Listen to the madness anywhere you get your podcasts. Step right up. The circus is real, the stakes are high, & we’re the only ones telling you how the tricks work. 🎪 Follow our hosts @aziwankenobi.bsky.social , @thefoxandtheowl.bsky.social , @sierramontoya.bsky.social @aaronmccall.bsky.social

What begins as “voter verification” today could be expanded later to background checks, travel screening, benefit investigations, or other government systems setting a precedent for federal data use the public never agreed to. On November 18, 2025, secretaries of state from ten states sent a formal

A president who speaks of death for dissent isn’t defending a nation, he’s claiming a throne. He names enemies so others will swing the sword. Power that fears questions always reaches for blood. Don’t give him the submission he’s seeking. Stand when he demands you kneel. #AuthoritarianAlert

Have you heard our newest podcast? It features some lore from our host about the D.A.R.E program! Check it out on our substack or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! substack.com/profile/1184...

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Diversity is a strength, and corporate America is seeing what happens in real time when you try to betray people’s trust and capitulate in advance to this corrupt administration.

For all of our overachievers out there - read up on this article for a sneak peak into what we’ll be talking about next week! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

If you’re looking for a new podcast - I’d love to suggest @griftypod.bsky.social - it’s fun, it’s political and none of us launder bad opinions from the NYT editorial board.

Have you listened to our new podcast this week? Grifty team shares their past with the D.A.R.E program… which was a multi level marketing scheme all along? Give it a listen and comment below what you thought!

🚨 BREAKING🚨 Doritos & Cheetos are going dye free after MAHA’s latest push, but it reads like the public health version of a Band Aid on a bullet wound. Dr. Céline Gounder says the risks of dye are tiny compared to the mountain of salt, sugar, & fat driving our health crisis. More on substack.

Hello Bluesky, we’re Grifty. A weekly podcast by and about false idols, built for anyone clawing their way through late-stage capitalism without selling their soul for a promo code. We drag scams, tech-bro hallucinations, wellness hucksters, and whatever crawls out of the algorithmic swamp.

Thieves pulled off a 7 minute heist at the Louvre in Paris, stealing jewels of “incalculable” value. 3 masked men used a service lift to reach Apollo Gallery, cut through cases w/ small chainsaws & fled on a scooter with nine pieces of royal jewelry Netflix, do you thing. www.bbc.com/news/live/c6...

At a Hindu festival in India celebrating goddess Durga, parade organizers depicted Trump as a demon figure, a symbolic gesture of the festival’s traditional story of the goddess defeating evil forces. Personally I find his depiction to be too handsome and skinny to accurately show him for who he is

President Trump’s decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama is one of the most reckless moves in recent memory. It abandons hardened infrastructure designed for nuclear survival in favor of unstable ground, all to score political points. 🧵

Donald Trump is on his way to the golf course. Please stop spreading misinformation.

California Strong 💪 Commissioner Sean Duryee: “The California Highway Patrol will offer security protection to Vice President Kamala Harris after Donald Trump revoked her Secret Service detail.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

If you’re a member of the National Guard or active-duty military & given orders forcing you to violate constitutional rights of citizens: you have options & you do not have to follow unlawful orders. Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487 for confidential guidance. Your conscience matters

Fellow So Cal folks: If you spot ICE activity report it by calling the LA Rapid Response Network 1-888-624-4752. And if you or someone you know is detained, use the National Bail Fund Network for support: communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory. Stay safe and look out for one another.

International students contributed $44 billion to the U.S. economy in the 2023-2024 school year. Economists warn that the loss of international students would affect not just the schools that depend on their tuition but local and state economies, as well.

People are spiraling into psychosis after talking to AI, and it’s spreading fast. My new piece looks at how generative AI, QAnon-era conspiracy culture, and America’s collapsing mental health system are creating a dangerous new wave of delusion. open.substack.com/pub/azadehjo...

What do secondhand jets, “metabolic Marxists,” & Diddy saga have in common? They’ve all landed on the latest episode of Grifty, where we stir the grifts & sprinkle in some shockingly wholesome brain news. Catch our latest episode wherever you get your podcasts, just search GRIFTY & hit play.

Cold plunges aren’t healing. They’re rebranded psychiatric punishment, sold back to us through influencer marketing and pseudoscience. The latest research says they don’t even work. Read my full deep dive: open.substack.com/pub/azadehjo...

This man dropped $640 of his hard earned cash on a Trump watch for his wife, only to receive one that says “RUMP.” He said he expected it to “have the integrity of the president of the United States.” Turns out… it does. #itsacult #griftersgonnagrift

The American Federation Of Musicians stands up for Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen after Trumps attacks today.

Want to understand why Republicans are doing what they’re doing? GOP Hates You & Wants You to Have a Harder Life.Having a steady & reliable supply of cheap labor to maintain high profits requires widespread poverty,ignorance, death, and disease. So their policy agenda is built around creating that

‘What ever happened to Never Forget?’: 9/11 families blast Trump for warm embrace of Saudi officials Exclusive: Retired firefighter and 9/11 responder Adam Lake said of the president, “Really, this guy’s not for anybody but himself.” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Pam Bondi's Qatar Links Under Scrutiny Over Trump's Luxury Plane Gift — oh, and FYI she still hasn’t released the Epstein files www.newsweek.com/pam-bondi-qa...

Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autism apnews.com/article/rfk-...

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Georgia become second US state to shield maker of Roundup weed killer from some cancer claims. FYI, the other state is North Dakota — both are deep red Republican states. And the hypocrisy of MAHA supporting Republicans continues apnews.com/article/baye...

Breaking: India has launched a military offensive against Pakistan, raising alarm across the region. Both nations possess nuclear arsenals, and analysts warn the escalation could draw in Iran and spiral into a broader regional conflict.

While the Met Gala dazzled, the Trump admin quietly began clawing back NEA grants already awarded to arts orgs across the U.S. This isn’t budget tightening—it’s cultural erasure. My latest: on power, censorship, and the future of American art. open.substack.com/pub/azadehjo...

Email mistake reveals secret plans to end research on Head Start and other child safety net programs apnews.com/article/chil...

Black Americans aren’t sitting out the protests - The Strategic Resistance: Why Black America Is Playing the Long Game blackpressusa.com/the-strategi...

Republicans who claim to support states’ rights and oppose federal overreach just voted to block California from banning gas car sales by 2035. Both the Senate parliamentarian & Government Accountability Office said Congress doesn’t have the authority to interfere with California’s climate policy.

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Immigrant detainees in Texas, USA 4/28/25 credit: Paul Ratje/Reuters

Isn’t it hilarious how nobody even has to name the person in the tweet? Like, we all just collectively nodded and said, “Yeah, we know exactly who that’s about.” That’s not fame—that’s a personality diagnosis.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely to OK the first religious charter school in the country — a significant escalation of the religious supremacy movement that the right’s majority on the Court has been advancing for years.

If you watch 100 seconds of video on the 100 Days of Trump's hellish second term — pls watch this one of JB Pritzker and pls share it.

Robert De Niro shows “love and support” for his daughter Airyn after coming out as trans: “I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter. I don’t know what the big deal is . . . I love all my children.” deadline.com/2025/04/robe...

"The EV maker has faced declining sales and profits, with investor concerns mounting over Musk's involvement in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), where he has led efforts to cut federal jobs. It is also unclear if Musk - being a member of the board himself — was aware of the effort”

Gen X didn’t sell out. They bought in to conspiracy, cynicism, and comfort. They once blasted Rage Against the Machine; now they echo its very ethos. In 2024, Gen X voted for Trump at higher rates than Boomers . Dive into the data and discover how the ‘slacker’ generation became the backbone of MAGA

Days before May Day 2025, 55,000 LA County @SEIU721 members are on strike! This is what worker power looked like in downtown Los Angeles.

Democrats win landslide in safe Iowa seat, claim ‘rebuke of Trump’ www.newsweek.com/democrats-wi...

RFK Jr. plans to end lifesaving Narcan program, even after surviving his own heroin addiction www.latintimes.com/rfk-jr-end-g...

China just made it official: all tariffs on American goods are staying put, and they’re not interested in negotiating. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Macron refuses to shake hands with Trump at the Vatican during Pope Francis’ funeral

Virginia Giuffre, the brave survivor who sued Prince Andrew and exposed Epstein’s network which led to others coming forward, has died by suicide at 41 Meanwhile, Donald Trump — who promised to release the Epstein files — has failed to do so. Read my full story: open.substack.com/pub/azadehjo...

A sitting judge. Arrested. By the FBI. For allegedly not cooperating with ICE. This isn’t immigration policy—it’s a warning. A threat to the judiciary. A flashing red sign of fascism. Read my full story: open.substack.com/pub/azadehjo...