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“You’re not a contradiction in terms when you’re the one writing the terms. It’s a lesson I wish younger people — sorted into boxes not only by social pressure, but by panopticon data miners — understood through experiences beyond life as prey.”
New article! On "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and the plutocrat class ripping America apart: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/my-friend-...
My Friend Leatherface
Remembering a creative conservationist as plutocrats take a chainsaw to Texas.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“You’re not a contradiction in terms when you’re the one writing the terms. It’s a lesson I wish younger people — sorted into boxes not only by social pressure, but by panopticon data miners — understood through experiences beyond life as prey.”
Read Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams. What it reveals about Zuckerberg and Sandburg is much worse than I expected.
July 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Read Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams. What it reveals about Zuckerberg and Sandburg is much worse than I expected.
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Sorry for the string of videos, but this is amazing and makes me wonder if this is what life could be like if we all just logged off the internet.
IG risolve
IG risolve
July 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Sorry for the string of videos, but this is amazing and makes me wonder if this is what life could be like if we all just logged off the internet.
IG risolve
IG risolve
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Gut-wrenching read. Mom abducted at work by ICE. Kids left at home.
15-year-old son: “I don’t know what to tell [my brothers] because I don’t want them to freak out. Because they’re little, they’re little kids.”
Amplify this work by Santa Barbara Independent.
15-year-old son: “I don’t know what to tell [my brothers] because I don’t want them to freak out. Because they’re little, they’re little kids.”
Amplify this work by Santa Barbara Independent.
Horrifying ICE story in the Santa Barbara Independent (led by Publisher Brandi Rivera, my friend, colleague and new president of @aanpublishers.bsky.social). The Independent is a vital, long-time, truly local and connected news source in Santa Barbara.
www.independent.com/2025/07/11/c...
www.independent.com/2025/07/11/c...
Children Left Alone After Mothers Arrested in Immigration Raids
"I just hope I get my mom back," says 15-year-old Juan Martinez, who is now caring for his brothers, ages 8 and 9.
www.independent.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Gut-wrenching read. Mom abducted at work by ICE. Kids left at home.
15-year-old son: “I don’t know what to tell [my brothers] because I don’t want them to freak out. Because they’re little, they’re little kids.”
Amplify this work by Santa Barbara Independent.
15-year-old son: “I don’t know what to tell [my brothers] because I don’t want them to freak out. Because they’re little, they’re little kids.”
Amplify this work by Santa Barbara Independent.
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“The concentration camp the Trump administration built in Florida is being marketed as normal.…As concentration camps become more common, they will offend fewer people — and they will be called normal…you must remember that normal is not the same as right, no more than law is the same as justice.”
New article! On a complicated Fourth of July and not letting cruelty win sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/guns-or-fi...
Guns or Fireworks
America is not its government and normal does not mean right.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“The concentration camp the Trump administration built in Florida is being marketed as normal.…As concentration camps become more common, they will offend fewer people — and they will be called normal…you must remember that normal is not the same as right, no more than law is the same as justice.”
Excellent read to understand where we are today.
Huge sale! HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT is only $2.99 as an ebook anywhere they are sold. There have been many attempts to ban this book which covers Trump, Epstein, Kushner, transnational organized crime, and more. Get it while it lasts!
July 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Excellent read to understand where we are today.
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Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
Thank you
Alex Padilla !!
They want to bar anyone asking legitimate questions and expecting truthful answers.
So thank you -
Now -go sue their asses !!
Alex Padilla !!
They want to bar anyone asking legitimate questions and expecting truthful answers.
So thank you -
Now -go sue their asses !!
June 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Thank goodness someone’s saying what should be obvious. No way in hell is Musk gone.
📄 NEW: Mass media is pushing the false narrative that Musk has 'left' government to focus on his companies. But the reality is that Musk fronts a cartel of related and accelerating interests. My latest.
america2.news/musk-isnt-go...
america2.news/musk-isnt-go...
Musk Isn't “Gone” — and Tech Fascism Is Running Rampant
Musk wants us to believe he's "left government" to focus on his companies. But the broader tech fascist movement he's enabling is moving forward at astonishing speed.
america2.news
June 3, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Thank goodness someone’s saying what should be obvious. No way in hell is Musk gone.
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If you care about democracy, you *really* need to get off of Substack soon. Here is a guide for creators (and readers) for how and why to do it and without harming creators you want to support.
america2.news/the-substack...
america2.news/the-substack...
The Substack Dilemma: How Creators Are Inadvertently Fueling America's Failure
Creators have flocked to Substack because of its ease of use — but that simplicity comes at a steep price.
america2.news
April 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
If you care about democracy, you *really* need to get off of Substack soon. Here is a guide for creators (and readers) for how and why to do it and without harming creators you want to support.
america2.news/the-substack...
america2.news/the-substack...
The budget bill has one dangerous line that must be removed - it would not allow states to regulate AI for the next 10 years. Call your rep.
Follow up from Politics Girl ...
youtube.com/shorts/JrS37...
youtube.com/shorts/JrS37...
Come With Me If You Want To Live
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtube.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The budget bill has one dangerous line that must be removed - it would not allow states to regulate AI for the next 10 years. Call your rep.
The US Embassy staff should enjoy living without utilities if they stop paying their bills.
1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️
May 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The US Embassy staff should enjoy living without utilities if they stop paying their bills.
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China can remain totalitarian longer than we can remain solvent. Never screw with people who have total control over their domestic information environment.
April 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
China can remain totalitarian longer than we can remain solvent. Never screw with people who have total control over their domestic information environment.
Perhaps it’s time to consider that you have an identity beyond what you buy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Cheap Consumer Goods Are the American Dream, Actually
Trump’s tariffs upend a nearly century-old bargain between politicians and US consumers.
www.bloomberg.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Perhaps it’s time to consider that you have an identity beyond what you buy.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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New at The Nerd Reich: Curtis Yarvin Fears His Authoritarian Fantasy Is Flopping
Peter Thiel's "Dark Enlightenment" guru gives President Elon Musk a "C-."
Warning: This post contains graphic discussion of mass murder and violence.
www.thenerdreich.com/curtis-yarvi...
Peter Thiel's "Dark Enlightenment" guru gives President Elon Musk a "C-."
Warning: This post contains graphic discussion of mass murder and violence.
www.thenerdreich.com/curtis-yarvi...
Curtis Yarvin Fears His Authoritarian Fantasy Is Imploding
Dark Enlightenment guru sees his desired revolution unraveling under the weight of its own stupidity
www.thenerdreich.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
New at The Nerd Reich: Curtis Yarvin Fears His Authoritarian Fantasy Is Flopping
Peter Thiel's "Dark Enlightenment" guru gives President Elon Musk a "C-."
Warning: This post contains graphic discussion of mass murder and violence.
www.thenerdreich.com/curtis-yarvi...
Peter Thiel's "Dark Enlightenment" guru gives President Elon Musk a "C-."
Warning: This post contains graphic discussion of mass murder and violence.
www.thenerdreich.com/curtis-yarvi...
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📄 NEW: The Trump tariffs have caused shockwaves inside MAGA, breaking down the fragile coalition that propelled him to a second term. Democrats should seize the opportunity to map the fissures and exploit the chaos.
america2.news/tariffs-expo...
america2.news/tariffs-expo...
Tariffs Expose Rifts in Fragile MAGA Coalition
Republicans don't agree about tariffs, and we're beginning to see visible discord that can be used to break apart the fragile MAGA coalition.
america2.news
April 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
📄 NEW: The Trump tariffs have caused shockwaves inside MAGA, breaking down the fragile coalition that propelled him to a second term. Democrats should seize the opportunity to map the fissures and exploit the chaos.
america2.news/tariffs-expo...
america2.news/tariffs-expo...
London protest today! What happens in the US matters around the world. Make your voices heard.
April 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
London protest today! What happens in the US matters around the world. Make your voices heard.
So Jim Banks R-Ind, the Senator who told the newly laid off HHS employee he probably “deserved it” is the 291st most popular politician. I just can’t imagine why. Maybe he deserves to get voted out.
April 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
So Jim Banks R-Ind, the Senator who told the newly laid off HHS employee he probably “deserved it” is the 291st most popular politician. I just can’t imagine why. Maybe he deserves to get voted out.
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Often when I warned about this attack, people couldn’t comprehend it because it harms the GOP and their supporters.
You never understood: they don’t think dollars are “real.” Do you get it now? This is an effort to kill the dollar and replace it with “hard” currency.
You never understood: they don’t think dollars are “real.” Do you get it now? This is an effort to kill the dollar and replace it with “hard” currency.
April 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Often when I warned about this attack, people couldn’t comprehend it because it harms the GOP and their supporters.
You never understood: they don’t think dollars are “real.” Do you get it now? This is an effort to kill the dollar and replace it with “hard” currency.
You never understood: they don’t think dollars are “real.” Do you get it now? This is an effort to kill the dollar and replace it with “hard” currency.
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To the rest of the world: we are aware that the United States has been captured by insane sociopaths and apologize for this inconvenience. These policies are wildly unpopular and we will try to fix this in due course. In the meantime, carry on without us and accept our apologies.
April 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
To the rest of the world: we are aware that the United States has been captured by insane sociopaths and apologize for this inconvenience. These policies are wildly unpopular and we will try to fix this in due course. In the meantime, carry on without us and accept our apologies.
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Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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March 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
This makes me so sick.
This is the 23-year-old gay hairdresser and makeup artist disappeared into a sadistic Salvadorian gulag because of his tattoos
March 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This makes me so sick.
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Using Substack is a bad deal all around. You make less money, they steal your audience and then there's....this
america2.news/the-substack... @davetroy.com
america2.news/the-substack... @davetroy.com
The Substack Dilemma: How Creators Are Inadvertently Fueling America's Failure
Creators have flocked to Substack because of its ease of use — but that simplicity comes at a steep price.
america2.news
March 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Using Substack is a bad deal all around. You make less money, they steal your audience and then there's....this
america2.news/the-substack... @davetroy.com
america2.news/the-substack... @davetroy.com
