Derrick Crowe

Unabashed nerd, unapologetic advocate for science and socialism. Opinions my own (duh). #climatechange #Medicare4All #GreenNewDeal

[Derrick Crowe @derrickcrowe]

@SWTOR The Star Forge server is not the issue. I can't log in either to the game itself or to the official website, which shows this error:

[Dan Star Wars Centralized 🟢 @SCentralized]

Rest in peace to Drew Struzan, a man whose unparalleled work elevated already wondrous stories into truly legendary territory.

I don’t think anyone will disagree with the claim that he is the best to have done what he did.

[Derrick Crowe @derrickcrowe]

I signed the pledge not to buy or upgrade any AT&T products or plans this holiday season until they stop contracting with DHS, CBP, and ICE. Join me: https://t.co/v68Mi14dkX
#ATTLovesICE
#StopTheRaids

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

Can someone explain why federal agents are now allowed to arrest unarmed, innocent American citizens while depriving them of their Constitutional rights?

"The boy, who is Hispanic and African American, was held in a garage for five hours 'without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney,' the statement said. He is a U.S. citizen, as is his entire immediate family, the release said."

[Emma Vigeland @EmmaVigeland]

Zohran being peppered with questions about antisemitism and Israel -- despite being ethnically Indian, from Uganda, and having no connection to any militant Muslim organization -- is RACISM.

It's no different than badgering a Jewish candidate about "dual loyalty." Disgusting.

[Ravi Mangla @ravi_mangla]

The irony is that Zohran is everything the Dem Party has been looking for: young, authentic, good podcast hang, can reach young men...

But Dem mega-donors see his policies—rent freeze, taxing the rich—as a threat to their interests, so they’re gonna pull out all the stops.

[Alex Vacca @itsalexvacca]

Brain scans revealed the damage: neural connections collapsed from 79 to just 42.

That's a 47% reduction in brain connectivity.

If your computer lost half its processing power, you'd call it broken. That's what's happening to ChatGPT users' brains.

[Alex Vacca @itsalexvacca]

BREAKING: MIT just completed the first brain scan study of ChatGPT users & the results are terrifying.

Turns out, AI isn't making us more productive. It's making us cognitively bankrupt.

Here's what 4 months of data revealed:

(hint: we've been measuring productivity all wrong)

[Adam Isacson @adam_wola]

What happened at Fort Bragg yesterday is very grave.

Boos and catcalls from uniformed Army personnel responding to Trump's goading have almost no precedent in US history and would be unusual in most of Latin America. (1/9)

[Derrick Crowe @derrickcrowe]

The fact that we're all going to die should make us more compassionate, not less.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Boyle: We just verified with the congressional budget office and of 13.7 million Americans who will lose their health care because of their bill, exactly zero are undocumented immigrants

[New Jersey Citizen Action @NJCitizenAction]

No one should be arrested for standing up for immigrants, people of color, due process, and our constitutional rights. Help free @rasjbaraka
https://t.co/OPaTCymsi0

[Ben Norton @BenjaminNorton]

Jaw-dropping corruption in the US:

Trump's billionaire crypto czar is heavily invested in a fund whose top 5 holdings are the 5 in the US government Crypto Strategic Reserve.

Mere hours before Trump announced it, someone bought $200 million in Ethereum & Bitcoin on 50X LEVERAGE

[Derrick Crowe @derrickcrowe]

@JessicaLBurbank Plus https://t.co/L1K5ETKJgN

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

The new cover of TIME.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

When I started talking about Oligarchy, many people didn't understand what I meant.

Well, that's changed.

When the 3 wealthiest men in America sit behind Trump at his inauguration, everyone understands that the billionaire class now controls our government.

We must fight back.

[Derrick Crowe @derrickcrowe]

In an alternate universe, a 2nd-term president who shall remain nameless is signing orders to:
- Ensure the rural poor have guaranteed dental care
- Seize the $$$ detailed in the Panama Papers, not the goddamn canal
- Lowering wealth cap from 999 million to 99 million

[Jessica Burbank @JessicaLBurbank]

If Javier Milei is an example of MAGA-DOGE, let’s see what we’re in for.

He took office in Dec ‘23:

-Inflation spiked 300% by May

-As of Dec ‘24 annual rate is 194%

-Consumer spending down 20%

-200k construction jobs lost

-Poverty rates are at a two-decade high of 52.9%

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Reporter @samhusseini was just physically dragged from Blinken’s briefing. “Why aren’t you at The Hague?” he asked.