Sean Illing
Writer @ Vox. USAF veteran. I used to teach stuff. Email: [email protected]
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The rise of incels: How a support group for the dateless became a violent internet subculture
What incels believe — and the dangers they pose.
The problem with impeachment
Does Mueller’s report create a "constitutional duty" to impeach Trump?
Trump Is Entitled to the Protections of Impeachment
Robert Mueller has concluded he can neither charge nor clear the president. Only Congress can now resolve the allegations against him.
Sean Illing
Also read the this terrific @YAppelbaum piece
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Does the Mueller report exonerate Trump? We asked 12 legal experts.
"If this is what a complete and total exoneration looks like, I’d hate to see a damning report."
Denver may become the first US city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
The city’s voters are now deciding whether to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms.
Elizabeth Warren is everything Hillary Clinton pretended to be
She's the real thing
Mike Huckabee: LGBTQ Rights Are 'Biggest Threat' to U.S.
He draws a straight line from the rise of divorce to trans protections, too.
Scientists added human brain genes to monkeys. Yes, it’s as scary as it sounds.
Some are calling the Chinese experiment "an ethical nightmare."
How America’s relationship with Turkey fell apart
The NATO allies’ partnership has devolved into a "slow-motion car crash."
Sean Illing
Didn’t understand the US-Turkey debacle. Then I read this piece by @AlexWardVox and now I do. A worthwhile read.
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9 questions about the border crisis you were too embarrassed to ask
The wave of migration driving Trump’s meltdown, explained.
Sean Illing
.@DLind is very good at her job. And this is as useful a round-up as you’ll find on the border situation.
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Why conspiracy theories are getting more absurd and harder to refute
"Democracy requires a minimum amount of mutual trust among citizens, and conspiracism destroys it."
This is the first-ever picture of a black hole
"We exposed part of the universe we thought was invisible before."
Are we living in a computer simulation? I don’t know. Probably.
Why this computer scientist thinks reality might be a video game.
A bipartisan group in Congress wants to make it harder for you to do taxes
Congress is set to pass one of the most blatant pieces of corporate welfare in years.
Can Congress force Trump to hand over his tax returns? We asked 11 legal experts.
Probably, but it’s complicated.
Why Tucker Carlson pretends to hate elites
Why would Tucker Carlson, who used to brag about being an “out-of-the-closet elitist,” use his primetime Fox News show to rail against the “ruling class?” Be...
Sean Illing
God bless @gaywonk for making the term "false consciousness" hot again. We may be done with Marx, but Marx is never done with us.
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After Obama, Democrats need a new theory of change. Pete Buttigieg thinks he’s got it.
The most important debate in the Democratic primary is over how to make governing great again.
Some on Mueller’s Team Say Report Was More Damaging Than Barr Revealed
Members of the special counsel’s team have told associates that their findings are more troubling for President Trump than the attorney general indicated.
The Pete Buttigieg boom
How the mayor of South Bend became a surprisingly serious contender in the 2020 Democratic primary race.
Sean Illing
Great summary of the @PeteButtigieg phenomenon. He's obviously not the only one, but at this point I'm just relieved that apparently smart and decent human beings are still willing to run for office in this godawful hellscape of a climate.
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