The Horrified Onlooker
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Attorneys at the Education Department’s civil rights office describe working in a “dismissal factory.”
Most discrimination complaints filed by students’ families have been dismissed without ever being investigated, records show.
(Published December 2025)
Most discrimination complaints filed by students’ families have been dismissed without ever being investigated, records show.
(Published December 2025)
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Attorneys at the Education Department’s civil rights office describe working in a “dismissal factory.”
Most discrimination complaints filed by students’ families have been dismissed without ever being investigated, records show.
(Published December 2025)
Most discrimination complaints filed by students’ families have been dismissed without ever being investigated, records show.
(Published December 2025)
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January 6 succeeded, because this administration is in power right now.
January 6th Was a Success
Trump managed to turn his presidency’s darkest day into a political springboard. And now, he’ll seek retribution.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:30 AM
January 6 succeeded, because this administration is in power right now.
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I spoke with Imara Jones, the founder and CEO of TransLash, to discuss Trump’s use of “fight like hell” while discussing trans athletes at a Republican retreat this morning.
She says it’s no coincidence that he mentions trans people frequently. It’s foundational.
www.advocate.com/politics/tru...
She says it’s no coincidence that he mentions trans people frequently. It’s foundational.
www.advocate.com/politics/tru...
Donald Trump uses the anniversary of the Capitol insurrection to attack transgender people
“We can’t dismiss these as ‘greatest hits,’” TransLash media CEO Imara Jones told The Advocate about Trump’s constant mentions of transgender people.
www.advocate.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I spoke with Imara Jones, the founder and CEO of TransLash, to discuss Trump’s use of “fight like hell” while discussing trans athletes at a Republican retreat this morning.
She says it’s no coincidence that he mentions trans people frequently. It’s foundational.
www.advocate.com/politics/tru...
She says it’s no coincidence that he mentions trans people frequently. It’s foundational.
www.advocate.com/politics/tru...
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The constitutional remedy for a president who launches a war of acquisition against an ally is impeachment, removal, disqualification, and ultimately a criminal trial. And the same is true for every member of his cabinet involved in such an illegal undertaking.
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The constitutional remedy for a president who launches a war of acquisition against an ally is impeachment, removal, disqualification, and ultimately a criminal trial. And the same is true for every member of his cabinet involved in such an illegal undertaking.
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I had a zoom lecture with the Filson Historical Society in Louisville for January 7. After watching the Capitol riot, I tore up my planned remarks and dashed this off try to situate what had just happened in the context of the sweep of American history.
newrepublic.com/article/1609...
newrepublic.com/article/1609...
This Is Us: Why the Trump Era Ended in Violence
The Capitol insurrection was born of a violent minoritarian tradition that is as American as apple pie—and it isn’t done yet.
newrepublic.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I had a zoom lecture with the Filson Historical Society in Louisville for January 7. After watching the Capitol riot, I tore up my planned remarks and dashed this off try to situate what had just happened in the context of the sweep of American history.
newrepublic.com/article/1609...
newrepublic.com/article/1609...
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
This I vow: One day I will put Stephen Miller's perp walk on a continuous loop and watch it while I beat my dick like it owes me money.
January 6, 2026 at 6:30 AM
This I vow: One day I will put Stephen Miller's perp walk on a continuous loop and watch it while I beat my dick like it owes me money.
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
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average Graham Linehan supporter
January 6, 2026 at 4:45 AM
average Graham Linehan supporter
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Dan D'Addario’s take on the new CBS Evening News is unflinchingly and deservedly brutal.
“… a Weissian willingness to bulldoze past that which might seem too untidy for whatever hypothetical viewer he and his editor have in mind.”
Good on him and Variety.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
“… a Weissian willingness to bulldoze past that which might seem too untidy for whatever hypothetical viewer he and his editor have in mind.”
Good on him and Variety.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Dan D'Addario’s take on the new CBS Evening News is unflinchingly and deservedly brutal.
“… a Weissian willingness to bulldoze past that which might seem too untidy for whatever hypothetical viewer he and his editor have in mind.”
Good on him and Variety.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
“… a Weissian willingness to bulldoze past that which might seem too untidy for whatever hypothetical viewer he and his editor have in mind.”
Good on him and Variety.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
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to protect the endangered seal population, i'm clubbing this seal pup to death
January 6, 2026 at 5:09 AM
to protect the endangered seal population, i'm clubbing this seal pup to death
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Reaching out to the target of Taibbi's lawfare wouldn't "advance the story," apparently.
Bari Weiss's Free Press website ran this screed by Matt Taibbi defending his lawsuit against a book author.
But the Free Press apparently never reached out to the author. Even though Weiss spiked that 60 Minutes piece for not reaching out to enough Trump officials www.thefp.com/p/matt-taibb...
But the Free Press apparently never reached out to the author. Even though Weiss spiked that 60 Minutes piece for not reaching out to enough Trump officials www.thefp.com/p/matt-taibb...
Matt Taibbi: To Protect Free Speech, I’m Suing the Man Who Defamed Me
There’s a difference between censorship, which prevents speech, and seeking restitution for a harmful lie already in print. That's why I'm suing the man who defamed me, writes Matt Taibbi.
www.thefp.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Reaching out to the target of Taibbi's lawfare wouldn't "advance the story," apparently.
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My story isn't a simple "debunking" of the rightwing narrative; rather, it's a piece I was reporting already about how Seattle's police chief appears to have issued a directive in a vacuum, alarming cops and helping set of a right-wing media firestorm aimed at new Mayor Katie Wilson.
SPD Chief Sent Email Overstating New Drug Diversion Policy, Sparking False Narrative in Right-Wing Media
Spent part of the weekend reporting out this story, only to have KOMO drop a false, ragebait version that went predictably viral on RW social media
publicola.com/2026/01/05/s...
Spent part of the weekend reporting out this story, only to have KOMO drop a false, ragebait version that went predictably viral on RW social media
publicola.com/2026/01/05/s...
SPD Chief Sent Email Overstating New Drug Diversion Policy, Sparking False Narrative in Right-Wing Media - PubliCola
Chief Shon Barnes apparently didn’t consult with LEAD or the city attorney’s office before telling police they should start referring…
publicola.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:09 AM
My story isn't a simple "debunking" of the rightwing narrative; rather, it's a piece I was reporting already about how Seattle's police chief appears to have issued a directive in a vacuum, alarming cops and helping set of a right-wing media firestorm aimed at new Mayor Katie Wilson.
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The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
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No trans journalists is ever involved at any level in nyt news coverage about trans ppl; we are purposely excluded. The nyt has not hired or assigned a trans journalist to cover trans news for at least five years. Your publisher and top editors are well aware of that.
January 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
No trans journalists is ever involved at any level in nyt news coverage about trans ppl; we are purposely excluded. The nyt has not hired or assigned a trans journalist to cover trans news for at least five years. Your publisher and top editors are well aware of that.
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This assertion is false: “No UK correspondent was assigned or drafted a story about the Cass report.”
I read the story as it was being written. It was placed on the budget and then pulled off. I know this bc it was my job to know what was being covered, how and by whom. Your publisher knows this.
I read the story as it was being written. It was placed on the budget and then pulled off. I know this bc it was my job to know what was being covered, how and by whom. Your publisher knows this.
January 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
This assertion is false: “No UK correspondent was assigned or drafted a story about the Cass report.”
I read the story as it was being written. It was placed on the budget and then pulled off. I know this bc it was my job to know what was being covered, how and by whom. Your publisher knows this.
I read the story as it was being written. It was placed on the budget and then pulled off. I know this bc it was my job to know what was being covered, how and by whom. Your publisher knows this.
Good riddance to this snotty little troll.
The Seattle rank-and-file now has a window of opportunity to elect a union leader that actually *doesn't* use public goodwill for toilet paper, but I doubt they'll take it. "Owning teh libs" will trump "earning public trust" every time at SPD.
The Seattle rank-and-file now has a window of opportunity to elect a union leader that actually *doesn't* use public goodwill for toilet paper, but I doubt they'll take it. "Owning teh libs" will trump "earning public trust" every time at SPD.
Seattle's controversial police union leader Mike Solan to step aside
Mike Solan, the high-profile and divisive president of the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild, is no longer seeking reelection, he announced last week.
www.kuow.org
January 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Good riddance to this snotty little troll.
The Seattle rank-and-file now has a window of opportunity to elect a union leader that actually *doesn't* use public goodwill for toilet paper, but I doubt they'll take it. "Owning teh libs" will trump "earning public trust" every time at SPD.
The Seattle rank-and-file now has a window of opportunity to elect a union leader that actually *doesn't* use public goodwill for toilet paper, but I doubt they'll take it. "Owning teh libs" will trump "earning public trust" every time at SPD.
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New Seattle City Attorney Erika Evans, speaking at her inauguration at City Hall, says she's "already started the process of setting up a new, reimagined community court," a therapeutic court her predecessor, Republican Ann Davison, dismantled.
January 5, 2026 at 8:46 PM
New Seattle City Attorney Erika Evans, speaking at her inauguration at City Hall, says she's "already started the process of setting up a new, reimagined community court," a therapeutic court her predecessor, Republican Ann Davison, dismantled.
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Notable that the NYT changed its term used for gender affirming care recently as well. There's an increasing push from the oligarch class to use their media properties to redefine the terms that not only trans people use but also medical professional organizations.
January 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Notable that the NYT changed its term used for gender affirming care recently as well. There's an increasing push from the oligarch class to use their media properties to redefine the terms that not only trans people use but also medical professional organizations.
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Stephen Miller isn’t just closing borders. He is trying to overturn decades of American history and progress.
Let’s stop pretending this is normal.
trib.al/E1pYzaL
Let’s stop pretending this is normal.
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Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and unassimilable. How far will Miller’s sadistic designs go?
trib.al
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Stephen Miller isn’t just closing borders. He is trying to overturn decades of American history and progress.
Let’s stop pretending this is normal.
trib.al/E1pYzaL
Let’s stop pretending this is normal.
trib.al/E1pYzaL
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Department of Homeland Security is proposing a new rule that would authorize collection of any form of biometric information or samples from anyone, including US citizens, “encountered” by USCIS or “associated with” any applicant for admission to the US, US residency, or US citizenship.
Collection of biometrics from anyone “associated” with a foreigner – Papers, Please!
Underlying the proposal is an implicit but impermissible assumption that merely to “associate” with foreigners is sufficiently suspicious to create probable cause for a search.
papersplease.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Department of Homeland Security is proposing a new rule that would authorize collection of any form of biometric information or samples from anyone, including US citizens, “encountered” by USCIS or “associated with” any applicant for admission to the US, US residency, or US citizenship.
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In my self-defense classes I focus on how most people are socially conditioned to follow the norms of a civilized, polite society — and there is a MENTAL SHIFT required to use violence to defend from violence.
I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/
I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/
February 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In my self-defense classes I focus on how most people are socially conditioned to follow the norms of a civilized, polite society — and there is a MENTAL SHIFT required to use violence to defend from violence.
I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/
I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/
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The indictment doesn’t mention oil or fentanyl. Just cocaine. (After he just pardoned the president of Honduras)
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The indictment doesn’t mention oil or fentanyl. Just cocaine. (After he just pardoned the president of Honduras)