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Use AI to ace interviews, build a LinkedIn that gets noticed, and negotiate the salary you actually deserve!
You blank on “Tell me about yourself.” You don’t know what to put on LinkedIn. You get an offer and have no idea if you should ask for more. AI can coach you through all of it — free, any time, with zero judgment.
🎭 Interview Question Simulator
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“Write me a strong LinkedIn headline. I am a [job title] with [X] years of experience in [field]. I want to [what you want next]. Make it professional and attention-grabbing under 120 characters.”
with [X] years of experience in [field/industry]. I want to [what you want to do next]. Make it professional, specific, and attention-grabbing in under 120 characters.” label=”💬 Try This with AI” style=”primary”]
“Write a LinkedIn About section for me. I have [X] years in [field]. Proudest accomplishments: [1-2 things]. I’m looking for [type of role]. Write in first person, conversational but professional, 3-4 short paragraphs.”
years in [field]. My proudest accomplishments include [1-2 things]. I’m looking for [type of role]. Write it in first person, conversational but professional, 3-4 short paragraphs, and end with what I’m looking for next.” label=”💬 Try This with AI” style=”primary”]
“Rewrite my job description for LinkedIn. My title was [title] at [company]. Responsibilities: [list what you did]. Write 4-5 bullet points focused on accomplishments and impact. Use strong action verbs.”
at [company]. My main responsibilities were: [list what you did]. Help me write 4-5 bullet points that focus on accomplishments and impact, not just duties. Use strong action verbs.” label=”💬 Try This with AI” style=”primary”]
💰 Salary Negotiation Scripts
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🧠 Quick Quiz
Q1: Best structure for “Tell me about yourself”?
⭐ Key Takeaways
1️⃣ Practice interviews with AI — Ask it to play interviewer before the real thing.
2️⃣ AI writes your LinkedIn — Give it your experience, let it draft, then personalize.
3️⃣ Never accept on the spot — Ask for 2-3 days and research fair pay.
4️⃣ Negotiating is expected — A polite counter-offer is professional, not rude.
🚀 Your Job Search Challenge
Open a free AI tool and ask: “Act as an interviewer for a [job title] position. Ask me 5 common interview questions one at a time and give me feedback after each answer.”
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Learn AI tools for productivity, job skills, and workplace applications.</p> <div class="path-duration">6-8 weeks • 20-25 hours</div> </a> <a href="#" class="path-card"> <div class="path-emoji">👨🏫</div> <h3>Educator</h3> <p>Teach the future. Get resources and lesson plans to bring AI literacy to your classroom.</p> <div class="path-duration">3-4 weeks • 10-12 hours</div> </a> <a href="#" class="path-card"> <div class="path-emoji">👥</div> <h3>Citizen</h3> <p>Think critically. Understand AI's impact on democracy, rights, jobs, and society.</p> <div class="path-duration">3-5 weeks • 8-10 hours</div> </a> </div> </section> <!-- ─── AI Tutor ─── --> <section> <div class="tutor-section"> <h2 class="tutor-title">🤖 Chat with Your AI Tutor</h2> <p class="tutor-description">Ask any question about AI and get instant explanations. Available 24/7, adjusted to your skill level.</p> <div class="tutor-input"> <input type="text" placeholder="Ask me anything about AI..." /> <button class="btn btn-primary" style="background: var(--color-primary); color: white;">Ask</button> </div> <div class="tutor-features"> <span>🎙️ Voice questions</span> <span>⚡ Instant answers</span> <span>📚 Follow-up learning</span> </div> </div> </section> <!-- ─── Core Topics ─── --> <section> <h2>Core Topics to Master</h2> <p class="section-subtitle">Explore the fundamental concepts and applications of AI</p> <div class="topics-grid"> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">🧠</div> <h3>What is AI?</h3> <p>Foundations: definitions, history, types of AI, how it differs from human intelligence.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-beginner">Beginner</span> <span>2-3 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">⚙️</div> <h3>How AI Works</h3> <p>Algorithms, machine learning, neural networks, training data, and the math behind the magic.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-intermediate">Intermediate</span> <span>4-5 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">⚖️</div> <h3>AI Ethics & Bias</h3> <p>Think critically: fairness, bias in training data, ethical decision-making, responsible AI.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-intermediate">Intermediate</span> <span>3-4 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">💼</div> <h3>AI in the Workplace</h3> <p>Career implications: jobs changing, new skills needed, how to adapt and thrive.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-beginner">Beginner</span> <span>2-3 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">🗳️</div> <h3>AI & Democracy</h3> <p>Society and politics: misinformation, election interference, voting systems, surveillance.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-beginner">Beginner</span> <span>3-4 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">🔐</div> <h3>AI & Your Rights</h3> <p>Privacy, data ownership, algorithmic discrimination, consent, and digital freedoms.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-beginner">Beginner</span> <span>2-3 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">🛠️</div> <h3>Practical AI Tools</h3> <p>Hands-on: ChatGPT, image generators, coding assistants, and how to use them effectively.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-beginner">Beginner</span> <span>4-5 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">⚠️</div> <h3>AI Safety & Risks</h3> <p>What could go wrong: job displacement, misinformation, control, existential risks.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-advanced">Advanced</span> <span>5-6 hours</span> </div> </a> </div> </section> <!-- ─── Real-World Impact ─── --> <section> <h2>Real-World Impact Stories</h2> <p class="section-subtitle">See how AI is changing industries, society, and individual lives</p> <div class="stories-grid"> <div class="story-card"> <div class="story-image">🏥</div> <div class="story-content"> <span class="story-category">Healthcare</span> <h3>AI Diagnosing Diseases Faster</h3> <p>How machine learning is helping doctors detect cancer, COVID, and rare diseases earlier than ever before.</p> </div> </a> <div class="story-card"> <div class="story-image">📰</div> <div class="story-content"> <span class="story-category">Media & Truth</span> <h3>Fighting Misinformation with AI</h3> <p>The tools journalists and fact-checkers use to identify deepfakes, AI-generated content, and false claims.</p> </div> </a> <div class="story-card"> <div class="story-image">💰</div> <div class="story-content"> <span class="story-category">Economy</span> <h3>Jobs Changing, Not Disappearing</h3> <p>Real stories from people adapting to AI: new skills, new roles, new opportunities emerging as AI reshapes work.</p> </div> </a> <div class="story-card"> <div class="story-image">⚖️</div> <div class="story-content"> <span class="story-category">Justice & Rights</span> <h3>AI Bias in Criminal Justice</h3> <p>How AI systems affect bail decisions, sentencing, and policing—and what we can do about algorithmic discrimination.</p> </div> </a> <div class="story-card"> <div class="story-image">🌍</div> <div class="story-content"> <span class="story-category">Environment</span> <h3>AI Fighting Climate Change</h3> <p>Using AI to model climate, optimize energy, predict disasters, and discover sustainable solutions faster.</p> </div> </a> <div class="story-card"> <div class="story-image">🎓</div> <div class="story-content"> <span class="story-category">Education</span> <h3>Personalized Learning with AI</h3> <p>How AI tutors adapt to each student, making education more accessible and effective worldwide.</p> </div> </a> </div> </section> <!-- ─── Skill-Builder Courses ─── --> <section> <h2>Structured Courses</h2> <p class="section-subtitle">Learn at your own pace with guided, hands-on courses</p> <div class="courses-grid"> <a href="#" class="course-card"> <div class="course-header"> <h3 class="course-title">AI Fundamentals</h3> <div class="course-level"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-beginner">Beginner</span> </div> </div> <p class="course-description">Start from zero: what AI is, why it matters, basic concepts everyone should know.</p> <div class="course-meta"> <span>📚 6 lessons</span> <span>4-6 weeks</span> <span>Free</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="course-card"> <div class="course-header"> <h3 class="course-title">Prompting & Productivity</h3> <div class="course-level"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-intermediate">Intermediate</span> </div> </div> <p class="course-description">Master the art of asking AI: effective prompts, workflows, tools for work and creativity.</p> <div class="course-meta"> <span>📚 8 lessons</span> <span>6-8 weeks</span> <span>$29</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="course-card"> <div class="course-header"> <h3 class="course-title">AI Systems & Ethics</h3> <div class="course-level"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-advanced">Advanced</span> </div> </div> <p class="course-description">Deep dive: how systems work, ethical implications, governance, safety, and the future of AI.</p> <div class="course-meta"> <span>📚 10 lessons</span> <span>8-10 weeks</span> <span>$49</span> </div> </a> </div> </section> <!-- ─── Resource Library ─── --> <section> <h2>Resource Library</h2> <p class="section-subtitle">Curated tools, reading, and references to deepen your knowledge</p> <div class="resources-grid"> <div class="resource-card"> <div class="resource-icon">🛠️</div> <h4>Tools to Try</h4> <p>Curated list of AI tools, apps, and experiments you can use today.</p> </div> <div class="resource-card"> <div class="resource-icon">📖</div> <h4>Recommended Reading</h4> <p>Books, papers, and articles to expand your understanding of AI.</p> </div> <div class="resource-card"> <div class="resource-icon">🎥</div> <h4>Video Tutorials</h4> <p>Watch-friendly explainers on AI concepts, applications, and ethics.</p> </div> <div class="resource-card"> <div class="resource-icon">📝</div> <h4>Glossary</h4> <p>AI terms explained simply: from algorithm to neural network.</p> </div> <div class="resource-card"> <div class="resource-icon">✅</div> <h4>Fact vs. Fiction</h4> <p>Myths about AI debunked: what's real, what's Hollywood, what's uncertain.</p> </div> <div class="resource-card"> <div class="resource-icon">📚</div> <h4>Lesson Plans</h4> <p>For educators: ready-to-use classroom materials and discussion guides.</p> </div> </div> </section> <!-- ─── CTA ─── --> <section> <div class="cta-section"> <h3>Ready to Understand the Future?</h3> <p>Start your AI learning journey today. Join thousands of people building AI literacy for the world we're creating.</p> <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary" style="background: white; color: var(--color-primary);">Start Learning Free</a> </div> </section> </div>
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font-style: italic; } .hero-cta { display: flex; gap: 15px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 30px; } .btn { display: inline-block; padding: 12px 32px; border-radius: 8px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; transition: all 0.3s ease; border: none; cursor: pointer; font-size: 1rem; } .btn-primary { background: white; color: var(--color-primary); } .btn-primary:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); } .btn-secondary { background: transparent; color: white; border: 2px solid white; } .btn-secondary:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); } /* ─── Container ─── */ .container { max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 20px; } /* ─── Section Styles ─── */ section { margin-bottom: 80px; } section h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.5rem); color: var(--color-primary); margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 700; } section .section-subtitle { color: #666; font-size: 1.05rem; margin-bottom: 40px; max-width: 700px; } /* ─── Learning Paths ─── */ .learning-paths { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr)); gap: 25px; margin-bottom: 50px; } .path-card { background: white; border: 2px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 12px; padding: 30px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.3s ease; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; } .path-card:hover { border-color: var(--color-primary); box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(0, 102, 204, 0.15); transform: translateY(-4px); } .path-emoji { font-size: 3rem; margin-bottom: 15px; } .path-card h3 { font-size: 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 12px; color: var(--color-primary); } .path-card p { font-size: 0.95rem; color: #666; margin-bottom: 20px; } .path-duration { font-size: 0.85rem; color: #999; font-weight: 600; } /* ─── AI Tutor Section ─── */ .tutor-section { background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(0, 102, 204, 0.05) 0%, rgba(0, 102, 204, 0.02) 100%); border: 2px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 12px; padding: 40px; margin-bottom: 50px; text-align: center; } .tutor-title { font-size: 1.6rem; color: var(--color-primary); margin-bottom: 15px; } .tutor-description { font-size: 1.05rem; color: #666; margin-bottom: 25px; max-width: 600px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .tutor-input { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; max-width: 600px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .tutor-input input { flex: 1; padding: 12px 16px; border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 8px; font-size: 1rem; } .tutor-input button { padding: 12px 24px; background: var(--color-primary); color: white; border: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; } .tutor-features { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 30px; flex-wrap: wrap; font-size: 0.9rem; color: #666; } /* ─── Core Topics Grid ─── */ .topics-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr)); gap: 20px; margin-bottom: 50px; } .topic-card { background: white; border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 12px; padding: 25px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; transition: all 0.3s ease; } .topic-card:hover { box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); transform: translateY(-4px); border-color: var(--color-primary); } .topic-emoji { font-size: 2.5rem; margin-bottom: 12px; } .topic-card h3 { font-size: 1.2rem; color: var(--color-primary); margin-bottom: 10px; } .topic-card p { font-size: 0.9rem; color: #666; margin-bottom: 15px; } .topic-meta { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 0.8rem; color: #999; } /* ─── Difficulty Badge ─── */ .difficulty { display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 20px; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 700; } .difficulty-beginner { background: #e0f5e0; color: #06a77d; } .difficulty-intermediate { background: #e0e8ff; color: #0066cc; } .difficulty-advanced { background: #ffe0e0; color: #d62828; } /* ─── Impact Stories ─── */ .stories-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr)); gap: 25px; margin-bottom: 50px; } .story-card { background: white; border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; transition: all 0.3s ease; } .story-card:hover { box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12); transform: translateY(-4px); } .story-image { width: 100%; height: 180px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--color-light) 0%, #e0ebf5 100%); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 3rem; } .story-content { padding: 25px; } .story-category { display: inline-block; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 700; padding: 6px 12px; border-radius: 20px; background: var(--color-light); color: var(--color-primary); margin-bottom: 12px; } .story-card h3 { font-size: 1.2rem; color: var(--color-primary); margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 1.4; } .story-card p { font-size: 0.9rem; color: #666; line-height: 1.5; } /* ─── Courses Section ─── */ .courses-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(320px, 1fr)); gap: 25px; margin-bottom: 50px; } .course-card { background: white; border: 2px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 12px; padding: 30px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; transition: all 0.3s ease; } .course-card:hover { border-color: var(--color-primary); box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(0, 102, 204, 0.15); transform: translateY(-4px); } .course-header { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start; margin-bottom: 15px; } .course-title { font-size: 1.3rem; color: var(--color-primary); margin: 0; } .course-level { text-align: right; } .course-description { font-size: 0.95rem; color: #666; margin: 15px 0; line-height: 1.5; } .course-meta { display: flex; gap: 20px; font-size: 0.85rem; color: #999; padding-top: 15px; border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border); } /* ─── Resource Library ─── */ .resources-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr)); gap: 20px; margin-bottom: 50px; } .resource-card { background: white; border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: 12px; padding: 20px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.3s ease; } .resource-card:hover { background: var(--color-light); border-color: var(--color-primary); } .resource-icon { font-size: 2.5rem; margin-bottom: 12px; } .resource-card h4 { color: var(--color-primary); margin-bottom: 8px; } .resource-card p { font-size: 0.85rem; color: #666; margin: 0; } /* ─── CTA Section ─── */ .cta-section { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--color-primary) 0%, var(--color-secondary) 100%); color: white; padding: 50px 30px; border-radius: 12px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 50px; } .cta-section h3 { font-size: 1.6rem; margin-bottom: 15px; } .cta-section p { font-size: 1.05rem; margin-bottom: 25px; opacity: 0.95; } /* ─── Responsive ─── */ @media (max-width: 768px) { .hero { padding: 50px 20px; } .hero-cta { flex-direction: column; } .tutor-features { flex-direction: column; gap: 15px; } section h2 { font-size: 1.8rem; } } /* ─── Dark Mode ─── */ @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { body { background: #1a1a1a; color: #e0e0e0; } .path-card, .topic-card, .story-card, .course-card, .resource-card, .tutor-section { background: #2a2a2a; border-color: #444; } section h2 { color: #e0e0e0; } .topic-card p, .story-card p, .course-description { color: #b0b0b0; } } </style> <div class="hero"> <h1>Understand AI, Shape the Future</h1> <p>Master artificial intelligence in a rapidly changing world. Learn how AI works, why it matters, and how to use it responsibly.</p> <p class="tagline">From curious beginners to advanced practitioners — find your path</p> <div class="hero-cta"> <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary">Start Learning Now</a> <a href="#" class="btn btn-secondary">Explore Courses</a> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <!-- ─── Learning Paths ─── --> <section> <h2>Choose Your Learning Path</h2> <p class="section-subtitle">Select the path that matches your goals and background</p> <div class="learning-paths"> <a href="#" class="path-card"> <div class="path-emoji">🌟</div> <h3>Beginner</h3> <p>Start from scratch. Understand what AI is, how it works, and why it matters to you.</p> <div class="path-duration">4-6 weeks • 12-15 hours</div> </a> <a href="#" class="path-card"> <div class="path-emoji">💼</div> <h3>Professional</h3> <p>Advance your career. Learn AI tools for productivity, job skills, and workplace applications.</p> <div class="path-duration">6-8 weeks • 20-25 hours</div> </a> <a href="#" class="path-card"> <div class="path-emoji">👨🏫</div> <h3>Educator</h3> <p>Teach the future. Get resources and lesson plans to bring AI literacy to your classroom.</p> <div class="path-duration">3-4 weeks • 10-12 hours</div> </a> <a href="#" class="path-card"> <div class="path-emoji">👥</div> <h3>Citizen</h3> <p>Think critically. Understand AI's impact on democracy, rights, jobs, and society.</p> <div class="path-duration">3-5 weeks • 8-10 hours</div> </a> </div> </section> <!-- ─── AI Tutor ─── --> <section> <div class="tutor-section"> <h2 class="tutor-title">🤖 Chat with Your AI Tutor</h2> <p class="tutor-description">Ask any question about AI and get instant explanations. Available 24/7, adjusted to your skill level.</p> <div class="tutor-input"> <input type="text" placeholder="Ask me anything about AI..." /> <button class="btn btn-primary" style="background: var(--color-primary); color: white;">Ask</button> </div> <div class="tutor-features"> <span>🎙️ Voice questions</span> <span>⚡ Instant answers</span> <span>📚 Follow-up learning</span> </div> </div> </section> <!-- ─── Core Topics ─── --> <section> <h2>Core Topics to Master</h2> <p class="section-subtitle">Explore the fundamental concepts and applications of AI</p> <div class="topics-grid"> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">🧠</div> <h3>What is AI?</h3> <p>Foundations: definitions, history, types of AI, how it differs from human intelligence.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-beginner">Beginner</span> <span>2-3 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">⚙️</div> <h3>How AI Works</h3> <p>Algorithms, machine learning, neural networks, training data, and the math behind the magic.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-intermediate">Intermediate</span> <span>4-5 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">⚖️</div> <h3>AI Ethics & Bias</h3> <p>Think critically: fairness, bias in training data, ethical decision-making, responsible AI.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-intermediate">Intermediate</span> <span>3-4 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">💼</div> <h3>AI in the Workplace</h3> <p>Career implications: jobs changing, new skills needed, how to adapt and thrive.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-beginner">Beginner</span> <span>2-3 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">🗳️</div> <h3>AI & Democracy</h3> <p>Society and politics: misinformation, election interference, voting systems, surveillance.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-beginner">Beginner</span> <span>3-4 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">🔐</div> <h3>AI & Your Rights</h3> <p>Privacy, data ownership, algorithmic discrimination, consent, and digital freedoms.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-beginner">Beginner</span> <span>2-3 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">🛠️</div> <h3>Practical AI Tools</h3> <p>Hands-on: ChatGPT, image generators, coding assistants, and how to use them effectively.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-beginner">Beginner</span> <span>4-5 hours</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="topic-card"> <div class="topic-emoji">⚠️</div> <h3>AI Safety & Risks</h3> <p>What could go wrong: job displacement, misinformation, control, existential risks.</p> <div class="topic-meta"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-advanced">Advanced</span> <span>5-6 hours</span> </div> </a> </div> </section> <!-- ─── Real-World Impact ─── --> <section> <h2>Real-World Impact Stories</h2> <p class="section-subtitle">See how AI is changing industries, society, and individual lives</p> <div class="stories-grid"> <div class="story-card"> <div class="story-image">🏥</div> <div class="story-content"> <span class="story-category">Healthcare</span> <h3>AI Diagnosing Diseases Faster</h3> <p>How machine learning is helping doctors detect cancer, COVID, and rare diseases earlier than ever before.</p> </div> </a> <div class="story-card"> <div class="story-image">📰</div> <div class="story-content"> <span class="story-category">Media & Truth</span> <h3>Fighting Misinformation with AI</h3> <p>The tools journalists and fact-checkers use to identify deepfakes, AI-generated content, and false claims.</p> </div> </a> <div class="story-card"> <div class="story-image">💰</div> <div class="story-content"> <span class="story-category">Economy</span> <h3>Jobs Changing, Not Disappearing</h3> <p>Real stories from people adapting to AI: new skills, new roles, new opportunities emerging as AI reshapes work.</p> </div> </a> <div class="story-card"> <div class="story-image">⚖️</div> <div class="story-content"> <span class="story-category">Justice & Rights</span> <h3>AI Bias in Criminal Justice</h3> <p>How AI systems affect bail decisions, sentencing, and policing—and what we can do about algorithmic discrimination.</p> </div> </a> <div class="story-card"> <div class="story-image">🌍</div> <div class="story-content"> <span class="story-category">Environment</span> <h3>AI Fighting Climate Change</h3> <p>Using AI to model climate, optimize energy, predict disasters, and discover sustainable solutions faster.</p> </div> </a> <div class="story-card"> <div class="story-image">🎓</div> <div class="story-content"> <span class="story-category">Education</span> <h3>Personalized Learning with AI</h3> <p>How AI tutors adapt to each student, making education more accessible and effective worldwide.</p> </div> </a> </div> </section> <!-- ─── Skill-Builder Courses ─── --> <section> <h2>Structured Courses</h2> <p class="section-subtitle">Learn at your own pace with guided, hands-on courses</p> <div class="courses-grid"> <a href="#" class="course-card"> <div class="course-header"> <h3 class="course-title">AI Fundamentals</h3> <div class="course-level"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-beginner">Beginner</span> </div> </div> <p class="course-description">Start from zero: what AI is, why it matters, basic concepts everyone should know.</p> <div class="course-meta"> <span>📚 6 lessons</span> <span>4-6 weeks</span> <span>Free</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="course-card"> <div class="course-header"> <h3 class="course-title">Prompting & Productivity</h3> <div class="course-level"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-intermediate">Intermediate</span> </div> </div> <p class="course-description">Master the art of asking AI: effective prompts, workflows, tools for work and creativity.</p> <div class="course-meta"> <span>📚 8 lessons</span> <span>6-8 weeks</span> <span>$29</span> </div> </a> <a href="#" class="course-card"> <div class="course-header"> <h3 class="course-title">AI Systems & Ethics</h3> <div class="course-level"> <span class="difficulty difficulty-advanced">Advanced</span> </div> </div> <p class="course-description">Deep dive: how systems work, ethical implications, governance, safety, and the future of AI.</p> <div class="course-meta"> <span>📚 10 lessons</span> <span>8-10 weeks</span> <span>$49</span> </div> </a> </div> </section> <!-- ─── Resource Library ─── --> <section> <h2>Resource Library</h2> <p class="section-subtitle">Curated tools, reading, and references to deepen your knowledge</p> <div class="resources-grid"> <div class="resource-card"> <div class="resource-icon">🛠️</div> <h4>Tools to Try</h4> <p>Curated list of AI tools, apps, and experiments you can use today.</p> </div> <div class="resource-card"> <div class="resource-icon">📖</div> <h4>Recommended Reading</h4> <p>Books, papers, and articles to expand your understanding of AI.</p> </div> <div class="resource-card"> <div class="resource-icon">🎥</div> <h4>Video Tutorials</h4> <p>Watch-friendly explainers on AI concepts, applications, and ethics.</p> </div> <div class="resource-card"> <div class="resource-icon">📝</div> <h4>Glossary</h4> <p>AI terms explained simply: from algorithm to neural network.</p> </div> <div class="resource-card"> <div class="resource-icon">✅</div> <h4>Fact vs. Fiction</h4> <p>Myths about AI debunked: what's real, what's Hollywood, what's uncertain.</p> </div> <div class="resource-card"> <div class="resource-icon">📚</div> <h4>Lesson Plans</h4> <p>For educators: ready-to-use classroom materials and discussion guides.</p> </div> </div> </section> <!-- ─── CTA ─── --> <section> <div class="cta-section"> <h3>Ready to Understand the 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Join thousands of people building AI literacy for the world we're creating.</p> <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary" style="background: white; color: var(--color-primary);">Start Learning Free</a> </div> </section> </div>
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Everyone has a role in building a better world.</p> <div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr)); gap: 20px; margin-bottom: 50px;"> <div style="background: #f0f7f4; border: 2px solid #ddd; border-radius: 12px; padding: 30px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;"> <div style="font-size: 3rem; margin-bottom: 15px;">👶</div> <h3 style="font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #1b4332;">Young People</h3> <p style="font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 0;">Age-appropriate civics education and digital literacy</p> </div> <div style="background: #f0f7f4; border: 2px solid #ddd; border-radius: 12px; padding: 30px; text-align: center;"> <div style="font-size: 3rem; margin-bottom: 15px;">👥</div> <h3 style="font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #1b4332;">Adults</h3> <p style="font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 0;">Career, community engagement, and informed decision-making</p> </div> <div style="background: #f0f7f4; border: 2px solid #ddd; border-radius: 12px; padding: 30px; text-align: center;"> <div style="font-size: 3rem; margin-bottom: 15px;">🧓</div> <h3 style="font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #1b4332;">Seniors</h3> <p style="font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 0;">Civic legacy, wisdom sharing, and active participation</p> </div> <div style="background: #f0f7f4; border: 2px solid #ddd; border-radius: 12px; padding: 30px; text-align: center;"> <div style="font-size: 3rem; margin-bottom: 15px;">🌍</div> <h3 style="font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #1b4332;">Global Citizens</h3> <p style="font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 0;">Nation-specific information and cross-cultural understanding</p> </div> </div> <h2 style="font-size: 2rem; color: #1b4332; margin-bottom: 15px; font-weight: 700;">🗳️ For US Citizens: Know Your Rights & Vote</h2> <p style="color: #555; font-size: 1.05rem; margin-bottom: 40px;">Voting is how we shape the future. Heres everything you need to participate in democracy.</p> <div style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(45, 106, 79, 0.05) 0%, rgba(82, 183, 136, 0.05) 100%); border-left: 5px solid #d62828; padding: 40px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 50px;"> <h3 style="color: #d62828; font-size: 1.4rem; margin-bottom: 30px;">Your Path to Informed Civic Engagement</h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px;"> <h4 style="color: #2d6a4f; font-size: 1.15rem; margin-bottom: 15px;">How to Become Informed</h4> <ul style="list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"> <li style="padding: 8px 0; padding-left: 30px; position: relative;"><strong>Learn Fact-Checking Skills</strong> — Identify reliable sources and misinformation</li> <li style="padding: 8px 0; padding-left: 30px; position: relative;"><strong>Understand the Issues</strong> — Deep dives into policies that affect your life</li> <li style="padding: 8px 0; padding-left: 30px; position: relative;"><strong>Know Your Candidates</strong> — Research positions, voting records, and proposals</li> <li style="padding: 8px 0; padding-left: 30px; position: relative;"><strong>Use Trusted Resources</strong> — Links to nonpartisan, vetted news sources</li> <li style="padding: 8px 0; padding-left: 30px; position: relative;"><strong>Follow Local News</strong> — State and local elections matter most</li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 30px;"> <h4 style="color: #2d6a4f; font-size: 1.15rem; margin-bottom: 15px;">How to Vote</h4> <ul style="list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"> <li style="padding: 8px 0; padding-left: 30px; position: relative;"><strong>Check Your Registration</strong> — Ensure youre registered in your state</li> <li style="padding: 8px 0; padding-left: 30px; position: relative;"><strong>Know the Deadline</strong> — Registration and voting deadlines vary by state</li> <li style="padding: 8px 0; padding-left: 30px; position: relative;"><strong>Choose Your Method</strong> — Vote early, by mail, or on Election Day</li> <li style="padding: 8px 0; padding-left: 30px; position: relative;"><strong>Find Your Polling Location</strong> — State-by-state polling place finder</li> <li style="padding: 8px 0; 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pong
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Pong</title> <style> #pong-wrapper { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; background: #111; padding: 16px; border-radius: 8px; user-select: none; } #pong-score { color: #fff; font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; } #pong-canvas { border: 2px solid #444; display: block; cursor: none; } #pong-msg { color: #aaa; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 10px; } #pong-start { margin-top: 12px; padding: 8px 24px; background: #fff; color: #111; border: none; border-radius: 4px; font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; letter-spacing: 1px; } #pong-start:hover { background: #ddd; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="pong-wrapper"> <div id="pong-score">0 0</div> <canvas id="pong-canvas" width="600" height="360"></canvas> <div id="pong-msg">Move mouse or use ↑↓ keys to control left paddle</div> <button id="pong-start">START GAME</button> </div> <script> (function() { const canvas = document.getElementById('pong-canvas'); const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d'); const scoreEl = document.getElementById('pong-score'); const startBtn = document.getElementById('pong-start'); const msgEl = document.getElementById('pong-msg'); const W = canvas.width, H = canvas.height; const PAD_W = 10, PAD_H = 70, PAD_SPEED = 5; const BALL_SIZE = 10; const WIN_SCORE = 7; let state = 'idle'; // idle, playing, paused, over let animId; const player = { x: 20, y: H/2 - PAD_H/2, score: 0 }; const cpu = { x: W - 20 - PAD_W, y: H/2 - PAD_H/2, score: 0 }; const ball = { x: W/2, y: H/2, vx: 0, vy: 0 }; let mouseY = H / 2; let keys = { up: false, down: false }; // Input canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', e => { const rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect(); mouseY = e.clientY - rect.top; }); document.addEventListener('keydown', e => { if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') { keys.up = true; e.preventDefault(); } if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') { keys.down = true; e.preventDefault(); } }); document.addEventListener('keyup', e => { if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') keys.up = false; if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') keys.down = false; }); startBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { if (state === 'idle' || state === 'over') startGame(); }); function startGame() { player.score = 0; cpu.score = 0; player.y = cpu.y = H/2 - PAD_H/2; state = 'playing'; startBtn.style.display = 'none'; msgEl.textContent = 'Move mouse or use ↑↓ keys to control left paddle'; launchBall(); cancelAnimationFrame(animId); loop(); } function launchBall(dir = 1) { ball.x = W / 2; ball.y = H / 2; const angle = (Math.random() * 0.5 - 0.25) * Math.PI; const speed = 4.5; ball.vx = dir * speed * Math.cos(angle); ball.vy = speed * Math.sin(angle); } function loop() { update(); draw(); if (state === 'playing') animId = requestAnimationFrame(loop); } function update() { // Player paddle if (keys.up) player.y -= PAD_SPEED; if (keys.down) player.y += PAD_SPEED; // Mouse overrides keys when mouse moved into canvas const targetY = mouseY - PAD_H / 2; const diff = targetY - player.y; if (Math.abs(diff) > 1) player.y += Math.sign(diff) * Math.min(Math.abs(diff), PAD_SPEED); player.y = clamp(player.y, 0, H - PAD_H); // CPU AI const cpuCenter = cpu.y + PAD_H / 2; const cpuSpeed = 3.8; if (cpuCenter < ball.y - 5) cpu.y += cpuSpeed; else if (cpuCenter > ball.y + 5) cpu.y -= cpuSpeed; cpu.y = clamp(cpu.y, 0, H - PAD_H); // Ball movement ball.x += ball.vx; ball.y += ball.vy; // Wall bounce (top/bottom) if (ball.y - BALL_SIZE/2 <= 0) { ball.y = BALL_SIZE/2; ball.vy *= -1; } if (ball.y + BALL_SIZE/2 >= H) { ball.y = H - BALL_SIZE/2; ball.vy *= -1; } // Paddle collisions if (rectHit(ball, player)) { ball.x = player.x + PAD_W + BALL_SIZE/2; bounceOff(ball, player); } if (rectHit(ball, cpu)) { ball.x = cpu.x - BALL_SIZE/2; bounceOff(ball, cpu); } // Score if (ball.x < 0) { cpu.score++; checkWin() || launchBall(1); } if (ball.x > W) { player.score++; checkWin() || launchBall(-1); } updateScore(); } function bounceOff(ball, pad) { const relY = (ball.y - (pad.y + PAD_H / 2)) / (PAD_H / 2); const angle = relY * (Math.PI / 3.5); const speed = Math.min(Math.hypot(ball.vx, ball.vy) * 1.04, 12); const dir = ball.vx < 0 ? 1 : -1; ball.vx = dir * speed * Math.cos(angle); ball.vy = speed * Math.sin(angle); } function rectHit(ball, pad) { return ( ball.x - BALL_SIZE/2 < pad.x + PAD_W && ball.x + BALL_SIZE/2 > pad.x && ball.y - BALL_SIZE/2 < pad.y + PAD_H && ball.y + BALL_SIZE/2 > pad.y ); } function checkWin() { if (player.score >= WIN_SCORE || cpu.score >= WIN_SCORE) { state = 'over'; const winner = player.score >= WIN_SCORE ? 'YOU WIN! 🎉' : 'CPU WINS!'; msgEl.textContent = winner; startBtn.textContent = 'PLAY AGAIN'; startBtn.style.display = ''; draw(); return true; } return false; } function updateScore() { scoreEl.textContent = `${player.score} ${cpu.score}`; } function draw() { ctx.fillStyle = '#111'; ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H); // Centre dashes ctx.setLineDash([8, 12]); ctx.strokeStyle = '#333'; ctx.lineWidth = 2; ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(W/2, 0); ctx.lineTo(W/2, H); ctx.stroke(); ctx.setLineDash([]); // Paddles ctx.fillStyle = '#fff'; ctx.fillRect(player.x, player.y, PAD_W, PAD_H); ctx.fillRect(cpu.x, cpu.y, PAD_W, PAD_H); // Ball ctx.beginPath(); ctx.arc(ball.x, ball.y, BALL_SIZE/2, 0, Math.PI*2); ctx.fillStyle = '#fff'; ctx.fill(); } function clamp(v, min, max) { return Math.max(min, Math.min(max, v)); } // Initial draw draw(); })(); </script> </body> </html>
First U.S. Asian Community
The first Filipino community in the United States found its home in the bayous and marshes outside New Orleans, Louisiana. The earliest settlement known was founded around 1765. These Filipino pioneers thought that the swamps of New Orleans gave them safe haven from the Spaniards. They became known as the Manila Men who lived in stilt houses built above the water. Over generations, the Manila Men developed a thriving fishing and shrimping trade, supplying seafood to the city of New Orleans. Their settlements, known as "Filipino Villages," represented the first permanent Asian settlement in North America. The community maintained strong ties to Filipino culture while also integrating into the unique Creole culture of Louisiana. Their legacy is a powerful reminder of the deep and often overlooked contributions of Asian Americans to the founding fabric of the United States.
Trump Epstein Nightmare Grows…
<div><p>In breaking news, Judge Sullivan has thrown the book at AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ in the Katie Phang litigation over the missing Epstein documents, and has ordered that the DOJ immediately turn over for the Judge’s personal review the dozens of pages of handwritten FBI interview notes of the 4 separate interviews of the alleged victim of Trump’s sex abuse who claims she was abused at the age of 13; has ordered that the DOJ review and produce all foreign language documents in the files; ordered that the DOJ file its answer to the suit by next week without delay; and that it prepare and file the Administrative Record comprised of all the documents about its decisions to produce and not produce documents, redact and not redact the files etc. Popok reports.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Select Quote: Get the right life insurance for you for less at https://SelectQuote.com/legalaf today!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts:</p> <p>MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast</p> <p>Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af</p> <p>Sidebar with Katie Phang: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidebar-with-katie-phang/id1886801652</p> <p>The Parnas Perspective: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949</p> <p>The Intersection with Michael Popok: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274</p> <p>MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial</p> <p>The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast</p> <p>The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show</p> <p>The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show</p> <p>Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats</p> <p>Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54</p> <p>On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman</p> <p>Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p></div>
Trump Runs out of Time at Supreme Court
<div><p>As the Supreme Court burns down more time on the clock, indicating that it will likely vote against Trump’s attempted hijacking of the post office to block mail-in ballots from being delivered to voters, Popok, who has interviewed Dem Attorneys General who brought the case to the Supreme Court and are ready to pounce as soon as it rules, prepares an analysis of what is likely to happen next and provides a voter survival kit about mail-in balloting you won’t want to miss. Spring Sleep: See if it’s right for you. Get eXciteOSA at https://springsleep.com/LEGALAF, and use code LEGALAF for 20% off. Subscribe: <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA"> @LegalAFMTN </a> Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts:</p> <p>MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast</p> <p>Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af</p> <p>Sidebar with Katie Phang: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidebar-with-katie-phang/id1886801652</p> <p>The Parnas Perspective: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949</p> <p>The Intersection with Michael Popok: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274</p> <p>MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial</p> <p>The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast</p> <p>The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show</p> <p>The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show</p> <p>Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats</p> <p>Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54</p> <p>On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman</p> <p>Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered</p> <p>Five Minute News: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/five-minute-news/id1471715443</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p></div>
Normalization is the Enemy
<div><p>Dictatorship doesn't always look like tanks and troops in your city. It's the everyday lawlessness and looting spree in the White House, the draconian persecution of activists exercising their Constitutionally protected rights in Republican-hostage states like Texas and Tennessee. It's routine executions by the police. </p> <p>None of this is normal, which is why we must reject it, and learn how we resist succumbing to a freeze or fawning response, and instead take action, keeping ourselves and our communities safe. </p> <p>For more insights on ways to resist, listen to our summer 2025 interview with Jamila Raqib of the Albert Einstein Institute founded by Gene Sharp, author of From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Guide to Nonviolent Resistance. <a href="https://www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes/fire-in-our-peace-the-power-of-nonviolent-resistance/"> Listen here</a> to her advice on concrete steps to take for non-violent resistance, including how to prepare to be brave. </p> <p>ICE is ramping up kidnappings again. So be sure to stay grounded in the concrete steps you can take to protect against ICE and know your rights. Join a community self-defense. If you don't have one, start one. More here: </p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">ICE Watch Programs Can Protect Immigrants in Your Neighborhood — Here's What to Know <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-watch-programs-immigrants-how-to-start"> https://www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-watch-programs-immigrants-how-to-start</a></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Know Your Rights: If You Encounter ICE https://immigrantjustice.org/for-immigrants/know-your-rights/ice-encounter/</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">What to do if you see ICE in your neighborhood <a href="https://pix11.com/news/local-news/what-to-do-if-you-see-ice-in-your-neighborhood/"> https://pix11.com/news/local-news/what-to-do-if-you-see-ice-in-your-neighborhood/</a></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">A Group of Organizers Is Building an Anti-ICE Movement Rooted in Jewish Values <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/a-group-of-organizers-is-building-an-anti-ice-movement-rooted-in-jewish-values/"> https://truthout.org/articles/a-group-of-organizers-is-building-an-anti-ice-movement-rooted-in-jewish-values/</a></p> </li> </ul> <p>Millions of small decisions become sand in their gears. We are not powerless. We are the leaders we've been waiting for. </p> <p>Never forget the power of your voice.</p> <p>We're publishing now on Thursdays an excerpt from Monday's salon, and our full recording of the salon for our Patreon donors at the $10/month tier and higher (anyone who was receiving this perk before will continue to receive it at any tier, as long as your membership is currently active). Not yet signed up? Become a member on Patreon.com/Gaslit, GaslitNation.Substack.com, or as a YouTube member; discounted annual memberships are available, and you can give the gift of membership. Thank you to everyone who supports the show–we could not make Gaslit Nation without you!</p></div>
Raising Our Voices
<div><p></p><p>As I wrote at the beginning of the week Ronda Cress, my wife (!) started a Substack recently called <em>The Little Girl with the Big Voice</em>. Two days ago, she launched a new interview series called “Big Voice Wednesdays.” I had the great pleasure of being her first guest. It was a little odd sitting in separate rooms speaking to each other via Zoom, but talking to her is one of my favorite things to do regardless of the circumstances so we soon settled in. As the conversation unfolded, I learned something new about Ronda—she’s an excellent interviewer. I can’t wait to see who she interviews next Wednesday.</p><p>In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this!</p><p>[Transcript edited for clarity, flow, and length.]</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>Hello everyone, and welcome to the very first Big Voice Wednesday here on The Little Girl with The Big Voice. This is going to be a regular segment to help break up the unrelenting news cycles and inject some inspiration and hope, and maybe even a little humor, to help you get through the rest of the week.</p><p>Big Voice Wednesday will showcase ordinary individuals who are doing extraordinary things and using their voices in unexpected ways. And to kick us off, I have a very special guest. She’s the author of three bestselling books, the Proprietor of <em>The Good in Us Substack</em>, and founder of Mary Trump Media on YouTube. But best of all, she’s my wife. So welcome in, Mary.</p><p>Mary:</p><p>Thank you. I am so excited to be here, and I have to confess to you I’m a little nervous.</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>Well, you’re not the only one!</p><p>Mary:</p><p>I know. Millie’s nervous too.</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>Millie’s always nervous. She’s just a high anxiety puppy.</p><p>Mary:</p><p>She’s preparing for her cameo hopefully.</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>It’s so good to have you here. One of the goals of my newsletter, <em>The Little Girl with the Big Voice</em>, is to help people to find and use their voices so that they can make their lives and the world around them better. So I want to talk to you about the process of finding your voice and what that was like for you. I think the best place to start is with the origin story of your public life. You described this a bit in your first book, <em>Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man</em>, about the decision to finally talk to reporters, namely Suzanne Craig, and a couple others from <em>The New York Times</em>, and to provide information about the family’s finances. But I’m hoping you could go a little deeper about what that felt like, and especially at that point in your life where you had been living in relative obscurity.</p><p>Mary:</p><p>Well, total obscurity, actually.</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>I was trying to be generous!</p><p>Mary:</p><p>Back in 2016 or before the 2016 election, I had strongly considered doing something. I didn’t know what it was going to be, but I was so horrified at the prospect of Donald getting into the Oval Office that I felt I needed to try. But despite the fact that in New York, where we didn’t believe for a second that 62 [million] people would be ridiculous enough to vote for him, Donald kept gaining traction. There were various reasons for that, but it seemed like what he had to sell--the racism, the misogyny, the corruption, the grift, etc.-- really appealed to a lot of people. So the closer he got to getting the nomination, and then of course the closer he got to the election, I really struggled. I talked to friends and my daughter about it because I knew it could present certain problems. But then I realized something. Donald was getting away with absolutely everything, and I had nothing on my side. I had no proof of anything, as far as I was aware. I knew that if I stepped out, I would be perceived and painted as an aggrieved, disinherited niece who either just wanted attention or just wanted to make a buck. So I came to the conclusion that it would not have made any sense. And as depressing as that was, it turns out to have been the right decision.</p><p>A few months later Suzanne Craig, an investigative journalist for the New York Times, knocked on my door in, I think it was May or June of 2017. I was not doing well, and it took a while for this to get through to me. But she was trying to tell me that I actually did have solid proof of financial wrongdoing in my family in the form of 40,000 pages of documents that I had received in discovery back in 1999 and 2000, when I sued my grandfather’s estate after he had completely disinherited me. I eventually became comfortable stepping into a larger role, first through writing my first book, and then other projects because I had proof in black and white. It was no longer my word against his.</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>I think one thing that’s really interesting about that, or that I’m curious about, is whether you had any difficulty. Before in 2016 when he was running, you thought about speaking out then, and you explained for various reasons why you didn’t, and that ended up being the right decision. But I imagine part of making that decision then wasn’t just the concern about whether you would be believed or how you would be perceived, it was probably also the fact that you had this messaging kind of drilled into you through your family, that you don’t speak to reporters. You keep everything very private and you don’t share family matters. I wonder in 2020 whether that way of thinking presented a barrier? Because I think a lot of times when we’re trying to figure out what we can do or whether we can make a difference, we often have a lot of our own thought patterns and history that limits us. Did that play a role or were things too bad after his first term and you had all of these documents to back you up this time?</p><p>Mary:</p><p>No, actually they did. It’s a really good point that I hadn’t really thought about much. It’s what you often refer to as my fixed narratives--there was absolutely a fixed narrative. And there was another component to all of this too at the time, that defies explanation. I had developed a close relationship with my Aunt Maryanne over the years leading up to the 2016 election. We were in quite frequent touch. I visited her. We had lunch together. We had very long conversations. She was one of the main proponents of the “never speak to the press” ethos. Donald was the exception, because he could speak to whomever he wished. So that definitely had been drilled into me for a very, very long time.</p><p>And then <em>The New York Times</em> piece came out. Now, of course, I worked with the team at <em>The Times</em> and provided them a lot of background material. But it wasn’t until the piece was published on October 2nd, 2018, that I saw the scope, not just of the potential criminality and fraud that my family engaged in, but the extent to which they had completely screwed me over financially. My grandfather disinherited me, which he was completely within his right to do, but Donald and my other uncle, Robert and my Aunt Maryanne were my trustees--they had a fiduciary responsibility to me. And it turns out they did the opposite. That also factored into my decision because it became pretty obvious if I didn’t speak out, who was I protecting? It turns out that I would have been protecting them, and that became completely untenable for me.</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>Once you spoke out, I’m sure that was a harrowing experience with this newfound attention and fame and publicity. But as you went forward after you made that decision, did you find that it gave you a new perspective on how you had been thinking about things beforehand? Did it help you to see those thought patterns and those old, fixed narratives and help you resolve those? Did you feel stronger as you went forward? Or is this something you haven’t thought of?</p><p>Mary:</p><p>It’s something I actually have thought about because it was such a stark change. The day before the article by Lachlan Cartwright came out in <em>The Daily Beast</em> that outed my upcoming book, which had been completely embargoed for almost a year, I had 90 followers on Twitter. By the time my book came out a few weeks later, I had hundreds of thousands of them, which was weird. Part of it was realizing the extent to which I had kept myself from having community because I lurked on Twitter, but never interacted with anybody because that seemed fraught and scary. Two things that happened simultaneously. One, I found myself doing things I never in a billion years imagined I would be doing: things like this, for example; doing hits on MSNBC and CNN; and being asked to host political fundraisers. All things that were completely outside of my wheelhouse. It turned out, though, that I actually had some affinity for some of them, but how would I have known? It made me realize that I had not been, to any significant degree, doing anything that seemed valuable up until that point. I felt like I had been given this incredible opportunity to have some influence because the book came out in July, 2020, just a few months away from the presidential election. I needed to make sure to the tiny extent I could, that Donald lost, which he did by almost 8 million votes</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>Sticking with the time before you made that decision to talk to <em>The New York Times</em> and then write your book, I want to go back even before Donald ran for president or became the Republican nominee in 2016. Were you using your voice before then? Or did you feel you had a sense of purpose?</p><p>Mary:</p><p>Oh, I didn’t at all, actually. I don’t know that I would’ve been aware of that. And maybe if somebody had asked me that question, I would’ve said, “Use my voice for what?” I don’t know that it even occurred to me I had one. If you’re living in a particular way and you are dealing with, which at the time for me was untreated, undiagnosed PTSD, it’s very difficult to have any insight into what’s wrong or understand that you’re only subsisting not thriving. One of the things that’s happened since 2020 is that I did start to recognize the limitations I had placed on myself or that had been placed on me because I had all sorts of new opportunities and over time it became clear I wasn’t able to take advantage of them. Before that, certainly before 2015 and 2016 I didn’t recognize I had any opportunities? I was living in suburbia, and I just didn’t recognize that there could be something else out there for me professionally or even personally.</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>One thing I found very interesting about your story is how you straddled these two different worlds. On the one hand, you had access to things that were available through money and privilege, but without having the actual money and privilege. Once I started to learn more about you, because in fairness, I was one of those people, when your first book came out, who immediately dismissed you as somebody who was just seeking their 15 minutes. I was like, “Wait, who is this Trump? There’s another Trump?” So, I dismissed you. But once I actually paid attention and found out a little bit more about you, I saw how wrong I was. You were clearly quite different. But setting aside your role in all of that and the books and the election, I found your history up until that point very compelling and I wanted to learn more. I’m hoping you could talk a little bit about how that was for you, because you were in the family, but you weren’t really of it. How did that impact your feelings of not having a voice.</p><p>Mary:</p><p>You were not alone in dismissing me, and I understand that completely because I don’t know how I would’ve felt if I weren’t me. But to your point about my history and the impact that had, it was on the one hand, a very good thing for me ultimately that I did not grow up with the kinds of wealth and privilege other people in my family grew up with—which would have been mostly Donald’s kids, because my dad’s generation didn’t grow up with. My grandfather was very rich and very well known, but certainly my dad and my Aunt Maryanne and my Aunt Elizabeth did not have money thrown at them. As my aunt would say, as only she could, they grew up white trash poor.</p><p>I think that’s overstating the case a bit because they lived in a little mansion in Jamaica Estates and went to private schools. But similarly, as you mentioned, I did have an extraordinarily privileged life. I went to private schools. I went to a sailing camp on Cape Cod Bay. We always had food and clothes. But I grew up in Jamaica, Queens, which was a lower middle-class, working-class neighborhood. I took the subway to school. We did not have the trappings of wealth by any stretch of the imagination. I also had to contend with the fact that I was Freddy’s daughter. Despite being the oldest son and my grandfather’s namesake, my father was not respected by anybody in my family. Being his kid was one strike against me. Being a girl in a family of horrible misogynists was another strike against me.</p><p>Nobody in my extended family cared about me; I’m not overstating that. They had no expectations for me. That’s sad, I suppose, as a kid. But on the other hand, it was very freeing. It allowed me to make my own choices and never to feel like I had to fulfill anybody else’s expectations about my life because they didn’t have any. But when life got challenging, it made it very difficult for me to convince myself that anything I did mattered or that anything I could do would be enough to matter to anybody else. That had been a burden for a long time.</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>Turning back to today, you talked about having to learn things that weren’t in your wheelhouse and doing things that you never anticipated that you would be doing – like hosting a podcast on your own media channel. After your first book and Donald’s loss to Biden in the 2020 election you could have said, okay, “I’ve done my part,” and tried to return to some semblance of privacy. But you didn’t - you ended up continuing to write in the political space. You started the podcast and the media channel. I’m curious what made you decide to keep doing that work, even though a lot of it had been so new to you, and why you’re continuing to do it now?</p><p>Mary:</p><p>I think it’s part of the evolution that started with my working with <em>The New York Times</em>. There were plenty of reasons to believe that that article should have had a massive impact on public perception of Donald because it completely upended the myth that he was a self-made man or a brilliant entrepreneur. Neither of those things is the least bit true. Plus, of course, the alleged tax fraud and the massive amounts of wealth he got from my grandfather—something like $416 million over the course of my grandfather’s lifetime. But it didn’t make a dent and that was extraordinarily frustrating. That motivated me to write the book. Whether or not the book made a difference, I don’t know, but it did give me a platform. And if things had panned out differently, if after President Biden won Donald, would have conceded the election and he had gone back to private life and played golf and found other ways to grift, I don’t know what I would’ve done.</p><p>Then breathing a collective sigh of relief in the wake of the election, Donald started the big lie, and then he incited an insurrection against his own government in what was a terrifying display of anti-American corruption and cruelty and violence. The Republican Party decided that that was just fine. It took them a few of weeks, but it became clear that they were going to continue to support a man who had actively put them in a position to be killed by a mob he incited. I think it was then I realized we were in new territory and this was going to keep getting worse. Despite everything, Donald continued to have massive amounts of power within the Republican party.</p><p>Then, as you know, the corrupt, illegitimate super-majority of the Supreme Court started making some absolutely horrific anti-constitutional decisions about what kind of presidency Donald should have, about the regulatory state, and women’s rights to bodily autonomy. They were in service to eroding our rights and continuing to expand his power. Plus, of course, despite being indicted and charged, and in some cases convicted, Donald kept getting away with everything. Then in November, 2024, it became clear his coup had been successful because he got back into the Oval Office.</p><p>Throughout all of that, it would have felt like a complete abdication of responsibility to go off and write novels, which is really what I wanted to do. Having a platform is a privilege and not using it, especially when so many people are suffering because of the horrific inhumane policies of the Trump regime. I don’t think I would have been able to live with myself if I had just said, “Thanks, guys. I’m going to go do this other thing. Good luck with all of that.”</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>I think there’s an important lesson in that too. You didn’t know, when you first took those steps in 2020, what the results were going to be. You didn’t know what your impact would be or how wide it would reach, but you did it anyway. And I think that’s a key takeaway for people when they’re trying to figure out how to speak out or what to do. And I don’t mean just in terms of what’s going on with our democracy. It could be in your personal life or in your communities—a lot of the time the outcome is uncertain. So, it can be scary to speak out because you don’t know if you’re going to have an impact. But the one thing that is certain is that if you don’t, you’re definitely not going to make a difference. Your voice definitely is not going to matter. You didn’t know if it would matter, but you did it anyway because it was very important to you, to the kind of person that you want to be. So, thank you for that.</p><p>And thank you so much for being my first guest and for everything that you do. I’m so lucky that you did step out and write that book back in 2020 because I wouldn’t have known that you existed. And look at us now.</p><p>Mary:</p><p>Well, thank you for watching the George Stephanopoulos interview while you were folding laundry back in 2020. And also, mostly of course, thank you for marrying me.</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>. You’re dropping hints! As many viewers may know, you’ve written a couple of Substack posts at <em>The Good in Us</em> - first telling your readers that you’d gotten married and on Sunday, letting them know who you had married. You’ve told your side of the story, and I have not yet told mine. That’s going to be coming very soon. So stay tuned for a post on that.</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>I’m hoping you can share some advice for anyone who is watching and maybe struggling right now with feeling like they are powerless or that they don’t have a voice. Or that they don’t know how to use their voice or if it even matters. What advice do you have for them right now?</p><p>Mary:</p><p>Standing up always matters, right? And as you said, we’re not only talking about dealing with the political situation or speaking up against fascism or speaking up for immigrants. There are many, many things that people are doing in the world that don’t specifically have to do with what’s happening with the American government. There’s some extraordinary work being done to help people in all different ways. That could be working with international human rights law, or it could be creating art. There are so many ways to stand up and make a difference. I think when people have a hard time with that, recognize that even if what you’re doing is completely outside the realm of the political, it is having an impact on you every single day.</p><p>Give yourself a break and recognize the context in which you’re trying to make a difference. We’re being inundated on a daily basis with horrors. When necessary, unplug from it if you can. Here’s one of my favorite stories: I had the extraordinarily good fortune to be on a podcast with Jane Fonda in September of 2020. She’s as extraordinary person as you want her to be. We were a couple of months out from the election, and she asked me how people marshal their resources because. I said, “This is a marathon. It’s not a sprint yet. We still have time.” And she said, “Well, isn’t it more like a relay race?” And I say, “Yes, it is. That’s the analogy.” So, if you need to take a break and unplug, realize there are tons of people who are still engaged. Hand off the baton for a bit. We’ll keep bringing it down the track.</p><p>The other thing I would say is never underestimate the power of community to keep you buoyed, to keep you energized and to help heal you. One of the most unfortunate things that happened to me at the end of 2020 was that I became more and more isolated. We were still dealing with COVID, and I was having a very difficult time making the transition into doing the kinds of work I felt like I needed to be doing. It got harder for me to get outside and start connecting with people.</p><p>It wasn’t until the beginning of last year that I started reconnecting with people. You’re a major part of that, but other close friends of ours were as well. It’s stunning the difference it makes when you allow people into your lives, when, if necessary, you allow them to help you, and allow them to care for you, and nurture you because next thing you know, you’re able to do those kinds of things for other people, too. It has been one of the most revelatory and profound experiences I’ve had to remember how essentially important it is to be connected to your other humans. Without that, you cannot be as effective as you want to be; you can’t have as much impact as you want to. You cannot be the person you want to be. So that would be my most important suggestion.</p><p>Ronda:</p><p>That’s awesome. I want to thank you so much for being my very first guest on <em>Big Voice Wednesdays</em>, and I’m so glad you’re continuing to use your voice.</p><p>And then I want to thank all of you for watching. Stay tuned. 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Your report counts.</div> </div> </div> <!-- LOCAL MEDIA ALERT --> <div class="section" id="media-alert" style="display: none;"> <h2>📺 Alert Local Media</h2> <p style="color: #ff6b6b; font-weight: bold;">⚠️ Journalists investigate the source of misinformation campaigns</p> <div class="channel-card"> <h4>📧 Email to Local News Outlets</h4> <p>Local newspapers, TV news, and radio stations actively investigate misinformation stories. A tip from a community member can trigger their investigation.</p> <label>Email Subject:</label> <div class="template-box" id="media-subject"></div> <button type="button" class="copy-template-btn" onclick="copyToClipboard('media-subject')">📋 Copy Subject</button> <label style="margin-top: 15px;">Email Body:</label> <div class="template-box" id="media-body" style="max-height: 300px;"></div> <button type="button" class="copy-template-btn" onclick="copyToClipboard('media-body')">📋 Copy Body</button> <p style="margin-top: 15px; color: #00cc00;"><strong>📍 Finding Your Local Media:</strong></p> <ol style="color: #00cc00; margin-left: 20px;"> <li>Search "[YOUR CITY] news" to find local outlets</li> <li>Look for "Tips" or "Contact" page on their website</li> <li>Email your report to tips@[outlet].com or use their form</li> <li>Also try: local newspaper investigative reporter, TV news director</li> </ol> </div> <div class="alert-banner"> <div class="alert-heading">💡 Why This Matters</div> <div class="alert-text">Local journalists know your community. They can investigate whether false claims are circulating locally, who's spreading them, and what impact they're having. Your tip could lead to a story that reaches thousands.</div> </div> </div> <!-- FACT-CHECKERS ALERT --> <div class="section" id="fact-checkers-alert" style="display: none;"> <h2>🔍 Submit to Fact-Checking Organizations</h2> <p style="color: #ff6b6b; font-weight: bold;">⚠️ Fact-checkers have large audiences; their verdicts get amplified across media</p> <div class="two-column" style="margin-top: 15px;"> <div class="column"> <h4>🔗 Submit to Fact-Checkers:</h4> <p>Each has its own submission form. Open in new tabs and submit your finding.</p> <ul> <li><strong style="color: #00ff00;">PolitiFact</strong><br><a href="https://www.politifact.com/contact/" target="_blank" style="color: #00ff00;">politifact.com/contact</a></li> <li><strong style="color: #00ff00;">FactCheck.org</strong><br><a href="https://www.factcheck.org/our-work/ask-a-question/" target="_blank" style="color: #00ff00;">factcheck.org/ask</a></li> <li><strong style="color: #00ff00;">Snopes</strong><br><a href="https://www.snopes.com/contact/" target="_blank" style="color: #00ff00;">snopes.com/contact</a></li> <li><strong style="color: #00ff00;">AP Fact Check</strong><br><a href="https://www.apnews.com/ap-fact-check" target="_blank" style="color: #00ff00;">apnews.com/fact-check</a></li> <li><strong style="color: #00ff00;">Full Fact (UK)</strong><br><a href="https://www.fullfact.org/about/contact/" target="_blank" style="color: #00ff00;">fullfact.org/contact</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="column"> <h4>📝 What to Tell Them:</h4> <p>Use this template when submitting:</p> <div class="template-box" id="fact-checker-template" style="max-height: none;"></div> <button type="button" class="copy-template-btn" onclick="copyToClipboard('fact-checker-template')" style="width: 100%;">📋 Copy Template</button> </div> </div> <div class="alert-banner"> <div class="alert-heading">💡 Why This Matters</div> <div class="alert-text">When fact-checkers publish a verdict, that verdict gets picked up by news outlets, social media labels, and search results. A fact-check verdict reaches millions of people exposed to the false claim.</div> </div> </div> <!-- SOCIAL MEDIA ALERT --> <div class="section" id="social-alert" style="display: none;"> <h2>🚫 Report on Social Media Platforms</h2> <p style="color: #ff6b6b; font-weight: bold;">⚠️ Platforms remove false content & add warnings to posts</p> <div class="channel-card"> <h4>📱 Platform-Specific Reporting:</h4> <p>Each social media platform has a built-in report system. Use it to flag the false post directly.</p> <div style="margin-top: 15px;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 10px; background: #1a1a1a; border-left: 4px solid #00cc00; border-radius: 4px;"> <p><strong style="color: #00ff00;">📘 Facebook/Instagram:</strong></p> <ol style="color: #00cc00; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 0.9rem;"> <li>Find the post with false information</li> <li>Click the three dots "..." at the top right</li> <li>Select "Report post"</li> <li>Choose "False information" or "Misleading"</li> <li>Submit — Facebook will review & potentially add warning label</li> </ol> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 10px; background: #1a1a1a; border-left: 4px solid #00cc00; border-radius: 4px;"> <p><strong style="color: #00ff00;">𝕏 (Twitter):</strong></p> <ol style="color: #00cc00; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 0.9rem;"> <li>Find the false tweet</li> <li>Click the three dots "..." at top right of tweet</li> <li>Select "Report post"</li> <li>Choose "It's misleading" → "It contains false information"</li> <li>Submit — X will investigate & may label or remove</li> </ol> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 10px; background: #1a1a1a; border-left: 4px solid #00cc00; border-radius: 4px;"> <p><strong style="color: #00ff00;">📱 TikTok:</strong></p> <ol style="color: #00cc00; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 0.9rem;"> <li>Find the video spreading false information</li> <li>Click the flag icon or three dots</li> <li>Report → "False information" or "Misleading"</li> <li>Add details and submit</li> </ol> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 10px; background: #1a1a1a; border-left: 4px solid #00cc00; border-radius: 4px;"> <p><strong style="color: #00ff00;">📺 YouTube:</strong></p> <ol style="color: #00cc00; margin-left: 20px; font-size: 0.9rem;"> <li>Find the video with false information</li> <li>Click "Report" under the video</li> <li>Select "Misinformation" or "Misleading"</li> <li>Provide details and submit</li> </ol> </div> <div style="padding: 10px; background: #1a1a1a; border-left: 4px solid #00cc00; border-radius: 4px;"> <p><strong style="color: #00ff00;">🌐 Other Platforms:</strong></p> <p style="color: #00cc00; font-size: 0.9rem;">Most platforms have report/flag buttons. Look for three dots, flag icon, or "Report" button near the post. Choose "false information," "misleading," or "misinformation" category.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="alert-banner"> <div class="alert-heading">💡 Why This Matters</div> <div class="alert-text">Platforms prioritize reports from users. Multiple reports on the same post accelerate their review. If the post violates their policy, they'll add a warning label, reduce its spread, or remove it entirely.</div> </div> </div> <!-- PROGRESS TRACKER --> <div class="section" id="progress-section" style="display: none;"> <h2>📊 Your Reporting Progress</h2> <p>Track which channels you've alerted. The more channels you report to, the bigger impact you have.</p> <div class="progress-tracker"> <div class="progress-item" id="progress-officials" style="display: none;"> <div class="progress-icon">1</div> <div class="progress-text"><span class="name">Elected Officials</span> — Reports submitted to Rep/Senators trigger staff review</div> </div> <div class="progress-item" id="progress-media" style="display: none;"> <div class="progress-icon">2</div> <div class="progress-text"><span class="name">Local Media</span> — News outlets investigate the source and circulating false claims</div> </div> <div class="progress-item" id="progress-fact-checkers" style="display: none;"> <div class="progress-icon">3</div> <div class="progress-text"><span class="name">Fact-Checkers</span> — Public verdicts reach millions via news, search, social media</div> </div> <div class="progress-item" id="progress-social" style="display: none;"> <div class="progress-icon">4</div> <div class="progress-text"><span class="name">Social Media Platforms</span> — Posts get labeled, de-amplified, or removed</div> </div> </div> <div class="success-alert" style="margin-top: 20px;"> <div class="success-heading">🎯 You've Completed Your Alerts!</div> <div class="success-text">You've done the research. You've spread the truth to officials, media, fact-checkers, and platforms. Misinformation only wins when people stay silent. You didn't. Thank you for fighting for truth, justice, and evidence.</div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- THANK YOU MESSAGE --> <div id="thank-you-section" style="display: none; margin-top: 30px;"> <div class="success-alert"> <div class="success-heading">🎉 Thank You for Fighting Misinformation</div> <div class="success-text"> <p>Your reports have been generated. By following the steps above and submitting to officials, media, fact-checkers, and platforms, you're taking direct action against disinformation.</p> <p><strong>Remember:</strong> You're not trying to convince the people who already believe the lie. You're providing evidence to decision-makers, journalists, and platforms who can counter the narrative at scale.</p> <p><strong>One more thing:</strong> Share this page with others. 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How to Spot Misinformation
🔗 REPORT YOUR FINDING: https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/ <div class="container"> ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📢 READY TO REPORT YOUR FINDING? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ After you've documented your finding below, go to: 📋 Report Misinformation Alert Page: https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/ Direct Jump Links: 🏛️ Email Officials: https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/#officials-alert 📺 Alert Media: https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/#media-alert 🔍 Fact-Checkers: https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/#fact-checkers-alert 🚫 Report on Social: https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/#social-alert ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ <!-- QUICK ALERT BAR AT TOP --> <div class="alert-quick-bar" style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff0000 0%, #cc0000 100%); border: 2px solid #ff0000; padding: 20px; border-radius: 4px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"> <h3 style="color: #fff; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 1.3rem;">🚨 DONE RESEARCHING? ALERT NOW!</h3> <p style="color: #fff; margin-bottom: 15px;">You've identified false information. Now SPREAD THE TRUTH to elected officials, media, fact-checkers, and social platforms.</p> <div class="alert-buttons"> <a href="https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/" class="alert-button" style="background: #fff; color: #ff0000; padding: 12px 20px; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; border: none; cursor: pointer; font-family: Courier New, monospace; font-size: 0.95rem;">📢 Generate Alert Reports →</a> </div> </div> <a href="https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/" class="back-button">← Back to News Hub</a> <!-- HERO SECTION --> <div class="hero"> <h1>🚨 How to Spot Misinformation</h1> <p>Learn to identify false claims, misleading information, and propaganda. Empower yourself to fight back with truth, justice, and evidence. Report your findings to government representatives and organizations that can take action.</p> </div> <!-- ALERT --> <div class="alert"> <div class="alert-heading">⚠️ CRITICAL SKILL FOR DEMOCRACY</div> <div class="alert-text">Misinformation spreads faster than truth. Your ability to spot it and report it helps protect your community. This page teaches you HOW and gives you TOOLS to report to those in power.</div> </div> <!-- SMART QUICK LINKS TO REPORTING PAGE --> <div style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #003300 0%, #001a00 100%); border: 2px solid #00ff00; padding: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-radius: 4px; text-align: center;"> <h3 style="color: #00ff00; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">⚡ QUICK LINKS: Ready to Report?</h3> <p style="color: #00cc00; margin-bottom: 15px; font-size: 0.9rem;">After you've researched and documented your finding below, jump directly to:</p> <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; justify-content: center;"> <a href="https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/#alert-form" style="background: #ff0000; color: #fff; padding: 10px 20px; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 0.9rem;">📋 Alert Form</a> <a href="https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/#officials-alert" style="background: #ff0000; color: #fff; padding: 10px 20px; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 0.9rem;">🏛️ Email Officials</a> <a href="https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/#media-alert" style="background: #ff0000; color: #fff; padding: 10px 20px; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 0.9rem;">📺 Alert Media</a> <a href="https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/#fact-checkers-alert" style="background: #ff0000; color: #fff; padding: 10px 20px; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 0.9rem;">🔍 Report to Fact-Checkers</a> <a href="https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/#social-alert" style="background: #ff0000; color: #fff; padding: 10px 20px; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 0.9rem;">🚫 Report on Social</a> </div> </div> <!-- QUICK ACCESS BAR --> <div class="section" style="background: #003300; border: 2px solid #00ff00;"> <h3 style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 15px;">⚡ Quick Access</h3> <div class="quick-access"> <a href="#identify-types" class="quick-link">🔍 Types of Misinformation</a> <a href="#spot-form" class="quick-link">📋 Document Your Finding</a> <a href="#red-flags" class="quick-link">⚠️ Red Flags</a> <a href="#quality-signals" class="quick-link">✅ Quality Signals</a> <a href="#report-section" class="quick-link">📢 Report & Inform</a> </div> </div> <!-- MISINFORMATION ROADMAP --> <div class="section"> <h2>🎯 Misinformation Identification Roadmap</h2> <p style="text-align: center; color: #00cc00; font-size: 0.95rem; margin-bottom: 20px;">Follow these steps to identify, document, and report misinformation effectively:</p> <div class="roadmap-step"> <div class="step-number">1</div> <h4>🛑 PAUSE & Question</h4> <p>When you see a claim that triggers strong emotion, PAUSE. Strong emotional reactions are how misinformation spreads. Ask: "Do I really know this is true? Where did I see this? Who benefits if I believe it?"</p> </div> <div class="roadmap-step"> <div class="step-number">2</div> <h4>🔍 Identify the Claim</h4> <p>Extract the specific factual claim being made. Separate opinion from fact. Example: "The claim is: 'X policy will cause Y result'" (this is factual/testable), NOT "X policy is bad" (this is opinion).</p> </div> <div class="roadmap-step"> <div class="step-number">3</div> <h4>🎭 Classify the Type</h4> <p>Identify what KIND of misinformation it is: False Claim? Misleading (technically true but missing context)? Out of Context? Manipulated (doctored image/quote)? Satire mistaken as real?</p> </div> <div class="roadmap-step"> <div class="step-number">4</div> <h4>🔗 Find Primary Sources</h4> <p>Go to the ORIGINAL SOURCE of the information. Read the full context. Check dates. Verify quotes. Use Google Scholar, government databases, original research papers, not social media summaries.</p> </div> <div class="roadmap-step"> <div class="step-number">5</div> <h4>✅ Check Fact-Checkers</h4> <p>See what established fact-checkers (PolitiFact, FactCheck.org, Snopes, AP Fact Check) have found. If multiple fact-checkers agree, that's strong evidence. Note their reasoning—don't just accept the verdict.</p> </div> <div class="roadmap-step"> <div class="step-number">6</div> <h4>📚 Document Your Evidence</h4> <p>Use the form below to record: what the false claim was, where you found it, what the truth is, and your credible sources. This creates a record you can share and report.</p> </div> <div class="roadmap-step"> <div class="step-number">7</div> <h4>📢 Report & Inform</h4> <p>Report your findings to: government representatives (who can address systemic campaigns), political organizations (who counter false narratives), fact-checkers (who may expand coverage), and media outlets (who may investigate the source). <strong><a href="https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/" style="color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;">Use our Alert Generator →</a></strong></p> </div> <div style="margin-top: 20px; padding: 15px; background: #1a1a1a; border-left: 4px solid #00ff00; border-radius: 4px;"> <p style="color: #00cc00; margin: 0; font-size: 0.9rem;"> 💡 <strong>Key Insight:</strong> You are not trying to convince people who believe the false claim. You are creating EVIDENCE that reporters, fact-checkers, and officials can use to counter the campaign at scale. </p> </div> </div> <!-- TYPES OF MISINFORMATION --> <div class="section" id="identify-types"> <h2>🎭 Types of Misinformation: Know Them to Spot Them</h2> <table class="comparison-table"> <tr> <th>Type</th> <th>What It Is</th> <th>Example</th> <th>Red Flag</th> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="red-flag">FALSE CLAIM</span></td> <td>A statement that is factually untrue</td> <td>"Election was rigged" (without evidence)</td> <td>No credible sources support it; fact-checkers rate it FALSE</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="red-flag">MISLEADING</span></td> <td>True fact presented to distort understanding</td> <td>"Politician X voted for policy Y" (but leaves out context: Y also funded schools)</td> <td>Missing crucial context; "technically true but wrong conclusion"</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="red-flag">OUT OF CONTEXT</span></td> <td>A real quote/image used in wrong situation</td> <td>2019 photo of immigration detention used as if it's from 2024</td> <td>Date, location, or situation doesn't match claim</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="red-flag">MANIPULATED</span></td> <td>Real content is doctored/edited to change meaning</td> <td>Deepfake video or quote taken from different speech</td> <td>Experts dispute authenticity; reverse image search shows original</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="red-flag">SATIRE/PARODY</span></td> <td>Joke presented as real</td> <td>Onion headline spread as actual news</td> <td>Comes from known satire site; tone is absurd</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="red-flag">CONSPIRACY</span></td> <td>Complex false narrative blaming group for hidden agenda</td> <td>"Elites secretly control everything"</td> <td>Unfalsifiable; any counter-evidence is "proof of cover-up"</td> </tr> </table> </div> <!-- RED FLAGS & QUALITY SIGNALS --> <div class="section" id="red-flags"> <h2>⚠️ Red Flags: Watch Out For These Signs</h2> <div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px; margin-top: 15px;"> <div style="background: #330000; border-left: 4px solid #ff0000; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px;"> <h4 style="color: #ff6b6b; margin-bottom: 10px;">🚩 CONTENT Red Flags</h4> <ul style="color: #ff6b6b; margin-left: 20px;"> <li>Extreme emotional language ("SHOCKING!", "MUST SEE!")</li> <li>No credible sources or links provided</li> <li>Vague, unverifiable claims</li> <li>Appeals to authority without naming source</li> <li>Cherry-picked data without full picture</li> <li>Logical fallacies (ad hominem, false comparison)</li> <li>Demands urgency ("Share NOW!")</li> </ul> </div> <div style="background: #330000; border-left: 4px solid #ff0000; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px;"> <h4 style="color: #ff6b6b; margin-bottom: 10px;">🚩 SOURCE Red Flags</h4> <ul style="color: #ff6b6b; margin-left: 20px;"> <li>Domain looks similar to real news (ex: "cnn-news.fake")</li> <li>No author attribution</li> <li>No "About Us" or credibility information</li> <li>Heavy political bias without transparency</li> <li>No editorial standards or corrections</li> <li>Only appears on social media, not journalism sites</li> <li>Fact-checkers have ruled it FALSE multiple times</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section" id="quality-signals"> <h2>✅ Quality Signals: Signs of Reliable Information</h2> <div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px; margin-top: 15px;"> <div style="background: #003300; border-left: 4px solid #00ff00; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px;"> <h4 style="color: #00ff00; margin-bottom: 10px;">✅ CONTENT Quality</h4> <ul style="color: #00cc00; margin-left: 20px;"> <li>Cites specific, verifiable sources</li> <li>Presents multiple perspectives</li> <li>Distinguishes fact from opinion</li> <li>Acknowledges uncertainty ("experts disagree")</li> <li>Uses measured language</li> <li>Corrects errors transparently</li> <li>Links to primary sources</li> </ul> </div> <div style="background: #003300; border-left: 4px solid #00ff00; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px;"> <h4 style="color: #00ff00; margin-bottom: 10px;">✅ SOURCE Quality</h4> <ul style="color: #00cc00; margin-left: 20px;"> <li>Clear author/organization attribution</li> <li>Published by established journalism outlet</li> <li>Clear editorial standards and mission</li> <li>Corrections policy & archive</li> <li>Fact-checkers rate them HIGH credibility</li> <li>Multiple outlets cover the same story</li> <li>Clear distinction: news vs opinion/ads</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <!-- IDENTIFICATION FORM --> <div class="section" id="spot-form"> <h2>📋 Document Your Misinformation Finding</h2> <p>Use this form to record the misinformation you found. This creates a documented record you can share with officials, fact-checkers, and media outlets. <span class="red-flag">Your data is NOT saved to our server. Only you have this information.</span></p> <form id="misinformation-form"> <fieldset> <legend>📍 Where & When You Found It</legend> <label for="source-type">Where did you find this misinformation?</label> <select id="source-type" required> <option value="">-- Select --</option> <option value="social-media">Social Media (Facebook, X, TikTok, etc.)</option> <option value="website">Website or Blog</option> <option value="news-outlet">News Outlet (legit or fake news site)</option> <option value="email">Email or Text Message</option> <option value="word-of-mouth">Word of Mouth / Conversation</option> <option value="advertisement">Advertisement or Sponsored Content</option> <option value="video">Video Platform (YouTube, etc.)</option> <option value="other">Other</option> </select> <label for="found-date">When did you find this? (approximate)</label> <input type="date" id="found-date"> <label for="source-url">Link or URL (if available)</label> <input type="url" id="source-url" placeholder="https://..."> </fieldset> <fieldset> <legend>🎭 The Misinformation Itself</legend> <label for="false-claim">What is the FALSE CLAIM or MISINFORMATION?</label> <textarea id="false-claim" placeholder="Write the exact claim you found" required></textarea> <label>What TYPE of misinformation is this?</label> <div class="radio-group"> <div class="radio-item"> <input type="radio" id="type-false" name="misinfo-type" value="false-claim"> <label for="type-false">False Claim (factually untrue)</label> </div> <div class="radio-item"> <input type="radio" id="type-misleading" name="misinfo-type" value="misleading"> <label for="type-misleading">Misleading (true but distorts understanding)</label> </div> <div class="radio-item"> <input type="radio" id="type-context" name="misinfo-type" value="out-of-context"> <label for="type-context">Out of Context (real content, wrong situation)</label> </div> <div class="radio-item"> <input type="radio" id="type-manipulated" name="misinfo-type" value="manipulated"> <label for="type-manipulated">Manipulated (doctored image/quote/video)</label> </div> <div class="radio-item"> <input type="radio" id="type-satire" name="misinfo-type" value="satire"> <label for="type-satire">Satire/Parody (joke spread as real)</label> </div> <div class="radio-item"> <input type="radio" id="type-conspiracy" name="misinfo-type" value="conspiracy"> <label for="type-conspiracy">Conspiracy Theory</label> </div> </div> </fieldset> <fieldset> <legend>✅ The Truth: What Really Happened</legend> <label for="truth">What is the ACTUAL TRUTH or CORRECT INFORMATION?</label> <textarea id="truth" placeholder="What's the real story? What does credible evidence show?" required></textarea> <label for="credible-sources">What CREDIBLE SOURCES support the truth? (List URLs)</label> <textarea id="credible-sources" placeholder="Links to fact-checkers, government reports, research, reputable news outlets Example: PolitiFact: https://... Government Data: https://... Research: https://..."></textarea> <label for="fact-checker-rating">Have any FACT-CHECKERS addressed this claim?</label> <div class="radio-group"> <div class="radio-item"> <input type="radio" id="checked-yes" name="fact-checked" value="yes"> <label for="checked-yes">Yes, and they rated it FALSE/MISLEADING</label> </div> <div class="radio-item"> <input type="radio" id="checked-no" name="fact-checked" value="no"> <label for="checked-no">No, I didn't find fact-checker coverage</label> </div> </div> <label for="fact-checker-links">Fact-checker links (if available)</label> <input type="url" id="fact-checker-links" placeholder="https://politifact.com/... or https://snopes.com/..."> </fieldset> <fieldset> <legend>🎯 Your Information (for reporting only)</legend> <label for="your-name">Your Full Name (optional - for officials to contact you)</label> <input type="text" id="your-name" placeholder="John Smith"> <label for="your-email">Your Email (optional - for officials to contact you)</label> <input type="email" id="your-email" placeholder="you@example.com"> <label for="your-state">Your State/Province (helps target reporting)</label> <select id="your-state"> <option value="">-- Select --</option> <option value="alabama">Alabama</option> <option value="alaska">Alaska</option> <option value="arizona">Arizona</option> <option value="arkansas">Arkansas</option> <option value="california">California</option> <option value="colorado">Colorado</option> <option value="connecticut">Connecticut</option> <option value="delaware">Delaware</option> <option value="florida">Florida</option> <option value="georgia">Georgia</option> <option value="hawaii">Hawaii</option> <option value="idaho">Idaho</option> <option value="illinois">Illinois</option> <option value="indiana">Indiana</option> <option value="iowa">Iowa</option> <option value="kansas">Kansas</option> <option value="kentucky">Kentucky</option> <option value="louisiana">Louisiana</option> <option value="maine">Maine</option> <option value="maryland">Maryland</option> <option value="massachusetts">Massachusetts</option> <option value="michigan">Michigan</option> <option value="minnesota">Minnesota</option> <option value="mississippi">Mississippi</option> <option value="missouri">Missouri</option> <option value="montana">Montana</option> <option value="nebraska">Nebraska</option> <option value="nevada">Nevada</option> <option value="new-hampshire">New Hampshire</option> <option value="new-jersey">New Jersey</option> <option value="new-mexico">New Mexico</option> <option value="new-york">New York</option> <option value="north-carolina">North Carolina</option> <option value="north-dakota">North Dakota</option> <option value="ohio">Ohio</option> <option value="oklahoma">Oklahoma</option> <option value="oregon">Oregon</option> <option value="pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</option> <option value="rhode-island">Rhode Island</option> <option value="south-carolina">South Carolina</option> <option value="south-dakota">South Dakota</option> <option value="tennessee">Tennessee</option> <option value="texas">Texas</option> <option value="utah">Utah</option> <option value="vermont">Vermont</option> <option value="virginia">Virginia</option> <option value="washington">Washington</option> <option value="west-virginia">West Virginia</option> <option value="wisconsin">Wisconsin</option> <option value="wyoming">Wyoming</option> </select> </fieldset> <button type="submit" class="submit-btn">✅ Document This Finding</button> </form> <div id="completion-message" style="display: none; margin-top: 20px;"> <div class="success-alert"> <div class="success-heading">✅ Finding Documented (On Your Device Only)</div> <div class="success-text"> Your documentation has been saved to your device. No one else can access this information. You now have a record to share when reporting to officials and fact-checkers. Screenshot or copy this information before leaving this page if you want to save it. </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- REPORTING & ACTION SECTION --> <div class="section" id="report-section"> <h2>📢 Report Your Findings: Who to Contact & How</h2> <p>Your documented evidence matters. Here's who to contact and why:</p> <div class="contact-org"> <h4>🏛️ Government Representatives (Most Impact)</h4> <p><strong>Why:</strong> They can investigate disinformation campaigns, hold platforms accountable, and counter false narratives at scale.</p> <p><strong>What to send:</strong> Your documented finding + the specific claim + credible sources proving it false.</p> <p><strong>Tools:</strong></p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px; color: #00cc00;"> <li><a href="https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative" class="contact-btn" target="_blank">Find U.S. Representative</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm" class="contact-btn" target="_blank">Find U.S. Senator</a></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislature" class="contact-btn" target="_blank">Find State Legislature</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.usa.gov/elect" class="contact-btn" target="_blank">Find All Elected Officials</a></li> </ul> <p style="margin-top: 10px; font-size: 0.9rem;"><strong>💡 Tip:</strong> Contact your representatives' "constituent services" department. Include a subject line like: "Constituent Report: Disinformation Campaign About [Topic]"</p> <p style="margin-top: 10px;"><strong style="color: #ff0000;">🚀 FAST TRACK:</strong> <a href="https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/" style="color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;">Use our Alert Generator to auto-format reports →</a></p> </div> <div class="contact-org"> <h4>🔍 Fact-Checking Organizations (Amplify Truth)</h4> <p><strong>Why:</strong> They investigate claims systematically and publish findings that media outlets and platforms amplify.</p> <p><strong>What to send:</strong> Your documented finding. They'll do deeper research.</p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px; color: #00cc00;"> <li><a href="https://www.politifact.com/contact/" class="contact-btn" target="_blank">PolitiFact</a> — Political claims</li> <li><a href="https://www.factcheck.org/our-work/ask-a-question/" class="contact-btn" target="_blank">FactCheck.org</a> — Policy & elections</li> <li><a href="https://www.snopes.com/contact/" class="contact-btn" target="_blank">Snopes</a> — Viral claims & rumors</li> <li><a href="https://www.apnews.com/AP-Fact-Check" class="contact-btn" target="_blank">AP Fact Check</a> — News & politics</li> <li><a href="https://www.fullfact.org/about/contact/" class="contact-btn" target="_blank">Full Fact</a> (UK-based)</li> </ul> <p style="margin-top: 10px;"><strong style="color: #ff0000;">🚀 FAST TRACK:</strong> <a href="https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/" style="color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;">Use our Alert Generator →</a></p> </div> <div class="contact-org"> <h4>📺 Media Outlets (Investigate the Source)</h4> <p><strong>Why:</strong> Journalists can investigate WHERE the misinformation originated and expose disinformation campaigns.</p> <p><strong>What to send:</strong> Your finding + any pattern/coordination (multiple accounts posting same false claim).</p> <ul style="margin-left: 20px; color: #00cc00;"> <li><a href="https://tips.apnews.com/" class="contact-btn" target="_blank">AP News Tips</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npr.org/contact/contact-us" class="contact-btn" target="_blank">NPR Feedback</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.propublica.org/tips/" class="contact-btn" target="_blank">ProPublica Investigations</a></li> <li>Local newspaper or TV station (often most responsive)</li> </ul> <p style="margin-top: 10px;"><strong style="color: #ff0000;">🚀 FAST TRACK:</strong> <a href="https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/" style="color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;">Use our Alert Generator →</a></p> </div> <div style="background: #003300; border: 2px solid #00ff00; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px; margin-top: 20px;"> <h4 style="color: #00ff00; margin-bottom: 10px;">🎯 The Best Way Forward</h4> <p style="color: #00cc00; margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>👉 <a href="https://news.qtw-dodropinn.com/report-misinformation-alert/" style="color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;">Click here to use our Alert Generator</a></strong></p> <p style="color: #00cc00;">It takes your documented finding and generates properly-formatted reports ready to send to:</p> <ul style="color: #00cc00; margin-left: 20px; margin-top: 10px;"> <li>Your elected officials (auto-addressed by state)</li> <li>Local media outlets</li> <li>Fact-checkers with submission templates</li> <li>Social media platforms with step-by-step instructions</li> </ul> </div> </div> <!-- CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS --> <div class="section"> <h2>🧠 Critical Thinking Framework</h2> <p>Ask yourself these questions EVERY time you encounter a claim:</p> <div style="display: grid; gap: 15px;"> <div style="background: #1a1a1a; border: 1px solid #00cc00; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px;"> <h4 style="color: #00ff00;">1. Who created this content?</h4> <p style="color: #00cc00;">Is there a clear author? Organization? What's their track record? Do they have a political or financial motive?</p> </div> <div style="background: #1a1a1a; border: 1px solid #00cc00; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px;"> <h4 style="color: #00ff00;">2. What evidence is presented?</h4> <p style="color: #00cc00;">Are there specific sources, data, quotes? Or just claims? Can you verify the evidence independently?</p> </div> <div style="background: #1a1a1a; border: 1px solid #00cc00; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px;"> <h4 style="color: #00ff00;">3. What's the primary source?</h4> <p style="color: #00cc00;">Where did this information originate? Did someone else report it first? Is the original source credible?</p> </div> <div style="background: #1a1a1a; border: 1px solid #00cc00; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px;"> <h4 style="color: #00ff00;">4. What's being left out?</h4> <p style="color: #00cc00;">Is important context missing? Are opposing viewpoints ignored? What would the full story require?</p> </div> <div style="background: #1a1a1a; border: 1px solid #00cc00; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px;"> <h4 style="color: #00ff00;">5. Why is this emotion-triggering?</h4> <p style="color: #00cc00;">Misinformation often triggers anger, fear, or outrage. Why? Is that emotion justified by the evidence, or is it manipulative?</p> </div> <div style="background: #1a1a1a; border: 1px solid #00cc00; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px;"> <h4 style="color: #00ff00;">6. Do multiple reliable sources agree?</h4> <p style="color: #00cc00;">Is this covered by major news outlets, fact-checkers, experts? Or only fringe sources? Widespread agreement isn't perfect, but it matters.</p> </div> <div style="background: #1a1a1a; border: 1px solid #00cc00; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px;"> <h4 style="color: #00ff00;">7. Have I seen opposing evidence?</h4> <p style="color: #00cc00;">Have I actively looked for sources that DISAGREE? Or am I only reading things that confirm what I already believe?</p> </div> </div> <div style="background: #003300; border: 2px solid #00ff00; padding: 15px; border-radius: 4px; margin-top: 20px;"> <p style="color: #00ff00; margin: 0; font-weight: bold;">💡 THE CORE PRINCIPLE:</p> <p style="color: #00cc00; margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 0;">Truth is testable. Misinformation relies on emotion, authority, and obscurity. If you can't verify a claim independently with credible sources, be skeptical. 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Democrats, Republicans & the Border (with Ken Salazar)
<div><p>This week on the <em>Stay Tuned with Preet </em>podcast, renowned attorney and politician Ken Salazar joins Preet to discuss his new book, <em>Borderlands: My Fight for an Inclusive America</em>. Salazar served as US ambassador to Mexico under Biden, Obama’s secretary of the interior, a U.S. senator, and Colorado’s attorney general. </p> <p>They discuss the Trump administration’s relationship with Mexico, why Republicans would rather keep the border “broken,” and Salazar’s tenure as US Ambassador to Mexico, which ended with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum calling him a liar. Then, they turn to what Salazar calls President Trump’s “project of erasure” and why the opposite of diversity is not exclusion, but erasure.</p> <p>After the interview, Preet answers listener questions about the reflecting pool vandalism case and DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s decision to dismiss the charges.</p> <p>In the bonus for Insiders, Preet and Salazar discuss the 2028 Democratic presidential field. Plus, whether Salazar has considered running himself.</p> <p>Join the Insider community for access to bonus content from Stay Tuned and weekly episodes of the <em>Insider</em> podcast hosted by Preet and Joyce Vance. Visit <a href="http://staytuned.substack.com/250"><u>staytuned.substack.com</u></a> to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work.</p> <p>Photo by Jeannette Flores/ObturadorMX via Getty Images</p> <p>Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available <a href="https://cafe.com/stay-tuned-podcast/"><u>on our website</u></a>. </p> <p>Watch this episode on our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cafedotcom"><u>Youtube channel</u></a>.</p> <p>Shop Stay Tuned merch and featured books by our guests in our <a href="https://amzn.to/3KnsELW"><u>Amazon storefront</u></a>.</p> <p>Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.</p> <p><em>Stay Tuned with Preet </em>is brought to you by <a href="https://cafe.com/about-us/"><u>CAFE</u></a> and the Vox Media Podcast Network.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p></div>
Why the Left Lost the Working Class (with Daron Acemoglu)
<div><p>This week on the <em>Stay Tuned with Preet </em>podcast, Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu joins Preet to discuss his latest book, <em>What Happened to Liberal Democracy? Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity</em>. Acemoglu explains why he thinks American politics is in crisis and why a return to the foundational principles of liberalism—with shared prosperity at the forefront—is the best solution. They also discuss the Democratic socialist movement, the reasons for its rise, and whether “socialism” is even the right term to describe it. Then, Preet and Acemoglu turn to AI and its potential to become a pro-worker tool. </p> <p>After the interview, Preet answers listener questions about FEMA emergency funding and whether the attorney general should be an elected position.</p> <p>In the bonus for Insiders, Acemoglu defines some of the key terms from his book and explains how concepts like liberalism can have different meanings.</p> <p>Join the Insider community for access to bonus content from Stay Tuned and weekly episodes of the <em>Insider</em> podcast hosted by Preet and Joyce Vance. Visit <a href="http://staytuned.substack.com/250"><u>staytuned.substack.com</u></a> to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work.</p> <p>Photo by Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images </p> <p>Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available <a href="https://cafe.com/stay-tuned-podcast/"><u>on our website</u></a>. </p> <p>Watch this episode on our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cafedotcom"><u>Youtube channel</u></a>.</p> <p>Shop Stay Tuned merch and featured books by our guests in our <a href="https://amzn.to/3KnsELW"><u>Amazon storefront</u></a>.</p> <p>Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.</p> <p><em>Stay Tuned with Preet </em>is brought to you by <a href="https://cafe.com/about-us/"><u>CAFE</u></a> and the Vox Media Podcast Network.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p></div>
Keir Starmer’s Last Stand?
<div><div> <p>Tommy and Ben survey the wreckage of another week in global politics. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer clings to power after Labour was crushed in local elections. Tommy and Ben debate whether Starmer should step aside or stay and fight. Then they run through the latest with Iran, from the short-lived “Project Freedom” to why Trump says the ceasefire is on “life support.” They recap Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s softball interview on CBS’s <em>60 Minutes</em>, including Netanyahu’s claim that Israel is ready to wean itself off US military support and that social media is to blame for Israel’s tattered image. They preview Trump’s visit to Beijing for his long-delayed summit with Xi Jinping, mock some recent fawning coverage of Marco Rubio, and recap FBI Director Kash Patel’s grilling about his drinking habits by the US Senate. Finally, Ben talks with journalist Suzy Hansen about her new book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/from-life-itself-turkey-istanbul-and-a-neighborhood-in-the-age-of-erdo-an-suzy-hansen/bffd9e3bca605258?ean=9780374298432&next=t"><em>From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdogan</em></a>.</p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/0ersM_ec45g">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast, episode title, and episode date.</p><p>For Friends of the Pod, Tommy and Ben answer questions from Discord about how the US can repair its relationship with Canada, and give insight on their favorite rappers and wines.</p><p>Preorder Ben’s book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-we-say-the-battle-for-american-identity-a-history-in-15-speeches-ben-rhodes/c9d9b22b61e6fd44?ean=9780593595121&next=t"><em>All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches</em></a>, subscribe to his <a href="https://benrhodes1.substack.com/p/notes-on-the-stories-we-tell?r=7jalf&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay&utm_source=ig&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnk2XQpGCmzcvVGkeFlK9dqpiOZOtrjYa6vZNZOGIUYKNGWNuwRdTS-TcWTxc_aem_CO-34uPQ7U7nZXxTI-IbdQ&triedRedirect=true">Substack</a>, and reserve a spot for his virtual book launch event on May 18 <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversation-on-speechwriting-power-and-the-news-of-the-day-tickets-1989246418587?aff=preview">here</a>.</p></div></div>
The Constitution (Melissa's Version)
<div><div><p>Kate & Leah talk to Melissa about her new book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotated-for-the-contemporary-reader-melissa-murray/8e7f0dfa472fc3ca?ean=9781668221938&next=t&"><em>The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader</em></a>, or, as we like to call it at Strict HQ, The Constitution (Melissa’s Version). Then all three unravel what happened with the Virginia Supreme Court invalidating voter-approved redistricting maps, along with other voting-related shenanigans in the wake of <em>Callais</em>. Finally, they talk with Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, about why and how anti-abortion forces are once again targeting mifepristone.<br>Favorite things:</p></div><ul> <li>Kate: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/yesteryear-a-novel-caro-claire-burke/3633cf5fc7b2b2b1?ean=9780593804216&next=t"><em>Yesteryear</em></a> by Caro Claire Burke; NYC Mayor Mamdani skipping the Met Gala to hang out with fashion industry workers; Chris Hayes’ interview with Molly Crabapple on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/here-where-we-live-is-our-country-with-molly-crabapple/id1382983397?i=1000763961157"><em>Why Is This Happening?</em></a>; the Artemis II crew answering kids’ questions on <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/podcasts/the-daily/artemis-astronauts-questions-and-answers.html"><em>The Daily</em></a> </li> <li>Leah: <em>Middle of Nowhere</em>, Kacey Musgraves; <em>Dancing on the Wall</em>, MUNA; “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/opinion/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html">Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices?</a>” By Niko Bowie and Daphna Renan; “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/opinion/callais-voting-rights-act-discrimination.html">John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn’t Exist</a>,” by Jamelle Bouie</li> <li>Melissa: <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/amy-sherald-met-gala-2026?srsltid=AfmBOooD0OPLxTUFL3QdCko3CkFy3WlSlw1Q69e6nkt7IUKW72LJIDgd">Amy Sherald’s Met Gala look<br></a><br></li> </ul><div><p>Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE – The Bad Decisions Tour 2026! </p></div><ul><li><p>6/20/26 – New York City</p></li></ul><div> <p>Learn more:<a href="http://crooked.com/events"> http://crooked.com/events<br><br></a>Buy Melissa’s book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotated-for-the-contemporary-reader-melissa-murray/8e7f0dfa472fc3ca?ean=9781668221938&next=t&">The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader<br><br></a>Preorder a signed paperback of Leah’s book, Lawless, <a href="https://literatibookstore.com/book/signedlawless">here</a>.</p><p>Follow us on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en"> Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast"> Threads</a>, and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.social"> Bluesky</a></p></div></div>
Coffee with Katie Phang, Joyce Vance, and Me!
<div><p></p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Did you see yesterday Pete Hegseth had this supposed Christian nationalist pastor to offer Christian prayer at the Pentagon? This is a guy who’s on record saying that the constitutional amendment that guarantees the three of us, all women, the right to vote it should be repealed. So, my coffee cup this morning says, “Votes for women.”</p><p>MARY</p><p>Beautiful. We should get one of those.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>This is my coffee cup dedicated Pete Hegseth. [raises middle finger] Thank you.</p><p>MARY</p><p>That’s my favorite one.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>It’s special.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Hanging out with y’all gets me in trouble. I try so hard not to swear publicly because I have four children and I just don’t want them to catch me at it. And you guys are already pushing the buttons.</p><p>MARY</p><p>But Joyce, there’s a reason we call her Katie Phucking Phang.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>That’s p-h-u-c-k-i-n-g.</p><p>MARY</p><p>Of course!</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>That morning when we were sitting around at your place, Mary, it was right when Katie got her MSNBC show, and we were talking about what the name of the show should be and somebody, and it might’ve been E. Jean, said <em>The</em></p><p><em>Katie Phucking Phang Show,</em> which is what I called it in my head for all those years.</p><p>MARY</p><p>Me, too. In fact, E. Jean responded to your post last night and called us the Holy Trinity,</p><p>MARY</p><p>Joyce Vance, Mary Trump, and Katie Phucking Phang.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>The Unholy Trinity</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Well, you guys, there’s not much going on in the news. What are we going to talk about?</p><p>MARY</p><p>Cats sleeping on keyboards.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Dingus left for me this morning. Did y’all see I had Dingus? He started out on the floor with Bella, my German Shepherd.</p><p>Okay. I know y’all didn’t come here for cat talk.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>This is literally how we are when we’re together. This is our group chat personified, and then when we’re physically in the same room, it’s even crazier. I will not lie. So, in full confession mode. Yes, that’s exactly what’s happening.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Like Mary’s mug says, this is where fake news goes to die.</p><p>There are a lot of people from Minneapolis joining us. I continue to be really inspired by the folks in Minneapolis and the way they’re sort of leading the way right now.</p><p>MARY</p><p>It’s a reminder that, window dressing aside, things are still very bad there. And the damage wrought by the Trump regime and ICE and CBP, it’s going to take a very long time to recover, not just psychically and emotionally, but economically. An official in Minneapolis said that the economic toll was worse than COVID on local businesses.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>I believe it. When I was there, people were just hiding out. They can’t leave. But that was also a testament to their community organization where they were buckling down and taking care of each other and just offering help to total strangers. I interviewed a woman on Friday who is a mutual aid worker, and she explained it’s an incredibly elaborate system that they have created wherein she gets the money donations. She goes and she buys the food and the goods. They go to a specific distribution location, which changes all the time to avoid ICE and CBP. And then the people that are the ones that deliver the goods and food, they are clean—meaning they never have any interaction with ICE. They are not observers. They do not follow, they do not video. They do nothing so that they’re not on that radar and they’re switching them out all of the time, which is a huge demand because this is a volunteer effort, right?</p><p>Nobody’s getting compensated to do this. And then when I was in Minneapolis St. Paul a few weeks ago, I went to Smitten Kitten, which was one of the central locations for collections and donations, and I was so happy to hear they’ve actually now exceeded the need for coats and physical kind of donations. They’ve moved to rent assistance because a lot of people haven’t been able to leave their homes to go to their jobs, but they still have to pay their rent and their mortgages. Even though the kids get escorted and the food gets delivered, you still have to be able to pay your bills as they come due and it is still cold. So, they’re definitely taking care of each other there. A hundred percent.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Can I tell y’all though, what worries me about this? I wrote a piece about this on Cafe where Prett Bharara and I hang out for our podcast. Two Americans were executed on the streets of Minneapolis, and I think this administration hopes that we will all just forget about that. They have Homan, and in case anybody’s forgotten, Homan, the Border Tsar, is the guy who was credibly accused of taking a $50,000 bribe. A $50,000 bribe from wealthy businessmen who wanted him to steer government contracts to them after the Trump administration came back in. That investigation was just shelved. It was canceled. It’s not like they zeroed it out, they just quit investigating. So, this is the guy who’s in Minneapolis saying, “We’re doing a drawdown.” I’m really bad at math, it’s why I went to law school. But I saw that the number of federal agents who were stationed in Minneapolis during operation Metro Surge was about 3,200 to 3,500. Homan said that a thousand of them were going home. That still leaves an outsized number of federal agents on the ground in Minneapolis.</p><p>They’ve imported JAG lawyers into the US Attorney’s office, which was so decimated by resignations that they needed new lawyers. I am not here to denigrate JAG lawyers but they’re not federal prosecutors, they’re trained in military law. They don’t do the same sorts of cases that we do in US attorney’s offices. And if you don’t think that that’s deeply disturbing, I don’t know what to say. We can’t let the administration walk away as if nothing ever happened. Governments that kill their own citizens openly on the streets with no consequence—that doesn’t happen in this century. That’s Nazi Germany. Even in Russia, Putin, was linked to people that were being pushed out of windows, but he wasn’t that brazen about it. I’m so worried that we’re just going to give the administration a pass like we always do.</p><p>MARY</p><p>And it’s important to remember not only is Homan corrupt, he’s as much of a Nazi as the guy he replaced Greg Bovino. So that was just more window dressing. And they’re not just brazenly murdering American citizens, they’re also blaming the victims. They’re slandering them, defaming them by calling them domestic terrorists.</p><p>The question now is what do we do when the things that the government is doing to distract us from the thing they don’t want to be held accountable for is just as consequential. We’re dealing with ICE in Minneapolis; we’re dealing with the murder of American citizens with total impunity; the Epstein files; the dismantling of the post-World War II order; the fact that the United States of America is murdering people in the Caribbean Sea without due process; the kidnapping by the U.S. government of the president of Venezuela. All of it just goes under the radar. How do we negotiate that, stay focused on the most salient things and get to this point where there is some kind of accountability? Because, Joyce, I think you’re right. There’s so much awful going on, but murdering American citizens, bragging about it, blaming them, and then just turning the page while Donald Trump’s name is in the Epstein files a million times. It’s scary.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>I think we’re doing a pretty good job though of shining the spotlight. We’re not always just reactive to what’s going on in terms of the newsy headlines. And I will say something that we’re doing well is we’re starting to connect the dots in ways that show the through-lines, which is the corruption and the grift. Corrupt doesn’t always mean financial grift. It can be corrupting the process to go after political opponents by using the Department of Justice; seizing ballots from Fulton County so you can try to control the outcome of the November 26th election; seizing voter rolls that you were otherwise unable to get previously. And I think that what we’re all doing in our own respective ways, especially in independent media, is highlighting these things and showing that it’s not random. There is some merit to Steve Bannon’s idea to flood the zone with bullshit.</p><p>But this is not bullshit when you’re killing people in the street. This is not bullshit when you’re declaring Antifa tp be a domestic terrorist organization.</p><p>Something I’m incredibly proud of is that next Tuesday we’re doing counter programming to the State of the Union. We’re calling it the People’s State of the Union. We have members of Congress that are meeting with regular everyday Americans that have been canned from their jobs as federal workers and they don’t have health insurance; whose families have been impacted by the immigration enforcement plans; who are impacted by the Epstein files. That’s the kind of stuff I think we have to be doing. And I’m proud that it’s subversive and disruptive and it’s highlighting the things that are incredibly important.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>I’m looking forward to that too. I’m sad I won’t get to be with y’all in person because I actually have a book event in Montgomery, Alabama that was planned a long time ago. Bob and I were up in Maine for Valentine’s Day weekend taking a rare break, and I taped something right after we had come in from this massive snowshoeing adventure. It’s so funny. I’m in full on Maine mode with no makeup. What you see is what you get. But I mean, honestly, is Donald Trump really going to stand up on Tuesday and claim that the state of our union is strong with a straight face?</p><p>MARY</p><p>Yes of course. He doesn’t have a choice. I mean, the entire strategy right now of his regime is to gaslight the American people and to convince enough of them that they should not trust their own lived experience. You say prices are going up because your paycheck doesn’t stretch as far as it used to. You’re wrong. Prices are down; inflation is down. Whatever it is, whether it’s the economy or foreign policy, or the polls. He claims he’s doing better in the polls that any president in the history of the universe ever has. And it’s insane on the face of it.</p><p>But as Katie was saying earlier, the reason independent media is so important is because information is increasingly siloed in this country. So the people listening to him don’t get any alternative versions.</p><p>They don’t get the actual facts. I bet there are tens of millions of people in this country who do not know that Donald was indicted on 91 counts; that he’s an adjudicated defamer and rapist. They don’t know that he stole government documents. I used to give people a pass because they’re getting lied to all the time. But if you are somebody who supports him and you hear what he says on the world stage and you see what his administration is doing, separate and apart from all those other horrors we know about, that should be enough information. There are too many people out there who still think that Donald is their guy. He will lie to our faces and many people will believe him. That’s why the kind of counterprogramming you guys are doing is so important.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>We’ve talked about this from really, I think the earliest days of our friendship. Donald Trump is now down to a hardcore of supporters who are afraid of change. They are afraid of a multicultural, multiracial America where everybody has equal opportunity based on merit. And I go back to the Jeff Session days in Alabama where it really did come down to that, this fear of having to compete in a marketplace full of other people and the need to maintain some sort of superiority. Now that [Donald] has been exposed for who he is—losing Marjorie Taylor Green, right? When you’ve lost Marjorie Taylor Green, man, you are in trouble.</p><p>And the question is in large part, and I don’t mean that we should assume this burden by the way, but the question is how do we make it possible for people who really want to abandon [Donald] at this point now that he’s been exposed the killings in Minneapolis, the ICE detentions, the attacks on the boats in open waters in violation of international and US law, how do we make it possible for those people to feel safe coming over?</p><p>Because it’s hard to confess when you’ve made a mistake. They’ve obviously, in many cases, made tragic mistakes. And there’s a part of me that doesn’t want to be super welcoming, but I recognize that with the midterms looming, it’s more important than ever to create a still bigger circle that folks can stand on. What are y’all doing?</p><p>KATIE</p><p>You’re way more gracious than I’m, I’m not gracious. I’m just pragmatic.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>We desperately need massive majorities in this election, sort of fraud proof majorities, if you will.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>I’m going to cite to somebody who I don’t have any respect for and that I loathe, but I will cite to him because he is respected in MAGA, which is Nick Fuentes. He went on a rant a couple of days ago where he said, “Fuck Maga, fuck Trump. We elected him in November of 2024. He had the entire 2025 to do what he promised to do. He screwed it all up. He can’t blame people around him,” and he’s actually telling his followers and others to sit out and not vote in November of 2026. For what it’s worth though, to Joyce’s question, they’re kind of doing it for themselves too,</p><p>In some ways, he and others in that space are having these kind of come to Jesus—well, no, because Jesus was a Jew and Nick Fuentes doesn’t like the Jews. But they’re having these self-realizations. In some way, Joyce, they’re doing their own work.</p><p>But I have this conversation all the time with people. If you’re a triple Trumper, I’m never going to be able to penetrate that bubble. And I cannot waste my energy trying to continue to convert you. Clearly what I am doing, something is working if you are as a triple Trumper, realizing that he fucked you over. So you know what? I’m going to keep my eye on the ball and I want to win. I don’t think winning means that I have to convert a triple Trumper to voting for a Democrat. I just don’t think that that’s what I have to do.</p><p>MARY</p><p>I agree. I think it’s a waste of time. There are a few things. First of all, Joyc’s, point that people hate to be wrong, that is a psychological phenomenon, and it is very difficult to overcome. It doesn’t make sense to berate people for having been wrong because they’ll just dig in their heels. I’m sort of with Katie. I don’t forgive these people. I don’t want to understand them. But as Katie said, Donald is his own worst enemy. His people, aren’t going to vote for us ever, but they may stay home. Just as the Republicans are trying to suppress our vote through legislation,</p><p>KATIE</p><p>The SAVE act.</p><p>MARY</p><p>Yeah, exactly. They’re also suppressing their own voters. Now, to the point of speaking to people who are waking up? I have a problem with appealing to people’s self-interest. Suddenly, it’s affecting you and it matters, but it didn’t matter when we were separating children from their parents; killing people with COVID; and murdering American citizens on American streets. Now because the economy’s bad and it’s affecting you directly? But we have to accept that as a reality. But I also think, Joyce, you have more of an in than Katie and I do. There are certain people in this country who’re not going to listen to a word I say.</p><p>Ronda and I went to Ohio to a very red county to talk to the Madison County Dems. The people we spoke to who live there, who have as their neighbors, the people who voted for Donald two or three times, they can make a difference. They can have those conversations. What we need to do and what we, should all plan to do is keep those Democrats in those very red counties motivated and energized and make them feel supported so that they can go out and keep having those conversations. Because there are some counties in this country that will never vote for a Democrat for Congress. It could change the statewide vote, however. We could have more Democratic governors and senators than we might otherwise.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>I like that. I think that’s the point, right? This might be a rare moment where I disagree with you, but it’s the other races on the ballot, especially at the midterms. We have a friend, lifelong Republican, voted for Trump in 2016, and by 2024, he actively voted for Democrat for the first time in his life. But in 2020 he stayed home.</p><p>And I think that’s important to empower people to stay home if they’re not going to vote for a Democrat, but they’re really struggling, tell them sometimes it’s okay to sit one out, but it’s possible to influence people at the margins, and that means down ballot races. Doug Jones is on the ballot to be governor in Alabama, and I think maybe if people want to express their distaste for Trump by voting for a Doug Jones or voting for Janet Mills for the senator or whoever comes out of the Texas Democratic primary, I agree with you, Katie. I feel your frustration. There’s nothing that I can say to these people that are okay with what Donald Trump has been doing to this country. At the same time, I just think that we have an opportunity to rebuild guardrails in this election, and I worry about what will happen if we don’t. So I’m trying to put on the proverbial big girl panties and figure out the ways that we can influence that without doing injustice to our own personal beliefs. Because look, we were all here from the get-go, but then again, for a variety of reasons, maybe people weren’t there and didn’t see what we saw in Donald Trump. Maybe they didn’t have access to news sources that we did. I just want to be thoughtful about getting this right.</p><p>MARY</p><p>Can I just say something really quickly, because I’m not at all suggesting that we alienate these people. I’m just saying that there are a lot of people who I can’t reach anyway. But I’m very curious to know what you guys think of this. This is one of the things we talked about in Ohio. Instead of trying to change people’s minds about policy or about whether they regret voting for Donald or what have you, or making them feel bad about it, maybe just have this kind of conversation. What is okay with you? Is it okay with you that people on American soil really no longer have a right to due process? Is it okay with you that governmental agencies are murdering American citizens in our cities? Is it okay with you that 700,000 people, most of them children are dead now because we stopped funding a vital agency?</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>I think that’s the right approach to ask questions as opposed to telling people things just to ask questions. Well, why do you think this is okay? Or what do you like about this administration, this regime?</p><p>KATIE</p><p>One thing that I have learned that is a just north star for most people is that all politics is truly local. Because once you turn off your TV or you turn off your computer or your smartphone and you’re not exposed to the nationalized politics or the federalization of these issues, it’s all like, is that pothole getting fixed? Does my kid have a good education? Is my community safe? These are the things that people focus on more than anything, and understandably so because that’s what’s kind of preeminently in their face. But I think a good happy medium between what you’re talking about, Joyce which I think is noble, but I’m not sure it’s pragmatic because I don’t want to lose my humanity, but there is an entire group of people that don’t believe that other people have the right to an existence.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>That’s right. Like the “illegal aliens” label. It’s just terribly dehumanizing.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>It’s not just immigration. They don’t believe that LGBTQ plus people have the right to exist.</p><p>MARY</p><p>Especially trans people.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>It’s not like, “I don’t like your green shirt, Katie.” It’s, “I don’t think that you deserve to breathe.” That is how some of these people think. S I was reading some of the comments. I agree there are some people that are so fucking far off the spectrum on this that we’ll never be able to reach them, but maybe there are the “moderates.” Although Joyce, you say this all the time, so I’m going to impeach you with your own words: the Overton window has shifted so damn far over.</p><p>That’s why when you propose something that should be just basic humanity, people are like, that’s so fucking progressive. It’s really not. It’s because the window of normalcy has shifted so far that we have programmed ourselves to think that this is where we are, where we really should not be. But I think, Mary, one thing you said, which I thought was just this huge epiphany for me, is if all policies is local and there are people that we shouldn’t crucify for making bad decisions previously, like Joyce says, then what we should do is empower people that are their neighbors.</p><p>They’re not going to trust the carpet bag or Katie Fang from Miami who’s loud and obnoxious and profane and doesn’t give a fuck, but they may trust the incredibly genteel, polite, and smart, but sassy Joyce Vance, who’s their neighbor, who could influence the way that they think about these issues. I just think that maybe that’s how we get to people.</p><p>But to Mary’s Point, Joyce, there are people that are intentionally living in these bubbles of disinformation because it makes them feel good about their life choices. And then you look at the guy who called into C-Span who was like, “I’m a triple Trumper, but I hate him because,” and he’s wheezing on the call and he clearly needs his Affordable Care Act tax subsidy. And he was like, “Oh, I feel duped by voting for him. And I’m like, “Sorry. If the economy was good for you and you had your tax subsidies, you wouldn’t care. You wouldn’t care what was happening in Minneapolis. You wouldn’t care that children are getting fucking killed in detention facilities.</p><p>MARY</p><p>Like law enforcement. They don’t wear masks.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Law enforcement agents do not wear masks while they’re doing their jobs.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>So, what are we negotiating with, right?</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Yeah. Katie, I just want to say this about your point, because I mean, I agree with you. I’m fighting against my own instincts on this one. I think the answer to my original question about what do we do, how do we make it possible for the Triple Trumpers or the people who were questioning earlier than that to vote democratic or at least not vote in the midterm elections? I think Mary has the answer. It’s provide good solid information to their democratic leaning neighbors. They’re not going to listen to me. They’re too busy leaving death threats on my phone at work. People increasingly feel free to be graphic. I’ve even noticed this in airports, the number of men that are willing to bump into you or shove past you. It’s like there’s this general diminishment of civility in the American community.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>Because the president of the United States says it’s okay to treat women like shit.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Educating people, giving people the arguments to make it their family dinner tables at neighborhood potlucks because your neighbors are the people that you’re going to have conversations with and trust. I think that’s our answer here.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>I like that. I think it’s a happy medium. And I think that’s what Mary’s saying too. We can empower people with the information so that they can go into those conversations with people. My Republican neighbors are still kind of polite to me, but if we’re outside walking our dogs together, they’ll be more inclined to have a conversation with me than a total stranger. And so maybe there’s something that I can say that will make them feel like, “Oh, well, Katie doesn’t have three horns. She just has two.” So that’s a little bit better.</p><p>See, Mary, I always make you laugh.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>You guys, so can we talk actually about a little bit of good news? I was awake when this happened, which speaks to how poorly I think we’re all sleeping these days.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>No kidding.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Happy 66th birthday to the former Prince Andrew, who’s in custody in the United Kingdom on his birthday. They arrested him on suspicion of passing confidential information to Jeffrey Epstein while he was the British Trade Envoy, the first member of the royal family to face arrest. I had a child trafficking case many years ago where my defendant was first put into custody in England, and I was delighted to learn that their system was a little bit different than ours in that they could hold this guy for 30 days while they compiled evidence against him.</p><p>But I understand from a friend who’s a barrister in Britain that this is a little bit different, that Andrew’s potentially on a 72-hour hold. He’ll probably be released within eight to 12 hours. But nonetheless, this is the third person, adjacent to the British government who’s facing serious consequences for involvement with Jeffrey Epstein. I feel like maybe the king is actually showing us the way, right? The king is showing us that no man is above the law by, but clearly King Charles was aware that his brother was about to be arrested when this happened.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>The BBC is reporting that the palace was not informed prior to the arrest.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Yeah, sure, Jan.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>But still, you know what the refreshing takeaway is, even if they were, they didn’t get involved,</p><p>KATIE</p><p>The Prime Minister has said, the Deputy Prime Minister says no one is above the law. And so they really mean that in England versus the lip service we get from SCOTUS here in the United States.</p><p>MARY</p><p>Charles said, The law must take its course as this process continues, it would not be right for me to comment further.” The full, fair, and proper process should be followed. So yeah, I think on the one hand, Joyce, you’re right. This is really good news. It’s a long time coming. On the other hand, it just underscores how far we have fallen here, and how many people in the administration, at least six, have been named many, many times in the files. Howard Lutnick should be in prison. And the White House is like, yeah, whatever. And that’s because why? Because Donald is mentioned more than anybody else and is implicated in much more serious things. They can’t go after anybody else because then that would expose him. And here we are with a totally compromised DOJ protecting the predators and endangering the victims.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Can we just be clear about the fact that the Justice Department where I spent 25 years, and I’m still deeply committed to it as a legitimate institution, no longer is. This is now Donald Trump’s law firm occupying the Kennedy Building on Pennsylvania Avenue, doing Donald Trump’s bidding. He is directing his attorney general about who to indict in accidentally posted social media messaging. We can only imagine the direct orders that he’s giving her when they are, in fact in private.</p><p>I think in this moment, and this brings us full circle to Minneapolis, the whole notion is to live, to fight another day, to restore the Justice Department as an agency that will begin to hold people accountable. No president wants to prosecute their predecessor, but we are in a moment where we understand the consequences of not doing that, not doing it promptly, not doing it in a way in which the objective facts are presented to the American people. We are going to need a Nuremberg style accountability at the end of this administration. I don’t love that conclusion. I think it’s a sad moment. But Jill Wine-Banks, my podcast co-host, who was the only woman on the Watergate team, loves to say that the original sin in our democracy was the failure to hold Richard Nixon accountable. We let him fade off and did the easy thing.</p><p>MARY</p><p>Get rehabilitated.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Totally rehabilitated. Was it Albus Dumbledore in <em>Harry Potter</em> who said, “The moment is upon us when we will have to choose between doing the easy thing and the right thing.” We are past that moment, but we do have to understand that we need a justice department that will do its job in a very objective fashion. And that, I regret to say, does not mean stacking it in a bipartisan fashion. That means putting in people who are committed to the rule of law, who will do their jobs.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>Joyce Vance, Attorney General of the United States.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Oh, no, no, no, not this girl. I’m a little bit too old for that. The good news is there is in many ways a justice department in exile, right? There are great people younger than me who understand the institution and what it should be, and are willing not just to restore it, but in many ways to revitalize it, to create the justice department that we all want to have.</p><p>MARY</p><p>And I think we’re at this very critical moment in our history, which we have an opportunity if we can make it through this year, not, as you said, to reform around the edges, but to reimagine, re-envision and create for the very first time the kind of democracy we desperately need and all of us deserve.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>Not rebuild, reform—that’s what we need to do. We don’t go back to what we had. We have to build something new and better.</p><p>MARY</p><p>Start from scratch,</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>Keep moving forward. I mean, it’s the moment that we’re in, Hey, it’s why I wrote that book called <em>Giving Up is Unforgivable</em>.</p><p>MARY</p><p>That’s right. Everybody read it. If you haven’t already, go buy it right now.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>I was rereading it for an interview I have to do later this week, and I was thinking, it really is true. The whole bottom line of what we’re doing right now is refusing to give up with every fiber of our being. No matter what they do. We just have to stand up for the right thing.</p><p>And March 28 is the next No Kings March. My sign is just going to say, “Renee Good, Alex Pretti,” because that’s what I’m carrying forward in this moment</p><p>KATIE</p><p>I see red yarn. Are you knitting me my red beanie for when I go back to Minneapolis?</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>I’m getting ready to cast on red beanies. For those of you who don’t know, knitters are knitting red hats as a nod to Norway during World War II where they were a form of protest against the Nazis. I’ve been getting people to send me pictures of their hats, and I have even become shameless about approaching people in airports where I’ve been spending way too much time lately because knitters are sitting in airport waiting areas, knitting red hats. It’s like this quiet form of protest. When you see so many people doing that, you know that something important is happening.</p><p>KATIE</p><p>I’m ready for my red hat.</p><p>JOYCE</p><p>I’ll see how fast I can knit you guys. This has been so lovely seeing y’all, and thank you so much to the Wow, more than 4,000 people who have joined us. Amazing. So happy. This is how we do it—in community.</p><p>MARY</p><p>Thanks for hanging out with us, everybody.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p> <br><br>This is a public episode. 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Will the Blue Wave Be Bigger Than 2018?
<div><div> <p>JD Vance begs voters to give the White House "another chance" as a series of new polls show a political environment even more favorable to Democrats than the one that propelled the blue wave in 2018. </p><p>Jon, Dan, and Alex break down how much "hopium" we should be huffing, a new ad from a Florida Republican breaking with Trump on immigration, and whether unexpectedly close Senate races in Minnesota and New Hampshire should have Democrats worried. They dive into JD Vance's advice to AI companies to simply stop "building Frankenstein" and unpack Trump's fixation on demolishing the Kennedy Center if he's not allowed to name it after himself. </p><p>Alex talks about her new book, "The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners, One Republican Presidency, and the Raid on America's Courts," which follows the conservative movement's deliberate takeover of the American judicial system. Then, Dan Osborn, the independent candidate for Senate in Nebraska, stops by the studio to talk to Jon about his campaign against Pete Ricketts.</p><p><strong>Hate listening to ads? </strong>Become a Friends of the Pod subscriber for ad-free episodes of Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, Lovett or Leave It, Runaway Country, Offline with Jon Favreau, and more—plus exclusive content, including bonus episodes of Pod Save America. Subscribe now at <a href="http://crooked.com/friends">crooked.com/friends</a>, on Apple Podcasts, or through the Pod Save America YouTube channel.</p><p>You can request a transcript by emailing <a href="mailto:transcripts@crooked.com">transcripts@crooked.com</a>. Include the podcast name, episode title, and air date. Please allow 48 hours for delivery.</p></div></div>
Home improvement stores feel the pinch
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The Roy Cohn Playbook, from McCarthyism to Trump
<div>In a biography of Roy Cohn, Kai Bird looks at how the lawyer taught President Trump to deny, delay, attack, sue and countersue, never admit defeat, side step paying bills and avoid a paper trail. His book, with co-author Susan Goldmark, is <em>American Scoundrel</em>. He spoke with Terry Gross. <br><br>Also, Ken Tucker reflects on three of Dolly Parton’s performances that he says demonstrate her range and her unique takes on romance and heartbreak.<br><br><br>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com/">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br><br><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a></div>
September 16th, 2026 - Robert Hockett | Mark Hays | Donald Moynihan
<div>We begin with the Fed raising interest rates today by a quarter of a percent with an expectation there will be another increase to 4.1% later this year. Joining us to discuss how this is a response to inflation at 3.7% in July, in part caused by Trump's war on Iran, is Robert Hockett, the Edward Cornell Professor of Law and Finance and a Professor of Public Policy at Cornell University. He has first-hand experience working at the International Monetary Fund and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and continues to consult for a number of US federal, state and local legislators and regulators. His latest books are Money from Nothing Or, Why We Should Stop Worrying About Debt and Learn to Love the Federal Reserve, Financing the Green New Deal: A Plan of Action and Renewal and most recently, Spread the Fed: Distributed Central Banking for Productive Monetary Policy. Then we look into the Senate's blocking of the crypto-friendly Clarity Act in a rebuke to billionaire crypto bros trying to buy the next election while building unpopular data centers to manufacture crypto which has been a huge boon for criminals and scammers engaged in ransomware attacks etc. Joining us is Mark Hays, the Associate Director for Cryptocurrency and Financial Technology with Americans for Financial Reform and Demand Progress where he works to ensure effective regulatory oversight of cryptocurrency and other financial technologies. Previously, he was the Anti-Money Laundering Campaign Director at Global Witness. Then finally we speak with Donald Moynihan, the Gerald Ford School's J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Previously he served as Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy Chair of Public Policy and the director of the La Follette School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He co-directs the Better Government Lab, which looks for technology and other types of interventions to help government improve access to the social safety net and has an article at his Substack, "China Thank Trump: The Big Winner of Trump's Assault on Higher Ed is America's Chief Geopolitical Rival." We discuss how Trump has untethered himself from reality as he destroys America's economy, alliances, health, education, science, environment, soft power, rule of law, diplomacy and now our military. backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing</div>
All Media is Mar-a-Lago Face: The Beauty of Authoritarianism - TEASER
<div><p>We need to talk about the "creator economy" and the stylish influencers pushing disinformation and misinformation directly into our feeds. The more glossy you are, the more attention you get–and attention is the new currency. That is the same ethos of the princess-haired women swanning around Mar-a-Lago. It's a deliberate dumbing down of society. When gloss replaces the time-intensive grind of investigative journalism, the autocrats and oligarchs who push this strategy distract and confuse us, and ensure important voices who can't win a Sephora Hunger Games get shut out. </p> <p>In this week's bonus show, Gaslit Nation also covers the chilling expansion of America's police state, focusing on the horrifying conditions at the Delaney detention center in New Jersey. Inmates are on hunger strike to demand basic human rights, mirroring the brutal history of political prisoners under Stalin's regime. We must raise our voices, pressure our elected officials (like Governor Mikie Sherrill), and refuse to look away.</p> <p>Do not let the Mar-a-Lago face creator economy and the attention-hungry gatekeepers confuse and wear you down. Stay grounded in your moral force and amplify the truth.</p> <p>Listen to the full episode on Patreon and support our independent journalism. Shape the show and raise your voice at the Gaslit Nation Salon Monday at 4 PM Eastern. Look out for exciting announcements this coming Monday with a special sneak peak exclusively for our Patreon supporters. Can't make it? Listen to the recording later only on <a href="https://patreon.com/Gaslit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Patreon.com/Gaslit</a>. Thank you to everyone who supports the show. </p> <p>Show Notes:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Opening clip: Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath & EdTech <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dFgGnY87MGw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dFgGnY87MGw</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Clip: Editor Sara Hadir spreading Ryan Grim's disinformation <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYxFSFvIvfL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYxFSFvIvfL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Watch Andrea Chalupa's journalistic thriller, <em>Mr. Jones</em> <a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/mr-jones/umc.cmc.2b0xynt2xyvsvstfcklscj26y" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"></a><a href="https://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/mr-jones/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/mr-jones/#</a></p> </li> <li> <p><em>Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin</em> by Timothy Snyder <a href="https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/timothy-snyder/bloodlands/9780465031474/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"></a><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/bloodlands-europe-between-hitler-and-stalin-timothy-snyder/8fa8bc938f216251?ean=9781541600065&next=t" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://bookshop.org/p/books/bloodlands-europe-between-hitler-and-stalin-timothy-snyder/8fa8bc938f216251?ean=9781541600065&next=t</a></p> </li> <li> <p><em>On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century</em> by Timothy Snyder <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558051/on-tyranny-by-timothy-snyder/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558051/on-tyranny-by-timothy-snyder/</a></p> </li> <li> <p><em>Orwell and the Refugees: The Untold Story of Animal Farm</em> by Andrea Chalupa <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Orwell-Refugees-Untold-Story-Animal/dp/B007RXZ5U4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Orwell-Refugees-Untold-Story-Animal-ebook/dp/B007JNKF5G" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Orwell-Refugees-Untold-Story-Animal-ebook/dp/B007JNKF5G</a></p> </li> <li> <p>"They raped every German female from eight to 80" by Antony Beevor in <em>The Guardian</em> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/may/01/news.features11" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/may/01/news.features11</a></p> </li> <li> <p><em>Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American</em> by Wajahat Ali <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393867614" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"></a><a href="https://www.porchlightbooks.com/products/go-back-to-where-you-came-from-wajahat-ali-9781324050322" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.porchlightbooks.com/products/go-back-to-where-you-came-from-wajahat-ali-9781324050322</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Listen to Andrea's sweeping discussion with Wajahat Ali on his Substack show, <em>The Left Hook</em> <a href="https://wajali.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"></a><a href="https://substack.com/@gaslitnation/note/p-200496672?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2mrjsl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://substack.com/@gaslitnation/note/p-200496672?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2mrjsl</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Watch the classic investigative journalism film, <em>Spotlight</em> <a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/spotlight/umc.cmc.231xpxx94g9f4d1e2xez7906d" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPZhUM8VlpQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPZhUM8VlpQ</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Ryan and Emily DEBATE: Did Soviets END The Holocaust? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJuwsu109YM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJuwsu109YM</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Laurie Santos, professor at Yale, on how students today just stare at their phones <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DZJUBPCHyM4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/p/DZJUBPCHyM4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D</a></p> </li> <li> <p>The toll on press covering Delaney Hall <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social/post/3mnarxbejw22l" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social/post/3mnarxbejw22l</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Learn more about the hunger strike and protests at the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fcommentisfree%2F2026%2Fjun%2F02%2Fice-detention-camp-delaney-hall" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"></a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/02/ice-detention-camp-delaney-hall" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/02/ice-detention-camp-delaney-hall</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Contact Representative Mikie Sherrill to demand action on Delaney Hall <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsherrill.house.gov%2Fcontact" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://sherrill.house.gov/contact</a></p> </li> <li> <p>Sign up for the Gaslit Nation Patreon to attend the upcoming songwriting workshop with Leslie Nuss on June 22n at 4pm ET and access the exclusive Monday Salons <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fgaslit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"></a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/gaslit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/gaslit</a></p> </li> </ul> <p> </p></div>
First U.S. Asian Community
The first Filipino community in the United States found its home in the bayous and marshes outside New Orleans, Louisiana. The earliest settlement known was founded around 1765. These Filipino pioneers thought that the swamps of New Orleans gave them safe haven from the Spaniards. They became known as the Manila Men who lived in stilt houses built above the water. Over generations, the Manila Men developed a thriving fishing and shrimping trade, supplying seafood to the city of New Orleans. Their settlements, known as "Filipino Villages," represented the first permanent Asian settlement in North America. The community maintained strong ties to Filipino culture while also integrating into the unique Creole culture of Louisiana. Their legacy is a powerful reminder of the deep and often overlooked contributions of Asian Americans to the founding fabric of the United States.
Rajnii Eddiins
Rajnii Eddiins is a dynamic spoken word artist — a dynamite MC — a devout lover of children as well as a fervent embracer of positive impactful change for the future. Son of a poet and revolutionary renaissance woman, Randee Eddins, founder of the African American Writer's Alliance, he was exposed at an early age to the culture of spoken word. Cultivated in a circle of brilliance, he seeks to deconstruct outdated definitions and reinvigorate the truest sense of our humanity. His performances fuse hip-hop, poetry, and storytelling into experiences that challenge audiences to think, feel, and act. Drawing from his own journey and the rich tradition of Black oral culture, Rajnii has performed at schools, universities, and cultural events across the country, earning a reputation as one of the most compelling voices of his generation. He continues to mentor young artists, believing that the next revolution will be spoken — and that every voice deserves to be heard.
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🀄 Mah Jong Nights - Tiles, Strategy, and Fun!
Join us for Mah Jong nights! We play both American and Chinese versions. **Weekly Schedule:** - **Thursday 6PM:** American Mah Jong - **Sunday 2PM:** Chinese Mah Jong **Game Types:** - **American:** With jokers, Charleston passing - **Chinese:** Hong Kong style with flowers and seasons **Equipment:** - Full tile sets available - Racks and pushers provided - Score cards included **Current Tables:** - Table 1: Expert players - Table 2: Intermediate - Table 3: Beginners welcome! **Learning Sessions:** - 30-minute tutorial before each session - Cheat sheets available - Pair up with experienced players **This Week's Event:** Mah Jong Marathon - Saturday 1PM to 9PM! _Bring your lucky tile and competitive spirit!_
🀠 Dominoes Nights - Mexican Train, Block, and More!
Join us for Dominoes nights! We play multiple variations for all skill levels. **Weekly Schedule:** - **Sunday 6PM:** Main Dominoes Night - **Wednesday 8PM:** Practice games **Game Variations:** - **Mexican Train:** 15 rounds, tournament style - **Block:** Classic strategy game - **Draw:** Quick games for beginners **What We Provide:** - Double-nine dominoes set - Train markers and scorecards - Tables and space **Current Championship:** 1. 🏆 rostenwoo - 15 wins 2. 🥈 qwart9 - 13 wins 3. 🥉 delfalan - 11 wins **Beginner Friendly:** - Learn the rules in 10 minutes - Guided play with experienced players - Strategy tips and tricks **Special Event:** Mexican Train Marathon - First Sunday of every month! _All ages welcome - dominoes are a family favorite!_
♟️ Family Chess Club - Learn, Play, Compete!
Welcome to the Family Chess Club! Whether you're a grandmaster or a complete beginner, everyone is welcome. **Weekly Schedule:** - **Tuesday 7PM:** Beginner lessons and friendly games - **Thursday 7PM:** Intermediate strategy sessions - **Saturday 2PM:** Tournament games (rated) **Current Rankings:** 1. 🏆 delfalan - 1450 ELO 2. 🥈 patlucyw - 1320 ELO 3. 🥉 qwart9 - 1250 ELO 4. 🔹 rostenwoo - 1100 ELO 5. 🔹 judic - 950 ELO (improving!) **How to Play:** - Chess board and pieces provided - Digital option: Chess.com family club available - Beginners: Free coaching available **This Week's Challenge:** Can anyone beat delfalan? Winner gets to choose next family dinner! _RSVP in comments with your skill level (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced)_
🃏 Family Poker Night - Texas Hold'em Tournament
Welcome to Family Poker Night! We play Texas Hold'em with friendly competition and fun for all skill levels. **Weekly Schedule:** - **Friday 8PM:** Texas Hold'em Tournament - **Saturday 3PM:** Casual Poker Games **Game Rules:** - Texas Hold'em format - No-limit betting (within family limits) - Blinds increase every 15 minutes - Rebuys allowed (first hour only) **Buy-in:** Fun only! No real money - we use: - 🎯 Bragging rights - 🏆 Trophy for the winner - 👑 "King of Cards" title **Beginner Friendly:** - 10-minute rule explanation before each game - Practice hands with experienced players - Cheat sheets available for hand rankings **Current Champions:** 1. 🏆 delfalan - 3 wins 2. 🥈 qwart9 - 2 wins 3. 🥉 rostenwoo - 1 win **This Week's Theme:** "Tournament of Champions" - All previous winners battle for the crown! _RSVP in comments - family-friendly, all ages welcome!_
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