MIT Library Closures

Aaron reposted commentary on the news that MIT is shuttering three of its four main libraries — Barker, Dewey, and Rotch — along with terminating library staff. A faculty newsletter post described the closures with "dismay, grief and sorrow," and the observation that an institution with a $27 billion endowment making such cuts signals something deeper and more permanent about the direction of American higher education. Lament for the MIT Libraries, MIT Faculty Newsletter

Politics and Democratic Strategy

Several of Aaron's reposts touched on Democratic electoral politics. He amplified skepticism about Minnesota's Saint Paul Mayor Kaohly Her endorsing Angie Craig for Senate, with critics arguing that framing Craig's vote for the Laken Riley Act and her expressions of gratitude toward ICE as merely "imperfect votes" was insulting to communities that had mobilized against federal immigration enforcement. On the broader electoral picture, Aaron reposted analysis noting that Democratic leads on the House generic ballot now match 2018 levels — though one commenter cautioned that if those gains reflect only normal thermostatic backlash rather than a genuine shift in partisan alignment, the underlying situation remains troubling. Generic ballot analysis

Aaron also engaged with Texas-focused political strategy, reposting Jamelle Bouie's argument that Democrats should run aggressive, Willie Horton–style ads against Ken Paxton, explicitly tying him to allegations of covering up for a child abuser in order to make the accusation viscerally legible to voters.

DOJ and Abuse of Power

Aaron reposted sharp criticism of the Justice Department's announcement of a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll, with the observation that the legal establishment would only manage to muster mild, belated professional disapproval toward DOJ attorneys who participated in such actions — a pointed contrast to the enormous coverage given to the Hunter Biden pardon. A separate repost echoed that framing, questioning whether major news organizations would treat this abuse of power with the same intensity they brought to Biden-era controversies.

Trans Rights and Anti-Trans Scapegoating

Aaron reposted a link to a Them article examining Democratic politicians Tom Suozzi and Seth Moulton's efforts to blame trans people for the party's 2024 losses, a piece shared with evident skepticism. Tom Suozzi, Seth Moulton, and the New York Times on blaming trans people He also reposted reporting from Assigned Media on a likely hate crime in Chicago in which prominent trans science educator Jey McCreight suffered severe injuries in a late-night beating, with CPD confirming an ongoing investigation.

Indigenous Land Rights and Housing

Aaron reposted a widely circulated story about the Squamish people of what is now Vancouver, who successfully sued to recover land illegally taken from them a century ago and then used their sovereignty to bypass local zoning and build 6,000 new homes over the objections of wealthy NIMBYs — a development that Aaron's repost flagged as remarkable, with other tribes reportedly following suit.