Cognitive dissonance makes your brain rewrite reality to protect your self-image. Each time you justify a bad choice, the next justification gets easier. This is how reasonable people end up defending the indefensible.
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US Embassies Are Now Required to Flag Abortion Access as a Human Rights Violation
In case you missed it, and let’s be real, you probably did, the State Department sent a diplomatic cable Thursday instructing U.S. embassies and consulates on how to prepare the… Read More
The AI Bubble Is Real and It’s About to Hit Regular People the Hardest
Okay – I just went back through my notes app – and hooooboy. I started to research and write sooooo many things this week that I just abandoned because there’s… Read More
A Federal Court Just Handed Trump’s Criminal Conviction Back for Immunity Review
OMG. You guys are not going to believe this!J/k you totally will. A federal appeals court just ordered a district judge to take another look at whether Trump’s criminal conviction… Read More
Congressman Cohen, Winning Memphis Isn’t the Same as Leading It
An Open Letter to My Congressman About Why Winning Isn’t the Same as Leading Dear Congressman Steve Cohen,I’ve been voting for you since you first ran for Congress back in… Read More
Trump Called Epstein Files a ‘Hoax’ Then Signed the Release Bill Anyway
So, we’ve all been talking about Trump signing the Epstein files bill. He announced it on Truth Social with a 390-word post painting Epstein as a lifelong Democrat and promising… Read More
Billionaires Don’t Make Good Leaders Because They Don’t Need Money. Wrong.
Im so tired of seeing billionaires be lauded as good options for governing roles because they can’t be tempted by money because they have plenty of it. You don’t get… Read More
The Echo Chamber: Why We Reject Truths We Dislike
Your brain is desperately committed to proving it was right all along. Confirmation bias operates below conscious awareness, quietly filtering reality so you only see the parts that confirm your existing beliefs.
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Trump Signed the Epstein Files Bill. Bondi Couldn’t Explain Why.
Well, he did it. Trump signed the bill to release the Epstein files tonight. The question everyones asking is whether he can still find a way out of this. Heres… Read More
Trump Accounts Are a Wall Street Subsidy Disguised as a Baby Bonus
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stood in front of cameras today talking about Trump accounts like hed just invented sliced bread. What he’s not mentioning is that this whole setup is… Read More
Trump Is Stripping Whistleblower Protections From 50,000 Federal Employees
The Trump administration is about to finalize a rule that strips whistleblower protections from 50,000 senior federal employees. Thats not spin. Thats what the documents reviewed by Reuters actually say…. Read More
Will the Epstein Files End MAGA? Here’s My Honest Answer.
So, probably like you, Ive seen a lot of people ask if the release of the Epstein Files will be the end of MAGA. The petition to release them just… Read More