So long as you're not talking about me. (I'm secretly extremely famous. No one knows it yet.)

To whom (specifically) are you referring?

Things authoritarian states do.

That's a funny way of feeling about something that hasn't happened yet. Typical Republicans, though. Getting viciously angry about something they invented out of nothing.

christian zionists not only outnumber jewish ones 10 to 1, theyre a hell of a lot more powerful in the US right now

MAGA wages campaign to redefine "hate" after Kirk killing For decades, the ADL and SPLC have shaped America's understanding of hate

For decades, the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center have shaped America's understanding of hate.

MAGA leaders — backed by the Trump administration and Elon Musk — are now trying to strip them of that influence.

DHS begins targeting unaccompanied children with 'voluntary' deportation offer Children asked to waive right to see a judge in exchange for $2,500

The Department of Homeland Security has begun targeting unaccompanied children in the immigration system with what they call a “voluntary option” to return to their countries of origin. via @laist.com

Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

Had me in the first half. Well-played @merriam-webster.com

Opinion | Trump’s Louis XIV Moment

My amazing wife @debbiemillman.bsky.social has an essay in the NYT today about how Trump is imposing his brand on American democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...

i have personally despised bari weiss for a long time, her book was incoherent garbage, and to see her rewarded with the plum of the profession while the smartest people i know are scraping for dollars is gross as hell

Always the ones you most expect.

the hero we need

Trump embraces Project 2025 after denying it during 2024 campaign Trump said he's meeting with co-architect of Project 2025 Russ Vought despite denying any knowledge of it.

President Trump referenced Project 2025 today despite denying it during his 2024 campaign

YouTube video by Mark Caplan James Baldwin: I Picked the Cotton, I Built the Railroads

I listened to his speech at Charlie Kirk's "memorial service" a few weeks ago and he reminded me of Goebbels. And then I thought of someone who was the polar opposite of both men in every conceivable way. Felt a little better after listening to his words.

youtu.be/lnLnfkS-8ZY?...

Part of the reason for the 12-hour shifts (at least, to my understanding) is that it minimizes the number of changeovers from one team of residents/nurses to another, during which crucial information about patients can go overlooked. The more frequent the change, the more likely some info is missed.

From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.

This is more or less what the American Revolution was about

"I'll just go use official force to coercively raise my own revenue (a/k/a taxes!) and then spend it on whatever government stuff I decide I want to do" is complete and total executive tyranny, Congress reduced to nothing but a powerless sham legislature, a head of state with absolute power.

For all intents and purposes, the most powerful person in the federal government is Stephen Miller, not the President.

this was the most condescending and annoying book review ever. i mean im biased but it spends half the time lamenting what the book isn't vs addressing what it is

Take the good news seriously too

Partial government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty Democrats picked this fight as they demand funding to save health care subsidies that are expiring and sending insurance costs soaring and Republicans have refused to negotiate.

Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration, during the shutdown. https://to.pbs.org/4mJFqS0

WATCH LIVE: Senate gavels in after government shutdown begins and parties point fingers Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and service...

This shutdown is the third federal funding lapse during Donald Trump's time as president. https://to.pbs.org/48Jdc6m

i cant believe hegseth was like "no fat troops"

Trump's proposed changes to the H-1B visa program, explained Business leaders support the visas as a way to bring talent to the U.S., while others say the program allows companies to hire foreign workers at lower wages than they would pay Americans.

Economic, labor and immigration experts told PBS News that while the H-1B program may need an overhaul, President Donald Trump’s broad approach could hamper innovation and ultimately economic growth. https://to.pbs.org/4gZnj9h

If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.

AO3 or FanFiction.net?

It’s really funny that Hegseth’s little
GI Joe fantasy league speech was met with… silence.

exactly like the Chinese surveillance state