The Citizens United decision legalized bribery and corruption. It can be stopped. www.levernews.com/the-case-tha...

Trump brags he will make a "great deal" with Iran because Trump is more about claiming he's great at making deals than he is actually making deals. imnotyourechochamber.substack.com/p/trump-the-...

Today's Words of Wisdom

Ouch. It's like AI face recognition software that misidentifies Black people as gorillas bc it was trained by and on geeky White cis-males ... 🤨

Sexism is so deeply entrenched in society that scientists don’t include female bird songs. Disgraceful. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

My in the name of all that's holy did Shelton leave Morris in? #Twins

Trump's Mental Fitness dgilesphd.substack.com/p/what-if-tr...

Hippos are the world's 17th most deadly animal. Plan your day accordingly.

The bots are out with "Substack Critique" and the keyboard warriors are jumping on the bandwagon because that's the only way they can get attention. Oh, should I point out that you have never lifted a finger to help women have you? #Slacktivism

“We kicked out the Russians again,” said Andrea Keresei, a 50-year-old cardiologist. “We all want to belong to Europe. And now my children are going to stay here, in Europe.” finance.yahoo.com/news/end-orb...

We look forward to Trump's social media temper tantrum.

Oh, and the Project 2025-Trump regime is taking steps leading to re-instituting the draft. In case you care. www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/m...

Sure, talk about the Epstein case and demand the release of the Epstein files, but do that for the sake of the survivors not to score political points or hope to turn someone in MAGA against Trump.

I'm Not Your Echo Chamber Podcast Introduction www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5k9... Exit the echo chambers.

If Viktor Orban loses the 🇭🇺election on Sunday, Washington & Moscow may together support an attempt to overturn the election similar to Trump's in 2020. Even if such a coup is unsuccessful, Orban, as the self-styled leader of European MAGA, will still have power without the PM chair.

Leavitt: "Donald Trump has floated the idea of the US earning revenue from ships passing through the strait of Hormuz by charging tolls." Of course he does; it's only a deal for him if he feels he's ripping off someone and profiting from it.

People give @davidsirota.com shit about "Don't Look Up" but he nailed it, sorry

every now and then the TV people scream the quiet part and expose the intensely sociopathic culture coursing through corporate media

Trump fantasizes himself as the deal maker, but his idea of a deal is to dominate others rather than deal with them as equals. Thus, Trump is getting increasingly frantic because the Iranian leadership won't rollover to his intimidation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uXO... #TrumpWar

TACO Trump - the Pretender in Chief

The first intelligent post I've seen on BlueSky in ages.

Says @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social who has never said or done anything to stop Trump but has instead made money off of elevating Trump.

If Trump does order the genocide that he is threatening, it is definitely a war crime, but it would not be the US's first genocide.

Meanwhile, JD Vance is committing foreign interference in the Hungarian election by accusing the EU of foreign interference in the Hungarian election. Welcome to the right-wing mindset.

Trump fantasizes himself as the deal maker, but his idea of a deal is to dominate others rather than deal with them as equals. Thus, Trump is getting increasingly frantic because the Iranian leadership won't rollover to his intimidation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uXO... #TrumpWar

Shawn and Y.O.L.O. say such things because they don't quite understand what being a reactionary means. The reactionary right-wingers aren't motivated by loyalty to the rich. They are motivated by their hatred of those who are different from them.

90% of the Hasan hate sounds like this ngl www.readtpa.com/p/they-know-...

Gee, YouTube doesn’t want people to watch this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uXO... I wonder why.

Let's talk about what Donald Trump really is. imnotyourechochamber.substack.com/p/trump-the-...

About those "jobs numbers."

Another Barbie gone from the Project 2025-Trump Regime. #Bondi

The Fake Left When "leftists" are actually right wing and wrong imnotyourechochamber.substack.com/p/the-fake-l...

Build child care centers. Build health centers. Build community centers. Not data centers. And not ICE detention centers.

Political podcasts fuel echo chambers, not dialogue www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN9M... Exit the Echo Chamber

Hmmm . . . www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... So, who murdered Charlie Kirk?

Recent weeks revealed our lack of compassion for the suffering of Dubai expat influencers, a distaste with the origins of the Dubai project and perhaps our growing lack of trust in the act of influencing itself. It's also made vulnerable workers more vulnerable. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Epidemiologists Confirm First Airborne Transmission Of Mar-A-Lago Face www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Pz... News you need.

No matter how large, a protest without forethought, a clear plan, and clear goals, is empty. No Kings dgilesphd.substack.com/p/five-quest...

No matter how large, a protest without forethought, a clear plan, and clear goals, is empty. #NoKings dgilesphd.substack.com/p/five-quest...

On the New York Yankees. #baseball #OpeningDay

For OPENING DAY, I Praise the Jeff Reboulets of the World substack.com/@dgilesphd/p... #Baseball

In Trump’s latest magical thinking, he’s pretending the war is over, everyone will stop fighting because he wishes it and he’s a winner so everyone who doesn’t stop fighting is disloyal and it’s the Democrats’ fault and don’t say otherwise or you’re an idiot and . . . substack.com/home/post/p-...

What Is Woke? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybMD... #RadicalLeft?

Maybe something more natural?

Too weird?

Interesting poll on moral attitudes. www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...

Dear allies of America, please don’t confuse our president for us | Robert Reich www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

When @danielbiss.bsky.social is elected to the US House in Nov., he will become one of its most Progressive members. His tenure as Mayor of Evanston is a model for every city of the US. Now, we need to find an elected office for talented Progressive @katmabu.bsky.social, who has a very bright future

It has been three months since I resigned from my academic position. The strangeness of not teaching after 20 years has worn off, but it feels better to not abandon my ethical principles. A salary is not worth one’s soul. dgilesphd.substack.com/p/why-i-quit...