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Real talk. I’ve lost all belief in American exceptionalism. There is no secret Liberty Sauce that makes us inherently better. We’re just human beings (derogatory). But it also means we’re human beings (laudatory), so I refuse to believe Republicans won politics forever and can rule as god kings.

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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 63 days ago • 23 comments

When you realize it is almost impossible to overcook chicken thighs

submitted 72 days ago • 36 comments

The Dark Age of American Intelligence: Allies Will Likely Stop Intel Sharing open.substack.com/pub/alexande...

submitted 73 days ago • 738 comments

One of the greatest tricks that Donald Trump and Elon Musk ever pulled is to convince millions of people that DOGE is about government efficiency. It's about narcissistic, resentful destruction: The Death of Government Expertise. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 72 days ago • 198 comments

The United States is currently experiencing our version of Mao’s cultural revolution.

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If the president has the power to change how the government spends money in ways congress hasn’t authorized, then he also has the power to raise your taxes without congress. Is that really what you want?

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

I do not entirely understand the point. But I have seen a pattern. They’re quickly dismantling every single functional unit of the government that helps people. It doesn’t matter if the people helped are here at home or overseas. If you help people, your job will be deemed wasteful.

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

This administration is like a bunch of monkeys gleefully pulling apart a boat that’s keeping them alive in the Atlantic.

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 75 days ago • 2665 comments

This comment on r/fednews really stood out to me. Trump and Musk want people to think they're firing do-nothing "bureaucrats," but they're really getting rid of people dedicated to serving this country and keeping it operational. I hope these stories get told.

submitted 76 days ago • 228 comments

"Suddenly, and not accidentally, people who work for the American federal government are having the same experience as people who find themselves living under foreign occupation" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

submitted 76 days ago • 93 comments

Most Americans still have no idea about how F'd this country is about to get. I think if they knew it would be too overwhelming to process so they prefer maintaining the delusion, "It won't be that bad." It'll be very bad, folks. Hold on to your butts.

submitted 76 days ago • 380 comments

Elon’s vanity-named kid wiping a booger on the Resolute desk on live TV is too blunt to be a metaphor.

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Imagine you're just some 30-something guy who converts to one of the world's major religions and in less than a decade its spiritual leader is rebuking you in front of the entire world That's how big a loser JD Vance is apnews.com/article/pope...

submitted 78 days ago • 94 comments

The goal isn’t to dismantle the government. It’s to dismantle the middle class, because a prosperous, educated middle class is the only credible threat to the unchecked power of the tech lords.

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Project 2025 was unpopular because of things like the plan for Trump to shut down the CFPB, which helps you get your money back if a bank cheats you.

submitted 79 days ago • 557 comments

We're seeing a level of executive overreach that is unprecedented in the US But other countries have defeated autocratic forces before—& Americans can learn from their successes We outlined a pro-democracy blueprint👇-TN www.brookings.edu/articles/dem...

submitted 79 days ago • 30 comments

In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊

submitted 82 days ago • 351 comments

“Move fast and break things” is a style of business and technological innovation and disruption that only works when the consequences of breaking things are low or nonexistent. Otherwise it’s just recklessness. There’s a reason this style of disruption is used to improve consumer goods.

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

I would prefer to live in precedented times.

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

Seems important

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

Normal reporting won’t cut it in these times. The follow-up questions need to be: - Who’s acting - What position do they hold - Are they paid by the govt - What’s their legal authority to act What’s being described as govt policy is really just a combo of breaking and entering and grand larceny.

submitted 87 days ago • 12 comments

This is a national emergency:

submitted 88 days ago • 2149 comments

Generally not a great sign when the judge is breaking out the bold + ital text to yell at you with a cite simply straight to the Constitution itself.

submitted 89 days ago • 19 comments

Stop repeating “DEI.” It’s becoming yet another shibboleth, a vague conjuring word to allow conservatives to say “eww.” Instead, make it crystal clear what they’re really saying: they blame every single problem in modern America on the fact we allow women and black people to be educated and work.

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

This is long but important. David is one of the foremost thinkers about the maladies infecting American democracy.

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The government has no right to decide what name or nickname your child goes by in class. The government has no right to pick out what clothes your child wears to school. This is not just an attack on trans children. It's an attack on personal choice. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...

submitted 90 days ago • 232 comments

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

submitted 91 days ago • 3741 comments

The only thing that changed here was the agency’s leadership, who forced this assessment (made with a low confidence level).

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How do autocrats stay in power? Our new research dives into the strategies of political control—repression, co-optation, and indoctrination—used across 229 autocracies from 1946 to 2010. What we found will change the way you think about authoritarian resilience. 🧵👇

submitted 96 days ago • 89 comments