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Robert Reich:
After almost a year of Trump’s more violent and extreme second term, the moral challenge he poses to the soul of this nation has become clear: the loss of our core ideals, the deterioration of our founding principles, and the abdication of America’s moral authority in the world.
After almost a year of Trump’s more violent and extreme second term, the moral challenge he poses to the soul of this nation has become clear: the loss of our core ideals, the deterioration of our founding principles, and the abdication of America’s moral authority in the world.
December 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Robert Reich:
After almost a year of Trump’s more violent and extreme second term, the moral challenge he poses to the soul of this nation has become clear: the loss of our core ideals, the deterioration of our founding principles, and the abdication of America’s moral authority in the world.
After almost a year of Trump’s more violent and extreme second term, the moral challenge he poses to the soul of this nation has become clear: the loss of our core ideals, the deterioration of our founding principles, and the abdication of America’s moral authority in the world.
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Ailing wannabe dictator yelling at his people and insisting that they're getting richer and safer when all the evidence demonstrates the opposite.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Ailing wannabe dictator yelling at his people and insisting that they're getting richer and safer when all the evidence demonstrates the opposite.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
It is still the Department of Defense,
It is still the Gulf of Mexico,
It is still the Kennedy Center!
Dementia Donnie has no authority to make these changes!
It is still the Gulf of Mexico,
It is still the Kennedy Center!
Dementia Donnie has no authority to make these changes!
December 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It is still the Department of Defense,
It is still the Gulf of Mexico,
It is still the Kennedy Center!
Dementia Donnie has no authority to make these changes!
It is still the Gulf of Mexico,
It is still the Kennedy Center!
Dementia Donnie has no authority to make these changes!
Starchitect Bjarke Ingels is rehowned for his wild projects. His own vacation house, instead, emulates the home of the Swedish watercolorist Carl Larsson. Only the architect’s clients are expected to live in angular glass and steel contraptions!
www.architecturaldigest.com/story/inside...
www.architecturaldigest.com/story/inside...
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Starchitect Bjarke Ingels is rehowned for his wild projects. His own vacation house, instead, emulates the home of the Swedish watercolorist Carl Larsson. Only the architect’s clients are expected to live in angular glass and steel contraptions!
www.architecturaldigest.com/story/inside...
www.architecturaldigest.com/story/inside...
The real threat in Trump’s madness
I hate to say this, but it must be faced
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Paul Krugman:
Trump gave a speech on the economy last night. It was nasty, brutish but mercifully short. It was, of course, full of lies. Were there any true factual claims? So far I haven’t found any. And it closed out with ugly claims about immigrants.
Trump gave a speech on the economy last night. It was nasty, brutish but mercifully short. It was, of course, full of lies. Were there any true factual claims? So far I haven’t found any. And it closed out with ugly claims about immigrants.
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Paul Krugman:
Trump gave a speech on the economy last night. It was nasty, brutish but mercifully short. It was, of course, full of lies. Were there any true factual claims? So far I haven’t found any. And it closed out with ugly claims about immigrants.
Trump gave a speech on the economy last night. It was nasty, brutish but mercifully short. It was, of course, full of lies. Were there any true factual claims? So far I haven’t found any. And it closed out with ugly claims about immigrants.
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA): “The year before Trump took office, the US averaged +168,000 jobs per month. It added just 119,000 jobs TOTAL in 7 months since Trump’s tariffs began.”
December 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA): “The year before Trump took office, the US averaged +168,000 jobs per month. It added just 119,000 jobs TOTAL in 7 months since Trump’s tariffs began.”
Dean Blundell:
So when the new head of MI6 stands up and calmly tells the world that Britain — and by extension, its allies — are now operating in “a space between peace and war,” you’re supposed to stop scrolling. This is real.
So when the new head of MI6 stands up and calmly tells the world that Britain — and by extension, its allies — are now operating in “a space between peace and war,” you’re supposed to stop scrolling. This is real.
December 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Dean Blundell:
So when the new head of MI6 stands up and calmly tells the world that Britain — and by extension, its allies — are now operating in “a space between peace and war,” you’re supposed to stop scrolling. This is real.
So when the new head of MI6 stands up and calmly tells the world that Britain — and by extension, its allies — are now operating in “a space between peace and war,” you’re supposed to stop scrolling. This is real.
Robert Reich:
It is critical to understand that the consistent observable trend in Mr. Trump’s behaviour — that in any situation he will always, without fail, say and do, not just the wrong thing, but the worst possible thing.
It is critical to understand that the consistent observable trend in Mr. Trump’s behaviour — that in any situation he will always, without fail, say and do, not just the wrong thing, but the worst possible thing.
December 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Robert Reich:
It is critical to understand that the consistent observable trend in Mr. Trump’s behaviour — that in any situation he will always, without fail, say and do, not just the wrong thing, but the worst possible thing.
It is critical to understand that the consistent observable trend in Mr. Trump’s behaviour — that in any situation he will always, without fail, say and do, not just the wrong thing, but the worst possible thing.
Right-wing influencer Evan Kilgore: “How can the Right complain and cry about the evil celebration from the Left when Charlie Kirk was murdered, and then laugh when Trump mocks a Liberal Hollywood director for being stabbed to death? I can’t. MAGA is dead.”
December 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Right-wing influencer Evan Kilgore: “How can the Right complain and cry about the evil celebration from the Left when Charlie Kirk was murdered, and then laugh when Trump mocks a Liberal Hollywood director for being stabbed to death? I can’t. MAGA is dead.”
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Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
Tell Congress: Require ICE to unmask and display clear identification
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!
SCOTUS has lost every shred of legitimacy.
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
SCOTUS has lost every shred of legitimacy.
… Shannon Watts with Moms Demand Action: “As a former Hoosier, I can promise you state senators voted against Trump because, A) They were getting calls from constituents telling them not to cave and, B) They’re still pissed about how Trump treated Pence.
December 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
… Shannon Watts with Moms Demand Action: “As a former Hoosier, I can promise you state senators voted against Trump because, A) They were getting calls from constituents telling them not to cave and, B) They’re still pissed about how Trump treated Pence.
IDEAL CITIES - NOT! Philadelphia is being inundated by mindless development. Commercial real estate has been in decline for three years. Only the worst projects pencil out. Yimby shows the newest projects every morning. Attached are what it has shown for months. Small and ugly, that's all we have.
December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
IDEAL CITIES - NOT! Philadelphia is being inundated by mindless development. Commercial real estate has been in decline for three years. Only the worst projects pencil out. Yimby shows the newest projects every morning. Attached are what it has shown for months. Small and ugly, that's all we have.
Two more dead in ICE custody: Francisco Gaspar-Andres (48) and an unnamed 72-year-old Filipino man died in ICE custody within the last 24 hours. This marks the deadliest year for detainees in ICE custody in two decades.
December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Two more dead in ICE custody: Francisco Gaspar-Andres (48) and an unnamed 72-year-old Filipino man died in ICE custody within the last 24 hours. This marks the deadliest year for detainees in ICE custody in two decades.
Paul Krugman:
Trump has already called me a “deranged bum.” Now Bessent says I’m “toxic.” Give me a fake peace prize, and I’ll have all the honors anyone could ask for.
Trump has already called me a “deranged bum.” Now Bessent says I’m “toxic.” Give me a fake peace prize, and I’ll have all the honors anyone could ask for.
December 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Paul Krugman:
Trump has already called me a “deranged bum.” Now Bessent says I’m “toxic.” Give me a fake peace prize, and I’ll have all the honors anyone could ask for.
Trump has already called me a “deranged bum.” Now Bessent says I’m “toxic.” Give me a fake peace prize, and I’ll have all the honors anyone could ask for.
Chronicle of Higher Ed:
The Inevitable Rise of Right-Wing DEI.
Conservative Christians want safe spaces, too.
The Inevitable Rise of Right-Wing DEI.
Conservative Christians want safe spaces, too.
December 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Chronicle of Higher Ed:
The Inevitable Rise of Right-Wing DEI.
Conservative Christians want safe spaces, too.
The Inevitable Rise of Right-Wing DEI.
Conservative Christians want safe spaces, too.
The median family income in the U.S. has gone from $10K in 1971 to $106k today, an increase of 10x.
However, the median cost of a house has increased 17x, the median cost of a car 14x, college 16x, and healthcare 42x.
The average person is worse off today than in 1971.
However, the median cost of a house has increased 17x, the median cost of a car 14x, college 16x, and healthcare 42x.
The average person is worse off today than in 1971.
December 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The median family income in the U.S. has gone from $10K in 1971 to $106k today, an increase of 10x.
However, the median cost of a house has increased 17x, the median cost of a car 14x, college 16x, and healthcare 42x.
The average person is worse off today than in 1971.
However, the median cost of a house has increased 17x, the median cost of a car 14x, college 16x, and healthcare 42x.
The average person is worse off today than in 1971.
I first heard about this new NSS (National Security Strategy) document on Meidas Touch. This is possibly the most outrageous move yet by the Trump regime. A total realignment of the US away from its democratic allies and to Russia.
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
BREAKING: Trump Did It Again? The Kremlin Wrote Trump's NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY/EU-Canada Breakup Letter
The most pro-Russia document ever issued by the U.S. government comes directly from Russia...and yes, it even calls Canada a "vassal" state.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I first heard about this new NSS (National Security Strategy) document on Meidas Touch. This is possibly the most outrageous move yet by the Trump regime. A total realignment of the US away from its democratic allies and to Russia.
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Continuing the Republikkkan perp walk...
December 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Continuing the Republikkkan perp walk...
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Without The Rule of Law, There Is No Law Enforcement
open.substack.com/pub/resistan...
open.substack.com/pub/resistan...
Without The Rule of Law, There Is No Law Enforcement
Anti-law enforcement rhetoric and violence against law enforcement rise as the rule of law collapses
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Without The Rule of Law, There Is No Law Enforcement
open.substack.com/pub/resistan...
open.substack.com/pub/resistan...
Wow. I have seen a couple of posts on the Tennessee election, but this one is most clear and compelling. We need hand recounts in every election now to verify results.
open.substack.com/pub/election...
open.substack.com/pub/election...
Election Truth Alliance – TN Preliminary Report
Tennessee Congressional District 7 – U.S. House Special ElectionDec 4, 2025
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Wow. I have seen a couple of posts on the Tennessee election, but this one is most clear and compelling. We need hand recounts in every election now to verify results.
open.substack.com/pub/election...
open.substack.com/pub/election...
A really compelling remembrance by Aaron Betsky of Robert A.M. Stern as an architect, historian, writer, teacher, administrator, and (disarmingly witty) critic.
www.architectmagazine.com/design/when-...
www.architectmagazine.com/design/when-...
“When You Grow Up…”: The Gospel According to Robert A.M. Stern
Read a sharp, personal tribute to Robert A.M. Stern’s lasting legacy—his wit, mentorship, and influence on generations of architects.
www.architectmagazine.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A really compelling remembrance by Aaron Betsky of Robert A.M. Stern as an architect, historian, writer, teacher, administrator, and (disarmingly witty) critic.
www.architectmagazine.com/design/when-...
www.architectmagazine.com/design/when-...
George Will:
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
December 2, 2025 at 11:27 PM
George Will:
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”