As we are in the brief calm before yet another literal storm, there is a tremendous amount of misinformation going around about Hurricane Helene, the FEMA response, claims of land grabs from affected residents. And the influx of disaster tourism from fascist groups trying to push their own agenda has
This week, we've seen catastrophic destruction in the wake of Hurricane Helene, in areas that most thought of as immune to hurricane damage. And while there is so much to say about climate denial, disaster preparedness, or the privilege of being able to evacuate, I want to talk
The last week has seen the Springfield situation keep mutating with new lies (like "Haitian militias" - nope, just Black Israelites), and lists being floated of other small towns and cities for people to target (Charleroi, PA! Lockland, OH! Sykacauga, AL!). I spoke with Odette Yousef at NPR
The town of Springfield, Ohio has had an influx of Haitian immigrants, which has kicked off a truly absurd amount of panic. A few weeks ago, neo-Nazi boy band Blood Tribe marched in Springfield Ohio. The next week, their preppy counterparts Patriot Front did the same. That same week, Drake
How y'all feeling about having an emperor? Cool. It's a totally normal one when Supreme Court Justices pen dissents detailing all the violent ways the presidency can now go unchecked. Right after telling people that they weren't going to be held accountable for trying
A quick rundown of facts about the campus protests themselves: * As of 5/2, in the last month, there have been over 100 protest encampments or staged sit ins at colleges across the country, in 39 states + DC * These are separate from any of the marches that have been going
Last week, the remaining four defendants in the Mt. Juliet abortion clinic blockade trial were found guilty. The dominant media narrative around this conviction is focusing on how Christians were arrested for "simply praying," and the eldest blockader, 87 year old Eva Edl, who often is referred to