructure and towing capacity.

Health care and prescription drugs policies from republicans have nothing to do with affordability. Stock prices for the private sector matter more than patient care for the people.

I love Peanuts.

We get this one at work all the time. As if one political party doesn't currently control all branches of govt.

As mud, but thank you for the explanation.

Reading is a great way to experience other perspectives. It can be like a deep meditation.

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SpaceX Bought Nearly 20% Of Tesla Cybertrucks Sold In Q4 A new report suggests that Elon Musk's other companies may have purchased nearly 20% of the Tesla Cybertrucks sold in Q4 2025.

Musk is always practicing some form of deception.

insideevs.com/news/793205/...

Trump Has Abandoned His Affordability Promises Trump’s decision to fund war abroad instead of care for families at home isn’t just a dangerous mistake, it's deeply unpopular, write Ai-jen Poo and Reshma Saujani.

"Voters want funding for care, not foreign wars."

A must-read from @reshmasaujani.com and @aijenpoo.bsky.social:

time.com/article/2026...

Anger among shoppers as Safeway loses paper bag handles amid tariffs, supply chain issues Unhappy shoppers want Safeway to get a handle on their paper bags, which have gone handleless amid a supply chain problem and tariff issues. Here's what experts say is leading to a global shortage of ...

Wow, we must be really old. We remember buying groceries and using paper bags with no handles. Seems really odd to see people complain about them today, but yet refuse to buy their own reusable bags.
#safeway #paperbag #sanfrancisco #abc7news

OpenAI calls for robot taxes, a public wealth fund, and a 4-day workweek to tackle AI disruption In a series of policy recommendations, OpenAI said the rapid advance of AI would require far-reaching economic and political reforms.

Is this the reference?
www.businessinsider.com/openai-super...

We are not meant to be in persistent state of stress. Worse we tell ourselves it's normal.
#stess

Bluesky having technical issues today. 🤔

My sweet little orange cat Benny resting on a white fluffy blanket in my bed.

Benny has been eating normally again for over a week which is great! But now he has an upper respiratory infection which is not great. Got him a new antibiotic RX on Tuesday afternoon, hopefully that will kick in soon. 🥺

Morning Kittens

This Video Never Gets Old😂

A man hands JD Vance a copy of his own book and says: “Hey JD, can I get a refund on this?"

Overall, undocumented immigrants paid nearly $100 BILLION in taxes in 2022.

Undocumented immigrants contributed $25.7 BILLION to Social Security and $6.4 BILLION to Medicare in 2022—both federal programs they can’t access unless they manage to find a way to adjust their status👇🏽 #TaxDay

Flour comes from a plant, sugar comes from a plant, and chocolate comes from a plant.

So, basically a chocolate chip cookie is a salad.

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Chevron Executive Tells Americans To Drive Less Chevron returned $27 billion to shareholders last year. CEO compensation package is north of $30 million. But sure, try carpooling.

Chevron returned $27 billion to shareholders last year. CEO compensation package is north of $30 million. But sure, try carpooling.

#cars #CEO #chevron #gas #iran #money #war #OddNews

The FTC needs to implement rules around disclosing ownership of social media channels.