The legacy of January 6. Anne Applebaum describes what’s changed…. Preview of tomorrow’s “To the Contrary” podcast.

From tonight's Epstein Episode...the wealthy me in contact with Epstein were not naive. What did they want?

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WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”

Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?

Nonviolent mass protests only work if they are sustained and not just one off every three months.

If you actually want your nonviolent movement to work, you can’t go back to work on Monday. You actually have to sustain the protest for months or until you oust the fascist leader.

We made a class war reading list for you.

“Nearly 300 academics have applied to a French university’s offer to take in US-based researchers rattled by the US government’s crackdown on academia, as a former French president called for the creation of a “scientific refugee” status for academics in peril.”

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11/ This is one of the few follow up articles I’ve found about the April 2025 Rockbridge Network meeting. It says that the meeting occurred earlier this week at the Ritz in Miami. nypost.com/2025/04/18/b...

CNN put together a collection of clips of various Trump officials who were on the signal chat criticizing Hillary Clinton’s email server

Most Americans have
no understanding that RW Christian nationalists, anti-government populists and would be technocrats are colluding under Trump to dismantle our Republic. You might think it sounds too far-fetched to be believed but that’s exactly why it will break through so say it over and over.

I’m sure it’s just my TDS, but I think Trump is proving to be exactly as bad as we said he was going to be and people who acted like we were hysterical should be embarrassed they didn’t do more to try and stop it.

A view from north of the border
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Pundits keep pretending that RFK Jr is "anti Big Pharma" but that is just what anti-vaxxers say to make their ideas seem palatable. He constantly promotes Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine, both of which are produced by pharma companies.

At some point we have to talk about the obvious: Trump is not forming an administration, but a terrorist regime based on nepotism, criminality and espionage to destroy the United States.

i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same

📻NEW EPISODE: Big tech companies are playing an outsized role in our world and are increasingly involved in creating policy that has negative impacts on democracies. Dave discusses "The Tech Coup" with @marietjeschaake.bsky.social .
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One of the reasons why fascism is for losers is that they realize they've already lost the future. They turn to fascism because they see that they're residual culture, they've lost dominance. They can't win when they play by the rules, so they break democracy.

NEW: "Without Sky: Social Media and the End of Reality"
Users are flocking to Bluesky in droves, but creators and users should think critically about the possibility of capture by potentially hostile investors.
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Let us be clear. A man adjudicated as a sexual abuser wants to put multiple men credibly accused of sexual assault/crimes (which they deny) in position of extreme importance. This movement has violence and deep misogyny at its core. This is deeply sick