I think the most straightforward framing that captures the severity of the situation is that the government of the United States has been seized by a mad authoritarian regime not meaningfully distinct from Putin or Kim or, well, Maduro, and its members must be brought to harsh justice

Thanks to @fivefourpod.bsky.social, today's nyt daily episode caused me actual physical pain. "Winning by losing" is just...incredible

Anyone else worry about the simultaneous collapse of the scam-ass make believe crypto and AI markets? With the world's largest economy run by authoritarians who are allergic to the truth, news media completely asleep at the wheel - we won't even know

As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit

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This was a painful 15 minutes of giggling and, to be generous, topical explanation of an oligarch dissecting the federal state without any authority whatsoever. An utterly unserious piece