Christian right groups launch new coalition to ban marriage equality Reactionary religious groups plan to leverage Republican Supreme Court majority to overturn same-sex marriage rights nationwide plus.flux.community/p/christian-...

The START nuclear weapons treaty is expiring this week, but Trump doesn’t seem to care. Even Russian president Vladimir Putin has proposed extending it for an additional year.

From Maduro to Minneapolis: What happens when Americans are treated the way the U.S. treats other countries plus.flux.community/p/from-madur...

On the latest Theory of Change, @chrislehmann.bsky.social and I discussed Trump's historic unpopularity and Democratic leaders' reluctance to fight hard against him. We also discuss how "reactionary centrism," and centrism generally, are not real things, and why believing they are harms Democrats.

Christian right groups launch new coalition to ban marriage equality Reactionary religious groups plan to leverage Republican Supreme Court majority to overturn same-sex marriage rights nationwide plus.flux.community/p/christian-...

Don’t trust Trump's fake interest in ‘de-escalating’ ICE tactics Caught red-handed overseeing authoritarian horrors on Minnesota streets, the president is desperate to evade accountability — and preserve maneuvering room to keep escalating his war on blue states

Trump’s threats against Europe are uniting the continent against the U.S. The American president has stopped menacing Europe over Greenland, but leaders on the continent are having to retool under the realization that the U.S. is now a rogue state

Censorship proponents have nationalized their earlier library obsessions PEN America free expression activist @jonfreadom.bsky.social on the unprecedented scope of censorship, and how to argue against it plus.flux.community/p/censorship...

Don't believe the president's talk of deescalation in Minnesota — violence against citizens is the inevitable by-product of a war on blue America conducted under cover of immigration enforcement plus.flux.community/p/president-...

From @matthew.flux.community @flux.community, a great overview of the bigger picture behind MAGA violence on the streets of Minneapolis: the U.S. is in an unsettled transitional period, with the reactionary Trump regime at war with modern America. 1/x plus.flux.community/p/the-limina...

🧵 The people of Minnesota, especially Renee Good and Alex Pretti, have shown that American democracy still has a lot of strength left within it. But the battle is far from over. The US is in a liminal moment, a time of transition. We can do this, but there's much to know and to do.

The Liminal States of America: The people are fighting back—and winning—but this is far from over

The dark philosophy animating Trump’s chaotic second term Philosopher @mattpolprof.bsky.social on the feudalistic agenda of Trump and his puppet-masters

It’s like this: Why perceptions are our realities Minds do not create experience, experience creates minds plus.flux.community/p/its-like-t...

Across most racial and ethnic groups, being less religious is correlated strongly with being more Democratic. But the opposite is true of Black Americans. But is this changing?

MAGA authoritarianism takes square aim at Minnesota As the Trump administration unleashes repressive mayhem in Minneapolis-St. Paul, crippling biases and blind spots keep the Democrats and major media from conveying the full story to the public plus.flux.community/p/maga-autho...

there will always be people willing to sell out to their oppressors for money, and they're always shocked when the worm turns

Even Democrats who disagree can learn from Zohran Mamdani. @espiers.bsky.social on how Mamdani is pointing ways forward for his party on campaigning, policy, and media plus.flux.community/p/even-democ...

Non-white influencers are becoming the cultural leaders of American fascism. The idea of racial minority Nazis seems nonsensical, and yet it’s very real. Here's a look at why this is happening: plus.flux.community/p/non-white-...

America is lonely by design: A meditation on how the American Dream dissolved into an isolation nightmare plus.flux.community/p/america-is...

Renee Good and the problem of other minds: The basic questions of politics are mostly about how real other people are. Conservatives and reactionaries have their doubts about the minds of everyone else.

After years of cowering to Trump, congressional Republicans finally speak out against Jerome Powell intimidation The DOJ's investigation against Federal Reserve chair is finally prompting serious Republican outcry

As Trump’s authoritarian moves increase, establishment media will have to stand up for their own profession, whether they like it or not. plus.flux.community/p/as-trumps-...

My latest at @flux.community: Both the attack on Venezuela and the killing of Renee Good can be traced back to the president's embrace of lawlessness and violence unforgettably revealed five years ago. 1/ plus.flux.community/p/the-insurr...

The insurrectionary spirit of January 6 infuses the second Trump Administration Both the attack on Venezuela and the killing of Renee Good can be traced back to the president's embrace of lawlessness and violence unforgettably revealed five years ago plus.flux.community/p/the-insurr...

Even Democrats who disagree can learn from Zohran Mamdani. @espiers.bsky.social on how Mamdani is pointing ways forward for his party on campaigning, policy, and media plus.flux.community/p/even-democ...

Five years after the Capitol putsch, Trump’s shock troops are rebuilding the same organizations After Trump pardoned and commuted their sentences, the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys are reconstituting, actively co-opting organizing techniques of terrorist organizations

With Venezuela intervention, President Trump's lawlessness goes global Attempting to clothe himself in the glory of military conquest while openly scheming to steal another country's oil, the president once again betrays his oath of office Via: @jtccarroll.bsky.social

Far-right activists across the world have sought to replace international peace organizations with the antiquated ‘spheres of influence’ model that generated two world wars. Trump is doing exactly that. plus.flux.community/p/the-danger...

New from me: With his illegal Venezuela invasion, Donald Trump has made it crystal-clear that he wants to shift the US from a global superpower constrained by int'l law into a local colonial regime w absolute power over neighbors. It's a return to the dangerous world that FDR & Eisenhower replaced

American wellness culture! Never not providing endless fodder for analysis… psyched to return to @matthew.flux.community podcast to discuss RFK, Jr.’s latest. Out today!

Just released a great discussion with @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social about RFK Junior and the danger of making "natural" the centerpiece of your worldview. Glenn Beck's AI George Washington makes an appearance as well!

Too many Democrats don't grasp that the war on immigrants is also a war on non-white American citizens, and in favor of white supremacist rule over all. Opposing both should be non-negotiable. Via @jtccarroll.bsky.social

Democrats are hiding their 2024 postmortem, luckily, I was invited by the great @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social to talk about what Democrats have been doing wrong and where they can improve: plus.flux.community/p/democrats-...

Richest 0.001 percent of people now have more wealth than poorest half of humanity plus.flux.community/p/richest-00...

When Donald Trump attacks Somali immigrants, he attacks America The president's recent rant against Somalis spotlights a white nationalist vision to remake the U.S. plus.flux.community/p/when-donal...

Had a great Theory of Change chat with @molly.wiki about the crypto industry and Trump and also the very strong overlap between crypto advocates and Wikipedia haters. Here's the transcript, audio, and video: plus.flux.community/p/web3-has-b...

While Republican healthcare plans are often thought of as just memes, in fact the party now actually has two. And unsurprisingly, they are both variations on health savings accounts that will increase costs for Americans plus.flux.community/p/republican...

Trump’s attacks on DEI in college admissions are likely to hurt men With women far outpacing men in applying to universities, male students are often the biggest beneficiaries of affirmative action plus.flux.community/p/trumps-att...

My latest at @flux.community : Democrats must insist that not just Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth but the Republicans who voted to confirm him are complicit with murder and possible war crimes off the coast of South America. 1/ plus.flux.community/p/gop-pirate...

Threatening to execute Democratic officials, Donald Trump tacitly admits he can't beat them politically Opponents should highlight his crazed rhetoric and the fundamental weakness driving it plus.flux.community/p/threatenin...

Trump isn’t just attacking the Department of Education, he’s going after all public schools Education Secretary Linda McMahon is trying to massively shift federal money to religious and private schools

A well-deserved victory for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims After years of being ignored and smeared, a group of courageous women is finally getting some answers plus.flux.community/p/a-victory-...

Democratic performance in off-year elections demonstrates Trump and MAGA's weakness A key challenge for Democrats in the coming year will be to sharpen public defiance into a force powerful enough to foil Trump's authoritarian responses to his growing unpopularity

In the latest Theory of Change, @devawo.bsky.social and I talked about how the leaders of the broader US left become post-political by wrongfully trying to evade the somatic politics of community and real emotion. Read, watch, or listen: plus.flux.community/p/how-the-am...

My latest at @flux.community: With so many rich and powerful Americans leaning into self-preservation or even the benefits of authoritarian rule, the U.S. will need a cultural and economic reset as well as a political one. 1/ plus.flux.community/p/as-elite-c...

Fascist podcaster Nick Fuentes proclaims victory over Republican rivals Far-right host says he and his fans can now operate openly within Republican politics: ‘We won, and now we’re taking it to the next level’ plus.flux.community/p/fascist-po...

One of the most interesting articles I've read about disinformation and how it manifests. This is one we should read and then read again. Well worth a look. #CDNpoli #ABpoli plus.flux.community/p/disinforma...

Flailing Virginia governor candidate spends most of her money fearmongering about trans people plus.flux.community/p/flailing-v...