Great read. How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias — ProPublica.

A well written, interesting article from Emily Gorcenski arguing that conceiving of the truth as a process instead of a fixed point is anti-fascist. You’ll need to read to the end to see the whole arc.

…the American right cannot be engaged as an intellectual exercise. They are not opponents in a game of chess playing by accepted rules. They are seeking to define the colors of the squares and the rules by which the pieces move. While you’re playing the board, they’re playing the rulebook.

Great list. 2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year’s resolutions

Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.

Love rob reich The 10 Biggest Myths About Our Economy.

I’ve been collecting myself since the election. This blog isn’t going to turn into a negative spiral, or focus on just politics. I’m still going to post the same silly stuff, but I am … Read more

If you’re a piece of shit, they put you in charge. 🇺🇸

It’s the first day of early voting in New York City, and the turnout was healthy. I waited in line about a half hour, which I was happy to do.

If you haven’t noticed, our democracy is on the ballot. Proud to have voted for Kamala Harris. 🇺🇸

I got this political ad texted to me: “AMISH for Trump”. Who do I tell that they’re barking up the wrong tree, twice? 🇺🇸

If you don’t vote, apologize to democracy, you putz. 🇺🇸

The Future is Analog (if you can afford it), by Maroussia Lévesque, explores the “analog privilege” of economic elites to escape the automation and A.I. they apply to everyone else.

Today is National Register to Vote Day. Please, register to vote. And then, you know, vote. It matters. A lot. 🇺🇸

I do not say this lightly: the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity paves the way for a conservative dictatorship. This was deliberate. Do not pre-agree to fascism.

Citizens should not obey in advance. Much of fascism is a bluff — look at our loyal cult, listen to our outrageous language, heed our threats of violence, we are inevitable!

The crucial thing is the individual decision to act, along with others, for four months, a little something each day, regardless of the atmospherics and the polls and the media and the moods.

Resist. 🇺🇸