Dispatches From A Collapsing State

It’s been one of those weeks. In an age of gathering authoritarianism, oftentimes the movement forward is kinetic and brutal and explosive and occasionally it’s quiet, grinding, and just out of sight. A lot of parts are moving. The illegal and disastrous war in Iran continues and seems ready to escalate, doling out more and more death and ushering in a whole host of economic consequences that have been roiling for months, even years.

Another Wednesday, another episode of The Check-In. Today my friend Danielle Moodie and I get into a whole mess of things, including what to do with the anger and rage we feel toward the fascists and the enablers and the need to grow up and view politics as an adult as opposed to a spectacle, which helped get us into this mess. Necessary stuff, and I’m so grateful for Danielle and for everyone tuning in.

On Thursday night, President Donald Trump commandeered the airwaves for a prime-time address and told the American people a horror story. China had stolen voter data on over 200 million plus Americans and had been trying to coerce our corporations and journalists into smearing him in order to influence the 2020 Election and remove him from power.

Thanks again for everyone who tunes in. I think Danielle Moodie and I both needed this episode today and I hope it helps with the feelings of anger and disillusionment we’re all feeling as this fetid, fascist environment continues. Hang in there. We’re going to win this fight if we choose to actually fight.

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The vibes…have been bad. The summer is hot, the war with Iran continues and all the associated crises and problems are worsening just beyond the horizon, the Democratic Party is at war with itself, and things are weird and turbulent. Naturally, people have a lot of questions.

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Dispatches From A Collapsing State enjoys absolutely no corporate funding and is only made possible by your support. If this work means something to you, if it has helped you or resonated with you, please become a paid subscriber today The American Revolution was both an uprising fueled by a thirst for liberty by the people and a forcible transfer of power from the monarchical class to a group of wealthy, slave-owning landholders.

Whew. This Check-In, like so many others, was so needed. Danielle Moodie and I talked about the vibes (spoiler: they’re bad) heading into the Fourth of July and the 250th anniversary this weekend. The realization that we have been scammed and are presently being scammed, as well as the ongoing gaslighting by political and economic elites, is a jarring thing, but we discuss the need to not only do that but to forgive ourselves as we begin to see the landscape and environment for what it actually is.

Hey, here we are, another installment of the Dispatches Mailbag, where I answer your questions. Today I wrestle with the legacy of Barack Obama, discuss the public and brutal decline of Donald Trump, talk about an issue that is of absolutely vital important that isn’t getting near enough attention, and, finally, how I would handle the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.