Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace

I guess this means it’s open again.

This Just In!

The NYT has discovered that Trump is old.

Meanwhile, in North Korea…

Dear Leader has a wish.

Judges Order Administration to Pay SNAP Benefits

It turns out that mandatory spending is, well, mandatory.

Meanwhile, in North Korea…

Lies about past White House upgrades. It all start with Jesse Waters, but also heads to the op/ed pages of the NYT and WaPo.

Kakistocracy Update

A minor, yet telling, example of the intellectual maturity of this administration.

The Intellectual Stylings of an Attorney in Over Her Head

Who could have seen this coming?

Republicans In Disarray!

Not so much.

Bothsiderism is Helping to Kill Democracy

Why is reporting on objective reality so hard?

Meanwhile in North Korea…

Nobel Prize edition.

The Bad Bunny of it All

¡Qué horror!

Kimmel’s Return Monologue

Meanwhile, in North Korea, Dear Leader Want Critics to be Quiet

Escalations of threats against the press.

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In Front of Our Noses: Controlling the Press

Restricting those who report on the Pentagon.

Bizarre Conspiracies: USAID Edition

People are weird.

More Attacks on Universities

An attempt to connect higher education and political violence.

Centering My Thoughts on Kirk’s Assassination

As well as the politics that have followed.

Jimmy Kimmel Suspended Over Kirk Comments

The FCC Chair went on a podcast and now Kimmel is on indefinite hiatus.

Fox New Host: Involunatarily Execute Mentally Ill Homeless People

Yes it was said. No the context doesn’t make it better.

Meanwhile, in North Korea

The attempt to erase J6 by many at FNC continues…

Donald Hearts Vlad

A strange obsession.

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Fact Checking in an Era of Bullshit

One of the big ones has given up.

Meanwhile, in North Korea

I am sensing a new ongoing bit…

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Why is This News?

A minor scandal involving randos is everywhere.

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AI is Killing the Web as We Know It

The incentives for creating quality content are diminishing by the day.

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Podcast Recommendation (and a Discussion of CPB Funding Implications)

The Daily on how local NPR stations will suffer.

AG Monday!

Andor, part 2.

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Did Netanyahu Prolong the Gaza War To Save Himself?

A long exposé misses the mark.

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Podcast Recommendation

American Angst 101

In Front of Our Noses: Media Intimidation

An attack on the First Amendment in plain sight.

In Front of Our Noses: Threatening the Press

Say what Trump wants or he’ll threaten to sue!

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A Couple of Observations Relevant to Iran

Not really posts, but hey, here they are anyway.

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Where Americans Get Their News

The information bubble is real.

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Seeing Double on Doubling Down

Resisting gaslighting must be social. It’s crucial for those who oppose Trump’s falsehoods to remind each other, again and again, that 2 + 2 = 4.

Fox And Friends Has Fallen!

Things have to be bad when they actually start to speak the truth to the President

President Joe Biden puts on his aviator sunglasses after making a joke about the “Dark Brandon” persona at the 2023 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. President Joe Biden puts on his aviator sunglasses after making a joke about the “Dark Brandon” persona at the 2023 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.

WHCA Dinner Cancels Comedian After White House Complains

The Nerd Prom chickens out.

Dealing With The Deluge

Coping in a second Trump term.

Today’s Front Pages

How they’re covering it.

A Tale of Two Reddits

Is there an echo in here.

WaPo Editorial Cartoonist Quits

Editors killed a cartoon criticizing media and tech moguls for giving money to Trump.

ABC Pays Trump $15 Million For Telling Truth

They repeatedly said he has been found “liable for rape.” The nerve.

Normalizing Hitler

When the abnormal ceases to be.

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My Bubble

There’s a glaring gap in my information consumption.

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It’s the Media, Stupid

One thread that runs through most explanations for Tuesday’s result.

The 51 Percent

How that awful man won again.

“Oligarchy, The Rule of Law, and the Democratic Order”

Trump, Bezos, and the slippery slope of authoritarianism.

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A Status Quo Election

Our long national nightmare is not over.