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There is trolling, and there is whatever grandious name we should give to this:
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
There is trolling, and there is whatever grandious name we should give to this:
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Former USIP lawyer at DOGE: ‘Authoritarian grip’
💥 Explore this must-read post from WIRED 📖 📂 Category: Politics,Politics / Policy,Politics / Politics News,The Big Interview ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: George Foot still He has vivid memories of the day when agents of Elon Musk's so-called…
💥 Explore this must-read post from WIRED 📖 📂 Category: Politics,Politics / Policy,Politics / Politics News,The Big Interview ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: George Foot still He has vivid memories of the day when agents of Elon Musk's so-called…
Former USIP lawyer at DOGE: ‘Authoritarian grip’
💥 Explore this must-read post from WIRED 📖 📂 Category: Politics,Politics / Policy,Politics / Politics News,The Big Interview ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: George Foot still He has vivid memories of the day when agents of Elon Musk's so-called Government Efficiency Administration arrived at the headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace. USIP's outside general counsel, he has been part of efforts to prevent the US government from taking control of the organization.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Former USIP lawyer at DOGE: ‘Authoritarian grip’
💥 Explore this must-read post from WIRED 📖 📂 Category: Politics,Politics / Policy,Politics / Politics News,The Big Interview ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: George Foot still He has vivid memories of the day when agents of Elon Musk's so-called…
💥 Explore this must-read post from WIRED 📖 📂 Category: Politics,Politics / Policy,Politics / Politics News,The Big Interview ✅ Here’s what you’ll learn: George Foot still He has vivid memories of the day when agents of Elon Musk's so-called…
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"tRump's White House gutted the Institute of Peace, fired its staff and called it a 'bloated, useless entity.' Now Trump has renamed the institute he tried to destroy after himself." Judge has ruled that the government’s armed takeover was illegal. Judgment is stayed while the government appeals.
December 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"tRump's White House gutted the Institute of Peace, fired its staff and called it a 'bloated, useless entity.' Now Trump has renamed the institute he tried to destroy after himself." Judge has ruled that the government’s armed takeover was illegal. Judgment is stayed while the government appeals.
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They’ve renamed the Institute of Peace after Donald Trump, if you were wondering how strong a grasp on reality the US has right now www.thepoke.com/2025/12/05/t...
They’ve renamed the Institute of Peace after Donald Trump, if you were wondering how strong a grasp on reality the US has right now
Donald Trump’s failure to secure the coveted Nobel Peace Prize obviously keeps the man awake at night, if his social media is anything to go by – but the regime has come up with a slight consolation p...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
They’ve renamed the Institute of Peace after Donald Trump, if you were wondering how strong a grasp on reality the US has right now www.thepoke.com/2025/12/05/t...
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The irony is off the scale!
BBC News - US Institute of Peace renamed after Trump
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BBC News - US Institute of Peace renamed after Trump
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US Institute of Peace renamed after Trump
Control of the organisation, which was founded as an independent think tank, is the subject of a legal battle.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The irony is off the scale!
BBC News - US Institute of Peace renamed after Trump
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - US Institute of Peace renamed after Trump
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The independent U.S. Institute of Peace has been unlawfully renamed the "Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace." Congress should enact legislation prohibiting the naming of any federal property after a sitting politician. #Fascism #USIP #DTIP
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December 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The independent U.S. Institute of Peace has been unlawfully renamed the "Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace." Congress should enact legislation prohibiting the naming of any federal property after a sitting politician. #Fascism #USIP #DTIP
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Trump had the president of the U.S. Institute of Peace forcibly removed from his office earlier this year.
A federal court ruled that his dismantling of the USIP was a "gross usurpation of power"—the case is still in court.
Now he's slapping his name and his own toxic brand on the building anyway.
A federal court ruled that his dismantling of the USIP was a "gross usurpation of power"—the case is still in court.
Now he's slapping his name and his own toxic brand on the building anyway.
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Trump had the president of the U.S. Institute of Peace forcibly removed from his office earlier this year.
A federal court ruled that his dismantling of the USIP was a "gross usurpation of power"—the case is still in court.
Now he's slapping his name and his own toxic brand on the building anyway.
A federal court ruled that his dismantling of the USIP was a "gross usurpation of power"—the case is still in court.
Now he's slapping his name and his own toxic brand on the building anyway.
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This is what government censorship actually looks like: defunding entire fields, deporting researchers, and quite effectively chilling speech that helps people understand how our information systems are being exploited and calls out powerful people and platforms for their bullshit.
For the last decade, the pervasive spread of bullshit & manipulation of online platforms have been widely recognized societal concerns. Now non US citizens studying those subjects can be labeled “censors” & denied visas or deported from the US. Censorship, indeed. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa
An internal State Department memo said that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech should be considered for rejection.
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is what government censorship actually looks like: defunding entire fields, deporting researchers, and quite effectively chilling speech that helps people understand how our information systems are being exploited and calls out powerful people and platforms for their bullshit.
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SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
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It's time.
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
And The Economist’s word of the year for 2025 is…
An unappetising symbol of a messy year
www.economist.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It's time.
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
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The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
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November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
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Trump Is Mired in a War of Attrition www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Mired in a War of Attrition
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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Trump Is Mired in a War of Attrition www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
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The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for nominations of folks making a difference towards promoting civic health and helping people and communities navigate the complex information systems that we all seem to be caught up in. If you know of someone making impact, please nominate them!
🧵We're seeking nominations for the CIP Award for Impact & Excellence, which recognizes outstanding contributions, achievements or bodies of work that advance civic health and promote an informed society by helping individuals, communities and institutions navigate complex information challenges.
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for nominations of folks making a difference towards promoting civic health and helping people and communities navigate the complex information systems that we all seem to be caught up in. If you know of someone making impact, please nominate them!
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Trump’s 28-point peace plan with Russia “is misnamed,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. “It 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.”
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trump’s 28-point peace plan with Russia “is misnamed,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. “It 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.”
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The newsletter is out. This week:
- Reconsidering how we use maps to visualize data
- How a mapmaker makes maps
- What maps can tell us about borders and culture
- Using maps to visualize inequality
So, it's about 𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐬 in other words.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
- Reconsidering how we use maps to visualize data
- How a mapmaker makes maps
- What maps can tell us about borders and culture
- Using maps to visualize inequality
So, it's about 𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐬 in other words.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
Putting the real world down on paper
This week's newsletter looks at how we use maps. I review a new book on the subject, interview a mapmaker and show how maps can reshape our assumptions about borders. It's all topped off with what I t...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The newsletter is out. This week:
- Reconsidering how we use maps to visualize data
- How a mapmaker makes maps
- What maps can tell us about borders and culture
- Using maps to visualize inequality
So, it's about 𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐬 in other words.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
- Reconsidering how we use maps to visualize data
- How a mapmaker makes maps
- What maps can tell us about borders and culture
- Using maps to visualize inequality
So, it's about 𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐬 in other words.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/putting-the-...
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I'm attending a workshop hosted by @techpolicypress.bsky.social tomorrow. They invited me to write a "provocation" about the state of technology and democracy right now.
I think I wrote something appropriately dark and foreboding.
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
I think I wrote something appropriately dark and foreboding.
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
The Dance with Big Tech is Different under Trump 2.0 | TechPolicy.Press
If we are going to repair democratic institutions, we are going to have to do it ourselves, writes Dave Karpf.
www.techpolicy.press
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I'm attending a workshop hosted by @techpolicypress.bsky.social tomorrow. They invited me to write a "provocation" about the state of technology and democracy right now.
I think I wrote something appropriately dark and foreboding.
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
I think I wrote something appropriately dark and foreboding.
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
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This week, in the free-to-read newsletter:
1. The history of red and blue in TV campaign coverage.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/r/682c3344?m...
1. The history of red and blue in TV campaign coverage.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/r/682c3344?m...
November 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This week, in the free-to-read newsletter:
1. The history of red and blue in TV campaign coverage.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/r/682c3344?m...
1. The history of red and blue in TV campaign coverage.
www.howtoreadthisch.art/r/682c3344?m...
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"...while Americans today have more opportunities than ever to speak, they have fewer opportunities than ever to be truly heard." This reflection from the Post's former letters editor--who read all 21,000 she got after the paper didn't endorse--is worth listening to. www.notus.org/perspectives...
The Washington Post Got 21,000 Emails After It Didn't Endorse. I Read Them All.
Reading and editing letters gave me a theory about what is wrong with America — and how it could be fixed.
www.notus.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"...while Americans today have more opportunities than ever to speak, they have fewer opportunities than ever to be truly heard." This reflection from the Post's former letters editor--who read all 21,000 she got after the paper didn't endorse--is worth listening to. www.notus.org/perspectives...
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This was an amazing read
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This was an amazing read
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I need you all to stop what you’re doing and listen to my niece and nephew singing “Let’s call the whole thing off” while dressed as Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong for Halloween 🥹
November 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I need you all to stop what you’re doing and listen to my niece and nephew singing “Let’s call the whole thing off” while dressed as Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong for Halloween 🥹
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Boy, North Carolina Republicans sure don't want the attached story to circulate. I sure hope that this stupid threat from their spokesperson doesn't boomerang on them and have a lot more people read and share the story, which once again, is conveniently attached below. That would be a shame.
October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Boy, North Carolina Republicans sure don't want the attached story to circulate. I sure hope that this stupid threat from their spokesperson doesn't boomerang on them and have a lot more people read and share the story, which once again, is conveniently attached below. That would be a shame.
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"These aren’t separate issues, because tackiness and tyranny go hand in hand.
Yes, Trump has terrible taste and probably would even if he didn’t have power and, thanks to that power, wealth.
But the grotesqueness of his White House renovations is structural as well as personal."
Yes, Trump has terrible taste and probably would even if he didn’t have power and, thanks to that power, wealth.
But the grotesqueness of his White House renovations is structural as well as personal."
Trump’s Gilded Ballroom and the Fall of the American Republic
Tackiness and tyranny go hand in hand
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October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"These aren’t separate issues, because tackiness and tyranny go hand in hand.
Yes, Trump has terrible taste and probably would even if he didn’t have power and, thanks to that power, wealth.
But the grotesqueness of his White House renovations is structural as well as personal."
Yes, Trump has terrible taste and probably would even if he didn’t have power and, thanks to that power, wealth.
But the grotesqueness of his White House renovations is structural as well as personal."
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The newsletter is out. A map of religion! A notation system for dance! The best and worst college football seasons in the last century! www.howtoreadthisch.art/devotion-at-...
At church, in the dance hall and on the gridiron
Chapter 1
A geography of American worship
The story of the Tower of Babel, you will recall, involves God stymieing the construction of a heavens-destined building by fragmenting human language into a...
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October 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The newsletter is out. A map of religion! A notation system for dance! The best and worst college football seasons in the last century! www.howtoreadthisch.art/devotion-at-...
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The second edition of the new How To Read This Chart is out.
Demography, chart games and a map of the world’s kings. Dig in. www.howtoreadthisch.art/r/e0489c52?m...
Demography, chart games and a map of the world’s kings. Dig in. www.howtoreadthisch.art/r/e0489c52?m...
The ebbs and flows of the nation
Prologue
About that picture
As you are likely aware, this newsletter is the resurrection of one that I wrote for years while I was at The Washington Post. That means that I am adjusting my muscle mem...
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October 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The second edition of the new How To Read This Chart is out.
Demography, chart games and a map of the world’s kings. Dig in. www.howtoreadthisch.art/r/e0489c52?m...
Demography, chart games and a map of the world’s kings. Dig in. www.howtoreadthisch.art/r/e0489c52?m...