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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
@anildash.com - your server at anildash dot com seems to be down.
July 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
@anildash.com - your server at anildash dot com seems to be down.
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Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Overseeing the presidential gift rules was among my duties as White House Ethics Czar -- so I know how it's supposed to work
The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
abcnews.go.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
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True story: When I was a contractor at a NASA facility I kept M&Ms on my desk. A civil servant I worked with ate a few one day. The next day I came in to find a pound bag on my desk. He wanted to "reimburse" me because he didn't want the few he ate to be seen as a gift. Anyway
ABC reports Trump to take “flying palace” from Qatar and use it as temporary Air Force 1 before converting it to a personal possession.
Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
abcnews.go.com
May 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
True story: When I was a contractor at a NASA facility I kept M&Ms on my desk. A civil servant I worked with ate a few one day. The next day I came in to find a pound bag on my desk. He wanted to "reimburse" me because he didn't want the few he ate to be seen as a gift. Anyway
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The gift is bad enough on its own, but can we talk about how insane it is to use a foreign-gifted jet as *Air Force One*
Air Force One has a lot of capability that a luxury jet simply doesn’t, and that’s before we even consider the obvious spying/bugging/security concerns.
Air Force One has a lot of capability that a luxury jet simply doesn’t, and that’s before we even consider the obvious spying/bugging/security concerns.
May 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The gift is bad enough on its own, but can we talk about how insane it is to use a foreign-gifted jet as *Air Force One*
Air Force One has a lot of capability that a luxury jet simply doesn’t, and that’s before we even consider the obvious spying/bugging/security concerns.
Air Force One has a lot of capability that a luxury jet simply doesn’t, and that’s before we even consider the obvious spying/bugging/security concerns.
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Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution?
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
May 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution?
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
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People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
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Some people are reading this as “Oh we should give up.” Obviously no, progressives just shouldn’t expect that playing by their rules will work for us…we need to play our own game, and I’m already seeing it happen.
April 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Some people are reading this as “Oh we should give up.” Obviously no, progressives just shouldn’t expect that playing by their rules will work for us…we need to play our own game, and I’m already seeing it happen.
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This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
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"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say
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New Ctrl-Alt-Speech: The Comedy of Errors.
This week: I explain to @benwhitelaw.bsky.social why John Oliver's episode on content moderation was the best, most accurate mainstream discussion of content moderation I've seen.
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...
This week: I explain to @benwhitelaw.bsky.social why John Oliver's episode on content moderation was the best, most accurate mainstream discussion of content moderation I've seen.
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...
The Comedy of Errors - Ctrl-Alt-Speech
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Facebook & Content Moderation (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)Austra...
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
New Ctrl-Alt-Speech: The Comedy of Errors.
This week: I explain to @benwhitelaw.bsky.social why John Oliver's episode on content moderation was the best, most accurate mainstream discussion of content moderation I've seen.
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...
This week: I explain to @benwhitelaw.bsky.social why John Oliver's episode on content moderation was the best, most accurate mainstream discussion of content moderation I've seen.
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...
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A blast to join @mmasnick.bsky.social to co-host Ctrl-Alt-Speech this week. A little more global and free flowing than is the norm, but if this isn’t a moment to think big picture impacts and blast radius, I don’t know what is.
Today on Ctrl-Alt-Speech: E Pluribus Chaos with guest host @rightsduff.bsky.social!
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...
A bit different of an episode, as we spend much of it trying to explain how what Elon/Trump are doing is the ONLY story right now, because it impacts everything.
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...
A bit different of an episode, as we spend much of it trying to explain how what Elon/Trump are doing is the ONLY story right now, because it impacts everything.
E Pluribus Chaos - Ctrl-Alt-Speech
In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike is joined by guest host Kat Duffy, Senior Fellow for Digital and Cyberspace Policy at the C...
podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
A blast to join @mmasnick.bsky.social to co-host Ctrl-Alt-Speech this week. A little more global and free flowing than is the norm, but if this isn’t a moment to think big picture impacts and blast radius, I don’t know what is.
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Musk's censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by about 95% since he bought it.
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
February 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Musk's censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by about 95% since he bought it.
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
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The reason "AI" is snake oil, is that snake oil started out as an effective liniment made from water snakes, chock full of omega-3s, and then a bunch of American grifters got ahold of the idea and started pitching something that was more of a rattlesnake infusion and totally ineffective.
February 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The reason "AI" is snake oil, is that snake oil started out as an effective liniment made from water snakes, chock full of omega-3s, and then a bunch of American grifters got ahold of the idea and started pitching something that was more of a rattlesnake infusion and totally ineffective.
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Greetings from my sabbatical. I have news. Today, at 2pm local time, I submitted a manuscript to a publisher! I had a loose goal to see what would happen if left to my own devices and it seems that the creative muse vis... https://joelldunlap.micro.blog/2025/02/10/greetings-from-my-sabbatical-i.html
February 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Greetings from my sabbatical. I have news. Today, at 2pm local time, I submitted a manuscript to a publisher! I had a loose goal to see what would happen if left to my own devices and it seems that the creative muse vis... https://joelldunlap.micro.blog/2025/02/10/greetings-from-my-sabbatical-i.html
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Public Domain 1929 Party at the Internet Archive in San Francisco on Wednesday night. Please come!
Great works are going Open, celebrate with a remix film contest winners and period drinks and party.
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Great works are going Open, celebrate with a remix film contest winners and period drinks and party.
www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-...
Celebrate Public Domain Day 2025 at the Internet Archive
To celebrate, we’re throwing an Oscar-inspired Fancy Dress Party!
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January 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Public Domain 1929 Party at the Internet Archive in San Francisco on Wednesday night. Please come!
Great works are going Open, celebrate with a remix film contest winners and period drinks and party.
www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-...
Great works are going Open, celebrate with a remix film contest winners and period drinks and party.
www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-...
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I wrote about it here: Marc Andreessen’s “broken deal” narrative rewrites history to frame accountability as betrayal.
@anildash.com @mmasnick.bsky.social
www.theindex.media/silicon-vall...
@anildash.com @mmasnick.bsky.social
www.theindex.media/silicon-vall...
Silicon Valley’s ‘Broken Deal’ is a Myth
Marc Andreessen’s “broken deal” narrative rewrites history to frame accountability as betrayal, ignoring that society never agreed to abandon its oversight of technology
www.theindex.media
January 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I wrote about it here: Marc Andreessen’s “broken deal” narrative rewrites history to frame accountability as betrayal.
@anildash.com @mmasnick.bsky.social
www.theindex.media/silicon-vall...
@anildash.com @mmasnick.bsky.social
www.theindex.media/silicon-vall...
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These people have built a moral order on persecuting other people. It works like this: we are the good guys and those people over there are the bad guys. They are the reason that there are problems in society. It is good to hurt those people.
This is, of course, how fascism works.
This is, of course, how fascism works.
December 23, 2024 at 3:53 PM
These people have built a moral order on persecuting other people. It works like this: we are the good guys and those people over there are the bad guys. They are the reason that there are problems in society. It is good to hurt those people.
This is, of course, how fascism works.
This is, of course, how fascism works.
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-- Some things Democrats can do
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Essentials, January 13, 2025
News and commentary for understanding and coping with the years ahead...
You expected empathy?
Trump’s thuggish response to the California fires is a bad omenHe still refuses to do the absolute bare minimum.Public NoticeNoah Berlatsky
Disasters like this are horrific. They do, though, have the potential to pull
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January 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Latest "Cornerstone of democracy" newsletter include:
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-- Some things Democrats can do
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-- History reminder: It can happen here
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"Democrats need a message as straightforward as it is loud. Unemployment up? Trump’s fault. House prices too high? Trump’s fault. Groceries too expensive? Trump’s fault. The man who wants credit for everything must be blamed for everything."
James is right, Dems need to be ready to say this stuff:
James is right, Dems need to be ready to say this stuff:
Five months ago, Trump was using groceries as props. Now he barely talks about inflation, and he just further walked back his pledge to reduce prices. His reasons are deeply revealing.
New from me (with thanks to @gregsargent.bsky.social and @anatosaurus.bsky.social): www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
New from me (with thanks to @gregsargent.bsky.social and @anatosaurus.bsky.social): www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Suddenly Donald Trump doesn’t want to talk so much about the economy
If Trump doesn’t want to talk about the economy, Democrats can fill the vacuum.
www.msnbc.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"Democrats need a message as straightforward as it is loud. Unemployment up? Trump’s fault. House prices too high? Trump’s fault. Groceries too expensive? Trump’s fault. The man who wants credit for everything must be blamed for everything."
James is right, Dems need to be ready to say this stuff:
James is right, Dems need to be ready to say this stuff:
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Baldwin understood racism and "whiteness" in such an accurate and elegant way that if he was taught in Public Schools across the nation, there would be no maga.
Evergreen for the foreseeable 🤡 GOP future.
Step 1: wake tf up, America
Step 2: keep eyes wide open
Step 1: wake tf up, America
Step 2: keep eyes wide open
January 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Baldwin understood racism and "whiteness" in such an accurate and elegant way that if he was taught in Public Schools across the nation, there would be no maga.