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Zelenskyy is a better representative of the values that America stands for than America itself under its current regime.

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Ukraine Is Being Punished Because Zelenskyy Did Not Buy Trump's Superpowers

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God has no hands but ours.

We are here for a reason. Not by accident. Not by mistake. We chose this time, this place, this life.

But what will we do with it?

The world is loud, full of fear and division. It wants to pull us into its drama, make us forget why we’re here. But we are not here to fight battles that were never ours. We are not h…

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My dad called me this afternoon to tell me that the field between our houses was covered with robins, that it wasn’t just one robin that arrived as a sign of spring but a whole field full.

What he didn’t say was that birds were my mom’s thing. She would have been the one to notice. He did in her stead and made sure to bring them to my notice, too.

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I love talking Vulture's annual stunt awards with Brandon Struessnig. Lots of fun stuff this year about FURIOSA, THE FALL GUY, those ads during the Oscars that featured stunt performers, and more.

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Hello Substack, I’m an acquisitions editor at Baker Books and would love to connect on here. Feel free to shoot me an invite and send me a pitch any time.

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Waiting for Liberal Democracy in the American South

This is the best short speech about Trump's desecration of our democracy since he's re-entered office.

Read it, absorb it, but most of all, share it.

Trump Is Turning America Into its Opposite and a Threat to the World

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Not sure if I’m supposed to say this here, but here goes:

  1. Lamenting the loss of what once was on another site, I love “following” people here simply because I cannot get emails on the regular from all the ones whose wonderful work I want to see.

  2. I also love that there is no follower/following count here (at least that I can see—I’m inept at such things). Who cares?

  3. I also noticed recently that I can’t see how many likes, etc. there are on a note without a further step.

  4. I know this place is for lo…

MICKEY 17 is, sadly, not very good. It's neither funny nor fun nor exciting, the central metaphor is unbearably belabored, and the movie jettisons all the interesting ideas from the book in favor of tedious timeliness.

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A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.

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Norway has just decided to increase its support to Ukraine for 2025 from 35 to 85 billion Norwegian kroner ($7,81 billion). Compared to the size of the population, the Norwegian aid equals $483 billion from the USA.

Tusen takk, Norge!

Today I joined

and got to make a pretty fun announcement, and you’re among the first to hear about it!

My friends and I are launching the

, with episodes landing on Substack before you can get them anywhere else.

We named this the Find Out Podcast because America fucked around last November, and every day we have to find out what kind of chaos is now in store for us.

But it’s not all doom and gloom—as with all of my work on Substack, we’re here to talk about ways to go on offense for our democracy. And, of course, we’ll be talking about how those currently in power are going to take their own turn to find out what’s in store after they fuck around and engage in some authoritarian overreach.

BONUS: In our first episode I’m going to share a HUGE personal update—and it’s very good news—that’s going to be a major life-changer.

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Amazingggggg! Congrats! Thanks for all the work you do! I’m looking forward to listening to it!! 🇺🇸

YES TO ALL THIS!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you & your veteran friends so much for sharing your valuable insights and thought process through the Find Out podcast! I love the name too. It’s so perfect.

I watched that today! I'm excited for your new substack, and will gladly volunteering my time to help.