working on my new book, on a chapter on the American Civil War, and this is all that's going through my head right now

Trump's bad predictions to paint himself in the most favorable light possible have consequences

This is both a correct description of the current situation and also very clearly the thing that needs to change. Higher education cannot survive without public support and that will never be forthcoming until we convince a critical mass of the public to support knowledge for its own sake.

This is great, but two friendly amendments. The consolidation of judicial supremacy began long before the 1990s. And even as the Court holds that Congress may not respond to its decisions, Congress *does not need this majority’s approval* to check the Court’s power and respond anyway.

Every piece covering Trump's counterterrorism strategy should START by reminding that he freed adjudged terrorists on his first day on the job, and Todd Blanche is pushing to restore their ability to rearm. www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

NEW: The Trump administration blitz that flooded Minnesota with immigration agents hobbled federal efforts to pursue serious crimes. By April, prosecutors had brought charged just eight people with drug or gun crimes, the fewest in more than two decades. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Debt by itself is a lousy guide. A $500,000 mortgage can be manageable or terrifying depending on salary, rates, and future earnings. Same with countries: the real question isn’t “how much debt?” but “can they carry it?”

🚨New paper!🚨 Our study showing that H5N1 influenza viruses can remain infectious in unpasteurised milk for, basically, as long as you are likely to encounter that milk has now been published: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

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one of the most dangerous truths of the modern era is this: all evidence-backed "wellness" and "life-extension" tactics are just basic diet and exercise. most people have very little they can do to impact their longevity besides regularly go to the doctor and get vaccinated, etc

AP: Indiana State Senator Greg Goode just defeated a Trump-backed challenger to keep his seat in the District 38 Republican primary. Goode drew Trump's ire for refusing to back his congressional gerrymandering push in Indiana, which failed.

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“Why won’t the popcorn chicken fly into my mouth???” 🪶 #catsofbluesky

Neither the author nor Kennedy have any training or experience in mental health treatment or therapeutics, nor should they be providing medical advice related to such.

Non-antidepressant things that would lessen depression, though (list not exhaustive): Trump's removal from office, RFK Jr.'s removal from power, Democratic landslide in November, Court expansion, restoration of a functional Voting Rights Act, holding Trump Admin officials & ICE agents accountable

This is such incredible bullshit. I am alive, thriving, and writing books on health policy/politics thanks to antidepressants. Antidepressants aren't for everyone, but they can be literal lifesavers. Attacking their prescribing & use is stigmatizing and dangerous. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...

NEW: The DOJ is demanding the personal information — including names, addresses and phone numbers — of 2020 Fulton County election workers after it seized past election materials. A top county official called the request “harassment” and accused the department of abusing the criminal process.

From raid to triumph. 🏆 On Monday, Hannah Natanson and the WaPo won the Pulitzer for Public Service for coverage of the Trump-Musk "DOGE" initiative. The win follows a chilling escalation in government pressure.

Happy #CincoDeMayo Amor y amor, nada mas 💖 🥰🤗🥰

As I drove in to work today, singing part of the liturgy as my morning prayer, I was transported in my memory to my time in grad school at St John’s in Santa Fe. We only had one car so I’d leave the car with my wife and kids and walk to work in t... https://davoh.org/2026/05/05/as-i-drove-in-to.html

I have sat through many legal lectures by some terrific professors and this was one of the clearest, most useful explanations on such a crucial issue. Thank you!

I don’t think it’s incompatible with your thesis but farmer and ag policy expert Sarah Taber points out most farmers are millionaires (by assets) w 6-figure incomes & pretty savvy and knew exactly what they were choosing bsky.app/profile/sara...

Washington Post news alert: "Former staff photographer Jahi Chikwendiu also won the prize for feature photography."

HOLY SHIT @pablo.show CONGRATS!!!

A Pulitzer for Julie K. Brown. Richly deserved, and overdue!

Meanwhile the US lashes itself ever more tightly to climate destroying fossil fuels.

NEW: An ICE agent tased a man several times while another agent tried to forcefully drag him out of his car as the man screams in pain and begs for help, as captured in a video obtained by THE CITY. www.thecity.nyc/2026/05/04/v...

It’s worth noting that Fox Business is choosing to put these numbers out there.

NEW: A Republican U.S. Senate candidate said he's recruiting off-duty police officers to serve as poll watchers in Detroit for the 2026 midterms — and suggested they could flash their badges at voters. Intimidating voters is illegal. Interfering with someone's right to vote is a federal crime.

[NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF BETTING MARKETS OR GRAHAM PLATNER OR SUSAN COLLINS] But wow.

I don’t care that news reporting and opinion operate in different spheres.* This is an organizational decision to pay for, give space to, and mainstream hateful ignorance. I promise you’ll never see this view platformed in, say, The Amsterdam News.

So this is the source of the murder spree. They’re torturing people to death by depriving them of medical care

so is sin

Every splashy New York Times profile of a right wing influencer.

I majored in history & in philosophy in college. I dropped out, but had I finished I probably would have stumbled my way into a sociology minor too. I do not work in any of these fields. I do not have a degree. But I use what I learned *every* day.

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I had a great time! Thanks to St. John's, New City. Dong Zhang organized the event and @meggie2nc.bsky.social is their wonderful parish administrator. ⚓

I know there are so many good organizations that need our support, but I just donated to the @splcenter.org and I hope others will consider doing the same.

The kids these days will hardly believe it, but a mere two years ago, the mental & physical (lack of) acuity of Elderly Presidents was the Great Issue of Our Time. Someone should tell Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson, so they can write a book on it.

Student on subway says that going to class "unlocks an intellectual reservoir" in his brain and I'm trying to decide what that could be a metaphor for.

1/8 A 78-year-old scientist faces 51 years in prison. His crimes? Gmail. Informal emails. Two bottles of wine. The DOJ's case against Dr. David Morens is a political witch-hunt. @peterdaszak.bsky.social @angierasmussen.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social #DavidMorens #COVID19

I will be extremely interested to hear reactions from people on the media side. Cause a big chunk of the book is how you, a writer, can more effectively work with an editor like Kate was. I hope Kate thinks the advice is good!

I was glad to be able to discuss my new book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States on the New Books in Political Science podcast with @gorenlj.bsky.social. Hope you'll give it a listen & get the book if it strikes your fancy. newbooksnetwork.com/coverage-den...

Signs of Spring: sculling on the Hudson!

"Bracing"? I think I'd use "salivating" there www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/o...

NEW: US Real GDP came in at a 2% annualized growth rate in Q1 2026 data released this morning. Consumption & investment increased, government output rose, and the trade deficit increased Nominal GDP growth (unadjusted for inflation) came in at 5.6% annualized

The single most important thing to understand about tech futurism is that, when Anthropic’s predictions turn out to be wrong, they don’t have to give the money back.

Could someone pleae tell the @nytimes.com that the word "lie" is a perfectly good word and the one study that suggested using the word could cause cancer has been debunked?

Useful thing to use here

Q-Anon is an implicitly (and more recently explicitly) anti-semitic conspiracy theory, an adaptation of blood libels against the jews used to justify pogroms. Yet our elites are pushing the idea that the most serious threat to jews in the United States is a twitch streamer. It makes you think!