Doctor Doomscroll
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I agree that we ought to use persuasion to bring people nearer to our political purposes; I think that making every single Republican a social and professional pariah for the rest of their lives would be very persuasive when it comes to people weighing the cost/benefit of aligning with fascism.
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I agree that we ought to use persuasion to bring people nearer to our political purposes; I think that making every single Republican a social and professional pariah for the rest of their lives would be very persuasive when it comes to people weighing the cost/benefit of aligning with fascism.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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i actually live in a district that might be the kind of competitive that attracts attention, in a city that holds real significance for trump and his minions. there might be goons at my polling place and if i see them i'll give a smile and a wave and i'll cast my fucking ballot
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
i actually live in a district that might be the kind of competitive that attracts attention, in a city that holds real significance for trump and his minions. there might be goons at my polling place and if i see them i'll give a smile and a wave and i'll cast my fucking ballot
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I'm a terrorism scholar and this is exactly what we warn about when we say terrorism functions as a shibboleth, a password, a magic word which unlocks unprecedented state power and in turn excuses any state action.
Kristi Noem calling the victim’s actions “domestic terrorism” is propaganda. Full stop. I served as a White House homeland security advisor. I know what that designation means & when it’s misused. A U.S. citizen is dead. She was a mom. This is what ICE impunity looks like. It cannot be normalized.
This Was Inevitable. And It Is Unforgivable. ICE Owns This.
A warning ignored. A life lost. This cannot become routine.
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I'm a terrorism scholar and this is exactly what we warn about when we say terrorism functions as a shibboleth, a password, a magic word which unlocks unprecedented state power and in turn excuses any state action.
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They have **nothing** to offer besides loyalty.
they are recruiting for the worst, bottom-of-the-barrel chuds imaginable and those chuds are behaving exactly as you'd expect
MPR playing an eye witness account right now of ICE shooting directly through the windshield at her face and not giving her medical care for 10 minutes.
January 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM
They have **nothing** to offer besides loyalty.
The Onion could simply rerun its 2003 material with a few changes to names and proper nouns.
January 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Onion could simply rerun its 2003 material with a few changes to names and proper nouns.
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NEW: This is a story that took months to pull together and broke my heart a million times writing it.
But this isnt a sad story.
This is about courage, compassion and survival. And the herculean efforts of a group of people who refuse to lay down and die.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
But this isnt a sad story.
This is about courage, compassion and survival. And the herculean efforts of a group of people who refuse to lay down and die.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Cut Their Lifeline. Months Later, They're Still Fighting Like Hell To Survive.
A small organization powered by the people who need it most has found a way to save lives abandoned by the Trump administration.
www.huffpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
NEW: This is a story that took months to pull together and broke my heart a million times writing it.
But this isnt a sad story.
This is about courage, compassion and survival. And the herculean efforts of a group of people who refuse to lay down and die.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
But this isnt a sad story.
This is about courage, compassion and survival. And the herculean efforts of a group of people who refuse to lay down and die.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Never let it be said that Susie Wiles doesn't know her business. The Gray Lady's Peter Baker adopts her framing of Trump's mental instability for his lede, and his analysis never recovers. Trump isn't "larger than life"—he's small, petty man whose media presence is boosted by chumps and cynics.
December 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Never let it be said that Susie Wiles doesn't know her business. The Gray Lady's Peter Baker adopts her framing of Trump's mental instability for his lede, and his analysis never recovers. Trump isn't "larger than life"—he's small, petty man whose media presence is boosted by chumps and cynics.
In addition, the Nazi bar-flies turn on each other when their convenient targets are no longer around. X-Twitter is gradually going Lord of the Flies, and they're getting nervous.
These people want leftist and liberals to come back to Twitter so badly. They give all kinds of reasons, but the fact is without them the Nazi bar marinates in its own juices and they can't stand it.
December 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In addition, the Nazi bar-flies turn on each other when their convenient targets are no longer around. X-Twitter is gradually going Lord of the Flies, and they're getting nervous.
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In terms of US politics, Bush v. Gore is the defining event of the century. It set the template: a ruthless right that instinctively seeks power & doesn't give a shit about rule of law...and a bunch of hapless, feckless octogenarian Dems worried about the good opinion of centrist opinion columnists.
The 25th anniversary of Bush v Gore is today. The conspiracy mongering & corruption of the GOP has been brewing for a long time.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Here's Sandra Day O'Connor endorsing News Max levels of voter fraud conspiracies in the 2000 election.
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In terms of US politics, Bush v. Gore is the defining event of the century. It set the template: a ruthless right that instinctively seeks power & doesn't give a shit about rule of law...and a bunch of hapless, feckless octogenarian Dems worried about the good opinion of centrist opinion columnists.
Poe's Law in effect…
It says a lot that I had to double-check NBC's reporting to confirm this is a joke.
It says a lot that I had to double-check NBC's reporting to confirm this is a joke.
“According to a source Ms. Halligan became enraged when a grand juror told her that the word ‘indict’ is pronounced ‘in-DITE,” not “in-DICKT.”
Justice Department again fails to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James
The Justice Department also tried and failed last week to secure a new indictment against James in Norfolk, Virginia.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Poe's Law in effect…
It says a lot that I had to double-check NBC's reporting to confirm this is a joke.
It says a lot that I had to double-check NBC's reporting to confirm this is a joke.
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This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
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This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
Democrats need to propose honoring Charlie Kirk’s final wishes by releasing the uncensored Epstein files.
“Let the American people decide,” he said.
“Let the American people decide,” he said.
September 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Democrats need to propose honoring Charlie Kirk’s final wishes by releasing the uncensored Epstein files.
“Let the American people decide,” he said.
“Let the American people decide,” he said.
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Too bad the GOP effectively criminalized studying how information moves online and news orgs laid off and demonized all the reporters who covered the burgeoning online accelerationist performative death cults. All of that work was somehow "censorship" that needed to be stopped. Now we're here.
September 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Too bad the GOP effectively criminalized studying how information moves online and news orgs laid off and demonized all the reporters who covered the burgeoning online accelerationist performative death cults. All of that work was somehow "censorship" that needed to be stopped. Now we're here.
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On the killing of Charlie Kirk, political violence, and the right’s response www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
On the killing of Charlie Kirk, political violence, and the right’s response
Charlie Kirk, a powerful right-wing activist, popular podcaster, and close friend and ally to President Donald Trump, was shot and killed while speaking at a college in Utah on Wednesday. Politicians ...
www.mediamatters.org
September 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
On the killing of Charlie Kirk, political violence, and the right’s response www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
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When asked about gun violence, RFK Jr. mentioned video gaming, and I slipped into a wormhole back to the 1990’s.
This theory has been thoroughly disproven and is simply the latest in a string of things that kids do that get blamed for bad things.
Rock and Roll, Dungeons and Dragons, gaming…
This theory has been thoroughly disproven and is simply the latest in a string of things that kids do that get blamed for bad things.
Rock and Roll, Dungeons and Dragons, gaming…
WATCH: Kennedy says NIH is studying possible causes of U.S. gun violence
PBS News’ Lisa Desjardins asked the health secretary if there was any discussion of mental health and firearms, and looking at the health of children in relation to firearms, when working toward this ...
www.pbs.org
September 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
When asked about gun violence, RFK Jr. mentioned video gaming, and I slipped into a wormhole back to the 1990’s.
This theory has been thoroughly disproven and is simply the latest in a string of things that kids do that get blamed for bad things.
Rock and Roll, Dungeons and Dragons, gaming…
This theory has been thoroughly disproven and is simply the latest in a string of things that kids do that get blamed for bad things.
Rock and Roll, Dungeons and Dragons, gaming…
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If you're an author and haven't yet signed up for the Anthropic settlement, do yourself a favor (and strike a blow against AI) by checking to see if any of your books were involved.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you're an author and haven't yet signed up for the Anthropic settlement, do yourself a favor (and strike a blow against AI) by checking to see if any of your books were involved.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Testing edit feature on the Skeets app’s 10-minute window.
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August 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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this sounds insane on its face? voters do not closely follow legislation and policy but they are very aware of the image and vibes of the elected officials. if voters say “we think they are nerds who won’t stand up for themselves” that’s almost certainly what they mean
And we know the centrist consultants favored by D leadership say this b/c @elainegodfrey.bsky.social quoted one.
Swing voters say “Dems don’t fight.”
This consultant argues it’s not REALLY about fight, it’s abt something else!! That’s hooey. But the leadership likes it: it supports the status quo.
Swing voters say “Dems don’t fight.”
This consultant argues it’s not REALLY about fight, it’s abt something else!! That’s hooey. But the leadership likes it: it supports the status quo.
August 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
this sounds insane on its face? voters do not closely follow legislation and policy but they are very aware of the image and vibes of the elected officials. if voters say “we think they are nerds who won’t stand up for themselves” that’s almost certainly what they mean
How it started: Social media allows everyone from celebrities to ordinary folks to share their thoughts and interact.
How it's going:
How it's going:
July 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
How it started: Social media allows everyone from celebrities to ordinary folks to share their thoughts and interact.
How it's going:
How it's going:
Respect to those who read these articles so the rest of us don't have to.
July 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Respect to those who read these articles so the rest of us don't have to.