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[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

I was honored to give the commencement address at The Birch Wathen Lenox School that is committed to a rigorous traditional academic program. Congratulations Class of 2023

[Dan Szymborski @DSzymborski]

My Saturday fun project: using AI, every US president as a Pixar character.

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

The "walking on eggshells" culture that hit universities in 2015 also became more prevalent in many high schools. Here Bill Kuhn, the head of Birch Wathen Lennox school, shows how high schools can create a better speech climate. Includes this insight:

https://t.co/vy7pWwMr5V

[Sean Casten @SeanCasten]

Today, the @HouseGOP is bringing a bill to the floor to "denounce socialism in all it's forms". Let's unpack that: a bunch of people who have a taxpayer-funded job, many of whom have never worked a day in the private sector are denouncing socialism. Riiiiight. Brief thread:

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

In NYC? I'll be giving a first lecture on the book I'm now writing, tomorrow night (Jan 18) at 6, at Birch Wathen Lennox: https://t.co/8svnfq5Xkc

On why teen mental health collapsed in 2012. (It's not JUST from social media).

Free but register here:
https://t.co/eHGEHfTDLR

[Norway MFA @NorwayMFA]

Dear @TwitterSupport, as much as we enjoy our excellent bilateral relations and close alphabetical vicinity with Nigeria, we would much appreciate if you could label us as Norway😉

P.S. That also goes for Prime Minister @jonasgahrstore and Foreign Minister @AHuitfeldt 🇳🇴

[rck @romanband123]

@mattyglesias

[Clive Thompson @pomeranian99]

If you’re interested in trying out Mastodon, I wrote a guide on the basics: https://t.co/fbiOMYTqSz

If you join, follow me at @[email protected] and I’ll follow back!

[Chris Josephs @Chrisjjosephs]

Two days ago the NYT posted an investigation into politicians trading stocks

They found that 81 Democrats & 101 Republicans filed up to 3,700 trades and $100M in possible volume

Many had 100% winners, with some perfectly timed

Here’s examples of just how good they were

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

These people have suspiciously detailed knowledge of the Starbucks menu options.