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I should also plug Matthew Dallek’s excellent book, “Birchers,” which came out in 2022, and has been really integral in guiding my initial research

And the podcast Knowledge Fight, which started me down this road many years ago

Historian here doing my dissertation on the John Birch Society

William Pierce was originally a member, until he was kicked out for being too extreme

DHS knows exactly what they’re doing when they release a Turner Diary-adjacent post like this

It’s white nationalism done by the government

to be clear, that's RACIST racist

This just in: "AI" is less sophisticated than Notepad

"stroke survivor" seems pertinent

Good to see this. So many people don't know the dangers of exhaust from gas stoves. Technically you're supposed to run an exhaust fan during and for a full 30 minutes after cooking with gas. I've never seen anyone do that. In fact I've seen many homes with gas stoves but no exhaust fans at all!

#ReleaseTheCuomoList

Exclusive | White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump’s Historical Vision Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.

BREAKING WSJ:

The Trump White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with "Trump's interpretation of American history." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

"A privatized system of American science will be distorted toward short-term work, and people who want to run longer-term experiments with more expensive facilities will go elsewhere. 'American science could lose a whole generation,' Shapin said.”

After a bit of a delay, the Supreme Court has finally issued its argument calendars for October and November.

Challenge to LGBTQ conversion therapy bans on Oct. 7.
Assault against the Voting Rights Act on Oct. 15.
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...

www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...

This is what TV journalists should always do when state figures spew lies and propaganda live on their shows: Shut them down with the truth.

'Not normal . . . a nightmare' - French react to searing heatwave As France sizzles under what weather forecasters have described as "exceptional" temperatures, French people have been speaking out about the heat, describing it as a 'nightmare', 'hell' and 'not norm...

Heatwave 'just a normal summer in France'.
No. It. Fucking. Isn't.

someone buy this man a new sandwich

Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released…

#ICYMI: We obtained internal data showing the Trump administration knew at least 197 of the men it sent to CECOT had not been convicted of crimes in the U.S.

Nearly half were whisked out of the U.S. while in the middle of their immigration cases, which should have protected them from deportation.

This year alone, thieves stole three Humvees and other military gear from an Army Reserve center in Tustin, California; raided storage containers at a Colorado National Guard facility; and allegedly attempted to steal body armor and communications gear from a US Army Ranger site in Washington. In the latter case, law enforcement claim the suspects used their status as veterans to gain entry to the base, highlighting ongoing concerns about insider access. Similarly, a break-in at a Massachusetts Army Reserve center in 2015—during which numerous rifles and pistols were stolen—was carried out by a former service member, later sentenced to 11 years in prison. Their familiarity with the facility’s security systems and physical layout reportedly enabled the robbery.

These incidents are part of a broader pattern of armory robberies—some occurring earlier, others more recently—including at least three this year. One has been linked to a group of neo-Nazis.

TN alone has received 25 SARs over the last decade concerning armories thefts and surveillance attempts.

Between 2020 and 2024, the memo says, at least four FBI subjects discussed raiding military facilities for heavy weapons, including .50-caliber firearms and machine guns. Three had confirmed military backgrounds. One—a former Guard member—identified specific armories that he had served in, while describing how best to exploit their security. It’s unclear whether any charges were brought. Extremist chatter cited by the document echos these ambitions. In early 2024, a militia-linked Telegram user proposed assessing armory vulnerabilities with help from sympathetic firefighters and sought military or law enforcement recruits for inside information. In another case, an active-duty tank commander claimed he could sway an armorer to hand over weapons, while a former Air Force contractor talked about raiding a Guard facility to seize mortars and secure land.

In addition to suspecting inside help due to the location of a secure key control box being compromised, intel analysts are eyeing the break-ins — all within an 80 mile radius — within the context of a constant stream of threats to commit this particular crime coming from far-right online users.

Thieves Target Tennessee National Guard Facilities, Stealing Night Vision Googles and More A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job.

NEW: Four National Guard armories were breached weeks apart in incidents previously undisclosed, with evidence pointing toward a possible inside job. Sensitive equipment was taken. We learned FBI took point, but it declined to confirm its involvement.

By me w/ records via @propertyofthepeople.org

FEMA Tells Staff to Work for ICE or Risk Getting Fired Trump has previously said that disaster relief should fall to the states and that he hopes to eliminate FEMA altogether.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency told approximately 100 staffers that they had been reassigned to ICE — and that if they refused to comply with their reassignment, they could be fired.

"In 2019, a group of scientists attempted to answer a critical question:

How do we feed 10 billion people in a healthy way, while respecting the limits of the planet?

...we must transform our eating habits. More vegetables and grains, less sugar and... less meat."

Notice how the Sentient piece clearly illustrates the role of land grant universities (in this case UC Davis). It also links big livestock greenwashing efforts to the global round table for “sustainable” beef, to which some env’l NGOs provide cover, as shown in the Desmog piece below.
Pretty rotten.

"In subsequent weeks, Hansen and her team ordered fresh blood samples from every supplier that 3M worked with. Each of the samples tested positive for PFOS.

In the middle of this testing, Johnson suddenly announced that he would be taking early retirement."

Also try the pasta sauces, you should.

The opposite of break is sustain and the opposite of fasting is eating, so the opposite of breakfast is sustenance-eating, so the opposite of breakfast is a meal at any other time.

Ah yes, the libertarian principle of a powerful executive targeting a private entity based on its speech…

Communication from the Municipality of Gaza, alerting of an imminent catastrophe if Israel fulfils its threat.

🚨 🚨 🚨

The Municipality of Gaza:

“Faced with this imminent threat of occupation, destruction, and mass displacement, we appeal to all people of conscience, to free nations, and to Gaza’s friends and supporters everywhere to stand by her and defend her through all possible means…”

Oh, I had that one! The wings sweep forward and shoot feather missiles, right?

Evidence for Biological Age Acceleration and Telomere Shortening in COVID-19 Survivors The SARS-CoV-2 infection determines the COVID-19 syndrome characterized, in the worst cases, by severe respiratory distress, pulmonary and cardiac fibrosis, inflammatory cytokine release, and immunosu...

Yes and in addition to literal brain damage of neurons, it also increases the biological age in all systems by shortening telomeres. We are rushing headlong into surges in nationwide senescence and dementia on an unprecedented scale.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...

It really does feel like a lot of formerly reasonable people have been infected by some sort of terrifying brain parasite when it comes to unthinking and total acceptance of using AI tools

Ooof. This is a regional dealer-financing lender specializing in subprime loans, which is always the canary in the coal mine for issues.

They can’t get answers from the oil industry. North Dakota’s oversight program hasn’t helped. • North Dakota Monitor Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change. Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say,…

Frustrated by oil companies mysteriously withholding large amounts of royalties, North Dakota mineral owners lobbied for change. Instead, lawmakers provided an oversight program that, owners say, fails to address the issue it was created to solve.

With @propublica.org