Andrea
@andielouca.bsky.social
I'm here for history, politics, journalism, literature, and snark. I treasure my family, my friends, my community; museums, gardens, concerts. Find me drinking coffee, sipping wine, knitting slowly, cooking beans, baking cookies, looking at birds. Niners!
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My latest:
I don’t respect America at 250.
The only thing I can think of is how America is still a young, spoiled brat of a nation that no one is able to discipline.
Foreign writers have been commenting on the US's developmental problems for centuries.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/america-ne...
I don’t respect America at 250.
The only thing I can think of is how America is still a young, spoiled brat of a nation that no one is able to discipline.
Foreign writers have been commenting on the US's developmental problems for centuries.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/america-ne...
America Needs to Grow the Fuck Up
Once you understand the moral psychology of America's immaturity, everything about America's 250th birthday makes sense.
karenattiah.substack.com
July 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
My latest:
I don’t respect America at 250.
The only thing I can think of is how America is still a young, spoiled brat of a nation that no one is able to discipline.
Foreign writers have been commenting on the US's developmental problems for centuries.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/america-ne...
I don’t respect America at 250.
The only thing I can think of is how America is still a young, spoiled brat of a nation that no one is able to discipline.
Foreign writers have been commenting on the US's developmental problems for centuries.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/america-ne...
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Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it.
People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
June 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it.
People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
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A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts.
So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world.
What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.
So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world.
What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.
May 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts.
So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world.
What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.
So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world.
What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.
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I’ve given this a great deal of thought, trying to come up with the perfect joke for this moment, and this is what I have so far -
POPE LEO: our religion teaches that this war is bad
VANCE: wow, who died and made YOU head of the Catholic Church??
POPE LEO: well, you should know, you were there
POPE LEO: our religion teaches that this war is bad
VANCE: wow, who died and made YOU head of the Catholic Church??
POPE LEO: well, you should know, you were there
April 15, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I’ve given this a great deal of thought, trying to come up with the perfect joke for this moment, and this is what I have so far -
POPE LEO: our religion teaches that this war is bad
VANCE: wow, who died and made YOU head of the Catholic Church??
POPE LEO: well, you should know, you were there
POPE LEO: our religion teaches that this war is bad
VANCE: wow, who died and made YOU head of the Catholic Church??
POPE LEO: well, you should know, you were there
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I suspect the Pope sounds "woke" to many Christian conservatives because the US is steeped in prosperity theology, where the point of worship is to deliver health and wealth to believers. Thus, "feed the hungry" and "show mercy for the poor" sounds needlessly political and "woke."
April 14, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I suspect the Pope sounds "woke" to many Christian conservatives because the US is steeped in prosperity theology, where the point of worship is to deliver health and wealth to believers. Thus, "feed the hungry" and "show mercy for the poor" sounds needlessly political and "woke."
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What if we just cleared Congress of all the abusers and sex pests this week
what is stopping us
who cares what party they are in
what is stopping us
who cares what party they are in
April 13, 2026 at 10:40 PM
What if we just cleared Congress of all the abusers and sex pests this week
what is stopping us
who cares what party they are in
what is stopping us
who cares what party they are in
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After George Floyd's murder I was on a call with my employer's editors talking about how newsgathering after police shootings and during protests. At one point I said, are we issuing any guidance around not repeating police statements until we have more information?
Silence.
Stop. Doing. This.
Silence.
Stop. Doing. This.
Incredibly telling to watch which supposed “news” outlets and “journalists” are doing stenography for the DHS after they have been caught repeatedly lying to the press in the immediate aftermath of these incidents.
January 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM
After George Floyd's murder I was on a call with my employer's editors talking about how newsgathering after police shootings and during protests. At one point I said, are we issuing any guidance around not repeating police statements until we have more information?
Silence.
Stop. Doing. This.
Silence.
Stop. Doing. This.
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
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So, if I'm following all this correctly, a bunch of internet shitposters who spent years screaming "don't tread on me" and warning about federal agents stomping out people's rights... have been hired as ICE agents to go around breaking into people's homes, kidnapping & shooting them
January 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
So, if I'm following all this correctly, a bunch of internet shitposters who spent years screaming "don't tread on me" and warning about federal agents stomping out people's rights... have been hired as ICE agents to go around breaking into people's homes, kidnapping & shooting them
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head of chiquita banana wanting to ask the forbidden question now that trump is overthrowing governments for oil companies
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
head of chiquita banana wanting to ask the forbidden question now that trump is overthrowing governments for oil companies
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some identify publicly with the left because they hate oppression, others because they hate being oppressed. things will make more sense when you keep in mind that these are not the same - or even similar
January 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
some identify publicly with the left because they hate oppression, others because they hate being oppressed. things will make more sense when you keep in mind that these are not the same - or even similar
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Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
October 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
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We have to adapt to endure in a post-information age, where we are told there are no facts, only politics.
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September 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We have to adapt to endure in a post-information age, where we are told there are no facts, only politics.
open.substack.com/pub/steveins...
open.substack.com/pub/steveins...
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to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech
September 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech
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If you dehumanize people when you are living, sympathy will be absent when you die. Across time, this has always remained true.
September 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
If you dehumanize people when you are living, sympathy will be absent when you die. Across time, this has always remained true.
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You know what would be good FBI experience for identifying violent criminals in a large crowd? The agents who investigated January 6.
Who have been/are being fired.
Who have been/are being fired.
September 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
You know what would be good FBI experience for identifying violent criminals in a large crowd? The agents who investigated January 6.
Who have been/are being fired.
Who have been/are being fired.
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Well done helping the rest of us appreciate why the decision to honor an insurrectionist is damaging both to our military and our society, @markhertling.bsky.social.
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
www.thebulwark.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Well done helping the rest of us appreciate why the decision to honor an insurrectionist is damaging both to our military and our society, @markhertling.bsky.social.
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Some of my colleagues who are currently crying online about TX Democrats leaving the state are the same ones who left D.C. early so they wouldn’t have to vote on releasing the Epstein Files.
Kind of interesting how that works, huh?
Kind of interesting how that works, huh?
August 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Some of my colleagues who are currently crying online about TX Democrats leaving the state are the same ones who left D.C. early so they wouldn’t have to vote on releasing the Epstein Files.
Kind of interesting how that works, huh?
Kind of interesting how that works, huh?
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What are they hiding? You don’t get to slam the door on a Member of Congress during a routine ICE visit. I’ve toured this facility before—so why am I suddenly a “security risk”? My team requested permission. They had no right to deny us. They’re clearly afraid of accountability.
August 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
What are they hiding? You don’t get to slam the door on a Member of Congress during a routine ICE visit. I’ve toured this facility before—so why am I suddenly a “security risk”? My team requested permission. They had no right to deny us. They’re clearly afraid of accountability.
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Some call it a movement… I call it about damn time! www.cnn.com/2025/07/11/h...
In what some call a ‘national movement,’ more than a dozen states introduce menopause bills | CNN
A wave of menopause-related legislation has been introduced across the United States this year, leading to possible shifts in how women are cared for during that phase in their lives.
www.cnn.com
July 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Some call it a movement… I call it about damn time! www.cnn.com/2025/07/11/h...
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This Saturday July 19, rally in Dublin, CA to stop ICE from opening a facility in Dublin. Event starts at 11am, there'll be a march from the BART station starting at 10:30am.
actionnetwork.org/events/all-o...
actionnetwork.org/events/all-o...
All Out Against ICE in Dublin
Join us on Saturday, July 19th 2025 at 11am in Dublin, CA for a rally at Don Biddle Park the Intersection of Dublin Blvd. & Columbus St. Tsuru for Solidarity, in partnership with the ICE out of D...
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July 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
This Saturday July 19, rally in Dublin, CA to stop ICE from opening a facility in Dublin. Event starts at 11am, there'll be a march from the BART station starting at 10:30am.
actionnetwork.org/events/all-o...
actionnetwork.org/events/all-o...
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This is a brilliant thread of contextualization of this moment and what's praiseworthy about it amidst the atrocities.
I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
July 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is a brilliant thread of contextualization of this moment and what's praiseworthy about it amidst the atrocities.
Fascinating AND with expert citations.
As a historian, I have been curious (and appalled) by this choice of pseudo. The interpretation below is quite common, but not in fact correct. It was an 1865 law (sénatus-consulte) that made “Muslim Algerians” (a racial category divorced from actual faith) French nationals without citizenship 1/
The name “Crémieux” that Jordan Lasker uses is a specific, deeply anti-Muslim dog whistle: a reference to the Crémieux Decree — the official anti-Islam policy of colonial France, making Muslims in Algeria second-class citizens. Who the fuck even *knows* that, let alone makes it their _name_? Bigots.
July 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Fascinating AND with expert citations.