Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
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Of the Dems' failures of the past decade -- and yes, there have been many -- nominating this loser has to be high up on the list.
Alas, after that Trump Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, Cheap Trick seems like a cheap trick.
Cannonball
Aileen Cannon knows the deal, and I don't mean Kim or Kelley: Sprinkle pixie dust on Trump to hide his crimes, and be given the divine hammer known as a Supreme Court gavel. She's got all nerve right now, but is this the last splash for MAGA? A gigantic question.
by Maureen Dowd
PJ O’Rourke on this
Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
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The Post is now following the policies of the Trump administration. Coming up, ICE roundups in the newsroom!
This is how Trump wins and why you should never count him out. People view him and ICW as corrupt and evil, to which he says, "The Dems and the regular police are corrupt and evil, too!" The Dems will say, "But he's worse." The lesser of two evils is less evil, but not much of a motivator
My favorite fun fact about Scopes is that he was a physical education teacher (though of course that wasn’t all he taught)
And/or given up trying
Could you elaborate?
I beg your pardon
I think you nailed it in the last paragraph.
Dennis Leary once described that era as “Make fun of women, homosexuals, and Dan Quayle”
Two screens from the Simpsons showing marge and homer sitting on a plane with homer looking angry. Text of the first image says "come on, homer. Japan will be fun. You liked rashoman" text of the second image says "that's not how I remember it"
If Fox News hasn’t them yet, then Fox is off its game
I think some people have trouble seeing fascism as anything other than 1940s Germany.
But I think 'people going to a comic convention needing to have a plan in case the government's goons show up to disappear people' is a pretty good demonstration of what it can look like in 2025.
Little India is amazing. And huge.
I spent a day in JC due to a delayed flight to Dublin, and enjoyed walking around. Historic architecture, bustling immigrant retail business activity. But Dublin is better :)
Good article on why “the social media game” is bad, but could use a part 2, on why wokeness is good (ie, to justify its title)
A big loss for the Post. Thanks for all the great columns. Keep us posted about your next perch
“Girls have been getting better grades than boys since before women had the right to vote.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
Trump’s DOJ forced UVA President Jim Ryan to resign. Wesleyan President Michael Roth calls it what it is: an assault on academic freedom and a warning sign of tyranny. A must-read for anyone who cares about democracy:
No way
Big news: We are searching for an assistant professor at our university!
(He was last seen two days ago. Please share any tips with campus security).
Wow! I wouldn’t vote for him, but give me more of this please
This should be the top story in the WaPo and NYT but no mention.
Human Rights Watch report on guards.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This Day in Labor History: July 20, 1885. The British crown gave royal assent to the Chinese Immigration Act in Canada, which placed a $50 tax on Chinese workers and which reinforced the general global oppression of migrating Chinese workers around the world at this time!!
