Why is America terrorizing itself? We are so lucky in so many ways, but we can't seem to stop senselessly killing each other. wapo.st/42aZEwA

Moldova is voting for a future in Europe, instead of subjugation in the Russian empire of misery. Despite cyberattacks, a bankrolled astroturf pro-Russian campaign, and other "hybrid warfare" tactics, things are looking good for liberal democracy in today's election.

The horror... the horror...

This is begging for a Scopes Monkey Trial

So many people cannot reset their frames of reference. Not just media. All of us. "To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle," Orwell wrote, in times that are increasingly recognizable.

It's clear that Stephen Miller & co. think Portland antifa activists are "rebels you can depend on to do the wrong thing" -- they want that handful of black clad late-adolescents to give them a pretext for what they want to do regardless. No one should be deceived. youtu.be/1udNiPY2sfY?...

Any journalists rushing to the Portland Front had better suit up! www.eod-gear.com/eod-blog/bod...

We are now at the "words are violence" part of the second Trump term.

Nobody cares about the victims in the Dallas ICE shooting apparently. The first I've heard about one of them was on CNN today. He's fighting for his life in the hospital --- he was brought to the US when he was 13. He's 33 now. No criminal record. I just don't know what to say anymore.

Governor of Oregon...

Fascists and hardcore leftists have their stirring images and iconography, sure. But liberals have been on the vanguard of freedom for much longer and we have glorious symbols and historical moments too!

Urgent reporting from the Heart of Darkness itself -- Portlandia

Is Pete Hegseth kind of a Lt. Sobel, as portrayed in "Band of Brothers"? Will he cancel leave for any general who is late to the pep rally?

Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance

* TEDx Pentagon? * Performance by the United States Air Force Band's Strolling Strings (who are indeed awesome) * Lecture by Aleksey Vayner tribute act? youtu.be/UGMaVC1YVlQ?...

“The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man” ― T.S. Eliot On this day, in 1888, poet and Nobel Laureate T.S. Eliot was born. #TSEliot #💙📚 #Booksky

I've now expanded this into a post at Cato. Link and discussion: /8 bsky.app/profile/walt...

Some preliminary thoughts on Trump's new executive order "Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence," which declares a law enforcement crackdown on some ill-specified blend of action and speech by his political adversaries, on grounds that they encourage and abet violence. /1

Morning walk

@radleybalko.bsky.social most American police departments need better training for crowd management, use of force, etc., but how much worse is the median ICE arrest? A stumbling mass tackle-scrum, giving themselves concussions, fists flying, guys dropping pistols, and/or aiming at random people?

Moldova is holding the line against Russian subversion, military threats, and hybrid warfare. Their Sept. 28 elections will be a major battle in the fight for liberal democracy. www.rferl.org/a/moldova-ru...

Smart amplification of newly (belatedly) skeptical voices

Chickenshit motivational speech about lethally-lethal warfighting warriors who fight wars with lethality? Mass purge? Team-building exercises with trust falls and role playing? Surprise DEI workshop? "Iron John" drum circles once any remaining women asked to leave room?

Forgot about this, foolishly assuming it would have been fixed by now. How does a supposedly "tough on China" administration leave Taiwan hanging?

Artist's conception not far off!

WOW. This is something heretofore only imaged from the circular scars on whales and the squid beaks in their stomachs, right?

Working on behalf of Alex Jones against an FBI witness for the Sandy Hook families? The Trump administration has, miraculously, managed to surprise me with its depravity.

Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.

>>ICE agents held 5-year-old girl outside home to get father to surrender<<

But if *everybody* gets a "Transgender operation" won't we just end up with the same situation as we have now?

Trump at the UN is the perfect embodiment of America's worst. Self-obsessed to the point of narcissism. Stomping around (or running away) heedless of the consequences. Blurting nonsense, driven by internal obsessions, like a deranged man on the street arguing with unseen voices.

“He said things like ‘vaccines had fetal parts,’” Monarez said, “and I had to send a note to our leadership team to correct that misinformation.”

Any whisper about anything transgender is now prohibited at this Texas university. Flat-out tyrannical. www.chron.com/culture/arti...

Laudanum products such as Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup don't feel like they cause autism jvc.oup.com/2020/12/18/t...

Alternatives for pregnant women: wolfsbane, naturally occurring radium, laudanum... the list goes on!

If the Rapture happens, I assume I'll be sticking around. Can anyone recommend a good cult?

I find Tucker Carlson's manic giggle extremely disturbing. It's like a cartoonish movie villain's cackle. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcin...

ICE terrorizing, pulling guns on, and injuring people with papers. Just another day. abc7chicago.com/post/napervi...

Maybe Argentina's Milei and Elon Musk are just this era's "Chainsaw Al" Dunlap -- the infamous proudly-psychopathic "turnaround" CEO who downsized companies into fraudulent temporary successes en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_...

Martinet bs masking bigoted undercurrent

"Woke RINO" Hm. Could be a fresh name for #NeverTrump folks

May a Far Center-Right person accuse masked ICE agents of cowardice, excessive force, and rights-trampling?

Deaths are mounting after Trump's thoughtless destruction of USAID. Damnable conduct. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...

The US should spike our drinking water with thorazine or another anti-psychotic.

Trump appointees inspired by Samuel Francis!? Not surprising, but still shocking. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-trump-...

It's coming... www.instagram.com/jonmcnaughto...

"Peace through strength" is one of the greatest lies of the Trump administration. Now Russia has escalated to fighters violating NATO airspace. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/w...

FIRE’s Bob Corn-Revere for @PostOpinions: FCC Chair Brendan Carr nakedly abused government power to pressure ABC into removing Jimmy Kimmel from the air for his speech. In America, the government doesn’t get to play network executive and determine who and what you watch.