Brian Holt

Is it me or does Canada really suck at passing? #fifa

Twitter is just conservative gish gallop. I go there because of a few people I follow but just so much misinformation it's impossible to keep up and counter it.

Nicolas Maduro is a monster. Among other things, he overthrew a presidential election that, deep down, he knew he lost. by Donald J. Trump

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Love this short opinion piece on “mechanical bypass” in analogy to “spiritual bypass”.

Imagine turning to the frauds and failures of U.S. mainstream news for advice about how to run a progressive city.

I could have sworn he gave clownstick the first presidency when he reopened the Clinton email case.

I need to get back to cleaning up my feed by seeing more #stats posts.

If there is one lesson to draw from the history of fascism in the interwar period in Europe, it is this: Democracy falls if and when mainstream conservatives and centrist/center-right elites decide to make common cause with extremists because they consider the “radical Left” the more acute threat.

Why does President Trump perceive Harvard as his enemy? Doesn’t he know it’s a place where racist narcissists can receive tenure in the psychology department? by Stephen Pinker

I found this refreshing. erikengdahl.se/autism/isnt/

you cannot rebuild american society with this supreme court. you cannot rebuild american society while billionaires pour money into politics. you cannot rebuild by meeting segregationists half way.

every college, corporate, and nonprofit president right now

Gotta say, a tad bitter about this because for many years Dems have said they haven't been able to use the filibuster. It's a good time to show spine, for sure.

If the government won’t hand over all of our financial data to Elon Musk, I’m going to become an even bigger libertarian.

I want to make it clear that Biden’s expansion of the detention facilities in the U.S., as well as Obamas bullshit with Guantanamo, made this possible. When you see so many people yelling that liberal policy leads to fascism, this is what we mean.

A spending law, passed by Congress and signed by the President, sets the policy per Article I of the Constitution. A new President can't unilaterally override that policy, even temporarily. And that's the point of this provision of the ICA -- to enforce Congress's power of the purse.

The nice thing about teaching psychology is that non verbal behavior is one of the things we study, so saying on social media that Musk gave all the indicators that he meant to perform a Nazi salute, and not be fired for saying so.

if there is one funny thing about yesterday’s blitzkrieg of executive orders is that it makes the “democratic opposition went too far last time” crowd look like total dipshits

A reminder that today is a solemn reflection on a person who forced us with kindness to see that terrorizing black people is not okay. Thank you Dr. Marti. Luther King Jr.

Trump hanging his supporters in DC out to dry in favor of an exclusive inauguration where only his inner circle and top donors can attend is the perfect metaphor for this administration and today’s GOP.

The future (imo) will be filled with a constant ache and continual search for — with increasingly diminished capacity for discovery / identification of — authenticity.

He lived just long enough to see the country he loved collectively, decisively reject the Christian values he embodied.

The thing I'm struggling with teaching psych online is that I think I've entered into the full game theory to defend against students using AI to launder their writing. Sisyphus has it easy.

My favorite part of Star Wars was the scene where the Resistance leaders decide against trying to destroy the Death Star and instead kick in $1 million each for Palpatine's inauguration.

"I don't think I'm allowed to kill something because I am frightened." —Nikki Giovanni 💔 #poem #poems #poetry

Matt Yglesias in June vs. Matt Yglesias in December

Honestly, I blame Merrick Garland for politicizing his office by sitting on his hands.

I've been accused of teaching psych to community college students. Since 2003. I've got about 3 weeks before the start of the term. Just not feeling it.

Good thoughts here.