"Research on the construction industry has shown that the deportation of immigrants working in lower-skilled positions, such as roofers & laborers, can lead to the disappearance of work for native-born construction workers, especially those in higher-skilled jobs, such as electricians & plumbers."

"Trump administration officials also said recently that more than 2.5 million U.S.-born workers gained jobs in 2025 as 1 million immigrants left the workforce." But the data...? "We know that it’s just been harder for native-born workers to find work because more of them are unemployed” - Veuger

So the Hard Right position is that you should only have to suffer the consequences for tweets inciting racial hatred if you're name is...oh I don't know...Adbel Fattah? If your name is Lucy Connolly and you admit to doing it, you should get a parade actually.

They gentrified the tinfoil hat

one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!

It actually worked??

If the test score drops with each interview round, doesn't that show the SAT is a useless indicator (and even anti-correlated!) at that level?

Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...

Hegseth told Congress that the US was providing munitions to Ukraine even as he sought to delay it. The defacto pause included interceptors missiles to protect Ukrainian cities. Without them, Russia stepped up their attack on civilian areas.

In Hegseth's view, a general giving and honest and accurate account of Russia's threat to Europe when testifying to our legislative branch is a fireable offense. If I were in Congress I might be a bit upset about this if I wanted to continue to receive reliable information.

Leader of the Resistance, Clippy!

This one paragraph raises so many questions.

Sometimes, it feels like most of Bluesky is 38yos living in NYC or the Bay Area. Maybe if it wasn't, more journos and pols would be on here, Mayor @joshuajfriedman.com .

The SouthPark guys took advantage of the dolts who run the TrumpKennedy Center in DC, and purchased the domain name www.trumpkennedycenter.org Hilarity ensues

JFC (I moved out of Colorado in 2012 for a job, but I wish I was living there! Yes, even under RFK Jr-loving Jared Polis.)

The Little Prince.

Quick, I need $500,000 so I can buy a semi-local drive-in theater and keep the dream alive.

AOC: My name is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. and it is my deep honor and privilege to welcome you to the inauguration of our new mayor of New York City. Zohran Kwame Mamdani

Let down by the dictionary, FML

Together, we can choose hope over fear, courage over timidity, and dreams over cynicism in the new year. It’s going to take hard work in 2026 and beyond. And I’m asking you to keep up the fight, and the hope. Let’s win.

Like, they don’t have your best interests at heart. For example, compare Yarvin’s unfiltered Nazism below with the glossy portrait sit-down interview the NYT gave him last year. It’s not news that conservatives follow an avowed Nazi, it’s that he has big ideas we should listen to. It normalizes.

So much winning. Please stop.

"In the last year, US production capacity of SAF jumped from 5,000 to 30,000 bpd, with much of the increase tied to new facilities coming online. And...the Trump administration just unfroze a $1.67 billion Biden-era loan for biofuel processing plants." (Bad for bees, though.)

Happy new year! "President Donald Trump said he is “removing” National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, after a number of legal setbacks" Judges have blocked his illegal NG deployments in Chicago, Memphis, LA, and Portland #SuckItLoser

All the interviews I’ve done this year in one thread. This is a great variety of women in every race in every field. Don’t ever let anyone let you feel a woman’s place is in the kitchen.

DHS may be promoting ethnic cleansing, but at least we have Zohran as NYC Mayor!

They think they can troll their way into us accepting ethnic cleansing

Capitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress - AP apnews.com/article/trum...

CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.” SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.” CNN: “No, every day care is locked.” SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔 He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.

The GOP’s midterm strategy is literally just Comet Pizza

This is key: foreign students - especially Indian and Chinese - are essential to research funded by NSF, NASA, DOE, EPA/NOAA, etc. There just aren't enough qualified and willing American students for that. (Trump's solution is to gut scientific research funding as well.)

"ICE would also use an ad-industry technique known as “geofencing” to send ads to the phone web browsers and social media feeds of anyone who set foot near military bases, NASCAR races, college campuses or gun and trade shows." Do conservatives really want the government tracking their location?

Reminder: Applications for HEI's Rosenblith Award are due January 23, 2026. The Rosenblith Award provides 3 years of research funding for early career investigators studying the health effects of air pollution. 🔗 Learn more and apply: https://tinyurl.com/5b3fk2h7

By this definition, the whole trump administration is made up of “hoes.” With notable exceptions its an admin made up of posters and podcasters, ie influencers bsky.app/profile/semp...

I had missed this whole interview, but damn. Respect to Clooney

WTF isn't Treasury the economic ministry?? What is he on about?

It's also worth noting here that the *minimum* salary for these ICE positions is $52,205. While the *median* salaries for childcare workers and home health aides are less than $35,000 per year.

I was video-ing an amazing series of stacked stones at an SFO pier circa 2K and a guy walks up saying "My work. If you like it could you give me some $?" I ask him how would I know he did it. He said "I'm tired now but you try this-" and stood a broom stick on its brush end .. which I just couldn't!

That seems like a lot.

One story, multiple instances of Trump administration’s incompetence, ill-intent and undermining the Europe’s security. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Letter from Abigail Adams to her husband in 1776: Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.

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Who says Bluesky is an echo chamber.

I am personally matching the next the next $5,000 in 2025 contributions to @lawfaremedia.org. givebutter.com/journalism

I want my money back, David Plouffe.

April favourite: Moon occulting the Pleiades.

Kamar is a fantastic human. Really impressed by this news.