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Trump Destroyed USAID. Now People Are Dying....
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Trump Destroyed USAID. Now People Are Dying. “Everyone, especially in South Sudan, wanted to know if the US really had cut off aid. It was easier for them to believe that the aid organizations were ly
May 21, 2026, 3:49 PM
Our Mob Boss President
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Jamelle Bouie writes that each US president molds the presidency in his own image and Trump has constructed a “government as protection racket and the president as mob boss”.1 So what manner of pre
May 20, 2026, 3:40 PM
How Russell Vought Became the Shadow President
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
One of the biggest assholes in the Trump regime is Russell Vought — and that’s really saying something; it’s a fierce competition. He’s the guy who said in 2023 that he wanted to put federal worke
May 14, 2026, 8:00 PM
The World Press Freedom Index at Global 25-Year Low
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Since Reporters Without Borders started tracking their World Press Freedom Index 25 years ago, the global rating has never been lower than the 2026 score. From a summary of their analysis: For
May 12, 2026, 7:00 PM
Study: “A few weeks of X’s algorithm can...
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Study: “A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right‑wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly.” People using the “For You” feed were more likely to favor GOP policies, less likely to want Trump
May 12, 2026, 3:59 PM
The Supreme Court Is Corrupt. This Is What We Can Do About It.
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
This is excellent: Jamelle Bouie explains why he thinks the Supreme Court is corrupt and what we (through Congress) can do about it. Not all video transcripts work as text, but this one does, so I
May 1, 2026, 6:15 PM
Elizabeth Kolbert’s profile of EPA head Lee Zeldin...
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Elizabeth Kolbert’s profile of EPA head Lee Zeldin. “In a little more than a year, Zeldin has transformed the E.P.A. from an agency devoted to protecting human health and the environment into one that
Apr 28, 2026, 1:15 PM
The Self-Defeating Both-Sidesism of the US Press
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Greg Sargent writing for The New Republic: There’s no clean way to hive off terms like fascism or authoritarianism from Trump’s policies. Even if you disagree that the words apply, their use is bac
Apr 27, 2026, 10:20 PM
Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump Dinner Shooting Defines a...
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump Dinner Shooting Defines a Violent, Unserious America, “a land where guns are everywhere and a callous elite media dons formalwear to toast its own humiliation by our nar
Apr 27, 2026, 2:10 PM
Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S....
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service. “…the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency’s 121-year history. Not a budget cut. Not a policy shift. Not
Apr 8, 2026, 10:57 PM
“All of Humanity’s Problems Stem From Marc Andreessen’s Inability to Sit Quietly in a Room Alone”
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Tech investor and billionaire Marc Andreessen has many bad opinions (as evidenced by his investment portfolio). On a recent podcast, he shared a real boner: tha
Apr 1, 2026, 2:00 PM
Nothing Works in Trump’s America — Except Racism ....
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Nothing Works in Trump’s America — Except Racism. “Trump is objectively bad at running the government, but he’s objectively good at running a Klan rally, and hi
Apr 1, 2026, 1:24 AM
Syndicates of Capital
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Jessica Burbank: A new world order is here. States (countries) are no longer the highest form of power globally. Power has shifted to wealthy individuals who
Mar 10, 2026, 8:30 PM
From ProPublica, a database of financial disclosures...
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
From ProPublica, a database of financial disclosures from the Trump regime’s political appointees. “Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest
Mar 5, 2026, 6:49 PM
Why Attack Iran?
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
There are many possible and plausible answers to this simple question. Timothy Snyder offers a useful perspective in helping answer it: How do [we] understan
Mar 2, 2026, 2:08 PM
The Trump regime is still deporting people to wherever...
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
The Trump regime is still deporting people to wherever they want, facilitated by a corrupt Supreme Court.
Feb 20, 2026, 3:13 PM
Science magazine: US government has lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs since...
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Science magazine: US government has lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs since Trump took office.
Jan 27, 2026, 5:54 PM
What Is the Scale of the Resistance in Minnesota?
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
A must-read thread from Margaret Killjoy (Skywriter thread) on what’s going on in Minnesota. I came to Minneapolis to repor
Jan 22, 2026, 3:51 PM
M. Gessen on the new world order the Trump regime seems eager...
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
M. Gessen on the new world order the Trump regime seems eager to bring about. “If Trump can take Venezuela and Putin can tak
Jan 5, 2026, 3:45 PM
Isaac Chotiner interviews Oona Hathaway, an expert in international law, about the...
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Isaac Chotiner interviews Oona Hathaway, an expert in international law, about the “brazen illegality” of the Trump re
Jan 5, 2026, 2:31 PM
“America is no longer a democracy. That doesn’t mean authoritarianism has won....
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
“America is no longer a democracy. That doesn’t mean authoritarianism has won. But merely restoring the pre-Trump stat
Jan 2, 2026, 3:16 PM
Kottke Wrapped 2025
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Spotify really started something, didn’t they? Everyone has a “Wrapped” this year; I even got an email one fro
Dec 31, 2025, 4:53 PM
Listen to the Cassandras
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Dec 30, 2025, 7:55 PM
On Kindness, Power, and Hypocrisy
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
Earlier this week, Vanity Fair published a two-part story about the Trump regime’s “inner circle”, including e
Dec 18, 2025, 3:38 PM
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