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Flux is a media platform for change, providing in-depth coverage of politics, religion, technology, and media.
We're all about empowering independent voices and telling stories that corporate media can't or won't see.
Founded by @matthew.flux.community
We're all about empowering independent voices and telling stories that corporate media can't or won't see.
Founded by @matthew.flux.community
As Republicans' electoral fortunes fade significantly, many of its politicians are trying to distance themselves from Trump, but it's only verbal misdirection. He owns the Republican party, and Democrats must remind voters of that, @jtccarroll.flux.community argues:
Flimsy GOP attempts to show ‘distance’ from Donald Trump should fool no one
As Republicans face a likely midterms wipeout, Democrats must be unsparing in reminding voters that there is little daylight between a radicalized GOP and the aspiring despot in the White House
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October 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
As Republicans' electoral fortunes fade significantly, many of its politicians are trying to distance themselves from Trump, but it's only verbal misdirection. He owns the Republican party, and Democrats must remind voters of that, @jtccarroll.flux.community argues:
As Trump ramps up his attacks on America's founding principles and seeks to destroy our most treasured institutions, the conservative Democrat group Third Way thinks that not-even socialists are the bigger threat.
This is a dangerous error, @jtccarroll.flux.community writes:
This is a dangerous error, @jtccarroll.flux.community writes:
Third Way “war” on democratic socialism betrays a basic misreading of U.S. politics
An increasingly fascistic Republican Party, not ideas that lie within the continuum of pro-democracy policies, is the true threat to America
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September 23, 2026 at 8:32 PM
As Trump ramps up his attacks on America's founding principles and seeks to destroy our most treasured institutions, the conservative Democrat group Third Way thinks that not-even socialists are the bigger threat.
This is a dangerous error, @jtccarroll.flux.community writes:
This is a dangerous error, @jtccarroll.flux.community writes:
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I have a new episode of my podcast Theory of Change out today with two former NIH scientists to discuss what scientists are doing to fight back against Trump's attempts to dismantle American science.
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How scientists are fighting back against the Trump administration’s attempts to science them | Flux
Sylvia Chou and Alexa Romberg on how scientists are realizing that being apolitical is a luxury belief By Matthew Sheffield Sylvia Chou and
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August 19, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I have a new episode of my podcast Theory of Change out today with two former NIH scientists to discuss what scientists are doing to fight back against Trump's attempts to dismantle American science.
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Trump’s Reflecting Pool vendetta became too ridiculous for Jeanine Pirro
Despite the dismissal of the charges, this was still an outrageous abuse of power, @jtccarroll.flux.community writes:
Despite the dismissal of the charges, this was still an outrageous abuse of power, @jtccarroll.flux.community writes:
Trump’s Reflecting Pool vendetta became too ridiculous for Jeanine Pirro
The Justice Department's dismissal of laughable charges against a former Olympic athlete shouldn't obscure the basic fact of the president's abuse of power against an innocent man
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August 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Trump’s Reflecting Pool vendetta became too ridiculous for Jeanine Pirro
Despite the dismissal of the charges, this was still an outrageous abuse of power, @jtccarroll.flux.community writes:
Despite the dismissal of the charges, this was still an outrageous abuse of power, @jtccarroll.flux.community writes:
Corporations have overrun the federal judiciary. In the latest Theory of Change, @profciara.bsky.social joined @matthew.flux.community to talk about political extremism in business communities and how "corporatocracy" works:
How corporations took over the federal courts
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on how ‘corporatocracy’ works and why
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July 22, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Corporations have overrun the federal judiciary. In the latest Theory of Change, @profciara.bsky.social joined @matthew.flux.community to talk about political extremism in business communities and how "corporatocracy" works:
More ICE killings are the inevitable result of mass deportations rooted in incendiary claims of immigrant invasion
@jtccarroll.flux.community on why Democrats mustn't shy away from letting the public know about Trump's dehumanization of immigrants
@jtccarroll.flux.community on why Democrats mustn't shy away from letting the public know about Trump's dehumanization of immigrants
Renewed ICE killings are inevitable result of mass deportations rooted in incendiary claims of immigrant invasion
Democrats must pair opposition to ICE lawlessness with unsparing attacks on the GOP's dehumanizing anti-immigrant hatred and propaganda
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July 20, 2026 at 8:12 PM
More ICE killings are the inevitable result of mass deportations rooted in incendiary claims of immigrant invasion
@jtccarroll.flux.community on why Democrats mustn't shy away from letting the public know about Trump's dehumanization of immigrants
@jtccarroll.flux.community on why Democrats mustn't shy away from letting the public know about Trump's dehumanization of immigrants
Trump’s insane elections speech was really about excusing future authoritarianism
Bizarre primetime address presented nothing new, but did lay groundwork for censorship and infringing on states’ rights to administer elections
Bizarre primetime address presented nothing new, but did lay groundwork for censorship and infringing on states’ rights to administer elections
Trump’s insane elections speech was really about excusing future authoritarianism
Bizarre primetime address presented no evidence, but did lay groundwork for censorship and infringing on states’ rights to administer elections
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July 17, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Trump’s insane elections speech was really about excusing future authoritarianism
Bizarre primetime address presented nothing new, but did lay groundwork for censorship and infringing on states’ rights to administer elections
Bizarre primetime address presented nothing new, but did lay groundwork for censorship and infringing on states’ rights to administer elections
Do bees have inner lives? New study suggests it’s a possibility
Research shows that bees seem to manifest internal states of pleasure and disgust
Research shows that bees seem to manifest internal states of pleasure and disgust
Do bees have inner lives? New study suggests it’s a possibility | Flux
Research shows that bees seem to manifest internal states of pleasure and disgust By Andrew Barron It’s easy for us to tell if someone is en
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July 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Do bees have inner lives? New study suggests it’s a possibility
Research shows that bees seem to manifest internal states of pleasure and disgust
Research shows that bees seem to manifest internal states of pleasure and disgust
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My latest at @flux.community: The president's plan to spruce up a tourist attraction has mutated into self-serving claims of anti-American vandalism in the heart of D.C. and over-the-top charges against a sacrificial citizen. 1/x
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Trump's inept attempts to ‘fix’ Reflecting Pool only highlight his authoritarian fixations
The president's plan to spruce up a tourist attraction has mutated into self-serving claims of anti-American vandalism in the heart of D.C. and over-the-top charges against a sacrificial citizen
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July 16, 2026 at 12:50 AM
My latest at @flux.community: The president's plan to spruce up a tourist attraction has mutated into self-serving claims of anti-American vandalism in the heart of D.C. and over-the-top charges against a sacrificial citizen. 1/x
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On the latest Theory of Change, @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com joined @matthew.flux.community for a discussion about the need for a positive liberal vision for America--and how to reform our broken institutions:
Liberals want Trump gone, but what do they want instead?
Adam Gurri, founder and publisher of Liberal Currents joins to discuss ‘The Reconstruction Papers’
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July 14, 2026 at 8:57 PM
On the latest Theory of Change, @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com joined @matthew.flux.community for a discussion about the need for a positive liberal vision for America--and how to reform our broken institutions:
Trump's plan to spruce up a tourist attraction has mutated into self-serving claims of anti-American vandalism in the heart of D.C. and over-the-top charges against a sacrificial citizen.
Via @jtccarroll.flux.community:
Via @jtccarroll.flux.community:
Trump's inept attempts to ‘fix’ Reflecting Pool only highlight his authoritarian fixations
The president's plan to spruce up a tourist attraction has mutated into self-serving claims of anti-American vandalism in the heart of D.C. and over-the-top charges against a sacrificial citizen
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July 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Trump's plan to spruce up a tourist attraction has mutated into self-serving claims of anti-American vandalism in the heart of D.C. and over-the-top charges against a sacrificial citizen.
Via @jtccarroll.flux.community:
Via @jtccarroll.flux.community:
Beliefs in mind uploading and mechanical immortality are very common within the American tech bro scene. But these are absurd delusions that are not at all supported by biology.
We just published a comprehensive rebuttal of this fantasy by biologist and philosopher Johannes Jaeger:
We just published a comprehensive rebuttal of this fantasy by biologist and philosopher Johannes Jaeger:
The myth of mind uploading
Minds are what bodies do
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July 5, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Beliefs in mind uploading and mechanical immortality are very common within the American tech bro scene. But these are absurd delusions that are not at all supported by biology.
We just published a comprehensive rebuttal of this fantasy by biologist and philosopher Johannes Jaeger:
We just published a comprehensive rebuttal of this fantasy by biologist and philosopher Johannes Jaeger:
This Independence Day, let's remember that separation of church and state is an all-American idea
Freedom of conscience works for everyone—religious as well as non-religious
Freedom of conscience works for everyone—religious as well as non-religious
Separation of church and state is an all-American idea
Freedom of conscience works for everyone—religious as well as non-religious
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July 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
This Independence Day, let's remember that separation of church and state is an all-American idea
Freedom of conscience works for everyone—religious as well as non-religious
Freedom of conscience works for everyone—religious as well as non-religious
Welcome swag for white South African ‘refugees’ reveals blatant racism of Trump’s asylum policy
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Via @jtccarroll.flux.community:
Welcome swag for white South African ‘refugees’ shines light on blatant racism of Trump’s asylum policy
The Trump administration plans to provide bespoke gift bags to Afrikaners, including materials that encourage an embrace of white supremacy as the ideal way to assimilate into American society
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July 1, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Welcome swag for white South African ‘refugees’ reveals blatant racism of Trump’s asylum policy
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A politics of powerful love is the only one that can defeat fascism w/o violence. The real divide now is between those who will fight for democracy, and those who will twiddle their thumbs.
Voters do not choose based on obscure policy debates, so we must shelve them until the fascists are crushed.
Voters do not choose based on obscure policy debates, so we must shelve them until the fascists are crushed.
June 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A politics of powerful love is the only one that can defeat fascism w/o violence. The real divide now is between those who will fight for democracy, and those who will twiddle their thumbs.
Voters do not choose based on obscure policy debates, so we must shelve them until the fascists are crushed.
Voters do not choose based on obscure policy debates, so we must shelve them until the fascists are crushed.
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My latest: Thousands of people think their favorite chatbot has a soul, but why does no one ever say the same about Midjourney?
Finally finished my essay debunking false beliefs in chatbot consciousness. Please share if you could: plus.flux.community/p/large-lang...
Finally finished my essay debunking false beliefs in chatbot consciousness. Please share if you could: plus.flux.community/p/large-lang...
June 30, 2026 at 1:02 AM
My latest: Thousands of people think their favorite chatbot has a soul, but why does no one ever say the same about Midjourney?
Finally finished my essay debunking false beliefs in chatbot consciousness. Please share if you could: plus.flux.community/p/large-lang...
Finally finished my essay debunking false beliefs in chatbot consciousness. Please share if you could: plus.flux.community/p/large-lang...
Large language models and the textual nude
Thousands of people think their favorite chatbot has a soul, but why does no one ever say the same about Midjourney?
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Thousands of people think their favorite chatbot has a soul, but why does no one ever say the same about Midjourney?
New via @matthew.flux.community:
Large language models and the textual nude
Thousands of people think their favorite chatbot has a soul, but why does no one ever say the same about Midjourney?
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June 30, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Large language models and the textual nude
Thousands of people think their favorite chatbot has a soul, but why does no one ever say the same about Midjourney?
New via @matthew.flux.community:
Thousands of people think their favorite chatbot has a soul, but why does no one ever say the same about Midjourney?
New via @matthew.flux.community:
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Juneteenth and the failure of Reconstruction are stories we must never forget.
Learning about past American injustice is an inspiration to do better. Students everywhere deserve to know the stories of people like Joshua Houston and Samuel Walker Houston.
Learning about past American injustice is an inspiration to do better. Students everywhere deserve to know the stories of people like Joshua Houston and Samuel Walker Houston.
Juneteenth and the failure of Reconstruction are stories we must never forget
The lives of people like Joshua Houston and Samuel Walker Houston reveal that justice must be a perpetual struggle
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June 19, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Juneteenth and the failure of Reconstruction are stories we must never forget.
Learning about past American injustice is an inspiration to do better. Students everywhere deserve to know the stories of people like Joshua Houston and Samuel Walker Houston.
Learning about past American injustice is an inspiration to do better. Students everywhere deserve to know the stories of people like Joshua Houston and Samuel Walker Houston.
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“'Pluralism is the idea that mutual worldviews and life systems can exists side by side,' Simmons writes, calling it 'the root of an unrighteous society.'”
The title flags the project.
Again, Americans aren't so much divided as they are *being* divided.
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The title flags the project.
Again, Americans aren't so much divided as they are *being* divided.
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The radical Christian nationalist plan to colonize rural America and establish sharia-style governance
Pastor Raymond Simmons’s calls on Christians to eliminate religious freedom and establish adultery and abortion as capital crimes
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June 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
“'Pluralism is the idea that mutual worldviews and life systems can exists side by side,' Simmons writes, calling it 'the root of an unrighteous society.'”
The title flags the project.
Again, Americans aren't so much divided as they are *being* divided.
plus.flux.community/p/the-radica...
The title flags the project.
Again, Americans aren't so much divided as they are *being* divided.
plus.flux.community/p/the-radica...
Juneteenth and the failure of Reconstruction are stories we must never forget.
Learning about past American injustice is an inspiration to do better. Students everywhere deserve to know the stories of people like Joshua Houston and Samuel Walker Houston.
Learning about past American injustice is an inspiration to do better. Students everywhere deserve to know the stories of people like Joshua Houston and Samuel Walker Houston.
Juneteenth and the failure of Reconstruction are stories we must never forget
The lives of people like Joshua Houston and Samuel Walker Houston reveal that justice must be a perpetual struggle
plus.flux.community
June 19, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Juneteenth and the failure of Reconstruction are stories we must never forget.
Learning about past American injustice is an inspiration to do better. Students everywhere deserve to know the stories of people like Joshua Houston and Samuel Walker Houston.
Learning about past American injustice is an inspiration to do better. Students everywhere deserve to know the stories of people like Joshua Houston and Samuel Walker Houston.
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New research suggests how brains help us decide who to trust and why
A rare genetic disorder that damages the amygdala is helping neuroscientists rethink the origins of trust and fear
A rare genetic disorder that damages the amygdala is helping neuroscientists rethink the origins of trust and fear
New research suggests how brains help us decide who to trust and why
A rare genetic disorder that damages the amygdala is helping neuroscientists rethink the origins of trust and fear
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May 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
New research suggests how brains help us decide who to trust and why
A rare genetic disorder that damages the amygdala is helping neuroscientists rethink the origins of trust and fear
A rare genetic disorder that damages the amygdala is helping neuroscientists rethink the origins of trust and fear
The radical Christian nationalist plan to colonize rural America and establish sharia-style governance through decades of effort
Yes, this is a real thing. Via @petemontdc.com
Yes, this is a real thing. Via @petemontdc.com
The radical Christian nationalist plan to colonize rural America and establish sharia-style governance
Pastor Raymond Simmons’s calls on Christians to eliminate religious freedom and establish adultery and abortion as capital crimes
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June 18, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The radical Christian nationalist plan to colonize rural America and establish sharia-style governance through decades of effort
Yes, this is a real thing. Via @petemontdc.com
Yes, this is a real thing. Via @petemontdc.com
Many men are struggling economically and socially, but too often, it's only reactionaries like Jordan Peterson or Andrew Tate who blame women and democracy who are speaking to men. That needs to change, @etvpod.bsky.social argues:
As men struggle, progressives should offer answers and solutions
Reactionaries shouldn’t be the only ones speaking to men during a time of social upheaval and economic injustice
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June 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Many men are struggling economically and socially, but too often, it's only reactionaries like Jordan Peterson or Andrew Tate who blame women and democracy who are speaking to men. That needs to change, @etvpod.bsky.social argues:
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My latest at @flux.community: The race for a Senate seat in Texas highlights how MAGA's authoritarian governance is deeply intertwined with its celebration of a predatory, backwards maculinity. 1/x
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In Texas senate showdown, Ken Paxton’s rhetoric about masculinity could backfire
The race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico suggests that taking on MAGA requires Democrats to fully engage in fights over values as well as policy proposals
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June 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
My latest at @flux.community: The race for a Senate seat in Texas highlights how MAGA's authoritarian governance is deeply intertwined with its celebration of a predatory, backwards maculinity. 1/x
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Vaccines are one of humanity's greatest inventions ever, but despite 300 years of success, antivax people are still using the same debunked arguments.
@tomlevenson.bsky.social joined @matthew.flux.community to discuss the political history of vaccines:
@tomlevenson.bsky.social joined @matthew.flux.community to discuss the political history of vaccines:
Antivax arguments haven’t gotten any better in 300 years
Science writer Thomas Levenson on his new book, ‘A Pox on Fools,’ a history of anti-vaccine movements
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June 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Vaccines are one of humanity's greatest inventions ever, but despite 300 years of success, antivax people are still using the same debunked arguments.
@tomlevenson.bsky.social joined @matthew.flux.community to discuss the political history of vaccines:
@tomlevenson.bsky.social joined @matthew.flux.community to discuss the political history of vaccines: