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This is not the way to bind up our wounds. What a waste. I expect better from my government.

Congratulations Eliza! We love you. Dream big.

Nora's first race ever as a walk-on coxswain for @DrexelWomensCrew - Made it to the finals & 16sec improvement day 1 to day 2. Go Dragons!

Pete Buttigieg's Substack | Substack Click to read Pete Buttigieg's Substack, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

Have always liked Pete Buttigieg. petebuttigieg.substack.com

Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds Why don't facts change our minds? This article explains the logic of false beliefs and proposes a better system for constructive conversation.

Be good to each other. Facts Don’t Change Our Minds. Friendship Does. jamesclear.com/why-facts-do... #LyceumMovement

I can’t see how this position helps the U.S. government when it comes to the need for a preliminary injunction. One of the factors is “irreparable harm”. If the government’s own claim is that it has no recourse once people are in El Salvador, even by mistake, it’s conceding that factor

To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.

—With love,
Your American allies.

Just got to the Mall and saw this sign, which no one is going to top.

#HandsOff2025

Brutal WSJ cover

Holy fuck the cover of upcoming edition of The New Yorker

The image is a heatmap titled "Measles," showing measles cases across U.S. states from 1928 to 2003. States listed on the y-axis include Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The x-axis spans years from 1928 to 2003. A vertical line marks the introduction of the measles vaccine around 1963. The color scale at the bottom ranges from blue (0 cases) to red (4,000+ cases), with shades of green, yellow, and orange indicating intermediate values (1,000, 2,000, 3,000 cases). Before 1963, many states show frequent high case numbers (yellow to red), while after 1963, cases drop significantly, with mostly blue indicating near-zero cases.

And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”

Trump repeats lies until he is believed. If we repeat real truth every day can we make a difference? "Trump is a convicted criminal. He pardoned convicted criminals who beat police officers. His patrimonial slash and burn government is a clear and present danger to our country."⚠️#takecareofeachother

We can dream of the day.

I'm Not Running in 2026, But I Am Getting to Work We all have work to do in delivering a better kind of politics for America.

I care deeply about who Michigan will elect as Governor and send to the U.S. Senate next year, but I have decided against competing in either race.

I wrote more here about my decision and how I view the work required of us all in this moment:

This is not the action of a person of sound mind. Decreed as if he were king. Please wake up enablers.

Oh, come the fuck ON! Closing Mauna Loa Observatory?! 🤬

YouTube video by Kraftwerk - Topic Autobahn (2009 Remaster)

How did I ever not stumble upon this genius before?! music.youtube.com/watch?v=vkOZ... Depeche Mode, Joy Division, and so many others seem so obvious after hearing this.

Two Republican senators told me tonight this vote shows they can execute the same strategy again — cut Democrats out of the negotiations on a gov’t funding bill, pass it thru the House, and expect Senate Dems to back down and not filibuster it.

“We liked it over here,” one said.

YouTube video by AnnaLapwoodVEVO Anna Lapwood - Cornfield Chase (From "Interstellar")

I am such an Anna Lapwood fan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyxq...

Nora is walk-on for crew coxswain this year at Drexel. This is one of the early morning perks.

Looking forward to Black Violin at Cary Hall in Lexington MA!! Thanks @masscultural.bsky.social 🎻https://blackviolin.net/

#Lyceummovement #polarization Back to the future with the American Lyceum Movement. This is an evolving list. What is missing? @lex-lyceum.bsky.social

Listen to Understand
Get Comfortable being Uncomfortable
Trust Others Intentions
Talk about Ideas and Issues - Not People
Agree to disagree

YouTube video by Letters Live Benedict Cumberbatch reads Kurt Vonnegut's letter to the future

Start at about 4:40 for the key bits #vonnegut
youtu.be/KhhTr8wH2P4?...

Hello world. Time for reinventing that Lyceum Movement - Again! Talk to those in your communities that you don't yet know. Lexlyceum.org