Wake me up when we’re done negotiating with ourselves and Russia actually joins the table.

The Trump administration is threatening to deport a Chinese man who personally documented the Chinese government's massive detention system in Xinjiang. If forcibly returned to China, he faces the risk of state persecution for his invaluable & brave work. open.substack.com/pub/hrichina...

I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork

In case you ever needed proof that the Heritage Foundation is not a conservative organization, here we have them cheering on the Federal Government threatening to strip all funding from a state that does not make political decisions the President likes. Any true conservative would be howling.

One of the most blatantly authoritarian threats in a Trump term full of them

Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then it's a day, & the president is illegally monetizing the office & stealing the power of the purse. Again.

A president doesn’t get to decide which news you watch. But a dictator does.

The 2025 National Security Strategy document makes it official: the Trump administration believes that European liberal democracy is a threat to U.S. national interest.

Totally normal democracy stuff...

"Russia has welcomed Donald Trump's new US National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

American society is so cooked.

The FIFA World Cup draw was one of the most embarrassing things ever televised. awfulannouncing.com/soccer/fifa-...

There is no point along the chain of command—from then-VADM Bradley down to the crew member triggering the missile—where anyone has any excuse whatsoever for giving or following that order.

Infantino said this isn’t “a normal draw” That was at least thing said on stage that was true There were moments that approached propaganda, especially in the highly politicised interpretations to justify Trump’s Peace Prize - a debasing of football www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Just so embarrassing for FIFA and for the U.S.

“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”

If the U.S. was at war, Pete Hegseth's order would be a war crime, a military lawyer said. Instead, it might just be murder. wapo.st/49KbUJ1

This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Writing doesn't just help you process your thoughts. Neuroscientists have found it physically changes your brain in ways that build resilience and help you handle everyday stress and challenges. buff.ly/8PdXnTT

Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls. www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...

Political scientists don’t really think about threats of violence as a constraint on elected officials but we really need to be thinking about it this way

J.J. McCarthy had a 34.2 passer rating against the Packers. A quarterback who spikes the ball on every play would have a passer rating of 39.6.

ruh roh we're back to the "zero gratitude" dance

These strikes are illegal, right? And so the orders given to shoot are illegal? And aren't members of the military supposed to refuse illegal orders? So why did they follow them? This is what scares me. It seems most military members will default to following orders and not risk judging them.

"Officials in Kyiv briefed on the plan said it closely aligned with the Kremlin’s maximalist demands and said it would be a non-starter for Ukraine without significant changes."

Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions? I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?

I love that every foreign country knows all you have to do is tell Trump he's the best President ever and give him a gold bar. Like we can be bought for nothing now. No need for ambassadors or advisors anymore. Just bring Trump some gold and he'll let us drill in the middle of Yellowstone Park

“While the AI industry claims its models can “think,” “reason,” and “learn,” their supposed achievements rest on marketing hype and stolen intellectual labor. In reality, AI erodes academic freedom, weakens critical reading, and subordinates the pursuit of knowledge to corporate interests.”

This is real. A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power. A total disgrace.

It’s wild that you can just openly bribe the President of the United States with chunks of gold to get whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.

The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.

Spooky stuff from a vocational school in Voronezh, where students have reportedly been threatened with ineligibility for final exams if they refuse to install Max, Russia’s government-backed messenger app. I honestly wonder what the RuNet will become if Max triumphs. semnasem.org/news/2025/11...

“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’” @reuters.com #Chicago www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...

"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk

Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities? TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want

Cuts to USAID also hurt American farmers

I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this. But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.

A blaring red warning signal for the rule of law; a President declaring “we’re just gonna kill people” without a trial or even a shred of due process.

34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death. adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/

The Economist has published interesting data:every 117th Russian man has died in Russia's war against Ukraine The media calculated the scale of Russia’s losses in the war.According to a study based on more than 200 sources,over 3.5yrs of the invasion,Russia has lost between 0.5%&1.2% of men under60

It sounds like Friday’s meeting went disastrously for Zelensky, with Trump continuing to swear like a middle schooler on the blacktop, seeming fully taken in by Putin’s war narrative. https://www.ft.com/content/7960c6aa-dbfa-4a55-91e8-ae44601842ec

Social movements are more likely to have success when three factors are present: elite conflict, shifting public opinion, and elite blunders. Mass collective action can create the conditions for these factors to emerge and deepen.

Quelle surprise! arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/t...

A reason why we got here is that the media stopped reporting facts and replaced reporting with making everything a reality tv show where contestants fight one another. It turned lying from a liability into an advantage since it would no longer be punished

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

As the Trump administration brings the US ever closer to Qatari, it's important to be reminded of the human rights abuse of their government