This is not a warning sign of authoritarianism, this is the behavior of authoritarianism. To love this county is to understand it. There is no understanding without free, fair, and full information. Telling the truth better than they lie requires us to KNOW the truth.

This is not a warning sign of authoritarianism, this is the behavior of authoritarianism. To love this county is to understand it. There is no understanding without free, fair, and full information. Telling the truth better than they lie requires us to KNOW the truth.

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This, like all Open Book episodes, promises to be a good one.

Is America a Girl’s Girl, or are we a Pick-Me who thinks women are asking for it? And are we ready to live with our choice? If you’re paywalled let me know - happy to comp a link or two. open.substack.com/pub/nonstateac…

We will outlive, outlast, out build your fascist narcissistic wasteland. I promise.

Look out world.

This statement, suggestion, and idea is an abomination. The US Marines, and the entire US military, cannot deploy against US citizens. Either our Secretary of Defense does not know the laws of our nation (bad) or he does not care (bad).

If you haven’t seen Dept. Q on Netflix.. watch it. Exceptional television, Netflix . If you take this from me I will riot.

As we await Scott Simon’s return, I have chosen chaos. Chaos in the form of 5 oz of high concentrate cold brew and a shot of espresso.

We’re all looking to Feel Something. But please, do not Nair your eyebrows after 8pm (or ever tbh). Don’t assume a bunch of KC 135s in the air mean a war is imminent. And don’t check the group chat. You can *absolutely* watch The West Wing though. open.substack.com/pub/nonstateac…

I am a Red Sox fan because my father is a Red Sox fan, and his father was a Red Sox fan, and this is what we do. I am a Dodgers fan because the Dodgers know what rule of law is.

Dodger Stadium is not a public space, probable cause is real, and the 4th amendment against unlawful search and seizure is not optional.

Holy. Shit.

I am crying. You’re crying. We are all crying. If you are not crying, you better be cheering.

Reminder: -Talks with Iran continued through yesterday - Assets are often moved to give options without being used -There is a publicly either leaked or shared NSC meeting today -A B2 is a stealth aircraft. If it’s on flight tracker data it’s intentional.

Boop.

A hardy congratulations to our dear Scott Simon from Catasaurs “El Gato Blanco” Rex F-P-P-S npr.org/2025/07/01/nx-…

May Sean Combs rot in hell. The only explanation of the outcome is this country sees the trafficking and sexual violence against Cassandra Ventura, and so many other Black and Brown women, as “a home matter.” Women deserve a better. Will we ever get it?