Buried within this story about long-term care facilities, there is an alarming statistic claiming 63% of staff "refused" the vaccine. There is high rates of hesitancy and deferral among staff, it *is* a crisis, but the CDC report does not say 63% "refused."

This tweet pairs well with Derek Thompson’s recent The Atlantic piece. Good stuff! amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/61…

About half of GOP voters tell pollsters they don’t want vaccine. But after two-hour focus group with Frank Luntz, many hardcore Trump voters changed their mind. I watched them go from no to yes. Here’s how Dr. Tom Frieden, Chris Christie and others did it. washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03…

Living in America means constantly saying to yourself, 'unbelievable' and then saying, 'well actually, extremely fucking believable.'

I wrote a song about how I feel about the Shang-Chi movie. Hint: it is not good. Enjoy!

Be mindful on social media in the coming weeks. Russian troll farms will be targeting us with posts that illicit strong emotions to sow chaos and create division. If you find yourself reacting, consider the source and that it might be a targeted active measure. 👀

After midnight in #Kyiv. The mood grim, friends calling each other, the city still up and drinking tea. The rumour - from officials, foreign contacts, journalists - is that Russian action will began at 4am local time. #Ukraine is bracing, joking, hugging, loving. We wait

Reports of explosions all across Ukraine, from Kharkiv in the east to Odessa on the Black Sea and Kyiv in between them. All just minutes after Putin's speech began airing.

Our basement in Kyiv now filling up with families with small children. The kids are holding colouring books. Heartbreaking

🧵US Senior Admin Official, in call with reporters, said in addition to disconnecting key Russian banks from SWIFT, the US & Europeans agreed to launch a mutlilateral transatlantic task force to identify, hunt down and seize the assets of sanctioned Russian officials & oligarchs,

My opinion piece for The Financial Times ft.com/content/307c87…

If a progressive leftie posted this image on your timeline, read this article by David Gilbert on how you unwittingly consumed the Kremlin’s propaganda vice.com/en/article/wxd…

My god.

I am the youngest public plaintiff in the “Don’t Say Gay” lawsuit. I am my Florida high school’s first openly-gay Class President. I am being silenced, and I need your help. 🧵

Every politician who takes donations from the NRA should have to hear this. On a loop. Forever and forever. Blood on their hands.

Trauma bond with us: our piece “Your 2024 Therapy Wrapped” is up on McSweeney's today! Co-created with Sasha L and Chan Lin. Enjoy :) mcsweeneys.net/articles/your-…

Made a seely thing with Topher and Chan Lin