Gil Duran

1 week ago | theframelab.org | Gil Duran

After dining with Donald Trump at the White House recently, Bill Maher went on his HBO show to deliver what he framed as a balanced, honest, no-BS report. What Maher delivered, instead, was a stunning example of how easily millionaire celebrities get seduced by the soft glow of power — and end up reinforcing dangerous narratives. Let’s be clear: Donald Trump rolled Bill Maher. After the dinner — arranged by MAGA musician Kid Rock — Maher found himself swooning over Trump.

2 weeks ago | theframelab.org | Gil Duran

Paid subscribers make FrameLab possible. If you can, please join hundreds of fellow readers in supporting this work. Your support matters! Click here to join us. Donald Trump's bizarre decision to disrupt the economy and plunge global markets hinges on a massive lie. His strategy of imposing destructive tariffs on other countries rests on a skewed interpretation of a simple concept: the trade deficit. He uses doomsday rhetoric to portray the trade deficit in negative terms.

2 weeks ago | thenerdreich.com | Gil Duran

Advisory: This post discusses genocide and mass murder. The accelerated destruction of the United States, the global economy, and the modern liberal democratic order is underway. Yet Curtis Yarvin – Peter Thiel’s “house philosopher,” who has been advocating such extremism for years – is disappointed. The San Francisco software programmer behind the so-called Dark Enlightenment doesn't seem to be enjoying the fruits of his own revolution. In fact, he sees failure ahead.

2 weeks ago | theframelab.org | Gil Duran

This is a guest post from FrameLab contributor Jason Sattler. Jason is LOLGOP on BlueSky and pretty much any other social media platform. His writing has appeared in USA TODAY, Wired.com, the New York Daily News and Alternet. Do you remember "weird?"That one word helped rocket Tim Walz from the governor of the state with the best record of progressive accomplishments in the 2020s to Kamala Harris's running mate.

3 weeks ago | t.ly | Gil Duran

This is a guest post from FrameLab contributor Jason Sattler. Jason is LOLGOP on BlueSky and pretty much any other social media platform. His writing has appeared in USA TODAY, Wired.com, the New York Daily News and Alternet. Do you remember "weird?"That one word helped rocket Tim Walz from the governor of the state with the best record of progressive accomplishments in the 2020s to Kamala Harris's running mate.