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Yes, exactly, this. In this as in so many other ways, Trump is *breaking* things that can’t just be un-broken after another election cycle or two. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-end-of...

submitted 20 days ago • 28 comments

1. Trump's immigration crackdown is premised on the idea that the US is experiencing a massive surge in violent crime According to Trump the crime wave is especially severe in cities THIS IS A LIE New data shows crime is LOWER than when Trump left office in 2020, and below pre-pandemic levels

submitted 25 days ago • 131 comments

"Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God."--W.E.B. DuBois on Robert E. Lee, born #OTD in 1807 🗃️

submitted 34 days ago • 22 comments

Pam Bondi disclosed owning more than $3.9 million in Truth Social stock in December, according to documents obtained by BI. www.businessinsider.com/pam-bondi-tr...

submitted 37 days ago • 39 comments

trumpism is stupid and it is not deep, there is nothing of interest in it and nothing to say. this creates a problem for the Take Economy, resulting in people making dumber and dumber arguments for the sake of producing their Takes

submitted 45 days ago • 9 comments

"Trump is a con artist and ordinary people are going to get hurt. That’s the all-encompassing story of the next four years. To the political journalists out there, I say get on it or get lost." —@froomkin.bsky.social‬ Worth reading. presswatchers.org/2024/12/trum...

submitted 50 days ago • 42 comments

2025's shocking, violent start in New Orleans, Las Vegas revealed the right's shameless exploitation but also a deeper numbness America needs to talk about the deep scars of militarism, the misogyny and male rage behind our violence and our politics. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

submitted 48 days ago • 37 comments

On Truth We are no longer in a culture war, we are fighting instead an epistemological war, where authoritarians seek to replace process with diktat: why truth is a gradient and not a boolean.

submitted 49 days ago • 24 comments

In a few months when people wonder how Elon Musk developed such an outsize influence over British politics, it’ll be worth noting the contribution of push notifications like this from the national broadcaster.

submitted 48 days ago • 52 comments

You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? I’m either fine or my death will be a pretty noice punchline:

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments