Hi, political scientist here. Did you know we have an extensive body of research and theory that says if people believe you will violently betray them, they are less likely to enter into an agreement with you? I swear to God I have a real, non-bullshit job.

The length of time it took between the utilities workers outside our front door to go from loudly singing “Teamwork makes the dream work, yeah!” while working on power lines to panicking and swearing was inspiring for all the wrong reasons. 😄 Good morning, Tacoma!

I keep signing up for classes for a second master’s degree in my dreams and then forgetting to attend class until I am already failing. My dream self needs to get her $&!@ together.

But I would have gotten the haircut right.

also... they dont care about due process and disappear people constantly? you want to check in for a flight and be kidnapped to a concentration camp or a different goddamn country? in shackles?

A 13-year-old girl tried to take her life by cutting her wrists with a plastic knife from the cafeteria after guards took away drawing materials, and was put into isolation without seeing a doctor. The teen was deported to Colombia after nearly two months in confinement

First of all, maybe TSA agents are quitting because they don’t want to sleep in their cars since they can’t afford gas. Second, ICE agents are barely trained to be ICE agents. Now they’re being put in airports to do TSA’s job with zero training. What could go wrong? PAY TSA AGENTS, NOT ICE.

I have been losing it at this post from the Dems on instagram.

I don't normally subscribe to the "German has a word for it" thing because all languages can invent and borrow new words! That said, I can't stop thinking about "hobbyless" as an insult since I saw it a few days ago, so here you go It promotes a growth mindset!! www.tumblr.com/abbiistabbii...

In Norwegian we have «fritidsproblemer», which literally means «free time problems», and sort of indicates the same thing. I realise I haven’t used it in ages, but as a teenager, asking «do you have free time problems» was a low-level insult, along the same lines

hello! has your community successfully fought against a new Flock contract, or tried (successfully or not) to get one cancelled? I want to hear about it for a piece I’m writing!

So basically their checkmate plan the whole time was that either the government funds DHS or their soldiers occupy the airports indefinitely, presenting an increased danger to all travelers? So either way they empower the police state. Man that's fucked up.

I asked my coparent whether he had ever seen a woman sales associate in a Guitar Center, and his silent pause in response was as if I had come up with a brilliant unsolvable scientific inquiry or a zen koan.

Has anyone ever been to a Guitar Center with a woman sales associate?

It's interesting how The Daily Wire attacks the idea that gender is a performance when their sets are all about gender performance. Look at the aesthetics here — the cigars and crystal decanter with Japanese whiskey, the black dress shirt, the tight suit with two-toned double monks and tie bar ...

Kurosawa on watching Solaris with Tarkovsky

I don’t want mass layoffs but every manager up the chain in Windows who signed off on copilot in Notepad should be terminated with cause

This week was jam-packed with travel, recovery, and following up on opportunities. A big shout out to Pixelles for making it possible to go GDC last week and learn so much! And to all the new people I met at and en route to/ from GDC, you’re awesome!

AP News headline by Byron Tau: “State Department cut jobs with deep expertise in Middle East as Iran crisis escalates” But whatever could go wrong? 😖 apnews.com/article/iran...

There's a divide between the academic and arts teachers in the education design committee I'm a part of: the academic teachers have bought into the hype, while the arts teachers are trying to excise it. This is largely due to the fact that the arts teachers are tech-savvy.

I would like the Governor, Secretary of State, AG, and various county elections director to hold a press conference in which they declare that if the SAVE Act is passed, WA state will not comply. No way, no how, under no circumstances.

Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus

I am unreasonably excited about this, gleeful even: nordicmuseum.org/exhibitions/...

GOP: the mail is secure enough to receive your photo ID, social security card, your debit and credit cards, your stimulus checks, and your tax returns Also GOP: the mail is not safe enough for voting

There's an over 25 year waitlist to access adult gender care in the NHS. If they eliminate private shared care agreements, they basically make it impossible for many people to access hormones as their access will be cut off. The waiting lists make NHS access impossible.

It’s astonishing to see so little acknowledgment in the press that this is an artificially created crisis. No, the Cuban gov’t is not beyond reproach. Yes, there are problems. Have you seen the US? We’re literally poking half the world with a stick right now to see if we can trigger WWIII.

The US invented the crisis in Cuba. We have been starving the island of resources for decades while pointing at the crumbling infrastructure saying “see this doesn’t work.” Meanwhile they can’t replace medical equipment because the US blocks manufacturers from sending parts. We are the problem.

This is so stupid, senseless, and enraging.

I am watching Theroux’s “Manosphere” documentary because, apparently as a 46-year-old American woman, I haven’t listened to enough misogynistic narcissists in my lifetime.

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

As a result of my nearly year-long FOIA lawsuit against Metropolitan PD, a judge forced them to hand over nearly six hours of body camera footage showing how DOGE and other Trump officials demeaned USIP staffers, demanding fealty. It was the first time we got to see them operate up close.

No oil means no electricity. No electricity means no water pumps. No running water means no sanitation. No power for hospitals. No fuel for ambulances. No refrigeration for drugs. Mass death soon follows. This is a crime against humanity.

My insurance declared I had an “elective abortion” when I received emergency care for my miscarriage so they didn’t have to pay for it, so… yeah.

🚨 IT'S ELECTION DAY 🚨 This is it. Today decides everything. Let's make it count: Knock doors, make calls, talk to your friends, and make sure everyone you know in IL-09 makes their voice heard!

Illinois has same-day voter registration! Make sure you show up at YOUR assigned polling place with 2 forms of ID!

Donald Trump just gave Oak Flat—a sacred site to Indigenous communities in AZ and NM—to a “FOREIGN-OWNED” copper mining company. Communities warned mining would destroy this sacred landscape and drain its waters. Trump’s “America First” is a scam. We’ll keep fighting to protect this sacred place.

Me: I just think Billionaires: Ew gross why

"The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention issued a third red flag alert for transgender people in the U.S., saying it believes the country 'is squarely within the early to middle stages of a genocidal process against trans people.'" #USA #Healthcare #Courts #Education #Genocide

Academic women on social media are routinely confronted by (usually) men who have no expertise in their fields but whose only goal is to challenge that expertise. ‘Why don’t you do this’ ‘Smile more’ We get it in conferences. And classrooms. We can smell the misogyny a mile off. Just saying.

A drone struck a fuel tank at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest international hub. Consequently, flights have been suspended. The markets have not yet factored in this escalation, and it is likely that the situation will worsen before it stabilizes.

It wouldn’t be an authentic Amtrak trip between San Francisco and Tacoma without fun convos with strangers, unexpected delays, and the police being called on a passenger. And with that, I finally made it home from GDC an hour ago. 👑

queer young adults consistently get screwed over by the fact that financial aid takes parent income into account, even if those parents withhold any financial support because their kid is queer

NEW: The Trump administration is seeking to oust the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, in its talks with Cuban political leaders. It plans to allow the Castro family to keep power if they agree to economic changes, creating a client state for the US. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/w...

Sorry women who survive abuse don't talk about it on your preferred timeline and would sometimes prefer not to talk about it at all but feel forced to do so because they feel a moral urgency as they watch their abusers get platformed even though they know they're going to get horrific backlash.

"Service-resistant" people are not being offered services that work for and help them. There's a reason people with severe addiction don't instantly agree to get sober, why people with pets don't want to relinquish them to the pound, why couples and families don't want to be split up.

Conversation with a woman old enough to be my mother in the train cafe: Her: “Am I in your way?” Me: “Oh, no, you’re good. I’ll wait.” Her: “Should I try harder then?” Me: “Do you want to go? I have one broken arm, but let’s do this.” Amtrak employee: “She’ll break your other arm.” “Oh man…” 1/?

I’m somewhere in the southern Oregon right now. It has been an absolutely gorgeous morning, and I am hoarding the pictures I took from the train for art inspiration like a greedy little dragon hoards gold.

"I arose at dawn to reflect upon my virtues, but alas, I could not. For how is one to look inward without a pair of noise-canceling headphones, a mindfulness app, and a monthly subscription to optimize their dopamine? Truly, we live in the dark ages of the mind." —Marcus Aurelius, Meditations