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this shit is competing for poems hard drive space!

The end of history comes for Viktor Orbán Hungary's landslide rejection of "illiberal democracy."

If there’s anything 2026 has demonstrated, it’s that nationalist nativists are no better equipped to resolve the contradictions of modern consumer societies than the liberal democrats they wanted to replace:

mattdpearce.substack.com/p/the-end-of...

I genuinely, actually did it folks

You need to meal-plan your media diet Before someone else plans it for you.

A lot of people are unhappy with how they consume media. To this I say: You need to meal-plan your media diet!

mattdpearce.substack.com/p/you-should...

samuel beckett was born on this day 120 years ago. astonishing to think that if he had survived, and could run 100m in 9.57 seconds, he would be not only the oldest but also the fastest man in the world - together with his nobel prize for literature, an astonishing trifecta

As loathe as I am to admit it, Fukuyama is right.

the Pope is weak on nuclear weapons Chris

“autocracy makes you brittle, blind and ultimately vulnerable to democracy’s return: The strongman creates a skill issue for himself”

Thank you!

You need to meal-plan your media diet Before someone else plans it for you.

"But the other part of me — the impulse-driven consumer actually running the show — was just grabbing fistfuls of sugary content every time the candy jar was within reach. And in a browser or on an iPhone, the candy jar is within reach all the time" mattdpearce.substack.com/p/you-should...

"autocracy makes you brittle, blind and ultimately vulnerable to democracy’s return: The strongman creates a skill issue for himself. When people yell at you about their problems, electoral democracy’s survival instinct is to fix the problems, not to stop the yelling."

Good read by @mattdpearce.com

The end of history comes for Viktor Orbán Hungary's landslide rejection of "illiberal democracy."

Fukuyama Theory won’t die!

mattdpearce.substack.com/p/the-end-of...

You need to meal-plan your media diet Before someone else plans it for you.

A lot of people are unhappy with how they consume media. To this I say: You need to meal-plan your media diet!

mattdpearce.substack.com/p/you-should...

NO TAX ON BOAT LOAN INTEREST ISE ON @RepNancyMace

stiff competition but I found it, the worst policy proposal

a flag that is a brown bar top and bottom, then a red bar in the middle and a yellow squiggle

just in time for pride month, happy to announce I designed the Hot Dog flag

well what we think of as “two months” are really just made up of a series of two to three weeks

Me to Australian Bluesky users

This afternoon we’re co‑hosting a virtual event with @journalists.org: the 2026 State Policy Playbook for Newsrooms. Join us to learn about emerging policy models and how to advocate for legislation that supports local news.

Register: www.journalists.org/events/2026-...

2026 State Policy Playbook for Newsrooms April 9, 2026 TIME 3:30 p.m. ET LOCATION on Zoom ONA Matt Pearce REBUILD LOCAL NEWS LOCAL NEWS DAY Susan Patterson Plank REBUILD LOCAL NEWS REBUILD LOCAL NEWS RSVP: ONLINE-NE.WS/LOCAL-NEWS-DAY

Happy Local News Day!

State-level public policy is a place where there’s been new progress to support local news — come hear me yap about it in a couple hours if you want to know what’s happening and how to help!

www.journalists.org/events/2026-...

Boston Globe mock front page from April 9, 2016. Date says April 9, 2017, with giant headline “DEPORTATIONS TO BEGIN” and “Markets sink as trade war looms.”

Ten years ago today, in April 2016, the Boston Globe printed a satirical front page imagining a future Trump administration. The page was called "alarmist," "hyperbolic," "dystopian." But we’ve put up with so much since then it now looks like . . . a slow Thursday?

Cover of "1966 Wisconsin Accident Facts: 1967 Edition" with an illustration of a nurse adjusting a hospital IV bag.

We had hoped management would work with us to reach a deal on Monday, but they refused to compromise with our union.

So today I’m on strike with my colleagues trying to fight for a fair disciplinary process, equal pay & protection against AI related layoffs. Stand with us by not sharing or reading

We're on strike! Don't visit propublica.org on April 8

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today.

Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Interesting take on why news is broken that makes a lot of sense and seems intuitively correct when you read it.

Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region. In the foreground, Ohm crater has terraced edges and a flat floor interrupted by central peaks. Central peaks form in complex craters when the lunar surface, liquefied on impact, splashes upwards during the crater’s formation. [alt text from NASA]

#Artemis II lunar flyby images are showing up! 😍

A crescent Earth setting behind the Moon.

And here’s the eclipse photo from Artemis II. I am in tears.