Combat Veteran Signs Up to Talk About Trash at a Tennessee County Meeting… and Uses His Time to Torch ICE and Confederate Symbols

On January 15th, 2026, Afghanistan War veteran and Murfreesboro resident Adam House signed up to address the county commission about trash in the downtown area. And that’s exactly what he did. At a recent Rutherford County Commission meeting in Murfreesboro, the agenda moves along as expected. Budget items. Procedural motions. Public comment. Then the chair calls the next…

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“We Will Live in a Fascist Country”: Beto O’Rourke on the Stakes of 2026 Midterms

Beto O’Rourke recently sat down with Jeremy Wallace on Texas Take, the political podcast from the Houston Chronicle, for a wide-ranging conversation about the 2026 midterm elections, executive power, and the future of American democracy. The full interview runs close to an hour. What follows is a single uninterrupted excerpt in which O’Rourke lays out what he believes…

A Party That Seeks to Nationalize and Control Elections Has Entered Fascist Territory

Like most everything authoritarian regimes do, this latest sideshow stems from a place of fear. Trump is arguing for federal control because some states are producing outcomes that frighten him.

Minneapolis witness Stella Carlson breaks her silence on Alex Pretti’s killing

Local Minneapolis resident Stella Carlson, the woman seen in the background of multiple videos of the fatal federal shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, has now spoken publicly for the first time. Carlson was wearing a distinctive pink coat and filming on her phone as the shooting unfolded. She described what she witnessed in…

You Can’t Bring a Firearm to a Protest. It’s That Simple.

“You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.” — FBI Director Kash Patel

The Killing of Alex Pretti Should Be the Breaking Point

Alex Pretti’s death shows what happens when armed federal agents are given political cover to operate above the law and the public is told to ignore what it can plainly see. When the state kills in public and lies about it afterward, neutrality is no longer an option.

The Mark Kelly “Sedition Scandal” and a President Who Doesn’t Understand the Oath

President Trump has a long history of disparaging members of the military who disagree with him. Back in 2015, he shrugged off John McCain’s five and a half years as a POW with “He’s not a war hero… I like people who weren’t captured,” and kept sniping at him even after he died. It runs…

The Costs of War: A Mother’s View

In 2004, my mom wrote about what war costs—not just for those who fight, but for those who wait, worry, and live with the aftermath. Twenty-one years later, I’m sharing her words again, along with my reflections as a veteran, son, and father.

Tiny Acts of Creation: In Defense of Making Stuff with Jeff Tweedy

Thankfully, at some point I stopped giving a shit. In a good way. I don’t mean I stopped caring about music. I stopped caring about things that don’t matter. Or at least things I can’t control. For instance, I don’t have control over how someone judges a song I write. If I can entertain myself…

Combat Veteran and Former Republican Calls on Americans to Join the ‘No Kings’ Protests

No Kings. No Tyrants. No Excuses. My good friend Adam “Brick” House is a combat veteran and longtime activist. He’s served his country in uniform, worked on campaigns, marched in protests, and never sworn loyalty to any party, only to the Constitution. In this video, Adam calls on all of us—veterans, activists, and citizens who still believe…

Political Violence and the Paradox of Free Expression

“If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence.”—Justice Louis Brandeis I wasn’t exactly Charlie Kirk’s biggest fan. I found him to be an annoying, performative MAGA agitator helping to usher in…

Buck Up and Do Your Damnedest

“You’re sick of the game!” Well, now, that’s a shame. You’re young and you’re brave and you’re bright.“You’ve had a raw deal!” I know — but don’t squeal, Buck up, do your damnedest, and fight.It’s the plugging away that will win you the day, So don’t be a piker, old pard!Just draw…

Combat Vet Stands Against Trump, ICE, & Politicization of the Military

Choose you this day whom ye shall serve. It is imperative that We The People maintain a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR DICTATORS. “I, Adam G. House, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and…

New Chapbook from The Chaos Section Poetry Project

Record of Dissent: Poems of Protest in an Authoritarian Age — Summer 2025 Record of Dissent is a free digital chapbook featuring 44 poems of protest, resistance, survival, and hope—written in response to the rising authoritarianism of the Trump era in America. This collection comes from The Chaos Section Poetry Project, a newer offshoot of this site…