Reposted by Ducson NguyenDaniel Jalkut @danielpunkass.punkitup.com · 26/05/2026My take on AI is, essentially, everybody who’s against is too against it and everybody who’s for it is too for it. 2127173
Reposted by Ducson NguyenAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 09/07/2026I just created www.lgbtqlegislation.com which builds on the work of the LegiAlerts team to provide an interactive data dashboard to look at 20+ years of anti-LGBTQ legislation and especially anti-trans legislation. It also includes an overview of pro-LGBTQ legislation. Check it out!lgbtqlegislation.comLGBTQ+ Legislation Tracking ProjectTwo decades of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, documented bill by bill — 10,000+ bills tracked across every state and Congress by the LegiAlerts team. 151071385
Reposted by Ducson NguyenThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 09/06/2026Who seems “more American”: Lucy Liu or Kate Winslet? Psychology studies show many Americans (including kids) say the white British actress. Bias runs deep.theconversation.comWho’s the most American? Psychological studies show that many people are biased and think it’s a white English speakerThe US and other countries have a legal definition of citizenship, yet human psychology and identity politics result in ingrained biases over who truly belongs. 0176
Reposted by Ducson NguyenSasho Todorov @sashotodorov.bsky.social · 23/05/2026To recap: we wounded our relationships with NATO, caused major global economic damage, killed the concept of free navigation of the seas (a defining US objective for centuries), murdered a bunch of schoolgirls, and burnt through 50%+ of our interceptors. All for a worse JCPOA. 423559
Reposted by Ducson NguyenJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 14/04/2026DOGE turbocharged the deficit. budgetlab.yale.edu/research/wea... 5635081176
Reposted by Ducson NguyenEize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 05/04/2026“I will NOT sacrifice the Oxford comma. We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They assimilate the em dash and we fall back. They capture ‘not just X but y’ and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further!” 16475122090
Reposted by Ducson NguyenTrans News Network @transnews.network · 01/01/2026In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.transnews.network'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotryIn this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe... 5973323436
Reposted by Ducson NguyenBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 01/01/2026On this day 134 years ago, Jan. 1, 1892: Ellis Island opens as America's primary gateway for immigrants, which it remains for over half a century. As immigrants have chosen to become American rather than merely happening to be born here, surely they should be considered the true heritage Americans. 23722151
Reposted by Ducson NguyenSenator Lea Webb @senatorleawebb.bsky.social · 18/11/2025My full statement on the cancellation of naturalization ceremonies in the community: 061
Ducson Nguyen @ducsonnguyen.com · 18/11/2025These ceremonies are as patriotic as you can get. I got to participate in a Tompkins County naturalization ceremony a few years back and it was incredibly joyous. Everyone was so excited to become an American and that should be celebrated 021
Ducson Nguyen @ducsonnguyen.com · 17/09/2025I have said this SO MANY TIMES. Park and Rec is too tame 020
Reposted by Ducson NguyenEmily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 16/09/2025By far the scariest thing about the story that's emerging is that a young man just decided to murder a major public figure, then was very much able to without a ton of forethought. There are a lot of obvious concerns raised by that story! One of them is not, "Did he know anybody who was trans?"! 324522
Reposted by Ducson NguyenJason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 12/09/2025Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13 254214335101
Reposted by Ducson NguyenJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century ago 11864331775
Reposted by Ducson NguyenApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 23/08/2025His status is unknown at this time but he's married to a US citizen and presumably also a citizen. I keep warning people that being legal or being a citizen (birthright or not) will not protect you from ICE if you don't look white. 10372155
Reposted by Ducson NguyenMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 18/08/2025You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’ You don’t ‘run the gambit.’ gamut = entire range or series gauntlet = severe trial Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy 21975901912
Reposted by Ducson NguyenJohn Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened. 371432614
Reposted by Ducson NguyenPerry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 13/07/2025"Nearly 70 percent of Democrats now have an unfavorable view of Israel, according to Pew. Yet Democratic officials carry on as if full-throated support for Israel were party doctrine," writes @ryuspaeth.bsky.social. nymag.com/intelligence...nymag.comIsrael Was Supposed to Sink Zohran MamdaniWill the Democratic Party absorb the lesson? 1002832541
Reposted by Ducson NguyenPatrick Willems @patrickhwillems.bsky.social · 27/05/2025i am so sorry to say i did it again (Andor s2 spoilers) 821922289
Ducson Nguyen @ducsonnguyen.com · 29/05/2025This is wild. As a representative of one of these little municipalities… the Northeast has too many municipalities 140
Reposted by Ducson NguyenEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Went and I checked this, and Edwin's correct: On the left is text from the reconciliation bill "PROHIBITING FEDERAL MEDICAID AND CHIP FUNDING FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES FOR MINORS" On the right is from the Manager's amendment that strikes the word "FOR MINORS." 211561610
Reposted by Ducson NguyenM. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 06/05/2025"Over six years, the project’s cost has ballooned even as the number of units has shrunk. Political and regulatory hurdles created with good intentions have repeatedly stymied the project." www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...inquirer.comHow many meetings does it take in Philadelphia to build 57 affordable homes? A lot.The Philadelphia Housing Authority and developer Pennrose have been trying to get project approval since 2019. The cost has risen, and federal funding could be at risk. 3456
Reposted by Ducson NguyenGabrielle Drolet @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Cartoon with caption by my buddy @jackhauen.bsky.social 303791928
Reposted by Ducson NguyenThe Denver Post @denverpost.com · 25/04/2025Denver is building so many new apartments that vacancy rates reached a 16-year high and the average rent has fallen below levels seen two years ago, according to the Apartment Association of Metro Denver. The average apartment rent in metro Denver fell to $1,819 in the first quarter.denverpost.comMetro Denver apartment market erases two years of rent increasesDevelopers continue to deliver so many new apartments that vacancy rates have reached a 16-year high. 1340571
Reposted by Ducson NguyenRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/04/2025PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081 5865979020441
Ducson Nguyen @ducsonnguyen.com · 08/04/2025This is great reporting, but I had to take a break halfway through. Immigrants (especially Vietnamese ones!) becoming far right anti-immigration shitheads and that whole cabal of Silicon Valley anti-democracy oligarchs sends me into a spiral 010
Reposted by Ducson NguyenKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Conservative men are terrified of riding the New York City subway. I am terrified of driving on the highway. We are not the same (I am far superior at risk assessment) 193052363
Reposted by Ducson NguyenRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 31/03/2025we accidentally elected the giant alien squid that ends the Cold War by blowing up New York City in The Watchmen 291615225
Reposted by Ducson NguyenMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying. They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks. From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY 1130143187422
Reposted by Ducson NguyenMark Zero @drhotdog.wtf · 22/02/2025The most fantastical part of the new Captain America movie was when the president admitted to his crimes, stepped down from office, and served his prison sentence 064
Reposted by Ducson NguyenAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/02/2025It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now. 209010723423022
Reposted by Ducson NguyenAlfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 20/02/2025In many ways it's fitting that the showdown between monarchy and democracy ends up being over NYC congestion pricing. Cities are where the power of kings were first challenged, and few things are more fundamental to government than control of public space. The cameras are staying on! 191717423
Reposted by Ducson NguyenAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/02/2025NEW: A letter from an anonymous federal worker. Please read and share: www.muellershewrote.com/p/letter-fro...muellershewrote.comLetter From a Federal WorkerThis is a heartbreaking letter that a federal worker has asked me to share with the public. 38391464221
Ducson Nguyen @ducsonnguyen.com · 02/02/2025@benstiller.redhour.com Really wish you and Adam discussed the board’s gift to Milchick on the podcast! That long silence between him and Natalie was perfectly executed 020
Reposted by Ducson NguyenDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 26/01/2025“I didn’t fuck around. Why do I have to be part of the finding out?” - me, every day this month 553431521
Reposted by Ducson NguyenMatt Pritchard @mattepritchard.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Thanks to @judylucas.bsky.social and @ithacavoice.bsky.social for this in-depth article. PRI and the Museum of the Earth do so much great work and I hope this will bring forth some donors to help with the mortgage. 085
Ducson Nguyen @ducsonnguyen.com · 11/01/2025I know he’s married with kids, but this is still incel cuck energy: ‘Zuckerberg noted how Western society, and specifically corporate America, has become “emasculated” and “neutered.” He defended the need for a more masculine presence in the country and its businesses.’ 220
Reposted by Ducson Nguyenbendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 06/01/2025the Most Tri-State Man Possible gets it 201975359
Ducson Nguyen @ducsonnguyen.com · 06/01/2025This is the 4 year anniversary of an infamous day in history: the Ithaca Common Council finally legalized dogs on the Commons on January 6, 2021 after a decades long debate on the topic 040
Ducson Nguyen @ducsonnguyen.com · 30/12/2024To me this is a great example of “immigration is America’s superpower” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/b...nytimes.comHow TSMC’s Arizona Chip Plant Seeded a Tiny Taipei in the Desert (Gift Article)Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, a global tech giant, brought thousands of workers from Asia to the Phoenix suburbs for jobs at a plant that the Biden administration helped fund. 110
Reposted by Ducson NguyenMike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Back in 2019: was told while making Lower Decks that “too much happens in each episode, what if someone watching is making spaghetti and only half paying attention?” 47585361768
Ducson Nguyen @ducsonnguyen.com · 26/12/2024I’m really bad about shareholder votes because I figure my portion is so tiny it makes no difference, but I’m committed to sending in my proxy this time 021