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December 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
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A definitional element of extremism is that harming an out-group is inseparable from the success or survival of the in-group. For extremists, such harm becomes an intrinsic need. They come to believe that denying them the right to harm out-groups is the same thing as denying them the right to exist.
The right, along the Roberts Court, is trying to nullify the Reconstruction amendments guaranteeing equality under the law, in order to restore the Antebellum Constitution, which envisions “liberty” as an eternal aristocracy of race and class (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A definitional element of extremism is that harming an out-group is inseparable from the success or survival of the in-group. For extremists, such harm becomes an intrinsic need. They come to believe that denying them the right to harm out-groups is the same thing as denying them the right to exist.
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The right, along the Roberts Court, is trying to nullify the Reconstruction amendments guaranteeing equality under the law, in order to restore the Antebellum Constitution, which envisions “liberty” as an eternal aristocracy of race and class (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The right, along the Roberts Court, is trying to nullify the Reconstruction amendments guaranteeing equality under the law, in order to restore the Antebellum Constitution, which envisions “liberty” as an eternal aristocracy of race and class (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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I wish a single journalist or leader would reach out to me
I have the scientific expertise, lived experience of a trans person, and am literally a science communicator for my career
I'm willing to explain this even though I know it will decrease my personal safety!! bsky.app/profile/jeym...
I have the scientific expertise, lived experience of a trans person, and am literally a science communicator for my career
I'm willing to explain this even though I know it will decrease my personal safety!! bsky.app/profile/jeym...
If any journalist wants to talk to a trans man with a PhD in Human Genomics who was trained in labs that studied the evolution of sex, I'm right here
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
December 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I wish a single journalist or leader would reach out to me
I have the scientific expertise, lived experience of a trans person, and am literally a science communicator for my career
I'm willing to explain this even though I know it will decrease my personal safety!! bsky.app/profile/jeym...
I have the scientific expertise, lived experience of a trans person, and am literally a science communicator for my career
I'm willing to explain this even though I know it will decrease my personal safety!! bsky.app/profile/jeym...
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Some quick footnotes:
* A summary of the majority view from insiders in the tech industry on what's really going on with AI www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
* A reflection on what a "good" AI system would have to look like www.anildash.com/2025/05/01/w...
* A summary of the majority view from insiders in the tech industry on what's really going on with AI www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
* A reflection on what a "good" AI system would have to look like www.anildash.com/2025/05/01/w...
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Some quick footnotes:
* A summary of the majority view from insiders in the tech industry on what's really going on with AI www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
* A reflection on what a "good" AI system would have to look like www.anildash.com/2025/05/01/w...
* A summary of the majority view from insiders in the tech industry on what's really going on with AI www.anildash.com/2025/10/17/t...
* A reflection on what a "good" AI system would have to look like www.anildash.com/2025/05/01/w...
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I'm really late to this paper, but wow, what an enormous data + methods + theory lift
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
December 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I'm really late to this paper, but wow, what an enormous data + methods + theory lift
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Surely the leadership of her party would come out and make statements of solidarity and follow up with action on this gross abuse of power, right?
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's son was pulled over by ICE and forced to prove he is an American.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
December 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Surely the leadership of her party would come out and make statements of solidarity and follow up with action on this gross abuse of power, right?
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"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman at Brown, had a condition as a child that required brain surgery. The experience created an unshakable ambition to become a brain surgeon, his sister said.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
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Julia Hartley-Brewer: Why is colonialism bad?
Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s, India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death, by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”
Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s, India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death, by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Julia Hartley-Brewer: Why is colonialism bad?
Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s, India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death, by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”
Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s, India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death, by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”
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Read this thread.
It's exactly right. But also note on the internet related stories—the banning of TikTok and the attack on Sec 230—Democrats happily helped MAGA accomplish their goals and people have cheered it on.
Democrats trying to destroy 230 are not helping you. They're helping Trump.
It's exactly right. But also note on the internet related stories—the banning of TikTok and the attack on Sec 230—Democrats happily helped MAGA accomplish their goals and people have cheered it on.
Democrats trying to destroy 230 are not helping you. They're helping Trump.
There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Read this thread.
It's exactly right. But also note on the internet related stories—the banning of TikTok and the attack on Sec 230—Democrats happily helped MAGA accomplish their goals and people have cheered it on.
Democrats trying to destroy 230 are not helping you. They're helping Trump.
It's exactly right. But also note on the internet related stories—the banning of TikTok and the attack on Sec 230—Democrats happily helped MAGA accomplish their goals and people have cheered it on.
Democrats trying to destroy 230 are not helping you. They're helping Trump.
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This. I do think 230 should be changed or reformed but *NOW IS NOT THE TIME* because the naked aspirations of those pushing to abolish it are absolutely clear, and there is no way they will do a good, thorough, job with ensuring that a replacement set of tailored protections are enacted.
Read this thread.
It's exactly right. But also note on the internet related stories—the banning of TikTok and the attack on Sec 230—Democrats happily helped MAGA accomplish their goals and people have cheered it on.
Democrats trying to destroy 230 are not helping you. They're helping Trump.
It's exactly right. But also note on the internet related stories—the banning of TikTok and the attack on Sec 230—Democrats happily helped MAGA accomplish their goals and people have cheered it on.
Democrats trying to destroy 230 are not helping you. They're helping Trump.
There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This. I do think 230 should be changed or reformed but *NOW IS NOT THE TIME* because the naked aspirations of those pushing to abolish it are absolutely clear, and there is no way they will do a good, thorough, job with ensuring that a replacement set of tailored protections are enacted.
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I thought recently about Angela Alsobrooks' (underrated) speech at the 2024 DNC, and how true it is that our political imagination is largely stuck exactly where the right wants it: In the reactionary swamp of the 1980s.
badfaithtimes.com/trump-80s-no...
badfaithtimes.com/trump-80s-no...
December 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I thought recently about Angela Alsobrooks' (underrated) speech at the 2024 DNC, and how true it is that our political imagination is largely stuck exactly where the right wants it: In the reactionary swamp of the 1980s.
badfaithtimes.com/trump-80s-no...
badfaithtimes.com/trump-80s-no...
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Even with the inarguable threats posed by the Trump administration, many still see the idea of leaving the U.S. as an admission of defeat.
... But if you find yourself asking the question, some say “you probably are already in the space where you should be making preparations.” trib.al/p0m7HfZ
... But if you find yourself asking the question, some say “you probably are already in the space where you should be making preparations.” trib.al/p0m7HfZ
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Even with the inarguable threats posed by the Trump administration, many still see the idea of leaving the U.S. as an admission of defeat.
... But if you find yourself asking the question, some say “you probably are already in the space where you should be making preparations.” trib.al/p0m7HfZ
... But if you find yourself asking the question, some say “you probably are already in the space where you should be making preparations.” trib.al/p0m7HfZ
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This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This is a straightforward Republican attack line, what the fuck is he doing
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"The planes also don't have engines, which would need to be purchased separately."
The WSJ on how unbelievably stupid Noem and Lewandowski are.
I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
November 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"The planes also don't have engines, which would need to be purchased separately."
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"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
Indivisible Launches its Largest Primary Program in Response to Senate Democrats Surrendering on the Shutdown Vote
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
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Congrats to everyone who pushed the “woke left threatens free speech on campus” lie. I know some of yall believed it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Congrats to everyone who pushed the “woke left threatens free speech on campus” lie. I know some of yall believed it.
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"Principled conservatives" spending decades pretending as if the conservative movement wasnt actively recruiting and cultivating theocratic fascists in mega churches across the country to power their imperialist project.
What the Tucker/Nick Fuentes fiasco really reveals is that the "white nationalist wing of the GOP" is "a major force within internal GOP politics," says @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social.
On the pod, David is so good on the GOP's 50-year refusal to police its extremists:
newrepublic.com/article/2026...
On the pod, David is so good on the GOP's 50-year refusal to police its extremists:
newrepublic.com/article/2026...
MAGA Rages at Tucker Carlson after “Nazi” Shocker Reveals Too Much
As Tucker faces criticism for hosting white nationalist Nick Fuentes, an expert on conservatism decodes how this tells the bigger story of the American right’s refusal to police its extremists for the...
newrepublic.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Principled conservatives" spending decades pretending as if the conservative movement wasnt actively recruiting and cultivating theocratic fascists in mega churches across the country to power their imperialist project.
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Also, the right keeps saying things like they were “infiltrated” by groypers. Like, no, you willingly hired these guys either deliberately ignorant or willing to tolerate who they are
I'm sorry for the people in the article just now realizing it, but it's been clear for a while that some of the big institutions like Heritage have been staffed by what we used to call neo-nazis.
My assumption is that the New York Post has better sources inside Heritage than most other press outlets. One tidbit of note: Princeton's Robert P. George, a Heritage trustee, is said to be pushing fellow board members to oust its president Kevin Roberts. Hope he succeeds.
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Also, the right keeps saying things like they were “infiltrated” by groypers. Like, no, you willingly hired these guys either deliberately ignorant or willing to tolerate who they are
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I’ve been thinking a lot about a new kind of polling I’d like to see. We have polling that measures public opinion, which is obviously important, but I’d love to see a little more empirical work on public knowledge: what do voters know about politics and policy?
October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about a new kind of polling I’d like to see. We have polling that measures public opinion, which is obviously important, but I’d love to see a little more empirical work on public knowledge: what do voters know about politics and policy?
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But what does it mean to "drop them"? If abolishing the death penalty is unpopular, should blue states reinstate it? Should the next Democratic administration leave Trump's no-one-but-white-South-Africans refugee policy in place? (Because anything else will be an increase, and thus unpopular.)
Here with yellow checkmarks we have five examples of real things that Gavin Newsom and leading California Democrats espouse. Not a straw man.
My take is Democrats should drop these ideas, ideas that do not sound at all like economic populism to me.
My take is Democrats should drop these ideas, ideas that do not sound at all like economic populism to me.
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
But what does it mean to "drop them"? If abolishing the death penalty is unpopular, should blue states reinstate it? Should the next Democratic administration leave Trump's no-one-but-white-South-Africans refugee policy in place? (Because anything else will be an increase, and thus unpopular.)