No, we do not have to accept living in a society in which people regularly die from gunshots, we ignore our warming planet, the wealthy pay little in proportional taxes, healthcare is not a right, good information gets lost in a sea of lies, and immigrants are denied due process.

MAGA = op meant to sabotage the American democratic system DOGE = op meant to sabotage American soft power Both are empowered by the very thing that we can't stop using: Social media.

The question now is: Who will replace Lindsay Graham? Would that be a vote for Ukrainian defense?

Third person bias is so ubiquitous when it comes to social media. Too many of us believe that each of us is uniquely immune to the power of online propaganda. That our self-selected social media can't possibly influence us--that it's all those *other* people who are impacted. This is so very wrong.

Love reading all of the freakout posts about Victor Marx's nomination in Colorado, as if he has a stinking chance in that state. Since 1990, Colorado has elected a total of ONE REPUBLICAN for governor. ONE. Believe me, they are not going to start again with Victor Marx.

Everyone needs to get off of social media in as many ways, and in as many places, as possible. It is poison, and they intend to use it to manipulate your thoughts and your behavior. They do not care about your health, your welfare, or your society.

Andrew Marr interviews Count Binface youtu.be/HTIESiyDNUQ?...

I also spoke to Mitch McConnell for 20 minutes. I dangled a juicy piece of lettuce above his head and demanded that he admit that he's a walking apostasy to American democracy. Then I cackled gleefully while I lit the piece of lettuce on fire and he looked on with glazed turtle eyes.

What a weird trajectory US Justice and FIFA have traveled over the last decade. As I posted a few days ago, it seems now that the corrupt criminals of FIFA have captured the US pol. system along with every other corrupt f--- who are embittered about accountability. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FI...

For our nation's biggest loser: Donald Jessica Trump. youtu.be/YgSPaXgAdzE?...

This is a thing that I learned in law class, and I find it useful when assessing posts on social media (and libel law for that matter). Anyway, I thought that others might find it useful, too: The difference between a FACT, a FALSE FACT, and an OPINION. /1

Trump took the honor out of the US men's team, and in turn, affected their confidence. I do not care what you think of America writ large, but it is so goddamned unAmerican to whine and deal in order to get out of difficult situations--which is why Trump is such a blight on our culture.

Ladies and gentleman, we are all getting manipulated by social media into believing things about the "other" that are not true. Stop using social media posts as a means to shape your reality about the world.

Our biggest error as humans currently is shaping our reality of the world outside based on social media interactions. It's a mirage.

Harry Kane looks like Ryan Gosling's and Prince William's love child.

Well, the US side is destined to lose tomorrow, with or without Balogun. What an epically dumb, dumb move. #ETTD

As I posted yesterday.

Journalists: Stop calling these neo-fascist charlatans hovering around Western politics "consequential." I suppose an arsonist who burns down an apartment building is also "consequential" for the lives and property destroyed, but he is also profoundly evil, and that is his defining trait.

Hey, everyone! Now that Trump's large source of narcissistic supply speech has been postponed because of weather, here is an inspiring speech by an American leader that is not only thoughtful, unifying, but also a bit hopeful:

The United States, 250 years-old, is currently being run by edgelords and the corrupt cranks of FIFA.

Pope Leo's speech as he receives the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center. youtu.be/R5dzeO3jPxI?...

Your online life is not reality.

The Dutch bring their own unique mix of rugby and comedic pratfalls to yet another World Cup.

This is the preamble to the US Constitution. Every day, the Republican Party, and their appointees on the US Supreme Court, trash every word of the below. No longer should we tolerate this as a nation. We deserve better.

Putin's Russia, Fidesz, Orban, invasion of Crimea, Brexit vote, Trump 1.0, GOP capitulation to Trump, Biden with no breathing room, Ukraine invasion, Trump 2.0, Starmer with no breathing room, and Albertan independence talk all have one throughline: Hint: You're looking at it right now.

Jon Stewart is great. But, for the LOVE of GOD, he needs to LET HIS GUESTS SPEAK!

Trump owns Republicans. Republicans own Trump. Make them pay for it in every election cycle forever and ever and ever.

It's shocking how much certainty we all hold about the political reality of the moment when we all rely upon such an inorganic, inauthentic information system in order to form that reality. How are we all in touch with the truth when our world is a mirage built by bots and misinformation?

Wow. All of these Waldos know how to play. #usmnt

A Black man with the surname Freeman scored for the USA on Juneteenth in a home World Cup match.

Joe Rogan giving major Harvey Weinstein energy here.

I've never seen such a profound visual representation of two overlapping catastrophes facing humanity at present: Climate change and the modern Republican Party.

Stop. This. Deal! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/b...

These oligarchs attacked America so that they can take over the world.

The destruction that Republicans have done to American society, bit by bit over the last 40 or more years, is incalculable. They do not deserve one more day in power at any level.

Here we go again with another crop of posters saying--coincidentally, I'm sure--the almost exact same complimentary message about China, posted within hours of each other.

Watch his face: Upsetting others feeds his narcissistic supply. He did all of this deliberately because he has been having a very bad week/month/year. He wanted to disrupt these fans' lives. He wanted to hear the boos. He is that deranged and psychologically damaged.

Trump's "stolen election" lie and non-MAGA America. youtu.be/wjKQQpPVifY?...

Must read. genealogybiowriter.substack.com/p/how-we-got...

I remember an era during which maintaining one's privacy was actually important to most people.

“What would have to happen for me to concede that the United States is beyond hope?”

Imagine if you will, in your online life: The bots disappear. Fake accounts reveal themselves and disappear. Algorithms stop pushing posts that only inflame you. And then you realize... that your political reality has really been a mirage all along. And is actually quite boring and normie.

I am tired of our nation being subjected to the whims of an unstable, delusional old man who insists on manifesting whatever his fever dream of the day has told him is reality.

Bari Weiss in seven years:

We have a responsibility, not only to each other, but also to the truth.

Social media are simulacra created by 21st Century white nationalists and monied opportunists. Do not for one moment believe that you understand your neighbors, friends, and enemies based on what you read online. Your online life is a lie. Go out into the world and see the truth in other people.

Bari Weiss is America's Margarita Simonyan.

Yes! Absolutely! FFS YESTERDAY! Every major Western power needs to be all over this like white on rice. apnews.com/article/uk-c...