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The Innocence Trap

Why We Learn to Accept Violence by Ranking the Dead
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Monstering to Murder: How Ridicule Enables State Violence Against Women
From Renee Good to a Century of Dehumanization — A Suffragette’s Warning on Mockery, Testimony, and Power
The Death Penalty for a Former President
South Korea prosecuted a president for insurrection. America normalized one.
The Letter I Actually Sent to My Congressional Representative
On Cowardice, Obedience, and the Abdication of a Constitutional Duty
How Close Are You to the “Slaughter Line”?
How the U.S. System Decides When You’re No Longer Worth Saving
All Is Not Calm: A Letter from Santa to Trump Voters
On higher prices, broken promises, and how “ho ho ho” turned into “oh no, no”
LEAKED! The GOP Crisis Response Manual — or, The Handbook of Republican Cowardice
From the Capitol to the Caribbean: Why Republicans Always End Up Defending Trump’s Atrocities
The Manger Meets MAGA: The Nativity, According to Fox News
What happens when the birth of Christ collides with a politics built on fear, power, and televised grievance.
GILLIGAN’S BOAT BOMBED BY HEGSETH
U.S. War Secretary Hegseth Orders Drone Strike on Tiny Ship S.S. Minnow During Three-Hour Tour; Skipper, First Mate, Millionaire and His Wife, “And the…
Thanksgiving in the Age of Authoritarianism: A Survival Guide for the Sane
Three Letters to Keep Your Moral Center When MAGA Relatives Try to Colonize Your Conscience
Open Letters by Mersault
Open Letters by Mersault
“Rage, Reason, and Righteous Mockery. Mersault writes what the moment demands.” – New York Magazine
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