Jesse Hicks
@jessehixxx.bsky.social
Roving writer and editor in The New Republic, The Verge, Vice, Atlas Obscura, Men's Health, Politico, Harper's, etc.
brother, I have seen some things
brother, I have seen some things
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Anne Applebaum:
GIFT LINK
"This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. .. it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
GIFT LINK
"This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. .. it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Anne Applebaum:
GIFT LINK
"This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. .. it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
GIFT LINK
"This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. .. it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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As someone who nearly died in childbirth, despite excellent health and the medical care of a highly developed country (not the US), my anger at forced-birthers is matched only by that at "free birthers," who bully women into believing it's a status symbol to give birth without medical help.
At St James’ Church at Cooling in Kent are still to be seen the 13 children’s graves surrounding that of their parents that inspired Dickens to write the opening chapter of Great Expectations.
I guess even the folk memory of the huge mortality of childbirth and early life is now disappearing.
I guess even the folk memory of the huge mortality of childbirth and early life is now disappearing.
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
As someone who nearly died in childbirth, despite excellent health and the medical care of a highly developed country (not the US), my anger at forced-birthers is matched only by that at "free birthers," who bully women into believing it's a status symbol to give birth without medical help.
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I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
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Gift link: wapo.st/43FXQfO
detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Gift link: wapo.st/43FXQfO
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lmao there it is
From June of this year...
"WASHINGTON — In advance of Independence Day, a group of prominent Americans, led by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers and New York Times columnist David Brooks, is coming together to provide advice....
www.progressivepolicy.org/ppi-announce...
"WASHINGTON — In advance of Independence Day, a group of prominent Americans, led by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers and New York Times columnist David Brooks, is coming together to provide advice....
www.progressivepolicy.org/ppi-announce...
PPI Announces Group to Strengthen American Identity - Progressive Policy Institute
WASHINGTON — In advance of Independence Day, a group of prominent Americans, led by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers and New York Times columnist David Brooks, is coming together to ...
www.progressivepolicy.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
lmao there it is
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That traffic Dreyfuss drew was, as many of us said at the time and as I assume the MoJo masthead now realizes, fucking worthless.
As it always does, MoJo was asking readers for donations for investigative journalism when it published this typical example.
www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
As it always does, MoJo was asking readers for donations for investigative journalism when it published this typical example.
www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
This Is What Your Dog Goes Through When You Leave It At Home
A guy attached a GoPro video to his dog to see how it reacted to being alone. The results are heartbreaking.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
That traffic Dreyfuss drew was, as many of us said at the time and as I assume the MoJo masthead now realizes, fucking worthless.
As it always does, MoJo was asking readers for donations for investigative journalism when it published this typical example.
www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
As it always does, MoJo was asking readers for donations for investigative journalism when it published this typical example.
www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
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This is some scary shit you guys. Two pillars of the community—middle aged white guys no less—arrested because some off duty cop bastard sitting several booths away in a restaurant claims to have heard them “plotting against law enforcement.” We’re in the “ears everywhere, trust no one” stage of it.
Kempsville High School assistant principal arrested, charged with making threats against ICE and police trib.al/BazVoVN
Kempsville High School assistant principal arrested, charged with making threats against ICE and police
Two Virginia Beach men are accused of threatening ICE and local law enforcement.
trib.al
November 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is some scary shit you guys. Two pillars of the community—middle aged white guys no less—arrested because some off duty cop bastard sitting several booths away in a restaurant claims to have heard them “plotting against law enforcement.” We’re in the “ears everywhere, trust no one” stage of it.
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The media fell in love with Trump — the most mendacious person in the world — because he gave them “interesting stories” and now they’re doing the same with her for the exact same reason
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The media fell in love with Trump — the most mendacious person in the world — because he gave them “interesting stories” and now they’re doing the same with her for the exact same reason
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Every article by a 'savvy' political analyst reads like a focus group transcript with a low-information voter.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Every article by a 'savvy' political analyst reads like a focus group transcript with a low-information voter.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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It’s amazing what a country can achieve when its accountability mechanisms function without fear or political interference.
Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Jair Bolsonaro, with a judge claiming the former president was intent on escaping as he was set to begin his prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. n.pr/48l5ldE
Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested for allegedly plotting escape ahead of prison term
Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Jair Bolsonaro, with a judge claiming the former president was intent on escaping as he was set to begin his prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It’s amazing what a country can achieve when its accountability mechanisms function without fear or political interference.
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Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe. His goal is straightforward: He wants to make ICE agents uncomfortable.
“I want their morale as low as possible,” he said, “because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
“I want their morale as low as possible,” he said, “because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe. His goal is straightforward: He wants to make ICE agents uncomfortable.
“I want their morale as low as possible,” he said, “because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
“I want their morale as low as possible,” he said, “because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
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Worth your time!
The correct answer to MAGA outrage over the Dem video is this: Are you effing kidding me? Of course it's reasonable to warn that Trump might be giving illegal orders.
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew That Question Wide Open
From the boat bombings to deportations to prosecutions, the evidence mounts. And the speaker of the House could get to the bottom of it if he wanted to. Yeah, right.
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Worth your time!
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my "i waited to fuck Olivia Nuzzi until it was legal" shirt is prompting a lot of questions already answered by the shirt
It’s very funny to me that he apparently considers this detail exculpatory www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
my "i waited to fuck Olivia Nuzzi until it was legal" shirt is prompting a lot of questions already answered by the shirt
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Remember when Aaron Swartz downloaded JSTOR archives that he had full legal rights to download and the FBI hounded him literally to death for it? Anyway,
NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.
The Nonprofit Feeding the Entire Internet to AI Companies
Common Crawl claims to provide a public benefit, but it lies to publishers about its activities.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Remember when Aaron Swartz downloaded JSTOR archives that he had full legal rights to download and the FBI hounded him literally to death for it? Anyway,
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This is published about 40 years too late.
The Intellectual and Moral Decline of the American Right
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Intellectual and Moral Decline of the American Right
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
It Is Never Too Late to Speak Out
The conservative backlash against Nick Fuentes has yet to challenge the president who had him over for dinner.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is published about 40 years too late.
The Intellectual and Moral Decline of the American Right
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Intellectual and Moral Decline of the American Right
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Part 2: Fingered in line at a CVS
November 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Part 2: Fingered in line at a CVS
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Listen, I spent years telling you all that Substack was evil. *Now* do you believe me?
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Listen, I spent years telling you all that Substack was evil. *Now* do you believe me?
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okay so here’s the actual bad part of the article
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
okay so here’s the actual bad part of the article
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
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honestly with how much these two deserve each other it's kind of beautiful they found each other if only for a little bit 😍
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
honestly with how much these two deserve each other it's kind of beautiful they found each other if only for a little bit 😍
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Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.
These ads are poisoning trust in media
‘Native advertising' allows fossil fuel companies to disguise their ads in news outlets. A new book argues the practice undermines journalistic credibility.
www.exxonknews.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.
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every year someone does a study that’s like “we gave 100 homeless ppl money and their lives improved” and every year the government kills that guy
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
every year someone does a study that’s like “we gave 100 homeless ppl money and their lives improved” and every year the government kills that guy
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Various transgenders and queers and apostates.
Sodomites, morphadikes, decked out with bling.
Critical theorists tied up with string...
Sodomites, morphadikes, decked out with bling.
Critical theorists tied up with string...
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Various transgenders and queers and apostates.
Sodomites, morphadikes, decked out with bling.
Critical theorists tied up with string...
Sodomites, morphadikes, decked out with bling.
Critical theorists tied up with string...
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was trying to piece together what feeling this face evoked and i finally figured out it's "you BLOODY RIPPER"
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 AM
was trying to piece together what feeling this face evoked and i finally figured out it's "you BLOODY RIPPER"
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Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.