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This is not America First, this is America Alone. The prosperity and peace enjoyed by Americans in the past--even during the Cold War--was only as a result of the partnerships and alliances we had then. Americans are only going to be more impoverished and endangered from this. Warn your friends.

submitted 22 hours ago • 3 comments

Looking at some survey data here. Trump/Elon cutting off all cancer cure research is the issue that freaks voters out more than any other, also the one they've heard the least about. Important for voters to hear more about this.

submitted 1 day ago • 115 comments

Wild to me that the dominant reaction on here seems to be that this is bad journalism because it treats a Trump voter as a human. I'm not a strategist but if you belong to a party that wants to win elections, shouldn't you regard folks like this as part of your next coalition instead of the enemy?

submitted 2 days ago • 445 comments

ALSO: If you're a researcher and you want to dig into the Pravda network yourself, we are providing a database you can play around with- check it out on our website: www.americansunlight.org/updates/new-... ☀️

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

make jesus jesus again the replacement of actual religion with culty tv and internet personae in this country is a cultural and public health crisis

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

A pro-Russia content aggregation network is churning out at least 3 MILLION pieces of propaganda per year, all on sites that are virtually unusable by humans. So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content: static1.squarespace.com/static/6612c... 1/

submitted 2 days ago • 23 comments

☀️ We've got a big new report out today☀️ A subset of the Russian info op known as "Portal Kombat" appears to be constructed not for human consumption, but machines. It's seemingly grooming LLMs to spit out RU propaganda precisely when we're taking our eyes off the regulatory ball. ⤵️

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine. This you?

submitted 3 days ago • 969 comments

Good news for all of us clamoring for more spicy takes on personal liberties* and the free market. *I somehow don't think he means trans rights but I suppose you never know!

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

NEW: We’ve uncovered something alarming: a Russian-backed disinformation network, known as the Pravda network, is flooding the internet—and LLMs—with pro-Kremlin propaganda. Our new report reveals how this growing operation threatens democracies worldwide. www.americansunlight.org/updates/new-...

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

Saying "data doesn't lie" is like saying "words don't lie."

submitted 5 days ago • 74 comments

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

submitted 6 days ago • 2221 comments

yet another example of the stats/data to eugenics pipeline! numbers are not as objective as you think, especially when they depict highly subjective perceptions of "intelligence," whatever the fuck that means you legit sound dumber than a rock when you think you can measure a human's worth this way

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Precisely what we warned about when the emails first went out.

submitted 8 days ago • 42 comments

The extent to which carefully curated Russian propaganda narratives are showing up in the far right information space is truly wild. This pipeline has been around for a while, but it's gone off the charts in recent days with Trump and Musk spouting stuff like this.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

Ah yes, who could forget 2009 when Mitch McConnell looked at the ascendance of Barack Obama to the presidency, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "I think that we have to realize that we're in the minority."

submitted 9 days ago • 13 comments

Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

submitted 10 days ago • 90 comments

Trump likes being #2, he likes doing the PR work, being in front of the camera, getting the adulation, but serving the boss. Musk will dominate him at home and Putin will dominate him abroad. He will deliver their lines, as he has just done for Putin in shocking fashion, and does for Musk every day.

submitted 10 days ago • 70 comments

In any other context, laying off tens of thousands of workers would be political suicide and wildly unpopular. Fewer jobs means less spending means a greater chance of economic contraction means more people hate those in power. Yet even left-leaning people are okay with this. What a circus.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

submitted 16 days ago • 213 comments

If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall. tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.

submitted 17 days ago • 55 comments

i wrote something about This Place for @404media.co. please read it, and then log off. 💗

submitted 24 days ago • 48 comments

Longer-term perspective on the rise of US oligarchy

submitted 25 days ago • 55 comments

Elon Musk Offers Self $10 Billion Federal Buyout theonion.com/elon-mu...

submitted 25 days ago • 101 comments

It's amazing how badly most congressional Democrats are misreading the mood of their base. On the bright side, if you're ever considered running for Congress, the 2026 Democratic Party primaries are going to be a prime moment for "throw the old guard out" insurgents.

submitted 29 days ago • 295 comments

Trump doesn't care if the economy crashes and communities suffer. His goal is to force you and your family to accept a lower standard of living while he and his friends get richer. Cutting support for law enforcement, schools, small businesses and firefighters is chaos by design.

submitted 32 days ago • 1039 comments

While President Trump illegally pauses federal funding from Congress, the Senate must not be business as usual. We do not consent to this lawless power grab.

submitted 32 days ago • 1484 comments

Hear me out, maybe dems should both focus on economic issues and bring attention to the full-on assault of the basic institutions that keep our democracy and society functional? Why not both??? 48.3% of the electorate did not vote for this bullshit, so act like it.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

oh boy #deepseek

submitted 33 days ago • 24 comments

Not just unusual. It’s unprecedented. It’s a seismic reordering of American government and an actual instance of the “weaponization” of the DOJ that the Republicans were heretofore so fond of complaining about (when it wasn’t happening).

submitted 36 days ago • 98 comments

Jan 6 was investigated and largely prosecuted as domestic terrorism. The pardons should be reported and spoken of accordingly. An endorsement of terrorism. Trump sprung his terrorist network - including, by extension, himself.

submitted 38 days ago • 55 comments

Dude is a white guy from South Africa. He knows exactly what he’s doing.

submitted 38 days ago • 15 comments

Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole — theonion.com/trump-claims...

submitted 38 days ago • 3 comments

Trump has canonized lies and conspiracy theories about those responding to disinformation. Our @americansunlight.org statement responding to his "censorship" executive order. 1/

submitted 39 days ago • 7 comments

👀 “[E]very mass social media platform in the United States has been taken over by the right wing, with the exception of @bsky.app” Strong email from @aoc.bsky.social putting all the pieces together.

submitted 40 days ago • 29 comments

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Remember, today especially, that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Keep the faith. Keep up the fight.

submitted 40 days ago • 118 comments

The bottom line wrt to TikTok flip flops is that Trump actually does not give a 💩 if there is a national security threat to the United States — even from a hostile country that wants to destroy us — as long as there is something in the “deal” that benefits him politically or financially.

submitted 41 days ago • 106 comments

I have complex feelings about the TikTok ban. We have to be able to regulate social media and tech companies. This ban likely isn't the best way of doing that, but governments giving total deference to tech oligarchs (yes, including Chinese tech oligarchs) is not conducive for functional democracy

submitted 43 days ago • 2 comments