Almut’s first-hand acquaintance with authoritarianism ... Trump 2.0’s authoritarian hallmarks ... What should worry us most about Trump 2.0? ... Trump 2.0 vs post-Soviet oligarchy: compare and contrast ... Is Trump an ethno-nationalist? ... Heading to Overtime ...

The dueling camps in right-wing foreign policy ... Lessons from the Signal snafu ... Are hawks dominating Trump's foreign policy team? ... Can Congress prevent a war with Iran? ... A "smear campaign" against Danny Davis ...

Bob and Paul duel over their sleep deficits ... Trump’s Tesla-friendly tariffs ... Who’s favo(u)red to win the Canadian election? ... Tufts and Columbia as authoritarian bellwethers ... Did Bob predict MAGA in 1999? ... God vs Hitler ... Heading to Overtime ...

The new JFK documents dump ... The conflict between JFK and the CIA ... The Pentagon false flag plan that JFK vetoed ... How CIA funding shaped the Oswald narrative ... James Jesus Angleton’s handling of Oswald ... Some lies told by CIA officials ... Files the CIA still won’t release ...

Will Trump get locked into war in Yemen? ... Competing instincts in Trump’s foreign policy team ... How should the restraint movement respond to Trump? ... Justin: Trump's pitch-perfect approach to Europe ... What happens if Trump pulls US troops from Europe? ...

Ross’s new book, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious ... An argument for cosmic purpose ... The mysterious persistence of weird shit ... Does human consciousness point to something bigger? ... Tensions between science and Christian orthodoxy ... A few more words about consciousness ... A few more words about weirdness ... Why doesn’t the weirdness show up in controlled studies? ... Heading to Overtime ...

Jeet’s plans for Canadian resistance ... Trump 2.0: Making “autarkic imperialism” great again? ... The hidden logic of Trump’s tariffs ... The historical roots of Trumpism ... How Trump won the GOP civil war ... Heading to Overtime ...

Connor’s Cuba adventure ... Chinese-owned Manus AI makes waves ... Is Manus just a fancy ‘wrapper’ for US AI? ... Why Manus makes global AI cooperation more urgent ... Can Trump deport a green card holder over political speech? ... Making sense of Trump's Ukraine strategy ...

Does Paul have CDS (Chaos Desensitization Syndrome)? ... Worthwhile Canadian backlash ... Elon’s Tesla problem ... Trump 2.0’s free speech crackdown ... The primal psychology of Trump and Elon ... Bezos and university presidents bow to Trump ... Heading to Overtime ...

Is the chaos starting to subside? ... Trump’s tariff strategy (or lack thereof) ... Trump’s baffling, backfiring Canada obsession ... Elon’s darkly weird grandfather ... Has America gone full oligarchy? ... Heading to Overtime ...