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  • Dave Wilton

Dave Wilton

23 May 2025 • 3 min read
Closeup of Benjamin Franklin’s nose on a US$100 bill

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B&W photo of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, both in uniform and stone-faced, standing next to one another

fascism / fascist

By strict definition, Fascism is an autocratic and ultranationalist political ideology, characterized by centralized authority focused on a dictatorial leader and militarism, use of force to suppress opposition, national or racial supremacy, and regimentation of society and the economy that subordinates the individual to the collective. It is most closely
23 May 2025 4 min read
B&W photo of seven men in suits sitting around a conference table.
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deep state (paid)

21 May 2025 3 min read
Photo of a leech attached to human skin

leech

Leeches are a type of parasitic worm that suck blood from larger animals. But the word also has an obsolescent meaning of physician or healer. These two meanings may be related—because physicians used to use leeches for bloodletting—or they may come from separate roots. If they are related,
21 May 2025 3 min read
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