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In my latest Theory of Change episode, I was joined by the adult media star Hazel Grace for a very wide-ranging discussion about politics,...

In my latest Theory of Change episode, I was joined by the adult media star Hazel Grace for a very wide-ranging discussion about politics, porn, religion, and how employers exploiting employees is what should really concern people.

Full convo here: https://plus.flux.community/p/hazel-grace-on-reinventing-the-american

Mormon women are celebrating their church announcing new undergarments. They're going to great lengths to import them since the garments...

Mormon women are celebrating their church announcing new undergarments. They're going to great lengths to import them since the garments aren't available in the US yet.

“It helps you feel a lot more normal. It won’t be so easy to play ‘spot the Mormon’ everywhere you go.”

https://archive.is/aa3oc

Because they hate their own voters, Texas Republicans are about to ban all products containing THC, plus they are also about to ban many...

Because they hate their own voters, Texas Republicans are about to ban all products containing THC, plus they are also about to ban many popular anime series due to a very poorly written law against child deepfakes.

Both bills await Greg Abbott's signature. He'll likely sign. https://screenrant.com/anime-ban-censorship-america-texas-goblin-slayer-controversy/

#anime #texas #marijuana #weed

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert courageously says the obvious: Israel is committing war crimes in...

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert courageously says the obvious: Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/middleeast/ehud-olmert-criticizes-gaza-war-oped-intl

Elon Musk is going to have to be forced out at Tesla for it to survive. His vile extremism and racism has torched the brand so badly that...

Elon Musk is going to have to be forced out at Tesla for it to survive. His vile extremism and racism has torched the brand so badly that its sales were almost 50% lower in Europe, even as sales of all BEVs were up.

Keep going! https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/27/sales-of-new-tesla-electric-cars-sliding-across-europe-amid-backlash-against-musk

Keyboard Blackberrys have been dead for years, but there's yet another project trying to resurrect them...

Keyboard Blackberrys have been dead for years, but there's yet another project trying to resurrect them https://liliputing.com/hackberrypi-cm5-is-an-open-source-raspberry-pi-powered-handheld-pc-with-a-blackberry-keyboard/

Former "Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels is the latest wellness influencer to follow the RFK Jr radicalization pipeline....

Former "Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels is the latest wellness influencer to follow the RFK Jr radicalization pipeline.

Epistemology is the true dividing line between right and left now. https://www.thedailybeast.com/former-biggest-loser-star-jillian-michaels-tries-hand-as-white-house-correspondent/

In keeping with their perpetual desire to harm their own voters, Republicans' plan to cut more than $600 billion from Medicaid is going...

In keeping with their perpetual desire to harm their own voters, Republicans' plan to cut more than $600 billion from Medicaid is going to force many rural hospitals to close, which will not only make people unable to receive healthcare, it will drastically harm rural employment.

In many small communities, hospitals are by far the largest employers. https://newrepublic.com/article/195532/republican-medicaid-cuts-rural-hospitals-unemployment-crisis

The Republican oligarch welfare bill is going to set the US national debt to an all-time record, even higher than during World War II....

The Republican oligarch welfare bill is going to set the US national debt to an all-time record, even higher than during World War II. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/upshot/record-debt-republicans-bill.html

43% of younger American women think astrology is real, compared to 27% of all Americans...

43% of younger American women think astrology is real, compared to 27% of all Americans https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/05/21/3-in-10-americans-consult-astrology-tarot-cards-or-fortune-tellers/

TFW you realize you can get free wifi on a flight by just re-connecting to its complementary trial period with a different MAC address!

TFW you realize you can get free wifi on a flight by just re-connecting to its complementary trial period with a different MAC address!

The far-right attacks on science and sex are part of its larger war on reality and knowledge. Savannah Sly and I talked about how and why...

The far-right attacks on science and sex are part of its larger war on reality and knowledge.

Savannah Sly and I talked about how and why Republicans are so obsessed with criminalizing porn on the latest Theory of Change episode https://plus.flux.community/p/the-right-wing-wars-on-science-and

You'd think that the obviously irrational belief that objects like rocks can have spiritual energy is not widely believed. Sadly, no....

You'd think that the obviously irrational belief that objects like rocks can have spiritual energy is not widely believed. Sadly, no. These beliefs are very common.

33% of French people think rocks can be magical. And 25% of Americans, Canadians, Germans, and Australians believe this.

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/05/06/god-spirits-and-the-natural-world/pr_2025-05-06_spirituality-around-the-world_01-011/

In my latest Theory of Change episode, Adam Becker joins to discuss his new book "More Everything Forever," a detailed look at the...

In my latest Theory of Change episode, Adam Becker joins to discuss his new book "More Everything Forever," a detailed look at the history and ideas of right-wing oligarchs like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel and how much of their worldview is based on bad readings of fiction.

https://plus.flux.community/p/creationism-ai-and-techno-oligarchy

Casey Means, the wacko Trump nominated to be Surgeon General, talked to trees to help her find a boyfriend.These people are totally insane....

Casey Means, the wacko Trump nominated to be Surgeon General, talked to trees to help her find a boyfriend.

These people are totally insane. They belong nowhere near public policy https://www.caseymeans.com/learn/newsletter-32

The United States needs China far more than China needs the United States. Trump's stupidity is not only elevating China as a world...

The United States needs China far more than China needs the United States. Trump's stupidity is not only elevating China as a world power, it is barely harming China internally https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3308223/chinas-food-energy-supplies-secure-without-us-imports-official-says

Too many privileged people being "apolitical" is how Trump won his victories. Now the normies are having to learn the hard way...

Too many privileged people being "apolitical" is how Trump won his victories. Now the normies are having to learn the hard way that politics actually affects them.

Trump is deliberately ruining people's lives. Use this opportunity to let them know he did it.

Example: This Reddit thread by someone who didn't realize Temu prices went up because of tariffs. https://www.reddit.com/r/TemuThings/comments/1k6zf1c/did_everything_on_temu_just_get_way_more_expensive/

Fox and Friends host eats banana off floor as hosts boast about Pete Hegseth never washing hands, eating bagels dropped upside-down on the...

Fox and Friends host eats banana off floor as hosts boast about Pete Hegseth never washing hands, eating bagels dropped upside-down on the floor. We need this to be a mandatory Fox policy, for the good of America https://www.rawstory.com/joe-concha-dirty-banana/

The only actually effective way to boost manufacturing capacity is for the government to invest money. Private businesses simply do not have...

The only actually effective way to boost manufacturing capacity is for the government to invest money. Private businesses simply do not have the cash or the scope to pull it off.

China spent decades and hundreds of billions developing manufacturing capacity. It's idiotic to pretend the private sector can magically duplicate this in 4 years. https://www.wired.com/story/tariffs-small-businesses-why-make-things-in-china/

European tourists learn the hard way that "holy water" can still have cholera bacteria...

European tourists learn the hard way that "holy water" can still have cholera bacteria https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/04/holy-water-brimming-with-cholera-compels-illness-cluster-in-europe/