We’re not heading toward authoritarianism. We’re already in it. Trump is unchecked by Congress. The Supreme Court gave him immunity. The Constitution is being shredded in plain sight. The warning signs are everywhere: 1. Extortion: Shook down Paramount for $16M, MAGA ads,

China has rolled out a chatbot on its Tiangong space station. Its mission: to improve safety, navigation, and coordination in orbit. wired.com/story/meet-wuk…

So it begins. Sorry, Dave. 🔴

I wish conservatives got this straight: Without blue states, America would look like a failing country; patchy internet, collapsing schools, no tech, no medicine, no future. Red states cash the federal checks. Blue states write them. You don’t fund the nation. You bleed it

The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents. In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.

Just two pictures less than a year apart

Republicans don’t want you to go to college because the second you learn history, science, or civics, you’ll stop voting for them.

We’re watching it happen in real time

“The Trump fanatics are not mourning Charlie Kirk. They are desecrating grief in the name of power — as any fascist would do.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-hypocris…

As of right now, nearly half of Project2025, the thing Trump swore he knew nothing about and about which MAGA claimed we were overreacting, has been accomplished.

Trump’s allies now control X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, & TikTok. They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ & NY Post. They own Sinclair Broadcasting which has 200 tv stations and local news in 100 markets. “Freedom of speech” is now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is.

it's still absolutely perfect

That not even a single general or admiral attendee chose to applaud Hegseth is the single most encouraging sign the Republic will survive since January 20, 2025, at noon.

The silence of the generals, by Robert B. Hubbell The most remarkable aspect of Trump’s speech to the assembled generals and admirals of the US military was the silence. The generals sat in silence. They sat in silence as Trump slurred and rambled through a “speech” that