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1. Because racism is already priced in on GOP candidates
2. Because they expect more of the party that seeks to replace the GOP as a governing party; they don't want to exchange one set of bigots for another
3. Because Dems *hold themselves* to that standard (rightly)
2. Because they expect more of the party that seeks to replace the GOP as a governing party; they don't want to exchange one set of bigots for another
3. Because Dems *hold themselves* to that standard (rightly)
But it does beg the question: why are centrists voters more scared off by the Pikers than by the Fuentes’s?
September 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
1. Because racism is already priced in on GOP candidates
2. Because they expect more of the party that seeks to replace the GOP as a governing party; they don't want to exchange one set of bigots for another
3. Because Dems *hold themselves* to that standard (rightly)
2. Because they expect more of the party that seeks to replace the GOP as a governing party; they don't want to exchange one set of bigots for another
3. Because Dems *hold themselves* to that standard (rightly)
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Stumbled onto a new dark-money, conservative digital influence operation. Every month, someone is giving a Latvian company six-figure sums to manufacture support for the right online via the internet manipulation technique du jour: clip farming www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Inside a Conservative Operation to Hijack Your Social-Media Feed
A service run from Latvia offers payment for short, social-media-friendly clips designed to look like grassroots GOP support.
www.theatlantic.com
September 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Stumbled onto a new dark-money, conservative digital influence operation. Every month, someone is giving a Latvian company six-figure sums to manufacture support for the right online via the internet manipulation technique du jour: clip farming www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The historian Howard Zinn believed that empowering the people would improve society—but history hasn’t always proved him right, Heath W. Carter argues.
What Howard Zinn Got Wrong
The historian believed that empowering the people would improve society. History hasn’t always proved him right.
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September 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The historian Howard Zinn believed that empowering the people would improve society—but history hasn’t always proved him right, Heath W. Carter argues.
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Donald Trump’s operation to seize Venezuela’s oil is the purest distillation of his amoral foreign policy, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues:
Trump Meant It Literally When He Said He Was Taking the Oil
The Venezuela operation is the purest distillation of his amoral foreign policy.
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September 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Donald Trump’s operation to seize Venezuela’s oil is the purest distillation of his amoral foreign policy, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues:
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The kratom industry spends heavily lobbying states & Congress to keep the psychoactive plant available in gas stations and smoke shops. It enlisted the help of the foremost kratom researcher who hasn't been open about his financial ties to the industry. My latest: www.propublica.org/article/krat...
The Scientist Trying to Keep Kratom Legal Has Not Disclosed Longstanding Ties to Kratom Lobbyists
University of Florida professor Christopher McCurdy has accepted travel reimbursements, donations to his university’s foundation and funding for symposiums from the American Kratom Association. None o...
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September 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
The kratom industry spends heavily lobbying states & Congress to keep the psychoactive plant available in gas stations and smoke shops. It enlisted the help of the foremost kratom researcher who hasn't been open about his financial ties to the industry. My latest: www.propublica.org/article/krat...
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"This meeting is not taking place. No one is here, unless the Fuhrer calls. And he won't."
I've watched "Conspiracy" at least a half dozen times. It's riveting, and takes on new meaning now that the entire Republican Party has gone full Nazi.
September 1, 2026 at 9:46 PM
"This meeting is not taking place. No one is here, unless the Fuhrer calls. And he won't."
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My high school staged "The Diary of Anne Frank," and we were all kids, goofing around and laughing.
The drama teacher came in the next day with a book of pictures from the Holocaust, threw it at us, and said: "THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE AFRAID OF."
and walked out
It changed us, and our performances.
The drama teacher came in the next day with a book of pictures from the Holocaust, threw it at us, and said: "THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE AFRAID OF."
and walked out
It changed us, and our performances.
My high school history teacher in the early 80s shut down questions on the reality of the Holocaust with this. He told the questioners the documentation was extensive and detailed. Saw one of the students he shut down do the same to someone else recently on FB. Good to see education work.
September 1, 2026 at 9:48 PM
My high school staged "The Diary of Anne Frank," and we were all kids, goofing around and laughing.
The drama teacher came in the next day with a book of pictures from the Holocaust, threw it at us, and said: "THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE AFRAID OF."
and walked out
It changed us, and our performances.
The drama teacher came in the next day with a book of pictures from the Holocaust, threw it at us, and said: "THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE AFRAID OF."
and walked out
It changed us, and our performances.
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NEW: After buzzy fintech startup Bilt left customers with frozen accounts and unpaid rents, Russell Vought told Congress that Bilt was “able to fix their issues” before the CFPB needed to investigate.
Weeks later, a second debacle hit customers.
Weeks later, a second debacle hit customers.
The Trump Administration’s Plan for Protecting Consumers? Politely Ask Companies to Behave.
Rather than investigate a buzzy fintech startup for throwing users’ accounts into chaos, the Russell Vought-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trusted that the company was “back on track.” Custo...
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August 31, 2026 at 12:03 PM
NEW: After buzzy fintech startup Bilt left customers with frozen accounts and unpaid rents, Russell Vought told Congress that Bilt was “able to fix their issues” before the CFPB needed to investigate.
Weeks later, a second debacle hit customers.
Weeks later, a second debacle hit customers.
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And the circular economy continues
*NVIDIA TO INVEST $3.5 BILLION IN CHIPMAKER MEDIATEK
NVDA US
NVDA US
August 31, 2026 at 12:39 PM
And the circular economy continues
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Donald Trump's MAGA administration is what Joe McCarthy might have been with the federal law enforcement and national security machinery behind him.
McCarthy burned America badly anyway.
this is about the time my Dad got singed.
my @zeteo.com column
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
McCarthy burned America badly anyway.
this is about the time my Dad got singed.
my @zeteo.com column
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
When McCarthyism Hit My Family
In 1950s Kentucky, anti-Communist demagoguery prefigured Donald Trump and his authoritarian MAGA movement today.
open.substack.com
August 31, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Donald Trump's MAGA administration is what Joe McCarthy might have been with the federal law enforcement and national security machinery behind him.
McCarthy burned America badly anyway.
this is about the time my Dad got singed.
my @zeteo.com column
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
McCarthy burned America badly anyway.
this is about the time my Dad got singed.
my @zeteo.com column
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Fukuyama said it before me, Hoffer said it before Fukuyama, and Nietzsche said before all of us
August 31, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Fukuyama said it before me, Hoffer said it before Fukuyama, and Nietzsche said before all of us
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I’m telling you - the default position of this administration is fear. Fear of questions, fear of transparency, fear of being found out, and fear of the American people.
Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting
Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C.
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I’m telling you - the default position of this administration is fear. Fear of questions, fear of transparency, fear of being found out, and fear of the American people.
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I am TOTALLY not above an "I told you so," but not when it's my country losing a war :(
August 29, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I am TOTALLY not above an "I told you so," but not when it's my country losing a war :(
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while a delusional Preznit Fuckwit imagines he can re-name Lake Ontario (spoiler alert: he can't), Canada has a real chance to seriously fuck with our economy. thank you for your attention to today's post, in which I explain how. link is here: bit.ly/4y0Y6CC
August 28, 2026 at 5:40 PM
while a delusional Preznit Fuckwit imagines he can re-name Lake Ontario (spoiler alert: he can't), Canada has a real chance to seriously fuck with our economy. thank you for your attention to today's post, in which I explain how. link is here: bit.ly/4y0Y6CC
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Claudia Rankine’s new book overflows with grief for the backlash to racial progress, but the wake for wokeness may be premature, @charlesfinch.bsky.social argues:
The Progress That Can’t Be Erased
Claudia Rankine’s new book overflows with grief for the backlash to racial progress, but history isn’t finished.
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August 29, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Claudia Rankine’s new book overflows with grief for the backlash to racial progress, but the wake for wokeness may be premature, @charlesfinch.bsky.social argues:
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We released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,600 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.
Explore the database:
Explore the database:
Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,600 of His Appointees - ProPublica
Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...
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August 29, 2026 at 2:55 AM
We released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,600 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.
Explore the database:
Explore the database:
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More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
(Published July 2025)
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
(Published July 2025)
A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.
www.propublica.org
August 29, 2026 at 1:57 AM
More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
(Published July 2025)
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
(Published July 2025)
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People voted for authoritarianism because they wanted lower inflation and now they have authoritarianism and even more inflation. (no lessons will be learned) blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/affordabil...
Affordability concerns are even more important to voters than in 2024
Inflation continues to dominate the issue landscape, and drag down the president
blog.fiftyplusone.news
August 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
People voted for authoritarianism because they wanted lower inflation and now they have authoritarianism and even more inflation. (no lessons will be learned) blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/affordabil...
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While the motive in the shooting at an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, remains unknown, the community has embraced Jordan Salinas, one of the bystanders who stepped in. nyti.ms/4q5Rsby
August 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
While the motive in the shooting at an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, remains unknown, the community has embraced Jordan Salinas, one of the bystanders who stepped in. nyti.ms/4q5Rsby
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Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
August 7, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
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ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
From the archives:
From the archives:
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
www.propublica.org
July 28, 2026 at 3:00 AM
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
From the archives:
From the archives:
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Private schools in Arkansas operate with little transparency. They don’t have to turn over incident reports or video to the public.
After a parent reported abuse at one such school to the police, our reporter @jsmithrichards.bsky.social started to piece together what happened.
After a parent reported abuse at one such school to the police, our reporter @jsmithrichards.bsky.social started to piece together what happened.
How Videos Helped Me Uncover Abuse at an Arkansas Private School
Mary “Tracy” Morrison ordered students to scrub floors and urged them to attack a classmate. Few records exist of incidents at The Delta Institute for the Developing Brain, a private school with littl...
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July 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Private schools in Arkansas operate with little transparency. They don’t have to turn over incident reports or video to the public.
After a parent reported abuse at one such school to the police, our reporter @jsmithrichards.bsky.social started to piece together what happened.
After a parent reported abuse at one such school to the police, our reporter @jsmithrichards.bsky.social started to piece together what happened.
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And just from a dad’s perspective, it seems to me one of the explicit aims here is to make black girls feel like they are ugly. Like why else are you angry about a black little mermaid. And yes I take that shit personal.
July 25, 2026 at 6:02 PM
And just from a dad’s perspective, it seems to me one of the explicit aims here is to make black girls feel like they are ugly. Like why else are you angry about a black little mermaid. And yes I take that shit personal.
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Despite the whining about “ historical accuracy,” the racist backlash to the casting in Nolan’s Odyssey is about the right wanting to justify racial hierarchy by projecting it into a past where it did not actually exist. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
July 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Despite the whining about “ historical accuracy,” the racist backlash to the casting in Nolan’s Odyssey is about the right wanting to justify racial hierarchy by projecting it into a past where it did not actually exist. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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