But hey, at least we got a costly war and tariffs nobody wanted and he demolished half the White House and trashed the reflection pool!
This really is an astonishing piece, both as incredible reporting and as portrait of the depths of "masculinism" and its full merger with MAGA. I thought I knew what the Tates are; it's even worse, and worse in ways that are important to understand.
The Tennessee Holler
They came here fleeing persecution; rather than give them refuge, Marco Rubio’s state department will send them to die in countries they’ve never been to. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...
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What do trad wives, Erika Kirk, and the Tate brothers have in common? After a weekend at Turning Point USA's Women's Leadership Summit, @ninaburleigh.bsky.social argues they're part of the same effort to sell young women on submission as empowerment. bit.ly/49PxECp
Happy Loving Day! On June 12, 1967, the US Supreme Court threw out state laws banning marriage by interracial couples, a milestone in dismantling legalized racial discrimination and an inspiration to advocates for marriage equality. (Image from "The Lovings: An Intimate Portrait," Grey Villet 1965)
The Trump family wins and investors lose
Risking little of their own money, the US president and his sons have added at least $2.3 billion to the family fortune from their crypto ventures, while the investors they've wooed have taken a $2.3 billion hit, per Reuters
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Christian nationalist Oklahoma state Sen. Dusty Deevers loved to thank "Right Wing Boost" every time we highlighted his extremism, but it seems that the voters in his district were not impressed, as they just voted him out of office. www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
Risking little of their own money, the US president and his sons have added at least $2.3 billion to the family fortune from their main crypto ventures, while the investors they've wooed have taken a ...
He signed an unconditional surrender at Versailles?
Come the fuck on.
How do you deal with a case in which DOJ is engaged in criminal misconduct? Judge Sirica had a solution during Watergate: the court appoints special counsel to investigate and bring criminal charges against the prosecutors. bsky.app/profile/jons...
Masterful & sickening reporting on the Tate brothers by Heidi Blake:
A Web of Abuse www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Wendy Siegelman
Kevin M. Kruse
Scott Horton
How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women.
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Before her death in 2008, Mildred Loving was a vocal advocate for marriage equality: "I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about."
