Minda Stiles

P.S. Sell your Treasury Bonds.

They are getting rid of DEI, because DEI teaches you how to see through bullshit reasoning and cognitive shortcuts. They are attacking universities, because universities have always countered systems of power through factual knowledge and critical thinking. They want you to be easy to manipulate.

As a professional communicator, I can tell you they know exactly what they’re doing. They are not speaking as an average American — they are intentionally manipulating average Americans.

Anytime someone tells you that you should “intuitively understand” something that is actually complex and esoteric, you should be extremely skeptical. That statement tells people to skip their critical thinking and go straight to gut reactions and bad math.

The Republicans’ $3 Trillion Vanishing Act The Daily · Episode

“I think every American…intuitively understands that the refusal to let your taxes go up by $4T is not a deficit increase! Us keeping your money in your pocket is not making you responsible for increasing the deficit!”
— Mike Crapo, Chair, Senate Finance Committee

Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

This EO from April 9 calls for an end to a long list of environmental and energy regulations, including the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to the Press - United States Department of State QUESTION:  Can I ask a non-trip question, because I want to know what’s happening with this Ukrainian children grant. SECRETARY RUBIO:  Grant? QUESTION:  The Ukrainian children who — SECRETARY RUBIO: ...

According to Marco Rubio, the abduction of Rumeysa Ozturk was her being “basically asked to leave the country.”

🫵🏻 Those least at risk of persecution have the greatest responsibility to speak out against it.

🛑 The surest way to stop tyranny is to refuse to be an agent of it.

Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.

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Are you asking if my disc golf group chat has 18 people in it? No, but maybe around 12? My point is that it even with something as low risk as disc golf, we pay attention to who we are chatting with.

Pete Hegseth keeps texting me about my extended car warranty

Right? In a group chat about who’s going to play disc golf, my friends are like, “who’s phone number is that??”

I appreciate a suggestion that saw recently that we stop asking people/politicians whether they “believe in” climate change and instead start asking them whether they understand it.

The safer you are in an environment of rising authoritarianism, the more obligation you have to make some noise on behalf of the people who are more vulnerable than you. Indeed, this is the only way you might avoid having the leopards eat your face.

1000% agree

Even this guy isn't stupid enough to accidentally text war plans in a group chat.

If we start deporting everyone with tattoos who post photos of themselves making hand gestures that older generations don't understand, there won't be anyone left to deport.

@bsky.app Just back from Baja. We went with Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute. At San Ignacio Lagoon, Gray Whales mate and nurse new babies. The whale encounters are extremely well managed. Our local camp and guiding group was Pure Baja Travels; I highly recommend them.