Jeff Sharlet
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social
I wrote a book about now, THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, & 2 about how we got here, THE FAMILY & C ST, also a Netflix series. My fave books sell fewest: THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; & SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE. Professing @ Dartmouth. He/Him.
This is quality
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This is quality
This valuable @newyorker.com profile of Laura Loomer is a good example of why a certain kind of access journalism can be useful. Also? I hate rhetoric that dismisses fascist figures as "crazy." Mental illness is serious. But Loomer definitely seems genuinely unwell. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback
The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What’s behind her vetting crusades?
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This valuable @newyorker.com profile of Laura Loomer is a good example of why a certain kind of access journalism can be useful. Also? I hate rhetoric that dismisses fascist figures as "crazy." Mental illness is serious. But Loomer definitely seems genuinely unwell. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
“I assure you I will — steal your lunch money again! Har-de-har-har!”
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“I assure you I will — steal your lunch money again! Har-de-har-har!”
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NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
If you, like me, follow many little twists & turns of the Trumpish assault, & grow tired of the same crimes, the same legit but familiar outrage, try this. It’s not about the Trumpocene. Or it is. It’s just a young woman in a bleak town. Or it’s about telling the truth.
Gorgeous prose from Brendilou Armstrong, latest in a series of stories by new writers reported for a
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social
course on documenting small corners of the Trumpocene. (Detail from photo by Matt Black, Armstrong's inspiration.) callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/desperate-...
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social
course on documenting small corners of the Trumpocene. (Detail from photo by Matt Black, Armstrong's inspiration.) callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/desperate-...
Desperate Remedy
One writer's American geography
callingallsyllables.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If you, like me, follow many little twists & turns of the Trumpish assault, & grow tired of the same crimes, the same legit but familiar outrage, try this. It’s not about the Trumpocene. Or it is. It’s just a young woman in a bleak town. Or it’s about telling the truth.
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“The Committee’s unfounded accusations, dependence on clearly compromised sources, and selective presentation of ‘evidence’ represent an unprecedented abuse of congressional power—designed not to find the truth, but to silence leadership that refuses to yield to political pressure.”
— GMU-AAUP
— GMU-AAUP
Congress Accuses GMU President of Lying About DEI Efforts
The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee accused George Mason University's president of lying about DEI practices and likely violating civil rights laws. He has denied the claims.
www.insidehighered.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“The Committee’s unfounded accusations, dependence on clearly compromised sources, and selective presentation of ‘evidence’ represent an unprecedented abuse of congressional power—designed not to find the truth, but to silence leadership that refuses to yield to political pressure.”
— GMU-AAUP
— GMU-AAUP
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I know, I know--most of us are mainly going to talk today about Democratic cave-in. My recommendation: You know that story. Give yourself a break. Stay on the beat, but come at it sideways, via some real writing, like this from Brendilou Armstrong, a new writer telling the truth.
Gorgeous prose from Brendilou Armstrong, latest in a series of stories by new writers reported for a
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social
course on documenting small corners of the Trumpocene. (Detail from photo by Matt Black, Armstrong's inspiration.) callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/desperate-...
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social
course on documenting small corners of the Trumpocene. (Detail from photo by Matt Black, Armstrong's inspiration.) callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/desperate-...
Desperate Remedy
One writer's American geography
callingallsyllables.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I know, I know--most of us are mainly going to talk today about Democratic cave-in. My recommendation: You know that story. Give yourself a break. Stay on the beat, but come at it sideways, via some real writing, like this from Brendilou Armstrong, a new writer telling the truth.
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You cannot make this stuff up. #ICE indiscriminately spraying pepper spray into cars while driving by should be immediate felony assault.
In this instance, tack on felony child endangerment + whatever else puts them away forever. They maced a 1-year-old baby FFS.
In this instance, tack on felony child endangerment + whatever else puts them away forever. They maced a 1-year-old baby FFS.
From the ICE_Raids community on Reddit: ICE pours a large canister of pepper spray directly into family car, hitting 1-year-old baby. "They were simply shopping at Sam's Club," said Matt, who filmed t...
Explore this post and more from the ICE_Raids community
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November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
You cannot make this stuff up. #ICE indiscriminately spraying pepper spray into cars while driving by should be immediate felony assault.
In this instance, tack on felony child endangerment + whatever else puts them away forever. They maced a 1-year-old baby FFS.
In this instance, tack on felony child endangerment + whatever else puts them away forever. They maced a 1-year-old baby FFS.
I want to read this but I'm in UK right now and when I click on link it says "Unavailable due to UK online safety act." Is that safety from fascism? From knowing *about* fascism?
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I want to read this but I'm in UK right now and when I click on link it says "Unavailable due to UK online safety act." Is that safety from fascism? From knowing *about* fascism?
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
I know, I know--most of us are mainly going to talk today about Democratic cave-in. My recommendation: You know that story. Give yourself a break. Stay on the beat, but come at it sideways, via some real writing, like this from Brendilou Armstrong, a new writer telling the truth.
Gorgeous prose from Brendilou Armstrong, latest in a series of stories by new writers reported for a
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social
course on documenting small corners of the Trumpocene. (Detail from photo by Matt Black, Armstrong's inspiration.) callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/desperate-...
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social
course on documenting small corners of the Trumpocene. (Detail from photo by Matt Black, Armstrong's inspiration.) callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/desperate-...
Desperate Remedy
One writer's American geography
callingallsyllables.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I know, I know--most of us are mainly going to talk today about Democratic cave-in. My recommendation: You know that story. Give yourself a break. Stay on the beat, but come at it sideways, via some real writing, like this from Brendilou Armstrong, a new writer telling the truth.
Gorgeous prose from Brendilou Armstrong, latest in a series of stories by new writers reported for a
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social
course on documenting small corners of the Trumpocene. (Detail from photo by Matt Black, Armstrong's inspiration.) callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/desperate-...
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social
course on documenting small corners of the Trumpocene. (Detail from photo by Matt Black, Armstrong's inspiration.) callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/desperate-...
Desperate Remedy
One writer's American geography
callingallsyllables.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Gorgeous prose from Brendilou Armstrong, latest in a series of stories by new writers reported for a
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social
course on documenting small corners of the Trumpocene. (Detail from photo by Matt Black, Armstrong's inspiration.) callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/desperate-...
@dartmouthartsci.bsky.social
course on documenting small corners of the Trumpocene. (Detail from photo by Matt Black, Armstrong's inspiration.) callingallsyllables.substack.com/p/desperate-...
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Activists condemn award by ex-son-in-law President Subianto, branding it betrayal of Soeharto's victims and democracy.
Indonesia makes former president Soeharto posthumous national hero
Activists condemn award by ex-son-in-law President Subianto, branding it betrayal of Soeharto's victims and democracy.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Activists condemn award by ex-son-in-law President Subianto, branding it betrayal of Soeharto's victims and democracy.
Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
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Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin claims Trump is pardoning his Georgia co-defendants and other “alternate electors.”
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin claims Trump is pardoning his Georgia co-defendants and other “alternate electors.”
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
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I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really
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according to pilsen defense & access, two of the people detained by feds were a 14 year old and 18 year old who stood in the way of agents to protect their mom.
they were taken, along with a handful of others, to the fbi field office in chicago, where they were held without contact or charges.
they were taken, along with a handful of others, to the fbi field office in chicago, where they were held without contact or charges.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
according to pilsen defense & access, two of the people detained by feds were a 14 year old and 18 year old who stood in the way of agents to protect their mom.
they were taken, along with a handful of others, to the fbi field office in chicago, where they were held without contact or charges.
they were taken, along with a handful of others, to the fbi field office in chicago, where they were held without contact or charges.
Yeah this is such a fine line of performance, writing, direction, and so far they work brilliantly together.
Absolutely *love* how Vince Gilligan’s writing and his casting direction avoid “hollow” sympathy.
Rhea Seahorn never tries for sympathy through being “jolly” (that wouldn’t fit her character nor her character’s life) but you *absolutely* empathize by how she emotes & what she says & does.
Rhea Seahorn never tries for sympathy through being “jolly” (that wouldn’t fit her character nor her character’s life) but you *absolutely* empathize by how she emotes & what she says & does.
a close up of a woman with her hand on her face
Alt: Rhea Seahorn being emotional in Better Call Saul.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Yeah this is such a fine line of performance, writing, direction, and so far they work brilliantly together.
First two eps of Pluribus are unquestionably the best new TV I’ve seen in… years. As TV drama, as sci-fi, as WTF, & like a lot of great pop culture, as slant rhyme to the present moment & its fears.
November 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
First two eps of Pluribus are unquestionably the best new TV I’ve seen in… years. As TV drama, as sci-fi, as WTF, & like a lot of great pop culture, as slant rhyme to the present moment & its fears.
Now the Dutch—even the very rightwing Dutch—are tasking themselves with preserving US history our own American fascists want o erase.
Eleven of the parties in the provincial parliament of Limburg have now requested the Limburg government to look into the possibility of creating a (temporary) memorial for our Black American liberators in cooperation with Eijsden-Margraten (where the cemetery is located).
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Limburgse Statenleden willen tijdelijke herdenkingsplek voor zwarte bevrijders
Statenleden willen een gedenkteken voor zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders nu hun informatiepanelen in Margraten zijn verwijderd
www.nrc.nl
November 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Now the Dutch—even the very rightwing Dutch—are tasking themselves with preserving US history our own American fascists want o erase.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Ha ha, yes, but then they gave up on the deportation planes and spent $200 million on two jets for themselves. Who needs planes? They'll just build camps.
The WSJ on how unbelievably stupid Noem and Lewandowski are.
I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Ha ha, yes, but then they gave up on the deportation planes and spent $200 million on two jets for themselves. Who needs planes? They'll just build camps.
From a really, really weird DHS video. Um, what kind of tank is that? 1/
November 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
From a really, really weird DHS video. Um, what kind of tank is that? 1/
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Yesterday, Block Club reported that the feds have said no more prayer outside the facility which is of course not something they can demand or enforce.
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Yesterday, Block Club reported that the feds have said no more prayer outside the facility which is of course not something they can demand or enforce.
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Chicago police officers securing an exit path for Border Patrol vehicles in Little Village.
Ald Byron Sigcho-Lopez (he's the one livestreaming) has some words for them as they drive away.
Ald Byron Sigcho-Lopez (he's the one livestreaming) has some words for them as they drive away.
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Chicago police officers securing an exit path for Border Patrol vehicles in Little Village.
Ald Byron Sigcho-Lopez (he's the one livestreaming) has some words for them as they drive away.
Ald Byron Sigcho-Lopez (he's the one livestreaming) has some words for them as they drive away.