There's nothing that can be done about this--says the only nation where it happens frequently.

Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

MAGA influencers in your stream: Fakes.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...

This detail provoked an involuntary eyebrow raise on my part.

The daily corruption.

Samuel Alito’s Disdain Helped Make Him Donald Trump’s Reliable Ally A new biography examines how the Supreme Court justice’s sense of cultural loss and distrust of elites parallels Trump-era politics.

Another story of grievance and revenge.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

52% of Americans describe Trump as dangerous, 48% think he's suffering from cognitive decline. YouGov/Economist survey, April 10-13.

yougov.com/en-us/articl...

Trump administration moves to erase Jan. 6 riot convictions for seditious conspiracy The Trump administration is moving to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of extremists involved in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, who earlier received commutations instead of full pardons.

This.

www.npr.org/2026/04/15/n...

conservative free speech is when they speak and you listen or suffer the consequences

The claim "the fact that the incumbent party was successfully defeated in an election shows that there was never anything to worry about and democracy was fine all along" in the Hungarian case— with explicit or implicit analogy to the US— is maddening to begin with, bc it's a well-known fact
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When you feel imposter syndrome sneaking up on you, just remember that JD Vance lectured the Pope on theology.

You’ve heard of Stockholm Syndrome.

Welcome to Budapest Envy.

Hungary’s Orban, a Beacon to the Right Wing, Concedes Election Defeat

😊
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

Wahl in Ungarn: Péter Magyar liegt bei ersten Teilergebnissen vorn Erste Zahlen deuten auf einen Sieg der Opposition hin, mehr als die Hälfte der Stimmen sind ausgezählt. Orbán soll Magyar bereits zum Sieg gratuliert haben. Das Liveblog

Goodbye, Orban! With 45% of votes counted, his defeat seems safe. Magyar posted that Orban congratulated the opposition.
#hungary #orban

www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

In the social sciences it is self-nomination or nomination by the former advisor. I think nominating former students and postdocs who are doing well is a key advisor responsibility.

So far, Vance’s foreign policy record is yelling at Zelensky for not thanking Trump enough, campaigning for AfD in Germany and Orban in Hungary, getting rejected by the Pope on his invite to the US, and failing in the Iran negotiations.

Trump’s Economy: You’re Either an Insider or a Chump The president is enriching friends, pardoning criminals, and impoverishing everyone else.

Our daily kleptocracy -- a closer look.

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Who profits from RFK Jr.'s decisions?
🧪 #medsky #health

We’re about to pay Iran $6 billion to re-open the thing that was open before the war.

Art of the deal, baby.

So much winning.

www.wsj.com/world/middle...

U.S. Pushes Allies to Chase a New Terrorism Target: The Far Left

Preparing more surveyance.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...

🧵 New report just dropped 🚨 "Fractured Reality: How Democracy Can Win the Global Struggle Over the Information Space" — from the EU Joint Research Centre, led by Mario Scharfbillig and I. A landmark read for anyone working on disinformation, platforms & democracy. 👇

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It's TACO Tuesday

Men and Republicans are more likely to take hawkish positions when they come with the label 'hawk' Men are 12 points more likely to describe themselves as hawks than to say they believe the military should be used frequently without the hawk label (25% vs. 13%)

The label "Hawk" increases preference for going to war among "masculine men". More so among Republicans, due to traditional gender roles. Isn't that comforting? 🙄

#socialpsychology #sociology #psychscisky

yougov.com/en-us/articl...

Today, Explained Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Senator Chris Murphy on political and economic corruption -- and what to do about it. Worth listening.

pca.st/podcast/5237...

🧪 #academicsky #psychscisky

The Next Coup Attempt And How to Stop It

We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in US history. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-c...

Trump Officials Try to Fight Foreign Disinformation They Once Dismissed

NEW: Trump aides gutted offices that aimed to counter anti-American disinformation by foreign powers. Now the US finds itself embattled in an info war with Iran, Russia and China. The State Dept. tells diplomats to use X and work with Pentagon psyops teams. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/b...

LDF Denounces Mail Ballot Executive Order LDF denounces Trump's mail ballot executive order that directs the United States Postal Service to prevent the delivery of lawful ballots and seeks to unlawfully oversee elections.

LDF Denounces Mail Ballot Executive Order: Despite Trump’s claims, this isn’t about election security—it’s abt shrinking the electorate & controlling who can vote. Mail-in voting is a safe, secure & effective method that nearly 1 in 3 Americans-incl’g Trump-rely on.
www.naacpldf.org/press-releas...

Graphic with a photo of RFK Jr. reading: "RFK Jr. Is bringing back deadly diseases" NYT Article Clipping: "The New York Times: C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Pox Viruses The diseases were removed from a list of tests the agency conducts for state and local health departments. Experts sorry that with drastic staff reductions, the testing may not resume." "He's putting all Americans in danger..." The graphic also contains the Stand Up for Science logo and this link: "tr.ee/removeRFKJr"

When he fired scientists at the CDC, RFK Jr. dismantled the systems to prevent and detect deadly diseases. He's exposing all of us to harm. Let's stop him before it's too late. Contact your Rep at tr.ee/removeRFKJr
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#ImpeachRFKJr #RemoveRFKJr #ImpeachTheQuack #RFKJr #StandUpForScience

Analysis | Welcome to the war party: The new Trump-tech alliance cashes in At the Hill & Valley Forum, venture capitalists and Trump officials celebrate a defense spending shift, sending Pentagon money to a new generation of companies.

Welcome to the war party: The new Trump-tech alliance cashes in

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...