EVERYONE'S A FREE-SPEECH HYPOCRITE 🧵 One-sentence summary: Greg Lukianoff argues that politicians and commentators across the political spectrum consistently betray free-speech principles by censoring their opponents while demanding liberty for themselves. (1/13)

THE F.C.C.'S BRENDAN CARR PLANS TO KEEP GOING AFTER THE MEDIA FOLLOWING JIMMY KIMMEL'S RETURN 🧵 One-sentence summary: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has escalated his campaign against what he views as liberal media bias, using agency powers to pressure broadcasters, sparking fierce criticism (1/14)

Donald Trump's September 23, 2025 speech to the 80th Session of the United Nations 🧵 A transcript is available at: https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-speech-80th-united-nations-general-assembly-september-23-2025/ Video provided by the White House is available (1/11)

A WARNING FOR THOSE READY TO CAPITULATE TO TRUMP 🧵 One-sentence summary: Garry Kasparov and former U.S. ambassador Michael McFaul warn that parallels between Trump's current actions and Putin's rise to autocracy in Russia show the grave risks facing American democracy unless resisted. (1/14)

FACT-CHECKING TRUMP'S AUTISM PRESS CONFERENCE 🧵 On September 22, 2025, President Donald Trump and allies including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a White House press conference on autism. They announced federal actions and made a series of controversial claims. (1/13)

DR. PRASAD, THE FDA'S GRIM REAPER 🧵 One-sentence summary: The Wall Street Journal editorial board criticizes FDA official Vinay Prasad, backed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for rejecting promising cancer treatments and destabilizing the biotech industry in pursuit of rigid and ideological (1/11)

'BASED ON WHAT I FEEL': TRUMP ESCALATES ATTACK ON CHILDHOOD VACCINES "This is based on what I feel." - Donald Trump One-sentence summary: President Donald Trump reignited controversy by attacking established childhood vaccine schedules, floating discredited autism claims, and aligning (1/10)

'I HATE MY OPPONENT': TRUMP'S REMARKS AT KIRK MEMORIAL DISTILL HIS POLITICS One-sentence summary: At a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, President Trump bluntly declared his hatred for political opponents, underscoring his retributive approach to governance and sparking (1/13)

TRUMP'S DEALMAKING HAS DEGRADED U.S. FOREIGN POLICY 🧵 Key takeaways: * Trump's transactional foreign policy has alienated allies and emboldened adversaries. * U.S. credibility has eroded because Trump repeatedly breaks commitments. (1/13)

TED CRUZ'S FINEST HOUR 🧵 One-sentence summary: The Wall Street Journal editorial board praises Senator Ted Cruz for criticizing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's threats against Disney and Jimmy Kimmel, framing it as a rare Republican defense of free speech against government abuse of power. (1/9)

WILL TRUMP'S $100,000 H-1B VISA FEE HELP U.S. WORKERS? ECONOMISTS AREN'T SO SURE 🧵 "H-1B visas cause innovation, they cause entrepreneurship, they cause more R&D investment." - Michael Clemens One-sentence summary: Economists are divided on the Trump administration's new $100,000 H-1B (1/11)

Trump’s Premiere Sunday Briefing Interview: Key Takeaways from Fox News Launch President Donald Trump launched Peter Doocy’s new Fox News show “The Sunday Briefing” on September 21, 2025, delivering a wide-ranging interview that touched on Democratic challengers, media controversies, and (1/3)

IN GIANT DEALS, U.A.E. GOT CHIPS, AND TRUMP TEAM GOT CRYPTO RICHES 🧵 One-sentence summary: The Trump administration's approval of a multibillion-dollar A.I. (1/14)

HOW RUSSIA'S BESIEGED ECONOMY IS CLINGING ON One-sentence summary: Despite unprecedented sanctions and economic slowdowns, Russia's economy has proven resilient, though its long-term sustainability remains uncertain as growth stalls and sanctions tighten. (1/11)

A SEAMLESSLY UNSERIOUS PRESIDENT 🧵 Damage from Trump’s protectionism mounts domestically as danger abroad rises. One-sentence summary: George F. Will argues that Donald Trump's protectionist policies are damaging U.S. (1/11)

POLITICAL VIOLENCE ISN'T NEW. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO IT IS. 🧵 One-sentence summary: Peter Beinart argues that while political violence has long been part of American history, what is new and dangerous is the Trump administration's use of that violence to justify state (1/11)

CRONY CAPITALISM HAS REACHED A NEW LOW 🧵 "There’s a pattern to President Trump’s second term. He breaks the law and bullies his opponents — and yet he still wins." One-sentence summary: David French argues that Donald Trump's TikTok deal with China and billionaire allies exemplifies (1/11)

TRUMP JUSTICE DEPT. CLOSED INVESTIGATION INTO TOM HOMAN FOR ACCEPTING BAG OF CASH 🧵 One-sentence summary: The Justice Department under President Trump closed an FBI investigation into Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, who was recorded accepting $50,000 in cash from undercover agents posing (1/12)

TRUMP DEMANDS THAT BONDI MOVE 'NOW' TO PROSECUTE FOES 🧵 One-sentence summary: President Trump has publicly urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to quickly prosecute his political adversaries, escalating his direct pressure on the Justice Department and deepening concerns about political (1/12)

Infallible Man, Fallible Country He tells you he alone can fix it. He tells you the world is burning, and only his hands can hold the hose -- though it's gasoline he pours, not water. (1/8)

Donald Trump Interview with Martha MacCallum - September 18, 2025 🧵 Limitations This analysis is based solely on a single interview transcript, without collateral data, psychological testing, or clinical observation. (1/32)

Fact-Check Of Major Claims From Donald Trump's September 18, 2025 U.K. Interview 🧵 Each claim below is evaluated as True, Mostly True, Half True, Misleading, Unsupported, False, or Prediction/Opinion. (1/54)

MARTHA MACCALLUM OF FOX NEWS INTERVIEWS DONALD TRUMP IN THE U.K. - SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 🧵 Summary: In a wide-ranging U.K. interview with Fox News' Martha MacCallum, Donald Trump praises King Charles III, touts tariffs and pending trade deals, faults European energy purchases from Russia, (1/21)

REPUBLICANS ARE TURNING ON FREE SPEECH IN WAKE OF CHARLIE KIRK'S MURDER 🧵 Trump: "All they do is hit Trump. They're licensed. They're not allowed to do that." One-sentence summary: In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's murder, leading Republicans have abandoned their traditional defense of (1/10)

'WE'RE IN THE MOST DANGEROUS POINT FOR FREE SPEECH IN AMERICA' 🧵 David French: "Honestly, guys, I feel like we're in the most dangerous point for free speech in America in my lifetime - and I don't think it's close." One-sentence summary: A New York Times Opinion podcast discussion (1/11)

WE CAN NO LONGER TELL OURSELVES THIS ISN'T REALLY HAPPENING 🧵 One-sentence summary: Michael Hirschorn argues that the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel's show and the broader suppression of dissent in media signal an accelerating crackdown on free expression under Trump-aligned political and (1/14)

WITH CALLS FOR RETRIBUTION OVER KIRK, SOME SEE RISE OF A 'WOKE RIGHT' 🧵 Jonathan Rauch: "If you can control what people say, if you can make them afraid of being canceled, you can make the minority view look like the majority view." One-sentence summary: After Charlie Kirk's (1/11)

THE ERA OF DARK PASSIONS 🧵 "Donald Trump is a man almost entirely motivated by dark passions — hatred, anger, resentment, fear, the urge to dominate — and he stirs those passions to get people to support him." One-sentence summary: David Brooks argues that American politics and culture (1/14)

AMERICANS MUST REMAIN COMMITTED TO FREE EXPRESSION AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF CHARLIE KIRK One-sentence summary: The Cato Institute argues that Charlie Kirk's assassination should not be used to justify new restrictions on speech, warning that defending free expression remains essential (1/11)

THE MAGA CAMPAIGN TO SUPPRESS DISSENT-EVEN ON THE RIGHT 🧵 "Unity, or even calm, is the last thing this administration seeks." (Unlocked ift link included) One-sentence summary: Jonathan Chait's article in The Atlantic argues that Donald Trump and his allies are exploiting the (1/12)

HOW DELICATE, HOW FRAGILE The airwaves crackle with silence, a joke too sharp, a line too bitter, and the government leans in, heavy with vengeance. What was once banter becomes crime, what was once speech becomes threat, and freedom retreats into shadows. (1/5)

THE FCC, DISNEY AND JIMMY KIMMEL 🧵 "We can do this the easy way or the hard way," Mr. Carr told a podcaster, in words that could have been uttered by a New Jersey mob boss. (1/11)

TRUMP'S TEAM EXPLORES GOVERNMENT-BACKED MANUFACTURING BOOST 🧵 One-sentence summary: President Trump's administration is considering using a \$550 billion investment fund from Japan to finance U.S. (1/13)

WHAT NIJ RESEARCH TELLS US ABOUT DOMESTIC TERRORISM 🧵t The report was created by the National Institute of Justice, an agency of the United States Department of Justice. It was available on the DOJ website on September 12, 2025, but was gone by the next day. (1/29)

RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST VIOLENCE IS MORE FREQUENT AND MORE DEADLY THAN LEFT-WING VIOLENCE − WHAT THE DATA SHOWS 🧵 One-sentence summary: The article examines political violence in the United States, finding that right-wing extremist attacks are far more frequent and deadly than those linked (1/13)

NATIONAL GUARD DOCUMENTS SHOW PUBLIC 'FEAR,' VETERANS' 'SHAME' OVER D.C. PRESENCE 🧵 One-sentence summary: Internal National Guard documents reveal widespread public unease and veterans' shame over President Trump's politically charged federal deployment of troops in Washington, D.C., (1/13)

'NO ONE SHOULD BE VERY CONFIDENT': FOUR ECONOMISTS DISSECT TRUMP AND THE ECONOMY 🧵 One-sentence summary: Four leading economists debate the state of the U.S. (1/15)

WHY PEOPLE FELL FOR AN OUTLANDISH CHARLIE KIRK THEORY 🧵 One-sentence summary: Graeme Wood examines why a false theory that Charlie Kirk's killer was a far-right extremist spread, arguing that misperceptions about political violence and motivated reasoning made the narrative appealing (1/12)

INSIDE THE ROOM WHERE CEOS SAY WHAT THEY REALLY THINK OF TRUMP'S POLICIES 🧵 One-sentence summary: At a private Yale School of Management gathering, top U.S. (1/15)

Driscoll, Jr. et al. v. Patel et al. Summary of the court case Driscoll, Jr. et al. v. Patel et al. (filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, September 2025). This is a summary assisted by ChatGPT. Executive Summary Driscoll, Jr. et al. v. Patel et al. (1/8)

OUR ALLIES ARE ASKING: WHY DOES PUTIN STILL OWN TRUMP? 🧵 "Putin keeps spitting in Trump's eye and Trump keeps telling the world that it's raining." One-sentence summary: Thomas L. (1/11)

TRUMP INVOKES KIRK'S KILLING IN SEEKING TO SILENCE OPPONENTS ON LEFT 🧵 One-sentence summary: President Trump is using the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to escalate efforts against liberal groups, pursuing actions that critics say weaponize government power to (1/11)

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S ATTACK ON FREE SPEECH 🧵 President Donald Trump: "She'll [Attorney General Pam Bondi] probably go after people like you, because you treat me so unfairly. It's hate. You have a lot of hate in your heart." One-sentence summary: Attorney General Pam Bondi's remarks (1/11)

THE IRONY OF USING CHARLIE KIRK'S MURDER TO SILENCE DEBATE "In the rush to canonize Kirk, people are transforming him into someone he might not recognize." One-sentence summary: David A. (1/12)

PAM BONDI'S CONSTITUTION The First Amendment is not a sieve, it does not sort words into "good" and "bad." Pam Bondi speaks of hate speech, but the law knows no such category. (1/5)

PAM BONDI NEEDS A FREE SPEECH TUTORIAL 🧵 "My position is that even hate speech should be completely and totally allowed in our country. The most disgusting speech should absolutely be protected." - Charlie Kirk One-sentence summary: The Wall Street Journal editorial board criticizes (1/10)

TRUMP, RELUCTANT TO PRESSURE PUTIN AND NETANYAHU, RISKS SIDELINING HIMSELF 🧵 One-sentence summary: The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump's unwillingness to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Russian President Putin risks diminishing U.S. (1/11)

TRUMP V. NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, ET AL. 🧵 Here is a chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of the 85-page complaint *Trump v. New York Times Company, et al.* (filed Sept. 15, 2025). I. Cover Page and Introduction The complaint is styled in the U.S. (1/20)

POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE IS RARE IN THE UNITED STATES 🧵 "The government can and should vigorously pursue justice... but it can and should do so without new political witch hunts, expanded government powers, and a revived war on terrorism." One-sentence summary: Despite (1/12)