tolkien Similarities between Tolkien and Orwell Rob Beschizza

trump Trump says his "authority is total" Xeni Jardin

gender Saudi law now requires sending a text to women after their husbands secretly divorce them Cory Doctorow

media Nicaragua moves to silence independent media and NGOs critical of government Séamus Bellamy

books The Handbook of Tyranny: stark infographics on human cruelty Andrea James

politics This is what it's like when tyranny takes hold Andrea James

politics On Trump and totalitarianism Rob Beschizza

everything is a remix Supercut of songs that may have inspired the Thomas and Friends themes Rob Beschizza

politics Breitbart's unhinged "Civil War" reviewer dreams of a President who "shoots journalists on sight" Yoy Luadha

conspiracy theory The 2024 Santa Monica Film Festival was chock full of red-pilled conspiracy content Jennifer Sandlin

fascism MAGA man says he would vote for Trump even if he was smoking crack with Hunter Biden Mark Frauenfelder

politics UK government plans to define as "extremist" anyone who "undermines the country's institutions and its values" Rob Beschizza

politics Uganda bans even saying you're gay Rob Beschizza

censorship Indoctrination is nothing new in Florida's schools Elías Villoro

cool Cool died with Joan Didion Rob Beschizza

the big lie Here's how the U.S. will cease to have a democratically elected government Mark Frauenfelder

Sex Adult male "virginity" soars Rob Beschizza

sports Watch North Korea's Mass Games opening ceremony Andrea James