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For our cover story, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social goes deep into the manosphere, where the right has exploited grievances and turned hatred of women into an ever-expanding, multi-platform Internet grift.

thenation.comRebecca Solnit’s (Mis)Adventures in the ManosphereThe writer, historian, and activist explores an America where the right has turned hatred of women into an ever-expanding, multi-platform Internet grift.

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For @booksandthearts.bsky.social, @apockros.bsky.social reviews Eve Sneider's forthcoming book THE ABSENT WOMAN, a critical biography of the great Janet Malcolm: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

thenation.comThe Many Lives of Janet MalcolmA new biography tells the story of one of America’s great masters of reportage.

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@elienyc.bsky.social maps out the 2026-2027 Supreme Court term, which began on October 5.

thenation.comThe People vs. the Supreme CourtThis term the Supreme Court has plans to trample even more of our rights. But we, the people, are not powerless in the face of their power grab.

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For the front of the book, @katrinanation.bsky.social writes about how this year's crop of Democratic candidates are responding to an electorate that’s ready to abolish ICE, tax the billionaire class, and free Palestine.

thenation.comDemocrats Are Learning a New Political LanguageCandidates in 2026 are responding to an electorate that’s ready to abolish ICE, tax the billionaire class, and free Palestine.

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@nicholsuprising.bsky.social writes about how the First Amendment applies to musicians on concert stages, too:

thenation.comThe First Amendment Applies to Concert Stages TooProtests like that of Macklemore on Palestine should never be silenced by billionaire owners.

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What role should the Supreme Court play in American politics? Read @johnfabianwitt.bsky.social in @booksandthearts.bsky.social:

thenation.comWhat Role Should the Supreme Court Play in American Politics?A wide-ranging new book by Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan examines how America’s highest court often gets in the way of democratic politics.

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Signs around Trump's Washington DC declare: "We are making DC SAFE & BEAUTIFUL.” But are they? Read @karrieurbanist.bsky.social in @booksandthearts.bsky.social:

thenation.comThe Architectural Follies of Trump’s Washington, DCThe president plans to remake the capital in his own image, but is all he is doing destroying what’s already there?

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Never mind some future apocalypse, @jeetheer.bsky.social writes. AI is being used right now to cause enormous suffering.

thenation.comThe Real AI Threat Is Already HereNever mind some future apocalypse—AI is being used right now to cause enormous suffering.

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But but but the MONEY!!1 All the BEAUTIFUL MONEY!!!1 bsky.app/profile/wsj....

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Artificial intelligence is fueling a revenue boom on Wall Street, as big banks race to finance what is on track to become the biggest investment in U.S. history. on.wsj.com/4yUp6Vs

on.wsj.comThe AI Boom Is Supercharging Wall Street’s ProfitsInvestment banking revenues are up, and wealth-management divisions are winning new AI millionaires as clients.

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You’ve probably never even heard of Jeffrey Leerink, but he was a key player in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Now he’s trying to expand an ecologically disastrous private-jet airport. @chuck77.bsky.social explains:

thenation.comThe Plundering Oligarch You Haven’t Heard OfPrivate-equity magnate Jeffrey Leerink has been busy pillaging healthcare and the life sciences.

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For @booksandthearts.bsky.social, Sarah Chihaya reviews a new biography of the enigmatic Emily Brontë.

thenation.comWho Was Emily Brontë?A new biography tries to reconstruct her everyday life.

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Congress has so far failed to regulate artificial intelligence, despite increasingly dire warnings about its threat to humanity. Perhaps that is because, as @donnydonny.bsky.social and @davidrussellmoore.bsky.social report, one in five members of Congress have investments in the industry.

thenation.comHow Congress Is Cashing In on the AI BoomRoughly one in five members of Congress has household investments in the industry.

John Zibell

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The dystopian present is the Utopian future promised by the GOP since the early Days of the Bush #2 administration. Those who voted for it can't figure out why they're suffering. They think it's collateral damage, friendly fire when their destruction was always part o the plan.

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Trump making Iran great again

Phil Yabut

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I felt bad for all the visitors over the summer who saw the National Mall (aka by some as "America's Front Yard") ringed by metal and concrete walls and armed military troops and came away thinking it was normal.