Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

I make this point all the time. As historians, we know nothing lasts forever. It’s a bit disorienting to live through the decline + fall of the American public research university (and it’s maddening that said decline has the causes it does) but history is about change—in all domains and directions

It was Joe Biden.

Just finished American Psycho last night, and it's worth remarking that when Ellis imagined who the idol of a murderous, soulless, psychopath might be, he picked Donald Trump. As I think @calliope5431.bsky.social pointed out, Bateman is obsessed with Trump. His name prob comes up 50 times.

I was wondering why he was standing and then I got to the end and... I really like this dude.

Our photographer Alex Kormann captured the exact moment the presses stopped for the last time in Minneapolis, ending a 158 history of locally printed newspapers.

i love furniture restoration videos because they show how quality is important and you can get some really beautiful, overlooked furniture if you learn certain skills IG savedbydesign.tn

… and when it went “coed” in the 70s the plan was to only do so gradually “over the course of 10 years capping [women’s] enrollment at 35%” by 1980. Due to a lawsuit it was forced to go coed faster: by early to mid 70s it already had more than 35% women explore.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/sho...

I'm a monster fan of his co-podcast The Rest is History

A cool thing about "The House I Live In" is that its lyrics were written by Abel Meeropol, best known for (a) writing the lyrics for the anti-lynching song "Strange Fruit," recorded by Billie Holiday, and (b) adopting Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's orphaned sons.

That time Barbara Walters destroyed Trump. 🙌💪👏✊️👇

#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1621: The governor of Plymouth colony confiscates cards, toys and games to let newcomers know Christmas is a regular work day. The Pilgrims considered Christmas a pagan festival with “fooleries,” revelry and social disorder, but some newcomers objected. /1

Now that Bari Weiss pulled a segment telling the truth about Trump's deportations to let Stephen Miller have his say (i.e. spread propaganda), it's a good time to check out our deep dive into Miller's real worldview and agenda, which doesn't pull any punches: newrepublic.com/article/2041...

The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells. Americans once opposed this inhumane system. The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.

They are so, so, so incompetent

Samuel Johnson: “The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-d... #writing

New York, this moment belongs to you. Please join us for the Inauguration of a New Era on January 1, 2026.

We have to make sure that in the United States of America you very much do have to apologize for saying shit like this.

"Look, I know we have some antisemites, but wouldn't you rather have that than a bunch of Jewish puppets?"

Putting the white in snowflakes

To report 2.7% inflation for November, the Trump Admin excluded data on food, housing, electricity, clothing, medical care, and most other categories. In fact, only 3 of more than 20 price categories were included in the calculations, making the report meaningless. Actual inflation is much higher.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Beyond parody. We have an attorney general who is covering up the Epstein Files and a President who is proud he could identify a giraffe

All econometrics is just cataloguing new biases and trying to find the right incantation that sort attenuates them 60 percent of the time.

Sigur Rós play the rare & incredible Ára bátur at the Royal Albert Hall (02/10/25) orchestra & choir youtu.be/MDGT6jAas0M?...

That’s the woman who said whatever that guy is saying, 5 minutes ago, but got ignored.

Or the Devil working on T's admission file...

For the rare jobs that do exist, faculty get to vote on who to hire. Many have an unofficial “no assholes” rule, which makes the working environment so much more pleasant for everyone. If you’re a grievance-obsessed weirdo, and there are 10 equally-qualified normal people, the decision is easier.

Using the Copenhagenize Index, which evaluates cities worldwide on cycling infrastructure, culture, and safety, five cities rise to the top as winter-friendly escapes. Each offers warm sunshine, cultural richness, and streets ready to be explored at human pace. momentummag.com/cyclists-are...

In this Indiana diner, everyone has three questions: How's the tenderloin? Is the quarry hiring? And when can we watch Steven Pinker debate Ross Douthat on CBS?

Cc @joshtpm.bsky.social

As 2025 comes to a close, we are looking back on one of the most transformative years in Aptera’s journey. What started as a bold vision to build an ultra-efficient solar electric vehicle has accelerated into the foundation for scaled manufacturing. → aptera.us/2025-year-in...

Hello. I would like to celebrate the lost art of the compilation album as an eye and ear opening path into pleasures previously unknown. It might be a sampler, it might be a mix album but it's a person's singular vision of a particular genre or theme. Thread below of some favourites

Men may seem detestable as joint stock-companies and nations

Every time Trump says something he is making two important points. He is demonstrating how much of a narcissistic psychopath he is. And he is demonstrating how despicable his supporters are.

Things we learn: 1. Bovino's existence is the result of chain migration, which MAGA wants to ban 2. His family arrived legally under an immigration law MAGA wants to repeal 3. His father killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which MAGA aims to deport immigrants And much more. Read it.

In 1931 in Kiel, Germany, Rachel Posner, the wife of a rabbi, took this picture. On the back of the photograph she wrote: “‘Death to Judah,’ so the flag says. ‘Judah lives forever,’ so the light answers.” The light will continue to answer the darkness. Happy Hanukkah.

Jucika Prepares for the Ball (Sound design by hypnadot on NG)

Jesse Hamm had the take to end all takes on children's media. "People who disdain writing ‘just for children’ fail to realize that those children will remember what they read, maybe for the rest of their lives. You’re not writing for permanent children; you’re getting an early start on adults.”

“This legislation is not about protecting kids,” she told me. “These lawmakers have stood by while kids are kidnapped, bombed, and go without food and healthcare. If they want to protect kids, there are any number of policies they could be pushing,” but they’re not

A tale of two ... Mohicans?

A quick sidenote about this; one reason I stay on X is specifically because of exchanges like this, where @davidjbier.bsky.social and I got a prominent government official to make a claim so outrageous that it’s now ricocheting around the internet and actively undermining official PR campaigns.

Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks in what Repro Uncensored call one of the “biggest waves of censorship” on its platforms in years.

The Voith-Schneider Propeller is a vertical-axis marine drive whose spinning blades change pitch continuously, letting a ship generate instant thrust in any direction, like a helicopter rotor underwater. Super-maneuverable, perfect for tugs and ferries.

In my newspaper column, I wrote about the crazy late-night screed from Donald Trump. @pbump.com said it needs to be read out loud to understand just how bonkers it is. So we had an AI voice read it. And now think what you'd do if your grandpa did this. bit.ly/My-Column

@edfujawa.bsky.social I'd like to buy a copy as an Xmas present, inscribed "for Jon, an Indy original" if possible. What are the best logistics?

I think this is right. It’s like when a family has decided to tolerate an abusive drunk. They know what he’s like and they’ve priced it into their decisions and they don’t want to hear you talk about it.