Nick Lutz

Fun fact: the US sells more higher ed to China than soybeans

I hope it works, but I fear this is the shutdown situation:

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Gov. Beshear says this morning there are still 7 confirmed deaths, but 16 people unaccounted for, so that could grow.

the future of the democratic party is a coalition of the wokest people on tumblr and absolutely dead-eyed pursuers of the national interest and the maximization of GDP

I never got a NYtimes push alert for the UPS crash. They regularly send me push alerts when 85 year old minor arts figures die.

I thought this was just a weird cloud until I heard of the plane crash. We're miles from the Louisville airport too.

Keeping people fed must be one of those "Democratic Priorities" in the eyes of the White House.

The ability of our economy to quickly generate tens of thousands of inflatable costumes shows that we can still be great when we choose to be.

#NoKings

I'm a Mulberry man now.

This fucking guy

WSJ: “.. the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Who?

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

A less than normal distribution of Taylor Swift ratings.

Official Taylor Swift Showgirl review:

Ahead of the case caption, a handwritten note: "Trump has pardons and tanks . . . . what do you have?" Judge Young's reply: "Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, Alone, I have nothing but my sense of duty. Together, We the People of the United States –- you and me -- have our magnificent Constitution. Here’s how that works out in a specific case –- "

AAUP v. Rubio is out, and look at how it starts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

It's advantage India amid H-1B fee surge as US companies eye offshore shift US companies are eyeing India’s 1,700 global capability centres (GCCs) for offshore operations as President Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee disrupts talent strategies. India, hosting over half...

"US companies are eyeing India's 1,700 global capability centres (GCCs) for offshore operations as President Donald Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee disrupts talent strategies" 🤔 www.indiatoday.in/world/us-new...

Gotta rile up Great British Bake Off Stan's.

Socialized medicine is good when it's fictional.

I hope it works, but I fear this is the shutdown situation:

Hundreds of thousands of people are dying right now.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

1 week after deadly shooting at CDC, some employees feel Trump and RFK Jr. have moved on In the days after a deadly shooting, CDC employees said they feel frustrated with federal leaders due to a lack of statements and for the peddling of vaccine skepticism.

A police officer was killed in the attack on the CDC by an antivaxxer. Trump did not mention it. Use this as a benchmark to compare how the Trump administration responds to an attack on an ICE facility to judge which federal employees are deemed worth protecting.
abcnews.go.com/US/1-week-af...

The U.A.E. Got A.I. Chips. Trump’s Inner Circle Got Crypto Riches.

THE DAILY: President Trump and his inner circle are making millions of $$ from agreements that intersect with America’s national security interests, a NYT investigation found.

Eric Lipton explains why these conflicts of interest are unlike anything we’ve seen before

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/p...

Very cool that global order is going to be destroyed over renovation grievances.

The worst people

“THIS IS WAR”: Some right-wing figures call for retribution following Kirk killing “More people will be murdered if the Left isn’t crushed with the power of the state.”

We documented some of the calls for retribution that followed Charlie Kirk’s murder. With @kieraevebutler.bsky.social and @juliannemcshane.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

She stole Jim from her friend Karen.

After cheating on her fiance with Jim.