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We're all about empowering independent voices and telling stories that corporate media can't or won't see.
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- Trump’s threats against Europe are uniting the continent against the U.S. The American president has stopped menacing Europe over Greenland, but leaders on the continent are having to retool under the realization that the U.S. is now a rogue state
- Censorship proponents have nationalized their earlier library obsessions PEN America free expression activist @jonfreadom.bsky.social on the unprecedented scope of censorship, and how to argue against it plus.flux.community/p/censorship...
- Don't believe the president's talk of deescalation in Minnesota — violence against citizens is the inevitable by-product of a war on blue America conducted under cover of immigration enforcement plus.flux.community/p/president-...
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- The Liminal States of America: The people are fighting back—and winning—but this is far from over
- The dark philosophy animating Trump’s chaotic second term Philosopher @mattpolprof.bsky.social on the feudalistic agenda of Trump and his puppet-masters
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- It’s like this: Why perceptions are our realities Minds do not create experience, experience creates minds plus.flux.community/p/its-like-t...
- MAGA authoritarianism takes square aim at Minnesota As the Trump administration unleashes repressive mayhem in Minneapolis-St. Paul, crippling biases and blind spots keep the Democrats and major media from conveying the full story to the public plus.flux.community/p/maga-autho...
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- Non-white influencers are becoming the cultural leaders of American fascism. The idea of racial minority Nazis seems nonsensical, and yet it’s very real. Here's a look at why this is happening: plus.flux.community/p/non-white-...
- America is lonely by design: A meditation on how the American Dream dissolved into an isolation nightmare plus.flux.community/p/america-is...
- Renee Good and the problem of other minds: The basic questions of politics are mostly about how real other people are. Conservatives and reactionaries have their doubts about the minds of everyone else.
- After years of cowering to Trump, congressional Republicans finally speak out against Jerome Powell intimidation The DOJ's investigation against Federal Reserve chair is finally prompting serious Republican outcry
- As Trump’s authoritarian moves increase, establishment media will have to stand up for their own profession, whether they like it or not. plus.flux.community/p/as-trumps-...
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- The insurrectionary spirit of January 6 infuses the second Trump Administration Both the attack on Venezuela and the killing of Renee Good can be traced back to the president's embrace of lawlessness and violence unforgettably revealed five years ago plus.flux.community/p/the-insurr...
- Even Democrats who disagree can learn from Zohran Mamdani. @espiers.bsky.social on how Mamdani is pointing ways forward for his party on campaigning, policy, and media plus.flux.community/p/even-democ...
- Five years after the Capitol putsch, Trump’s shock troops are rebuilding the same organizations After Trump pardoned and commuted their sentences, the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys are reconstituting, actively co-opting organizing techniques of terrorist organizations
- With Venezuela intervention, President Trump's lawlessness goes global Attempting to clothe himself in the glory of military conquest while openly scheming to steal another country's oil, the president once again betrays his oath of office Via: @jtccarroll.bsky.social
- Far-right activists across the world have sought to replace international peace organizations with the antiquated ‘spheres of influence’ model that generated two world wars. Trump is doing exactly that. plus.flux.community/p/the-danger...
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- Too many Democrats don't grasp that the war on immigrants is also a war on non-white American citizens, and in favor of white supremacist rule over all. Opposing both should be non-negotiable. Via @jtccarroll.bsky.social
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- Richest 0.001 percent of people now have more wealth than poorest half of humanity plus.flux.community/p/richest-00...
- When Donald Trump attacks Somali immigrants, he attacks America The president's recent rant against Somalis spotlights a white nationalist vision to remake the U.S. plus.flux.community/p/when-donal...
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- While Republican healthcare plans are often thought of as just memes, in fact the party now actually has two. And unsurprisingly, they are both variations on health savings accounts that will increase costs for Americans plus.flux.community/p/republican...
- Trump’s attacks on DEI in college admissions are likely to hurt men With women far outpacing men in applying to universities, male students are often the biggest beneficiaries of affirmative action plus.flux.community/p/trumps-att...
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- Threatening to execute Democratic officials, Donald Trump tacitly admits he can't beat them politically Opponents should highlight his crazed rhetoric and the fundamental weakness driving it plus.flux.community/p/threatenin...
- Trump isn’t just attacking the Department of Education, he’s going after all public schools Education Secretary Linda McMahon is trying to massively shift federal money to religious and private schools
- A well-deserved victory for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims After years of being ignored and smeared, a group of courageous women is finally getting some answers plus.flux.community/p/a-victory-...
- Democratic performance in off-year elections demonstrates Trump and MAGA's weakness A key challenge for Democrats in the coming year will be to sharpen public defiance into a force powerful enough to foil Trump's authoritarian responses to his growing unpopularity
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- Fascist podcaster Nick Fuentes proclaims victory over Republican rivals Far-right host says he and his fans can now operate openly within Republican politics: ‘We won, and now we’re taking it to the next level’ plus.flux.community/p/fascist-po...
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- As elite complicity with Trumpism grows, a revival of democracy will require a social reckoning With so many rich and powerful Americans leaning into self-preservation or even the benefits of authoritarian rule, the U.S. will need a cultural and economic reset as well as a political one.
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- Flailing Virginia governor candidate spends most of her money fearmongering about trans people Religious extremist Winsome Earle-Sears has spent more than half of her advertising lying about less than 50 children plus.flux.community/p/flailing-v...
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- Nick Fuentes enters the Republican mainstream in softball Tucker Carlson interview Blatantly fascistic video streamer finds nothing but love from former Fox host
- Disinformation belief is more about defying societal norms than having incorrect views New study finds that believers in false statements are trying to project strength
- Science is under attack because it left the public behind. NIH researchers @markhisted.org and @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social joined Theory of Change for a deep dive on why science has become so vulnerable to far-right attacks, and how to stand up for truth.
- Republicans have extreme policy positions that are the furthest thing possible from "moderate." And yet they've won more recent elections than Democrats. The short answer is that Republicans are better at politics. Democrats can learn a lot from them--without copying the dishonesty.
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- No Kings protests highlight crucial fight to delegitimize MAGA authoritarianism As the president and his allies dismiss a pro-democracy majority as extremist, they highlight the GOP's outlandish dream of a one-party nation plus.flux.community/p/no-kings-p...
- Privileging refugee status for Afrikaners and Neo-Nazis, Trump administration flaunts its white supremacist core Not only has this regime severely curtailed refugee admissions to the U.S., it's constructing new rules that assert only whites can be real citizens
- Is No Kings the start of something bigger? The people can take back our power plus.flux.community/p/is-no-king...
- Millions turn out for No Kings rallies across America The people are rising up against Donald Trump’s tyranny and corruption plus.flux.community/p/millions-t...
- Pluralism was the biggest invention of the Renaissance, and it gave birth to all the greatest scientific and political achievements that came afterward. @adapalmer.bsky.social discusses in great detail with @matthew.flux.community
- Democrats must make Trump's violence central to their case against him There is no beating the president and MAGA without a strategy for defeating the political violence they are inflicting on American society Via @jtccarroll.bsky.social: plus.flux.community/p/democrats-...
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- Charlie Kirk was a religious extremist and an advocate for mass censorship of academics he hated. But as a political organizer and creator of opportunities for his comrades, there's much that can be learned from what he did. @matthewboedy.bsky.social discusses on the latest Theory of Change
- To stop Trump’s authoritarianism, his opponents must understand and wield power @karenattiah.bsky.social, a victim of Trumpist purge at the Washington Post, discusses how liberals and progressives can get their groove back
- The Link banning controversy reveals Bluesky’s decentralized aspiration isn’t reality. Bluesky’s protocol is so complicated that not even the biggest alternative, Blacksky, has been able to become independent plus.flux.community/p/banning-co...
- As Trumps targets Portland, the MAGA war on blue America turns increasingly literal. Trump's "enemy within" that turns out to be. . . ordinary Americans just living their lives: plus.flux.community/p/as-trumps-...
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- Triumph of the ill will: Look below the surface of RFK, Jr.'s insane anti-health policies, and you'll glimpse the basic fact of Donald Trump's urge to dominate the American citizenry however he can Via @jtccarroll.bsky.social plus.flux.community/p/triumph-of...
- Far-right pastor Ralph Drollinger brags that Senate Republicans took his advice to kick millions of people off Medicaid. “Here is our Bible study being enacted into policy!” Drollinger teaches private propaganda sessions to the most influential Republicans in DC. He should be better known.
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- A new episode of "Theory of Change" is out! Join @nilsgilman.bsky.social and @matthew.flux.community for a discussion about Trump's looming attack on higher education plus.flux.community/p/trumps-loo...
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