In 1938, a New York Times reporter warned: “When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, ‘Americanism’.” 87 years later.....

And such great journals!

today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️ drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):

Considering that horses are dangerous and riders are very regularly seriously injured, I wonder what the direct overall injury/death rate looked like when everyone in our society had to constantly ride/drive horses, versus the injury/death rate from cars today?

My alma mater working for us:

Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...

The code name Summers used in exchanges with Epstein for the mentee he was trying to have sex with was “peril.” Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.

Incredible crash course that reveals the many problems affecting the American economy at the moment, why it's so easy for so many people to misinterpret what's happening, and the policies we could advocate for that would actually help everyone in this country succeed.

Even though @kedseconomist.com and @rauzi.bsky.social are on a break they did a PSA podcast to arm yourself with counterpoints to the dumb things your drunk uncle, Fox News watching aunt and cryptobro cousin are going to say when you’re over for Thanksgiving rss.com/podcasts/opt...

Robin and Kathryn are killing it this week. Thank you, @kedseconomist.com youtube.com/shorts/pMuHQ...

If by "Time is Right," Kornberg means two-decades late, sure. Eventually, these decades will be thought of the way we remember people, including children, drinking ale all day because of unsafe water infrastructure; & postpartum women dying due to unwashed hands. Better late than never, I guess.

Every time I cringe at my own embarrassing, vapid banality, how insufferably obvious my thinking is, I remember this smug rent-a-clown's preening self-satisfaction, and thank god for impostor syndrome.

A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF

On the left side, Yoram Hazony to Ross Douthat in the NYT, today. (www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/o...) On the right side, a headline in the Washington Post, also today. (wapo.st/3Mbd9a6)

Gen X gave Trump his highest margins. Boomers gave him most raw votes, but of course mitigated that by giving close to the same number of votes to Harris. We can start solving shit by not wasting more time on generational warfare. Bottom line is white males across a generational spectrum did bad.

More Bad JuJu for kids and Cøvid. Cardiovascular health is something we should explore. Dyslipidaemia and endothelial injury aren't isolated to adults! journals.lww.com/hhmi/fulltex...

The cost of doing nothing☠️‼️ @binitakane.bsky.social 🙏🏻 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Influenza versus Cövid. 826 COVID vs 89 flu deaths, and within 90 days, 1,391 COVID vs 149 flu deaths, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19 Rough maths? About 10 times more fatal journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

I never stopped wearing a mask. My mother gets a cold- it turns into bronchitis. She gets Covid or flu- she could get pneumonia. Damn Covid is still a beast.

According to legend, JFK asked a NASA janitor what his job was, and the janitor proudly proclaimed “I’m helping to send a man to the moon.” Wherever you work and whatever you do, the principle applies.

Seems like a great time to abolish the Electoral College

Also good on @cbschicago.bsky.social for running the footage of press being tear gassed and protestors including @katmabu.bsky.social being brutalized. Quick before the "Free Press" era begins.

This by @katmabu.bsky.social is the best speech I've heard yet by any politician about what ICE/Trump/Noem is doing and it's not close.

Judge Young: "This case ... squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally 'yes, they do.' 'No law' means 'no law.'"

Though I don't know who needs to know this, I learned one minute ago that Rachel Carson's Maine cottage is available to rent by the week June-Sept. Listened to Jill Lepore's beautiful essay about Carson in "The Deadline," & rooted around a bit to find this: rachelcarsoncouncil.org/wp-content/u...

Liguria region in Italy advises emergency and healthcare teams to mask up for growing numbers of influenza patients.

Almost nobody my age or younger has a real shot at owning a home. We need to ban hedge funds and private equity from buying homes, restore federal support for building housing, and expand VA-style home loans so working people can actually afford to own where they live.

Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy

The next time anyone from DOJ so references their agency they need to be immediately corrected. It's now DOR, the U.S. Department of Revenge, which pairs nicely with the new Department of War. The trash who now govern us have outflanked Orwell entirely. They show you the lies and just shrug.

When Donald Trump took office eight months ago, the Department of Justice had 36 experienced attorneys assigned full-time to investigate corrupt politicians and police officers. Today it has two. www.notus.org/courts/doj-p...

That man 💯 beats his wife

Please join us tonight, rain or shine, for a mass mobilization to make clear: We want ICE out of New York City. We won’t stop showing up until they stop abducting our neighbors.

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...

As always, support your local station. They need it more than you know. And, if you can swing it, adopt a station in another state: adoptastation.org

When you’re unable to refute the main point

I think ABC thinks they found a compromise that doesn't really cost much and I think they're wrong

I strongly endorse this @gregsargent.bsky.social suggestion newrepublic.com/article/2006...

Give a man a fish and you can feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you can wait for him offshore and then blow him apart with a precision-guided missile for trying. We are the world's most soulless cretins, deserving of the deepest contempt from any and every civilized society.

Just openly posting his war crimes

Desperate Kash Patel Asks Shooter’s Family If They Can Solve Any Other Cases

It's almost like a bunch of people want us all to understand and experience stochastic terror firsthand right now. Ostensible news outlets are helping with this project for clicks. #StopClicking #BanBillionaires #TaxTheRich

Would be nice to see the arrogant tech bros working the freeway off-ramps for coins.

Democratic socialism is bad because it could lead to socialism. Socialism is bad because it could lead to communism. Communism is bad because it can lead to authoritarianism. But going straight to authoritarianism is OK?

Anyone remember how much these notebooks cost a couple years ago? I'm fairly sure they were $2 or less. Now, they cost more than $7 each, and that's if you can find them. They and paper of any kind are the only bulwarks against AI for humanities teachers. Our students don't have this kind of money.

AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.

Our latest: undark.org/2025/08/15/o...

Indeed. Whomsoever among us is willing to volunteer to keep America safe from homegrown, tinpot Himmlers and their soulless desire to abuse people of color and those trying to move to a better life will have my admiration. They will indeed be defending the homeland. Or whatever remainsof it.