Trump admin expected to link Tylenol use and autism risk. The science here is far from conclusive, so where is this coming from? It's all part of the MAGA unreality war. Trump and co. will undermine all vetted knowledge and empirical methods until the truth becomes, for most, whatever he wants […]

Deleted my academia.edu account today. For a while now, I've understood that users like me are the product, but I've also been clinging to quaint notions about "intellectual community" and "collaborative knowledge building." AI enshittification and data harvesting were the last straw […]

Trump border "czar" Tom Homan was caught on tape accepting $50000 bribe from undercover FBI agents in exchange for the promise of gov't contracts. Homan is just one of dozens of criminals and corrupt self-dealers who have been tapped by Trump for cabinet posts and other positions in the 2.0 […]

Trump admin expected to link Tylenol use and autism risk. The science here is far from conclusive, so where is this coming from? It's all part of the MAGA unreality war. Trump and co. will undermine all vetted knowledge and empirical methods until the truth becomes, for most, whatever he wants […]

Trump border "czar" Tom Homan was caught on tape accepting $50000 bribe from undercover FBI agents in exchange for the promise of gov't contracts. Homan is just one of dozens of criminals and corrupt self-dealers who have been tapped by Trump for cabinet posts and other positions in the 2.0 […]

Can resistance succeed? ROBERT KUTTNER in The American Prospect (Oct. 2025): "It may be hard to see the impact amid a maelstrom, but individual acts of resistance can collectively make a difference. You never know what might cause the dam to suddenly break and more effective opposition to […]

Not shocked Not awed. Not caving. Not scared. Not blinking. Not packing it in. Not coming to heel. Not building bridges. Not extending grace. Not asking permission. Not accepting the lies. Not quitting. Ever. #rmol

Jon Stewart on @thedailyshow.com is REALLY good tonight, especially the long conversation with @mariaressa.bsky.social, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, who is blunt, brilliant and inspiring. Everyone should watch it. youtu.be/Tsb1I7hqaJ4?...

Opposition, in the face of MAGA, is anything that enables one to live with dignity. It is any exercise of body and mind that disturbs the self-image of MAGA. It is any act of speech, of joy, of civil disobedience, of bravery, and of sovereign individuality that unmasks MAGA's bad actors and […]

"A few high-profile people got shaken down and everyone else got the message. A general chill spread over the country’s media, but it took a while to entirely freeze over." www.thenextmove.org/p/i-saw-how-...

MSNBC - In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help win government contracts in a second Trump administration […]

Trump Retribution Tour 2025 doing loads to boost the fortunes of ordinary Americans. What the country’s farmers and factory workers and exhausted parents really need right now is to hear John Bolton whimper and squeal. That should fix things and put the economy back on solid footing […]

Note that Senator Cruz doesn’t think tyranny is wrong/bad per se. He only fears being on the wrong side of it personally. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/us/politics/ted-cruz-fcc-abc-jimmy-kimmel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nU8.yFcw.V4pbJV9eNQpW&smid=url-share

Good morning to everyone who will continue to speak freely and work to preserve 1A.

@benpatrickwill.bsky.social @DrPen It’s embarrassing to see an institution like Oxford fall for the same kind of ruse used by drug dealers to boost their profits by hooking new users. First one’s free, kid. Make sure to tell your friends.

Note that Senator Cruz doesn’t think tyranny is wrong/bad per se. He only fears being on the wrong side of it personally. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/us/politics/ted-cruz-fcc-abc-jimmy-kimmel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nU8.yFcw.V4pbJV9eNQpW&smid=url-share

#illinois Governor Pritzer “ #trump has become increasingly brazen & deranged in his rhetoric & his actions—even going so far as to declare war against #chicago. No President should talk about Chicago like it’s a place to be conquered. And no President should talk about Americans like they […]

On this day (19 Sept) in 1864, Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeated a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early in what was called The Third Battle of Winchester. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley. 5000 Union casualties. 4000 […]

While we're all distracted by the domestic sideshow, Trump is sending the military out to kill people he says are "terrorists", in violation of US and international law. No wonder people at the Pentagon are checking in with their lawyers. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

It was very telling that for three days, none of the major TV anchors would have me on air one-on-one to talk about my firing from the Washington Post over Charlie Kirk. The first offers were from Black media, independent media, Substackers, and podcasters.

The front cover of this week's New Yorker magazine. #trump #censorship #fascism #authoritarianism #gop #uspol #politics #jimmykimmel #tv #disney #abc #press #News #magazine #newyork #us #usa #UnitedStates

I’m going to keep calling Charlie Kirk a fascist who should not be valorized. I am not capitulating to the climate of repression the Trump regime and its supporters have created. The only way to protect freedom to speak truth, is to keep speaking truth.

Good morning to everyone who will continue to speak freely and work to preserve 1A.

Trump wants all of the authority and none of the responsibility. Trump wants all of the credit and none of the blame. Trump wants all of the fame and none of the ridicule. Trump is a weak man who holds one of the most powerful offices in the world—a dangerous combination.

Interesting map. Good color choices. There’s a knowledge-based republic taking shape. https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/115226110164986112

Many of us will need to practice the following sentence: “Of course my values are anti-fascist. Are yours not?” Anti-fascism is humanism. Don’t let them demonize what we must assert proudly and vigorously to ensure the future of #democracy. #uspol #authoritarianism #fascism #maga #antifa […]

Substitute “witches” for “antifa” and you’ll quickly see where this is headed. Time for many of us to practice our floatation skills. https://mastodon.social/@andrewstroehlein/115224449434007462

Interesting map. Good color choices. There’s a knowledge-based republic taking shape. https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/115226110164986112

Free speech exists while there are people to defend it. There’s a First Amendment if we want it. If we insist on it. If we are willing to pay for it. Relinquishing it willingly because fighting for it is costly or painful is a kind of cowardice that’s lethal to democracy. It is an abrogation […]

Substitute “witches” for “antifa” and you’ll quickly see where this is headed. Time for many of us to practice our floatation skills. https://mastodon.social/@andrewstroehlein/115224449434007462

There now seem to be two Americas. One that’s knowledge-based. One that’s vibes and resentments. https://mastodon.gruezi.net/@kuow_bot/115221707065458932

We have reached the Yakov Smirnoff stage of our descent into authoritarianism.

Special mid-week edition: Not shocked Not awed. Not caving. Not scared. Not blinking. Not packing it in. Not coming to heel. Not building bridges. Not extending grace. Not asking permission. Not accepting the lies. Not quitting. Ever. #rmol

I saw Goodman Kimmel dancing with the Devil, I did. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/may/06/abuse-witch-hunts-hangings-arthur-millers-the-crucible

@xankarn Any relationship to the Republic of Letters? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Letters

Switching my citizenship from USA to K-BRA. That’s the Knowledge-Based Republic of America. We will have passports and a national beer. National Anthem will be “Mississippi Goddam” by Nina Simone. Other details to be sorted presently. https://youtu.be/LJ25-U3jNWM

I saw Goodman Kimmel dancing with the Devil, I did. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/may/06/abuse-witch-hunts-hangings-arthur-millers-the-crucible

Special mid-week edition: Not shocked Not awed. Not caving. Not scared. Not blinking. Not packing it in. Not coming to heel. Not building bridges. Not extending grace. Not asking permission. Not accepting the lies. Not quitting. Ever. #rmol

We have reached the Yakov Smirnoff stage of our descent into authoritarianism.

Some killings you're allowed to joke about.

Switching my citizenship from USA to K-BRA. That’s the Knowledge-Based Republic of America. We will have passports and a national beer. National Anthem will be “Mississippi Goddam” by Nina Simone. Other details to be sorted presently. https://youtu.be/LJ25-U3jNWM

There now seem to be two Americas. One that’s knowledge-based. One that’s vibes and resentments. https://mastodon.gruezi.net/@kuow_bot/115221707065458932

Everyone has an opinion on political violence in America right now. Here are some reflections in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination by five academic experts who actually study the phenomenon and track the data […]

Everyone has an opinion on political violence in America right now. Here are some reflections in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination by five academic experts who actually study the phenomenon and track the data […]

Like other billionaire penis rocket oligarchs, Bezos puts profits over people, and principled journalism gets caught out on the crossfire. I stand with Bunch and Karen Attiah.

To my friends in the UK: Pop-pop has wandered off again. If you happen to see him, please ring to let us know he’s not wandering in traffic. Also, his language can be colourful. Please know: he hasn’t got a clue what he’s saying or how it affects others. He’s basically a snot streaked toddler […]

Trump versus the truth. A reel of 100 lies that the president has told in the first year of his second term. https://substack.com/@politicususa/note/c-156775389?r=5w913v&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

When the U.S. Semiquincentennial arrives next summer, many Americans will forget that it's a celebration of independence and not freedom. They already have forgotten, as you can see from the merch below. Before we concelebrate freedom, we will need to achieve it. #history #democracy #a250

USAG Pam Bondi making the rounds to say that Feds will target anyone who uses or promotes hate speech. Of course, there is no definition of hate speech under federal law and no federal laws against hate speech, except when speech can be shown to directly incite criminal violence or when it […]

Whose scars, whose pain counts? Which wounds will this country acknowledge? Left: No? Right: Yes?