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Timothy Snyder: “The American imperialism directed towards Denmark and Canada is not...
Timothy Snyder: “The American imperialism directed towards Denmark and Canada is not just morally wrong. It is strategically disastrous.”
An E-Bike Transformed My Family’s Life. “I felt connected to our neighborhood...
An E-Bike Transformed My Family’s Life. “I felt connected to our neighborhood in a way I hadn’t ever experienced.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Margaret Sullivan on “the need for straight talk right now. Enough with...
Margaret Sullivan on “the need for straight talk right now. Enough with soft-pedaling from the media. Clarity! Courage! The truth!”
This ProPublica story about ICE deportation flights, with intel from flight attendants...
This ProPublica story about ICE deportation flights, with intel from flight attendants who work them, is horrific. “Don’t talk to the detainees. Don’t feed them. Don’t make eye contact.” The...
Oh man, rest in peace to Val Kilmer....
Oh man, rest in peace to Val Kilmer. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
“Watch the moment when Cory Booker ended his more than 25-hour long...
“Watch the moment when Cory Booker ended his more than 25-hour long Senate speech.”
Hands Off! A Day of Action and Protest on April 5.
On April 5th, a group of prominent national organizations (including 50501, Indivisible, Hands Off, MoveOn, and Women’s March) and many local organizations are all coming together for a day of...
A two-part online training event on the Fundamentals of Organizing. It kicked...
A two-part online training event on the Fundamentals of Organizing. It kicked off tonight at 5:30pm ET and part 2 is on April 8.
The record for the longest individual speech in the Senate belongs to...
The record for the longest individual speech in the Senate belongs to segregationist Strom Thurmond. He spoke for 24 hours & 18 minutes in a racist and futile attempt to...
Mercator Extreme is a fun tool that you can use to choose...
Mercator Extreme is a fun tool that you can use to choose any point on Earth as the pole and then view the resulting ultra-distorted Mercator map. đź’¬ Join the...
With a headline like this, how can you resist? On the Best...
With a headline like this, how can you resist? On the Best (Worst) Best Man Speech Ever (at My Super Mario-Themed Wedding). “After he finished his speech, he received applause...
“A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the...
“A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the binding of a 16th-century archival register, has been discovered in Cambridge and revealed to contain rare medieval stories...
No One Is Safe From America’s Abusive Immigration Authorities Anymore. “Immigration agents...
No One Is Safe From America’s Abusive Immigration Authorities Anymore. “Immigration agents are increasingly using the full statutory powers that they always had, choosing to detain, abuse, and deport these...
Historian Heather Cox Richardson says that Facebook is removing her posts. Her...
Historian Heather Cox Richardson says that Facebook is removing her posts. Her two most recent posts, both critical of the Trump regime, are not on the platform anymore.
Here’s What Life Was Like Before the Affordable Care Act
From Aubrey Hirsch, It Could Be Much, Much Worse, an illustrated guide to what health care and insurance was like in the US before the ACA. You can also find...
Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do. “They...
Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do. “They screw up the economy. Later down the line, Democrats get elected and have to fix everything.”
John Lithgow Reads 20 Lessons on Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
In this 10-minute video, John Lithgow reads each of the lessons from Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Bookshop). Number two: defend institutions. It is institutions...
Tressie McMillan Cottom: AI is mid tech for mid tasks. “The use...
Tressie McMillan Cottom: AI is mid tech for mid tasks. “The use cases for artificial intelligence across every domain of work and life have started to get silly really fast.”
Senator Cory Booker is holding the floor of the Senate and says...
Senator Cory Booker is holding the floor of the Senate and says he “will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are...
If you need a distraction: 368 Chickens. Line up the chickens to...
If you need a distraction: 368 Chickens. Line up the chickens to rescue them. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →