by C. MooreSeptember 20, 2025 Trump’s $15 Billion Tantrum: When a Lawsuit Becomes Performance Art President Donald J. Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times has been tossed like yesterday’s fast-food wrapper, for now. Calling the president’s 85-page magnum opus of grievance “decidedly improper and impermissible,” U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday effectively […]
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Trump v. The First Amendment: A Mismatch for the Ages
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PSA: Killing Humor Isn’t Funny
by C. MooreSeptember 20, 2025 The Death of the First Amendment: Trump’s War on Free Speech As an investigative journalist with decades of experience defending the First Amendment, I’ve endured more than my share of danger. My life has been threatened, my family targeted. I’ve been assaulted by both criminals and police, fined, arrested, jailed, […]
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The Death of the First Amendment: Trump’s War on Free Speech
As an investigative journalist with decades of experience defending the First Amendment, I’ve faced more than my share of danger. My life has been threatened, my family targeted, I’ve been assaulted by both criminals and police. I’ve been fined, arrested, jailed, and dragged through years of court battles. But I have never seen anything as […]
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Extremism All Around: Manufactured Martyrdom and the Rising Threat of Political Violence
A well-known right-wing extremist—recognized for promoting white nationalism, racism, bigotry, anti-feminism, and even gun violence—was shot and killed. Details surrounding the assailant and their motive remain unclear, leaving many unanswered questions. Yet before the facts could be sorted out, political leaders rushed to spin the event for their own purposes. The FBI initially claimed that […]
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Antarctica, Inevitable Sea-Level Rise, and the Cascading Impacts of Climate Change
By Daniel Brouse and Sidd MukherjeeAugust 21, 2025 Introduction The destabilization of Antarctica represents the single greatest existential threat to humanity. What was once viewed as a slow-moving process unfolding over millennia is now accelerating at a pace that outstrips scientific projections. The August 2025 paper,“Emerging Evidence of Abrupt Changes in the Antarctic Environment,” confirms […]
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Crushing U.S. Soy Farmers While Brazil Gains
by Daniel Brouse August 20, 2025 Trump’s latest wave of tariffs is already sending shockwaves through the U.S. agricultural sector, with soybean farmers among the hardest hit. The American Soybean Association has warned that many growers may lose their farms this year, as the trade disruptions come at a critical moment in the harvesting season. […]
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Tariffs Fail to Tame Soaring U.S. Budget Deficit as Spending Outpaces Revenue
by Daniel Brouse August 13, 2025 The U.S. government’s budget deficit surged nearly 20% in July 2025, reaching $291 billion for the month, despite a sharp rise in customs duty collections from President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies. According to Treasury Department data released Tuesday, the deficit increase underscores that tariffs — often touted as […]
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Trump’s Fed Stunt: Distraction, Intimidation, and Economic Ignorance on Full Display
In a chaotic spectacle aimed at diverting attention from his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and mounting allegations of pedophilia, Trump staged a political circus at the construction site of the Federal Reserve, using the visit to generate headlines while avoiding accountability. Trump’s visit began with a rambling, incoherent speech, peppered with contradictory statements about the […]
The Optimism Paradox: Climate Collapse vs. Capitalism Collapse
by Daniel BrouseJuly 16, 2025 The future forecast is, paradoxically, more optimistic than it has been in decades—but not for reasons most would celebrate. The Brutal Climate Reality The reality is that most humans will not survive the climate collapse if we continue on our current path. We are likely facing a future where 90% […]
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Tipping Cascades: The Nonlinear Dominoes of Climate Collapse
by Daniel Brouse July 14, 2025 My latest deep reflection has centered on how tipping points have triggered self-sustaining feedback loops in the climate system. We knew this was coming—and it is now here. Luckily, I was prepared for that part. What I could not fully envision in my mind’s eye was how the interplay […]
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