trumpism Grifty conservative PACs raised millions pushing racist Obama conspiracies to elderly, low-income supporters, then kept almost all of it Cory Doctorow
politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin
transphobia Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch ditches marketing executives responsible for post featuring transgender star Rob Beschizza
cowboy larpers Conservatives idolize a cowboy that never existed outside Westerns and comic books Mark Frauenfelder
guns Gatling guns, balloon corps, and other weapons introduced during the American Civil War Thom Dunn
blackwater Blackwater founder Erik Prince used ex-spies to infiltrate liberal groups for Project Veritas Thom Dunn
AI Peter Thiel claims AI is "Leninist" and "literally communist" in a sprawling speech for a think tank Thom Dunn
christ what an asshole New Hampshire state Rep John Potucek kills Right to Repair bill: "cellphones are throwaways…just get a new one" Cory Doctorow
politics Sheryl Sandberg ordered Facebook staff to investigate George Soros after he gave THIS speech (READ IT) Xeni Jardin