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The best stories are meant to be retold. That's a pernicious thing about paywalls -- they limit information spread. The fascists spread their poison for free, but the truth often has a barrier to entry. This has created a lethal asymmetry in the information war.
March 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The best stories are meant to be retold. That's a pernicious thing about paywalls -- they limit information spread. The fascists spread their poison for free, but the truth often has a barrier to entry. This has created a lethal asymmetry in the information war.
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Michelle Mischkulnig, contemporary Australian textile artist #WomensArt
March 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Michelle Mischkulnig, contemporary Australian textile artist #WomensArt
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Six weeks into the second Trump administration, a chill is spreading over Washington and beyond as people on both sides stay silent out of fear of retribution. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves
People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Six weeks into the second Trump administration, a chill is spreading over Washington and beyond as people on both sides stay silent out of fear of retribution. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...
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FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Katherine Graham stood up to Nixon.
Jeff Bezos bows down to Trump.
Decline is a choice.
Jeff Bezos bows down to Trump.
Decline is a choice.
February 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Katherine Graham stood up to Nixon.
Jeff Bezos bows down to Trump.
Decline is a choice.
Jeff Bezos bows down to Trump.
Decline is a choice.
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Has Bezos studied American history at all? Does he know anything about federal subsidies for railroad and canals? Does he understand the enormous government role in the creation of the Internet? There has been no point when "freedom in the economic realm" existed in the form of pure "free markets."
Holy shit. Jeff Bezos is turning the Washington Post editorial page into.... the Wall Street Journal editorial page.
February 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Has Bezos studied American history at all? Does he know anything about federal subsidies for railroad and canals? Does he understand the enormous government role in the creation of the Internet? There has been no point when "freedom in the economic realm" existed in the form of pure "free markets."
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Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.
February 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Having served as a Moscow correspondent in the early days of Putin's reign, this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access.
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Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)
February 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)
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“In some ways that’s even more chilling than firing the four stars,” Rosa Brooks, a professor at Georgetown Law. “It’s what you do when you’re planning to break the law: you get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down.”
By NYT Greg Jaffe
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
By NYT Greg Jaffe
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’
The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of engagement.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“In some ways that’s even more chilling than firing the four stars,” Rosa Brooks, a professor at Georgetown Law. “It’s what you do when you’re planning to break the law: you get rid of any lawyers who might try to slow you down.”
By NYT Greg Jaffe
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
By NYT Greg Jaffe
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
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‘It is going to get a lot worse’ www.persuasion.community/p/the-crisis...
The Crisis of Democracy Is Here
And it’s going to get a lot worse.
www.persuasion.community
February 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
‘It is going to get a lot worse’ www.persuasion.community/p/the-crisis...
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No need to parse dog whistles with the advocate for Germany’s neo-Nazi party, who laments the end of Apartheid in South Africa, does sig heils in public, denigrates minorities, and proclaims that white men are inherently superior.
Yes, he is. We don’t need to ask anymore, we need to deal with it.
Yes, he is. We don’t need to ask anymore, we need to deal with it.
The 14 flags at 1:14 might be a coincidence, and it might not be. Utterly terrifying if it’s not.
February 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
No need to parse dog whistles with the advocate for Germany’s neo-Nazi party, who laments the end of Apartheid in South Africa, does sig heils in public, denigrates minorities, and proclaims that white men are inherently superior.
Yes, he is. We don’t need to ask anymore, we need to deal with it.
Yes, he is. We don’t need to ask anymore, we need to deal with it.
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Just as it did during the rise of the Nazis a century ago, the New York Times is twisting itself in knots to avoid calling fascists fascists. Germany’s AfD is not a “party that downplays Nazis.” It’s a neo-Nazi party.
February 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Just as it did during the rise of the Nazis a century ago, the New York Times is twisting itself in knots to avoid calling fascists fascists. Germany’s AfD is not a “party that downplays Nazis.” It’s a neo-Nazi party.
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MAGA coming for their own base's retirements. These our neighbors and we share a nation with them, and many are victims. Start conversations with them. For many, it may not be too late.
February 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
MAGA coming for their own base's retirements. These our neighbors and we share a nation with them, and many are victims. Start conversations with them. For many, it may not be too late.
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The billionaire class is waging a war on workers, putting our nation’s healthcare, research, education, + jobs at risk.
Higher ed workers, students, +allies are mobilizing
Join us!
Feb 13 8pm ET
National Strategy Call
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Higher ed workers, students, +allies are mobilizing
Join us!
Feb 13 8pm ET
National Strategy Call
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The billionaire class is waging a war on workers, putting our nation’s healthcare, research, education, + jobs at risk.
Higher ed workers, students, +allies are mobilizing
Join us!
Feb 13 8pm ET
National Strategy Call
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Higher ed workers, students, +allies are mobilizing
Join us!
Feb 13 8pm ET
National Strategy Call
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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A reminder of Robert Paxton's definition of fascism
December 24, 2024 at 4:22 PM
A reminder of Robert Paxton's definition of fascism
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Pro-democracy Organizing against Autocracy in the United States: A Strategic Assessment & Recommendations
www.hks.harvard.edu/publications...
www.hks.harvard.edu/publications...
Pro-democracy Organizing against Autocracy in the United States: A Strategic Assessment & Recommendations
Many groups in the US are focused on preventing the further rise of authoritarian forces by raising alarms about authoritarian power-grabs in key states; by building financial, legal, and electoral st...
www.hks.harvard.edu
February 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pro-democracy Organizing against Autocracy in the United States: A Strategic Assessment & Recommendations
www.hks.harvard.edu/publications...
www.hks.harvard.edu/publications...
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February 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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The House Republicans listed below are vulnerable in 2026. They will only vote to cut our benefits if they think no one is watching.
If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
February 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The House Republicans listed below are vulnerable in 2026. They will only vote to cut our benefits if they think no one is watching.
If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
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In case you wondered what depths our democracy has sunk to
February 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
In case you wondered what depths our democracy has sunk to
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This is a must-read for the times.
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.
www.404media.co
February 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is a must-read for the times.