Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

The political ouroboros acroll.substack.com/p/the-politi...

Voir Dire: The Ultimate Guide to Jury Selection uslawexplained.com/voir_dire

Devil's Dictionary - Ambrose Bierce ADAGE, n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth. A hoary-headed platitude that is kicked along the centuries until nothing is left of it but its clothes. A "saw" which has worn out its teeth on the human understanding. www.thebulwark.com/p/shocking-s...

UNFTR - Follow podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

Future Shock - Alvin Toffer, 1970

“Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty.” ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956

"...We are going to eradicate the problem, we’re not going to treat the symptoms.” www.ebsco.com/research-sta...

11 Incredible Stories Of Resistance Fighters Who Took On The Nazis allthatsinteresting.com/resistance-f...

Rose Valland uisjournal.com/the-incredib...

Eats, Shoots, and Leaves...vol 3 Follow Steve Vladeck www.stevevladeck.com/p/206-admini...

"Jack Smith Reminds Us: Aileen Cannon Is Still Destroying America." newrepublic.com/post/205599/...

"Palantir's death-based AI business model makes it the most loathsome company in the world, surpassing even Nestlé" www.fierce-network.com/wireless/op-...

Follow substack.com/@lucid lucid.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

"In a similar way as ancient Rome or Byzantium, the United States is currently experiencing a rise in polarization, where bipartisan cooperation is often replaced by conflict and impasse." medium.com/the-politica...

Follow Greg Olear on Prevail ... gregolear.substack.com/p/ramble-on-...

Nothing says “I care about working people” like a speech to an audience of billionaires at an exclusive Swiss ski resort. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Albert Speer interview - Playboy Magazine (I just read the articles). ia803100.us.archive.org/19/items/Res...

The Grandstand

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," - George Santayana When Audie Murphy's body was discovered his incredible life was given a combined total of 1 minute and 30 seconds of coverage by the major television news networks ABC, CBS, and NBC. audiemurphy.com

Audie Murphie...

Frank Herbert... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NMO...

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Follow Greg Olear... gregolear.substack.com/p/ramble-on-...

Remember when... "They were brutal, brain-damaged degenerates worse than any hit man out of The Godfather, yet they were the men Richard Nixon trusted most. Together they defined his Presidency." nwhyte.livejournal.com/299685.html

“When you hold a book, you hold a weapon.” – Erin Gruwell moviesphilosophy.com/freedom-writ...

"No Matter How Paranoid You Are, ... ...You Aren't Paranoid Enough" Susanne Modeski

Shuffling the deck chairs... www.youtube.com/watch?v=whX3...

Board games are for everyone...

"...news breaks of a sexual misconduct allegation involving the President and a young Firefly Girl." spoilertown.com/wag-the-dog-...

"...the idea is to pummel people with so much nonsense that they don’t see what is happening right in front of them." press.princeton.edu/ideas/when-d...

Gary Larsen for the win...

The high cost of health care... newrepublic.com/article/2035...

“What we're seeing is unprecedented in that you have these actors who are not really public officials gaining access to the most sensitive data in government,” says Don Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

...because it not only reminds audiences that the universe inevitably compensates us fairly for everything we do (and don't do), but that what we give to others will always be much more valuable than what we receive. screenrant.com/greatest-chr...

But we also have to have international networks of solidarity and last night’s news highlights that more than ever. If you are reading this is in America, we are not your enemy. We are your friends and allies now more than ever, Carole xxx broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-message-...

In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents apnews.com/article/supr...

Follow the money...and the tech... eastofsuez.substack.com/p/22-spyware...

Nothing to see here... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A Proactive List For Uncertain Times andrawatkins.substack.com/p/a-proactiv...

All that glitters.... www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

For want of a nail... www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

‘Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…’

The Hellfire Club’s legacy persists in the blurred space between history and legend, a cautionary tale of privilege unchecked and rebellion taken to extremes. jasonrobertsonline.com/secret-socie...

The Ultimate Transgression: Offshores, Kompromat Culture & the Competitive Depravity Olympics (with Brooke Harrington) Buy the book... Follow Greg Olear... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

“What is the downside for humoring him for this little bit of time?” an unnamed Republican official asked with regard to the support some members have given to Trump’s election fantasies. nul.org/news/securit...

Power built on fear is always desperate. www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

The Dunning-Kruger President www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com/p/the-secret...