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You know things are bad when two substack authors you read are quoting Hannah Arendt.
January 18, 2026 at 2:45 PM
You know things are bad when two substack authors you read are quoting Hannah Arendt.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
DOGE managed to virtually eliminate USAID and cut the federal workforce by 9 percent but still spending was higher in FY 25 than FY 24. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
DOGE promised to cut government spending. It went up under Trump, new report shows
Elon Musk initially promised that DOGE would slash $2 trillion in ‘waste, fraud and abuse,’ a goal that was later reduced to $1 trillion
www.the-independent.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
DOGE managed to virtually eliminate USAID and cut the federal workforce by 9 percent but still spending was higher in FY 25 than FY 24. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
To labour and fight against resistance is a human need, as digging is for moles. —Schopenhauer
December 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
To labour and fight against resistance is a human need, as digging is for moles. —Schopenhauer
The funniest thing I read in the news this morning was the job description of former congressman Devin Nunes (R-blockhead): chair of Trump's Intelligence Advisory Board. Let us know when you find some.
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The funniest thing I read in the news this morning was the job description of former congressman Devin Nunes (R-blockhead): chair of Trump's Intelligence Advisory Board. Let us know when you find some.
From Quinn Norton, over at #emptywheel, one of the best truth-telling operations going. www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/03/p...
Pete Hegseth and the Radical Queer Wing of Al-Qaeda - emptywheel
Where Murder Dances With Law A while back, maybe a decade and change ago during the Obama administration, I was drinking with some nerdy friends in a San Francisco hackerspace. We got to talking about...
www.emptywheel.net
December 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
From Quinn Norton, over at #emptywheel, one of the best truth-telling operations going. www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/03/p...
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This is going on near my home town. apnews.com/article/immi...
How one Arkansas county helps ICE make hundreds of arrests and spreads fear among immigrants
Northwest Arkansas has emerged as a hot spot in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
apnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This is going on near my home town. apnews.com/article/immi...
The Cabinet in My Apartment That Explains How Journalism Broke During COVID talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/the-c...
The Cabinet in My Apartment That Explains How Journalism Broke During COVID
There’s a cabinet in my apartment that tells the story of how...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Cabinet in My Apartment That Explains How Journalism Broke During COVID talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/the-c...
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
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Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.
The Subtle Genius of ‘No Kings’ talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
The Subtle Genius of ‘No Kings’
The turnout and character of the weekend’s No Kings demonstrations speak for...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The Subtle Genius of ‘No Kings’ talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
Along with around 1,000 people in Fort Smith AR we had this interesting menagerie at No Kings. #50501movement #NoKingsprotest #50501supporters
October 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Along with around 1,000 people in Fort Smith AR we had this interesting menagerie at No Kings. #50501movement #NoKingsprotest #50501supporters
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NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Be Powerful 🫂 Be Safe 🫂 Be Peaceful
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Of The People • By The People • For The People
The people decide what comes next 🗽
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Be Powerful 🫂 Be Safe 🫂 Be Peaceful
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Of The People • By The People • For The People
The people decide what comes next 🗽
October 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Be Powerful 🫂 Be Safe 🫂 Be Peaceful
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Of The People • By The People • For The People
The people decide what comes next 🗽
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Be Powerful 🫂 Be Safe 🫂 Be Peaceful
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑NO KINGS👑
Of The People • By The People • For The People
The people decide what comes next 🗽
France’s Political Crisis: Sebastian Lecornu Goes All In www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/15/f...
France's Political Crisis: Sebastian Lecornu Goes All In - emptywheel
Yesterday, French Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu gave the speech of his life. Tomorrow, he’ll find out if it worked. Update: It worked. Sebastian Lecornu survived the No Confidence vote. Next come t...
www.emptywheel.net
October 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
France’s Political Crisis: Sebastian Lecornu Goes All In www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/15/f...
Why are we bailing out Argentina when our own government isn't open? #heritagefoundation #Republicanparty #randpaul #maga
October 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Why are we bailing out Argentina when our own government isn't open? #heritagefoundation #Republicanparty #randpaul #maga
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October 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Join us or an event near you. #50501supporters #50501arkansas
October 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Join us or an event near you. #50501supporters #50501arkansas
Join us or an event near you. #NoKings #5051movement
October 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Join us or an event near you. #NoKings #5051movement
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Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.
Trump: "They're, like, insurrectionists, they're terrible people. But you really wonder why. Why are they doing it? What are they gaining? Other than they're obviously paid. They're paid a lot of money."
October 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.
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Trump’s Gang
Without provocation, masked federal agents indiscriminately shoot peaceful protesters with rubber bullets from the rooftop of the Portland ICE facility.
October 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Trump’s Gang