“I’d have no problem releasing the video” “I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.” 5 days apart 😬 (From @therecount.com )

"Foreign malign influence can be defined as subversive, undeclared, coercive, or criminal activities by foreign governments, nonstate actors, or their proxies to affect another nation’s popular or political attitudes, perceptions, or behaviors to advance their interests." www.bbc.com/news/article...

This is one of those papers that just deserves a post every now and then. Half a century old, with a message still relevant today: Cognition won't be understood one variable at the time. You Can't Play 20 Questions with Nature and Win, by Allen Newell (1973) www.coli.uni-saarland.de/~crocker/doc...

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

"Too."

It has become very clear that the Trump regime is America's top existential threat. www.bbc.com/news/article...

If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.

Meanwhile, back in the real world . . . Bagram Air Base was built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s. What an idiot.

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

BREAKING: Israeli warplanes have attacked a tent camp in central Gaza City, killing at least four Palestinians and wounding a number of others, report our colleagues on the ground and the Wafa news agency. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/hg1tok

Dystopian times.👇

From the Rule of Law to "Rule by Meme" (Yes, you can use that as a paper title)

America is learning what happens when corporations aren't expected to follow societal values. They'll do business with an authoritarian regime at home just as well.

No point beating around the bush...

Why on Earth would you open your article by quoting Peter Thiel, of all people, and explicitly to state that this is not his area of expertise? 🤦🤦🤦 www.thefp.com/p/the-consul...

The USA today is no longer a liberal democracy. The sooner you accept that, the better equipped you'll be to face what's coming. If you want advice, people like l from the Global South know what it's like, you don't need to reinvent the wheel.

Glad the vice president of the United States, whose salary my taxes fund, is using his position to *checks notes* attack me on the Charlie Kirk show.

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

Remember when a NY judge refused to punish Trump claiming it would cause a constitutional crisis?

Now that Kirk's killer seems to be caught, maybe the news could spare a moment's attention for the right wing, from the commentariat up to the GOP and president, whose immediate reaction was not mourning, but to seize the opportunity to try to incite violence against groups they hate

Charlie Kirk treated gratitude like it’s a hate crime.

I’ve been at these protests because I feel like our leaders don’t care. I do. This feels ghoulish to ask, but if you want a congresswoman who stands up to ICE, donate to my campaign today. We can’t win without you: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-bluesky

How many countries has the IDF bombed this year? I lost count.

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

Today's news from the "international liberal order": Hyundai plant in the US raided by ICE. Hundreds of Koreans arrested. Trump threatens Venezuela with military force. Israel destroys second high-rise in Gaza City. Hundred of protesters arrested in London for opposing genocide.

Trump is tearing down our "PEACE VIGIL" tent that has stood in Lafayette Park, DC for the last 44 YEARS. It was put up to make the statement......NO MORE WARS www.facebook.com/reel/1112006...

On the same day in the Telegraph:

This Week in Japanese Horror Releases (August 29, 2025) youtu.be/hr-q9sUKfkE What's new or coming in the world of Japanese horror? We check out the latest releases and what's coming soon! #japanesehorror

Feeling great again? www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/ar...

Trump says he broke a peace deal in Congo without needing a ceasefire. Three hours earlier it was reported that M23 walked away from talks and "will not return unless the authorities adhere to a previous ceasefire deal." Tells you all you need to know about Trump. www.bbc.com/news/article...

🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦 www.axios.com/2025/08/18/t...

Yet another example of the right weaponizing anti-corruption instruments. "I am concerned that legislators who solicited or accepted funds to aid in their efforts to avoid their legislative duties may be guilty of bribery or other public corruption offenses..." thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Trump coaches Republicans to say “Obama cheated on the election” every time they’re asked about Epstein

Making sure to point out that these were "courtesy calls," lest anyone mistake this regime for actually caring about the constitution or checks and balances.

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started theonion.com/netanyahu-ca...

Four LAPD officers on horseback surround a man laying on the ground, trample him, and beat him with their polycarbonate "saber" batons.

There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."

The joke writes itself: "The Trump Administration has a zero tolerance policy for criminal behavior and violence, especially when that violence is aimed at law enforcement officers trying to do their jobs." www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

The joke writes itself: "The Trump Administration has a zero tolerance policy for criminal behavior and violence, especially when that violence is aimed at law enforcement officers trying to do their jobs." www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

WH aching to declare martial law.

Anyone with a high school diploma knows this is how authoritarian leaders consolidate power. Americans tolerate this type of intimidation tactics at their own peril.

Setting the stage for having his own corruption swept under the carpet. nypost.com/2025/05/26/u...

"I'm a citizen!" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"radical transparency," right! justthenews.com/government/c...

"If the can be charged, we'll charge them. But if they can't be charged, we will name them. And we will name them, and in a culture that respects shame, they should be people that are shamed... That's the way things work." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

There appears to be no end to IDF's barbarism. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

BREAKING: ICE deported a Burmese man who doesn’t speak English to South Sudan—a country he’s not from and on the brink of civil war. He refused to sign English-only papers. They deported him anyway—with 11 others. No hearings. No translators. Court order ignored. This is state-sponsored kidnapping.

Who isn't sending their best, now? people.com/charles-kush...

Four months into this regime and Trump is already trying to criminalize critical speech. Bravo, republicans, bravo. l.smartnews.com/p-l9YLMBq/QK...