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MAGA won ... so why are they so miserable? @melissaryan.bsky.social takes a look at the two major moments in 2025 that led to the fracture of the MAGA movement in her latest edition of Ctrl Alt Right Delete.

In this week's Ctrl Alt Right Delete, @thelisagraves.bsky.social criticizes Trump's "nationally televised lie-fest" and ties the now dubbed “The Pettysburgh Address” and takes a look at how it all ties back to the sins of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts.

As we all know, 2025 was the best year that any of us has ever had ... right?? Okay, maybe not quite. How Is This Better host @akilahhughes.com is joined by Panic World's @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social to break down all the political and pop culture chaos we survived in 2025.

There's a big 2026 battle brewing in Texas. In this week's edition of FWIW, @lucyritz.bsky.social takes a look at the two young superstars running in the Democratic primary for Texas' Senate seat and how they're using social media to catapult their campaigns.

"Since Trump took office, electricity prices have risen 13%. For Black households who already spend 43% more of our income on energy than white households, that is a major blow," writes Abre’ Conner, Director of the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice.

2025 wasn’t exactly a “good” year, but how “bad” was it? Panic World host @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social takes a deep dive into the worst things people posted on the internet this year — and it's even more bizarre than you would expect.

The Trump admin recently announced a proposed settlement with Missouri and other Republican-led states that would effectively end the Biden-era SAVE student loan repayment plan. COURIER contributor Michael Jones breaks down what that means for students.

"Fascist Republicans are so thrilled with being in the public eye that they end up exposing their own ugliness," writes @markjacob.bsky.social in his examination of the viral Vanity Fair interview of Trump's Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles. "May their ambition and their narcissism be their undoing."

Trump lackey Brendan Carr, who oversees the Federal Communications Commission, "has veered dangerously into blurring the lines between regulation and retaliation, using the FCC to intimidate media companies rather than protecting free expression."

Harvard's conservative debate club quietly ejected all of its women. But why should we care? Because it points to a cultural shift led by the 'all-boys' clubs of the Trumpocene," writes @ninaburleigh.bsky.social in this week's American Freakshow.

The U.S. economy is in shambles — but among those suffering the consequences of furloughs and shutdowns, one group has been forced out in record rates: Black women. @akilahhughes.com takes a look at why with guest @itsafronomics.bsky.social in this week's How Is This Better.

'Piggy.' 'Stupid.' 'Ugly.' Trump has insulted more than half a dozen female reporters in recent weeks, but journalists and their outlets have largely remained silent. @markjacob.bsky.social takes a look at why reporters aren't fighting back in Stop the Presses.

"The Trump Regime doesn’t even bother to hide its corruption ... [and] there are plenty of people and institutions willing to pay the piper," writes @melissaryan.bsky.social in this week's Ctrl Alt Right Delete.

FWIW guest author Ben Sheehan breaks down Trump's desperate attempt to puppeteer a nationwide gerrymandering battle (hint: he's failing!) and what these redrawn maps could mean for the midterm elections.

The Republican Party is co-opting extremist culture online — and they've turned it into one of their key political weapons. @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social takes a deep dive with @junlper.beer and @bosh.worstpossible.world in this week's episode of Panic World.

The Republican Party is co-opting extremist culture online — and they've turned it into one of their key political weapons. @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social takes a deep dive in this week's episode of Panic World.

"A classic Hiaasen character plays a starring role in a forgotten bit of Florida Epstein-Trumpiana, which starts with a pair of emails buried in the House Oversight Committee’s recent drop," writes @ninaburleigh.bsky.social in her deep dive into the Trump-Epstein deposition that never was.

COURIER contributor Michael Jones takes a look at how a failed provision to ban states from regulating AI exposes the fault lines of power, the vacuum of federal oversight, and the ongoing effort to centralize AI policy in Washington.

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We're in an information war. As Americans armed with iPhones record ICE's terror, the Trump admin is pushing back with cutesy nicknames and slick videos. Stop the Presses' @markjacob.bsky.social takes a look at Republicans' positioning in his latest piece.

"For me, the most troubling aspect of Trump’s attacks on Somali-Americans is how acceptable it’s become for the president of the United States and members of Congress to speak this way, and how much we’ve desensitized ourselves to it," writes @melissaryan.bsky.social for Ctrl Alt Right Delete.

"Each check comes with a motive. Each name comes with an ask. Together, they reveal a presidency for sale," writes President of End Citizens United and Let America Vote @tiffanymuller.bsky.social in her deep dive of the 37 initial donors behind Trump's new White House ballroom.

What happens when we use our holiday spending to push back against capitalism? How Is This Better host @akilahhughes.com is joined by LaTosha Brown of the We Ain’t Buying It campaign to discuss how choosing where we spend money can stop fascism.

FWIW guest author Scott Schuler lays out America's "2025 Politics Wrapped," looking back on the top 5 storylines that shaped this past year — and will shape the year to come.

Author @thelisagraves.bsky.social takes a look at how Chief Justice John Roberts has reinforced Trump's pardon power — and the ramifications that could have — in this week's Grave Injustice.

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The NY Times said Trump labeling Somalis as “garbage” was “shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.” Then NYT put the story on Page 13. When Trump called for “termination” of the Constitution in 2022, NYT put it on Page 13, too. In case you wonder if NYT has learned anything in the last 3 years. 1/🧵

Jeffrey Epstein is said to have trafficked “more than a thousand” humans during his sinister reign as brothelkeeper to the elites. @ninaburleigh.bsky.social delves into public domain records to further dissect his European travels in American Freakshow.

In this week’s scorching edition of Grave Injustice, @thelisagraves.bsky.social holds Supreme Court Justice John Roberts’ feet to the fire and dissects how his decisions are moving the law further away from justice.

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"No man who was comfortable in his skin would share so much fantasy art of himself in ridiculously macho poses," writes @markjacob.bsky.social in his deep dive into the Trump administration's fragile masculinity for this week's Stop The Presses.

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"The Roberts Six have propped up its keystone declaration that Trump has immunity with a series of other rulings that are creating a gateway for authoritarianism to barrel into the United States," writes @thelisagraves.bsky.social for Grave Injustice.

"[M]iddle-income households say they’re swapping out staples or downsizing their menus. The affordability crisis has literally reshaped what ends up on the table," writes @michaeljones.bsky.social for COURIER.

"[Marjorie Taylor Greene's] shock resignation from Congress on Friday, via a 10-minute video, is straight out of the 'why I divorced him' genre," writes @melissaryan.bsky.social in Ctrl Alt Right Delete.

What happens when a president decides America is done with space? @akilahhughes.com digs into the Trump administration’s unprecedented plans to slash NASA’s budget with guest Casey Dreier of @planetarysociety.bsky.social in this week's How Is This Better.

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A gerrymandered MAGA district in Tennessee is suddenly looking … competitive? FWIW guest author Scott Schuler dives into what you need to know about the upcoming special election — and the outside money being poured into the race.

American Freakshow author @ninaburleigh.bsky.social takes a deep dive into the recently released Epstein emails and shines a light on Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein's (really) close relationship — and the bizarre documentary project they were working on together.

It’s the media’s version of a “pardon” when news outlets fail to remind the public of past crimes by Trump and his mischief makers such as Steve Bannon. My Stop the Presses newsletter. Read & subscribe for free.

Trump's not the only one passing out pardons. Legacy media outlets are papering over the ugly pasts of right-wing extremists and, in turn, helping rehabilitate them as newsmakers. @markjacob.bsky.social deep dives into the issue in this week's Stop the Presses.

No matter where you lived, middle schoolers in the early 2000s were united by one thing: schoolyard rumors. Panic World host @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social is joined by No Such Thing in this week's episode to get to the bottom of some of the era's most infamous conspiracies.

This is disgusting.

After Trump's historically long shutdown, Congress reopened just last week. But the chaos might not be over. COURIER contributor @michaeljones.bsky.social warns that another government shutdown could be right around the corner.

The House just voted to release the Epstein files 👀

"The specter of Jeffrey Epstein is an albatross around Trump’s neck and one of few things that consistently derails his administration," writes @melissaryan.bsky.social in this week's Ctrl Alt Right Delete.

This is total bullsh*t.

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