Bill Southworth
@billsouthworth.bsky.social
I retired as the VP of a genetics company a few months ago. I also became a grandfather for the first time and that inspired me to write a kid's science book, Henry Discovers Gravity. I'm just finishing a second, Henry and the Dark Cloud.
I wish I could have said it this well. George Will in today's Washington Post:
'As flaccid as a boned fish, Donald Trump crumpled quicker than even Vladimir Putin probably anticipated. The former KGB agent currently indicted for war crimes felt no need to negotiate with the man-child.'
'As flaccid as a boned fish, Donald Trump crumpled quicker than even Vladimir Putin probably anticipated. The former KGB agent currently indicted for war crimes felt no need to negotiate with the man-child.'
August 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I wish I could have said it this well. George Will in today's Washington Post:
'As flaccid as a boned fish, Donald Trump crumpled quicker than even Vladimir Putin probably anticipated. The former KGB agent currently indicted for war crimes felt no need to negotiate with the man-child.'
'As flaccid as a boned fish, Donald Trump crumpled quicker than even Vladimir Putin probably anticipated. The former KGB agent currently indicted for war crimes felt no need to negotiate with the man-child.'
BY GLENN KESSLER
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Author, reporter, former Washington Post Fact Checker -- Making Sense of iIt All. Click to read BY GLENN KESSLER, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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August 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Ever feel like your AI assistant is getting a little too good at sounding like you? My substack article today is about what happens when the tools meant to help us start thinking for us. If that sounds familiar (or unsettling), read more about our AI future at rottendog.substack.com.
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I'm a serial entrepreneur. I've built companies in music technology, internet connectivity, and alternative energy. I love good food and I'm improving as a cook, contributing to my wife's site tooties...
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July 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Ever feel like your AI assistant is getting a little too good at sounding like you? My substack article today is about what happens when the tools meant to help us start thinking for us. If that sounds familiar (or unsettling), read more about our AI future at rottendog.substack.com.
My Substack article this morning, rottendog.substack.com/p/its-still-..., is personal. I traveled to Iran often during the 1970s—enough to glimpse a nation of contrasts: brutal rule, vibrant science, educated men and women, science, and great food. I miss that Iran—and fear it may be gone forever.
It’s Still Here
This story is personal.
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June 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My Substack article this morning, rottendog.substack.com/p/its-still-..., is personal. I traveled to Iran often during the 1970s—enough to glimpse a nation of contrasts: brutal rule, vibrant science, educated men and women, science, and great food. I miss that Iran—and fear it may be gone forever.
I got a call this evening that the FBI was on the Martha's Vineyard ferry today looking for immigrants. If you've heard anything or you were there, please leave a comment.
May 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I got a call this evening that the FBI was on the Martha's Vineyard ferry today looking for immigrants. If you've heard anything or you were there, please leave a comment.
Read today's article at rottendog.substack.com.
BIG BEAUTIFUL HEIST
The sign said Pro-Worker Priorities. Block letters, white on red—like a campaign sticker slapped on a wrecking ball. A Trump aide placed it on the podium moments before the cameras rolled. No one mentioned the fine print.
BIG BEAUTIFUL HEIST
The sign said Pro-Worker Priorities. Block letters, white on red—like a campaign sticker slapped on a wrecking ball. A Trump aide placed it on the podium moments before the cameras rolled. No one mentioned the fine print.
May 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Read today's article at rottendog.substack.com.
BIG BEAUTIFUL HEIST
The sign said Pro-Worker Priorities. Block letters, white on red—like a campaign sticker slapped on a wrecking ball. A Trump aide placed it on the podium moments before the cameras rolled. No one mentioned the fine print.
BIG BEAUTIFUL HEIST
The sign said Pro-Worker Priorities. Block letters, white on red—like a campaign sticker slapped on a wrecking ball. A Trump aide placed it on the podium moments before the cameras rolled. No one mentioned the fine print.
"Yesterday evening after the daytime drone attack and explosions in the forest near the military base, a wild boar came into the city. This is in my city now, 12 drones, no casualties. We joke: that this is already a truce!" Read the story at rottendog.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"Yesterday evening after the daytime drone attack and explosions in the forest near the military base, a wild boar came into the city. This is in my city now, 12 drones, no casualties. We joke: that this is already a truce!" Read the story at rottendog.substack.com
They told the mayor to stand down. He stood in front of the gate instead. The federal agents didn’t just cuff a protester. They took a sitting mayor off the street like a trespasser.
Read my article on Substack. rottendog.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Read my article on Substack. rottendog.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Delaney
They told the mayor to stand down.
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May 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
They told the mayor to stand down. He stood in front of the gate instead. The federal agents didn’t just cuff a protester. They took a sitting mayor off the street like a trespasser.
Read my article on Substack. rottendog.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Read my article on Substack. rottendog.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be focusing my daily articles (Rottendog on Substack) on lesser-known individual stories of courage, people who showed initiative in ridding their country of an authoritarian dictator.
If you'd like to suggest a candidate for my digging, please reply.
If you'd like to suggest a candidate for my digging, please reply.
May 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be focusing my daily articles (Rottendog on Substack) on lesser-known individual stories of courage, people who showed initiative in ridding their country of an authoritarian dictator.
If you'd like to suggest a candidate for my digging, please reply.
If you'd like to suggest a candidate for my digging, please reply.
In 1949, George Orwell wrote one of the greatest dystopian novels ever written, “Nineteen Eighty-Four”. It was a prediction of the consequences of “totalitarianism, mass repression, and repressive regimentation” on society. It got me wondering what Orwell would write if he were alive today.
May 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
In 1949, George Orwell wrote one of the greatest dystopian novels ever written, “Nineteen Eighty-Four”. It was a prediction of the consequences of “totalitarianism, mass repression, and repressive regimentation” on society. It got me wondering what Orwell would write if he were alive today.
They won’t call it a dictatorship at first. That’s the trick.
It starts with a little tightening of the press. By the time you realize it’s not about safety or efficiency—it’s control—it’s already too late to ask questions.
So here’s your personal action plan if you live in a country that tips.
It starts with a little tightening of the press. By the time you realize it’s not about safety or efficiency—it’s control—it’s already too late to ask questions.
So here’s your personal action plan if you live in a country that tips.
April 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
They won’t call it a dictatorship at first. That’s the trick.
It starts with a little tightening of the press. By the time you realize it’s not about safety or efficiency—it’s control—it’s already too late to ask questions.
So here’s your personal action plan if you live in a country that tips.
It starts with a little tightening of the press. By the time you realize it’s not about safety or efficiency—it’s control—it’s already too late to ask questions.
So here’s your personal action plan if you live in a country that tips.
My friend in Ukraine sent me this: "Yesterday evening after the daytime drone attack and explosions in the forest near the military base, animals began to be noticed in the city that had never entered the city before... a wild boar was probably scared by the explosions and came into the city."
April 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
My friend in Ukraine sent me this: "Yesterday evening after the daytime drone attack and explosions in the forest near the military base, animals began to be noticed in the city that had never entered the city before... a wild boar was probably scared by the explosions and came into the city."
My friend in Kyiv sent me this. "Yesterday evening after the daytime drone attack and explosions in the forest near the military base, animals began to be noticed in the city that had never entered the city before... a wild boar was probably scared by the explosions and came into the city."
April 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
My friend in Kyiv sent me this. "Yesterday evening after the daytime drone attack and explosions in the forest near the military base, animals began to be noticed in the city that had never entered the city before... a wild boar was probably scared by the explosions and came into the city."
If Democrats suggested actual actions that people can take, rather than just asking for donations, we might be able to get organized and regain our democracy.
April 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If Democrats suggested actual actions that people can take, rather than just asking for donations, we might be able to get organized and regain our democracy.
Trump once said of his backers, “We got more money. We got more brains. We got nicer boats. We’re smarter than they are.” This March, when asked if he was concerned about the impact his 25% tariffs might have, he replied, “I couldn’t care less.”
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“I could care less”
Last Friday, the stock market had its worst day since before COVID.
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April 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trump once said of his backers, “We got more money. We got more brains. We got nicer boats. We’re smarter than they are.” This March, when asked if he was concerned about the impact his 25% tariffs might have, he replied, “I couldn’t care less.”
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Trump’s 2025 plan is a squeeze play: tariffs hike prices on everyday goods, while tax cuts lock in gains for the wealthy. The bottom 20% lose up to 9% of their income. The top 1% gain 8%. Wealth up, burden down.
Full breakdown: rottendog.substack.com/p/tariffs-at...
Full breakdown: rottendog.substack.com/p/tariffs-at...
Tariffs at the Checkout, Tax Cuts at the Top
The Trump administration’s 2025 economic agenda is quietly overhauling how the government raises money—and who ends up paying for it.
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March 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Trump’s 2025 plan is a squeeze play: tariffs hike prices on everyday goods, while tax cuts lock in gains for the wealthy. The bottom 20% lose up to 9% of their income. The top 1% gain 8%. Wealth up, burden down.
Full breakdown: rottendog.substack.com/p/tariffs-at...
Full breakdown: rottendog.substack.com/p/tariffs-at...
In the crisp spring air, a group of elderly women in outlandish hats and colorful shawls gathered at a town hall event, armed with their voices and a biting sense of humor, ready to deliver their musical protest against Senator Thom Tillis.
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“Are You Hiding at Home, You Chicken?”
In the crisp spring air of March 2025, a group of elderly women in outlandish hats and colorful shawls gathered at a town hall event, armed with nothing but their voices and a biting sense of humor.
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March 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
In the crisp spring air, a group of elderly women in outlandish hats and colorful shawls gathered at a town hall event, armed with their voices and a biting sense of humor, ready to deliver their musical protest against Senator Thom Tillis.
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