Samuel C. Spitale
@samuelcspitale.bsky.social
Author of How to Win the War on Truth
From unprecedented spending to public outrage over corruption, we break down how big money is shaping the midterms: bit.ly/47TbFsK
Big Money Breaks Records, Boosts GOP: 5 Things to Know About the Midterms
From unprecedented spending to public outrage over corruption, here’s how big money is shaping the 2026 election.
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'Let Them Eat Cake': How Trump Family Pocketed Nearly $3 Billion While Millions of Americans Lost Food Aid | Common Dreams
"Donald Trump promised to lower costs for American families," said the co-chair of the Not Above the Law Coalition. "Instead, he turned the presidency into his family's most profitable business."
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Trump and the GOP's real base of support — billionaires, Big Oil, Big Tech, Crypto, and Wall Street — know that the midterms may limit what they can get away with in the future. Vote accordingly. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/16/republican-super-pac-donors-musk-uihlein-yass-01122941
This Friday, join me for a talk with @newhouse4senate.bsky.social at the @westsidedemhq.bsky.social for a talk on propaganda and persuasion. RSVP at www.mobilize.us/westsidedemo...
How to Win the War on Truth: A Panel · Westside Democratic HQ
You are invited to join us at the Westside Democratic HQ for a special event on Friday, Oct. 9 featuring Samuel C. Spitale, author of "How to Win the War on Truth: An Illustrated Guide to How Mistruth...
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Once again, Trump and Putin take the side of international corruption. Trump/Russia.
US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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@angiemaxwell.bsky.social in case you haven’t seen this yet…
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · last mo.John Roberts has spent his entire career trying to kill the Voting Rights Act. Now his Republican-appointed majority is dusting off arguments once used to destroy Reconstruction to roll back the gains made during the civil rights era. Our latest cover story: tinyurl.com/3m6nawpj
By destroying the Voting Rights Act and gutting the 14th and 15th Amendments, the Roberts Court is recycling legal arguments once advanced by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction, write @ariberman.bsky.social & @pemalevy.bsky.social.
Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
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If you are at SDCC Sunday, come check out the Conspiracy Theories panel at the Omni at 11am, followed by a book signing in the Sails Pavilion at the SD convention center 1-2pm!
Today at 4pm at Marriott! @quirkbooks.bsky.social
Samuel C. Spitale@samuelcspitale.bsky.social · 4mo agoMy panel at San Diego Comic-Con was announced today: Thursday July 23, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm at the Marriott Marquis Grand 12&13, followed by a book signing in the autograph pavilion at 6:00PM. Swing by and say hi!
My panel at San Diego Comic-Con was announced today: Thursday July 23, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm at the Marriott Marquis Grand 12&13, followed by a book signing in the autograph pavilion at 6:00PM. Swing by and say hi!
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Let him eat cake! Birthday greetings for President Trump as he turns 80 – from Greta Thunberg, Piers Morgan and more
The 47th has his 80th this weekend – a milestone that surely shouldn’t go unmarked. Artists, activists, writers and thinkers send their messages to the man of the hour (even if they’re unlikely to get...
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My view is that the American South never fully took to liberal democracy. And I think we have to reckon with that to face the moment we’re now in. I wrote about it for @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/liberal-de...
Waiting for Liberal Democracy in the American South
Our country’s constitutional order is withering before us. In the states of the former Confederacy, democracy never fully flourished.
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In light of today’s #scotus #Louisiana #votingrights decision @scotusblog.bsky.social @allanwhincup.bsky.social
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Peter Thiel's "Palantir," The Company That Owns The Trump Regime, Just Published Their 22 Point Manifesto For America And It's Terrifying.
22 Points · A Tolkien-Themed Surveillance Empire · A Chairman Who Loved Epstein · A Philosopher-King Blogger On Speed-Dial · And The IBM-Nazi Template Nobody Wants To Name
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This weekend!
Samuel C. Spitale@samuelcspitale.bsky.social · 7mo agoIf you are in the Thousand Oaks/Calabasas area, come check out my book talk on social media and misinformation on Saturday, April 25! Details and RSVP in the link below: www.805speakeasy.com/events @quirkbooks.bsky.social @805speakeasy.bsky.social @allanwhincup.bsky.social
#taxday A reminder of why working Americans pay such high taxes: because corporations pay so little. @quirkbooks.bsky.social @allanwhincup.bsky.social
If you are in the Thousand Oaks/Calabasas area, come check out my book talk on social media and misinformation on Saturday, April 25! Details and RSVP in the link below: www.805speakeasy.com/events @quirkbooks.bsky.social @805speakeasy.bsky.social @allanwhincup.bsky.social
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Mainstream journalists are abdicating their duty. Cartoonists are the real heroes of the moment.
