“During his 21 years in power, 18 of them as dictator, Il Duce framed fascism as a revolution of reaction against the left, against liberal democracy, and against any group that threatened the survival of white Christian civilization. Carrying out a violent destabilization of society in the name of a return to social order and national tradition, fascism pioneered the autocratic formula in use today of disenfranchising and repressing the many to allow the few to exploit the workforce, women’s bodies, the environment, and the economy.” - The Permanent Counterrevolution ..read more

Revenge and Freedom From Fact: Trump feels humiliated and attacked on what is supposed to be his most triumphant day. He and his aides want what he famously promised: “Retribution.” Knowing that the Northwest Gate is a key access point for journalists, a White House aide starts a rumor that the assailants were aided by CNN and CBS News crews. Trump, who is glued to the live coverage, grunts to his chief of staff, “Get them off my lawn.” Members of his inner circle, so fed up with years of accountability journalism, and so deluded into thinking that Trump’s way is the only way, see a chance to ..read more

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“I’m struck by how many people attack the Biden economy because people are still poor. Do these people think that there is some politically feasible route to end poverty quickly or is just they want Donald Trump back in the White House?” - Dean Baker ..read more

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“The claims about social media harming the mental health of kids have been debunked over and over and over and over and over again. It’s just sad that sitting members of Congress are still repeating them.” - Techdirt ..read more

“The rhetoric is inspiring widespread calls for violence. In a review of commenters’ posts on three pro-Trump websites, including the former president’s own Truth Social platform, Reuters documented more than 150 posts since March 1 that called for physical violence against the judges handling three of his highest-profile cases – two state judges in Manhattan and one in Georgia overseeing a criminal case in which Trump is accused of illegally seeking to overturn the state’s 2020 election results.” - Special Report: Trump’s attacks on his trial judges trigger widespread calls for violence ..read more

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“It’s hard to imagine an outfit like the Voice today. Gawker captured some of its energy, but we all know how that ended. The Voice was the twentieth century’s most influential alt-weekly, and alt-weeklies have largely gone the way of the dinosaurs, victims of the decimation of advertising dollars wrought by the internet. The paper’s wildly profitable apartment listings and personal ads kept it afloat. Village denizens relied on them for their whole lives: apartments, partners, band members.” - Who Will Be the Village Voice of the 21st Century ..read more

Interior Dept staffer becomes first Jewish Biden appointee to publicly resign over war in Gaza: An Interior Department staffer on Wednesday became the first Jewish political appointee to publicly resign in protest of U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Lily Greenberg Call, a special assistant to the chief of staff in the Interior Department, accused President Joe Biden of using Jews to justify U.S. policy in the conflict. Call had worked for the presidential campaigns of both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and was a longtime activist and advocate for Israel in Washington and elsew ..read more