scholarship The first-ever close analysis of leaked astroturf comments from China's "50c party" reveal Beijing's cybercontrol strategy Cory Doctorow

authoritarianism Stephen Miller's latest fascist lawsuit: Putting courts under Trump's control Ellsworth Toohey

politics Office of the Special Counsel finds DOGE firings illegal Jason Weisberger

politics Hubris and incompetence continue to stymie Trump's plans Jason Weisberger

politics Trump and Vance's Haitian rhetoric causing real harm Jason Weisberger

News "I don't have conversations about conversations" — Kristi Noem says about her made-up encounter with Kim Jong-Un Mark Frauenfelder

the mindless maga mob Nikki Haley got 77,761 votes in Georgia, and she wasn't even on the ballot — "a real problem" for MAGA Carla Sinclair

tabloids Joe Biden dying and a UFO cover-up in this week's dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

Voters return the Tennessee dems who were kicked out of office for being Black Jason Weisberger

antisemitism in congress Arizona Rep. Gosar links his House.gov newsletter to Holocaust-denying site Carla Sinclair

animals Famed "His Master's Voice" dog breed on verge of extinction David Pescovitz

Jesus and John Wayne A great primer on the rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States Jennifer Sandlin

Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene hammers her already broken party, wants "Civil War in the GOP" (video) Carla Sinclair

History The ancient mounds of Louisiana Jennifer Sandlin

Wastes of Time and Space Michigan GOP introduces a bill to stop something they admit doesn't happen anyways Jason Weisberger

Sucking Butt Transphobic frozen food heir lies about his Twitter account to aggrandize billionaire Jason Weisberger

The stars at night Attempting to create a media circus, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott actually helps some migrants Jason Weisberger

tabloids Occam's razor and the world's biggest breasts in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

congress R-CA Devin Nunes will resign from Congress to head Trump's new media company Annie Rauwerda

records Follow the Music is a BIG book on the history of the music biz Bob Knetzger