Eric Pape

Conservatives Are Using Charlie Kirk’s Death to Enact Sweeping Speech Crackdown The US has entered a new era of McCarthyism as the Trump administration equates leftist critique with “terrorism.”…

Does it seem odd when the same people who laud Charlie Kirk as a paragon of free speech use his death to enact a sweeping speech crackdown?https://truthout.org/articles/conservatives-are-using-charlie-kirks-death-to-enact-sweeping-speech-crackdown/?utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

David Bowie - This is not America Dailymotion video by Manon de Rep

From Los Angeles these recent days, this song seems to resonate.... www.dailymotion.com/video/x46pa

My journalism colleague Jeremy Lindenfield was stuck by a projectile fired by authorities while filming an LAPD crackdown on anti-ICE protesters in Downtown LA.

‘Car Brain’ is killing us—literally As millions of Americans take to the road this weekend, we would do well to rethink how we behave behind the wheel.

Do you suffer from Car Brain?
www.fastcompany.com/91330344/car...

Our Tesla Cybertruck Test Ended With a $58,000 Repair Bill We planned to test a Tesla Cybertruck for a year and 20,000 miles. But a crash led to a massive repair bill, causing us to offload our Cybertruck several months ahead of schedule.

What happens when your Cybertruck gets in an accident?

Check out this wild story about the Cybertruck that was hit by another car and suffered $58K in damages. www.edmunds.com/car-news/202...

International Students Get an Education in Fear How Trump’s treatment of foreign students risks budgetary crises for schools and a national brain drain.

My colleague Mark Kreidler wrote this excellent, important and very readable piece on the unstable ground international students in the US are standing on. I have many students in such circumstances. capitalandmain.com/internationa...

The human impact of the Trump-DOGE budget cuts… capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

Trump wins Canadian election for the Left — wild… In stunning comeback, Carney’s Liberals projected to win Canada’s federal election - The Washington Post

Bot farms invade social media to hijack popular sentiment Governments, financial influencers, and entertainment insiders are using data center-like facilities full of phones to push narratives fabricated through fake social media engagement.

Everyone who gets informed — or dis-informed — via social media should really read this: www.fastcompany.com/91321143/bot...

So strange that a man like Trump, who largely made his own international reputation in tourism, is now doing such damage to the industry… Marco Rubio sends harsh message to those considering a U.S. visit - MSNBC

History tells us that this sort of sudden registration of millions of people — who have been relentlessly demonized by people in power — can be a prelude to the large scale abuse of rights. …Judge allows Trump requirement that everyone in the U.S. illegally must register to move forward - NBC News

Two Planes Just Collided. Trump Team Is Arguing With People About it. Donald Trump is choosing to pick a fight instead of responding to the accident.

More dangerous plane stuff at a US airport on two planes that, among others, carried DC lawmakers. Administration suggests nothing to see here. How would you feel if you were on that plane? www.yahoo.com/news/two-pla...

Trumps’ Tariffs Hit Gamers The Left can capitalize with online and IRL organizing

Trump's tariffs are set to jack up the price of gaming. How will young men react?

Trumps’ Tariffs Hit Gamers open.substack.com/pub/youngmen...

Barcelona has a bunch of cool modernizations of old structures with lots of inventiveness.

Transforming heavy, brutal architecture into cool and more human space... Barcelona is about to transform its skyline’s biggest eyesore into a stunning tech hub

Strongman leaders sometimes feel the need to try to turn art into self-glorification. It doesn’t typically go well.

The Trump administration has started detaining some European travelers—and things could get dire for U.S. tourism Uncertainty about the safety and stability of U.S. travel could have a detrimental effect on the tourism economy.

It is ironic that Trump, a man who has made money for decades in the hotel industry, is undermining tourism in the US via his policies on Canada and immigration... www.fastcompany.com/91300967/the...

In a better world, RFK Jr would provide a thoughtful reply to the story of Lesley Hu and her son Pierce.

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A Tragedy of No Importance Before Iraq, before Afghanistan and before Bosnia, the West set out to heal another ruined country—Cambodia.

As we approach the 28th anniversary of a tragedy that was part of a violent consolidation of power by a strongman, it is worth looking back on this Mother Jones article by Rich Garella and myself. www.motherjones.com/politics/201...

Tesla owners are disguising their cars with fake badges as a form of resistance When bumper stickers aren’t enough, some Tesla owners are taking to rebadging their cars to distance themselves from Elon Musk.

What do you think of this "Toyota" Cybertruck?... www.fastcompany.com/91294552/tes...

Running While Black, Latino, or Asian American -- Under Trump What the Hood Half Marathon through the streets of historically Black Los Angeles taught one writer about fear, anxiety, and fellowship.

It was rewarding editing @capitalandmain.bsky.social's George Sanchez-Tello column — published here by Rolling Stone — on the long run for Black and brown Angelenos in this new Trump era. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Goodbye, Kevin Drum "Take care of Donald Trump for me."

Farewell to an incisive thinker who fought the good fight... Goodbye, Kevin Drum www.motherjones.com/media/2025/0...

Very worth noting that JFK Jr built up the anti-vaccine group Children Health Defense, cited here.

Did that tweet age poorly or did Musk become become a convert to very different policies in the 7 years since?

10 ways managers accidentally destroy team morale The courage to say no can redefine priorities and create a foundation for deeper fulfillment and impactful change.

How many bosses have you had that checked all 10 of these bad boxes? www.fastcompany.com/91272588/10-...

For those who just can’t believe it.

Cybertruck owners are joining a Facebook support group—and want to be a protected class Cybertruck owners say they have been targets of anti-Elon Musk backlash. One even demanded harassment of Teslas be labeled a hate crime.

Can one of Elon Musk's tank-like Cybertrucks survive having cheese slices thrown at it as an apparent protest of the man? www.fastcompany.com/91294535/cyb...

Former leaders are too rarely held accountable for violating the rights of their people in horrible ways, but it does happen…

Wow, Boss-Trolling at Tesla!

Standing Up for Black History Commentary: President Trump and Elon Musk's push to eliminate diversity and inclusion practices feels like an effort to delegitimize Black people

So glad to be able to edit one of my favorite LA writers, the ever-insightful Erin Aubry Kaplan, for @capitalandmain.bsky.social and Rolling Stone... www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...