Author of CULTS, CONSPIRACIES & SECRET SOCIETIES, THE NEW HATE, ISMS & OLOGIES, and most recently, THE POLITICS OF FEAR.https://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3mkaolrfzk22t24 Apr 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaolrfzk22thttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3mir2mfnmxc2bThe worse thing is that this doesn't seem to be Trump but a trusted surrogate, judging by the clean punctuation and the lack of misspellings and solecisms. This isn't just our mad king--it's his whole administration. It's us. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mir2mfnmxc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3mcuaxpzqqk23We've come to the part of the story where the mad king installs his horse in the Senate. So far, the other senators seem to believe it belongs there. Trump Derangement Syndrome is very real.20 Jan 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuaxpzqqk23https://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3mcu65u7msk2s20 Jan 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcu65u7msk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3magtg5mauk2wWith the Epstein files, the aim isn't to disprove or disarm the conspiracy theories; it's to expose the real conspiracy, which is/was to cover up a lot of high-status high-net worth individuals' sleezy behavior (or at the least, their bad taste in friends). Is this how elites have always behaved?20 Dec 2025 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3magtg5mauk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3lu6ccewylc2pI looked up what I wrote about QAnon, Epstein and Trump a few years ago and opine about why Trump has suddenly gone bonkers on the subject. https://open.substack.com/pub/arthurgoldwag/p/what-i-wrote-about-epstein?r=kzpy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false17 Jul 2025 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6ccewylc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3lu65ges3qc2wWhat I wrote about Trump, Epstein, and QAnon last year. I don't think Trump's side of the equation is particularly complicated. MAGA's is another story. https://open.substack.com/pub/arthurgoldwag/p/what-i-wrote-about-epstein?r=kzpy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true17 Jul 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu65ges3qc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3lt7txh5tis2nCongress Throws More Money at Removing Immigrants than Most Countries Spend on Their Armies https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/congress-throws-more-money-at-removing-immigrants-than-most-countries-spend-on-their-armies05 Jul 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt7txh5tis2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3lqn3k6xz5k2aTrump Goes Off the Deep End https://open.substack.com/pub/arthurgoldwag/p/trump-goes-off-the-deep-end?r=kzpy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false02 Jun 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqn3k6xz5k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3lpklwyltzk2vI grew up feeling different, because I was. There weren't many Jews where I grew up and I wore thick glasses, which made me irresistible to bullies. 50, 60 years later and 100-plus days into Trump 2, I'm starting to wonder if the mismatch wasn't between me and my town but me and my country.19 May 2025 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpklwyltzk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3lojadldq6226"Perhaps the most surprising aspect of these claims," the article says, "is that they are being streamed on a service owned by the president of the United States." In other news, I read this morning that RFK Jr. is talking about chem trails. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/truth-plus-trump-conspiracy-theories06 May 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojadldq6226https://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3lo7lznhtxk23Me on substack, rambling about Victorian pornography and the sex fantasies of older male Fox News watchers. https://open.substack.com/pub/arthurgoldwag/p/botox-and-the-pornography-of-power?r=kzpy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false02 May 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7lznhtxk23https://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3lo7b7nb3ms2d https://open.substack.com/pub/arthurgoldwag/p/botox-and-the-pornography-of-power?r=kzpy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true02 May 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7b7nb3ms2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3lmzgerweok2eIf, say, Pinochet's or Duterte's government had disappeared the wrong person, an accident would have been arranged to prevent them from telling their story. Extrajudicial murder will be Trump's--and America's--Rubicon. Every day without proof of life brings us closer--if we're not there already.17 Apr 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzgerweok2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3lmuk25yw4c2aWhat’s Really in the White House Law Firm Agreements? https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/whats-really-in-the-white-house-law-firm-agreements/sharetoken/f410e32e-5435-439f-a016-94803024ec0715 Apr 2025 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmuk25yw4c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/arthurgoldwag.bsky.social/post/3lljsmnbkcc2zHas anyone else noticed that their Discovery feed has filled up with sports content? I follow no one sports-related and I never click on any of the skeets. And yet they keep proliferating. Is this a glitch or a new algorithm?29 Mar 2025 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:ifgapfgzy3anozm3vd54jtp4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljsmnbkcc2z