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Charlie Kirk’s murder “is a tragedy for his family and a disaster for the country,” George Packer writes. “In an atmosphere of national paranoia and hatred, each act of political violence makes the next one more likely.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s Killing
The activist’s murder is a disaster for the country.
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Charlie Kirk’s murder “is a tragedy for his family and a disaster for the country,” George Packer writes. “In an atmosphere of national paranoia and hatred, each act of political violence makes the next one more likely.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Fake emergencies to justify crackdowns-not very original
June 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Fake emergencies to justify crackdowns-not very original
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The FT View: This was no 'liberation day' for America. If Trump gets his way, the US economy will be isolated from the very system that has powered its century-long rise, writes our editorial board. www.ft.com/content/2145...
April 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The FT View: This was no 'liberation day' for America. If Trump gets his way, the US economy will be isolated from the very system that has powered its century-long rise, writes our editorial board. www.ft.com/content/2145...
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This latest case, in which lawyers argue their client had no proven links to MS-13, adds to the growing judicial and public scrutiny about the deportations to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison.
Trump administration admits Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison by mistake
This latest case, in which lawyers argue their client had no proven links to MS-13, adds to the growing judicial and public scrutiny about the deportations to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This latest case, in which lawyers argue their client had no proven links to MS-13, adds to the growing judicial and public scrutiny about the deportations to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison.
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On this date in 1775, American patriot and orator Patrick Henry told a gathering in St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia that he would have no king, unless circumstances required such. "Give me liberty or bring down the price of eggs," he intoned. "And, oh yeah, no trans athletes."
Washington.in
March 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
On this date in 1775, American patriot and orator Patrick Henry told a gathering in St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia that he would have no king, unless circumstances required such. "Give me liberty or bring down the price of eggs," he intoned. "And, oh yeah, no trans athletes."
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So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
I used to crave news and good faith opinions from brilliant people. Lately I find myself reverting to my GenX core...
None of it matters, so why bother?
None of it matters, so why bother?
February 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I used to crave news and good faith opinions from brilliant people. Lately I find myself reverting to my GenX core...
None of it matters, so why bother?
None of it matters, so why bother?
This. Citizens United is the rot at the center of this mess
Structural. Citizens United was a lever to pry up the very roots of informed self-governance. Dark money has purchased everything from our most elemental journalistic enterprises and political parties to state and national legislatures and our highest courts. Follow the fucking money. Pay attention.
He is indeed, as Mr. Simon tells us, the result and not the cause. But the cause isn’t “greedy businessmen” but a nation in love with amoral men of zero character. Many people love and admire Trump and our tech overlords more than they love themselves or their neighbors. The sickness is cultural.
January 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This. Citizens United is the rot at the center of this mess
Lost David Lynch and Bob Uecker on the same day. What a sucky day.
2025 just getting started, I fear.
2025 just getting started, I fear.
January 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Lost David Lynch and Bob Uecker on the same day. What a sucky day.
2025 just getting started, I fear.
2025 just getting started, I fear.
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Please read this piece. Phil has reported on the activities of racist white Christian nationalists in Tennessee, and they (and their allies) have come after him in the most vile ways. This is what they do, and the world needs to know.
A personal reflection: “Journalists like myself have a choice: surrender to the fascist mob that wants to intimidate the truth-tellers – or rededicate ourselves to doing what’s right no matter the cost.” www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Phil Williams: In reporting on hate and extremism, 'while the attacks are personal, so is the cause'
Rarely in my nearly 40-year career as a journalist have I felt the target on my back as continuously and intensely as I have in the last 15 months.
www.newschannel5.com
December 26, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Please read this piece. Phil has reported on the activities of racist white Christian nationalists in Tennessee, and they (and their allies) have come after him in the most vile ways. This is what they do, and the world needs to know.
Anybody else get in obsessive loops with songs? I think this represents only a few days.
December 4, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Anybody else get in obsessive loops with songs? I think this represents only a few days.
My residual self image is a lot more punk rock than this...
December 4, 2024 at 4:50 PM
My residual self image is a lot more punk rock than this...
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November 29, 2024 at 1:12 AM
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