Kyle Gilman

And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job

Same story here

What happened to Jimmy Kimmel is not about one comedian who said something he should not have said. The Trump administration and its enforcers want to control your speech, your behavior, even your public expressions of mourning. You are not allowed to criticize the president’s associates. You do not even retain the right to remain silent; you must make public expressions of emotions demanded by the administration and its allies or incur its disfavor, which can threaten your livelihood. This is the road to totalitarianism, and it does not end with one man losing his television show.

The Republican reaction to Kirk’s murder has been a campaign of state repression that ends with Trumpist toadies deciding what Americans are allowed to think, do and say. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

@strictscrutiny.bsky.social so how does this square with the SFFA reasoning that was a topic of this week’s episode? 🤷🏼‍♂️ 🤔

Having major swiftie zoomies right now

@strictscrutiny.bsky.social I found your friends-of-the-pod at Pride.

Down bad crying at the gym at this announcement

LOOOOOOOOOL

The same judge who is overseeing the case where the government is invoking "state secrets" to avoid telling the court when the planes took off (which is public) & who was on the planes (many of whom the media have reported)

has the case about the admin sharing war plans with the media.

Giving real “I AM THE SENATE” palpatine energy

Opinion: I witnessed ICE’s militarized raid in Denver. It was cruelty unchecked. “These are not faceless strangers. They are part of our communities. And if we do not take a stand now, we are complicit in allowing this cruelty to continue.” — Juan Peña

"One family from our church said ICE pounded on their door so hard they thought it would break down. Ten people lived in that small unit, including several children. They asked to see a warrant. The officers ignored them and continued yelling in English, refusing to answer."

It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.

Season 3 of #whitelotus has me cringing already. We’re so back.

Starting trade wars to make it easier to take over the government was literally the plot to the Star Wars prequels.

This just in: Groundhog sees shadow of Mordor, predicts winter will last four more years.

To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.

One GOP proposal takes aim squarely at parents raising children on their own by eliminating the “head of household” filing status to reap some $200B more in taxes over a decade from single parents and other adults caring for dependents on their own.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Do not obey in advance. Do not comply. Stay the course.

So a little bit about federal grants being suspended from the perspective of a retired person who was funded by NIH grants for 20-odd years. I first want to extend my sorrow to colleagues who are affected by this. Next, for those of you who don’t work in academic science, I want to share how…1/4

I am begging the AI/ML community to please stop titling papers “_________ is all you need.” It’s been done, sweetie, and then some. Let’s get more creative. 🙂

Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.

I know a lot of people are exhausted. And many have vowed to check out, tune out, etc.

But that's what they want--a public too exhausted to be outraged and utterly anesthetized to what is happening.

Even if you are taking a break from media, please watch this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...

@strictscrutiny.bsky.social what do you think the vibe check with scotus will be on this? 🤪

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...

“Dictator on Day One”

KC 🫶

These kinds of brains must be what makes them the big bucks 🥴

We're ruled by Losers Zuck, Musk, Bezos and the power of sad little men

I wrote about how the richest guys on Earth also happen to be the biggest losers on the planet.

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