Sunday, November 8, 2026

Orwell, radioactive pigs, Godzilla, and, of course, Trump

George Orwell is not the only journalist to turn iconoclastic prophet.

The dance of death

Idiots and charlatans, the handmaidens of death, lure us into the abyss.

Trump’s war on the truth tellers

Trump is actively destroying the truth-telling institutions our democracy depends on.

U.S. Attorney fired after refusing Trump’s order to resign

“I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the U.S. Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life.”

Exxon, Peabody coal lobby for bill poised to load EPA science board with polluters

“That is a science advisory board – it will not function better by having fewer scientists on it."

Alec Baldwin should play the role of Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Millions of Americans will be watching this dinner on their TVs, most of them laughing so hard that they will be crying.

‘Silent coup’ or presidential paranoia?

He may style himself a populist but its becoming ever more clear that President Trump will be even more destructive to social and environmental norms than the 1% could have imagined in their wildest dreams.

Former Koch agents, fossil fuel industry hired guns now staffing Trump’s federal agencies

The Trump transition team was loaded with Koch-tied operatives, many from the Institute for Energy Research, a Koch-funded group which helped carve out the Trump White House's energy policy.
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What Syrian refugees think of Trump’s refugee ban

The U.S. is responsible for the creation of Syrian refugees.