"Political prisons, a domestic army, control of the military’s legal apparatus, the seizure of voter roles, and much more presage the potential declaration of a national crisis and the implementation of various of the President’s Emergency Action Documents." - Richard Gephardt and Timothy Wirth

Yes, but let me just clear this up: the scientific world is not divided on whether Musk is an engineering genius. There is near-unanimous agreement that he is not. We have been saying this repeatedly, and would love the non-scientific media to listen.

In case we had any doubt

Elon Musk's role was 'instrumental' in the Belfast riots, researchers say The newly crowned world's first trillionaire is once again facing criticism over the violent narratives he amplified on his platform X.

While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...

A good read. #musk #ipo #trillionaire #usaid #doge www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...

The US government is arresting scientists on pretextual grounds to consolidate their grip on authoritarian power. This should scare the hell out of every single one of us. open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

Reason #1,000,000,000,000 why we should tax the rich.

Worse than I thought. I saw Kushner’s Albania resort up close — it is an environmental disaster. The damage at Vjosa-Narta is not fake news. Bulldozers are tearing into one of Europe’s most precious wetlands www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

I do genuinely think that Elon musk is the greatest long term threat to humanity and democracy. Trump might be the greatest short-term threat but he’s going to be gone in a few years.

The age of impunity is a proper description for Musk being able to incite pogroms the same week he becomes a trillionaire. Musk is an existential threat to democracy worldwide and countries need to act like the threat that it is. www.axios.com/2026/06/11/e...

"In Berlin they're standing up because their leaders have let them down. They're trying to take their country back. They want to label them as racist. All they want to be is German, and they'll smash a lot of Jewish store windows if that's what it takes. They want Germany back."

OB-GYNs release their own vaccine schedule, rejecting RFK Jr.'s meddling arstechnica.com/health/2026/...

Here in Canada, the president of Palantir Canada advises Carney, and also just happens to be building an enormous, secret "spa" at Ontario Place.

DeAdder is relentless. 💪🏼 #Platner

I say this as someone who loves the WC more than any other sporting event: every team should get on a plane home right now. Or all the games should be rescheduled for 🇨🇦 & 🇲🇽. The USMNT should be disqualified now & suspended from the next WC. Or, we can start acting like a serious country of adults.

The US is hosting the World Cup and just turned away Africa’s top referee at the airport 3 days before kickoff because of where he was born. Omar Artan had a valid visa. He had a historic assignment. They didn’t care. Disgraceful. #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/post/211508/...

Pete Hegseth using the language and date of D-Day to say immigrants are storming the beaches, denigrating the American, Canadian, British and French troops who died 82 years ago insuring my grandparents got to live in a free France, is an insult to America, to Europe, and to the military.

This is the editorial calling out the administration for destroying our research infrastructure. A must read. 🧪 diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

Albania is erupting for the second consecutive day in angry mass protests against the Kushner land seizure deal worth $4 billion.

ALBANIA — Seems like it should be a bigger deal that Ivanka Trump & Kushner’s luxury resort project is being massively protested, with the people demanding the PM’s resignation and firebombing homes over the corruption of their project partners.🤷🏼 The Trump grift is endless.

Petition for a formal review of Hoekstra behaviour with the possibility of removal. “We, the undersigned, Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to formally review the conduct of U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra.” 1/2

i say this as a student of history and sociology: this might be the dumbest imperial collapse yet

“I have been in combat in Afghanistan,” Scott Pelley told the NYT just after he was fired. “I have been in combat in Iraq. I have been in the war zone in Ukraine multiple times, risking my life and the happiness of my family because of my devotion to the broadcast.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...

My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE

By reposting Trump's 51st State threat, the US Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, continues to sow division and distrust, and provide fuel to the Separatist movement in Alberta. He MUST be kicked out of Canada. Please sign the petition to remove him: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Because billionaires strangled democracy, plundered the economy, and told us it was “freedom”… hartmannreport.com/p/why-americ...

“When external actors amplify separatist narratives, normalize annexation, encourage national rupture, or undermine confidence in democratic processes, the issue is no longer only a matter of provincial politics," #CdnPoli #Canada #ABLeg

"Why are people so negative about the economy?" Consider this. There are two possibilities: 1) He's right and my livelihood is screwed. Maybe not 18 months but soon. 2) He's full of shit, it won't happen, and AI is a giant bubble that will crash the economy. Why would I feel good about either?

the problem with the shittiest billionaires getting so directly involved in space is how much it turns off people who just want to be excited by space

In case you missed it: last night, CBS News awarded the Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship to Santiago Campos, a high school journalist. In accepting, he took the time to condemn the direction of CBS News to much surprise and applause from the audience.

Louisiana House Republicans have passed a new 5-1 congressional gerrymander targeting 1 of 2 Black Dems. It packs Black voters from New Orleans to Baton Rouge in a snake-like 2nd District to make the other 5 heavily white/GOP. GOP senators already passed a similar map www.nola.com/news/politic...

Holy shit this cartoon.

PARAGRAPH 85, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

A masked man in an armored vehicle, dressed as if he is in the middle of a war zone, training a weapon on unarmed protestors. This is simply incompatible with democratic expression.

You're not excited about technology anymore because what we're calling "technology" these days isn't even considering your desires when it's being developed. What's not disinterested in you is outright exploitative and hostile, even fundamentally anti-human.

If justice can be negotiated in secret for the powerful, it’s no longer justice. Americans should be outraged by any secret deal made by Trump & his cronies behind closed doors The people deserve answers, transparency & accountability, no matter who’s involved! #SheShed #Democracy #Accountability

We made a fake repo with fake bounties, and the bots are applying fake PRs, so we know who is fake, and we can ban them from the Coolify repo. IQ over 1000

It’s estimated that 762,000 people have already died due to the closure of USAID, and ultimately 14 million people will die altogether This will always be Elon Musk’s true legacy

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

Wut

Anyone yelling that consumers have lost their minds and have no reason to be so pessimistic should first answer these questions. E.g., business leaders themselves constantly say "within the next five years AI is going to obliterate your livelihood." Is it so wrong to worry they might be right?

Max: "In just the past couple of weeks, there have been three separate instances of such unfathomable corruption that any other normal presidency wouldn't have survived a single one of them, let alone all three ... historians will be writing books about this period for decades to come."

"Musk’s racist comments about The Odyssey can’t just be viewed through the lens of an online edgelord identity. It is the same rhetoric driving his global campaign of violent white supremacy, as well as the Trump’s administration “anti-DEI” agenda more broadly."

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

NEW: A U.S. counter-terror fusion center believes ICE's tweets are so racist they could incite acts of violence by white supremacists and encourage neo-Nazis to seek employment at the agency, according to an internal memo we obtained. theintercept.com/2026/05/21/i...

On the tube

I just canceled Paramount+ after the final show of Colbert, and I encourage you to do the same if you have it. #cancelparamount #fcbs #colbert

Colbert is both a mensch and an actual genius. One of one. He and @maddow.bsky.social are the two best broadcasters of our time; truly in their own category. I'm angry and sad the president and the feckless suits cancelled the show but also know it's not the end.