Vexed Introvert

I keep seeing kids in their late teens and early 20s romanticize the year 2016. “It’s 2016 and you’re listening to this song…”

Guys, nobody liked 2016. Until 2020, it was considered one of the worst years anyone had ever seen. Everyone cool died. It was fucking miserable. Stop it.

Gonna be banging this fucking sign for the next three years.

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Remember this the next time the undocumented are called "freeloaders." [Via @_itep]

background for anyone who’s unaware: paramount wants to merge with another big media company, which has to be approved by the FCC. that merger was under threat unless they caved on this lawsuit. pure extortion.

"I hate it but I voted for it and I hope that the House fixes it."

Same thing the House republicans said. "I hate this but I voted for it. I hope the Senate fixes it."

What they really mean. "This is horribly unpopular and people will die but my wealthy donors need their tax break."

“at odds with a federal law” means “illegal”, but God forbid we use plain language. The people making and enforcing this policy are breaking the law. In any new Administration, prosecute them.

We are at a red-alert moment with queer stories right now. Literally this morning, I was chatting with a seasoned Hollywood producer who just had a project halted b/c executives were skittish about it being too gay. Not only is a mass-erasure of queer characters plausible... it's already begun.

It is trivially obvious that Elon wants to kill black people but nobody in the media has the guts to put two and two together.

When JD Vance says he’d eagerly make the United States poorer, weaker, unhealthier, and less free if it means he’ll see fewer brown people around and get to enjoy image of cruelty against them, I believe him.

If anything, it’s weird and disturbing that so many still do not.

Trump Megabill Will Give $114 Billion in Tax Cuts to the Top 1% in 2026. How Much In Your State? The predominant feature of the tax and spending bill working its way through Congress is a massive tax cut for the richest 1 percent — a $114 billion benefit to the wealthiest people in the country in...

A little something I chipped in at @itep.org ... The predominant feature of the tax and spending bill working its way through Congress is a massive tax cut for the richest 1 percent — a $114 billion benefit to the wealthiest people in the country in 2026 alone. itep.org/trump-megabi...

Former FBI agent John Buma, a whistleblower who accused the bureau of suppressing his investigative work on topics including Rudy Guiliani's ties to suspected Russian agents, was arrested yesterday in New York and charged with disclosure of confidential information, per an FBI spokesperson.

Trump is seeking to deport another graduate student who is legally in the country, lawsuit says Badar Khan Suri, a fellow at Georgetown, says he is being punished because of the suspected views of his wife, a U.S. citizen with Palestinian heritage.

SCOOP: Hooded ICE agents snatched Indian-born Georgetown postdoc Badar Suri from Rosslyn street Monday, per court filing. Like Khalil, linked to pro-Palestinian views & Rubio 'foreign policy' power, lawyer says. Then whisked to Louisiana. w/ @kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

YouTube video by MSNBC Idaho teacher fights back after order to remove ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ poster

The good news is that there *are* people meeting the moment.

youtu.be/EJxRtjma7lc

When people talk about "American Exceptionalism" they now usually mean that Americans are exceptionally bad a running a country.

One of the key points of non-violent direct action is to force the authorities to stop you -- to force their hand, to make them arrest you, and yes, perhaps even make them lash out in violence -- and to broadcast those images to an otherwise apathetic public.

Be confrontational, not compliant.

Alice Munro’s Passive Voice The celebrated writer’s partner sexually abused her daughter Andrea. The abuse transformed Munro’s fiction, but she left it to Andrea to confront the true story.

I guess by the laws of gravity or averages or something the day will come when Rachel Aviv doesn’t file a staggeringly well-reported and written piece but it’s not today

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

WakeupWA says "no one should expect a living wage working in fast food."

Then no one should expect fast food.

Short of convincing both houses of Congress to repeal that part of the 14tb Amendment and then getting three fourths of the state to ratify the change, they’re not doing a goddamn thing.

The media needs to stop greasing the wheels for authoritarians

I used to have a hard time doing this (it felt presumptuous to me), until *multiple* librarians I'm friends with told me that requesting stuff makes their jobs easier. They have budgets for acquisitions, and if users don't request enough things, they're left guessing what people might want.

just remembered who the new head of nasa is gonna be and i need to go stand in the yard

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not to be confused with "Happy Lottery Day, I Hope You Win" day

NY Times=Tech billionaires kiss ring.
WSJ=Tech billionaires kiss ring.
WaPo=😱

Copyediting Fortune Cookie Wisdom of the Day

It's better to use who and whoever where whom and whomever are called for than vicey versey.

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@statefairgc.bsky.social I donated and joined. And sharedthe link with friends. Thank you

I refuse to tolerate a system that lets the 500 richest people add $852 billion to their wealth in the past six months alone, but doesn’t raise the $7.25 federal minimum wage for over a decade.