Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring? And then that guy died mysteriously in a jail? And now we just don't talk about it.

As a Brit, I've been watching the American election results with sorrow for my American friends. Some are comparing it to the Brexit vote here, imagining if we'd voted for Brexit twice. But here's the thing... in a sense, we did. And here are some lessons from it. 🧵

“And which great efficiency expert will lead this important new effort to streamline?” “Actually there will be two people in charge”

the worst cabinet pick SO FAR

There's been a LOT about why RFK Jr is a terrible pick, but I want to focus on something that is very concerning to me, but no one seems to be mentioning. He appeals to a widespread, common-sense idea that the problem with our food is that it has "lots of artificial

Let’s get R.A.K.E. to its holiday giving goal of getting 100 families food, clothes, and gifts for kids. Simple and fast way to make a donation and make a difference locally!

Republican voters when they see literally any research grant they don’t understand

Power projection via war: Very expensive. Power projection via USAID: Very cheap. It's not 4D chess, people.

This is the best summary of the current geopolitical situation I have seen. Sir Alex Younger was head of MI6 between 2014 and 2020. Really worth watching.

He bought this app to brainwash Americans. He uses bots and pawns to promote propaganda on here and developed an algorithm to suppress anyone speaking against him. It’s actually scary what he’s doing, and not enough people are aware of it yet.

On the Chode Again?

The so-called godmother of the settler movement, Daniella Weiss, on Louis Theroux's BBC documentary The Settlers. Watch till the end to see her lament not being able to provoke Louis into physically hitting her after assaulting him. Truly bizarre.

Palestinians in Gaza are being increasingly concentrated into camps and regularly incinerated.

Security tapes released by House Republicans show a final scramble - five years ago this morning on Jan. 6 - to get slates of fake GOP electors to Sen. Ron Johnson R-WI. The effort included a document drop by staffers outside the U.S. Supreme Court. jamiedupree.substack.com/p/tapes-show-f…

MAGA is full of people with "don't tread on me" bumper stickers who think federal agents should be allowed to gun people down in the streets because they feel like it.

"It took a long time to understand I was born into apartheid." Yuli Novak, Executive Director of B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم — the first major Israeli human rights org to label Israel’s destruction of Gaza a genocide — speaks with Simone Zimmerman about growing up under Israel’s apartheid regime.

Another appalling and disgraceful effort by DHS to mislead the public and erode rights secured by the Constitution. The Fourth Amendment requires a judicial warrant to enter a home. The purpose is to ensure that a separate branch of government serves as a check. An

An overlooked part of the Harden to Cleveland trade is that he’s now contractually demanding to go by Jim.

The government claimed she rammed Border Patrol agents with her vehicle before an agent shot her five times. But new bodycam video shows the agent turned his steering wheel toward Marimar Martinez and that he was congratulated for "excellent service" after shooting her.