The Eco-Pagan

Democratic candidates can win Rust Belt voters by … attacking the Democratic party | Jared Abbott and Bhaskar Sunkara Voters support progressive economic populism, our survey shows. They just don’t trust Democrats to deliver it

It was inevitable that the more that the Democratic Party ran away from its own base, the more negative opinions the average person has of its own party. That Democrats are seen by a large swath of people as incompetent makes sense given that they have broken so many promises over the the years.

Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how | Thomas Geoghegan States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theater

A “return to normal” is a return to the conditions that led to Trump. In 2020, states formed alliances in response to Trump’s bungled response to COVID, and such alliances are forming again with RFK’s bungled management of public health. Alliances like these could be the way out of a broken system.

AI vs humans: The 'singularity' keeps getting postponed AI boosters keep postponing the advent of artificial general intelligence.

Waiting for the AI bubble to burst. (grabs popcorn)

Who decided that it should be 87degrees in Wisconsin in October?The sound of the air conditioner ruins the moody autumn shoegaze playlist I’m trying to listen to.

Democrats race to embrace swearing and angry comebacks – but will it work? Democrats are abandoning their careful messaging in favor of gut-level rhetoric that’s unapologetically more profane as the party faces an authenticity problem

A few well-placed swear words won’t alter the fact that the Democratic Party has earned a reputation with its base of being all talk. Unless they stop capitulating to the corporate sector and pushing real bread and butter solutions that help us, they’ll just be all talk on steroids.

Northwestern students blocked from enrollment after refusing controversial antisemitism training Students say mandatory training video is biased in favor of Israel and could inflame campus tensions over Gaza

“Despite the university requiring students to undergo the training, the Trump administration still cut $790m in research funding.” Not enough universities have learned that compliance will not protect them.

From Kate Bush to Pentangle to T-Rex, the late Danny Thompson’s musical brilliance knew no bounds The bassist, who has died aged 86, was an extraordinary and wildly versatile presence in British music, bringing his personality into everything he played

It was amazing the way Pentangle found a way to incorporate jazz elements into British folk and make it seem not only seamless but the way that a certain song should be played. Check out Pentangle’s videos from the 60s and early 70s—Danny Thompson’s performance is amazing.

Murdoch’s TikTok? Trump offers allies another lever of media control Under the known terms of the deal with China, TikTok would get a new board, including Murdochs and Ellisons

I hope that @baldwin.senate.gov and other Democrats who voted for the TikTok ban last year are proud of their achievement of letting another major social media platform slip into the hands of the extreme right.

I like this idea.

This is part of resisting fascism. If you need every hand peacefully organized against it, that includes making room - and making it safe - for disabled/high risk people to stand beside you. We face an existential threat from the other side. Don’t make us face it from both.

Wisconsin health department continues to urge new COVID-19 vaccine for anyone over 6 months old Wisconsin Department of Health Services guidance comes amid concern about federal actions.

Wisconsin is bucking the anti-vax trend, including COVID vaccines. #covidcautious

Strangled by Formalities: Bureaucracy and the Machinery of Control The basis of bureaucracy is the complex hierarchical stratification of society into order-givers and order-takers, and it is when social movements open spaces where this division is abolished, that th...

A flaw in liberal and neoliberal thinking that conservatives have capitalized on for decades—even though conservatism has its own scary bureaucracies.

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder quits, accusing Unilever of silencing social mission Jerry Greenfield says he cannot ‘in good conscience’ continue and says company has lost its independence

Maybe it was time to stop buying Ben & Jerry’s ice cream before, but it’s certainly time now.

Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk NEW YORK—Insisting your fate was sealed the moment you clicked the link, a report released Tuesday found that you will be fired for reading this headline about Charlie Kirk. “Shortly after you navigat...

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Charlie Kirk refused Netanyahu funding offer, was ‘frightened’ by pro-Israel forces before death, friend reveals - The Grayzone A Trump insider and longtime friend of Charlie Kirk tells The Grayzone how the assassinated conservative leader's turning point on Israeli influence provoked a private backlash from Netanyahu's allies...

Evidence of a falling out between Kirk and Netanyahu in weeks prior to his murder.

Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’ The far-right commentator didn’t pull his punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events

A fact that most Americans don't want to acknowledge is this: Words can kill. People in marginalized groups know this. You can't be outraged by violence and not be outraged by the words that inspire violence. The murder of Charlie Kirk is unacceptable but so were his incendiary words.

‘It’s not safe to exist in DC as an immigrant’: 30 days of Trump’s Washington military takeover The deployment of troops has led to arrests for low-level crime, indiscriminate detention and a rise in racial profiling

Daily life in a police state in our nation’s capital. Darker than just National Guard troops picking up litter.

It’s time for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries to step down | Mehdi Hasan This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting and fearless opposition. We all deserve better

The faces of fecklessness.

PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SECRETARY GINA DEBLASSIE AUGUST 29, 2025 Ensuring Availability of COVID-19 Vaccine for the 2025-2026 Season

THIS ORDER supersedes any previous order, proclamation, or directives to the extent they are in conflict. This Public Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until such time as it automatically expires one year from the date of issuance, or until such time as the New Mexico Department of Health Cabinet Secretary rescinds it.

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

Ireland calls out the genocide in Gaza while profiting from Israeli war bonds. That’s why I’m joining the flotilla | Naoise Dolan My government pays lip service to Palestine but remains complicit. Like many Irish citizens, I refuse to, says author Naoise Dolan

Irish activists call out those in power who talk a good talk about opposing genocide but don’t walk the walk.

Is it OK to be happy when the world is falling apart? | Avram Alpert It is reasonable and moral to think that when others are harmed, you should feel the injury, but our sympathy should not be limited to pain

I needed to hear this.

Someone said to call them National Christians, or Nat-Cs for short, and I can't unsee it.

MAGAs are Nat-Cs. Period.

They want a return to “normal” but “normal” is what got Trump reelected twice. We’ve faced a consistent downhill slide in our standard of living for decades, there’s a genocide in Gaza and our climate and democracy are on fire. But it’s just another day at the office for the Democratic Party. /3

It seems only fitting that a Democratic Party facing historically low ratings would turn to gerrymandering to “save democracy.” That liberal pundits are applauding Newsom for this is pathetic. The party is directionless because the billionaires and corporations that sponsor them like it this way. 2/

The Texas Democrats should’ve just stayed in Illinois and shut down their legislature to shut down gerrymandering. Instead they agreed to go back and let the Republicans gerrymander Texas because California Democrats will try to do the same in response. This is ridiculous. /1

‘An intimidation tactic’: Trump’s show of force dismays Washington residents Groups of armed men are descending on the capital’s neighborhoods – ‘to actually see it first hand, I didn’t like it’

It’s been hard to find on-the-ground reports of what the National Guard and federal agents are doing in D.C., but this is a start.

How The Koch Network Hijacked The War On Covid - EXPOSEDbyCMD As Omicron surges, a shadowy institute filled with fringe doctors appears to be part of big business’ two-year strategy to legitimize attacks on pandemic interventions.

The Koch network have had too much reach on #COVID and #ClimateChange. Two sides of the same coin. www.exposedbycmd.org/2021/12/22/h...

I voted for Kamala but in some ways I regret it. The leadership of the Democratic Party stopped trying to actually earn votes a long time ago. Their overpaid consultants look at us as people to be marketed to rather than listened to. I’m tired of being an enabler to fecklessness and incompetence.

Three stories in poor air quality and wildfires on the 8am CBC news.

No mention of N95s. No mention of air cleaners.

Climate change is real. But nobody wants to talk about solutions or mitigations.

We can’t gerrymander our way back to democracy • Wisconsin Examiner Democratic threats to gerrymander congressional seats to counter a Republican power grab lead us in the wrong direction

The numbers show that fighting fire with fire is a losing proposition. Only a party that has offered little more to its voters than platitudes, marketing gimmicks, and broken promises would think that gerrymandering is a way to restore democracy.