"Every one of these people is taking with them skills and knowledge that will be difficult to replace. But there may be no single individual whose departure better captures what is being lost and destroyed than Demetre Daskalakis."
"Every one of these people is taking with them skills and knowledge that will be difficult to replace. But there may be no single individual whose departure better captures what is being lost and destroyed than Demetre Daskalakis."
Bluesky has been critical to Democracy Docket's growth and reach. Nate Silver is an idiot.
If you're anti-vaccine, you're anti-science, and you're anti-life. GTF out of the way. You're taking away people's right to protect themselves from death, disease, and sequelae. Your voice has no place in public discourse.
We do not fully grasp how damaging the SCOTUS’ presidential immunity decision was. What we know is it was a disaster and the huge damage it has caused is being compounded daily. That is because the result is a collaboration between corrupt justices, a supine Congress and a demented President.
9 #CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." 🎁 article: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Big opening for, say, Brad Lander www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/n...
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” @johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
"How Silicon Valley Groomed JD Vance to Replace Trump and Usher in the Broligarchy" Vance has been groomed by Silicon Valley oligarchs to replace Trump and establish a techo-fascist utopia for the world's wealthiest men who want to conquer space and live forever. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
His administration is more authoritarian than ever, the red states are as aggressive as ever, the destruction of our health care system is worse than ever—and Trump doesn’t seem particularly engaged or even well. What’s up as we enter September? Tim and JVL discuss. youtu.be/N3XMfXXnD4I?...
Everything Trump touches is corrupted.
Beef prices have hit record highs this Labor Day Weekend — in part thanks to Trump's tariffs. Remember when Trump said he would bring down the cost of groceries? https://youtu.be/9EXi6xyOXSk?feature=shared
People are melting down at a Tribune article about CHSD 230 considering adding Arabic to its language learning electives. I wasted time in the comments, which I normally avoid doing since it's useless and awful, but it led to possibly the funniest thing anybody's ever said to me about France.
Happy Labor Day! California is proud to be ranked the #1 state for workers. We’re leading the nation with strong wage standards, worker protections, and labor rights that make our communities, businesses, and families stronger.
Certainty beats accuracy. Proximity beats proof. The public record...studied from afar...shows how that plays.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com
Starting today, 2.4M Americans, including kids, lose SNAP food benefits. Stores like Freshly’s Market in Mississippi that serve low-income communities expect a 35–45% drop in sales. Children will go hungry & employees at Freshly's lose jobs. Welcome to trickle-down starvation.
President Xi during the meeting with Modi: "The world today is swept by once-in-a-century transformations.The international situation is both fluid and chaotic.China&India are to ancient civilizations in the East.We're the two most populous countries,we're an important members of the Global South
MAGA Host’s Wife To Die Thanks to RFK Jr., But He Blames Biden
Trump: I FEEL GREAT NOTHING IS WRONG HERE LOOK A PHOTO OF ME GOLFING FROM A WEEK AGO Giuliani: I WAS HELPING SOMEONE DONT SPREAD CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT MY CAR WRECK Trump: EPSTEIN IS OVER HE DIED A LONG TIME AGO GET OVER IT Sure, guys.
The CEO of a Polish paving company, Piotr Szczerek, said in a statement Monday morning he thought the player had offered him the hat for his sons.
Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍 #janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
I don’t know if you all remember, but Sharice Davids was reelected in Kansas even after the GOP gerrymandered her district…
Portland, Maine crowd as Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner takes the stage today.
When unions are strong, our country is strong. As a former UFCW union member, I know how much difference a union can make in working people’s lives. I was honored to celebrate Labor Day AND the NW Oregon Labor Council's 125th birthday with union workers & their families today.
Kressly: I expect in the next couple of weeks, this is going to get worse. You’re going to hear from the same administrative people who have gutted the expertise needed to promote child health — pushing false narratives like, “we need to look at the link between vaccines and autism.” That is a lie.
Thank you on this labor day!!
Yeah he's not beating the allegations
Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
Donald Trump's increasingly frequent threats to deploy federal officers and troops to Democrat-led cities, was called out by analyst Ron Brownstein on Monday morning as he warned against labeling such efforts as a mere "distraction.
Flight to teach in Poland has been booked! 🇵🇱👨🏻🏫
What a 1939 archaeological discovery says about Britian’s past, its future, and its identity as an island nation.
Being a tomato dumper is hard work. This crew of 28 pickers harvests thousands of 24lb buckets a day. That makes for a lot of work for the two dumpers. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
No WAY!!!
If you needed any more reasons to hate Kyrsten Sinema:
Why Did Silicon Valley and Peter Thiel Groom JD Vance to Be the Vice President? I'm talking to the great @gilduran.com about the broligarchy's plan and end game. Worth hearing. LIVE. thelefthook.substack.com
Dead, alive, or hiding — doesn’t matter. Release the Epstein files.
And just like that, it’s September. Buy a book to take your mind off it. - Michael
Vaccine sceptic RFK Jr has called for the retraction of a Danish study that found no link between aluminium in vaccines and chronic diseases in children — a rare move... “Kennedy has demonstrated that he wants the scientific literature to bend to his will”, says Oransky. Scientific American
We are already suing Ohio.
Austin Labor Day: really catchy music and great energy! Really love the vibe!
Hey Congress – make Alex Acosta's testimony public and televised. There's absolutely no ethical reason for it to be private and transcribed. Nefarious AF. We need to hear your questions. We want to see him squirm. We need to see him squirm. Yet another sign of a cover-up.
POPE LEO: “Let us plead God to stop the pandemic of arms, large and small, which infects our world.” He prays for the victims in Minneapolis, and “the countless children killed and injured every day around the world”
⚡️ Russian map behind top general hints at ambitions to seize Odesa, Kharkiv. While Moscow has publicly insisted on full control of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, the map indicated possible plans extending to Odesa and Kharkiv.
Revoking an entire nationality’s visas is collective punishment and never acceptable — especially in this moment when millions of Palestinians lack equal rights, basic healthcare, and so much more at home, forcing them out of the US is unfathomably cruel. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
“Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sometime between the fall of 1963 and the late summer of 1964, the actor and photographer Dennis Hopper stopped at an intersection in L.A., took out his Nikon, and made history.
The plane Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu was on was forced to land in Bulgaria due to suspected Russian GPS interference | FT There are reports that the pilots even had to use paper maps due to GPS jamming as they made the emergency landing.
Happy Labor Day! For over a century, Illinois has been the epicenter of the fight for workers’ rights. Working families are the bulwark that has made our state the 5th largest economy in the nation. Today, we celebrate workers and their leadership of Illinois’ success.
CHICAGO IS IN THE STREETS! #LaborDay #DefendHigherEd #WorkersOverBillionaires
In “Caught Stealing,” Darren Aronofsky does a “great job summoning a bygone Lower Manhattan,” David Sims writes. “Where Aronofsky is less successful, however, is making the action as alluring as its romantic backdrop.”
It’s still early, but pretty good turnout so far for Bernie Sanders and Graham Platner’s (running against Susan Collins) rally here in Maine today.
Not a hoax
In a recent interview, Governor Pritzker discussed that he believes that Donnie's eagerness to put troops in US cities stems from Donnie's intention to make false claims about the upcoming 2026 elections & would be "an invasion". #PINKS
The United States had one of the worst COVID outcomes in the entire world from a body count standpoint. Anyone who argues with a straight face we were TOO cautious is an unserious imbecile.
Music writers were once known for being much crankier than the average listener. But these days, they seem to have a sunnier outlook. What happened?
🇪🇺🇺🇦 Zelensky to meet with European leaders in Paris on September 4, – Suspilne ❗️The topic of the meeting is to discuss next steps and increase pressure on Russia.
This is pretty remarkable but not that unusual. A lot of people want to portray RFK as having some Good Points. But no-one is objecting to more exercise and healthier foods. It is the anti-science (and specifically anti-vax) ethos that defines RFK and MAHA.
The National Guardners
Literally.
Any day spent with union workers and their families is a good day. Thanks for having me at your annual Labor Day celebration, Lorain. Together, we'll fight to make sure workers have a seat at the table in Washington.
Here in the US, “two weeks” actually means never.
Chicago this Labor Day… Thousands fighting for what #WorkersDeserve
And your point is … ?
If Donald Trump doesn't make an attempt to buck the Constitution and run for president once again in 2028, which he has hinted at, his middle son, Eric, has indicated he might like to take his turn in the Oval Office.
I didn’t really need more evidence that RFK Jr is nuts and delusional.
Happy Labor Day to the union workers who built America’s middle class.
"To pretend that her death deserves the same recognition as that young soldier at the gate is obscene. It is a betrayal of the oath she once swore and a desecration of the sacrifice made by so many who kept faith with theirs."
wow
David Sedaris reflects on his sister’s death and what it meant for his family to go from six members to five.
Rare video capture of a Spotted Eagle Ray getting airborne then using its wings to brake. I took this video near St Petersburg, Florida. #nature #amazing #animals #awesome #wildilfe #ocean
Bessent on sanctions against Russia: "All options are on the table, and I think we’ll be examining them very closely this week." We keep hearing about “this week,” “two weeks,” or “50 days,” but as one deadline expires after another, nothing ever happens.
So, terrorist Russia, in its escalation, is suspected of GPS jamming the plane carrying the EU chief.
One minute, you're just living your life, and the next, you're mimicking bird calls. Here’s how it happens.
I believe this is what we all want.
"So that you will learn by experience that I do not tolerate interference, I will now detonate the nuclear warheads in the two missile silos. Let this action be a lesson that need not be repeated." AI has always haunted our nightmares. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Anything not gold is garbage.
Missing in Tennessee... Please spread the word as you would want others to if she were your friend or family member.
Illinois is now the number one state in the Midwest to work in. This ranking reflects our work in making Illinois the best state in the nation to do business, raise a family, and thrive.
100+ years of CDC Directors! Powerful, indeed! He is endangering American lives every single day. #Firehim #Unqualified
Today in Politics, Bulletin 197. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
I love how music transcends not only every human but every species. That’s why I love all musicians because they share a message that resonates with every living being on this planet.
He's said very publicly what he thinks of the troops - none of it flattering. "Suckers and losers" among other things. What did they expect from someone who openly detests them? And let it be his undoing.
Back when Donald was a failure in real estate, he was famous for not paying his contractors. He would come up with fictional fault in their work as an excuse not to pay them. Now, this unscrupulous cretin is short-changing the National Guard. www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...
Excellent NYT story ruined by one subhead and one paragraph. No, red-state governors are not going to "rethink" putting their National Guardsmen on their own streets if it brings down crime. As one expert explained, "It’s designed to humiliate political opponents." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
"Apathetic electorate mad about consequences."
MAGA www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/t...
Today, Labor Day stands for little more than summer’s end, sales, and maybe a barbecue. But it was originally meant to honor both the individual worker and what workers accomplish together through activism and organizing, Chad Broughton wrote in 2014. https://theatln.tc/AIcURZrb
Photo passed along from a federal employee from inside the Dept of Labor building, where a giant Orwellian image of Trump's face is now draped outside. Big Brother is watching.
"Perhaps the most telling comment last week came from a far less high-profile conservative. Students for Trump cofounder and MAGA diehard Ryan Fournier pleaded with Republicans to pass the extended Obamacare subsidies."
For example, I saw this on FB two weeks ago. Tom Paine never said this, but an anarchist who wanted to smash the state did!
This is the old FakeFoundersQuotes tumblr I mention at one point as my initial foray into historian social media. I still see this apocryphal Tom Paine quote all the time on right wing social media sites. www.tumblr.com/fakefounders...
Very much enjoyed this conversation about, in part, how a historian of the founding era like me gradually morphed into someone who writes about the history of the far right in the post WWII-era PNW. As an added bonus you get to see my cat's tail smack me in the face a few times.