Matt Mullen

Yep it's not an education thing. Highly educated Republicans are *more* likely to be climate deniers than less educated Republicans.

It's conservative ideology and far right media.

Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.

This should be the end of Noem’s career in public life. It almost certainly won’t be, however, which is itself damning.

9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

There's a reason the US has invented nearly everything, and Trump is undermining that reason.

9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

time.com/7285045/resi...

A Black woman who believed in the power of learning. Which amounts to three strikes in Trumpworld.

Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope

Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope

Ignorant bigotry is winning.

Okay, so the new pope looks like a decent human being. Let the countdown begin before right-wing media influencers turn him into Dr. Fauci on steroids and meth.

That's how you do it when you come up against people who insist on being racists and bigots. They ought to be ashamed of themselves. They ought to know that decent people do not accept their views.

The overwhelming majority of jobs at the two biggest companies in America pay less than $20/hr.

Meanwhile, the heads of those companies are some of the richest people on the planet.

See the problem?

Salt Lake City adopts 3 new flags to bypass new state flag law The new flags would add the sego lily logo from Salt Lake City’s city flag to the Juneteenth, Progress Pride and transgender flags.

This is good trouble. Love it.

www.deseret.com/utah/2025/05...

Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws

Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.

In an absolutely devastating ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed the transgender military ban to go into effect.

This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus.

www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...

1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️

In COVID’s wake

This book is *psychotic*. Revisionist, fact-free propaganda from the very first page. I know I shouldn’t be at this point, but it’s shocking that the authors were featured on The Daily

Wow, wow, wow

Declassified National Intelligence Council, Sense of the Community Memorandum:

"The Maduro regime probably does not have a policy of cooperating with TDA and is not directing TDA movement to and operations in the United States."

Now consider: DOJ lawyers saying opposite to courts!

A reminder that debating Stephen Miller — who is not a lawyer and is not making legal arguments, he is spouting propaganda — is a win for him.

And some people think it would be great to go live on a desert planet where you need to wear a special suit to go outside because the atmosphere doesn't support any life forms. I don't get it.

JUST IN: Attorney Mark Zaid has filed a lawsuit against the White House, saying the suspension of his security clearance, which has disrupted his clients' legal representation, is unconstitutional retaliation by Trump.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

BREAKING: we & our clients & partners from coast to coast will not allow the Trump administration to dismantle AmeriCorps

We @sddaction.bsky.social just sued in federal court

Stand by for much more to come !

There are several buildings in Minneapolis where the apartments are built right above a grocery store. One grocery store had a huge parking lot, so they built a bunch of high-end condos there. I just turned 60. That's what I'll be looking for in about ten years.

Hmm www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/u...

I have a lot to say about the resurgent young men / masculinity discourse but for now will confine myself to:

I wish I knew how to convince teenage boys/young men is how little of the world actually requires or even invites the hypermisogynist "tough guy" aesthetic