Irene Zhang

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Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research. OS hacker. Cat wrangler. Shoe lover.
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Hoo boy. Trump allies are at war with themselves. Resignations, viral feuds, and calls for impeachment are rocking Trump's inner circle as his approval continues to tank. Check out all the drama in the latest Week In Wins. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progressive-wins-march-22
Good News For Progressive Views The Week Of 3/13-3/19

Get out the popcorn, folks!

The Big Picture

"They hate their authoritarian government!"

Dawg, *I* hate *my* authoritarian government - that doesn't mean I'm gonna thank you for bombing my house you absolute muppet.

I was broadly familiar with the outline of the Afroman case, but I hadnโ€™t been paying close enough attention to have watched the actual music videos he dropped throughout it. Which Iโ€™m realizing now was a mistake, because LOOK AT THIS

https://youtu.be/u4AiuqQpB1U

RANDY WALTERS IS A SON OF A BITCH

YouTube
Moore's Law is about doubling the number of trans sisters every 18 months
In other non consequential news, I got bangs!
He was too busy partying to bother to learn who he'd fired.

Over a quarter of the entire $39 trillion US national debt has come under ONE President.

#uspol #capitalism #conservatism

Theyโ€™ve been playing with this big piece of colorful rope almost nonstop since I gave it to them. It seems to be the ultimate donkey toy. #asstodon

๐ŸšจAN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE STAT: The amount that's already been spent on just two weeks of the Iran War is more than the government estimate of the cost of a paid family/medical leave program covering every single private-sector worker in America.

https://www.levernews.com/the-aid-cuts-before-the-iran-missile-strikes/

The Aid Cuts Before The Iran Missile Strikes

The Pentagon has blown through $24 billion bombing Iran so far. Hereโ€™s what that money could have been spent on instead.

The Lever

This week, the average daily population at Dilley dropped to 100 people, compared with over 900 in January.

The shift follows weeks of mounting public pressure generated in part by the widespread publication of letters written by detained children.
https://www.propublica.org/article/families-detained-at-dilley-plummets?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #ICE #Immigration #Texas #Immigrant #Family #USPolitics #Law

The Number of Families Being Held at Dilley Detention Center Has Plummeted

This week, the average daily population at Dilley dropped to 100 people, compared with over 900 in January. The shift follows weeks of mounting public pressure generated in part by the widespread publication of letters written by detained children.

ProPublica