Score a win for Gemini here... 😂

(NBC News) - President Donald Trump's pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics was among the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with the White House saying he was a "bystander" who wandered over after seeing coverage on the news.

@ryanjreilly.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

I find the lack of a permanent usb c port on the dock for the camera to be even more bewildering. Unplugging it every time you take the switch out of the dock?

People like to compare big N to Apple, but these design decisions are baffling.

It really is this simple.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

Part of the unspoken motivation for me putting together this was to see if there were obvious gaps in things like the -que and we continue to see new materials produced.

(1/X) Can this country to back to the way it was before Trump? No, it cannot.

Narcissistic sociopaths break things in ways that can't be fixed.

Just watched @chrismurphyct.bsky.social on @thedailyshow.com last night: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqLf...

This should be on loop in the office in every congressional Democrat so they can internalize what needs to happen.

Chris can be, and should be, the party leader at this point.

Final weekend to register for next week's CANE Annual Meeting @ Yale University: caneweb.org/annualmeeting/

Reminder to CAES and CAAS members, you're invited without being a member of CANE! DM me for more details! We'd love to see you there!

#classics #latin

I have lived in authoritarianism before, and participated in a popular movement against it. My political voice was born in it. I was just talking to a friend - this moment is *triggering* because it feels like so few people are reacting on the magnitude of what I know is coming.

It's too bad that @chrismurphyct.bsky.social is one of the only elected members of the Democratic party willing to demonstrate that they "get it"

I'm thankful for having such an amazing Senator representing Connecticut. It isn't going to be enough when leadership across both chambers is what it is.

Sure looks like @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov are far more interested in their book tours than their actual jobs or fighting for, you know, the government itself.

But hey, I'm sure those royalties and comps from the publisher are great!

I am sure government shutdown before a book tour is not a good look either.

It’s only going to get worse no matter what but many of the ill-effects haven’t been felt by the larger populace yet — that’s still down the road.

A shutdown would put it all in front and center so people have to pay attention.

By keeping the status quo, and giving them cover, you’ve already lost.

What are we saving that precious filibuster for, which you would not remove to preempt a lot of these things, if not now? Are we waiting until everything is beyond repair to decide to use the *only* tool you have, @schumer.senate.gov?

You're losing your engaged base. They aren't coming back.

Despite @chrislhayes.bsky.social best efforts here, @schumer.senate.gov managed to argue both for & against voting for cloture using the same argument -- namely "they are already doing all of the terrible things I'm worried they are going to do during a shutdown." Weak.

youtu.be/SJDHET0MAz8?...

If you use the tiered Latin readings site (lapis.practomime.com/index.php/op...), please consider writing a short testimonial. I need to collect a few to submit a nomination for the American Classical League's new award for Excellence in Creating Technology-Based Educational Resources #latin

In 2018 the buzz phrase was the cruelty is the point.

In 2024 the keyword for Trump and Vance was "weird."

What's unfolding now in 2025 deserves a new word, and only one word will do: Evil.

Evil, not in the figurative sense of the word. But actual, theological evil.

A tale of two presidential coverages by WaPo. A stark example of how the legacy media helped push us into this disaster. On the top, Trump today with 151K jobs. On the bottom, Biden in 2021 with 194k jobs.

Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...

Judith Butler: "Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?"

It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

Less than a month left to register for @caneweb.org's Annual Meeting at Yale University, March 21-22

caneweb.org/annualmeeting/

Full program available here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Less than 1/3rd of banquet slots left! This is shaping up to be the largest CANE event in decades!

The @caneweb.org Annual Meeting registration & program is now live! March 21-22 @ Yale in New Haven

caneweb.org/annualmeeting/

Incredible highlights include a plenary talk by @sarahebond.bsky.social, a workshop by Andrew Olimpi, workshops by Jacqui Carlon and @gregorystringer.bsky.social on Pliny