The paperback of Invisible Rulers is out today! To celebrate I dropped audio of the Twitter Space where Mike Benz first groomed Matt Taibbi into believing there'd been "mass censorship" of "hundreds of millions of tweets"—something he'd then testify before Congress. open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...

When Matt Taibbi Met Mike Benz

How independent media turned an obscure political operative into a "whistleblower"—and his claims into government action.

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A very serious Rural Politico once told me "Dems have to go to farmer meetings! We gotta be where the people are!" I was in fact in a farmer meeting at that very moment! So I live-texted him the meeting. They were complaining that they want indentured workers that they don't have to pay or feed.

Lucas Tieman@lucastieman.bsky.social · 6d ago

There would be more pushback if folks left of center were more serious about outreach. But folks aren't despite the fact that our system does give disproportionate power to rural areas. But instead of taking that as the rules of the game as it exists, and actually organizing, we complain about it.

Because of the Indiana General Assembly's tax shenanigans, a record number of Indiana schools are having to float school referendums. If you're a Hoosier in one of these districts, vote "yes."

Historical Marker Ahead@historicalmarker.bsky.social · 5d ago

I share only to give my late father, who hated taxes and government with the hest of 1,000 suns, a shoutout for being ahead of his time for supporting every school referendum because of how it kept his home value up. www.realtor.com/news/trends/...

But I get a little frustrated when people are like "see, this proves all the other Dems could be Just Doing Stuff" and that's not the case. For many, many other offices Doing Fucking Anything requires navigating both a ton of veto points held by special interests and farcically constrained budgets

Ebay’s harassment spree against a perfectly nice couple in Massachusetts is one of the craziest stories I’ve ever covered. Six years later, the victims have finally gotten their due. from @laurengoode.bsky.social

Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign

For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally paying up.

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Reminds me of the taxes versus public wages discourse. "Actually, $300k/year isn't really 'rich' if you think about it" - when it's time to talk about raising taxes. Meanwhile, teachers making $60k are an unsupportable extravagance.

Dean Hochlaf@dhochlaf.bsky.social · 2w ago

You would never get the "£50 doesn't even buy a meal quote if the topic was the benefit system, then you would have a guy going "sack of potatoes and a carrot, and you can feed a child for a month at just 3.2 pence per meal"

Time Change xkcd.com/3272/

Matt Damon Defends Dunkin’ Product Placement In Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ https://theonion.com/matt-damon-defends-dunkin-product-placement-in-nolans-odyssey/

Unfortunately, a stunned Paris is how they all got into this whole mess to begin with

Pop Crave@popcrave.com · 4w ago

‘The Odyssey’ women Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, and Charlize Theron stun in Paris.

"Linda, we both know that it's not my birthday. Yesterday wasn't my birthday either, or the day before. Have you considered maybe reading a book? Taking an online cooking class? Also, it might not kill you to vacuum."

Good column by @profhicks.bsky.social. Indiana government needs to focus on encouraging educational attainment. Additionally, the elimination of the 30% business personal property tax depreciation floor was a mistake. #Indiana

The Indiana Citizen@indianacitizen.org · last mo.

Indiana’s government, along with nonprofits and businesses, has launched an effort to make us one of the most artificial intelligence-ready states in the nation. However, Indiana has already made two errors that doom us to fall... indianacitizen.org/hicks-commen... #hoosiersky #datacenters

Caitlin Clark's argument with her coach went viral. How did Indy sports reporters handle the story?

Caitlin Clark's argument with her coach went viral. How did Indy sports reporters handle the story? • Indiana Capital Chronicle

To anyone who’s familiar with WNBA coverage, it’s no surprise that a recent video of a mid-game disagreement between Caitlin Clark and her coach went viral.

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Apparently a verse made up by a fictional character in a short story, but I like it all the same: "Pray not for aid to One who made a set of never-changing Laws. But in your need remember well, He gave you speed, or guile -- or claws."

After reading the article, I'm not sure the headline matches the content. My first reaction to the headline was that declarations about how "this era of wealth is different," are a pretty reliable indicator that a financial bubble is about to burst.

WIRED@wired.com · 2mo ago

The rich are getting richer. Here’s what wealth advisers are telling their tech clients right now.

Commentary: I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake

Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where the...

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Top 10 Indiana Football Fan Traditions #iufb #Hoosiers hoosierhuddle.com/2026/06/10/t...

Top 10 Indiana Football Fan Traditions - Hoosier Huddle

As an avid fan of The Masters, I’m no stranger to traditions unlike any other. Well, today I’ve got a list of some of the top traditions in Indiana Football

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The idea that race and partisanship would be too entangled to identify voting restrictions as racist would have seemed absurd to the authors of the 15th Amendment, given that it was itself adopted at a time of racist partisan disenfranchisement www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

From a Madrid trip journal entry: "Next to us was a family from Colorado Springs where a Fox News Dad was holding forth confidently and incorrectly in monologues about a variety of subjects: education, renewable energy, inflation, etc. while his family dutifully listened."

This essay includes the sentence "to be very clear, I do not mean 'dirtbag' in a fully pejorative sense." Which puts me in mind of the writing of @flotisserie.bsky.social, so I am tagging her.

Dr. Emily Friedman@friede.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I’ve been writing all week, so I’m far behind on Discourse. But certain TTRPG nerds should add to your weekend reading @meganlcook.bsky.social & her glorious exploration of “dirtbag medievalism” — preferably while listening to Wheatus.

Robert Garton, who served as Senate president pro tempore with five Hoosier governors, held that post for longer than anyone else in state history. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/05/11/r...

Robert Garton, leader of Indiana Senate for 26 years, dies at age 92 • Indiana Capital Chronicle

Former Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Robert Garton, who died last week at age 92, is remembered by former legislative colleagues as a principled leader during his 26 years heading up the Senate.

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I think something that Will Stancil hasn't quite internalized about people's experience in the current economy but doesn't disprove his point is the sheer number of 'get rich quick' schemes that fell apart that people are not admitting to having participated in. They were nuts in 20-21.

Monroe County resident Lee Lawmaster posted "86" to the Facebook pages of Indiana officials. Then, an investigator from the Attorney General's office told him to "tone down the rhetoric" or face indictment. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social Read more: www.ipm.org/news/2026-05...

The Lt. Governor attacked the performance of some public school band kids as being "demonic." Such rhetoric is dangerous and should not be countenanced.

The Indiana Citizen@indianacitizen.org · 3mo ago

I debated Beckwith last year on the subject of Christian Nationalism (see our IndyStar debate here). In attacking Westfield High School students and administrators as demonic, he has crossed the dangerous... indianacitizen.org/beier-commen... #hoosiersky #christiannationalism #micahbeckwith

Racehorse Receives Carrot Every Time He Wins $2 Million For Owner

I've only glanced at the report, but there is some fascinating stats already. Boys and girls are fairly comparable academically in 11th grade, but boys "fail to launch" senior year and into college. More women are going into "male coded" careers but fewer men doing the reverse.

Indiana Capital Chronicle@indianacapitalchronicle.com · 4mo ago

COMMENTARY: Sinking instead of soaring: Boys and men in Indiana are falling behind. Here’s how you can help.

"Is the Pope Catholic? We asked J.D. Vance, and the answer might surprise you." Has this one been done yet? @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Both of the Republican election division leaders are resigning after the primary is over. Brad King has been there forever (and, prior to that had worked at the Legislative Services Agency where I got my start.) He basically just said that he's 68 years old and it's time.

GOP election division leaders resign • Indiana Capital Chronicle

The top two Republicans in the Indiana Election Division have tendered their resignations, effective May 6.

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orban defeated by a margin so large it put jair bolsonaro back in the hospital

😂

Paul Eric@pauleric70.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How Trumps war with Iran is going 😎🤬🍊💩