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He is a self-made man who worships his creator.
As the U.S. sinks into dictatorship -- malevolent rule by corrupt politicians and oligarchs -- the institution I know the best has almost completely failed to recognize, much less counter, the threat. Big Journalism will be remembered for its cowardice and capitulation. https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/mar/17/trump-is-aiming-for-dictatorship-thats-the-verdict-of-the-worlds-most-credible-democracy-watchdog
‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog

Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too, says writer Martin Gelin

The Guardian
"You could forget them in a closet, or you could embark on a quest, a trial of perseverance and devotion, ending in a cold and faraway stretch of ocean." — Maggie Shipstead for The New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/magazine/antartica-ashes-dying-wish.html/?src=longreads #travel #family #antarctica #journalism #longreads
My Mother’s Dying Wish Took Me on a Trip I’ll Never Forget

What I thought was a burden was a tether across death’s divide.

The New York Times
Trump’s DOJ is helping a convicted FBI informant tied to Russian intelligence

Alexander Smirnov’s lies about Joe Biden were at the core of the GOP’s impeachment drive.

Mother Jones
If Harris wins, will Congress certify the results? There are now 172 election deniers in Congress. But the new Congress gets sworn in before the election is certified. Your down ballot votes could decide whether your presidential vote is respected or discarded. https://www.facebook.com/946262746867173/posts/1094555358704577?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Robert Reich

If Harris wins, will Congress certify the results? There are now 172 election deniers in Congress. But the new Congress gets sworn in before the election is certified. Your down ballot votes could...

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Lamar Jackson is first player in NFL history with four games with perfect passer rating

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had a perfect passer rating today for the fourth time in his career.

NBC Sports

I wish more people did these. It's fun to learn odd little things:

First job - Stop
Current job - Sending
Dream Job - Your
Favorite food- Potential
Favorite dog - Passwords
Favorite footwear- Or
Favorite Candy bar - Memorable
Favorite Ice Cream - Data
Your Vehicle colour - To
Favorite Holiday - People
Night owl/earlybird - Who
Favorite day - Collect
Tattoos - This
Favorite colour- For
Like vegetables - Social
Wear glasses - Engineering

@ElleGray related: this weekend someone in Asheville, NC voted wearing this https://reddit.com/r/asheville/comments/1ggv39t/under_his_eye_in_asheville_nc/
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How Concerned Citizens Ran a Neo-Nazi Out of Rural Maine

www.metafilter.com/206160/How-Concerned-Citizens-Ran-a-Neo-Nazi-Out-of-Rural-Maine

The Crash of the Hammer by Mira Ptacin is a long article about how a handful of Mainers shone the light on a noxious Nazi who'd bought property in their state, and ran him out of town, focusing on anti-fascist podcaster Crash Barry. That wasn't an isolated…

How Concerned Citizens Ran a Neo-Nazi Out of Rural Maine

The Crash of the Hammer by Mira Ptacin is a long article about how a handful of Mainers shone the light on a noxious Nazi who’d bought property in their state, and ran him out of town, focusing...