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Tom Sinsky
@tomsinsky.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, Californian,
Founder of The United States of Canada,
Winner of the Claremont Sunflower Height Competition,
Former Disneyland Jungle Cruise Skipper,
Degrees from The U. of WI Law School, USC's Film School, USD, & LMU. Attended MUHS in Milw.
This issue by strongmen scholar/book author Ruth Ben-Ghiat might be the best, but scariest newsletter I've read in 2024:

open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
Capitulating to Trump, American Elites Follow a History of Autocratic Enabling that Doesn't End Well
Welcome back to Lucid.
open.substack.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:42 AM
This is still one of the coolest things any football coach has ever done: www.politico.com/news/2021/01...
Bill Belichick turns down Presidential Medal of Freedom
The NFL coach cited "the tragic events of last week" in rejecting the honor.
www.politico.com
December 13, 2024 at 6:02 PM
I just ordered (via Amazon, sigh), something with "banned book" potential -- a copy of The January 6 Report.
The NYer has an inexpensive paperback edition. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The Jan. 6 Verdict Is In: The Rioters Lose, Even If Trump Pardons Them
While defendants may sneer and defense lawyers may preen, the nearly 1,600 cases have produced a record that will endure.
www.politico.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:56 PM
This short CNN segment is a perfect pitch for the quintessential Vanity Fair article.

www.cnn.com/2024/12/10/u...
Inside Luigi Mangione’s wealthy family history | CNN
CNN’s Gary Tuchman traces the life of Luigi Mangione and his wealthy family upbringing in Baltimore, Maryland.
www.cnn.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Horrifying yet surprisingly entertaining trilogy: Gideon Rachman:"The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World."
Madeleine Albright's Fascism: a Warning
& Ruth Ben-Ghiat's Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present.
November 21, 2024 at 5:18 AM