Well done, Rick Steves! We need more people with audiences speaking out like this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E20u...

Well written OpEd worth sharing: www.caledonianrecord.com/opinion/edit...

“They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are killing citizens to create disruption so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office and suffer criminal sanctions for the crimes they are now committing”

I like hearing abt migrants “not respecting the laws of our nation” from ppl who knowingly voted for a felon.

Worth watching and sending around to all your friends: (only 18 min) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0goG...

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Our investigation finds that Trump's actions in Venezuela and Greenland are the product of a long-running Russian influence campaign that began during his first term. Read + share the complete report. america2.news/the-russian-...

Did someone mention Venezuela?

Another take on Venezuela from Dave Troy who still posts more on X/Twitter than BSky.

“Insofar as LLMs are used to avoid reading, thinking, and writing, their use is incompatible with liberal education. It is not more complicated than that.” open.substack.com/pub/mattdina...

On YouTube now bsky.app/profile/rebe...

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

The Epstein case against Trump is as if everyone is looking at a 500 piece puzzle with 2 pieces missing and pretending they can't make out the picture for certain.

Jeffrey Epstein: "I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body." MAGA: He GETS us !!!!! Best president EVERRRR !!!!!

"The Musk Partisan Effect on Tesla Sales" www.nber.org/papers/w34413

Another fascinating conversation! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-k...

Watch this to the end! www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2eh...

No doubt Antifa has taken cues from Hamas and is hiding amongst the natives with access to their huge network of tunnels under Powell's bookstore.

Great one to spread around with Gil Duran: open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

@hcrichardson.bsky.social My son’s article, great read: U.S. President Donald Trump’s $200 million plan to construct a new golden ballroom at the White House is not just a monument to narcissism. It is statecraft by spectacle, financed by national rot. www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

Every psychologist, psychiatrist, dementia specialist, mental health professional, behaviorist, social worker, nurse, and nursing home orderly should incessantly volunteer honest appraisals of the relative mental state of our president. Table timidity, screw shyness, and f*ck the Goldwater Rule.

thoughts: If Epstein Gets Trump Kicked, We Get Vance, aka Full Tech Fascism techfascism.substack.com/p/if-epstein...

Why tech billionaires want a dictatorship — & why most of Silicon Valley will quietly watch democracy burn. My talk with @jonfortt.bsky.social (my DePauw classmate) about the dangerous coalition between the far right & the tech right. On @theverge.com's Decoder www.theverge.com/decoder-podc...

Crypto isn't about innovation. It's is about power, corruption, and the future of American democracy. NEW Nerd Reich podcast from @gilduran.com!

Let’s talk about weather balloons—a.k.a. radiosondes—and why recent cuts to NWS staffing and balloon launch schedules are putting the public at risk (eg., Deaths in Texas). No satellite or model can replace what these humble balloons do. Here's why. 🧵

"With the passage of Trump's death bill, we face the prospect of many great harms, including an archipelago of concentration camps across the United States." snyder.substack.com/p/concentrat...

👀 Scoop: Trump and Republicans want USPS to sell off its brand new EVs and chargers. That would mean literally **ripping up post office parking lots** to auction off assets with no private-sector value. It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Nothing short of terrifying. @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @gilduran.com on the real reasons the "tech bros" are pro-fascism, want "network states" www.youtube.com/live/FWjR6_q...

Great article on how crypto affects all of us whether directly invested or not, and how to contain the damage. www.brookings.edu/articles/pro...

NEW: Here’s Why Elon Musk’s Mars Fantasy Is BS. My chat with @adambecker.bsky.social, an astrophysicist who DESTROYS tech billionaire pipe dreams like space colonization, “godlike” AI and eternal life. Episode 6 of the Nerd Reich podcast! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NrD...

This exchange is so very telling. Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this: "I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"

I'm honestly baffled why this angle is not being covered more thoroughly by MSM

Read at your own risk. ⚠️ But also this feels oddly like the most hopeful news in weeks.

We still underestimate the power of the media and how this is cementing trump's maga cult to him. Regardless of draconian cuts that will imperil them also, they are being primed to go down with the ship. This entertaining film helps explain. Well worth it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS52...

One of the best Downfall takeoffs I’ve ever seen. The subtitles are simply brilliant.

Some thoughts on the “constitutional crisis” of Trump inevitably defying Supreme Court orders, and thereby undermining the constitution’s separation of powers. 1/

omfg these people need to be rounded up.

he is SOOOOO good at this

@ourshallowstate.bsky.social Really appreciate your insights! I've also been reading @davetroy.com who comes with years of investigative journalism on geo-political influences. I think you'd appreciate the depth of his work that explains the moment and how to plan. america2.news/how-to-under...

@gtconway.bsky.social Was super impressed how you learned about and broadcasted trump's psychological issues. Am hoping you will dial into @davetroy.com and what he's been writing about for years now. Compelling, well-researched - explains our peril on a deeper level. america2.news/how-to-under...

@gilduran.com You mentioned on the NYer podcast about not understanding why Musk et al are not course correcting. I think @davetroy.com with the Musk/Putin/Russian historical angles offers ideas- wondering if you are aware of his background of work? america2.news/how-to-under...

Here's some easy push back for today. Jamie Raskin is providing a form to send to DOGE and demand they disclose the personal info they've got on you, as is your right under FOIA. Quick to fill out and mail in. Pass it on! jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...

@thewarningses.bsky.social Gil Duran's work supports Dave Troy's - he's been a journalist in the SFran area for years concentrating on the tech billionaires, whereas Troy ties it further back to Russia/Putin and Opus Dei. This is a quick overview from Duran. www.thenerdreich.com/silicon-vall...

@thewarningses.bsky.social Steve, really enjoy your historical knowledge and perspective. Would like to encourage you to dial into historian and tech journalist Dave Troy (on BSky) There is a whole other angle you would relate to: america2.news/how-to-under...

@gilduran.com I just posted your website on FB. Still there so far.

@tarasetmayer.bsky.social Tara: Thank you for attending the podcast today! So glad you are dialing into this info and will help spread the news! The Neoreactionary Threat W/ @DaveTroy @MalcolmNance @JimStewartson

I think Elon should be in charge of building a new Air Force One for Trump.