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But God, can one win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Buried in the polls, with every American screaming for the Epstein files, the walls are closing in on Tangerine Palpatine. Sending troops to every city you can in a desperate attempt to make martial law happen is not strength. It’s the last gasp of a dying regime.

Either you're against fascism, or you're foolish enough to believe it won't come for you.

Please watch her final words to us all. They are beautiful and have given me a grounding sort of hope. Maybe they’ll help you too.

Trump's deal to sell TikTok won't just enrich his billionaire pal Larry Ellison. It also gives UAE investment firm MGX — a key business partner of the Trump family's crypto company — a major ownership stake and board seat at TikTok. Everything is for sale.

You know we’re living in the upside down when the president is more concerned about windmills and Tylenol than he is about assault weapons.

Bryan, I enjoyed today’s substack video post “The Rest Understand the West Better... ...than the West Understands the Rest.” I wish I had taken more Philosophy at Vassar than the one class I had with Jesse Kalin.

Need to tell trump to send the National Guard to Utah.

I just woke up from a long nap, can someone tell me if Trump has already apologized to the nation for falsely blaming the Kirk assassination on the left when—as with both his assassination attempts and 85% of political violence this century per the data—it was a far-right nutjob?

You think Kash Patel is “one of us” in his mind? Not from Utah. Man of color. Doesn’t look like a white christian nationalist.

There is no place for violence in our democracy — against anyone.

These people belong in prison. Every last damn one of them.

You got it completely right. Thanks for this great piece today (and always).

Everyone at the CDC is getting fired or resigning. RFK Jr. wants to ban all vaccines. His idiocy will get millions of people killed.

y’all know this doesn’t end without a ton of violence right

Loved this piece in The Contrarian today!! Thanks Shalise.

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This Chirstofascist transphobia is terrifying and horrific and many children will die. and they are all just so, so, so stupid at the same time. I didn't realize fascism was going to be this stupid I know we keep saying this, but GAH (WHAT ABOUT THE GERUNDS, NANCY, WHAT ABOUT THEM)

A fantastic conversation with journalist @noahshachtman.bsky.social who did a great deep dive into the ADL for @nymag.com

The Epstein Scandal has hit critical mass. It’s in the air, it’s in the water, it’s in text messages from your parents asking if you’ve seen the Netflix doc yet. It’s all anyone can or wants to talk about and Donald Distraction is furious. Good.

"resolve dispute" is a bizarre way to describe extortion.

Love your quote: “The Venn diagram of Christians who voted for a rapist and Christians who are outraged over Chip and Joanna Gaines being nice to gay people is a circle”

this is Democrats Doing Something.

I know you feel that Trump in the first six months of his second term has made life worse. Here are the deets: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Young #monarch butterfly drying their wings in the podocarpus tree in my yard.

Spa day for the Cooper’s hawk that frequents my backyard. #birding #SanDiego

Cooper’s hawk at my birdbath this morning. #birding #SanDiego

Imagine being FURIOUS that parents might get access to free childcare.

Jeff Bezos is worth $230 billion and is reportedly spending $20 million on a three-day wedding in Venice while sailing around on his $500 million yacht. If he can afford to do that, he can afford a wealth tax and to pay Amazon workers a living wage. Hello?

Trails of rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base visible in far south San Diego County (Chula Vista) 8:52pm.

It is bizarre the way people with guns, bulletproof vests, riot shields, tanks, and other military gear act like rocks are an equal threat. It’s madness! If you are scared of rocks and think the punishment for having them thrown at you should be death, you shouldn’t be in law enforcement!

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Nice to see @pkrugman.bsky.social reference Vassar alum @adamserwer.bsky.social work in his post this morning. Sadly, “The cruelty is the point.” @vassar.bsky.social

Nice to see Vassar alum @shanlonwu.com on @cnn.com segment this evening.

Donold has gone from "Obama wasn't born in America" to "they're eating the pets" to "Biden was replaced by a robot". This is what mental deterioration looks like.

Masks Off, Hoods On: Republicans Are Revealing Their Worst Selves The modern GOP doesn't need dog whistles anymore. Their racism, hate, & cruelty are out in the open & reveal the greed and white supremacy that have defined the party, and country, for ages. thelefthook.substack.com/p/masks-off-...

Jasmine Crockett wants a Trump impeachment inquiry. Not an impeachment vote or even a vote to authorize an inquiry — just 2027 probes called the “Trump impeachment inquiry.” Even that is a step too far for her impeachment-phobic Dem colleagues. @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/06/04/t...

Lee: Would say it would be “illegal DEI” for a lesson plan on the Tulsa race massacre? McMahon: I’d have to get back to you Lee: Do you know what the Tulsa race massacre is? McMahon: I’d like to look into it more and get back to you on it.

“Is he dead yet?” asked Piglet. “No,” said Pooh. “Fuck,” said Piglet.

The Greatest combination of intelligence, articulation and COOLNESS EVER in the White House.....

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Let’s start with the basics.

Hey alums! Check out new book by @Vassar professors Chris Bjork and Bill Hoynes (with some research help from Vassar students). In More Than Just A Game, the professors examine the impact that commercialization of the youth sports industry is having on families.