The Path to American Authoritarianism What comes after democratic breakdown.

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AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.

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How to phrase this thought correctly….ah yes-“AI is still a liability”. Sorry profiteers.

AOC responds to the speech:

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See my post

The second there is evidence of Putin directing U.S. policy, we will have a national choice to make.

Trump is ruling like a ‘king’, following the Putin model. How can he be stopped? Donald Trump has long admired Vladimir Putin’s ability to rule Russia like a king. As he expands presidential power, this is how a coordinated resistance could work to stop him.

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Milton Nascimento takes a stand on disrespect at the 2025 Grammy after being placed in an inappropriate spot Milton Nascimento exposes disrespect at the 2025 Grammy after being placed in an inadequate seatRenowned singer and composer Milton Nascimento, one of

I thought about joining this organization as a future voter, but after reading about how they treated this global musical icon, I am now having second thoughts.

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Trump plans to name himself chair of Kennedy Center, fire board members The president announced Friday that he would remove multiple board members, including the Chairman, who do not share his vision for a "Golden Age in Arts and Culture."

All together now-🤬

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The potential national and global impact of USAID's closure The U.S. agency tasked with overseeing foreign aid is put on the chopping block with potential risks for national security. Lisa Desjardins reports on the mass layoffs within the U.S. foreign aid prog...

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Turns Out We Really Are Going to Need a Resistance — Slate This is not shaping up to be the kind of regime that you want to be remembered for collaborating with.

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It’s time for rank and file citizens to stop thinking about partisan battles and start thinking about class wars.

Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?

It's not because of immigrants, trans people, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.

It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains

Time to switch to a more inclusive “class war” branding, and lose the “we know what’s best for you” messaging.

The cabinet selections are a predication, along with imploding established government protocols and replacing the dollar with cryptocurrency.

They will all be confirmed, the majority legislature are all scared of being ostracized.

Rich oligarchs with bad pathology are a liability to the general public.

A majority of voters don’t care about policy.

It’s Time to Consider the Worst-Case Scenario Let’s go to the Bad Place together.

"The conventional wisdom seems to have settled on the view that, Sure, this is all very bad. But also: It’s ultimately fine. I view this as a dangerous failure of imagination."

Let your imagination run wild with @jvl.bsky.social in today's Triad: