Clearing My Tabs for February 9, 2023 (Issue #31)
You may need to wait to file your taxes, the climate emergency, restricting travel of pregnant people, the California state budget, banning books about baseball greats, and more sports washing.
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Defending the Memory of Renee Nicole Good and January 6 (#114)
In this edition: the Trump regime is trying to rewrite the history of Renee Nicole Good’s murder in Minneapolis and the January 6, 2021, insurrection. We must oppose the regime’s authoritarian command that we reject the evidence of our eyes and ears. Here we go. I’m glad
America Is a Rogue State (#113)
In this issue: we should not sane-wash what Trump did in Venezuela, Democratic leaders fail once again to meet the moment, Europe needs to understand the dangers it faces, and Cory Doctorow outlines one action that would effectively hit back against Trump and his tech-bro supporters. Here we go. I’
Wrapping Up 2025 (#112)
In this edition: thinking about being more optimistic about the state of everything as we enter 2026 than I was a year ago. Plus some quotes and ideas to which I keep returning from articles and books I’ve read over the past 12 months. Here we go. I’m
The Insider II: The Bari Weiss Effect (#111)
In this edition: Bari Weiss has made quick work of CBS News’ reputation while, perhaps inadvertently, creating a kill switch for the Trump regime to use to prevent negative stories. Plus, there are links to other stories I am following involving false accusations, large language models, the Trump regime’s