Dispatches from a Collapsing State - sleepwalking through the fall of empire;

emptywheel - thoughts on Robert Mueller’s passing;

The Handbasket - airports on ICE;

The Mahablog - why the rich can’t leave New York City;

You Might Notice a Trend - airline service getting colder by the minute.

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