Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns

BREAKING — DOGE will descend upon Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) buildings tomorrow, an agency source tells me. FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.

Here's the full MBC docu I participated in, trying to understand who Yoon Suk Yeol is, and why he declared martial law. Part 1 youtu.be/zbg7DkQvsjs?... Part 2 youtu.be/G_ourB9vPqU?... Part 3 youtu.be/cKQ79HU8DZY?... Part 4 youtu.be/Nh39t-oi2wo?... Part 5 youtu.be/n7M1dPxXoP0?...

Boycott Avelo Airlines! Turns out they are a government contractor for transporting deportees to foreign gulags.

Senator Chris Murphy posted a clear explanation of what Trump is doing with tariffs. It took him 11 posts on Bluesky which I consolidated into one document with no changes.

It’s almost time for the #HANDSOFF protest! We need YOU to share about the General Strike at this event. We’re all volunteers - help us pass out flyers this Saturday! drive.proton.me/urls/CNRXQTD...

It’s intentional

11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons. But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs. The people still have the power.

10/ And once Trump has the lawyers, colleges and industry under his thumb, it becomes very hard for the opposition to have any viable space to maneuver. Trump didn’t invent this strategy. It’s the playbook for democratically elected leaders who want to stay in power forever.

6/ Healthy democracies rely on an independent legal profession to maintain the rule of law, independent universities to guard objective truth and provide forums for dissent to authority, and independent state/local government to counterbalance a powerful federal government.

5/ Trump knows that he can weaken (and maybe destroy) democracy by using spending and taxation in the same way. He is using access to government funds to bully universities, law firms and state and local governments into loyalty pledges.

4/ British kings used taxation to reward loyalty and punish dissent. Our own revolution was spurred by the King’s use of heavy taxation of the colonies to punish our push for self governance. The King’s message was simple: stop protesting and I’ll stop taxing.

3/ You see, our founders created a President with limited and checked powers. They specifically put the power of spending and taxation in the hands of the legislature. Why? Because they watched how kings and despots used spending and taxes to control their subjects.

2/ This week you will read many confused economists and political pundits who won’t understand how the tariffs make economic sense. That’s because they don’t. They aren’t designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool.

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

My sister was saying to me today “they’re stripping away all the safety nets but they want everybody to have children…. what is their endgame.? And I told her “whatever you do, don’t look up Curtis Yarvin, because then you’ll know the endgame is we become biofuel.”

It’s stunning to me that the New York Times did not put the story on the bloodbath at the NIH, CDC, and FDA on its front page this morning.

My kids and I have been watching Cory Booker ever since they got home from school. Such a historic event. My 11 year old just joked, “What if at the end of this he says: April Fools!”

It’s not useful to be in a state of constant reaction. The conspiracy theorist are too far gone. The real work for us is to actively cultivate connection, community, and a culture of care.

I am a self-congratulating, patriotic liberal Asian American. I am feeling particularly proud of my local coastal elite community. It’s Sunday morning, I’m sitting at a quirky coffee shop, a large group of hipsters, internationals and a large contingent of of Muslim families after morning prayer

It appears that Kristi Noem may have worn a $60K Rolex during her visit to the El Salvadoran prison camp today.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher: "I do want to say that NPR acknowledges that we were mistaken in failing to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story more aggressively and sooner."

This is a critical point everybody in the media should be amplifying:

Hey. Focus. The Oscar-winning co-director of NO OTHER LAND was just "lynched" by settlers and abducted by IDF soldiers in the West Bank. This was witnessed first-hand by his co-director.

For folks who don’t know, ethnic studies programs like African American/Africana Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies and the like come directly from civil right era campus activism. Attempts to disempower such programs should be framed as attacks on civil rights same as much else rn.

63 studies: women who assert their ideas, make direct requests, and advocate for themselves are liked less. They're also less likely to get hired—and it hasn't improved over time. When will we stop punishing women for violating outdated gender stereotypes?

I think when you realize that scammers don't have to make sense, they just have to succeed at scamming then all of the pearl clutching is unnecessary. The lying is the point. The lying is also profitable.

I would pay good money to get my hands on the pivotal text exchange between the members of Zuck’s PR team responsible for the image makeover. PR douche 1: how do we make him more “relatable”? PR douche 2: We turn him into a Greek god. Turn him into… wait for it… an ALPHA.

Gotta hand it to Chuck. He really wanted prevent unfathomable loss. Losses to his stock portfolio that is.

The dissonance I feel after two sips of morning coffee. First sip: ah, the bittersweet taste of being on the right side of history. Second sip (checks headlines): ugh, my anxiety level is already too high nowadays; I gotta reduce my caffeine intake.

The United States is one unending realty TV show with horrible product placement ads. Peak humanity.

Friendly neighborhood reminder that Columbia University is home of the Edward Said Archives and the Edward Said Center for Palestinian Studies.

Friendly neighborhood reminder that Columbia University is home of the Edward Said Archives and the Edward Said Center for Palestinian Studies.

Dems look like they're bidding on fascism at a silent auction

The US Federal Government is reality tv show.

Anyone else thinking the whole Puffy saga was suspiciously timed to distract a major Democratic voting block?

Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

Who else is finding the legacy emoji system is wholly insufficient for our current reality?

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

The most powerful thing you can do when driving next to a Tesla of any kind, but especially the cyber truck, is to ignore it and the driver. If you have a someone in your passenger seat, point to and laud any other car on the road. Starve the cyber truck driver of attention and awe.

I want Musk’s little brat to appear with him at all press related events. That little snot is saying all the quiet parts out loud.

Think 11 million is a big number? It is… but we are CAPABLE. We’re smart, we all have different skills to contribute. And together, we can reach our goal. #generalstrike #uspolitics

We know people want a concrete date from us. But THIS is what our work is based on. We want a successful #strike that can’t be ignored.

Ok. But why are we not talking about Kendrick’s flared jeans?

the failure to think through what the NATO alliance and EU have achieved that we just take for GRANTED is so upsetting to me VERY LITTLE OF HISTORY HAS BEEN LIKE EUROPE’S LAST 75 YEARS

Here’s a list compiled by members of our coalition of ways to participate in the movement! #USprotests #nationalstrike

Already underway! Check out @generalstrikeus.bsky.social

Want to learn more about the General Strike? Here’s our Welcome Packet. We’re so happy you’re here! #USprotests docs.google.com/presentation...