Friday, October 30, 2026

Two roads diverge in a gonzo Trump wood—and losers loom

If DeSantis only broke more laws, / He’d be as popular as Santa Claus.

From here to Dystopia

One or two bomb throwers can blow up the international community. Trump is appointing a whole cabinet of them.

Becoming stable geniuses

Seeking new and very old habits for a New Year.

Utah’s new national monument marks big win for the protection of Indigenous cultural sites

By permanently protecting an area rich in indigenous cultural history, Obama has shown that some things are worth more than money.

Trump touts long-shot, can’t-lose gambit: ‘How to overcome a rigged, corrupt election? Just Trump...

Honor is due: Time to Make Elections Fair Again. MEFA! Won’t be any harder than building that friggin’ wall.
Wildfire smoke haze over the Minneapolis skyline. Photo: Chad Davis / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

UNEP: World will Exceed 1.5º C., Bringing Catastrophes and Unknowable Risks

UNEP's own modeling now points to a peak above the treaty limit, not a gradual approach to it.

What if we made the electoral college moot?

Immediately after the 2016 presidential election, many liberal circles were buzzing about how to prevent Donald Trump from taking office, especially after...

When an elected government falls in South America, as in Bolivia today, look for...

History shows us that U.S. antipathy towards independent progressive leaders generally results in U.S.-sponsored subversion and military coups.

The huge tax heist

The moneyed interests who run the GOP depend on the Trump bomb to divert attention from their huge heist.

Social Security data allegations spark investigation into Trump’s DOGE initiative

A whistleblower complaint now under federal investigation alleges that a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer attempted to remove and share highly sensitive Social Security data, raising serious questions about government data security and oversight.