That’s depending a lot on infectious disease research labs they’re currently trying to defund and eliminate…
That’s depending a lot on infectious disease research labs they’re currently trying to defund and eliminate…
Selection effects are pretty big since SCOTUS gets to choose what cases it takes. I kind of feel like the bias in cases they take on is even bigger than what decisions they make
The assumption underlying all of these provisions is that the executive will utilize them in a reasonable matter, which we now know is not true
I think the downside of not having emergency laws now needs to be weighed against the consequences of abuse
It’s more like the child asking the doll how to make poison and the doll cooperating
Well, and lower rates of maternal/infant mortality in childbirth
Well, she’s way outside her lane as an economics reporter
It’s also dumb? No complaint ever preemptively answers a question from the other side—especially an unproven allegation!
This is why economics reporters shouldn’t do legal journalism
She’s not obligated to do that? No attorney with two brain cells would file a complaint preemptively answering an allegation from the other side…
I think if you poll specific political views vs the general concept, you’ll get a different result
I miss the ValueTales kids series (now out of print) which were sort of the same thing but focused on virtue and were non-sectarian (Pasteur and Confucius are subjects, for example)
Uhh, I kind of assume he’s doing this so the CHP is there if Trump deploys troops, kind of to force a confrontation between federal and state jurisdiction
One thing I believe is that the sheer material affluence of the United States is part of the reason why we're in this mess (belief that water comes from the tap and that things really can't get that much worse) is also another reason why this administration is sowing the seeds of its destruction
But given the extreme unpopularity of folks engaging in that sacrament I think you can say as practiced Catholicism cares mostly about what you do
(Theoretically Catholicism cares a lot about internal actions because of the sacrament of confession…)
Have to be careful about making the argument, because a lot of conservatives justify their actions as just trying to restore the “traditional” order of mothers as caretakers, divorce being illegal, etc
The likelihood Yarvin has been at a religious service as an adult is basically zero
The best part of this photo — which is a good example of how photographers make art — is the slogan “American workers first” on the banner observed by troops who’ve been forced to pick up trash and do landscaping because the president on the banner illegally fired the American workers who did that.
(I’ve been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to use this expression, and not surprised it’s because of a fascist techno-evangelist)
This is just slavery with extra steps!
Striking: New Quinnipiac poll finds 56% of voters nationally oppose Trump's sending of National Guard into DC. Only 41% support it. Independents oppose it by 61-34. Trump's overall approval on crime is cratering at 42-54. That sound you hear is a lot of dimwitted pundit narratives imploding.
I mean, vs the usual “will indict a ham sandwich” behavior of grand juries—although I think this might emphasize that the usual behavior of grand juries is based on somewhat sane charges
Wooo depression and asthma
Eventually the admin is going to try to find avenues to charge them in other districts to get around the sympathetic jury issue (assuming the occupation of DC continues)
I mean, he’s solidly in the mold of the classical Greek tyrants
Well, or they assume scotus will quash this
Today’s Executive Order creating a *nationwide* military “quick reaction force” and setting up an online portal to permit random fascist vigilantes to join soldiers is one of the scariest things I’ve seen in U.S. politics in my adult life. Why is it not getting more attention?
Earlier this year, SCOTUS tried to construct a stupid legal framework where the President was allowed to destroy basically all independent institutions except for the Federal Reserve, which was deemed too economically important. Unsurprisingly, even that was not enough for Trump.
Quislings.
Also, what are the chances he doesn’t go after Roberts eventually?
TRUMP: *Signs order to put congressional Democrats in front of a firing squad" NYT: President Trump took the extraordinary step of moving to reduce number of Democratic votes in a legally dubious maneuver that could undermine the independence of the Congress.
It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
I donate to a great nonprofit (www.oasislegalservices.org) which helps LGBT folks persecuted in their home countries get asylum in the US; for the Bay Area branch of the org it’s incredibly difficult to find places for asylees to live
"build more housing" is the single most important thing we can do to combat a further rightward drift of the electorate what do you think is going to happen as climate migration accelerates
Like if you ask ChatGPT “explain to me the considerations around factors x,y, and z from references” it frequently does a good job. It’s just “tell me what to do” where it becomes dogshit.
This drives me crazy because AI is actually not terrible for teaching/explaining, which can be really useful for decision processes. But the greedheads really want it to replace rather than augment people, so we’re going to get lots of stupid disasters.
Unhoused is kind of useful for distinguishing people living outside vs those in shelters/couch surfing
How many federal agents do they even have with experience in white collar investigation anymore?
MPD, FBI, and others with non-agency specific gear arresting a guy for — get this — smoking weed on U Street.
And especially when there are, as there inevitably will be due to sheet numbers, members of this cohort who become leaders and pop stars.
I just look at this and don’t see how we aren’t seeing ourselves up with the scenario that 20 years from now these kids see America and respond “you mean the place that locked up me and my mom?”
I wonder about the long-term implications of a whole generation of young people being treated like a threat instead of a promise.
I mean, they don’t exist in the physical store space as far as I know?
The administration, as a whole, is allergic to the idea that there can be any negative consequences to their actions. You just have to look at the anger and surprise that came from them on the California redistricting proposal
Incredible that the Times was collaborating with a white supremacist blogger to acquire hacked college documents about Mamdani while sitting on THE INCUMBENT MAYOR BUYING VOTES AND BRIBING COMMUNITY LEADERS. Remember when they didn't cover George Santos and said "well some LI paper shoulda done it"
It’s really fun when someone screams like they’re being murdered at 3am, and you get up worried that they are in fact being murdered and call the police, and the police can’t do anything about it because it’s a mental health issue. And then it happens again the following night
I’ve been yelled at by crazy people in my doorway, sleeping on the sidewalk outside my house, living across the street from my house, etc.
I mean, a big part of the conservative court’s agenda has been “you remember how government was unaccountable and horribly corrupt in the 1800s? Let’s go back to that!”
He knows bed bath and beyond doesn’t exist anymore, right?
Imagine explaining to Bill Watterson while he was drawing this that "Calvinball" would one day appear in a United States Supreme Court dissent
Given the number of ambitious politicians out there (I mean, Gavin is on the high end but by no means exceptional) I’m honestly surprised more of that hasn’t been happening already
Not to mention, it makes it harder for China to isolate it’s new discoveries when its scientists have US connections
FWIW this goes both ways—I think the Trumpiest CA district was only 57-40 for Trump—it’s not like it was 80-100%
It would be a relocation problem worse than the India/Pakistan partition
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This is the Nazi bar problem writ large, though
Don’t forget, hot girls that don’t shower more than once a week
I’m surprised the essay doesn’t suggest society deal with abusers the way most abused normally do-cutting them out of their lives (eg by creating parallel spaces that exclude them)
People are really bad at thinking statistically or weighing probabilities. They see people drink raw milk and not get sick, so they assume is always safe
Well, for one thing, doing this stuff way before the midterms gives time for political and legal opposition to build. In some ways a smarter move for Trump would be to pull this out for the first time at the midterms
Hopefully other democrats will see this working and imitate it (ones with way less baggage)
“I don’t take responsibility at all.”
I mean, it’s a traditionally conservative university. Interesting how it’s having these severe problems when conservatives are supposedly ascendant
#selfawarewolves
hmmmmm
If you saw the guests he had in his podcast, that’s one part—he’s always twisting in the wind trying to find the next new political opportunity. It turned out that he saw he could advance his career by fighting here, but that was by no means the guaranteed outcome
No, I was just referring to democrats that are inexplicably still pro-Israel
Anyway, if this stuff is giving you a fit, you should look at the number of elected democrats who supported English as a national language and prayer in public schools in the 90s
My point was that the house bill was dramatically more progressive and the ACA was only passed because Dems were forced into a situation where it was that or nothing
Long long history (Song of Solomon)
You know that the ACA is in its current shape because Ted Kennedy died and Democrats lost their supermajority, right?
Since @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is so concerned about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social housing maybe he should address his own property tax bill of just $213 a year thanks to a sweetheart deal he supported when he served in the state Assembly that will last through 2032. nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...
Federal Agent in D.C.: “Proud Boys? They’re great guys. They love the United States.” This is who Trump is sending into our cities to terrorize Black & Brown communities. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DNZldGb...
While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused. Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right? Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
I think there’s a general loneliness problem and for some reason it’s being described as a uniquely male problem
While true, someone else would’ve asked him the question given the number of Schumer-like folks in NYC
They are like their predecessors, the German fascists, and think that reality merely accommodate the will of the bold. Trump has talked about his belief in the power of positive thinking
“Putin would eat you for lunch.” Today, exactly that happened.
I bet he'd hate if this side-by-side went viral.
This all ignores the fact that it’s way easier to manipulate Trump with vague promises of money or flattery
Assuming they themselves are not assets, of course
Ha! You think they’re going to do counterintelligence with Patel and Gabbard running the show! I wouldn’t be surprised if those two had EAs that were Russian assets
They’re all yes men. And Trump is so vulnerable to ego stroking, he assumes everyone (eg Putin) is like him, and is caught flat footed when that isn’t the case
This clip emphasizes the sort of ego stroking Putin is likely doing bsky.app/profile/atru...
TRUMP JUST FLED THE PODIUM WITH PUTIN — NO QUESTIONS, NOTHING! TOTAL LOW ENERGY. THE MAN LOOKED LIKE HE’D JUST EATEN 3 BUCKETS OF KFC WITH VLAD. IS HE AFRAID THE PRESS WILL ASK ABOUT ME??? (AMERICA’S FAVORITE GOVERNOR) AND THE FACT I "STOLE THE CAMERAS" THIS WEEK WITH “THE MAPS”?
Or said more crudely, the constitution is not a suicide pact
Walking home from a bar and getting late night burritos
Meeting someone for the just time and realizing they know a couple of people you’re already friends with
John Kelly: Trump’s a fascist. Mark Milley: Trump’s a fascist. Mark Esper: Trump’s a threat to democracy. Axios: www.axios.com/2025/08/15/w...
Sex workers rather
WATCH THIS: ICE took 17-year-old Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz off the street, left his dog to dodge cars, and laughed about the $2,500 bounty they just made. He’s now shivering in an overcrowded cell. At home? His mom is raising 3 little boys alone, including twin babies.
That would require Dennis Praeger to actually learn history rather than use Columbus as a 15th century sock puppet
Police from many agencies were out in force Thursday night 14 August harassing DC during a crime emergency’ declared during one of the lowest crime levels in 30 years. Residents are calling bullshit and taking video while heckling them. #DC #FakeCrimeEmergency
She’s blocked for sure
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JD Vance is the reply guy