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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 5h

Mountain View Oktoberfest 2025.

Bearded white guy in lederhosen and a green flannel shirt with a leather hat drinking a dark beer from a 1L stein.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 16h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social · 1d

Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 1d

Look how quickly the “justification” for deploying military troops to US cities mutated.

Just weeks ago it was, Crime!

Now it’s: hypothetical imagined crimes by Americans peacefully demonstrating in an act of constitutionally sacred dissent.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE: Newsom has signed SB 79 into law!!

This is a great day for anyone who cares about ending California's housing and homelessness crisis, getting the state to net zero emissions, and recovering American democracy.

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 2d

If you live in California, please call @gavinnewsom.bsky.social at (916) 445-2841 and urge him to sign SB 79. Here's my post about why the bill is so important: publiccomment.blog/p/newsom-s-f...

Newsom's Fateful Choice

Why the governor needs to sign SB 79

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 1d

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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Matthew Triponey @matthewtriponey.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t agree with every point made here, but the main thesis — what we do with billionaires’ money is secondary to the fact that a free society simply cannot allow them to have it — accounts for most of my politics these days.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

TIL that it's "liberal bullshit" to argue that billionaires hoarding wealth is a threat to democracy.

The Car Chase from Chapell Ronin @jacobian.bsky.social · 1d

Not to be THAT leftist, but this is such liberal bullshit it's amazing.

"The issue isn't that we allow people to hoard wealth, it's what that wealth them to do (inc hoard more wealth)

I will not interrogate how those things are linked. If I'm rich someday I don't want people to question it!"

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 1d

This bill I wrote is now law.

California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 1d

[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed AB 1154, which will make it faster, cheaper, and easier to add small accessory dwelling units to existing homes.

Our statement: cayimby.org/news-events/...

California Law Makes it Easier to Build Small, In-Home ADUs

New Law Signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Removes Barriers, Imposes Standards

cayimby.org

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1d

i thought WaPo was supposed to be in favor of free markets

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Economists were wrong about tariffs. They need to figure out why.

They’re becoming as useless as political pollsters.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

Billionaires probably *could* fund a Philz stipend for me though.

Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

Me trying to find a café in Palo Alto to kill some time.

Me: Maybe Peets?
J: Do we still have a Peets? There's Verve and Blue Bottle.
Me: Starbucks is close ...
J: Philz?
Me: I can't afford Philz! Even with the new job. Maybe if I worked at Nvidia ...

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Jason Briggeman @jbriggeman.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

You guys should have been reading [checks notes] Liberal Currents, who have been on top of this issue,

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 1d

THANK YOU. THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY EVERY BILLIONAIRE IS A POLICY FAILURE. IT'S THE INSTABILITY LARGE CONCENTRATIONS OF POWER CREATE. NOT THE LOST REVENUE.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

This is a great metaphor. And now I'm feeling dumb by wondering if this was the dragon metaphor all along?

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Brian Galle @bdgesq.bsky.social · 1d

I have a book-length exploration of the economic and tax policy implications of this fact coming next month with @rooseveltinstitute.org : "How to Tax the Rich." You're going to like the retail price (it starts with 0 and ends with 0). Have your download fingers ready.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Steve Randy Waldman @interfluidity.com · 1d

“If your government is for sale to any billionaire willing to pay, you do not have a democracy… arbitrary power is arbitrary power, whether it belongs to a king of England or a prince of Silicon Valley… Billionaires are dangerous. We shld tax them until they aren’t.” @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 1d

Experimenting with a new concept using @queermedieval.bsky.social’s Portland Frog woodcut. Embracing goofiness as protest.

A poster in green ink on off white paper. In the center is a woodcut style illustration of a protester wearing an inflatable frog costume standing up against two ICE agents. The text above and below reads:

VIVE LA
RIBBITSTANCE

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

But she isn't arguing against M4A (UBI or whatever). Billionaires should probably be taxed more to pay for social democracy. But they should *definitely* be taxed more to reduce their outsized political power. Yours just seems like an antagonistic reading where you don't actually disagree much.

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

None of this is really inconsistent with the piece.

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

Indeed. Or as I said in my case for liberal socialism, billionaires are intrinsic threats to political order. We should regulate billionaire fortunes for the same reason we regulate weapons of mass destruction.

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