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It’s a Coup, But It’s Not Just Musk’s Coup
This piece at The Verge from Elizabeth Lopatto is a great recap of Elon Musk’s coordinated attack on the infrastructure of the US federal government. I particularly appreciate the dozens...
This is a great thread on how an ordinary person stepped up...
This is a great thread on how an ordinary person stepped up to help her community during a crisis (her kids’ school burned down in the recent LA fires). 💬...
The Power of Chaos
The events of the last few weeks reminded me of this succinct summary of Timothy Ryback’s book, Takeover: Hitler’s Final Rise to Power fron Adam Gopnik in the New Yorker:...
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. Kendrick said, “The revolution ‘bout to...
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. Kendrick said, “The revolution ‘bout to be televised. You picked the right time but the wrong guy.” — with the wrong guy sitting in...
Judith Butler: “Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be...
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...
Some Wild Ice Skating
When Fairlee, Vermont’s Lake Morey freezes over in the winter, a 4-5 mile loop is cleared by a local resort for wild ice skating. I was able to get out...
Extinction Burst Explains MAGA Voters’ Racist Anger
This fantastic two-minute video, from a guy named Rich, neatly explains why the anger and frustration of Trump’s supporters has been growing over time — why the pushback on things...
According to Wired’s reporting, a US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis has called...
According to Wired’s reporting, a US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis has called the incursion by “DOGE” staff “the single greatest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has...
Doechii’s Tiny Desk Concert
Hi, friends. It’s Friday and I don’t know about you, but I think we need to unwind a little bit with this Tiny Desk Concert from Doechii. Aaron posted this...
Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting, including donating to a...
Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting, including donating to a food program, volunteering your skills to local groups, joining or starting a union, and helping with disaster relief.
David Kurtz argues that we should refer to Trump’s mass removal of...
David Kurtz argues that we should refer to Trump’s mass removal of federal employees as purges, not as “firings” or “layoffs”. “Business terms provide a totally wrong conceptual framework for...
“The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified”
Charlie Warzel and Ian Bogost from The Atlantic talked to four experienced federal-government IT professionals who have all “built, modified, or maintained the kind of technological infrastructure” that Elon Musk’s...
Trump tried to illegally fire US Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub....
Trump tried to illegally fire US Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub. She refused to leave: “There’s a legal way to replace FEC commissioners — this isn’t it.” She pledges...
A kid named Big Balls (with some shady stuff in his past)...
A kid named Big Balls (with some shady stuff in his past) hacked into gov’t computer systems for Elon Musk, but “there’s little chance that he could have passed a...
Wired is reporting that the Treasury Secretary and the White House press...
Wired is reporting that the Treasury Secretary and the White House press secretary lied about “DOGE” staffer Marko Elez (who recently resigned, for being a racist (after being hired for...
Outrage Fatigue Is Real. These Tips May Help. “Repeated exposure to outrage-inducing...
Outrage Fatigue Is Real. These Tips May Help. “Repeated exposure to outrage-inducing news or events can lead to emotional exhaustion. An expert who studies online outrage says there are ways...
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism. “When it comes to...
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism. “When it comes to addressing the problems we face, no amount of posting or passive info consumption is going to substitute the...
“In 2022, one of Peter Thiel’s favorite thinkers envisioned a second Trump...
“In 2022, one of Peter Thiel’s favorite thinkers envisioned a second Trump Administration in which the federal government would be run by a “CEO” who was not Trump and laid...
The world has probably passed ‘peak air pollution’. “Global air pollution is...
The world has probably passed ‘peak air pollution’. “Global air pollution is now falling, and we can save many lives by accelerating this decline.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org...
State Attorneys General to Sue Over Musk’s Access to Government Systems. “The...
State Attorneys General to Sue Over Musk’s Access to Government Systems. “The president does not have the power to give away our private information to anyone he chooses, and he...