I’ve been watching the tone of online America shift all year. From exhaustion to outright defiance. What started as noise is turning into something like civic self-defense. This new piece explores that change, and why it matters. Read it here: medium.com/@pjhillier/t...

POTUS lives in a house, not a palace. No fancy hats or costumes, no sashes or uniforms. He's not the fount of honor. He's a citizen holding a temporary office, not sovereignty personified. Our civic ceremonies are modest and practical, not extravagant. There's real substance behind these things.

People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference. youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?...

If you want a crown, earn it. If you want a jet, get a pilot’s license. If you want to dump on millions of protesters, maybe get a therapist.

Today’s lesson: a sitting President posted a 20-second AI clip of himself proudly dumping sludge on Americans exercising their constitutional rights. If you thought civics class was optional, think again. #NoKings #DemocracyNotDrama.

Russ Vought turned the budget office into a weapon. “Woke and weaponized” was his spell. Now he’s starving agencies and calling it faith. #RussellVought #Project2025

Russell Vought isn’t budgeting; he’s executing a slow-motion coup. A zealot with a spreadsheet, deleting democracy one line item at a time. #Project2025

At the end of my career; it’s easier

To be clear: LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government. The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency. This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

“Out in dusty combat outposts or on patrols, we would learn the truth was far more complicated.” www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...

He’s a f’ing liar

NEWS: "Donald Trump is a pedophile who routinely raped young girls." MAGA: "So boring." NEWS: "Donald Trump is allowing Qatar to build an air force base in Idaho.” MAGA: “This is IMMORAL! What an outrage!!! I will not stand for this wicked behavior!!!”

TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.

This is Adelita Grijalva. She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files. She has still NOT been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so. This is Adelita Grijalva. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #Trump #EpsteinFiles

LOL: www.borowitzreport.com/p/string-of-...

Lecornu: ~6 Scaramuccis. A political cameo so brief it should come with a receipt. #ScaramucciScale #PoliticalTheatre apnews.com/article/fran...

Pro tip: if you cut cyber hygiene training to reduce ‘distraction,’ expect to be distracted by a ransomware note. Training ≠ babysitting. It’s the baseline. www.techradar.com/pro/security... #CyberRisk #DoNotDoThis

Bothwell Beach, near Souris PEI, 1 Oct.

It’s Johnson’s responsibility to swear her in!

The struggle on those urban training areas is real.

Hegseth’s “Survivor: Pentagon Edition” reminded us: every general swore an oath to the Constitution, not an agenda. 👉 Loyalty to a man or to the oath — you can’t have both. #OathNotAgenda #DefendDemocracy

Look, you can either pay thousands for a bootcamp, or scroll through this list of free training while still affording grub. Spoiler: the content’s just as good, and you don’t even have to listen to a guy in a hoodie whisper ‘zero trust’ into a headset mic for three hours. start.me/p/b5epnR/fre...

To the best of your knowledge? That’s like handing us a check from an empty bank account.

open.substack.com/pub/borowitz... After this shitshow of a week, it’s time for something uplifting: a conversation with the legendary Robert Reich. Bob just published a remarkable memoir, Coming Up Short, and listening to him gave me hope.

You know #ANTIFA isn't an organization because you'd be inundated with requests for donations! #trumpisanidiot

#Trump just threw #Tylenol under the bus, casually tying it to autism like it’s a campaign prop. Science: no causal link. Politics: who cares, it plays. But J&J’s lawyers are probably drafting a lawsuit. How's all that “winning” treating you? #Misinformation #PublicHealth #SoMuchWinning

Does anyone trust anything Hoekstra says? www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Charlie Kirk was so patriotic on Jan 6 he chartered the buses. Then, when Congress asked him about it, suddenly the only amendment he loved was the Fifth.

Charlie Kirk didn’t just do politics — he commoditized hate. Now they call him a martyr of civility, when really he built the very environment where violence was inevitable. #MAGA #PoliticalViolence

Mike Johnson says #Trump was an FBI informant after #Epstein. 🤡 #Projection + #distraction: when you know his name’s on the lists, you invent spy-movie fan fiction. Trump as James Bond? If he ever wore a wire, it was to track his cheeseburger. 🍔

So, Let me ask the quiet part; when the next revolutionary war?

"You come at the king, you best not miss" -Omar calgaryherald.com/news/calgary...

Bombing drug smugglers... Lawful in Washington. Unlawful in The Hague. But hey, at least it plays well on Truth Social.

Missiles at a drug boat? Lawful if you squint through a U.S. lens. International law? Calls it what it is: an extrajudicial execution at sea.

He's got missiles for “narco-terrorists,” but still no sunlight on Epstein’s guest list. Guess accountability is scarier than cartels.

Blowing up a boat in the Caribbean? Easy. Releasing the #Epstein files? Somehow too dangerous. Funny how “national security” is a one-way mirror.

Eleven dead in the Caribbean. Not from a hurricane, but from a U.S. “kinetic strike” on a drug boat. Trump calls them “narco-terrorists.” Funny how changing a word turns crime into war.

The #Navy’s job used to be stopping drug boats. Now it’s blowing them up. Redefine #cartel members as “#terrorists,” roll cameras, fire missiles. That’s not policy; that’s propaganda with body counts.

Six days of silence from #Trump. That’s not a health scare, that’s a hostage situation for #FoxNews.

He finally shows up to announce Space Force HQ is moving to Alabama. Translation: ‘I’m not dead, I’m just bribing states with taxpayer-funded musical chairs.

When was the last time an immigrant set your insulin price, or raised your rent? The real crooks don’t live next door, they’re on capital hill.

I get the thrill of sticking it to #Washington. Feels good. But do you ever notice the high wears off when the grocery bill comes due?