He’s just so so cool. No music comforts me more than any full TVOTR album. It’s a band I discovered on my own as a teen right when they were on Letterman. I’m so thankful for their sound and careful chaotic carelessness. I dance, I cry, I rage, I drift, I grieve. Loved this interview.

Are programs to help buy energy efficient appliances (induction stove) still functioning in 2025? 🤔

Here's @bluestein.bsky.social's uncensored thread of the town hall held by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA), in which an unhappy audience pushes back against DOGE cuts: threadreaderapp.com/thread/18927...

The Google AI results at the top of searches are so pointless. We have a resource (the internet!) that knows everything, and instead of going to the source, it's like you asked your stupid cousin who is trying to recall the information from a podcast he heard last week.

the “administrative state” in practice is a lot of very hard working, practically anonymous people doing the thankless work of making this country run and a drug-addled dipshit is slandering them in order to steal our money for himself

Alright, I finally listened to Kristin’s episode on @hyperfixedpod.bsky.social after starting and stopping a couple of times because well, ya know.

I’m glad I did because I have to say about her conclusion: hell yeah.

Thanks, Hyperfixed! In a sea of uncertainty, this episode was a comfort.

Peter Goldsmith • 1st Professor, University of Illinois at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 3h • G Today is a dark day when once there were so many winners. SIL, the Soybean Innovation Lab, will shutter its doors as of 4/15/25 as all USAID funding has ceased. Today I had to let go of a staff of 30. These individuals are not only unique experts in the field of tropical soybean, but also close colleagues and friends who are now unexpectedly out of work. The land grant system now loses 19 crown jewel Innovation Labs, across 17 states, that delivered high and measurable impact on very little investment. U.S. soybean farmers lose one of their best tools to expand their markets and U.S. standards globally. Local economies in emerging markets lose soybean as an incomparable engine growing wealth, prosperity, and economic development. International security is a loser, as local populations now fall back into poverty, unrest, and migration, due to greater food insecurity. U.S. influence loses as Innovation Labs operate on the ground in direct collaboration with hundreds of local businesses, organizations, and governments building strong and lasting friendships. Today we all lose. It is a shame. Innovation Labs like SIL are an investment for good on so many levels. You and 53 others 17 comments

The average Fox News viewer has no idea that Musk is tearing down a system that allowed this country to rule the world for the past 75 years. And when their standard of living slips dramatically in the next five years they still won’t understand because their TV will blame it on some poor scapegoat.

MARA

Trump administration disbands taskforce targeting Russian oligarchs US attorney general issues memo to break up effort started after 2022 Ukraine invasion to target those close to Kremlin

huh, i wonder what this is about www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

His administration is literally composed of men who beat and batter women.

People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.

(Photos shared with me)

What the Democrats should be doing is holding pressers in front of all the government buildings in DC. Their messaging has been terrible and it’s a known fact that a very large percentage of the population don’t know what the hell is going on right now in the government. Time to change the tone!!

what's wrong babe, you've hardly touched today's heap of apocalyptic news headlines

All of the above! I like when I get unpolished/view of the process things after the episode. I also want to support the staff. Things (like the button) are neat but I don’t want my contributions to pay for swag necessarily. Just pay for the work it take.