What would Hamilton and Jefferson make of America today? In the latest episode of How to Fix Democracy, Andrew Keen speaks with constitutional historian Jeffrey Rosen about executive power, democratic resilience, AI & the future of the U.S. constitutional system. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

@ilyasomin.bsky.social writes about his experience at LibertyCon 2026. In short, it's a summary of why a lot of American "libertarians" aren't actually libertarian. For that reason I and many others have abandoned that label in favor of a resurgence of the classical connotation of "liberal."

For my #Ashburn / LoCo folks, SR Coffee is hands down the best area coffee shop. Blend is a tremendously overrated business.

It is worth saying that it appears that the brave and principled actions of people of Minneapolis and the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good seem to have been a legitimate inflection point in American politics. We should carry that forward with us.

#deletewhatsappday: More Relevant Than Ever https://threema.com/en/blog/deletewhatsappday-more-relevant-than-ever #privacy #meta #cybersecurity

‘was Alito lying…when he said that Allen was still good law? Or did he just change his mind now, because he's decided that he needs to proactively strip Black voters of their franchise for the sake of helping Republicans…?’ - @masnick.com is ‘just asking questions’ www.techdirt.com?mailpoet_rou...

Freudian slip exemplified.

Um. Guys.

US debt is as large as the economy itself and the Trump admin is using precious resources to go after people trying to get an education? There never were reasonable excuses for supporting Trump, but if you're still backing him now you're unquestionably just a piece of shit.

At best the president of the United States is a puppet of the Russian state.

WATCH: The DOJ quietly closed 23,000+ criminal cases in the first six months of the second Trump administration, abandoning hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime, drugs and other offenses as it shifted resources to pursue immigration cases. Full story: propub.li/4tHp2Wd

At Tusk: A Q&A about assassination attempts smotus.substack.com/p/on-the-sub...

Those of us in the pro-democracy movement can and should hold both of these positions. 1. We unequivocally reject violence. 2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.

Is Claude Code going to cost $100/month? Probably not—it’s all very confusing #devopsish

As polls close soon in Virginia, I share my brief thoughts on why I oppose the Democratic redistricting plan.

Breaking news: With more than 70% of the votes counted, Péter Magyar’s Tisza party is projected to win a two-thirds majority in Hungary's election ft.trib.al/a7M8jyZ

April might skip ahead to summer next week. 🥵 80s Monday, then 90s possible Tue-Thu. That’d be the earliest 90+ since 2013. Looks like records could fall any of those three days. Wednesday most likely at present with a record of 89 and forecast low 90s. Avg first 90 in DC? May 18. Oof.

“.. after a year of high tariffs, manufacturing has shed tens of thousands of jobs .. “.. Investment in building new factories also declined in 2025.” @nationalreview.bsky.social @scottlincicome.bsky.social www.nationalreview.com/2026/04/libe...

I swear by a lot of these shortcuts. Surprisingly I've encountered a lot of folks who don't know about most of them.

Two weeks ago, the Hungarian opposition was bracing for a false flag operation, an "emergency" that would allow Viktor Orban to turn the tide or even cancel an election he is losing. Now it appears to have arrived

I'm a bit of a broken record on this, but usurping the power of the purse isn't just one constitutional violation among all the many others. It is, uniquely and singularly, the death of constitutional government altogether. Game over, end of story, you now live in an autocracy.

This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now.

#cisa orders feds to patch actively exploited #citrix flaw by Thursday https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-actively-exploited-citrix-flaw-by-thursday/ #cybersecurity

@ryanobles.bsky.social asking for a single example - literally just one - of voter fraud that SAVE would prevent. Mike Johnson fails to deliver.

JUST IN: House Oversight Chair James Comer officially issues subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi to be deposed over the Department of Justice's handling of the release of the Epstein Files.

Hottest annual core PCE inflation since March 2025

Weakest GDP since Q1 2025

I knew that the Department of War shot a missile into a school & killed 175 civilians, mostly children. This is learned today: Secretary of War Hegseth had cut the teams assigned to prevent such tragedies by 90%. www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...

Apparently the distinction between Swiss and American law is "meaningless" per @404media.co. After a comical swing and miss on the @proton.me story, 404media is trying to save face by labeling its critics as tribalists. 404 do such great work. The best move here is to say "okay yea we goofed."

It is a weakness of our system that the murder of 160 schoolchildren does not result in an immediate dissolution of the government.

Just once I'd love for one of these MAGA dupes to admit the fault with getting duped by the lowest-rent con man of the century lies with them.

“A mountain of research proves that immigrants do not increase crime rates,” says Cato’s David Bier, testifying before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on sanctuary cities.

Human flourishing begins with freedom. Liberalism.org - 3/12/26

Q: You said the war is 'very complete.' But your defense secretary says 'this is just the beginning.' So which is it? TRUMP: You could say both

We’re launching @liberalism.org this Thursday. It’s going to be, frankly, pretty rad. And if you want to get notified of the launch, and all the cool stuff we publish, you can follow us on Bluesky or drop your email address here: liberalism.org

#OnThisDay in 1776, Adam Smith publishes “The Wealth of Nations.” It helped shape commercial policy in the fledgling United States and reinforced the Americans’ preference for agriculture. https://ow.ly/RjWs50YpOlw#OnThisDay

The White House reportedly blocked the release of a report warning law enforcement of heightened domestic threats. Trump previously said "some people will die" in retaliatory attacks on US soil. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Reporter: Did the US bomb an elementary school and kill 175 people? Trump: Based on what I’ve seen, it was done by Iran. Reporter: Is that true Mr. Hegseth? Hegseth: We’re investigating. Trump: They are very inaccurate with their munitions. It was done by Iran.

I don’t know how much less surprised I could be that Trump isn’t familiar with Reconstruction.

This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

if you believe in any form of free enterprise at all, the idea that the Pentagon can not only cut off your contract but designate you a supply chain risk and prevent other companies from buying from you just because you won't build killbots for the government should be terrifying

Trump on the Supreme Court's tariffs ruling: "Is a Rehearing or Readjudication of this case possible???"

My like of the week is @andyjabbour.bsky.social's recommendation of Modern Family. My dislike of the week also comes courtesy of Andy: his take on beards. @dpounder.bsky.social

This blind man - a refugee from Burma - was dropped off by Border Patrol at a Tim Horton's in Buffalo, NY. In the middle of February. A mile from a home where he no longer lived. While his relatives were searching for him. Cops found his body 5 days later www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...

COLLINS: Can you explain to the American people why the US would need to strike Iran to stop them from getting a nuclear weapon if the US 'obliterated' their enrichment program last summer? JD VANCE: I'm not going to make any news on Iran today

FBI Director Kash Patel ordered the ouster of least 10 employees involved in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate, four people briefed on the matter told CNN. https://cnn.it/4r7IXMc

One reason Trump keeps throwing tantrums on voting and election law: he told the Department of Justice to generate some vote fraud cases, and it can't seem to gin up any that pan out.

Donald Trump’s new 15% global tariff will most greatly benefit countries he has singled out for heavy criticism, including China and Brazil. Long-standing US allies including the UK, the EU and Japan will suffer the largest hit from the new levy. ft.trib.al/O1tXfR7

I still don't understand how this isn't the headline everywhere. If Biden or Obama said the words, "I'm allowed to destroy the country" Fox News would be giving tips on where to buy pitchforks and torches.