Okay, what the actual fuck is “the Kirkiversary”? Apparently, we’ve reached the point on the internet where the anniversary of someone’s murder is being turned into a fucking joke. For those who somehow haven’t encountered it, “Kirkiversary” or “Kirkversary” has been circulating online as a meme surrounding the anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s death. People haveContinue reading “The Kirkiversary Is Not Funny”
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I’m Going to Keep Talking About the Holdout Juror
So, I’ve been watching the reaction to the Lindsay Clancy case since the identity of the holdout juror became public, and I’ve noticed something that I find rather fucking interesting. From what I’ve seen from regular people online, a lot of the people who were defending Lindsay Clancy so passionately before have suddenly become veryContinue reading “I’m Going to Keep Talking About the Holdout Juror”
Leave the Juror Alone
There has been a new development in the Lindsay Clancy case that I find deeply disturbing. And before I say anything else, let me make something very clear: I am not going to name the juror. I know his name is out there. I know he has apparently been identified and doxxed. I know otherContinue reading “Leave the Juror Alone”
Luigi Is a Test
I’ve written about the Luigi Mangione case before. But this post isn’t really about him. And it certainly isn’t about taking the side of Luigi or the CEO who was killed. This is something different. This is about what this case says about us. Let me start with something that shouldn’t even have to beContinue reading “Luigi Is a Test”
Believing the Accuser Should Not Depend on Which Team They’re Accusing
I have been thinking about this for a while now, and I want to lay it out carefully, because I think it is one of the more uncomfortable truths in American politics, the truth that we, as a country, have developed a habit of treating accusations against politicians as credible or not credible based almostContinue reading “Believing the Accuser Should Not Depend on Which Team They’re Accusing”
Why I Believe MAGA Will Eventually Turn on ICE
One prediction I have about American politics is that eventually a significant portion of the MAGA movement is going to turn on ICE. Not all of them, of course. Political movements are rarely unanimous about anything. But I think there will come a moment when many of the same people who today defend ICE, praiseContinue reading “Why I Believe MAGA Will Eventually Turn on ICE”
Why ICE Killing an American Citizen Is Bad, Why It’s Dangerous for Everyone, How They Disregard Law, and Why Media Coverage Is Failing Us
The killing of an American citizen by a federal immigration enforcement officer is a crisis moment for this country, a moment that should shake every single person who believes in the rule of law, basic civil liberties, and the idea that government power must always be limited by clear, enforceable standards, not unfettered discretionary force,Continue reading “Why ICE Killing an American Citizen Is Bad, Why It’s Dangerous for Everyone, How They Disregard Law, and Why Media Coverage Is Failing Us”