David Neiwert
@davidneiwert.bsky.social
Journalist/author based in the Pacific Northwest. Enemy of fascists, friend of whales. Author of ‘The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right’s War on American Democracy’ and nine other books. Subscribe to my work at https://davidneiwert.substack.com/.
The AI crap is inescapable. I give up. There is no Beartooth Range in Idaho. They’re in Montana. And they look nothing like this.
atlasmind@atlasmind.bsky.social · last mo.Beartooth Range, Idaho State 🇺🇸
It was 20 years ago this month that I posted my first video to YouTube. I was an early adopter; at the time it was still a somewhat obscure website. youtu.be/s5ZSvTfYYJQ
Orca Song
YouTube video by David Neiwert
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I remember first encountering the Society of St. Pius X when writing about Mel Gibson’s absurdly antisemitic The Passion two decades ago. The hate generated by the bastions of white supremacy never dies out. dneiwert.blogspot.com/2004/02/mel-...
Talk about a war on history and memory.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoTrump: "I even had a conversation with Theodore Roosevelt. I said, 'What do you think about the Panama Canal? Do you consider that your greatest achievement and how do you feel about the fact that the Democrats gave the Panama Canal away to Panama for $1?'"
I made some tweaks to the new edition of 'Strawberry Days' to honor the permanent installation of the 'Never Again Is Now' mural on the Bellevue College campus. Hoping to have some events around its republication soon, after being out of print for 15 years. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strawberry...
Strawberry Days: The Rise and Fall of a Japanese-American Community
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“A poor Black man with intellectual limitations was forced to rely on a defense attorney who openly aligned himself with a terrorist organization best known for murderous violence against people who looked like his client.” amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/06...
OP-ED: Imprisoned Black man, his KKK-linked attorney, and what justice really looks like
A poor Black man with intellectual limitations was forced to rely on a defense attorney who openly aligned himself with a terrorist organization.
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It’s increasingly unlikely that we will survive this presidency.
Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 3mo agoTrump has now rolled back fishing protections in every U.S. Marine National Monument, opening millions of acres of previously protected ocean waters to commercial fishing. The move threatens critical habitat for whales, sea turtles, sharks, coral reefs, and other marine life.
I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that the ”centrist” pundits telling Democrats to compromise on abortion are the same former progressives (see, besides Jilani, Greenwald and Lee Fang) who regularly criticize antifascists and soft pedal white nationalists.
Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 3mo ago@jessicavalenti.bsky.social "I’ll take the time to explain, again, why calls for Democrats to move to the right on their most popular political issue are fucking stupid. But first, I have to say this: I am so tired. I am tired of having to defend my humanity and the humanity of other women."
This is just brilliant. There’s probably no greater single threat to democracy posed by the MAGA phenomenon than the epistemological crisis inherent in the completely groundless claims of election fraud. In no small part because it provides them cover for engaging in such fraud themselves.
Kate Starbird@katestarbird.bsky.social · 3mo agoIf you’ve been following the “rigged election” rumors from the CA primary and thinking, gosh, haven’t we seen this all before? Well, you’re right! Sounds like you’d be competitive in a friendly and frenetic game of “Rigged Election” Bingo! uwcip.substack.com/p/rigged-ele...
Oh look, Elon's name coming up in a another story about his involvement with nazis, but his heil hitler (x3) was totally misconstrued
Memento Mori@mementomori4950.bsky.social · 3mo agoSow the wind, reap the whirlwind, mothafucka.
Andy Craig@andycraig.bsky.social · 3mo agoMike Lee is not just rage-tweeting about the DoD's new religion codes, he's now in a full meltdown manically replying to people demanding they read the Book of Mormon because he can't shrug off how his far-right brainworms X feed was full of people saying "lol Mormons aren't Christians, suck it."
Trump wouldn't need immunity from his SCOTUS for criminal behavior it he weren't engaging in criminal behavior. Trump wouldn't need immunity from his DOJ for tax fraud it he weren't engaging in fraud. Trump wouldn't need Florida's AG Pam Bondi to ignore consumer fraud if he hadn't engaged in it.
the trump official — who led the siege & occupation of Minneapolis — admitting to having an ongoing dialogue/rapport with Martin Sellner, a straight-up Nazi who influenced the Christchurch shooter, while speaking at a conference about remigration (read: ethnic cleansing) is a pretty big deal!
Osservatorio sul complottismo@sulcomplottismo.bsky.social · 3mo agoGreg Bovino at the far-right Remigration summit in Portugal: "Martin Sellner, you've invited me here today. Your ideas, we've talked a lot on that and those ideas mirror each other. We've never talked before face to face until yesterday and we're on the same sheet of music almost immediately".
They didn't die while serving in the military, but they died protecting our freedoms from those who would destroy them, nonetheless. Remembering these heroes on this Memorial Day.
So very sad today: My friend and former colleague Anthony Bolante passed away from complications due to a stroke. He was a prince among men: kind, generous, unbelievably talented. He radiated positive energy. www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news...
Award-winning Business Journal photographer Anthony Bolante dies at 58 - Puget Sound Business Journal
Anthony Bolante, an award-winning photojournalist who became one of the most recognizable members of the Seattle-area media, died Thursday due to complications following a stroke. He was 58.
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I encourage those who are able to contribute to @bhennrich.bsky.social , who is opposing Gluesenkampf in the primary.
I stoutly supported @gluesenkampperez.house.gov in the 2022 and 2024 elections, as she was a bulwark against far-right ideologue Joe Kent. I have peeled back to neutral non-support as she has moved rightward. But now she is my enemy and I will work for her defeat. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
8 Congressional Democrats Vote To Defund Schools That Support Trans People
This is the largest defection of Congressional Democrats on a standalone bill targeting trans people in the modern anti-trans panic.
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Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.
In 2009, I reviewed a book that might help us understand and perhaps, better cope with our political moment. "The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right" by @davidneiwert.bsky.social religiondispatches.org/2009/10/20/e...
The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right
President Obama averages 30 death threats per day, preachers pray publicly for his death, and right-wing pundits speak openly of military coups. Dave Neiwert, author of The Eliminationists, gives some...
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Grandparents who fought in WW2 and who will deliver an ass-kicking for any kind of Nazi talk.
Jason Herbert@herberthistory.bsky.social · 4mo agoYou're Gen X. You can bring back one thing from the 80s. What is it?
Decades of "the left" refusing to make clear argument, counseled not to turn off "the middle" got us here. Every time I do a presentation I get asked: polling found that moderates like it better when we (insert milquetoast skirting of argument and truth) so for which audience is your guidance?
The Sargent at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.
Two Motions From the SPLC Tell the Story: The Government's Indictment Is in Trouble open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Two Motions From the SPLC Tell the Story: The Government's Indictment Is in Trouble
Sunday night, we discussed the Southern Poverty Law Center’s motion to “address the government’s materially false statements.” It’s an extremely unusual motion coming from a defendant in a criminal ca...
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A little explainer about making 'Strawberry Days' available again. open.substack.com/pub/davidnei...
What I've been up to ...
Resurrecting a book I published over 20 years ago
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After being out of print for the past decade, my book about the incarceration of Japanese Americans in World War II -- and moreover about anti-immigrant racism and the foundations of modern suburbia -- is now available again through Barnes and Noble Press. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strawberry...
