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Our “premium meth” is starting to burn.

“It’s going to blow!” Hoyt shouts as smoke clouds the kitchenette.

Sweating in a hazmat suit, I switch off the burner. The goo bubbling in our saucepan is supposed to be blue. Blue Sky.
The boss won’t like that it now resembles tar.

It’s nearly midnight, and we’re eight hours into an elaborate game that almost no one wins.
Live-action role-playing more typically deals in history or fantasy — but this loose script reflects…

What I learned about the American Dream from Europeans pretending to live in Ohio
The state of the American Dream looks very different from inside a role-playing event deep in the woods of Poland.

W. Kamau Bell and Heather take a deep dive into how America can dump the Trump before he dumps America.
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Robert Reich, IMCA

Inequality Media Civic Action

AFR Commends Senators’ Rejection of CLARITY, the Billionaire-Backed Giveaway to the Crypto Industry
Following today’s failure to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in the Senate, Americans for Financial Reform and Demand Progress Action’s Mark Hays, Associate Director of Cryptocurrency and Financial Technology, issued the following statement:
Today all voting Democrats and several Republicans stood up for the public interest and rejected the deeply flawed crypto bill th…

Some critics of the Trump administration are reacting with horror to revelations that
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been serving as the de facto ruler of Venezuela.
According to a Saturday report in The New York Times, Rubio for the last several months has been acting informally as the “viceroy” of Venezuela
ever since its recognized president, Nicolšs Maduro, was abducted by the American military in January and brought to the US to face charges related to “narco-te…

‘Unconscionable and impeachable’: experts appalled at report of Marco Rubio acting as Venezuela ‘viceroy’
“Trump has turned Venezuela into an effective US colony,” said one critic.

Baby, we can never kill excel. Long live spreadsheets
Source: https://hachyderm.io/@liztai/117097082760512046 (Forked due to the lack of proper alt text for the image in the original toot.)

Disney says its live-action Moana was set to collect ~$43M at the Box Office over the weekend, below its $60M goal, and just ~$95M worldwide; Moana cost ~$250M (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/business/media/moana-box-office-dis…

‘Moana’ Falters at the Box Office, Casting Doubt on Disney’s Formula
The live-action remake took in roughly $43 million over the weekend in North America, about 30 percent less than Disney had expected.

On Friday, August 28, 2026,
people from across the country will gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.,
for the March on Washington: Defend the Vote.
Thousands more will take part from their homes and communities by watching the livestream.
Convened by the National Action Network and the Drum Major Institute
and co-chaired by Reverend Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, and Arndrea Waters King,
the march will mark the 63rd anniversary of t…

March on Washington: Defend the Vote · People Power United
## March on Washington: Defend the Vote As America marks its 250th anniversary, we face a defining choice: **Will our nation live up to its promise of liberty and justice for all—or allow wealth, prejudice, and power to push us backward?** On **Friday, August 28, 2026**, people from across the country will gather at the **Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.**, for the **March on Washington: Defend the Vote**. Convened by the National Action Network and the Drum Major Institute and co-chaire…

This past month, the United States has quietly stepped up its military actions in South America,
in operations that haven’t received much, if any, media attention.
Two warships have been deployed to Ecuador in recent weeks,
as Green Berets have been confirmed to be carrying out joint operations with local forces against drug cartels in the country.
Since regaining power last year, Donald Trump has been clear on his intent to establish military dominance in the Western…

Trump’s Next War Is Already Underway in Latin America
The administration has long targeted alleged drug-trafficking groups. Now it’s laying out its framework for direct military action across the region.

A low-slung building in Garden Grove California is the home of the Women's Civic Club, a community group that's been around since 1921.
Once a month for nearly 20 years, it was also home to meetings for the California Coalition for Immigration Reform (CCIR),
one of the influential voices in the anti-immigrant movement during the 1990s and 2000s,
and one whose legacy is still felt today.
The group originally started as Citizens for Action Now,
headed by…

The OC Community Center That Launched a National Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
A small community center became the unlikely launching pad for multiple extremist movements that profoundly changed American politics.

Trump Raked In Up to $15.5 Million From Fossil Fuel Stocks
as His War Pushed Up Gas Prices
“President Trump continues to get richer from an illegal war that he started and refuses to resolve,
while Americans pay the price for his actions,” said US Sen. Maggie Hassan
https://www.commondreams.or…

Trump Raked In Up to $15.5 Million From Fossil Fuel Stocks as His War Pushed Up Gas Prices | Common Dreams
Report reveals President Trump's illegal war with Iran has made him millions from oil stocks, while US consumers face rising costs.