Dear @nytimes,

It is entirely possible to write a story about education without seeking comment from Chris Rufo.

Sincerely,

An actual educator

Yeah I have come around to the idea that building a 300 million ballroom for perverts while people are losing food stamps is a political loser. Now a 275 million dollar ballroom for perverts that’s a different matter

every passing day, rightwingers are inventing new and unexpected ways to signal to the world they may be the dumbest iteration of humans so far

it's like Sephiroth posting but as a positive

“He’s not only provided the political climate & resources for the University to turn into the empty shell that it now is, but has also given so many in our leadership the inspiration to crack down on civil & constitutional rights, attack academic freedom & turn their back on common human decency” 🔥

Well-said. Like the voice of the narrator from the Hades games.

Consider how few anecdotes it took for the media to declare a Free Speech on Campus crisis.

Every day we get more evidence that the Republican Party is teeming with white supremacists yet elite institutions refuse to frame this as a crisis that needs the nation’s attention.

harry potter tattoos have a significantly higher regret rate than any gender affirming surgeries

It's too bad Alan Arkin isn't around for the Sliwanaissance

the best part of the NYC mayoral race is of course Zohran

but a close second is watching everyone on the left adopt Curtis Sliwa as our Problematic Uncle Who Also Really Hates Andrew Cuomo

This person is one hundred percent correct and it’s scary af. We will never “media literacy” our way out of this as a society. We are about to reap the whirlwind when it comes to misinformation, disinformation, and informational warfare.

The “oh well he was in the military, of course he’s racist” type arguments are getting on my nerves, condescending bullshit from people who have no idea how big and diverse the military is

the number of us senators who have ever engraved nazi iconography on their body should be 0

Trump announces plan to steal $230 million from US taxpayers www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/10/trum...

What’s the closest you ever got to a “Nazi phase”?

Mine was my “Nietzsche is great, besides, he hated Christians, not Jews” moment in college

Either that or my Nation of Islam/Malcolm X fascination. Either way, specifically anti-Nazi!

this is accurate along multiple dimensions

they’re getting dumber and more right wing but they are now smarter and more left wing in comparison to the people they see on twitter all day (stupid nazis) which also leads them to be even more prone to dismissing criticism from the left

This is so important.

A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.

And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.

When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.

“Fuck AI”

— Guillermo del Toro

🎥 Vanity Fair

Translation: they haven’t strong-armed any Rs to change their Epstein votes yet.

I know it's a fool's errand to expect anything from the media but "President posts video of himself dumping diarrhea on America" is an important thing to call attention to for a dozen reasons

"Mr. President sir the idea is you're constantly flying around in a big jet filled with your own shit in it. Like human shit. Anyways you're wearing a little crown in your little shitmobile and you're dumping the shit out. I think people will like it."

Karoline Leavitt on what she expected for today’s demonstrations: “Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, violent criminals.”

Scott Bessent: “Most unhinged in the Democratic Party”

Mike Johnson: “The pro-Hamas wing, the antifa people.”

NYPD: More than 100,000 protesters; zero arrests.