Kyle Serikawa

THIS IS NOT A DRILL

YOU CAN GET EVERY DISCWORLD TOME ON EBOOK FOR LESS THAN THE COST OF A SUBWAY FOOTLONG COMBO.

USUALLY GETTING EVERY SINGLE BOOK LEGALLY IS LIKE 400+

NOT.

A.

DRILL.

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Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.

Did my own small bit. Cancelled Apple TV and Disney bundle.

You *Can* Do Something To Hurt the Oligarchs Boycotts, strikes, and the Abstinence Fallacy.

"That’s my challenge to you: Cancel something. Even if it’s one thing. Tell us in the comments what it was. And then share this newsletter with one person you think might be open to joining us."

This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.

Not considering the #Moderna vaccine application is a horrible outcome for #pharma. Lack of consistency and greater uncertainty makes #drugdevelopment perilous. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

This is the key point - it's not about Moderna's flu vaccine, it's about sending a signal to the rest of the industry that vaccine development isn't viable in the US. It's all part of the larger anti-vaccine agenda.

National debt on track to rise to 120% of GDP in 2036 off of Trump policies The U.S. government is spending much more than it raises, even in the absence of a recession, war or other crisis.

Reminder: Republicans blew up our national debt by TRILLIONS so they could give tax breaks to their billionaire buddies and foot working Americans with the bill.

the rollout of the mRNA vaccines was one of the greatest public health triumphs in history and the end result has been the all-around triumph of the antivax movement and I will never get over it

This is a horrible decision. It's putting politics over science and we'll all suffer.

This is so good!

I'm going to assume Ron Wyden's classified letter to the CIA was about something else, but this is still a shame.

Great article on FL's inability to import lower-priced drugs. As Commissioner Califf notes, this was known. As just one example, FDA's 2019 preliminary regulatory impact assessment flagged this issue. 1/2

This reminded me of Swift’s “A Modest Proposal.” A very good job.

Thousands in #Seattle march in protest of #ICE

Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve. The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter. It did not. It held until Bovino was forced out of the Twin Cities with his long coat between his legs. The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive—because of its diversity and not in spite of it. Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority. Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about “Western civilization,” while armed brutes try to tear it down by force.

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Thank you

I hope this is true.

This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies.

At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?

This is not good. It's a beautiful clear day in Seattle, which means it's really obvious how little snow is on the Olympics.

What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there's no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.

With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there's no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact. 1/

MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”

BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.

My latest for @wired.com:

Important visual @statnews.com on childhood vaccine recommendations by country. Tl;dr USA is now an outlier for recommending many fewer vaccines

Very thoughtful thread about ongoing issues with how best to regulate GenAI image generation.

Trump Wants Venezuela's Oil. Getting It Might Not Be So Simple The administration has made it clear that Nicolás Maduro's capture was tied to Venezuela's vast oil reserves. Much less certain is how US companies will actually access them—or if they even want to.

Trump was crystal clear about his intentions to exploit Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. But exactly what does that entail — and are U.S. oil companies even interested?

The smartest piece you’ll read on the subject (while 2/3 of media ignores the whole “oil thing” altogether) from @mollytaft.com

30-ish hours ‘til Futures open, FYI

I think there's a huge amount of Star Wars online discussion that could be mined for all kinds of points relating to this. #restrainingbolts

If you're a normal person taking bathroom or makeup selfies bc you feel cute, you should just stop. Return to tradition, share it with your friends on group texts. Any public photo is now fuel for the Porn Machine.

If your career/hobby involves sharing pics of yourself, it just sucks.

Love the Boots Theory. Terry Pratchett was a genius.

Shhhh....we'd like everyone to just forget we're up here in our goretex, reading books.

The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.