Laurels and Sugar Daddies

On wrestling's homoerotic origins, sex trafficking, and the 92-foot Pride installation on the South Lawn.

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February 2026

When “Help” Becomes a Weapon

Facebook "Suicide Prevention" Tool Sends Ominous Message

Feb 23 • Nadine Smith

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Whistles, Witnesses, and the Power of Showing Up

From George Floyd’s murder to ICE raids in subzero streets, Minneapolis neighbors are teaching the country how sustained, neighbor‑driven resistance can…

Feb 1 • Nadine Smith

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January 2026

The Heroes of Jan 6

Trump pardoned his accomplices but we cannot allow him to erase the truth

Jan 6 • Nadine Smith

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Invading Greenland

Jan 4 • Nadine Smith

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Trump’s Mobster Shakedown in Venezuela

A U.S. president just toppled a foreign government to “run” its oil‑rich country like a seized casino and every autocrat on Earth is watching.

Jan 3 • Nadine Smith

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December 2025

What Tyrants Actually Want When They Erase Things

What historian and novelist Ada Palmer taught me about censorship, fear, and the long-term power of resistance.

Dec 23, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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You Made Wide Awake America A Bestseller

We are now in the Top 100 and rising in US Political Substacks

Dec 20, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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Smart People Can Believe Dangerous Things. Here's Why.

And here is how to test whether you have slipped into the same trap.

Dec 20, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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Wily Susie Wiles Heads For The Lifeboat

The Vanity Fair article begins the rewrite of history as Trump and MAGA implode

Dec 18, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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November 2025

A Certain Kind of Hero

Tina Certain didn’t flinch, and Florida’s phony “free speech” enforcers couldn’t handle it.

Nov 16, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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Let Them Eat Hate

The Gilded Age corruption returns, and so does the rage that ended it

Nov 2, 2025 • Nadine Smith

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