@readingaroubd.bsky.social
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A very simple thing you can do is stop linking to the NYT.
I know they do some good reporting but they are also actively upholding facism and working to subvert democracy and shaping your world view.
It is more work but it is better if we start starving harmful institutions.
I know they do some good reporting but they are also actively upholding facism and working to subvert democracy and shaping your world view.
It is more work but it is better if we start starving harmful institutions.
July 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A very simple thing you can do is stop linking to the NYT.
I know they do some good reporting but they are also actively upholding facism and working to subvert democracy and shaping your world view.
It is more work but it is better if we start starving harmful institutions.
I know they do some good reporting but they are also actively upholding facism and working to subvert democracy and shaping your world view.
It is more work but it is better if we start starving harmful institutions.
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Lest we forget:
On Sat night, as Minnesotans braved Arctic cold to honor Alex Pretti and demand that ICE/CBP leave their state...
...Tim Cook was at the White House for "friends and family" premiere of payola-based 'Melania' movie. Also Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO.
Bezos was at fashion show in Paris.
On Sat night, as Minnesotans braved Arctic cold to honor Alex Pretti and demand that ICE/CBP leave their state...
...Tim Cook was at the White House for "friends and family" premiere of payola-based 'Melania' movie. Also Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO.
Bezos was at fashion show in Paris.
January 26, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Lest we forget:
On Sat night, as Minnesotans braved Arctic cold to honor Alex Pretti and demand that ICE/CBP leave their state...
...Tim Cook was at the White House for "friends and family" premiere of payola-based 'Melania' movie. Also Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO.
Bezos was at fashion show in Paris.
On Sat night, as Minnesotans braved Arctic cold to honor Alex Pretti and demand that ICE/CBP leave their state...
...Tim Cook was at the White House for "friends and family" premiere of payola-based 'Melania' movie. Also Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO.
Bezos was at fashion show in Paris.
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I have never seen a case where state law enforcement had to file a lawsuit to obtain evidence of a police shooting within its jurisdiction. Until now.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-00628) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against All Defendants (filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMNDC-12575332) filed by Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Filer requests summons issued....
storage.courtlistener.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I have never seen a case where state law enforcement had to file a lawsuit to obtain evidence of a police shooting within its jurisdiction. Until now.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Why is Dem leadership not on the ground in MN? If the answer is “polls show Trump’s disapproval is only -15 on deportations, but -25 on prices,” thats a Bad Use Of Polling and a complete failure in their capacity as leaders to lead public opinion and fight for democracy and the rule of law
January 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Why is Dem leadership not on the ground in MN? If the answer is “polls show Trump’s disapproval is only -15 on deportations, but -25 on prices,” thats a Bad Use Of Polling and a complete failure in their capacity as leaders to lead public opinion and fight for democracy and the rule of law
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
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It's not debatable that a mentally disturbed person has the nuclear codes. The Republicans know they're endangering us all by leaving him in office. This is a betrayal of every person on Earth. It is a crime against humanity.
January 20, 2026 at 9:13 PM
It's not debatable that a mentally disturbed person has the nuclear codes. The Republicans know they're endangering us all by leaving him in office. This is a betrayal of every person on Earth. It is a crime against humanity.
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This.
"You're asking me about something that the president just said... He's never going to implement it... We should talk instead about what he's doing... Every time we get distracted by what he talks about rather than what he does... he destroys and he redistributes to the rich."
January 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This.
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I keep seeing posts stating that ICE cannot enter your home or a private business without a judicial warrant. While that is legally correct, in reality ICE routinely violates the law by forcing their way in, often by smashing down doors, before violently assaulting people.
Trumpism is fascism.
Trumpism is fascism.
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 AM
I keep seeing posts stating that ICE cannot enter your home or a private business without a judicial warrant. While that is legally correct, in reality ICE routinely violates the law by forcing their way in, often by smashing down doors, before violently assaulting people.
Trumpism is fascism.
Trumpism is fascism.
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This should concentrate some minds.
Will it?
Will it?
January 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
This should concentrate some minds.
Will it?
Will it?
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The thing that I truly adore about this letter is the subtext: “keep in mind, if you want to pursue this shit any further, that we are so much better than you better at this stuff.”
The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
January 14, 2026 at 2:28 AM
The thing that I truly adore about this letter is the subtext: “keep in mind, if you want to pursue this shit any further, that we are so much better than you better at this stuff.”
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South Korea has a level of FAFO that makes me envious
SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor on Tuesday requested the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
January 14, 2026 at 3:07 AM
South Korea has a level of FAFO that makes me envious
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Important read:
RFE/RL talked to Jack Goldstone, professor of public policy at George Mason University and one of the world's leading scholars of revolutions and social change, about whether the current events in Iran could lead to the end of the Islamic republic.
www.rferl.org/a/iran-prote...
RFE/RL talked to Jack Goldstone, professor of public policy at George Mason University and one of the world's leading scholars of revolutions and social change, about whether the current events in Iran could lead to the end of the Islamic republic.
www.rferl.org/a/iran-prote...
Interview: Iran Is At The 'Beginning Of A Revolutionary Moment'
RFE/RL’s Radio Farda has interviewed Jack Goldstone, one of the world's leading scholars of revolutions and social change, about the antiestablishment protests in Iran.
www.rferl.org
January 10, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Important read:
RFE/RL talked to Jack Goldstone, professor of public policy at George Mason University and one of the world's leading scholars of revolutions and social change, about whether the current events in Iran could lead to the end of the Islamic republic.
www.rferl.org/a/iran-prote...
RFE/RL talked to Jack Goldstone, professor of public policy at George Mason University and one of the world's leading scholars of revolutions and social change, about whether the current events in Iran could lead to the end of the Islamic republic.
www.rferl.org/a/iran-prote...
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Quite incredible.
It's pretty interesting to see the son of the former shah of Iran telling people what to do on social media.
January 10, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Quite incredible.
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Remember that during his first campaign, Trump was more than happy to accept a Purple Heart from one of his supporters. He doesn’t care about what it means, he wants the shiny thing abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
January 9, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Remember that during his first campaign, Trump was more than happy to accept a Purple Heart from one of his supporters. He doesn’t care about what it means, he wants the shiny thing abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
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“Remember: be vulgar, be trivial, be offensive. Just don’t be weak.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Front-Runner
California’s Gavin Newsom would rather be wrong than weak.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:01 AM
“Remember: be vulgar, be trivial, be offensive. Just don’t be weak.”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
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Cruel and illegal
TANF is 2/3 of a non-Medicaid public assistance case in NYC:
Food Stamps (SNAP)
Cash assistance (TANF)
Shelter allowance (TANF)
TANF is 2/3 of a non-Medicaid public assistance case in NYC:
Food Stamps (SNAP)
Cash assistance (TANF)
Shelter allowance (TANF)
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Cruel and illegal
TANF is 2/3 of a non-Medicaid public assistance case in NYC:
Food Stamps (SNAP)
Cash assistance (TANF)
Shelter allowance (TANF)
TANF is 2/3 of a non-Medicaid public assistance case in NYC:
Food Stamps (SNAP)
Cash assistance (TANF)
Shelter allowance (TANF)
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"Peace President." [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"Peace President." [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
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Worth a read, but tl;dr Kelly ain't having it
NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly RESPONDS to Pete Hegseth for censuring him, cutting his military pension, threatening to demote his rank, and warning of possible criminal prosecution for telling soldiers to obey their oath.
January 5, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Worth a read, but tl;dr Kelly ain't having it
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As @eliothiggins.bsky.social so well termed it, disordered discourse.. lack of a shared basic reality. This has enormous consequences for local and regional social and political stability, as well. AI as disinformation.
A major use-case for AI is reality destabilization.
This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
January 4, 2026 at 11:11 PM
As @eliothiggins.bsky.social so well termed it, disordered discourse.. lack of a shared basic reality. This has enormous consequences for local and regional social and political stability, as well. AI as disinformation.
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
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January 3, 2026
January 3, 2026
Today was the legal deadline for the Department of Justice to submit to Congress a written justification for any documents from the Epstein files that the department had redacted or withheld.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:21 AM
January 3, 2026
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"The investment traps that destroy wealth and how to avoid them"
This is the long-form interview I did with BigThink:
youtu.be/S-UqYUfvwss?...
This is the long-form interview I did with BigThink:
youtu.be/S-UqYUfvwss?...
The investment traps that destroy wealth and how to avoid them with Barry Ritholtz | Full Interview
YouTube video by Big Think
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January 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"The investment traps that destroy wealth and how to avoid them"
This is the long-form interview I did with BigThink:
youtu.be/S-UqYUfvwss?...
This is the long-form interview I did with BigThink:
youtu.be/S-UqYUfvwss?...
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the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches