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Hanukkah is a modest holiday.
But I value it
I tell my kids light offers hope amid discouragement
and illuminates possible paths when the way seems obscured
All the more important after a heartbreaking weekend
the lights offer the possibility of light in days ahead
But I value it
I tell my kids light offers hope amid discouragement
and illuminates possible paths when the way seems obscured
All the more important after a heartbreaking weekend
the lights offer the possibility of light in days ahead
December 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Hanukkah is a modest holiday.
But I value it
I tell my kids light offers hope amid discouragement
and illuminates possible paths when the way seems obscured
All the more important after a heartbreaking weekend
the lights offer the possibility of light in days ahead
But I value it
I tell my kids light offers hope amid discouragement
and illuminates possible paths when the way seems obscured
All the more important after a heartbreaking weekend
the lights offer the possibility of light in days ahead
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Pam Bondi is Coming for Domestic Terrorists. You Might Be One of Them.
I recorded an emergency pod to explain this story. Fair warning: it’s likely to be the scariest thing you hear today. And, if you’re not alarmed, you’re not paying attention.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
I recorded an emergency pod to explain this story. Fair warning: it’s likely to be the scariest thing you hear today. And, if you’re not alarmed, you’re not paying attention.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Pam Bondi is Coming for Domestic Terrorists. You Might Be One of Them.
An emergency video/podcast
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pam Bondi is Coming for Domestic Terrorists. You Might Be One of Them.
I recorded an emergency pod to explain this story. Fair warning: it’s likely to be the scariest thing you hear today. And, if you’re not alarmed, you’re not paying attention.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
I recorded an emergency pod to explain this story. Fair warning: it’s likely to be the scariest thing you hear today. And, if you’re not alarmed, you’re not paying attention.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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The Mavericks' Raul Malo dead at 60
The Mavericks' Raul Malo Dead At 60
Raul Malo, frontman for much-loved long-running country band the Mavericks, has passed away. In an Instagram statement, the band says that Malo died on Monday: “Though his earthly body may have passed...
stereogum.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Mavericks' Raul Malo dead at 60
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December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Exclusive: Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say
From me and Zach Cohen
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
From me and Zach Cohen
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing of sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say | CNN Politics
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered American troops and mission objectives, when he used Signal in March of this year to s...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Exclusive: Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say
From me and Zach Cohen
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
From me and Zach Cohen
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
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Matt Gaetz, James O’Keefe, and Laura Loomer have replaced the Pentagon press corps.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
moments after Matt Gaetz asks a question at the Pentagon press briefing, Laura Loomer gets her turn
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Matt Gaetz, James O’Keefe, and Laura Loomer have replaced the Pentagon press corps.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
I am not kidding. Look at the thread below.
One of the military’s most critical lines of accountability is now a closed-circuit conspiracy carousel.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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We hear a lot about the canaries in the coal mine these days. But we were reminded last week that dead canaries are littered all around us. We never imagined that death could undo so many.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
The Silence of the Canaries
Trump has normalized xenophobia
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We hear a lot about the canaries in the coal mine these days. But we were reminded last week that dead canaries are littered all around us. We never imagined that death could undo so many.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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As recently as a few years ago, there would have been Republican voices denouncing Trump’s bizarre and unAmerican attacks on immigrants. Those voices were the canaries in the coal mine. Their silence now tells us what has been lost.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
The Silence of the Canaries
Trump has normalized xenophobia
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
As recently as a few years ago, there would have been Republican voices denouncing Trump’s bizarre and unAmerican attacks on immigrants. Those voices were the canaries in the coal mine. Their silence now tells us what has been lost.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Two California real estate investors own Indian Trails Apartments, a 180-unit subsidized complex on Chicago's South Side that has deteriorated significantly since their 2017 purchase, leaving residents without heat or maintenance.
What happened when The Sausage King of Chicago bought a South Side housing complex?
chicago.suntimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Two California real estate investors own Indian Trails Apartments, a 180-unit subsidized complex on Chicago's South Side that has deteriorated significantly since their 2017 purchase, leaving residents without heat or maintenance.
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Imagine being part of Trump’s administration — a daily festival of kickbacks, crypto bribes, and self-dealing — and suddenly realizing that the place is stocked to the rafters with trough-feeders and grifters.
Imagine being too dishonest for TrumpWorld circa 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Imagine being too dishonest for TrumpWorld circa 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Kash's Turn in the Barrel
Plus: MAGA's foreign troll farms
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Imagine being part of Trump’s administration — a daily festival of kickbacks, crypto bribes, and self-dealing — and suddenly realizing that the place is stocked to the rafters with trough-feeders and grifters.
Imagine being too dishonest for TrumpWorld circa 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Imagine being too dishonest for TrumpWorld circa 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Update: now he’s suggesting the Democratic lawmakers should be executed.
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Update: now he’s suggesting the Democratic lawmakers should be executed.
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As director of the F.B.I. Kash Patel is enforcing Donald Trump’s agenda. “It’s a universe of fear now,” one agent said. “A foreign counterintelligence agent was pulled off a case involving China to walk around D.C., making D.W.I. arrests.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/7MP6vs
Kash Patel’s Acts of Service
The F.B.I. director isn’t just enforcing the President’s agenda at the Bureau—he’s seeking retribution for its past investigations of Donald Trump.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As director of the F.B.I. Kash Patel is enforcing Donald Trump’s agenda. “It’s a universe of fear now,” one agent said. “A foreign counterintelligence agent was pulled off a case involving China to walk around D.C., making D.W.I. arrests.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/7MP6vs
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A former volunteer at MKE Urban Stables has been dismissed from her duties after telling suspected ICE agents to leave the property.
More: https://www.tmj4.com/about-us/lighthouse/you-cant-be-here-volunteer-dismissed-from-duties-after-confronting-suspected-ice-agents-at-mke-non-profit
More: https://www.tmj4.com/about-us/lighthouse/you-cant-be-here-volunteer-dismissed-from-duties-after-confronting-suspected-ice-agents-at-mke-non-profit
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A former volunteer at MKE Urban Stables has been dismissed from her duties after telling suspected ICE agents to leave the property.
More: https://www.tmj4.com/about-us/lighthouse/you-cant-be-here-volunteer-dismissed-from-duties-after-confronting-suspected-ice-agents-at-mke-non-profit
More: https://www.tmj4.com/about-us/lighthouse/you-cant-be-here-volunteer-dismissed-from-duties-after-confronting-suspected-ice-agents-at-mke-non-profit
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NEW: Judge says there could "evidence of misconduct" in prosecution of James Comey
Just filed ====>
Just filed ====>
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
NEW: Judge says there could "evidence of misconduct" in prosecution of James Comey
Just filed ====>
Just filed ====>
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Silence. From a room full of people who know better.
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Silence. From a room full of people who know better.
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Good morning. For @stereogum.com, I wrote another long piece about Vinyl Me, Please, this time investigating the company's millions of dollars in unpaid debts, interviewing vendors who got screwed, and examining VMP's troubled relaunch under new ownership.
Who Got Screwed When Vinyl Me, Please Went Bust?
Inside the subscription vinyl club's unpaid debts and troubled relaunch
stereogum.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Good morning. For @stereogum.com, I wrote another long piece about Vinyl Me, Please, this time investigating the company's millions of dollars in unpaid debts, interviewing vendors who got screwed, and examining VMP's troubled relaunch under new ownership.
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The King of Ketchup and Kakistocracy
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open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
The King of Ketchup and Kakistocracy
As Laura Bassett notes, the South Koreans “gave Trump ketchup and a crown… Like he was a 6-year-old at Burger King.”
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The King of Ketchup and Kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
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In honor of ELECTRIC NEBRASKA entering the world, I decided to go long on "lost" albums and why they're so appealing and romantic to me, focusing on 25 "lost" albums in particular (in list form).
uproxx.com/indie/best-l...
uproxx.com/indie/best-l...
October 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
In honor of ELECTRIC NEBRASKA entering the world, I decided to go long on "lost" albums and why they're so appealing and romantic to me, focusing on 25 "lost" albums in particular (in list form).
uproxx.com/indie/best-l...
uproxx.com/indie/best-l...
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Jack Smith on what it means to say No Kings.
Morning Shots featuring @saletan.bsky.social @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social @eggerdc.bsky.social, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/jack-smith...
Morning Shots featuring @saletan.bsky.social @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social @eggerdc.bsky.social, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/jack-smith...
Jack Smith’s Not-So-Subtle Message
In two recent appearances, the former special counsel explained his view of what it means to say ‘No Kings.’
www.thebulwark.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Jack Smith on what it means to say No Kings.
Morning Shots featuring @saletan.bsky.social @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social @eggerdc.bsky.social, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/jack-smith...
Morning Shots featuring @saletan.bsky.social @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social @eggerdc.bsky.social, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/jack-smith...
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Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.
Epstein Shutdown.
Epstein Shutdown.
October 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.
Epstein Shutdown.
Epstein Shutdown.
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The White House announced Friday it's blocking $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, specifically targeting two CTA transit projects: the Red Line extension and the Red and Purple Line modernization.
Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago projects, Red Line extension, in shutdown fight with Democrats
The pause affects a long-awaited plan to extend the city’s Red Line. White House budget director Russ Vought wrote on social media Friday that the money was “put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting.”
trib.al
October 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The White House announced Friday it's blocking $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, specifically targeting two CTA transit projects: the Red Line extension and the Red and Purple Line modernization.