Country Dying
@countrydying.bsky.social
Essayist writing about the place of rural America in the modern world, and its decline.
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In recognition of James Dobson's all too delayed death, we republished an account of his legacy -- a three part series about evangelical child abuse, a culture Dobson disseminated and propagandized. buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Ministry of Violence
James Dobson is dead, leaving behind the legacy of poisoned politics he created, and countless children and adults who live with the pain of surviving the...
buttondown.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In recognition of James Dobson's all too delayed death, we republished an account of his legacy -- a three part series about evangelical child abuse, a culture Dobson disseminated and propagandized. buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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immensely grateful to @jasonkirk.fyi for throwing this piece together on what Dobson's death means for many of us strong-willed children. sojo.net/articles/opi...
James Dobson Tried To Destroy Us
As a former strong-willed child, I’ve had the notion of James Dobson’s mortality in the back of my mind for the last half-decade or so.
sojo.net
August 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
immensely grateful to @jasonkirk.fyi for throwing this piece together on what Dobson's death means for many of us strong-willed children. sojo.net/articles/opi...
Over a year late but better late than never open.substack.com/pub/countryd...
Part 2:The Culture
(Don't) Try that in a Small Town
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August 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Over a year late but better late than never open.substack.com/pub/countryd...
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NEW: The CDC shooting was much worse than initially reported. 181 rounds. 150 windows hit. Staff are furious at RFK Jr. and Trump becuz their long-running fears about anti-vax rhetoric turning deadly seem to be vindicated. @laurenweberhp.bluesky.social + Me.
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After CDC shooting, its employees turn their anger to RFK Jr. and Trump
Investigators allege the shooter targeted the agency because of his coronavirus vaccine beliefs, according to two CDC officials briefed on the case.
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August 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: The CDC shooting was much worse than initially reported. 181 rounds. 150 windows hit. Staff are furious at RFK Jr. and Trump becuz their long-running fears about anti-vax rhetoric turning deadly seem to be vindicated. @laurenweberhp.bluesky.social + Me.
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A relaunch, perfect for the worst of times.
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A Relaunch
Or a real launch, you decide
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August 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
A relaunch, perfect for the worst of times.
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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Good news: Is This Democracy will be back!
Look for our relaunch episode to drop towards the end of next week, as @lilymasonphd.bsky.social and @thomaszimmer.bsky.social will be talking about the first few days of the Trump regime - and the broader struggle over democracy in America.
Look for our relaunch episode to drop towards the end of next week, as @lilymasonphd.bsky.social and @thomaszimmer.bsky.social will be talking about the first few days of the Trump regime - and the broader struggle over democracy in America.
January 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Good news: Is This Democracy will be back!
Look for our relaunch episode to drop towards the end of next week, as @lilymasonphd.bsky.social and @thomaszimmer.bsky.social will be talking about the first few days of the Trump regime - and the broader struggle over democracy in America.
Look for our relaunch episode to drop towards the end of next week, as @lilymasonphd.bsky.social and @thomaszimmer.bsky.social will be talking about the first few days of the Trump regime - and the broader struggle over democracy in America.
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I wrote about Gannett’s plan to kill off one of the last pieces of American legacy media to resist financialization: The Associated Press.
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Wall Street declares war on the Associated Press
Gannett and Reuters come for one of the final corners for legacy media that had resisted the financialization of journalism.
mattdpearce.substack.com
January 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I wrote about Gannett’s plan to kill off one of the last pieces of American legacy media to resist financialization: The Associated Press.
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/wall-stree...
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/wall-stree...