Andre Ranieri

There are controls in place almost everywhere. In WA and CA I’ve had to show my passport when registering to vote; like you said envelopes are checked in when they arrive at the registrar’s and signatures compared to the one I have on file.

“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”

Why is nobody talking about how the Epstein files are now 30 days past due?

Release the Epstein files.

Last night might have been my favorite DMB show in 28 years. 🙏🏽🙌🏽

In other news, Americans are asked not to use their air conditioners this summer due to power shortages.

@jonlovett.bsky.social: "He really did insist that it said MS-13. It is the equivalent of going up to Meryl Streep and wondering where her Getty Images tattoo is."

Terms of Servants Inside the Billionaire Blueprint to Replace Rights with Contracts, and Governance with Algorithms

What do you get when two billionaire control freaks hijack democracy and call it “efficiency”? A government run like a startup, rights hidden in the fine print, and a social contract rewritten by tech bros with a God complex. #elonmusk #peterthiel #authoritarianism
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

Bukele's Bodies: Authoritarian Aesthetics and Transnational Repression Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers.

Bukele is Trump’s new "fixer" who receives shipments of mostly innocent people, who were wrongly arrested and deported. This legitimizes the transnational concentration camps to help a superpower unburden itself of unwanted bodies - see Ruth Ben-Ghiat's article:
lucid.substack.com/p/bukeles-bo...

All I’m saying is that President Harris wouldn’t have us looking at the futures market on a Sunday night.

Where is our humanity?

Here's your warning. I think he means it. This won't end well.

I just reply with “I’m not a Trump Dick Sucker but also not judging - you do you.”

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.

That’s great, but also concerning not to see more engagement from Millenials and younger.

What a day. What a country! 💪

Coffee out of cacao - in 2025 we can expect the unexpected.

I think there is going to be a Red Rural Recession and soon if all the cuts continue as is

All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.

Their finances will be turned upside

This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...

All you need to know about Twitter

This is from 2017. If you are surprised, you weren’t paying attention.

#dumptesla

Fox paid $800 million to settle a defamation suit a couple years ago, to them it's just the cost of doing business.

My exact thought

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.

I know. I was there in those camps.

I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔

The whitewashing continues

Happy MLK Day.

Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025