I finally got around to watching Tim Heidecker’s spoof comedy special recently, and there’s one part that got stuck in my head. It’s a bit he calls “comedy without a net,” and so I don’t spoil the joke, I’m going to let you watch it for yourself on YouTube.
Ever since then, I’ve been joking to myself that what I’m doing is “journalism without a net.” I mean, at this point, Failed State Update is a one-man-band. I’m the editor, the writer, and the person who gets slammed when someone doesn’t like what I write.
It can be stressful, but it’s also well worth it. In fact, one of the ways you can help relieve some of my stress is to become a supporter of my work. For $7/month (or $75/year) you can become a paid subscriber to this newsletter. It would be good for me, good for your conscience, and good for independent journalism as a whole.
Here are the stories that have graced the front page of the Failed State Update website since the last newsletter:
Features
The January 6 Trump coup, one year later: Congress investigates military's role while generals warn of rogue military personnel and future coup attempts (Jan 6)
Julian Assange on Silicon Valley surveillance barons and regime change: How I became a footnote in geopolitical history (Jan 3)
Reports
Choose your own insurrection: Three possible conspiracies behind Jan. 6 (Jan 7)
Even failed coups have consequences: January 6 and the 'long coup' (Jan 5)
Why was this world-famous memory expert on the Ghislaine Maxwell defense team? Getting to the truth ain't always pretty (Jan 4)
The end of the Epstein/Maxwell Saga? Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of facilitating the abuse of underage girls at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein
(Dec 29)
News
Mutual Aid in Seattle: People are helping each other because the city can't (or won't) (Jan 5, 2022)
Turning Point USA's onramp to fascism: Glomming onto AmericaFest w/Louie Gohmert and a bunch of other Nazis (Jan 4)
Failed State Jukebox: 'America' by Tom MacDonald:
An anguished cry from the apocalyptic wasteland of British Columbia (Jan 3)R.I.P. Betty White, Illuminati Satanist: We have the pics to prove it (Jan 2)
This one-man-band thanks you for subscribing to his newsletter. And by all means, if you catch a typo or other error, feel free to let me know. I can use all the help I can get.
— Lenny