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Here mostly for chicago sports news and some truthful national news.
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welp
Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece.
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...
Competitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of Democracy
The United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
October 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
welp
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Turnabout is fair play... grab 'em by the paycheck.
October 1, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Turnabout is fair play... grab 'em by the paycheck.
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(🚨) PROOF EXCLUSIVE: Part II of the Proof series on the unprecedented midterm election-rigging by Trump has just been published—and it’s a must-read.
Other journalists have identified a few such schemes, but Proof has exhaustively detailed *22* election-rigging plots and counting—all fully sourced.
Other journalists have identified a few such schemes, but Proof has exhaustively detailed *22* election-rigging plots and counting—all fully sourced.
PROOF EXCLUSIVE: Ten More Ways Trump and His Agents Are Rigging the Coming Elections
In Part II of its series on pre-midterms election-rigging by Donald Trump and his agents, Proof shows that the plot is exponentially more vast than once believed—a historic bid to end our democracy.
sethabramson.substack.com
October 1, 2026 at 2:04 AM
(🚨) PROOF EXCLUSIVE: Part II of the Proof series on the unprecedented midterm election-rigging by Trump has just been published—and it’s a must-read.
Other journalists have identified a few such schemes, but Proof has exhaustively detailed *22* election-rigging plots and counting—all fully sourced.
Other journalists have identified a few such schemes, but Proof has exhaustively detailed *22* election-rigging plots and counting—all fully sourced.
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Every picture tells a story
September 29, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Every picture tells a story
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Candidate for Kansas Senate Roger Marshall (R):
September 29, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Candidate for Kansas Senate Roger Marshall (R):
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okay, strong closing message
asked about gas prices, Trump says "if you want to see turmoil and a travesty, let them take out a city with a nuclear weapon ... let them hit us with a nuclear weapon"
September 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
okay, strong closing message
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JFC. And magats believe him
September 27, 2026 at 12:47 PM
JFC. And magats believe him
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Punxsutawney Jill is sticking her head out a little early this cycle.
September 27, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Punxsutawney Jill is sticking her head out a little early this cycle.
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I’ll take “things that happen when SCOTUS won’t tell you n for $1000, Alex www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Trump’s 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, With Taxpayers Paying For It
An ad nearly identical to one President Trump ran during his 2024 campaign returned on Saturday, paid for using public money. Several ethics lawyers it may violate federal law.
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I’ll take “things that happen when SCOTUS won’t tell you n for $1000, Alex www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Tommy Tuberville, we found the furries, they’re at Mar-a-Lago.
September 26, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Tommy Tuberville, we found the furries, they’re at Mar-a-Lago.
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for folks who don't know/remember, Craig Carton is, in fact, an expert on wire and securities fraud www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...
www.justice.gov
September 26, 2026 at 5:16 PM
for folks who don't know/remember, Craig Carton is, in fact, an expert on wire and securities fraud www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...
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I haven’t completely diagnosed why people judge figures like Thiel to be “smart.” Ingredients include apparent conviction and putting big words together in surprising combinations. And talking fast.
peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot”
This is actually hell, right?
September 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I haven’t completely diagnosed why people judge figures like Thiel to be “smart.” Ingredients include apparent conviction and putting big words together in surprising combinations. And talking fast.
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This NYT puff piece on Thiel's purported move is a breathless society pages dispatch gushing over how Peter impressed the Argentine intelligentsia. (It's almost certainly planted, to push the idea that he is not meddling with US politics. He did the same in 2023.)
archive.is/44LPh
archive.is/44LPh
September 26, 2026 at 4:28 PM
This NYT puff piece on Thiel's purported move is a breathless society pages dispatch gushing over how Peter impressed the Argentine intelligentsia. (It's almost certainly planted, to push the idea that he is not meddling with US politics. He did the same in 2023.)
archive.is/44LPh
archive.is/44LPh
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"This is not a time for forgiveness, for looking solely towards the future. That path was tried before, by the Obama and Biden administrations, and following it has contributed to the present environment of lawless government and populist discontent." www.liberalcurrents.com/on-the-pract...
September 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM
"This is not a time for forgiveness, for looking solely towards the future. That path was tried before, by the Obama and Biden administrations, and following it has contributed to the present environment of lawless government and populist discontent." www.liberalcurrents.com/on-the-pract...
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The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
Filmmaker Alex Gibney has shared the first trailer for 'Musk,' a two-part, four-hour deep dive into Elon Musk that Rolling Stone called “a nonfiction horror movie” following its film festival debut earlier this month.
Watch ↓
Watch ↓
Elon Musk Is in the Business of Selling Dreams in Trailer for New Doc
Filmmaker Alex Gibney has shared the first trailer for 'Musk,' a two-part, four-hour deep dive into Elon Musk.
www.rollingstone.com
September 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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they really think we are all idiots
September 25, 2026 at 12:27 PM
they really think we are all idiots
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When the far right authoritarian AfD party won a state election last week in 🇩🇪, @nytimes.com had no problem bluntly calling it a "far right" "extremist" party. But when it comes to Trump & the GOP, we get word salad about giving the "impression" of being authoritarian.
Why? bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Why? bsky.app/profile/mcop...
September 25, 2026 at 4:38 AM
When the far right authoritarian AfD party won a state election last week in 🇩🇪, @nytimes.com had no problem bluntly calling it a "far right" "extremist" party. But when it comes to Trump & the GOP, we get word salad about giving the "impression" of being authoritarian.
Why? bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Why? bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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On Tuesday, GOP senator Jon Husted said it was time to end Trump’s illegal war.
But two days later, Husted voted against a resolution to end Trump’s illegal war.
His spinelessness in service of a wannabe king is one of the many reasons why Husted is about to lose his job in November.
But two days later, Husted voted against a resolution to end Trump’s illegal war.
His spinelessness in service of a wannabe king is one of the many reasons why Husted is about to lose his job in November.
Jon Husted Casts Deciding Vote Against Resolution To End Iran War
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) said the war should end, but refused to vote to end it.
www.huffpost.com
September 25, 2026 at 12:40 AM
On Tuesday, GOP senator Jon Husted said it was time to end Trump’s illegal war.
But two days later, Husted voted against a resolution to end Trump’s illegal war.
His spinelessness in service of a wannabe king is one of the many reasons why Husted is about to lose his job in November.
But two days later, Husted voted against a resolution to end Trump’s illegal war.
His spinelessness in service of a wannabe king is one of the many reasons why Husted is about to lose his job in November.
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Two months after the CEO of defense contractor Navatek used a shell company to send $150,000 to the Susan Collins super PAC, the senator committed to getting Navatek $32 million in naval contracts, according to company emails.
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
www.propublica.org
September 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Two months after the CEO of defense contractor Navatek used a shell company to send $150,000 to the Susan Collins super PAC, the senator committed to getting Navatek $32 million in naval contracts, according to company emails.
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"Peter Thiel: -mentioned in ~3,000 Epstein file documents
-exchanged ~2,000 emails with Epstein
-swapped strategies with Epstein to avoid the IRS tracking their hidden wealth
This is the guy who helped our vice-president in key moments in his career."
-exchanged ~2,000 emails with Epstein
-swapped strategies with Epstein to avoid the IRS tracking their hidden wealth
This is the guy who helped our vice-president in key moments in his career."
September 23, 2026 at 4:11 AM
"Peter Thiel: -mentioned in ~3,000 Epstein file documents
-exchanged ~2,000 emails with Epstein
-swapped strategies with Epstein to avoid the IRS tracking their hidden wealth
This is the guy who helped our vice-president in key moments in his career."
-exchanged ~2,000 emails with Epstein
-swapped strategies with Epstein to avoid the IRS tracking their hidden wealth
This is the guy who helped our vice-president in key moments in his career."
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1. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 other Democratic AGs had Paramount and the Ellisons over a barrel. They had secured a restraining order against the merger with Paramount and their negotiating position was about to get even stronger.
Then, Bonta threw in the towel.
Then, Bonta threw in the towel.
September 23, 2026 at 12:29 PM
1. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 other Democratic AGs had Paramount and the Ellisons over a barrel. They had secured a restraining order against the merger with Paramount and their negotiating position was about to get even stronger.
Then, Bonta threw in the towel.
Then, Bonta threw in the towel.
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Holy crap. Susan Collins is finished.
What a corrupt POS. I hope she goes to prison for this.
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
What a corrupt POS. I hope she goes to prison for this.
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
September 22, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Holy crap. Susan Collins is finished.
What a corrupt POS. I hope she goes to prison for this.
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
What a corrupt POS. I hope she goes to prison for this.
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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Exclusive: In late 2024, FBI agents were looking at Sen. Susan Collins’ role in a massive illegal bribery scheme alleged by a former federal contractor. Then Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, leaving no one to carry on the investigation – it’s dead. 🧵
September 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Exclusive: In late 2024, FBI agents were looking at Sen. Susan Collins’ role in a massive illegal bribery scheme alleged by a former federal contractor. Then Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, leaving no one to carry on the investigation – it’s dead. 🧵
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shut it down
EVANSTON, Illinois: Black American Citizen Brutalized in Unprovoked ICE Attack. In a staggering display of blatant racial profiling and incompetence, ICE agents violently attacked and beat a Black American citizen after falsely assuming they were an undocumented immigrant.
September 21, 2026 at 12:13 PM
shut it down
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media.
Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
September 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media.
Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.