Dave Levitan
@davelevitan.bsky.social
Science journalist, bylines all over the place.
Book: NOT A SCIENTIST: How politicians mistake, misrepresent, and utterly mangle science (WW Norton).
www.davelevitan.com
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Book: NOT A SCIENTIST: How politicians mistake, misrepresent, and utterly mangle science (WW Norton).
www.davelevitan.com
Sign up: www.gravityisgone.com
Quite the blow to meritocracy myths when half the billionaires in the country are in the Epstein files emailing shit like “hey best friend, what should I wear to the crimes party?”
January 31, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Quite the blow to meritocracy myths when half the billionaires in the country are in the Epstein files emailing shit like “hey best friend, what should I wear to the crimes party?”
Movie critics, you were born for this. It is time for your 6- to 12-word excoriation of the Melania trash fire movie. “The worst thing I have ever seen.” “My eyes are bleeding. Is that normal?” “$70 million shoved up my ass would have produced more.”
I am excited for what you all can do. Go forth.
I am excited for what you all can do. Go forth.
January 31, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Movie critics, you were born for this. It is time for your 6- to 12-word excoriation of the Melania trash fire movie. “The worst thing I have ever seen.” “My eyes are bleeding. Is that normal?” “$70 million shoved up my ass would have produced more.”
I am excited for what you all can do. Go forth.
I am excited for what you all can do. Go forth.
Contrast this with like the Mar a Lago Gatsby party or whatever, absolute ghouls trying to stave off death and damnation vs sheer collective joy and solidarity
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Contrast this with like the Mar a Lago Gatsby party or whatever, absolute ghouls trying to stave off death and damnation vs sheer collective joy and solidarity
Need a word for the very specific satisfaction of the That Guy! recognition moment, when you realize who is playing some tiny role in a movie.
I just clocked the fast food employee in Super Troopers who gets attacked by Farva in, uh, Psycho Beach Party. So my night is made.
I just clocked the fast food employee in Super Troopers who gets attacked by Farva in, uh, Psycho Beach Party. So my night is made.
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Need a word for the very specific satisfaction of the That Guy! recognition moment, when you realize who is playing some tiny role in a movie.
I just clocked the fast food employee in Super Troopers who gets attacked by Farva in, uh, Psycho Beach Party. So my night is made.
I just clocked the fast food employee in Super Troopers who gets attacked by Farva in, uh, Psycho Beach Party. So my night is made.
Imagine typing this out. Do you think you’re doing a good job? Or are you sitting there like “lol let’s shred the Constitution, hilarious”. Anyway impeach everyone.
One of the "overt acts" of the conspiracy was Don Lemon and Georgia Fort interviewing the pastor of the church:
January 30, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Imagine typing this out. Do you think you’re doing a good job? Or are you sitting there like “lol let’s shred the Constitution, hilarious”. Anyway impeach everyone.
Genuinely think we could Truman Show him in some place with a bunch of loud trucks and MMA fights and occasional F18 flyovers and so on and just leave him to enjoy
Trump announces August auto race in downtown Washington
Trump announces August auto race in downtown Washington
“To think, 190 miles an hour down Pennsylvania Avenue — this is going to be wild,” said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
www.politico.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Genuinely think we could Truman Show him in some place with a bunch of loud trucks and MMA fights and occasional F18 flyovers and so on and just leave him to enjoy
Not your normal, bog-standard Pedophile Island party for Elon. For shame. Only the *wildest* day at the worst place on Earth will do.
Oh!
This is who we’re letting poison Memphis and drill a hole in nashville?
This is who we’re letting poison Memphis and drill a hole in nashville?
January 30, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Not your normal, bog-standard Pedophile Island party for Elon. For shame. Only the *wildest* day at the worst place on Earth will do.
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Uhhhh this file magically disappeared from the dump after being up for a while apparently
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Uhhhh this file magically disappeared from the dump after being up for a while apparently
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24 hours later: Trump has two journalists arrested
January 30, 2026 at 1:57 PM
24 hours later: Trump has two journalists arrested
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Few “don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone” examples as potent as an independent DOJ
July 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Few “don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone” examples as potent as an independent DOJ
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Anyway congrats to our Free Speech Champions(tm) who helped usher in the most censorious American government since the Palmer Raids
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Anyway congrats to our Free Speech Champions(tm) who helped usher in the most censorious American government since the Palmer Raids
IMO the president should not be allowed to sic his own lawyers against government lawyers who at this point are also just his lawyers in order to steal the annual GDP of a small country from American taxpayers.
Well!
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 AM
IMO the president should not be allowed to sic his own lawyers against government lawyers who at this point are also just his lawyers in order to steal the annual GDP of a small country from American taxpayers.
Most media headlines right now are like "We are laying off 2/3 of our staff and also the president is our ombudsman now" but somehow David Brooks got two new jobs in one day
January 29, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Most media headlines right now are like "We are laying off 2/3 of our staff and also the president is our ombudsman now" but somehow David Brooks got two new jobs in one day
lol 42 percent *of Republicans* think he acts ethically in office
January 29, 2026 at 9:37 PM
lol 42 percent *of Republicans* think he acts ethically in office
Sometimes I wish there was a gentle but firm "this is too many posts, friend" button
January 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Sometimes I wish there was a gentle but firm "this is too many posts, friend" button
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I wrote about the brain drain.
What Is a Government Without Experts?
I think often of a line I came across years ago, when researching presidential science advisors: "Richard Nixon did not want science advising and took steps to be sure he would not get it." This is th...
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January 28, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I wrote about the brain drain.
In like two weeks (possibly more like two days) Vance is going to claim, in a voice just DRIPPING with condescension and disdain, that he never said Good or Pretti were terrorists, or even that they were aggressive, or were doing anything wrong at all.
January 28, 2026 at 10:06 PM
In like two weeks (possibly more like two days) Vance is going to claim, in a voice just DRIPPING with condescension and disdain, that he never said Good or Pretti were terrorists, or even that they were aggressive, or were doing anything wrong at all.
Live your life such that Bruce Springsteen does not write a protest song about how terrible you are
January 28, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Live your life such that Bruce Springsteen does not write a protest song about how terrible you are
This trend does feel like a mid-fascist crackdown pivot once they started to figure out how much normal people hated what they're doing. No one was more bubbled than these freaks.
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 9:52 PM
This trend does feel like a mid-fascist crackdown pivot once they started to figure out how much normal people hated what they're doing. No one was more bubbled than these freaks.
I wrote about the brain drain.
What Is a Government Without Experts?
I think often of a line I came across years ago, when researching presidential science advisors: "Richard Nixon did not want science advising and took steps to be sure he would not get it." This is th...
www.gravityisgone.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I wrote about the brain drain.
look I just think everyone should see this
January 28, 2026 at 12:12 AM
look I just think everyone should see this
Ah damn guess they hadn't gotten to the "do not violate other countries' sovereignty and cause an international incident" training module yet
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Ah damn guess they hadn't gotten to the "do not violate other countries' sovereignty and cause an international incident" training module yet
I mean yes obv Miller is in charge but also Noem smol bean-ing herself is a tad rich
"Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen," Noem told a person who relayed her remarks to Axios.""
Anyone paying attentions - it's been President Miler calling the shots.
Now the vipers are going after each other. 🐍🐍🐍
Anyone paying attentions - it's been President Miler calling the shots.
Now the vipers are going after each other. 🐍🐍🐍
January 27, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I mean yes obv Miller is in charge but also Noem smol bean-ing herself is a tad rich