Our Darkest Hour
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/our-darkest-hour
> Damned if I know what’s going to happen. I mean, at some level, I think that the civilization that may be destroyed tonight is our own. I mean, are we civilized if we do this kind of thing? If America as a nation doesn’t stand up against this, what are we?
The Next Coup Attempt
https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-coup-attempt?r=3srfc&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true
> We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in the history of the United States. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator.
> A coup attempt is not at all unthinkable; Trump has done it before, and he makes it very clear that he is thinking about it now.
Donald Trump Isn't Sounding Like Himself
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-trump-isnt-sounding-like-himself
> And that's terrifying
New report exposes the reality of what it’s like for LGBTQIA+ women in the workplace
> The report highlights how sexism, heteronormativity, gender bias, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia continue to shape the day-to-day experience of LGBTQIA+ women
"You Outlaw It": Heritage Foundation President Announces Intent To Outlaw All Trans Adult Care
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/you-outlaw-it-heritage-foundation
> Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts ... darkly announced that his solution to being transgender was simple: "You outlaw it," and that the organization was working to ban gender-affirming care at all ages through an incremental process he described as "radical incrementalism."
**Can the rest of us replicate the Minneapolis resistance? Do we have any other choice?**
> One columnist says we must let the vast, decentralized, peaceful resistance network in Minneapolis become a model for the rest of the country.
Lego Typewriter Writes Plastic Letters
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/lego-typewriter-writes-plastic-letters/
> Some time ago, Lego released a beautiful (and somewhat pricey) typewriter set that was modeled after one used by company founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen. To the disappointment of some, it doesn’t actually work…
What Is an LRAD, and Why People Are Asking Us About It
https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/30/what-is-an-lrad-and-why-people-are-asking-us-about-it/
> These systems were originally developed for military use, and like much of our military tech, is now adopted by law enforcement. Most LRADs have two modes: long-range voice projection and a high-intensity ‘deterrent tone’.
What would a trans genocide look like? A Tucson Holocaust educator says we’re already seeing it. | Q&A
> Shepard doesn’t argue that the U.S. is replaying history beat for beat. What she does say is more unsettling: that the mechanisms, patterns, and justifications she teaches every day — not only from the Holocaust, but from more recent genocides — are increasingly visible here, embedded in local politics, bureaucratic language, and laws that quietly strip people of the right to exist as themselves.
