Ernest Hemingway's three words on how bankruptcy occurs also applies to how democracy is lost: "Gradually, then suddenly."
"The fact that our elected officials don’t really have to prove that they can walk, talk, and think coherently—while we still pay them—is disgraceful. Maybe Beshear should just pay McConnell a visit himself, and bring a camera crew with him." newrepublic.com/post/213614/...
Kentucky Gov Orders McConnell to Give a Real Update or Resign AlreadyKentucky Governor Andy Beshear wants actual answers from Mitch McConnell about his continued absence.newrepublic.com
"What’s going on here is more than an effort to merely reduce the war’s death toll: The administration is trying to hide a war and ended up hiding the deaths of American service members along the way." Anyone surprised? This is what lying liars do. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The War That Shall Not Be NamedThe Trump administration’s bumbling effort to pretend it’s not fighting a war has pushed it into covering up the deaths of American soldiers.www.theatlantic.comHas there ever been a film that received more reviews - and more divergent in their assessments - than this one? www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
The Odyssey Translator Unleashes Scathing Review of Christopher Nolan's Film Adaptation"It lacks psychological, emotional, political, and ethical depth."www.yahoo.com"Some news executives let journalists do their jobs with little or no interference. Others, like CBS News, owned by the pro-Trump Ellison family, are in the tank for the fascist regime." When the supposed watchdog becomes a lapdog. open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...
When news execs help fascists whitewash murderFormer CBS journalists detail pressure after federal agents killed Good and Prettiopen.substack.com
"Look, nobody was expecting Václav Havel to leap onto a chair, Lech Wałęsa to start organizing the waitstaff, and the Velvet Revolution to break out before coffee was served. But couldn’t they have at least just gotten the fuck up? Couldn’t they have walked the fuck out?" shorturl.at/CCJgT
The Fourth Estate Forgot to Stand the Fuck UpThe Correspondents’ Dinner Was a Black-Tie Surrendershorturl.atOh, look, the mendacious one wants to rewrite American history, including that of his two impeachments, warning visitors of "inaccurate information inside." The stories he wants told are lies. Keep resisting, Smithsonian. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump orders signage warning visitors of ‘inaccurate information’ at SmithsonianThe order comes after the White House released a scathing report against the Smithsonian Institution’s leadership on July 4.www.nbcnews.com"While it feels like the world is on fire or at war, Ms. Xi said young people are looking for self-actualization, for agency, for something that feels purposeful." That's not just extreme but self-funding. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/t...
On Instagram, Travelers Are Taking Risky Cross-Continental Journeys. What Could Go Wrong?Travel accounts that feature risky, cross-continental journeys are proliferating on social media. Security experts have serious concerns.www.nytimes.com"Trump's demanding speed precisely because time is running out before the midterms and he thinks the GOP can rig their way out of a loss. This comes as the House is passing funding to reward states that adopt the act’s provisions." Save America from the Save Act. newrepublic.com/article/2134...
Transcript: Angry Trump Urges GOP to Rig Midterms as Polls Turn BrutalAs a striking Fox News poll suggests the GOP midterm position is deteriorating, a voting rights expert walks us through what Trump is really gearing up to attempt this fall—and how to defeat it.newrepublic.com"Ironically, many of the same political leaders and pundits who call for a DSA purge today would be equally livid if they formed a third party tomorrow, contested general elections, and potentially siphoned votes from Democrats." The establishment is panicking. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Here Comes the Inevitable Backlash to DSA’s RiseThe Democratic elites are wary of the insurgency.www.thenation.com"They died serving our country. They should be honored, not erased: Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, of New York Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of North Carolina"
Jeff Tiedrichhere's today's post: "the Pentagon just un-personned four war dead. what in the actual fuck?" — another day, another disgrace. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
'[Smith's lawyers] said the referral “reflects a chilling eagerness to weaponize the justice system by attacking a career, nonpartisan public servant who faithfully and fearlessly performed his duties by following the facts and the law.”' Jim Jordan's overcooked nothing burger. shorturl.at/IviPS
Rep. Jim Jordan formally asks DOJ to prosecute Jack Smith over congressional testimonyJordan, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, accused Smith of lying in his testimony before the committee in December. Smith’s lawyers denied he made any false statements.shorturl.at'[A Republican] operative said this: “We’re preparing for the bottom to fall out.” This quote seems to capture something bigger. There really is a sense that things are spinning out of Trump’s control.' newrepublic.com/article/2133...
Transcript: GOPers Quietly Fear It’s All Falling Apart for TrumpAs Republicans start leaking their fear that the bottom is falling out for Trump and the GOP, Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg ponders whether his party can close the deal—and what could still go...newrepublic.com"The shooting is a real problem for Collins: It highlights her votes to fund Trump’s rampaging paramilitary forces and her feckless refusal to rein in his worst abuses of power." newrepublic.com/article/2133...
Trump Badly Screws Susan Collins as Maine ICE Death Takes Darker TurnCollins cast some recent votes that can help likely Democratic challenger Troy Jackson tie her to Trump and to ICE. And there’s evidence that both liberals and moderates will listen.newrepublic.com"She called telling the full story of American history 'a form of respect for the American people.' But the GOP’s judgment had clearly already been cast." Anthea Hartig, head of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Trump demands a rewrite. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
The Smithsonian’s Show Trial on Capitol HillRepublicans grilled a museum head, intensifying Donald Trump’s campaign to reshape the American story.www.theatlantic.com