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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3h

Stephen Miller is murdering Venezuelans and Colombians in cold blood bc he believes it helps his propaganda campaign to paint Latinos as dangerous.

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Stephen Miller views the air strikes as an opportunity to paint immigrants as a dangerous menace, according to one of the White House officials.

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Securitas @securitas.bsky.social · 3h

For all the legitimate worry about the abuse of the US National Guard, we should acknowledge that leaders and soldiers have behaved incredibly professionally. Stephen Miller's hopes for escalation will not be fulfilled by them.

It's ICE we all need to worry about.

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 1d

A reminder that this week the Conservatives announced they want a “British ICE”

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 3h

Dutch disease was also about how an overconcentration of capital in one sector sucked away cash and resources that other sectors needed. And arguably until the recent slide the dollar was overvalued

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 3h

He's well connected with UAE. But other experienced European ex-leaders with far less of a public reputation are too, so he isn't really essential

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 3h

On that note it is interesting that Blair has kept his head down since Trump's Gaza governance announcement so hopefully someone sensible in Downing Street advised him to stay off stage for the good of party and country until things are clearer

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 3h

Same with his diplomacy where his incoherent ramblings matter less than which faction of MAGA courtiers is positioned to push developments around Ukraine, Gaza or Latin America in a more or less positive direction

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 3h

Pay less attention to Trump's brainmush press statements and more attention to who is guiding the operations of DHS units on the ground

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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 5h

We are approaching the core of the issue

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 6h

Perry: DOJ's definition of rebellion would mean that
"literally all nonviolent protest” could be considered evidence of rebellion. Is that your argument?
Hamilton: The president has determined there is a danger of a rebellion, and you must defer to that finding

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Dan Nexon @dhnexon.bsky.social · 5h

🧵 As an academic whose formative college and graduate experiences took place during the 'modernists' vs. 'neo-primordialist' debates about nationalism, I find the causal ideological & methodological nationalism of even left-wing social media shocking.

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Dan Nexon @dhnexon.bsky.social · 5h

If conspiracy theories are simple heuristics that allow people to deal with confusing complexity and a sense of hopelessness, does that mean autocratic "flood the zone" tactics help create the conditions for conspiracy theories to thrive?

Thinking about @cherylrofer.bsky.social's post.

Lawyers, Guns & Money

www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 5h

With a lot of online traffic now driven by recipes, wordle and household tips the New York Times is going to end up as a kind of posh Buzzfeed with some legacy politics journalism attached

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 5h

"If Europe refuses to do this politically destabilising and economically suicidal thing then it will never overtake America's ability to do it better" see pages 8, 12, 23, 27 and 36 in this week's Economist

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 5h

No doubt we will soon get an Economist thinkpiece explaning why Europe is doomed if it does not copy America's worldbeating Dutch Disease

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Dan Nexon @dhnexon.bsky.social · 8h

More generally, it's just bizarre to focus on still relatively low levels of violence in civil society when the U.S. government is committing daily violence against peaceful civilians... and now looking to securitize all left-wing political activity as a pretext for political repression.

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Dan Nexon @dhnexon.bsky.social · 8h

What Bob leaves out is that the rise in threats against Republican officials is driven, in no small measure, by stochastic MAGA terrorism aimed at cowing anyone who does, or might, cross Trump.

Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 8h

"Violent populism—a phase of politics characterized by high levels of political violence and broad support for it—now represents a greater risk to American democracy than any competition with another country or any menace by a foreign terrorist group."🎯

America’s New Age of Political Violence

What happens when the threat comes from both left and right.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 2d

As I told @markjacob.bsky.social, Chicago journalists are doing a helluva job covering the ICE incursion of our city. The dogged, on-the ground- reporting reveals what's actually happening, not what ICE wants you to believe.

www.stopthepresses.news/p/the-press-...

The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago

Local journalism is under siege, but still makes itself indispensable

www.stopthepresses.news

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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Marco Herack @mh120480.bsky.social · 12h

das ist das hauptargument, dass im dollarverfall liegt.

Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 12h

What if stock market gains were measured in gold instead of dollars?
As John Authers notes, “Denominate U.S. stocks in gold rather than dollars, and they’ve been in decline since the dot-com bubble burst 25 years ago. Stocks elsewhere have done even worse.”
#stocks #gold #markets #investors

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 12h

Since so many post-Tory Conservatives are shaped by 24/7 consumption of US right wing social media where nuance and humility are viewed as a sign of unforgivable weakness I doubt the UK Conservative Party will produce a thoughtfully contrite leader any time soon

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 12h

Some thoughts on an undercovered line in Kemi Badenoch's speech and the Tory party's half-right theory of 'why Reform are leading the polls' more generally in today's note:

Tories need a leader who can say sorry

British public remain angry with the previous government, with many turning to Reform as alternative to Labour

www.ft.com

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 12h

What Europe can learn from Italian fiscal discipline

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 1d

Join me, @stijntvankessel.bsky.social & Isabelle Hertner next week as we present "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" (Oxford University Press), available Open Access here:

academic.oup.com/book/60532

If you or your library prefer a printed copy, you can find a discounted code below.

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Dakota @dakota.bsky.social · 15h

People always talk about our trade deficit in goods, but they never account for the US having a huge trade surpus in brainworms. It's a strategic asset

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François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 15h

Bottom-line : this is basically doable and consequently the Russian taxpayer may soon be paying the costs of Western military support to Ukraine

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16h

Belgium has laid out its red lines for using Russian assets to fund a €140 billion reparations loan to Ukraine.

This includes an agreement by EU countries to share all current and future risks related to the plan for an amount exceeding €170 billion.

Belgium lays out red lines on €140B Ukraine loan

Belgian PM Bart De Wever has suggested that the Commission’s scheme to leverage Russian frozen assets effectively amounts to confiscation.

ow.ly

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 15h

Just call it a veggie-bürger

Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 15h

In short, you can call it a "hamburger" if it contains meat rather than ham, because everyone knows what a hamburger is; but you can't call it a "veggie burger" if it is veggie-based, because that would be confusing. 🙃

Anna Strolenberg @annastrolenberg.volteuropa.org · 1d

Today the EU parliament voted to ban the word burger if they are made with plant protein, instead of animal protein. 🤦🏻‍♀️

They claim it’s to stop consumers being ‘confused between meat and plant products’ - solving a problem that nobody had!

This new rule leaves a bad taste in the mouth…

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