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'I Used To Go To This Bar,' @joycemanor.bsky.social's first album in four years, is out today. Stream it and read our review:
Album Of The Week: Joyce Manor 'I Used To Go To This Bar'
Joyce Manor have always masterfully, and maybe accidentally, tiptoed the line between genres. Since 2008, they’ve been beloved by fans of gritty Pennsylvania emo outfits like Title Fight and Tigers Ja...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
'I Used To Go To This Bar,' @joycemanor.bsky.social's first album in four years, is out today. Stream it and read our review:
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I’m not a doctor and can’t make a judgment about whether this is a product of dementia, cognitive decline, pharmaceutical abuse, or just Trump's incontinence.
But even in the court of the Mad Emperor Caligula, I suspect, they knew how to recognize insanity.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/lets-not-s...
But even in the court of the Mad Emperor Caligula, I suspect, they knew how to recognize insanity.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/lets-not-s...
Let's Not Sanewash This
Our mad king really is... mad.
charliesykes.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I’m not a doctor and can’t make a judgment about whether this is a product of dementia, cognitive decline, pharmaceutical abuse, or just Trump's incontinence.
But even in the court of the Mad Emperor Caligula, I suspect, they knew how to recognize insanity.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/lets-not-s...
But even in the court of the Mad Emperor Caligula, I suspect, they knew how to recognize insanity.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/lets-not-s...
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Happy 75th birthday to Alamo icon Phil Collins 🌵
January 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Happy 75th birthday to Alamo icon Phil Collins 🌵
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A Trump quote without his face or voice. It's Trump without Trump. This quote is unedited and 100% accurate. It is from his press conference on January 20, 2026. - The big building with bars on the windows.
January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
A Trump quote without his face or voice. It's Trump without Trump. This quote is unedited and 100% accurate. It is from his press conference on January 20, 2026. - The big building with bars on the windows.
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Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
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Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
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Believe it or not, tomorrow marks one year since Bob Uecker’s passing.
Of all the stories on Brewers dot com in 2025, none meant more than this one. A year later, it’s a reminder of how lucky we were to have those many summers with him. www.mlb.com/news/brewers...
Of all the stories on Brewers dot com in 2025, none meant more than this one. A year later, it’s a reminder of how lucky we were to have those many summers with him. www.mlb.com/news/brewers...
Fans share love for Uecker, 'The best friend I never met'
This story was excerpted from Adam McCalvy's Brewers Beat newsletter and originally published on Jan 17, 2025. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
www.mlb.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Believe it or not, tomorrow marks one year since Bob Uecker’s passing.
Of all the stories on Brewers dot com in 2025, none meant more than this one. A year later, it’s a reminder of how lucky we were to have those many summers with him. www.mlb.com/news/brewers...
Of all the stories on Brewers dot com in 2025, none meant more than this one. A year later, it’s a reminder of how lucky we were to have those many summers with him. www.mlb.com/news/brewers...
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A video in Minneapolis appears to show a federal agent kneeing a man in the face while he is being arrested.
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
A video in Minneapolis appears to show a federal agent kneeing a man in the face while he is being arrested.
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Such resonant historical truth in this one sentence.
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 2, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Such resonant historical truth in this one sentence.
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Over the next year, the Roberts Court “will face more cases that could further erode both the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, pushing America back toward what some on the right believe is the true, Antebellum Constitution,” Adam Serwer argues.
The Return of the Antebellum Constitution
The Supreme Court and the president are undermining the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
bit.ly
December 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Over the next year, the Roberts Court “will face more cases that could further erode both the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, pushing America back toward what some on the right believe is the true, Antebellum Constitution,” Adam Serwer argues.
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ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ATTN MILITARY: That $1776 you’re getting? He’s taking it out of your already approved BHA and putting his name on it. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case in an unvarnished take in Vanity Fair, sending the Trump administration into damage control.
Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defending Donald Trump's second presidency in a series of interviews published Tuesday.
bit.ly
December 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case in an unvarnished take in Vanity Fair, sending the Trump administration into damage control.
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Hanukkah is a modest holiday.
But I value it
I tell my kids light offers hope amid discouragement
and illuminates possible paths when the way seems obscured
All the more important after a heartbreaking weekend
the lights offer the possibility of light in days ahead
But I value it
I tell my kids light offers hope amid discouragement
and illuminates possible paths when the way seems obscured
All the more important after a heartbreaking weekend
the lights offer the possibility of light in days ahead
December 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Hanukkah is a modest holiday.
But I value it
I tell my kids light offers hope amid discouragement
and illuminates possible paths when the way seems obscured
All the more important after a heartbreaking weekend
the lights offer the possibility of light in days ahead
But I value it
I tell my kids light offers hope amid discouragement
and illuminates possible paths when the way seems obscured
All the more important after a heartbreaking weekend
the lights offer the possibility of light in days ahead
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Pam Bondi is Coming for Domestic Terrorists. You Might Be One of Them.
I recorded an emergency pod to explain this story. Fair warning: it’s likely to be the scariest thing you hear today. And, if you’re not alarmed, you’re not paying attention.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
I recorded an emergency pod to explain this story. Fair warning: it’s likely to be the scariest thing you hear today. And, if you’re not alarmed, you’re not paying attention.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Pam Bondi is Coming for Domestic Terrorists. You Might Be One of Them.
An emergency video/podcast
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pam Bondi is Coming for Domestic Terrorists. You Might Be One of Them.
I recorded an emergency pod to explain this story. Fair warning: it’s likely to be the scariest thing you hear today. And, if you’re not alarmed, you’re not paying attention.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
I recorded an emergency pod to explain this story. Fair warning: it’s likely to be the scariest thing you hear today. And, if you’re not alarmed, you’re not paying attention.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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The Mavericks' Raul Malo dead at 60
The Mavericks' Raul Malo Dead At 60
Raul Malo, frontman for much-loved long-running country band the Mavericks, has passed away. In an Instagram statement, the band says that Malo died on Monday: “Though his earthly body may have passed...
stereogum.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Mavericks' Raul Malo dead at 60
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December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Exclusive: Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say
From me and Zach Cohen
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
From me and Zach Cohen
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing of sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say | CNN Politics
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered American troops and mission objectives, when he used Signal in March of this year to s...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Exclusive: Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say
From me and Zach Cohen
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
From me and Zach Cohen
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
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Matt Gaetz, James O’Keefe, and Laura Loomer have replaced the Pentagon press corps.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
moments after Matt Gaetz asks a question at the Pentagon press briefing, Laura Loomer gets her turn
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Matt Gaetz, James O’Keefe, and Laura Loomer have replaced the Pentagon press corps.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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We hear a lot about the canaries in the coal mine these days. But we were reminded last week that dead canaries are littered all around us. We never imagined that death could undo so many.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
The Silence of the Canaries
Trump has normalized xenophobia
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We hear a lot about the canaries in the coal mine these days. But we were reminded last week that dead canaries are littered all around us. We never imagined that death could undo so many.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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As recently as a few years ago, there would have been Republican voices denouncing Trump’s bizarre and unAmerican attacks on immigrants. Those voices were the canaries in the coal mine. Their silence now tells us what has been lost.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
The Silence of the Canaries
Trump has normalized xenophobia
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
As recently as a few years ago, there would have been Republican voices denouncing Trump’s bizarre and unAmerican attacks on immigrants. Those voices were the canaries in the coal mine. Their silence now tells us what has been lost.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Two California real estate investors own Indian Trails Apartments, a 180-unit subsidized complex on Chicago's South Side that has deteriorated significantly since their 2017 purchase, leaving residents without heat or maintenance.
What happened when The Sausage King of Chicago bought a South Side housing complex?
chicago.suntimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Two California real estate investors own Indian Trails Apartments, a 180-unit subsidized complex on Chicago's South Side that has deteriorated significantly since their 2017 purchase, leaving residents without heat or maintenance.
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Imagine being part of Trump’s administration — a daily festival of kickbacks, crypto bribes, and self-dealing — and suddenly realizing that the place is stocked to the rafters with trough-feeders and grifters.
Imagine being too dishonest for TrumpWorld circa 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Imagine being too dishonest for TrumpWorld circa 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Kash's Turn in the Barrel
Plus: MAGA's foreign troll farms
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Imagine being part of Trump’s administration — a daily festival of kickbacks, crypto bribes, and self-dealing — and suddenly realizing that the place is stocked to the rafters with trough-feeders and grifters.
Imagine being too dishonest for TrumpWorld circa 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Imagine being too dishonest for TrumpWorld circa 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Update: now he’s suggesting the Democratic lawmakers should be executed.
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Update: now he’s suggesting the Democratic lawmakers should be executed.