Superpower Suicide The geopolitics of our moment

“Superpower Suicide” is a concept to help understand the approach of the Trump regime to the rest of the world.

yiiiikes

Every time.

the accused was, per this report, a fan of adolf hitler. color me surprised.

I assume it's total traffic to the site, but obviously more detail is needed.

There are fewer than a dozen trans people in professional sports. But there are 62 million straight men visiting a “How To Rape” website. Guess which group conservatives are worried about.😢

We Need to Prepare for the Mammoth Task of De-Trumpification The damage he and his cronies have wrought could take decades to repair, particularly when it comes to science and public health.

The task of de-Trumpification of science and public health will take a generation and a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild. Without a bold, expansive vision to guide us, there is no coming back. Small-bore, poll-tested versions of the future will not help us. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Eugenicist said what?

Prince died 10 years ago today. Here's a couple photos from that evening as people gathered to sing outside of First Avenue in Downtown Minneapolis. A photo from after George Floyd was murdered and a mural in Uptown seen in 2025.

The Terrifying Convergence of Fetal Personhood Laws and Abortion Bans A Georgia woman was charged with murder for an alleged abortion. “Fetal personhood” laws may be as much to blame as the state’s abortion ban.

"The drive to expand abortion access with pills has also unintentionally exposed some patients to possible criminalization."

Always read @melissagiragrant.com, this time on recent murder and drug charges filed against a Georgia woman who used misoprostol

I think you could also call this "class solidarity."

Media, universities, corporations see fascism or antifascism as secondary to protecting the power and reputation of their own industries/sectors/classes.

Palantir's CEO is like a James Bond villain. (Except Bond villains are better dressed.) New writing at Tech Policy Press on the latest Palantir manifesto

Palantir's CEO is like a James Bond villain. (Except Bond villains are better dressed.)
davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/palantir-s...

Fix Your Hearts or Die It's a invitation, not a threat. The path to liberation for lonely men is feminism.

"A man free of patriarchy is a man who has found not only every woman's humanity, but one who has at last discovered his own. The actual path to liberation for lonely men is feminism—because pursuing an identity based on dominating others is self-isolating."
www.the-reframe.com/fix-your-hea...

PRINCE & DIVERSITY

When we speak of Prince's art
we are speaking of America

We are speaking of diversity

He had a vision
of radical love
and openness
that is more crucial
in today's world
than ever

He elevated women
he elevated love
he elevated our consciousness

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virginians, if you planned to vote in today’s election & have not already: don’t forget we have same day, in person registration AND if you’re 17 but will turn 18 before nov 3, you can register and vote today.
(post from the charlottesville office of voter registration & elections)

And a plurality of this country apparently believes it. If that isn't an indictment of our educational system, I don't know what is.

Illinois Republicans are losing their minds at the prospect of… [checks notes] modest residential buildings in residential neighborhoods.

“I’m the consumer. I paid higher prices because of Trump’s tariffs. Do I get a refund?”

“No.”

Heads they win, tails we lose.

some of y’all have internalized antiziganism against papist pansexuals who look like they were mauled by their closets and it shows 🧻

Tucker Carlson: “I’ll be tormented for a long time by the fact that I played a role in getting Donald Trump elected. And I want to say that I’m sorry for misleading people.”

American Nationalists—No. 5 Nationalists' Youth Group Begun in Englewood Church Editor's Note: This is the fifth of sir articles on the growth of the Nationalist movement in the United States. The series describes the organizations, their leaders, methods and programs. By EUGENE SEGAL Scripps-Howard Staff Writer CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 20.-Adopting the pattern of political organization successfully followed in Germany, Italy and Russia, American Nationalists have created a youth movement. On Jan. 6, 1944, a convention the dissident groups of the coun was held at the Englewood Baptist i Certain other religious leaders Tabernacle, at Englewood, near have added their support to the Denver, Colo. This is the church of Rev. Harvey Springer, a rabble- Nationalist movement. The worst rouser in the Gerald L. K. Smith of these is the Rev. Gerald B. manner. Winrod of Wichita, Kan. He is Present at the meeting were 350 under indictment for sedition. Win- young people and pastors from "Jayhawk rod, widely characterized as the churches in seven Nazi," publishes the Midwestern "Defender." states. An organization was In 1935 Winrod and the Rev. formed with the "Christian Youth George D. Blomgren, another pro-for America" and national headquarters at 3170 S. Broadway, En- Nazi preacher, toured Germany. glewood. Winrod was granted interviews A call was issued to "all Chris- with Hitler and other top Ger-tian youth organizations in Amer- man leaders and, on his return to ica to join us in a united front this country, began a full-scale against the flood of Communism pro-Nazi campaign. in the land." Has Clerical Cousin in L. A. Goff Heads Youth Program Winrod is a cousin of Rev. Jon- A man prominent in Nationalist athan Perkins of Los Angeles, who formed a committee of California activities was named chairman of the youth movement. This was pastors to sponsor Gerald L. K. Kenneth Goff. Smith's San Francisco appearance Goff is a former Communist at the time of the United Na- who, in late…

It's July 21, 1945...the war has ended in Europe but in the US there are already concerns about fascism re-emerging here. "Adopting the pattern of political organization successfully followed in Germany, Italy and Russia, American Nationalists have created a youth movement." The name highlighted...

Men: don't be sociopaths.

Thanks.

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

"Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Tech CEOs suggest AI job losses could be offset by UBI which they will violently oppose PALO ALTO, CA - A group of Silicon Valley tech CEOs assure North Americans that job losses from artificial intelligence could easily be mitigated by universal basic income, while also adding that they...

Tech CEOs suggest AI job losses could be offset by Universal Basic Income, which they will violently oppose

thebeaverton.com/2025/11/tech...

Artist: Dennis Goris

How tragic that you could publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish a cartoon like this over and over again...

I wonder who would be driving this police vehicle?

Why do I want the highest political body in the land to be an opaque cabal where I cannot understand who or what is being discussed and what the actual opinion of the Justices are, why is that a desirable system, exactly

Then maintained because some brilliant VP explained they can save .005% by making everything just a little more unpleasant.

Exclusive: ICE Glasses Homeland Security is making “smart glasses” to collect intelligence on Americans

Here's what a senior homeland official told me about their development of ICE smart glasses: "It might be portrayed as seeking to identify illegal aliens...but the reality is that a push in this direction affects all Americans, particularly protesters."
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...

my angry post about this case this morning is now an angry article

Roy Anthony Scott was in a mental health crisis and called 911 asking for help

Cops came and killed him, & now the Court is casting doubt on whether the cops can be held accountable for his death
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