I’m so glad @soccerpolitics is still teaching this excellent course. A lot of timely analysis here ahead of this year’s World Cup.

The outrage should never end. This is disgusting.

This is unfathomable.

And we can take the whole family to Wally World.

The Duffer Brothers are obviously children of the 80s, which explains a fantastic Spies Like Us reference early in the first episode of season 5. Well done @strangerthings.bsky.social.

Take a picture of yourself at the No Kings rally. Print it. Put it in a frame. Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy. 

If everyone who liked this subscribed to at least one, we would raise $20,000 for worker-owned media

“You cannot argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience” -Mark Twain This is why the medical experts are leaving the CDC.

Excited for his performance review with the boss.

“A confederacy of Beavises” is maybe the best descriptor of our current times I’ve ever read. This is it exactly.

The assault on this country from within is just breathtaking.

This definitely won’t draw even more attention ton to the Epstein thing. 4D chess as usual.

Not right for today, but the next ICE protest …

Marc Maron is ending the WTF podcast. What a bummer. Such an unusual, interesting interviewer. The OG of podcasts. variety.com/2025/digital...

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

The same people who say Adriana Smith should stay hooked up to machines so a fetus can gestate inside her dead body for 7 months because “it’s a sacrifice a mother would make” can’t fathom a mother crossing the border with her children in hopes of providing a better life for them.

The difference between 'running the country' and 'ruining the country' is one letter. See how easy it is to get from one to the other?

Same here. It’s extraordinary.

This also destroy the research and innovation engine that powers our economy, health, national security, national competitiveness, well-being, and overall future. A dangerous and shameful act.

Would someone please put this guy in front of Schoolhouse Rock?

Trump is talking about shuttering publications and networks he disagrees with. He's talking about deporting and imprisoning Americans who dissent. This is unprecedented and undemocratic. Wake up America.

Here's one real-world example of how academic research saves lives. Read about Sabrina, whose brain tumor might have killed her. today.duke.edu/2025/04/afte...

It’s an “entitlement” in the sense that we are entitled to it because we are and have been paying for it in advance.

I don’t think it’s possible to agree with a statement more fully than I agree with this.

"But I’ve heard that it’s even become too much for Wiles, who for the most part has been delivering on what matters most to Trump—producing the Presidency with a daily event featuring co-star Musk and a cast of cabinet members for the press." It's all a show. www.tarapalmeri.com/p/fear-and-l...

Research saves lives. today.duke.edu/research

Finally some good news!

I’m late to this newsletter but it’s really a great idea. Kudos, Ryan.

Very excited for President Musk’s big speech tonight.

Not sure we’ve ever had a president who hates Americans as much as this asshole does

I would like an answer to this as well.

Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.

Interesting Duke U sociology research here on how the way white people are classified can lead to health disparities.

Let's bring down Modern Jellybean Men together. This was the playbook in PA, NC, WI if Trump lost the election, so we can't let it "succeed" in NC or they'll use it down the long road. www.wral.com/21842228/ #vote #votingrights @jamellebouie.net @profjeffries.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social

I read Trump's entire Truth Social post on the wildfires to an expert in California. His response: "He got nothing right." www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

I’m not the only one who hears Han Solo talking to Luke Skywalker each time Harrison Ford’s character on #Shrinking says “Look, kid” to Jimmy, right?

Cheap milk. Thanks, Joe!

It’s true.

Utterly bizarre experience with Moe's, the burrito shop. Ordered online to pickup at my local restaurant in North Carolina. I pay, and confirmation says I pick up in .... Guam. Yes, Guam. There's a phone number on the app; I dial it. It connects me to the Motel 8 hotel chain. #thisallreallyhappened

“People who voted for Democrats and say things on the Internet are responsible for Trump, but Trump voters who engage in outright bigotry are serious and are to be studied and learned from” is a big part of how we got into this mess and needs to go

Yup

Apple Air Pods are beyond parody. For months I have struggled with them not charging, only charging one but not the other, etc. I realized over the weekend that the warranty just expired and on cue, they no longer work at all. No connection to phone regardless what I do to troubleshoot.

Bingo

Let me say something that is controversial because our brains are broken: Vaccines are a miracle and amazing