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"The unlikely vehicle that took VICE News from art school hard-on to America's grandest journalism internship." -Gawker

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Joined October 2008
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Ran into you know who at a tortilla factory in Bushwick
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DEATH/CORNER #303 "Botched Sphinx Experiments" (feat. Iain Sinclair) The greatest living writer of English meets me inside Videodrome to talk about Jeremy Prynne, William Blake, Epsteinium, and whether John Dillinger's cock is really in the Smithsonian. patreon.com/deathcorner/post…
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A friend predicted a daffy, shambling two-year production of King Lear. I ran with it. Now Trump gives Stephen Miller, architect of the Blue Wave, the keys to the kingdom. What's a lame-duck king to do? Promote Darth Vader. Curtain up!
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PUNK ROCK, TEXAS POLITICS, AND FORTY-FIVE YEARS OF COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES — WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE BIG BOYS
In 1981, I’d just begun hanging around the Austin punk scene, and the Big Boys were a big part of what made that time so formative. It wasn’t just music. They were showing us that you didn’t need permission... thisisnowshow.substack.com/p…
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"I understand the federalist argument for protecting the interests of individual states. But I think the presidency should reflect the will of the people, not the geographic distribution of their votes." agentmule.substack.com/p/con…
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Sad fucking news. Salon was born in a time when the internet felt like a frontier, full of possibility that didn't fit neatly anywhere else. That spirit is pretty much extinct, strangled by crypto whiz kids and private equity asset-catchers determined to strip-mine everything.
Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication. It has been an extraordinary privilege. salon.com/2026/11/05/goodbye…
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"I understand the federalist argument for protecting the interests of individual states. But I think the presidency should reflect the will of the people, not the geographic distribution of their votes." agentmule.substack.com/p/con…
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French trade unions are joining forces on Thursday for nationwide strikes and demonstrations for higher wages and in support of the high school protest movement, piling new pressure on President Macron's government.
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Scored this fantastic Johnny Ryan poster at the @wethefifth election livestream last night. Fueled by tequila and a Texas electorate waking up to slay the MAGA zombies who've infested the state. What a night. 🤘
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This is what all the State Legislatures are looking like. Dems now have the power to pass the National Voter Compact to effectively abolish the Electoral College.
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In 1981, I’d just begun hanging around the Austin punk scene, and the Big Boys were a big part of what made that time so formative. It wasn’t just music. They were showing us that you didn’t need permission... thisisnowshow.substack.com/p…
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Abbott concedes and Talarico wins. "It's a Texas miracle," says @agentmule
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Election Day Special 2026: One Take, Everybody Knows the Rules
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Juan Atkins didn't follow the future. He imagined it, built it, and gave it a beat. From Cybotron to Model 500, he helped create a musical language that would travel from Detroit to every corner of the world. Honored to have spent some time with him. Om shanti, Juan.
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Share with your Texans
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When JFK ran for president, anti-Catholic nativists feared his Catholicism meant he'd answer to the Pope before the Constitution. Now they're pulling essentially the same shit on Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan because he's Muslim. Different religion, different era, same old bigotry.
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The letter, signed people who identify as Jewish leaders or voters in [Michigan], says that the election of Dr. El-Sayed is “clearly the better choice for Jews” compared with his Republican opponent, former Representative Mike Rogers. nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/po…
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A truly disgraceful public official. A blatant racist and dishonest appeal
Vance: I saw a story that there are illegal communities of illegal immigrant Somalis who are coordinating to flood the polls and drown out your vote. We want American elections to belong to American citizens. Send a message by voting for Vivek for governor.
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Pete makes the point
Turn up the volume. Listen to what Peter Beinert has to say about @HaleyforMI.
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