Cory Johnston(he/him)
@Skepticallefty
I host The Skeptical Leftist podcast and cohost with @athopemarie Doing my fucking best
We got into what it means to feel trapped in jobs that slowly erase you, and how choosing freedom doesn’t mean having it easy. open.spotify.com/episode/0zES02…
ICE Agents Are Operating Like Secret Police They’re not wearing badges. They’re not identifying themselves. And they’re detaining people in broad daylight. If that sounds like a kidnapping, that’s because it is.
No paywalls, no bonus content, just putting this here in case you value the work and want to help me keep doing it. Every bit goes toward time, tools, and keeping the project sustainable. ko-fi.com/skepticallefti…
ICE is out here acting like a secret police force. Armed, unmarked, and unaccountable. If that doesn’t scare you, maybe it should. We dig into what this means and what comes next. open.spotify.com/show/1ye9lJfPq…
If your politics never reach outside your bubble, they’re just performance. We talked about how to actually connect with people. open.substack.com/pub/theskeptic…
The state doesn’t restore order. It restores control. When people lose trust, when systems stop delivering, when the cracks get too visible, they don’t fix it; they tighten the grip. More cops, more surveillance, more rules, fewer rights. That’s the pattern.
Andrew Cuomo's Third Act No One Asked For After resigning in disgrace, Cuomo tried to stage a comeback—with third-party rumors swirling despite widespread unpopularity and a pile of misconduct allegations. This is what entitlement looks like when power can’t let go.
Micronuclear Reactors, Hype or Hope? Small-scale nuclear sounds like a clean energy dream, but who controls it, who profits, and who gets left out? Micronukes could power towns—or just deepen the same inequalities we already live with.
One last nudge before it drops off the radar. Heatwaves to Handcuffs is still worth the listen. open.spotify.com/episode/0HvMO7…
ICYMI, the slightly longer version of the latest Loose Wires episode is up now for Patreon supporters. If you're already supporting, thank you. If you're thinking about it, this is a good one to jump in on. patreon.com/c/skepticallef…
[Sandy and Nora talk politics] Palestine activism, campuses and a decades-long attack on free speech #sandyAndNoraTalkPolitics podcastaddict.com/sandy-and-nora… via @PodcastAddict
Jeff Bezos' $50M Wedding vs. Reality While people are struggling to pay rent, get groceries, or access healthcare, Bezos threw a multi-million dollar wedding in Venice. If you ever needed a clearer picture of how far removed the rich are, this is it.
What gets called “apathy” is usually exhaustion. People know the system is broken. But when housing, food, health care, and basic safety are all unstable, who has the energy to march? Collapse is happening and everyone’s just trying to survive it.
Masked agents are grabbing people off the street. A billionaire is renting Venice. The WEF is pushing flying cars and micro-nukes. This isn’t dystopian fiction, it’s the news from the last 2 weeks. youtu.be/29P8bPJq5JM
The Future According to Rich People Flying taxis. Micronukes. AI-powered diagnostics. If it sounds like a cartoon version of progress, that’s because it kind of is. We ranked the WEF’s top tech picks—and yeah, it got weird.
Part of me feels like it makes more sense to direct people to go support creators I think are doing good stuff than to ask people to support me and then I go support my faves. I don't think things really work that way though
The modern news cycle isn’t built to inform. It’s built to tranquillize. You’ll get just enough facts to feel like you know something, but never enough to act. The world is falling apart in real time, and the story is always framed as someone else’s problem.
I make this show on a tight schedule, with zero ad money, and a lot of love. If you get something out of it, consider pitching in. patreon.com/skepticallefti…
World Turtle, Cosmic Turtle, or World-bearing Turtle, mytheme of a giant turtle supporting the world youtube.com/watch?v=fhHGO-…
Sky Father/Sky Chief Mythology: Great spirit, Great Mystery, and Great Father youtube.com/watch?v=ndTu5X…