Brains and Eggs

We put together a cartoon collection about Elon Musk's 'awkward gesture': https://t.co/e5Us1QKaNz

This one is by Oliver Ploux.#ElonMusk #nazisalute pic.twitter.com/u8KrtiIxZ6
— Cartoon Movement (@cartoonmovement) January 22, 2025

The future of the next generation is being stolen due to the misconception of endless growth on our finite planet. The Earth is a closed system for materials. "We are stealing the future, selling it in the present, and calling it GDP" - Paul Hawkenhttps://t.co/DLIGn4uJnd
— Peter Dynes (@PGDynes) January 12, 2024

Medicare for All#SocialistSunday pic.twitter.com/AbBHq010MV
— screamschildrenremoved (@PDiddie) April 13, 2025

This cartoon was drawn in 2009. pic.twitter.com/nwDtBVjU2M
— Friendly Neighborhood Comrade (@SpiritofLenin) July 27, 2024

most of what we fight over is made up... pic.twitter.com/T6UubOBNJ6
— వంశీ చెల్లెపాటి (@Vamshi_C13) November 29, 2025

The Bullock Museum completed a five-year project in December to make all 16,000 years of Texas history encapsulated within its walls available to visitors in both English and Spanish.https://t.co/hGF86uGJx9
— KUT Austin (@KUT) February 8, 2024

If you zoom in on this 1873 map of Houston, you'll see all sorts of interesting stuff, including the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou, which, because it formed a natural turning basin for boats to turn around, was the primary reason the Allen Brothers, John Kirby… pic.twitter.com/yEZ8x47u7r
— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) February 6, 2025

Houston, Texas, and US blog roll

memeorandum

Bonus 214: Emergency Relief from State Courts (Steve Vladeck/One First) - Steve Vladeck / One First: *Bonus 214: Emergency Relief from State Courts* — At a moment in which the Supreme Court's emergency docket is *already* bus...
Novara Media

Trump Has Started Calling Starmer a ‘Loser’ - Donald Trump has reportedly taken to calling Keir Starmer a loser behind closed doors. A source present at a private dinner party with the US president wi...
Futurism

Polymarket Gets Major Prediction Completely Wrong After Loudly Boasting About It - Cool. The post Polymarket Gets Major Prediction Completely Wrong After Loudly Boasting About It appeared first on Futurism.
Raw Story

'Deeply divided' Republicans in tough spot in Texas no matter who they choose: expert - The pressure is on for the Republican Party in Texas as the wrong choice of candidate could make it an easy walk to victory for the Democratic Party. An...
naked capitalism

Companies Report Raging Inflation, Except in Wages & Rents - Companies tamp down on wage increases thanks to double-digit inflation in employee health insurance, hurting real household incomes.
Undernews

Congress - *NBC News - *The number of House *retirements this cycle is the second-highest* since record-keeping began nearly a century ago.
Salon.com

Target is fading out breakfast cereals with synthetic dyes - The big-box retailer joins others in removing foods with artificial dyes from its grocery shelves by the end of May
Mediagazer

Internal memo: CBS Mornings top producer Shawna Thomas will leave her role; a source says CBS News executives are eager to find a way to keep working with her (Brian Steinberg/Variety) - Brian Steinberg / Variety: *Internal memo: CBS Mornings top producer Shawna Thomas will leave her role; a source says CBS News executives are eager to fi...
Axios

Here are all the countries now involved in the Iran war - The war in Iran has rapidly expanded beyond the Middle East, pulling in U.S. allies and bystanders alike. *The big picture:* Since the U.S. strikes began...
Rewire

There’s More Drama at the Supreme Court (Podcast) - Can our democracy withstand much more infighting from the Justices? The post There’s More Drama at the Supreme Court (Podcast) appeared first on Rewire N...
The Hill

Pence: Trump 'made the right call' on Iran - Former Vice President Mike Pence, who served under President Trump in his first term, said Wednesday that President Trump “made the right call” on the U.S....
Political Wire

House Kills Effort to Shed Light on Sexual Misconduct - The House voted to scuttle an effort by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) to shed more light on sexual misconduct allegations against members of Congress, NBC News re...
Mediaite

‘No Rally-‘Round-the-Flag Effect’: Karl Rove Warns Trump He Must Sell His ‘Gutsy’ Iran Operation - Legendary Republican strategist Karl Rove warned President Donald Trump that he must do a better job selling his military operation against the Iranian r...
Houston Public Media

Rep. Tony Gonzales admits affair with former staffer who died by suicide; under House ethics investigation - The San Antonio Republican acknowledged the relationship publicly for the first time as the House Ethics Committee probes allegations involving the former ...
Bonddad

“New regime” of lower jobless claims continues - a good sign (but for geopolitical idiocy) - *- by New Deal democrat* Let’s take our weekly look at jobless claims. As a reminder, I pay attention to these because they are a good short leading...
The Verge

Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals - Apple is asking artists and record labels on its music streaming platform to voluntarily label songs that were made using AI. The new "Transparency Tags" m...
Eschaton

The Schumer Special - Give Dem senators a vote to oppose the war then have a bunch of them support paying for the war they pretend not to support. Not sure who is impressed by "...
SCOTUSblog

SCOTUStoday for Thursday, March 5 - We may not know yet how the many tariff refund disputes will be untangled, but we learned Wednesday that the Trump administration thinks it only needs un...
Mondoweiss

Is AIPAC headed for another own goal in Illinois? - [image: 9th District debate (Kat Abughazaleh campaign Instagram)]Israel is emerging as a central theme in the upcoming midterms, with one of the clearest e...
The Progressive Wing

3/5 News Roundup & Open Thread - Will AI become smarter than humans? If so, is humanity in danger? Bernie Sanders went to Silicon Valley to ask some of the leading AI experts that questi...
The Guardian (U.S. news)

House to vote on limiting Trump’s powers in Iran war after Senate measure fails – US politics live - House decision is expected to be tight after war powers resolution in the Senate fell apart along party lines - Senate votes down resolution t...
Al Jazeera English

Will the US benefit from the oil crisis sparked by the war on Iran? - Attacks on energy sites in the Gulf and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz give Western exporters a chance to profit.
Daily Cartoonist

CSotD: Causi Belli - Perhaps one reason Dear Leader never went to Congress to ask for a declaration of war or at least a positive War Powers ruling is that, as Telnaes suggests...
Vox

Teen boys are using ChatGPT as their wingman. What could go wrong? - It’s not necessarily the guys you might expect, Apollo Knapp told me. These are 6-foot-tall high-school athletes, guys who are social and popular. “They’re...
Mother Jones

Trump’s Actions Threaten the Integrity of Our National Parks, Critics Say - This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Just over a year ago, the Trum...
Earth 911

Find Your Fix: Tech Brands Are Embracing Right to Repair - When your phone screen cracks or your laptop battery dies, what do you do? For... The post Find Your Fix: Tech Brands Are Embracing Right to Repair appea...
WhoWhatWhy

Alberta Separatism Has Always Been About Joining Trump’s America - [image: Donald Trump, 2025, Screen capture] Leaders of the Alberta separatist movement are insisting they do not want to become the US’s 51st state, but th...
The Smirking Chimp

The Moral Basis of Civilization -
Skeptophilia

Toxic waste - If there's one word related to health issues that makes me want to scream obscenities, it's the word "toxin." This term gets thrown around all the time. I...
The AltWorld

If Iran survives and stays steadfast, Trump’s resource war on China and BRICS collapses - The U.S.-Israeli war primordially is being waged to create Israeli hegemony across West Asia. At one level, […] The post If Iran survives and stays stead...
Off The Kuff

Initial thoughts on the 2026 primaries - We don’t have full turnout numbers yet, but as of Wednesday some 363,773 votes were cast in the Democratic primary for Senate in Harris County, while there...
Crooked Media

The Other MAGA War….At Home - The post The Other MAGA War….At Home appeared first on Crooked Media.
NPR's Health Shots

In lawsuit, Minnesota accuses Trump administration of 'weaponizing' Medicaid funding - The federal government said the state should do more to fight fraud and is holding back funds. Minnesota officials say the attack is unfair as the state's ...
San Antonio Report

‘The need is high’: SAISD holds first spring break food drive as food insecurity rises - All SAISD students get free lunch and breakfast. But during breaks and vacations, many kids don't have access to regular meals. ----------------------------...
Common Dreams

Operation Epstein Fury: A Holy War With Shitty Toilets - Our latest senseless illegal war against brown people, born of ever-shifting lies and fought by the sons of the blithe un-rich, is Trump's ultimate Wag-t...
Countercurrents

Pedro Sánchez’s Spain, the Honor of Europe - In a Europe that has become vassalized and submissive to the United States, to the detriment of its own interests, one country nevertheless manages to save...
ProPublica

Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate - The post Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate appeared first on ProPublica.
Grist

Prepping for a disaster? You’ll probably want to pack a little treat. - It’s not just sardines and dried beans. Self-identified preppers are also stashing luxuries like coffee and chocolate.
The Daily Poster

Who Sold America On The Iran War? - We trace the propaganda, dark money, and unanswered questions behind a war decades in the making.
High Country News

Badger signs: An essay from Terry Tempest Williams’ new book ‘The Glorians’ - Thoughts on an elusive animal and the afterlife. The post Badger signs: An essay from Terry Tempest Williams’ new book ‘The Glorians’ appeared first on ...
Slate

The ‘Complex Reality’ of Being a Black Single Mother - “Increasingly women of all races are choosing single motherhood. As opposed to ending up single mothers due to a breakup or a loss.“
ArcaMax

Why? - A very bad guy is gone. We did it. Yes, we can. But was he a threat to us? Was his country? An imminent threat? Of what? Do they have nuclear weapons? How ...
Dissident Voice

Security Threats to Anthony Albanese - With the ruling classes shown to be fickle, contemptible and unreliable in fulfilling their obligations to society, much of this confirmed by the release...
The Week

Rising CO2 levels are changing our blood chemistry - From the air to our blood
Counterpunch

On War Powers, Questions Aren’t a Working Substitute for Action - No president has ever been held to account by, and punished by, Congress for exceeding his powers and exercising its, not his, prerogative of declaring w...
Wolf Street

Companies Report Raging Inflation, Except in Wages & Rents - Double-digit increases in employee health insurance costs hold down wage increases.
jobsanger

There Is Nothing Inevitable About A Russian Victory In Ukraine -
Portside

The Democratic Party’s Moment of Reckoning - The Democratic Party’s Moment of Reckoning Mark Brody Thu, 03/05/2026 - 00:54
World Socialist Web Site

American imperialism wages war of extermination against Iran - As the war enters its fifth day, the US-Israeli assault on Iran has assumed ever more openly the character of a war of annihilation and extermination.
Informed Comment

A Poet and an Ayatollah have Passed, but Iran, the land of Rumi and Hafez, must Endure - When they called your name at midnight, In your thoughts, morning blossomed from a blood-stained horizon.
Techdirt.

ACIP To Discuss COVID ‘Vaccine Injuries’ Next Month, Despite That Not Being In Its Purview - It was plainly obvious when RFK Jr. decided to fully remake ACIP, the CDC committee that advises the nation on immunization schedules and practices, that i...
Avedon's Sideshow

It was a time when strangers were welcome here - Alison McGhee posted this photo to go with an essay on Facebook* about the occupation of Minneapolis. The essay was fine, but she's no slouch as a photog...
Brad Blog

Why Are We In Iran? And How Do We Get Out?; Also: Midterm Primary Results in TX, NC, AR: 'BradCast' 3/4/2026 - To be clear, as we discuss briefly at both the top and bottom of today's BradCast, there have been virtually NO election years in all of American history i...
The Greanville Post

US and Israel attack more countries, as Iran war chaos spreads - GER—After launching a war of aggression against Iran, Trump and Netanyahu are attacking more countries. Israel invaded Lebanon and besieged Gaza. US soldie...
Courthouse News

Judge likely to extend tear gas ban at Portland ICE building - U.S. District Judge Michael Simon called video evidence of officers throwing tear gas at crowds attempting to leave the area "disturbing."
Popular Resistance

Veterans For Peace Issues Iran War Statement - Veterans For Peace has condemned the U.S./Israeli attack on Iran, called for widespread resistance, and issued its own Iran War Talking Points. “We call...
Claytoonz

Bomb Scootin’ Boogie - Read the blog at my Substack. Support your local cartoonist: If you want to support the cartoonist, please donate through PayPal to clayjonz@gmail.com, Ven...
Scheerpost.com

Private Eyes on Campus: The New Era of Student Monitoring and Suppression - Posted by Joshua Scheer A few weeks ago we had a chance to speak with Hannah Epstein. Sadly, as the American empire descends into its last gasps, we have f...
CultureMap Houston

Here are the top 14 things to do in Houston this weekend - We’re officially in rodeo mode, which means Ubers and METRORails will be filled with cowboy hat-wearing folk, heading over to NRG Park and indulging in all...
Environment Texas

The birds are not alright - Analysis of Breeding Bird Survey data shows wide decline in bird abundance The post The birds are not alright appeared first on Environment Texas.
Alternet

'I am embarrassed ': Republican dismembers new Trump hire - Politico reports a Republican congressman, who is also a tax writer, destroyed President Donald Trump’s pick for head of the IRS and the Social Security ...
Rallblog

School’s Out | DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou - LIVE 9:00 am Eastern time, Streaming Anytime: LIVE 9:00 am Eastern time, Streaming Anytime: Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiri...
Antiwar.com

Trump’s Reasons for War on Iran: Fact Check - In building his case for his war on Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump says he asked his team for a list of Iranian attacks on the U.S. and U.S. interests: ...
Progressive.org

Resisting the Data Center Boom - Small towns are taking on Big Tech—and some are winning.
Election Law Blog

“Colorado Governor Signals He’ll Commute Sentence of Election Denier” - This is very disconcerting: Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado offered the clearest signal yet late on Tuesday that he might commute the nine-year sentence of ...
Ballot Access News

Another Idaho Bill to Bring Back Presidential Primaries - Idaho Senator Jim Guthrie (R-McCammon) has introduced SB 1366, a bill to restore presidential primaries. This bill would set the primaries on the first Tue...
Workers World

Hamas condemns U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran - [image: Hamas condemns U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran] Hamas posted the following statement at its Online English Mirror on Feb. 28, 2026. The Islamic Resist...
San Antonio Current

Bombastic activist now in Democratic runoff for redrawn South Texas congressional district - A San Antonio activist known for spinning dubious left-wing conspiracy theories on TikTok not only made it to the runoff in Tuesday’s Democratic primary...
Deadline Politics

Donald Trump Bought Netflix Debt In January, Adding to Holding - President Donald Trump acquired between $600k and $1.25 million worth of Netflix bonds in two transactions in January, according to a disclosure today on t...
Church and State

The Green Wave - The Green Wave movement became a powerful sorority. The demonstrators were not in positions of power, in most cases.
MintPress News

Dr. Mohammad Marandi Interview: Khamenei Assassination, Strait of Hormuz Closure & Betrayal of Arab Nations - In this week's MintCast podcast hosted by Mnar Adley, she is joined by Dr. Mohammed Marandi -- a professor of Orientalism and history at the University o...
Ian Welsh

AI & New Social Media Rules Are Strangling Independent Sites - This table is pretty typical: Back in 2017 Google changed their algo to prioritize “reliable” sites: aka. mainstream sources like Wikipedia. The blogospher...
Daily Howler

WEDNESDAY: Denmark decides to give it a try! - *WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026* *The stigma of "mental illness:"* Is this country currently dealing with an unfortunate but dangerous situation involving some...
See You In 2020

The wave of revolutionary victories that Iran is continuing, & that Americans must bring into our own country - The successful counter-offensive that Iran is waging represents the latest part in a series of revolutionary victories. This is the series of mass anti-...
Socialist Alternative

Middle East: A Regional War Spiraling Out of Control - Within hours of Trump and Netanyahu beginning their new war of imperialist aggression against Iran, the conflict had spread throughout the region. As of Ma...
Independent Political Report

Conservative Party of Delaware Becomes State Affiliate of the American Solidarity Party - The Conservative Party of Delaware has voted to become an affiliate of the American Solidarity Party, according to a statement this week by National Comm...
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball

Cornyn Staying Alive is Enough to Keep Texas Senate as Likely Republican - Recapping the Texas and North Carolina primaries The post Cornyn Staying Alive is Enough to Keep Texas Senate as Likely Republican appeared first on Saba...
Texas Observer

Sanctioned Judge Upsets Incumbent in Dallas District Attorney Race - Last week, former Dallas County District Judge Amber Givens was fighting her sanctions for judicial misconduct before the Texas Supreme Court. Today, she...
The Texas Signal

Election Takeaways From Texas - In Texas, candidates must clear a 50.1 percent threshold to avoid a runoff. In addition to the blockbuster race between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, the May...
Angry Bear

Listening to Our President’ Pontifications - I have listened (tolerantly) to our Pres, pontificating, taking up large sums of my time. It really is a waste of time. The truth of his accomplishments ...
Infidel753

Some background on Iran - Iran is one of the world's oldest civilizations, its history going back long before the beginning of Islam. The first Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus th...
First Draft

JD Vance: Dipshit Or Airhead? - The Veep claims POTUS is too smart to get bogged down in Iran. Cue laughter.
Dispatches From A Collapsing State | Jared Yates Sexton

War is Insane: The Check-In with Danielle Moodie and Jared Yates Sexton - A recording from Jared Yates Sexton's live video
Liberation News

Central African Republic tackles high maternal mortality while the U.S. ranks high in maternal mortality rates for Native and Black women - Within the U.S., working women are demanding an investment in our overall health. That includes investment in both healthcare and people’s daily living – a...
Texas Standard

Republicans head to runoff in Texas attorney general primary, Dems uncertain - Democratic state Sen. Nathan Johnson was short of the 50% plus-one-vote needed to avoid a runoff.
Capital & Main

After Years of Gains, GOP Pushes to Roll Back Chemical Regulations - In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the impact on the state's petrochemical industry. The post After Years of Gains, GOP ...
The Root

All About ‘Sinners’ Star and Rising Hollywood It-Girl Jayme Lawson - If you still have a hard time getting the gorgeous 'Pearline' a.k.a. Jayme Lawson from 'Sinners' out your mind—you're not alone! So let's learn more abou...
Consortium News

Melania Trump’s Hypocrisy at the UN - As the U.S. and Israel kill Middle East children, including 165 schoolgirls in Iran, a U.N. diplomat said the first lady running a meeting on children in c...
Sludge

Trump Quietly Invested Millions in Bank Securities, Late Ethics Filing Shows - The President recently disclosed more than a hundred late trades made since May of last year, nearly all in banks and financial institutions.
Trivial Knot

Bad Puzzles - What is the difference between a puzzle and a real world problem? A puzzle is devised by someone, generally with the intent of making a pleasant experience...
Glasstire

NALAC Announces Open Call for “Meet the Moment” Social Change Grants - The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) has announced an open call for its 2026 Individuals and Ensembles Meet the Moment Grant. Fun...
NORML

Study: Lifetime Cannabis Use Not Associated With Cognitive Decline or Dementia Risk in Older Adults - [image: an older man with short grey hair and a long grey beard sits at a table holds a lighter to a clear glass bong to smoke legal cannabis][image: an ...
Ecosophia

The End of the Bureaucratic Era - For several years now I’ve had readers ask me from time to time about my opinion of the current media and investment frenzy surrounding so-called Artificia...
El Paso Matters

Jazmine Ulloa discusses El Paso history, La Nube hosts Wine and Wonder - Jazmine Ulloa discusses her new book on El Paso’s history while La Nube hosts an adults-only Wine and Wonder evening, leading a packed week of culture a...
Democracy Now!

"The Secret Agent": Kleber Mendonça Filho on His Oscar-Nominated Film & Brazil's Military Dictatorship - Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho joins us to discuss his Oscar-nominated film, *The Secret Agent*, and the history that inspired it. The film is se...
The Conversation

Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority - At the tail end of the Vietnam War, Congress engaged in a breathtaking act of legislative assertion, affirming that lawmakers’ held the power to declare wa...
Space City Weather

Much needed rain is coming this weekend to Houston, but how much? - In brief: In today’s post we review the last six months of precipitation across Texas (spoiler alert, it’s been very dry). We then look ahead to warm and m...
Dorf on Law

Thanks to Anthropic for Exposing the Trump/Hegseth Plans for Mass Surveillance and Killer Robots - In my latest *Verdict *column, I discuss Anthropic's refusal to bow or bend to pressure from the Trump administration to allow its AI products to be used...
DeSmogBlog

Climate Deniers Expected More Resistance to Trump’s Fossil Fuel Blitz - This story is published in partnership with The Guardian. As Donald Trump assaults the legal foundation of America’s ability to regulate global warming e...
Media Lens

‘Operation Epic Fury’ – Anatomy Of A War Of Aggression - Commenting last week on the build-up of US military forces targeting Iran, Robert A. Pape, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, got...
Seeing the Forest

The Tech Industry – Enshittification (video) - Make people dependent enough … and then? MAKE IT SHITTY! This brilliant video sums it up: WAY back when I was at Be they had a great new OS called BeOS. Fa...
The Grayzone

Epstein Army: Jeffrey Epstein helped place 18-year-old woman in ‘elite IDF unit’ - Emails show sex trafficking billionaire Jeffrey Epstein worked his connections to help his lawyer’s daughter join an elite Israeli paratrooper unit. The ...
Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

'Trump admin hangs banner of anti-LGBTQ influencer Charlie Kirk outside Ed. Dept' & other Tue/Wed news briefs - Charlie Kirk *Trump admin hangs banner of anti-LGBTQ+ influencer Charlie Kirk outside Ed. Dept*. - *The Trump Administration is joining conservatives in ...
TalkLeft

Tuesday Night Open Thread: War and Regime Change by Remote Control - It's hard to believe only four weeks ago the U.S., at the whim of Donald Trump, invaded Venezuela to snatch its leader Nicolas Maduro. The New York Times...
Discourse

Discourse Pod #17: War With Iran Is Here and It's Even Worse Than We Imagined (w/Rafi Schwartz) - Rafi returns to help us go deep on the madness that has been decades in the making
The NM Political Report

Albuquerque councilors propose tax hike to raise over $100 million for new projects, staff pay - By Jesse Jones — A new proposed City Council ordinance, O-26-16, known as the Community Enhancement Municipal Gross Receipts Tax and sponsored by Counci...
Black Agenda Report

Epstein Class vs. Iran: "They’ll Blow Up the World" - Epstein Class vs. Iran: "They’ll Blow Up the World" bareditors Wed, 03/04/2026 - 04:58 Ajamu Baraka, BAR editor and columnist Dr. Gerald Horne Bett...
The Rag Blog

ALICE EMBREE / REVIEW / Reading C. Wright Mills in the Age of Trump - By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / March 3, 2026 Clyde W. Barrow, a professor of political science at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, is the autho...
Democracy Chronicles

Why is the Media and Mob so Anti-Israel? - How the anti-Israel narrative has become so dominant in our era needs explaining, whatever our feelings on the Middle East. Even if you dislike Israel, wha...
Bracing Views

Quick Thoughts on the Iran War - Can We Contain and Extinguish the Fire, or Will It Become a Raging Inferno? BILL ASTORE MAR 03, 2026 Here are some macro ideas and thoughts about America’s...
OpEd News

Jung: Psyche is soul (It is also infinite) - The psyche is the potential for self-awareness that is our birthright. It begins to expand at birth like a blossoming bud except that it is not a thing, bu...
Duck of Minerva

Iran and the shadow of the Kosovo intervention - When I was in grad school in the mid-aughts, one Professor was a die-hard supporter of George W. Bush’s foreign policy. When challenged over the legality o...
Dissent Magazine

Response to “The Conquerors of Tomorrow” - A letter to the editor.
LareDOS

Tu Casa Gráfica prepares for papermaking workshop March 15 in San Ygnacio - Register now! Participation limited to 10
Crooked Timber

Golden (missed) opportunities - She told me she’d be ten minutes late, which was fine. But when it was nearly twenty minutes I messaged – where are you? Shall I walk towards you? My daugh...
Two Party Opera

Triple Digits - One of the longest-running gags in 2PO is making a Washington/Eye comic on the repeat digits (111, 222, 333…). Now that we’re past 999, it’s its own wild r...
Project Censored

Narratives of Power: Cartel Media Spin and Epstein Cover Stories - First up this week, Mexico City-based journalist José Luis Granados Ceja joins the show to talk about the recent Mexican operation that captured and kill...
Dispatches from the Underclass

Trump Kills Khamenei — Iran Hits Back | Regime Change War Day 2 - The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters day two, with bombs falling across the Middle East. After assassinating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Washingt...
Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in Texas

Manufacturing “Cancel Culture” at UT: Crisis Discourse, Governance, and the Politics of Academic Freedom in Texas Higher Education, by Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. - *Manufacturing “Cancel Culture” at UT: Crisis Discourse, Governance, and the Politics of Academic Freedom * *in Texas Higher Education* *You may listen to ...
Idavox

US and Israel Launch Illegal War on Iran, Call for Regime Change - The first casualties reported by Iran were those from strikes on an elementary girls’ school.... The post US and Israel Launch Illegal War on Iran, Call ...
Progressives Chat

Can Ds win Texas [Part I]? - Tuesday, March 3, 2026 will give us Uniter States Senate primaries in *Texas*. The primary on the Republican side is whether unpopular incumbent John Co...
Non-violent grassroots reform and democracy

When Genocidal Governments Label their Victims As Terrorist! - Since October 7th Social Media has gone viral with atrocities committed by Israel, including many confirmed by credible sources, and among these claims ...
Field Negro

The Epstein War has begun. - I have a friend who bought this really nice sports car a few years back, and he wouldn't let his nineteen year old son at the time get within a hundred...
Krebs on Security

Who is the Kimwolf Botmaster “Dort”? - In early January 2026, KrebsOnSecurity revealed how a security researcher disclosed a vulnerability that was used to assemble Kimwolf, the world's largest ...
alicublog

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: TOO GRIM TO BE FUNNY & VICE VERSA EDITION. - *Ry Cooder doesn't get enough love.* If the actions of this administration weren’t so harmful to actual human beings, I could enjoy them as living satire...
Debunking Christianity

"Why Adam and Eve Sinned & Problems with Free Will" by Edouard Tahmizian - "Why Adam and Eve Sinned & Problems with Free Will" by Edouard Tahmizian is Secular Web's Editor's Choice, Kiosk Article! Congrats goes to Edouard who is t...
Alas, a Blog

The Alpha Wolf - This cartoon is by me and Nadine Scholtes. And just look at how adorable the wolf pups she drew are! The term “alpha wolf” was coined in 1947 by biologist ...
Texas Freedom Network

Hey State Board of Education, what’s the rush? - Your February 2026 SBOE Rundown This week’s sprung-up-out-of-nowhere special State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting is over. The politicization of our c...
Second Nexus

U.S. Hockey Star Slams White House For Sharing AI-Doctored Video Of Him Insulting Canadians - There's a saying about laying down with dogs. Or, you're known by the company you keep. NHL player and Team USA member Brady Tkachuk is learning that les...
Earthworks

We Caught Shell Polluting in PA, again! Our Partner did, too. - Since opening in November 2022 the Shell Plastic Plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania has been wrought with malfunctions and violations. … The post We C...
Greg Palast

Two Speeches. Two Americas. One Liar. - Trump doesn’t just tailor his message to the room. He fabricates reality from scratch for different audiences, with total indifference to being caught, as ...
The Militant

Protests worldwide say ‘US hands off Cuba!’ - Protesters mount pickets in New York, Canada, Oakland NEW YORK — Despite the beginning of a massive snowstorm here, opponents of Washington’s stepped-up at...
Web of Debt

Regime Change at the Fed: From Big Bank Bailouts to Local Productivity - Image by ScheerPost. On January 30, when former Federal Reserve board member Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump as the central bank’s next chair,...
nonsite.org

Black Studies, Cultural Politics, and the Evasion of Inequality: The Farce this Time - Best takes great pains to describe race as many things: “inheritance,” “legacy,” “lineage,” “affinity,” “subjectivity.” But he avoids the painful truth tha...
Lowering the Bar

Assorted Stupidity #172 - [image: LTB logo]In this edition: legislators don't want to take civics tests; llamas do pretty good police work; courts rule on "boneless chicken wings" a...
Land Destroyer

At the AI Race’s Finishing Line: A World of Abundance or Automated Dominance? - *February 12, 2026* (NEO - Brian Berletic) - As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, an important but unnoticed debate is taking place with...
Reading the Pictures

The People, United, Will Never Be Defeated: Leila Navidi’s Photograph as a Defining Image of Resistance to Trump’s ICE Regime - A spontaneous ICE encounter on a St. Paul block becomes a rare picture of practiced solidarity—and a case study in how images can answer federal power. ...
WAWG Blog

Bad Barrels Behind The Abuses of ICE And Billionaire Pedophiles - Recognizing the systemic nature of the problem shifts the focus from blaming only “bad individuals” to addressing the structural features that enable tho...
Edinburg Politics

Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo/Starr County, recently named a 2025 Legislative Champion by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities - Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo/Starr County, was recently named a 2025 Legislative Champion by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, which is ...
Consent Factory, Inc.

Medical Leave - I’m going to be out of commission for a while. I’ll spare you (or deny you) the gory details. The short version is, I am in pretty bad shape, and, after a ...
Unlimited Hangout

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Screwston Antifascist Committee

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Targets Screwston Anti-Fascists For Investigation - BREAKING Our organization is being targeted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who, on Friday, February 6th, released a public statement calling us “dera...
Moron Majority

After Disastrous Bondi Hearing, Stetson University College of Law Issues Statement - Pam Bondi received her Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1990. The Florida law school fears for its reputation after Bondi’s un...
Mike Flugennock: Political Cartoons

Victories Pour In - (That Melania doc sure was a massive W if ever there was one. 11 x 17 inch medium-res color .jpg image, 1.2mb) Does having to close the Kennedy Center afte...
Green Pages News

Appetites - You cannot stop smoking although you know it is killing your lungs. You cannot stop eating although you know it is killing your heart. You cannot stop prod...
Free & Equal

How Do We Empower The Next Generation? w/ Ron Paul - Join Christina Tobin, Chair of Free and Equal Elections Foundation, as she and Former U.S. Attorney David Katz join NewsNation to discuss what President ...
The Disorder Of Things

Call for Participation: Women, Peace and Security Research Network UK - Date: Tuesday 19 May 2026 Venue: Queen Mary University of London Format: A one-day event with 20-25 participants The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) UK Res...
slacktivist

Smart people saying smart things (1.29.26) - Adam Serwer. Rebecca Solnit. Kat Armas. Angela Denker. Heather L. Hart. Mark Jacob.
Dandelion Salad

Marxist Scholar Michael Parenti Dies at 92 + When you had the Crisis of Capitalism, Fascism is an Attempt at a Final Solution to the Class Struggle - Michael died Saturday, January 24, 2026. My sincere condolences and deepest sympathies to all his family, friends and readers. He will be missed by many. —...
Daily Dot

Rumors that the Starbucks unicorn frappe will return are rampant on TikTok, but is it just more 2016 nostalgia? - [image: starbucks unicorn frappe] People on social media are expressing nostalgia for Starbucks’ discontinued Unicorn Frappe—and spreading rumors about i...
Reform Austin

A Farewell from Reform Austin - After much reflection, we’ve made the difficult decision to close down Reform Austin. Since our inception, our mission has been to provide Texans with re...
Reveal

How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE’s Facial Recognition Tech - [image: Two federal agents are standing in the sun wearing police vests. One agent is holding a cell phone.] Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he wa...
Campaign for America's Future

It Is Up to Us to Defend Democracy - Do we have the courage to defeat an authoritarian regime? I believe we do, if we organize strategically and effectively. There is no time to waste. Do we...
ExChristian.Net

Turn off the Light - *By BlackFreethought ~ * Once I took off the mask and removed the veneer of Christianity during this second deconstruction, the world became a more scary...
Texas Monthly

The Daily Crossword: November 18, 2025 - [image: Tuesday Crossword Illustration] The post The Daily Crossword: November 18, 2025 appeared first on Texas Monthly.
FrontBurner – D Magazine

Does Tylenol use by pregnant women cause autism, as Texas Attorney General (and McKinney resident) Ken Paxton alleges? - No. The post Does Tylenol use by pregnant women cause autism, as Texas Attorney General (and McKinney resident) Ken Paxton alleges? appeared first on D ...
American Prospect

More State (or Is It Just Trump?) Capitalism - Treasury’s Bessent says the feds will jump into pharmaceuticals and shipbuilding. California’s Newsom says the state has produced and will sell insulin at ...
Progressive Army

Acta de reunión de comisión directiva - Estimados socios buenos días: Les hacemos llegar en adjunto acta número 920 relacionada a la reunión de comisión directiva realizada el día miércoles 24 ...
The Socialist

เว็บแทงหวยออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด – Best Online Lottery Betting Site - เลือกเว็บแทงหวยออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด - เว็บหวยออนไลน์ที่ครบวงจร The post เว็บแทงหวยออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด – Best Online Lottery Betting Site appeared first on เ...
Rio Grande Guardian

Smith: Border Days - Border chronicler Morgan Smith recaps a two-day trip he recently made to Mexico, including stops in Anapra, Juárez, and Palomas. The post Smith: Border D...
GreenSource DFW

Commercial clients lining up for quiet, all-electric landscaping service - *The Greener Good crew manicuring the grounds at Southlake’s Delta Hotel by Marriott in July. Photo courtesy of the Greener Good.* Aug. 8, 2025 At least...
Nina Illingworth

Journal: Courage, Cowardice, and Collaboration - Rashid Khalidi's recent stand against Columbia University's collaboration with Trump's fascist cultural agenda is important; more US educators should joi...
Stinque

Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 - The post Tom Lehrer, 1928-2025 appeared first on Stinque.
Bud Kennedy

Joe Rogan tells Texas Democrat James Talarico, ‘You need to run.’ Does he? | Opinion - If Texas Democrats need young talent, James Talarico is a start. The 36-year-old Texas House lawmaker from Round Rock is not far removed from his days as J...
ROAR Magazine

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Speak Freely (ACLU)

Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day -
Eater Houston

The Best Hidden Gem Restaurants in Houston - [image: A person serves a matcha martini at Bar Doko.] Let Eater point you to some of the most underrated and under-the-radar restaurants in Houston. | Mi...
Ring of Fire

Trump Threatens Media Outlet Over Don Jr’s Comparison To Hunter Biden - Donald Trump Jr. has been crisscrossing the planet using his dad’s name, his name, of course, to get all of these business deals and put money in his poc...
Southeast Texas Record

Case activity for Maa Wwarrs -Maa Vintage Park, LLC vs Keidre Mccall on May 14 - The Harris County Civil Court reported the following activities in the suit brought by Jack Garland Jr. and Maa Wwarrs -Maa Vintage Park, LLC against All...
Save Buffalo Bayou

Cutting Forest for Stormwater Basins - Is that A Good Idea? The Value of Lost Ecosystem Services April 29, 2025 Digging out the land to create basins to hold stormwater and prevent flooding is a...
Texans For Public Justice

New Report & Tool to Track Flaring - The “Texas Flaring Project” released a website and a report today analyzing how the state’s oil and gas industry wastes valuable natural gas by flaring a...
Political Garbage Chute

Why Did The Secretary of Defense Text Me Dick Pics and Nuclear Launch Codes? - “I’m Prince of War now, got it? I’ll do what I want. Text what and who I want.” Well, that was a new one. I have to say in all my years covering politics...
Progress in Political Economy (PPE)

Degrowth’s unhelpful contribution to global environmental challenges: A rejoinder to a critique of growth contingency - I write in response to the recent critique by Terry Leahy of my article ‘Beyond green growth, degrowth, post-growth and growth agnosticism’ in JAPE (94, ...
Polygraph (global fact-check)

Vatican: Francis stable, out of ‘imminent danger’ of death - The Vatican press office is changing the frequency of the pope’s health updates
Equality Texas

Remembering Sylvester Turner - Today, we mourn the sudden loss of Congressman Sylvester Turner. A lifelong Houstonian and dedicated public servant, Turner was a member of the Texas Hous...
The Mind Unleashed

Tesla Shares Fall After Massive Drop In Sales - Tesla’s stock value has taken a significant hit, dropping over 9% following a sharp decline in sales across the UK and European Union in January. This down...
The Reality-Based Community

Nhận định soi kèo Erzurumspor vs Pendikspor lúc 17h30 ngày 06/3/2025 - Tiếp tục với giải Hạng Nhì Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ, khi bước vào vòng 28, người hâm mộ sẽ được chứng kiến một trong những trận đấu hấp dẫn diễn ra giữa Erzurumspor và...
CPI's Danger in the Air

Public Integrity’s “40 Acres and a Lie” project is honored by the Philip Meyer Journalism Awards - [image: A collage illustration that pairs pictures of William T. Sherman with Trinity Church in Edisto, South Carolina. Overlaying Sherman is a snippet of ...
Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center

Anti-Immigrant Group FAIR Taps Controversial Former Sheriff to Serve in Adviser Role - A law enforcement figure associated with the extremist “constitutional sheriff” ideology will serve as an adviser for the anti-immigrant hate group Federat...
New Progressive Alliance

2024 Annual Report - *2024 Annual Report* - Publishing in social media means publishing a reference in Facebook at Colorado Best Democracy, Greens Discuss the Issues, L...
Texas Watch

In the News: Insurance Crisis Hurting Texans - We have been updating you throughout the year on the insurance crisis gripping our state and our nation. Insurance companies have *hiked our rates beyon...
BEYONDbones

Winter Solstice | Final Sky Happenings of 2024 - Editor’s Note: Look to the sky as HMNS Astronomer talks winter solstice for the final sky happenings of 2024. Thank you for watching the stars alongside ...
Border/Lines

The immigration 'vibe shift'—11-19-24 - Immigration news, in context.
Robert Reich

How We Take Back the Supreme CourtWhere do you see yourself in... - *How We Take Back the Supreme Court* Where do you see yourself in 2060? What about your kids or grandkids? Will Donald Trump be affecting your life even ...
Grits for Breakfast

Grits publishes "Tulia" zine for 25th anniversary: Preorder now! - Until Jeff Frazier and the good folks at Mano Amiga in San Marcos reached out about their event Monday night, I had not realized it was the 25th anniversar...
Right Wing Watch

Right Wing Round-Up: One Really Violent Day - Marshall Cohen and Daniel Dale @ CNN: Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat Former President Do...
Dos Centavos

Ay Te Watcho, Houston - Well, if you’re reading this on this Labor Day, these words are being typed from Northern Colorado. After 26 years of living in Houston and 53 in Texas, it...
Morning Consult

Replicating Experimental Findings with Online Panels - The post Replicating Experimental Findings with Online Panels appeared first on Morning Consult.
TXElects

Consistency in Texas: Trump Maintains Lead Over Biden in Latest Polls - *By Jeff Blaylock – Founder & Senior Editor* *JUNE. 20, 2024* Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Former President Trump leads President Biden by 7 po...
CT's short stories and novelettes

Grape - “I can jump a ship there. Just get me in the city limits. I will take it from there.” “How many sapiens did you kill?” “Five. Why do you want to know?”...
The Intercept

In No Labels Call, Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler, and University Trustees Agree: FBI Should Investigate Campus Protests - The bipartisan duo also praised schools that brought in police to violently quell protests and connected the demonstrations to the TikTok ban. The post I...
The Stars Hollow Gazette

NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament 2024: Second Four Play Ins - This s the second night of the women’s Play-Ins.Here are last night’s winners and losers: Time Network Seed School Record Region Score Seed School Record R...
Texas Environmental News

How US Air Pollution, Ironically, Has Kept Climate Hazards in Check - The past half-century has seen remarkable improvements in air quality in many parts of the world, thanks largely to legislation [...] The post How US Air...
Shadowproof

Shadowproof Is Shutting Down - After eight years, we have decided that it is time to shut down Shadowproof, but that does not mean that the independent journalism that we fostered is c...
One People's Project

2023 Year End Campaign! - The time has come to ask for your help as we head along into what promises to be one busy 2024! 2023 Year End Campaign
Innocence Project

Perry Lott is Exonerated After 35 Years of Wrongful Conviction in Ada, Oklahoma - The post Perry Lott is Exonerated After 35 Years of Wrongful Conviction in Ada, Oklahoma appeared first on Innocence Project.
Latino Rebels

Neuro-Inclusivity, Belonging and Radical Hospitality - Latino Rebels Radio goes on the road for a live podcast recording at Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut. Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes seve...
FiveThirtyEight.com

What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry - Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announc...
Tribune of the People

Tribune of the People was the news organ of a political cult called the “CR-CPUSA” and collapsed in March 2022 - Read about what happened here: https://maoistcultexposed.wordpress.com/ This website belonged to a political cult called the “Committee to Reconstitute the...
Caitlin Johnstone

CaitlinJohnstone.com Is Now At CaitlinJohnstone.com.au - Hello subscribers, As you may have noticed, our website at caitlinjohnstone.com has been reduced to a shuffle lately, suffering repeated 502 errors for rea...
So Far From Heaven (Jack Purcell, RIP)

Draw an Ask Old Jules card on YouTube - Hello everyone, I decided to upload videos of drawing one card at a time on YouTube. This will happen three times a week. If you want to go over and look, ...
Lawfare

UN Special Rapporteur Releases Guantánamo Report - On June 26, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Fionnuala Ní Aoláin released her report following a technical visit ...
In These Times

How Israeli Spyware Endangers Activists Across the Globe - Israeli surveillance technology is empowering antidemocratic governments to track journalists and human rights activists. Regulation is virtually nonexistent.
News Junkie

Mayotte Crisis: Putrid Leftover of France’s Imperialist and Colonialist Scrooge? - The cycle of empires It is not as if President Macron and his administration needed a new crisis to add to the turmoil of his second term in power. Unlike ...
DBC Green

Happy Art Car, Y'All! - (function(jQuery) {function init() { window.wSlideshow && window.wSlideshow.render({elementID:"840112064306859282",nav:"thumbnails",navLocation:"bottom",cap...
Buzzflash

Rebecca Solnit: "Forget Geoengineering. We Need To Stop Burning Fossil Fuels. Right Now." - The Guardian
Living Blue in Texas

TEXIT: The Conservative Movement To Turn Texas Into A White Ethnostate - Unpacking “Texit” and the potential consequences of secession. A few years ago, we wrote “QAnon Conspiracies And Neo-Confederate Beliefs Behind Texit Movem...
Eclectablog

Making democracy work for our environment – wsg Nayyirah Shariff & Sean McBrearty - Nayyirah Shariff on Twitter: @NayyirahShariff Flint Rising on Twitter: @FlintRising Flint Rising's website: FlintRising.com Sean McBrearty on Twitter: @Sea...
Echidne of the Snakes

Happy 2023 To All Of You - I have often come back here to try to write some sort of a conclusion to the years of activity on this site, but have not figured out what, exactly, to s...
VICE

Three UFOs Shot Down by US Weren't Chinese Spy Balloons: Biden - However, President Joe Biden did not say what the three objects were, saying the military is still searching for the debris.
Texas Moratorium Network

Senator Sarah Eckhardt Files Bill to Abolish Death Penalty - A State Senator we wrote asking to file a bill to abolish the death penalty has filed a bill to abolish the death penalty. So, we have a senate sponsor o...
Media Myth Alert

Taking stock: Top mythbusting posts of 2022 - Media Myth Alert directed attention periodically in 2022 to the appearance of well-known media-driven myths, those prominent tales about the news media tha...
Due Dissidence

Liz Truss Finally Made Neoliberalism Toxic - by Jack Carolan Liz Truss spent her childhood accompanying her father, a leftist University professor, on marches against the Thatcher government. It might...
Duffel Blog

Make-A-Wish kid gets 'Day 1 recycled' at Ranger school - “Rules are rules,” said a Ranger Instructor.
Strategic Culture Foundation

WHO Chief, TPLF Leader Tedros Silent About His Party’s Theft of World Food Program Fuel - UN World Health Organization chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom is also the world’s most prominent advocate of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front. He has said no...
BillMoyers.com

PODCAST: Dr. Bandy Lee Saw It Coming – The Violence Foretold in Donald Trump’s Election - Our democracy has been eroding in tandem with the rise in inequality, says Dr. Lee. The Trump presidency is not really about Donald Trump the individual....
Downwinders at Risk

With Historic Rebuke, EPA Sends GAF Permit Back to Austin…and a Message to Company - When Janie Cisneros and her Singleton United contingent met with EPA Region Six Director Dr. Earthea Nance and her staff on June 1, one of the residents’ g...
Chicken Fried Politics

Symbolic solution in search of an actual problem - Support of 9 Southern Republicans for Respect for Marriage Act shows why Supreme Court isn’t about to ban same-sex marriage ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedP...
Pages of Victory

The Road to Hell -
The Contributor

34 Senate Republicans oppose even debating gun safety compromise bill - News Image: Every Democrat and 14 Republicans in the Senate voted to consider bipartisan compromise gun safety legislation. Category: Guns in America ori...
Bayou Brief

Tilly Snyder Is Missing Again - Wikipedia’s decision to permanently delete John K. Snyder’s page cannot erase the true story of one of the most eccentric politicians in Louisiana history ...
Washington Babylon

Sub to Our Stack! - [image: Sub to Our Stack!] Hey! We’re back! It’s been a while but *Washington Babylon* is back up and running. Read more @ Washington Babylon...
Talking Points Memo

Scott Pruitt, Yes That Scott Pruitt, Is Running For Senate - Nearly four years after he resigned from the Trump administration amid a cloud of scandal and profligate spending of taxpayer...
Liberal America

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Republicans’ Identity Crisis - This week, Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his long-anticipated, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. No sooner did this happen than Donald Trump–the...
Popehat

Customer Agent Rendering - A customer representative or perhaps buyer broker is the strategy of a brokerage or property broker symbolizing a client in an financial commitment transac...
epic.org

EPIC, Coalition Urge FTC to Issue Rules Protecting Consumers Against Data Abuse and Discrimination - Today, EPIC and a coalition of 44 consumer advocacy, civil rights, and media democracy groups urged the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking t...
Truthdig

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Malady

Capital’s profitability now depends on ‘lockdowns’, acute social enclosure, and ‘medical’ tyranny - * *This essay was originally posted in April 2021 (and regularly updated) on Medium.com but was censored in September and then put “under investigation”. H...
Freethought Now

FFRF’s Freethought Now Blog has moved! - FFRF has moved our blog, Freethought Now! Check out our new blog today.
Louis Proyect

The Future of this Blog - Update: this site has now returned to its free version at https://louisproyect.wordpress.com … i do not know how much longer https://louisproyect.org will ...
INSIDER - politics news

TikTok extremism exposed: over 1,000 videos found including Holocaust denial, white supremacy, and ISIS propaganda, according to new report - [image: TikTok] Summary List Placement New research released by a counter-extremism think tank found that over 1,000 TikToks featuring hate speech and e...
Houston Press

Simone Biles Also Withdraws From Individual All-Around in a Post-Karolyi Era - After her shocking withdrawal from the U.S. women’s gymnastics team finals on Tuesday due to mental health concerns, Houston’s own Simone Biles has now—per...
Dallas Observer

'Viruses Are Going to Virus': COVID-19 Infections Rise Among Vaccinated Texans - Several fully vaccinated Texas Democratic lawmakers have tested positive for COVID-19, becoming some of the most widely publicized instances of so-called "...
Progressives Everywhere

Ohio’s Gerrymandered Theocracy Exhibit the Stakes of Voting Rights - Inaction of voting rights will be very deadly
Anti-Media

Peer-Reviewed and Published: Adoption of Ivermectin to Combat COVID-19 is Justified - The study's authors conclude that "large reductions in COVID-19 deaths are possible using ivermectin."
Bad Attitudes

Big Government Handouts - Recently, Elon Musk beat out Jeff Bezos for a 2.9 billion contract from NASA to fly one of his magnificent exploding rocket ships to the moon. In true Am...
PBD - Progressive Blog Digest

46 - Joe Biden, the president of the United States. Not a perfect president, but the perfect president for these post-Trump times. Earnest, unpretentious, good-...
Latino Decisions

Alex Padilla, Latino Champion of Voter Access, New California US Senator - In a historic event, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla has been appointed as United States Senator by Governor Gavin Newsom. Secretary Padilla...
TomDispatch

Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, The Madness of War, American-Style - In choosing a title for his final, posthumously published book, the prominent public intellectual Tony Judt turned to a poem by Oliver Goldsmith, *The De...
Art Killing Apathy

Free Speech Is More Complicated Than You Think - By Eleanor Goldfield The truth is – words are dangerous. Words are the catalysts of all action – good or evil. To start with a cliché but solid example: ...
Defend our Movements

Assessing Tech: How We Know If It’s On Our Side - By Bex Hong Hurwitz, Tiny Gigantic Over the past months, technical research into privacy and security concerns with Zoom and Zoom’s actions in response hav...
Better Texas Blog

New Census Data Confirms Texas Needs to Equitably Invest in Anti-Poverty Programs - Looking for analysis of the new health insurance numbers released this week? Check out our blog here! Although median income and poverty rates improved ...
Texas Rural Voices

“IT’s” the RACISM, STUPID! - It is at the center of our national attention. And, justifiably so. It’s presence permeates our national psyche, whether we acknowledge it or not. We...
PERRspectives

On the Ground Update: Acting DHS Secretary Wolf Understates Portland Crisis - Over the past 24 hours, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has faced a firestorm of criticism for his over-the-top rhetoric and gra...
Austin 360

Neuron Garage - Neuron Garage Camp Expands to 12 Locations for Summer 2020! Austin-based day camp, Neuron Garage, is quickly gaining a loyal following as the Hands-On Bu...
Think 3 Institute

What is it about Trump? - *P*art of it is this: millions of people who'd never want Donald Trump to be their boss now feel that he has become, or is becoming, exactly that. Somethin...
IVN

Long Live the Crackpots! - Long Live the Crackpots! Those of us who had been part of and partners with the Perot rebellion knew that the official “branding” of Ross Perot was alrea...
Modern Democracy

Roberts’ Next Thicket?: The Coming One-Person, One-Vote Battle Over “How Much is Too Much” - Recently, Nick Stephanopoulos pointed out how Rucho was written as if constitutional racial vote dilution claims never existed. The same might also be said...
The Metaphor Project

Say: “Move America Forward?” - In the first Democratic presidential debate, Andrew Yang proposed a slogan, “Not left, not right, forward!” The next day I corrected it on Twitter to be “...
Truthout

Despite Shutdown, Trump Is Pushing Forward Plans to Drill in Arctic - With Trump, oil drilling takes priority over essential services like trash pickup in national parks.
Splinter

Someone threatened to set a University of Michigan student on fire for wearing a hijab. This must stop. - Steps away from the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, a stranger approached a student and threatened to set her on fire with a lighter, police ...

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