Dave Parisi

things so normal in america right now

Yes but nobody cares about educated people losing work

Transphobia is infuriating AND self-defeating. If you're AFAB, you're going to go through menopause...HRT has been a lifesaver for me. It may even stave off dementia!

If HRT is banned for trans folks, think it'll be easy for us cis folk to access it?

A little solidarity just might save YOUR life.

*forewords...double foreword lol

Ouch that forward

AI-native universities is a future where I don't work in academia. Fuck that absurd douchefuckery.

This is cataclysmic in just about every imaginable way.

“President Trump, sir, the same God who saved you from death in Pennsylvania one year ago and who put you back in the Oval Office against all odds, is the same God Almighty who millions and millions are begging to for some type of dignity, not amnesty,” Salazar said as she introduced her bill. “The eyes of history are upon us. Some of the most shameful moments in our past as a country relate to how we have treated immigrants who are not criminals. And we are in one of those moments.”

Even when a Republican is (oh so mildly) criticizing Trump's policies she feels the need to cushion it in this idolatry.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

This is why Israel refuses to allow the international press access to Gaza.
Because images like this make it impossible to deny that this is genocide.

Horrific, gleeful indecency here toward who served our country. Yuck.

August 1, 2025 AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations Statement from the American Economic Association on the Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today. The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day. Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias. The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity. Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions. We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure. Lawrence Katz President, American Economic Association Katharine Abraham President-Elect, American Economic Association Karen Dynan Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics Kenneth Troske Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal

Textbook definition of lack of a judicial independence, the inability of a federal judge to do their job without being messed with by the other branches.

A “self-coup” is when a leader who gained power through legal means overturns the rule of law to seize dictatorial power. It’s what Ferdinand Marcos did in the Philippines. It’s what Bolsonaro tried to do in Brazil. It’s what Trump is doing now in the U.S.

A Teen Was Detained at Alligator Alcatraz. Could They Be the First of Many? It comes after weeks of uncertainty around how minors would fit into Florida's immigration crackdown.

new @teenvogue.com: Florida officials claimed they wouldn't hold minors in mosquito- and sewage-ridden Alligator Alcatraz, but a bombshell report in July found a 15-year-old was detained there in July. young people in Florida are afraid.

said one, "If it happens once, it’s going to happen again.”

Musk has admitted that he and Trump plan to collapse the U.S. economy completely and that if Trump wins, USians should prepare for hardship. The plan requires millions to sink into poverty, food insecurity, and be preyed upon by organized crime, addiction, and corporations.

Just a reminder that Donald Trump, Musk, and their regressive inner circle have been plotting to engineer a Great Depression for years now. When you have trouble affording rent, food, or your local economy starts to collapse, remember, someone did this on purpose to you. #3E

DHS lawyers moved to “erase the detainees from the immigration court system.” Many Venezuelans sent to CECOT had “unresolved immigration cases or pending asylum claims..But after the U.S. government disappeared them and they were unable to show up in court, DHS lawyers filed motions to dismiss.”

UVA‘s board of visitors is slated to meet Mon. and it has been speculated that they are preparing a DOJ deal similar to others. One difference, however, is that at the end of the day UVA is a public university, and its board is accountable to state legislators. That may prove to be critical.

Analysis: The US government has declared war on the very idea of climate change | CNN Politics Americans are used to whiplash in their climate policy. The US has been in and out and in and out again of the key Paris climate agreement over the past four presidencies.

“In his second administration, President Donald Trump is not just approaching climate science with skepticism. Instead, his administration is moving to destroy the methods by which his or any future administration can respond to climate change.“

My mom insisted on listening to Rush Limbaugh whenever she drove me anywhere and he would scream and froth at the mouth at the notion of women doing anything (getting abortions, protesting, literally EXISTING). Even as a grade schooler in the 90s he left me angry and nauseated.

Some Asian people posted a photo of themselves having dinner. It reads: "Went to a fancy dinner in SF and everybody went to Harvard (or Stanford)" The next day, the followed up with a tweet that reads: "Almost all of us are Americans. FWIW, More of us are Americans than Asian."

Two quote tweets. The first has a racist drawing of Asian people and it says "I rent to fancy dinnah and everybody rent 2 Havah (or Stanfah)." The other shows Yale's Skulls and Bones society in the 1940s, where a bunch of White Anglo-Saxon Protestant men in suits are composed for a group photo. An Italian man writes: "This is what Ivy Leaguers are supposed to look like."

Two quote tweets. The first reads: "Foreigners post stuff like this and then act surprised that GenZ males are so far right they'd make Rush Limbaugh blush. I hope they realize Trump is their last chance for a moderate solution." The other reads: "I’m so glad that 17 Americans didn’t get to go to Harvard or Standford because these peoples parents spent $10,000 on SAT prep"

Two quote tweets. The first reads: "Living exclusively around these people for over 15 years is what turned me into a nazi. They're like this all the time." The other reads: "Not going to lie, very depressing to see our hallowed western university system turn into a network of Striver Universities for intellectually incurious exam maxxing Kumon monsters"

Interesting how much resentment this photo created from white conservatives who assumed that the dismantling of DEI meant elite schools would return to the 1940s.

The 90s that directly led to Lindsey Lohan, Brittney Spears, and Brittany Murphy being persecuted for the actions of men nearly 24/7 (a feat given tech at the time) in the early 00s? And all the comedy clubs full of salacious "jokes" about SA?

Feminism has never had a haven in the West.

Haha didn't read comments first and everyone else here made the same point already.

Remember when he had Trump on and rubbed his hair and made him look all cute for the normies?

the anti trans movement is an exterminationist movement that is coming for every single one of us who believes in freedom and self determination. everyone who gives it an inch is a fascist

All it takes to get invited onto @jimmyfallon.bsky.social is wishing you could rehabilitate the term “Nazi”

Every university that went hard after its pro-Palestine students opened the door for this

Picture from a headphones user manual of someone drinking like a messy bitch and spilling their drink on the plugged in headphones

I love product warnings that you just know came from a lawsuit or accidental electrocution

How long until these concentration camps become death camps?

theory nerds! propose fall events! we host mini seminars, field trips, book talks, works-in-progress sessions, and reading groups. guest suite for out-of-towners! booktour bringing you to chicago? add us to your list! wedding weekend? fill it out with research!

to propose: interccect at gmail