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Retired, Life-Long Liberal, Want to Change the World, ADHD, Seeking a Unified Theory of Social Dynamics, Maker Wannabe, Believe that Fascism & Authoritarianism Have Been & Will Be Part of Human Politics Forever.
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Any number of the commentariat marveled that Witkoff helped Russia sell Putin’s plan for Ukraine.
They shouldn’t be.
Putin has a talent for corrupting NY real estate speculators w/ promises of rich deals. There’s a reason Witkoff relied on Russian translator, ya know?
They shouldn’t be.
Putin has a talent for corrupting NY real estate speculators w/ promises of rich deals. There’s a reason Witkoff relied on Russian translator, ya know?
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Any number of the commentariat marveled that Witkoff helped Russia sell Putin’s plan for Ukraine.
They shouldn’t be.
Putin has a talent for corrupting NY real estate speculators w/ promises of rich deals. There’s a reason Witkoff relied on Russian translator, ya know?
They shouldn’t be.
Putin has a talent for corrupting NY real estate speculators w/ promises of rich deals. There’s a reason Witkoff relied on Russian translator, ya know?
NEW JAM - I'm Sick of Donald Trump
YouTube video by Mr. Newberger's AI Funnies
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Good clear explanation about what’s wrong with most modern economic power. Must read if you’re not an economist.
youtube.com/watch?v=lrO9...
youtube.com/watch?v=lrO9...
Laffer's curve: the tax myth that promoted inequality
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Good clear explanation about what’s wrong with most modern economic power. Must read if you’re not an economist.
youtube.com/watch?v=lrO9...
youtube.com/watch?v=lrO9...
Fascism in Action in America: Jennifer Moriarty & Daniel Biss Report from Chicago NorthShore
open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
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Fascism in Action in America: Jennifer Moriarty & Daniel Bliss Report from Chicago NorthShore
ICE in action in the MidWest: we are, right now, in big trouble. The only way out is through, via transparency and civic resistance…
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Fascism in Action in America: Jennifer Moriarty & Daniel Biss Report from Chicago NorthShore
open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
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So in western Alaska, thousands of people are homeless due to flooding rains, one person is dead & two people are missing. But yet, the regime hasn't said a word, no thoughts or prayers, nothing.
Once again, they could care less about Americans, it's about enriching themselves through GREED.
Once again, they could care less about Americans, it's about enriching themselves through GREED.
October 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
So in western Alaska, thousands of people are homeless due to flooding rains, one person is dead & two people are missing. But yet, the regime hasn't said a word, no thoughts or prayers, nothing.
Once again, they could care less about Americans, it's about enriching themselves through GREED.
Once again, they could care less about Americans, it's about enriching themselves through GREED.
Now, as then, the Republican
Party is the party of fear, greed and hate.
Party is the party of fear, greed and hate.
October 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Now, as then, the Republican
Party is the party of fear, greed and hate.
Party is the party of fear, greed and hate.
As always, Brad DeLong offers a wise perspective. Well worth the time to read and understand:
On the MCM6 Milk Consumption Switch & Lactase Persistence; & the Nonexistence of Any Such Switches in IQ Genetics "Race Science"
open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
On the MCM6 Milk Consumption Switch & Lactase Persistence; & the Nonexistence of Any Such Switches in IQ Genetics "Race Science"
open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
On the MCM6 Milk Consumption Switch & Lactase Persistence; & the Nonexistence of Any Such Switches in IQ Genetics "Race Science"
This is too close to the “let’s get out the skull-measuring calipers” discourse. I shouldn’t have to do this. Any genetic variants that made us genuinely smarter at dealing with situations without...
open.substack.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
As always, Brad DeLong offers a wise perspective. Well worth the time to read and understand:
On the MCM6 Milk Consumption Switch & Lactase Persistence; & the Nonexistence of Any Such Switches in IQ Genetics "Race Science"
open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
On the MCM6 Milk Consumption Switch & Lactase Persistence; & the Nonexistence of Any Such Switches in IQ Genetics "Race Science"
open.substack.com/pub/braddelo...
Here’s an article that’s more than worth the time it takes to read:
The Revolution Will Arrive on Time: Why Mamdani's Fast Bus Socialism Is More Radical Than You Think
open.substack.com/pub/nathanne...
The Revolution Will Arrive on Time: Why Mamdani's Fast Bus Socialism Is More Radical Than You Think
open.substack.com/pub/nathanne...
The Revolution Will Arrive on Time: Why Mamdani's Fast Bus Socialism Is More Radical Than You Think
Mamdani's promise to Speed Buses is in in the Tradition of the Sewer Socialists Who Strengthened Local Control of Urban Infrastructure
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Here’s an article that’s more than worth the time it takes to read:
The Revolution Will Arrive on Time: Why Mamdani's Fast Bus Socialism Is More Radical Than You Think
open.substack.com/pub/nathanne...
The Revolution Will Arrive on Time: Why Mamdani's Fast Bus Socialism Is More Radical Than You Think
open.substack.com/pub/nathanne...
It’s important for those of us not living on farms to listen to the below:
youtube.com/watch?v=zdWr...
youtube.com/watch?v=zdWr...
ICE Raids Are Only Half The Story
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
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October 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It’s important for those of us not living on farms to listen to the below:
youtube.com/watch?v=zdWr...
youtube.com/watch?v=zdWr...
The Crime Wave Is Coming from Inside the [White] House www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/06/t...
The Crime Wave Is Coming from Inside the [White] House - emptywheel
Stephen Miller is trying to redefine crime in an effort to criminalize the Democratic party. He's doing it even amid an unprecedented crime wave centered on the White House and as he orders up murders...
www.emptywheel.net
October 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Crime Wave Is Coming from Inside the [White] House www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/06/t...
Shit is getting real in Chicago, and the following article describes what the right-wing supports and hides from everyday Americans:
Monopoly Round-Up: Soy Boy America
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
Monopoly Round-Up: Soy Boy America
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
Monopoly Round-Up: Soy Boy America
China refuses to buy U.S. soybeans, causing all sorts of problems. But why can't U.S. farmers grow something other than soybeans? Plus, gamers offer a big apology to Lina Khan, and more..
www.thebignewsletter.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Shit is getting real in Chicago, and the following article describes what the right-wing supports and hides from everyday Americans:
Monopoly Round-Up: Soy Boy America
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
Monopoly Round-Up: Soy Boy America
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
An important read:
The Shutdown Will Make Trump’s Theory of Government–ICE but No Healthcare–Visible www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/01/a...
The Shutdown Will Make Trump’s Theory of Government–ICE but No Healthcare–Visible www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/01/a...
The Shutdown Will Make Trump's Theory of Government-ICE but No Healthcare-Visible - emptywheel
No one knows how this shutdown will go. It truly is unlike any shutdown that has gone before. But it will serve to make the reality of Trump's abuse of power visible in a way that has not fully happen...
www.emptywheel.net
October 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
An important read:
The Shutdown Will Make Trump’s Theory of Government–ICE but No Healthcare–Visible www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/01/a...
The Shutdown Will Make Trump’s Theory of Government–ICE but No Healthcare–Visible www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/01/a...
Pay attention kids:
Russ Vought Threatens to Do What He Already Did www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/25/r...
Russ Vought Threatens to Do What He Already Did www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/25/r...
Russ Vought Threatens to Do What He Already Did - emptywheel
Thus far, Republicans seem intent on using the shutdown to demonstrate in more visible fashion the need for it.
www.emptywheel.net
September 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Pay attention kids:
Russ Vought Threatens to Do What He Already Did www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/25/r...
Russ Vought Threatens to Do What He Already Did www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/25/r...
Short scheduled protests are fine, but if we want change a larger and more costly approach is required.
Consider:
marienewman.substack.com/p/the-only-w...
Consider:
marienewman.substack.com/p/the-only-w...
The Only Way Forward: A General Strike
Money talks.
marienewman.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Short scheduled protests are fine, but if we want change a larger and more costly approach is required.
Consider:
marienewman.substack.com/p/the-only-w...
Consider:
marienewman.substack.com/p/the-only-w...
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Blackpill Aesthetics: A Crash Course in Meme Extremism
YouTube video by Cy Canterel
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September 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The “Boo Boos” and Bovino Bullshit DHS Uses to Criminalize Scrutiny www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/19/t...
The "Boo Boos" and Bovino Bullshit DHS Uses to Criminalize Scrutiny - emptywheel
From coast to coast, the lies that DHS is telling in an attempt to criminalize scrutiny of its actions are falling apart. But that didn't prevent DOJ from trying to sustain the effort to do the same a...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The “Boo Boos” and Bovino Bullshit DHS Uses to Criminalize Scrutiny www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/19/t...
As a nation, we are quickly losing our leadership status in science. This is solely the fault of modern American politics.
www.wired.com/story/this-g...
www.wired.com/story/this-g...
This Giant Subterranean Neutrino Detector Is Taking On the Mysteries of Physics
Located in China, Juno is a 17-country collaboration that will try to detect neutrinos and antineutrinos to learn more about their mass.
www.wired.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
As a nation, we are quickly losing our leadership status in science. This is solely the fault of modern American politics.
www.wired.com/story/this-g...
www.wired.com/story/this-g...
The White House Bid to Turn the Charlie Kirk Murder into Their Anti-Trans Jihad www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/14/t...
The White House Bid to Turn the Charlie Kirk Murder into Their Anti-Trans Jihad - emptywheel
We don't yet know what allegedly motivated Tyler Robinson to kill Charlie Kirk. We do know the motivations of the White House sourcing claims about a trans roommate, so we should be very cautious abou...
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September 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The White House Bid to Turn the Charlie Kirk Murder into Their Anti-Trans Jihad www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/14/t...
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I believe the article below offers more context to the national (global?) tragedy orchestrated by Epstein & Maxwell, than does everything else I’ve read combined.
Moreover, it exposes the mendacity, randomness & grift that is privilege & status.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Moreover, it exposes the mendacity, randomness & grift that is privilege & status.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"Hello, I'm calling about Jeffrey Epstein..."
www.motherjones.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I believe the article below offers more context to the national (global?) tragedy orchestrated by Epstein & Maxwell, than does everything else I’ve read combined.
Moreover, it exposes the mendacity, randomness & grift that is privilege & status.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Moreover, it exposes the mendacity, randomness & grift that is privilege & status.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Read this and think about it before supporting defunding of US Govt
The Education of Ezra Klein www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/09/t...
The Education of Ezra Klein www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/09/t...
The Education of Ezra Klein - emptywheel
Any response to the upcoming funding deadline needs two things Ezra Klein's celebrated column lacks: A theory on how to fight fascism, and an awareness of how Republican support for Trump's rescission...
www.emptywheel.net
September 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Read this and think about it before supporting defunding of US Govt
The Education of Ezra Klein www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/09/t...
The Education of Ezra Klein www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/09/t...
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