The reporting on this bizarre story (gift link) has another step to go to address TESCREAL (the R=rationalism) & larger links to both AI boys & now certain Trumpists. This is why I keep begging journalists to read the work of @npub10l8k...0gqf & @xriskology. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/zizians-group-jack-lasota-killings-6f3aa40a?st=5ZJn6T&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
This, by Jan Böhmermann is excellent: on Germany's persistent Nazis. Now, please, mein Herr, do America and its new Nazis in power. Gift link video: The Far Right is Rising in the Land of ‘Never Again’
Opinion | The Far Right Is Rising in the Land of ‘Never Again’
Germany’s attempts to “remember away” its Nazi past has instead paved the way for an extremist resurgence.
Seriously, I am canceling my next flight. Sorry United; it's not your fault. But it would be good to hear all the airlines protesting on your passengers' behalf. Team from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to review air traffic control system https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/17/faa-spacex-musk-layoffs-safety/
The Guardian calls it what it is: a coup. ‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts
the Guardian
‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts
In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy
By which the WSJ declares the coup successful.... Has Elon Musk Become Too Big to Tame? https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-doge-accountability-01df717d?st=DbNn15
No, #BrokenPost, it would seem that Europe is quite united -- against Donald Trump and the United States. image
Far too late, the #BrokenPost asks "Where are the guardrails?" without realizing that it was supposed to be one. image
Agree. Fuck access. This is a perfectly fine hill for the AP to die on https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/02/14/ap-white-house-trump-gulf-america/
Michelle Goldberg is so right: They want to destroy education because the educated see through them. Trump Wants to Destroy All Academia, Not Just the Woke Parts
Opinion | Trump Wants to Destroy All Academia, Not Just the Woke Parts
The administration’s war on universities defies rational self-interest.
The racism is unbounded now. Missouri AG sues Starbucks, says workforce is ‘more female and less white’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/13/starbucks-dei-diversity-missouri-hiring-andrew-bailey/