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*TODAY 5pm ET* - Pastor Shot by ICE Agents With Pepper Balls Speaks With Mehdi and Subscribers
Join Mehdi and Rev. Black today, live on Substack, to discuss Trump's immigration and free speech crackdowns — and the viral moment Black was targeted by ICE while protesting in Chicago.
The Radical Life of the Father of the Independent Living Movement
Even attending university in the 1960s was a revolutionary and complicated process for Ed Roberts, who was paralyzed by polio in his early teens. Now known as the father of the independent living movement, Roberts—faced with many structural hurdles to moving through society—began pushing as a young man to win disabled people the resources to […]
Trump’s diplomacy tour in Middle East shows business undertones
The tour included the Indonesian president’s request to meet one of Trump’s sons to a moment in which Trump marveled at the Gulf’s “unlimited cash.”
Israel kills five Palestinians in Gaza and announces it will not abide by the terms of facilitating humanitarian aid, despite ceasefire agreement
Drop Site Daily: October 14, 2025
The Surveillance Empire That Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You
“The problem is the export license, huh? For this we can find a…a way.” It was early June and Guenther Rudolph was in an expansive mood. Sharp-suited, relaxed, and charming, he was standing in a booth in Prague’s Clarion Congress Hotel. Every year the Clarion hosts an exclusive gathering: the premier get-together of the surveillance […]
Alison Roman on cookbooks, food influencers, and the surprising way AI is changing her recipes
Alison Roman was one of digital media’s first food stars. With her latest cookbook, she’s trying to move away from life on the Internet.
Blackbird Spyplane’s Jonah Weiner on Substack, resisting selling out, and Obama’s pants legacy
Blackbird Spyplane, a style and culture newsletter, launched in 2020 as one of the early adopters and success stories on Substack.
American Sociocide, With Charles Derber
Daniel Bessner, Derek Davison On American Prestige: the sociologist on how American society is tearing itself apart. The post American Sociocide, With Charles Derber appeared first on The Nation.