The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries. He said this out loud.

“All of us, especially U.S. citizens, especially white, cisgender, heterosexual, male, U.S. citizens, need semi-regular experiences of being in places where our primary language, dialects, customs, norms, needs, privileges, etc., aren’t what’s dominant.” open.substack.com/pub/marcelha...

“All of us, especially U.S. citizens, especially white, cisgender, heterosexual, male, U.S. citizens, need semi-regular experiences of being in places where our primary language, dialects, customs, norms, needs, privileges, etc., aren’t what’s dominant.” open.substack.com/pub/marcelha...

"Yes, the opening image is a controversial slap in the face that some may find offensive, but it effectively provides a cold water plunge into the underlying theme of this piece." marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/seeing-bey...

Empathy threatens authoritarians. If followers identify w/ outsiders or question the prescribed narrative, the leader’s grip weakens. Sympathy is safe – one can express brief pity w/out undermining the core belief that the in-group is morally superior. marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/empathy-vs...

"Kirk & like-minded adherents prefer sympathy because it keeps their ideological armor intact. Sympathy says I acknowledge your pain but on my terms. Empathy, however, asks, What are your terms? Can I suspend mine for a moment to truly understand?" marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/empathy-vs...

Empathy threatens authoritarians. If followers identify w/ outsiders or question the prescribed narrative, the leader’s grip weakens. Sympathy is safe – one can express brief pity w/out undermining the core belief that the in-group is morally superior. marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/empathy-vs...

"Kirk & like-minded adherents prefer sympathy because it keeps their ideological armor intact. Sympathy says I acknowledge your pain but on my terms. Empathy, however, asks, What are your terms? Can I suspend mine for a moment to truly understand?" marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/empathy-vs...

I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition. www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...

The chaos from the first day of a meeting of the federal vaccine committee appointed by RFK Jr. bled into the second day, as the panel reversed one decision and indefinitely postponed a vote on a hepatitis B vaccine they had already deferred once. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h...

He must be fired or impeached. Plain and simple.

Toxic bacteria shut down this town's water supply. Fertilizer runoff is fueling the issue www.kmuw.org/2025-09-15/a...

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...

Social Media Reduced Two Horrific Killings to Cheap Snuff Films www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...

“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.” So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.

For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country… Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year. And America shrugged and moved on.

"Agustín Fuentes's book on human sex biology is a timely and valuable contribution...grounding in evolution and comparative biology, as well as its extensive references to the most recent research on this topic." Review in #AJHB @humbioassociation.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Because Trump's architectural mandates and actions definitely come out of the authoritarian / strongman playbook. Maybe the title for the What Next episode should have been Dictator/Decorator-In-Chief. 2/ marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...

Of course Kobach is going to waste time, resources, & valuable Kansas taxpayer dollars suing the governor again. Sounds about right. It really bothers this little snowflake of a man that he lost the governor's race to a female democrat. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2025/09/04/k...

Excited this paper is finally out! "The discussion presented in the paper is valuable theoretically in its healthy questioning of prior assumptions concerning the socio-biological constraints of hominin meaning-making behavior." elifesciences.org/articles/891...

Of course Marshall would give cover to Kennedy's anti-vax, anti-science, and mis/dis-information efforts. Sounds about right. #ksleg kansasreflector.com/briefs/rfk-j...

Via @slate.com, @maryharris.bsky.social. Good discussion. Though the title and Kennedy reference underplay the seriousness a bit. Favorite quote: "And that’s like straight up recalling Nazis, like, let’s be clear." And that does speak to the seriousness. 1/ slate.com/podcasts/wha...

DOJ Deputy Chief Joseph Schnitt admitted that the government will "redact every republican" and "leave all the liberal, democratic people” on the Epstein client list. He also said Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum securithy prison as "a benefit to keep her mouth shut."

Can someone in the legacy media explain to me how this is not front page news? How is it that only Democracy Docket is covering this unfolding authoritarian takeover? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Via @slate.com, @maryharris.bsky.social. Good discussion. Though the title and Kennedy reference underplay the seriousness a bit. Favorite quote: "And that’s like straight up recalling Nazis, like, let’s be clear." And that does speak to the seriousness. 1/ slate.com/podcasts/wha...

This isn't abstract. Ending vaccine mandates will kill children. Any one who is trying to do this should be removed from office immediately.

" @hcrichardson.bsky.social previously noted that Trump’s flurry of executive actions, just by the end of Jan 2025 alone, were unilateral, instantaneous displays of power (quoting J. Swan of the NYT) aimed at reasserting his personal stamp on govt." 1/ marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...

@chrischirp.bsky.social ... recently provided an overview of her team’s efforts to track the Trump regimes actions since he took office in January, 2025. As of 8/29/2025, they had documented 1,094 authoritarian-like actions... open.substack.com/pub/marcelha...

" @hcrichardson.bsky.social previously noted that Trump’s flurry of executive actions, just by the end of Jan 2025 alone, were unilateral, instantaneous displays of power (quoting J. Swan of the NYT) aimed at reasserting his personal stamp on govt." 1/ marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...

@chrischirp.bsky.social ... recently provided an overview of her team’s efforts to track the Trump regimes actions since he took office in January, 2025. As of 8/29/2025, they had documented 1,094 authoritarian-like actions... open.substack.com/pub/marcelha...

Scrubbing references to minorities from websites & reinstalling Confederate statues are examples of Trump erasing & replacing history that doesn’t reflect his authoritarian, white Christin nationalist, cishet vision of America. #FederalArchitecture marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...

"Built environments have always been political. As Science Survey noted, "architecture is never just about aesthetics; it is about power, history, and control.'" #FederalArchitecture #AuthoritarianArchitecture #Strongmen #Trump #ProtectDemocracy marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...

"@chrischirp.bsky.social ... recently provided an overview of her team’s efforts to track the Trump regimes actions since he took office in January, 2025. As of 8/29/2025, they had documented 1,094 authoritarian-like actions..." marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...

Scrubbing references to minorities from websites & reinstalling Confederate statues are examples of Trump erasing & replacing history that doesn’t reflect his authoritarian, white Christin nationalist, cishet vision of America. #FederalArchitecture marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...

"Built environments have always been political. As Science Survey noted, "architecture is never just about aesthetics; it is about power, history, and control.'" #FederalArchitecture #AuthoritarianArchitecture #Strongmen #Trump #ProtectDemocracy marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...

"Do we want spaces that encourage us to participate and question – or spaces that wordlessly command us to revere and obey? The answer will shape not just skylines and websites, but the very character of our nation going forward." #FederalArchitecture marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...

"Do we want spaces that encourage us to participate and question – or spaces that wordlessly command us to revere and obey? The answer will shape not just skylines and websites, but the very character of our nation going forward." #FederalArchitecture marcelharmon67.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...

Induction stoves are quieter, cooler, and produce less toxic pollution than gas. On the other hand, they also cook better, as a growing number of professional chefs recognize.

Dr. William Foege, 89, who helped end smallpox in the 1970s, recently wrote: RFK Jr.’s “words can be as lethal as the smallpox virus.” And his actions are more lethal still. He’s waging war on America. That’s an impeachable offense. He must be removed from office. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...

This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.

Always read @ddiamond.bsky.social dandiamond.substack.com/p/the-cdc-di...

Review of my recent book from @edhagen.net ... I think it misses the point of the "limits of the binary" frame, and we disagree on how much detail should be in a pop-sci book, but we agree on other stuff- it's certainly worth a read! blog.edhagen.net/posts/2025-0...

“I was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island… and I was not the only girl on that island… Ghislaine must die in prison, because I’ve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.” Listen to the survivors.

You can’t comply your way out if tyranny. CEO’s, administrators, & other leaders have to be willing to say no. They have to stop throwing vulnerable minorities under the bus. open.substack.com/pub/marcelha...

Want to see the economic impact of #NIH grant cuts in your community? Check out @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and colleagues' project here. Tell your friends and neighbors what is happening. scienceimpacts.org

The National Guard has been deployed many times historically. Experts say the president's decision to deploy the Guard as a blanket response to crime in D.C. is a departure from its intended mission.