Michael Rance

I have become increasingly skeptical of the idea that the vector of power art has on politics is in any way stronger or even equivalent to the vector of power politics has on art

Please if you are not a writer or newsletter publisher, do not crusade about the evils of Substack at people trying to make a living in a dying industry. It’s not by shaming and browbeating that things will change.

Introducing the Substack TV app, now in beta Taking subscriber video to the bigger screen

LOL, Substack is pivoting to TV??

Data says that everyone who's squeakiest on social media never opens their wallet :)

U.S. citizen detained by ICE:

“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”

The far-right is completely delusional if they think that video exculpates them. Immediately after shooting her, the ICE agent calls the woman a 'fucking bitch' as she crashes and dies. This is absolutely insane. I don't think the administration understands the consequences of this

i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane

i love her so much. whenever i get too depressed, i remind myself how lucky i am to share the world with Björk

On Copenhagen Gushing about a city I visited for six days—embarrassing!

I wrote about our trip to Copenhagen, and it includes a conversation with Thomas Hjart, sommelier of the Ark Collective of plant-based restaurants to discuss rigorously sustainable and interesting pairings. The return to a bit of podcasting! www.aliciakennedy.news/p/on-copenha...

New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out The annual soiree took place as young Republican groups across the country are reeling from POLITICO’s reporting on a racist and antisemitic chat group among prominent leaders.

Jared Taylor, a prominent white nationalist whose annual American Renaissance conference serves as a "who's who" for the international white supremacist movement, was among those who attended the New York Young Republican Club gathering this weekend. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

what a fucking loser. a complete and total loser

I'm just seeing this, but I've also lost a bunch of folks since leaving Substack. It sucks to see them proven right, but I'm confident things will turn around as I find more readers who aren't all-in on the walled-garden app experience.

I squeezed that sperm till a strange sort of insanity came over me

I had no idea either!!

this scoop was fact checked by real American patriots ✅

ooh what book is that?

A Year in Information That I Willingly Passed On to Others a reminder, a factcheck, so on

as an experiment, I went through my posts here from the beginning of the year and sort of followed-up/factchecked stuff. it's long but might be interesting. (I also respond to some criticisms of my book) philipchristman.substack.com/p/a-year-in-...

“A foodie’s appetite must have room for both pleasure and responsibility.” fascinating article!

Harrell Concedes the Mayor’s Race, and Wilson Takes Her Victory Lap Bruce Harrell conceded the mayoral race to Katie Wilson this afternoon. And he finally said her name in public. In a packed room full of aides, campaign staff, city council members, and supporters, Ha...

Bruce Harrell conceded and said Katie Wilson’s name at last. Then Wilson stepped up at the Labor Temple, laid out her vision for child care, transit, and housing, and reminded supporters that pressure from the people is what will move the city. Seattle has a new mayor. Now the work starts.

ICE goons kidnapped daycare worker from Rayito de Sol
Nov 5 /25 Chicago
WGN video

damn, Zohran quoting Eugene Debs in the first sentence of his victory speech…

A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM

In Zohran Mamdani’s New York, the assets of the Red Scare girls and related podcasts will be seized and redistributed to the people.

i love winning, and i especially love it when my enemies lose!!

redownloading Bluesky for one night because I’m intrigued to see what happens to this site when Liberals are actually happy

really interesting piece!

Cat running for office: But we're going to get rid of the humans because they've been treating us very badly. And our bowls will be full in the morning- perhaps fuller than ever before

The Polling Is In: Seattle Wants to Elect Progressives This Fall Let’s start with the big news: Progressives are ahead. Among likely voters, 33 percent plan to vote for Dionne Foster, compared to 24 percent who plan to vote for Sara Nelson. Erika Evans is pol...

The polling data is in and Progressives are in the lead - but we still need you to show up at the polls.

This is insane.