@ciarangallagher.bsky.social
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i mean what are these "western values" these guys are so hopped up about? they are directly antagonistic to western europe. they don't believe in civil liberties. they reject democracy. and don't get me started on christianity, they hate their white neighbors almost as much as the brown ones
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
i mean what are these "western values" these guys are so hopped up about? they are directly antagonistic to western europe. they don't believe in civil liberties. they reject democracy. and don't get me started on christianity, they hate their white neighbors almost as much as the brown ones
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NO ONE FORMS POLITICAL IDEAS FROM WHAT THEY SEE IN THE WORLD.
THEY FORM POLITICAL IDEAS FROM WHAT THEY HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
There are many, many, many important implications of this!!
THEY FORM POLITICAL IDEAS FROM WHAT THEY HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
There are many, many, many important implications of this!!
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
NO ONE FORMS POLITICAL IDEAS FROM WHAT THEY SEE IN THE WORLD.
THEY FORM POLITICAL IDEAS FROM WHAT THEY HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
There are many, many, many important implications of this!!
THEY FORM POLITICAL IDEAS FROM WHAT THEY HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
There are many, many, many important implications of this!!
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The only major faction which does not believe it is the far right, which understands itself to be in a cultural battle for hearts and minds which is only glancingly correlated with economic anything. It’s worked out wonderfully for them
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The only major faction which does not believe it is the far right, which understands itself to be in a cultural battle for hearts and minds which is only glancingly correlated with economic anything. It’s worked out wonderfully for them
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i've been wrestling with--on a theoretical-liberal-theorist level--the perennial tension between professionalization and accountability
technical competence requires professionalization... but strategic clarity requires accountability
www.liberalcurrents.com/good-governa...
technical competence requires professionalization... but strategic clarity requires accountability
www.liberalcurrents.com/good-governa...
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
i've been wrestling with--on a theoretical-liberal-theorist level--the perennial tension between professionalization and accountability
technical competence requires professionalization... but strategic clarity requires accountability
www.liberalcurrents.com/good-governa...
technical competence requires professionalization... but strategic clarity requires accountability
www.liberalcurrents.com/good-governa...
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Yeah the affordability nonsense is an even-vaguer-than-usual reformulation of the same economic policy message Dems have run on as long as any of us have been alive. The reason it has suddenly started working is that there’s a deeply unpopular incumbent and inchoate doomerism everywhere.
Variations of economic justice is what Democrats have run on for generations. If you mean more specific proposals, then the versions vary based on time and location. The strength of Dem victory just recently is because Trump is President and Dems now have high propensity voters.
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Yeah the affordability nonsense is an even-vaguer-than-usual reformulation of the same economic policy message Dems have run on as long as any of us have been alive. The reason it has suddenly started working is that there’s a deeply unpopular incumbent and inchoate doomerism everywhere.
What’s the legality of doing joint federal campaign - media foundation fund raisers?
I’d love to see the billions of dollars working folks hurl at candidates every 2 years become a lasting endowment for left wing media rather than being hovered up by consultants and the ad tech companies.
I’d love to see the billions of dollars working folks hurl at candidates every 2 years become a lasting endowment for left wing media rather than being hovered up by consultants and the ad tech companies.
you should support liberal currents!
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What’s the legality of doing joint federal campaign - media foundation fund raisers?
I’d love to see the billions of dollars working folks hurl at candidates every 2 years become a lasting endowment for left wing media rather than being hovered up by consultants and the ad tech companies.
I’d love to see the billions of dollars working folks hurl at candidates every 2 years become a lasting endowment for left wing media rather than being hovered up by consultants and the ad tech companies.
Remarkable that the only person JD Vance shows consistent loyalty to is the least likable man in America.
Vance describes hearing Theil do some Randian monologue as “the most significant moment” of his time at Yale.
He met his wife there.
Vance describes hearing Theil do some Randian monologue as “the most significant moment” of his time at Yale.
He met his wife there.
you're telling me a right-wing catholic convert is just a protestant in disguise? shocked
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Remarkable that the only person JD Vance shows consistent loyalty to is the least likable man in America.
Vance describes hearing Theil do some Randian monologue as “the most significant moment” of his time at Yale.
He met his wife there.
Vance describes hearing Theil do some Randian monologue as “the most significant moment” of his time at Yale.
He met his wife there.
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Police say he then turned the epic vulgar roast on himself
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Police say he then turned the epic vulgar roast on himself
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this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
Matt Stoller: “..Trump & Mamdani defeated establishment in their own way, representing hunger of voters on the right & left who want something different. If those sides cd come together.. that would be a sea change in how we organize our political economy”.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
Monopoly Round-Up: Why the Establishment Freaked Out Over a Mamdani-Trump Press Conference
Meta wins its antitrust case, there are now two fire truck antitrust claims, the stock market got wobbly, and Larry Summers was exiled from the establishment, at least for now.
www.thebignewsletter.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
The real reason he didn’t want to release the Epstein files.
A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
www.semafor.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The real reason he didn’t want to release the Epstein files.
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Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge
The Finnish government announces the migration of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to international gauge (1,435 mm) from 2032. The change aims to improve military mobility and regional ...
www.trenvista.net
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
All of this is correct.
I don’t think Velasquez retiring from her NY-7 seat changes the calculation. No, we cannot take that seat for granted, but it’s DSA’s to lose. The key is to move quickly. Using this tactic to try to freeze out Lander was ridiculous, but it should be used against Reynoso.
November 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
All of this is correct.
Subordinating your foreign policy to domestic coalition management always works out great. Never backfires horribly.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Subordinating your foreign policy to domestic coalition management always works out great. Never backfires horribly.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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"A man pardoned by President Donald Trump for storming the Capitol was arrested on child molestation charges, according to Florida officials, who said he tried to use an anticipated Jan. 6 payout to silence the victim."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Pardoned Capitol rioter tried to bribe child sex victim with promise of Jan. 6 payout, officials say
Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, faces multiple charges in Florida, including lewd/lascivious molestation, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"A man pardoned by President Donald Trump for storming the Capitol was arrested on child molestation charges, according to Florida officials, who said he tried to use an anticipated Jan. 6 payout to silence the victim."
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
This is true on policy. The reason reactionary centrists refuse to accept it (besides that she lost) is that for all her moderation she did not show contempt for the Democratic coalition, its cosmopolitan nature and egalitarian values. They don’t want policy moderation they want hippy punching.
She ran as a moderate. Maybe you think that’s good and maybe you think that’s bad. All I am arguing is that the endless takes about how Democrats should pivot to the center should explain why it didn’t work in this election (there are good reasons!) rather than pretending she didn’t.
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This is true on policy. The reason reactionary centrists refuse to accept it (besides that she lost) is that for all her moderation she did not show contempt for the Democratic coalition, its cosmopolitan nature and egalitarian values. They don’t want policy moderation they want hippy punching.
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matt yglesias' primary claim about politics is that to win elections, democrats should adopt the strategy which has given starmer a 13% approval rating in the UK
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
matt yglesias' primary claim about politics is that to win elections, democrats should adopt the strategy which has given starmer a 13% approval rating in the UK
People get mad as shit (it’s been me!) when @besttrousers.bsky.social turns up in your mentions and says “give me quantitative evidence for your intuition” but honestly it’s such a public service!
What's the evidence that voters are interested in this?
November 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
People get mad as shit (it’s been me!) when @besttrousers.bsky.social turns up in your mentions and says “give me quantitative evidence for your intuition” but honestly it’s such a public service!
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"Fewer people" housing policy vs. "more people" housing policy:
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Fewer people" housing policy vs. "more people" housing policy:
The Clash had Red Scares number.
“Every gimmick hungry yob, digging gold from rock n’roll
grabs the mic to tell us he‘ll die before he’s sold.
But I believe in this and it’s been tested by research.
He who fucks nuns will later join the church“
grabs the mic to tell us he‘ll die before he’s sold.
But I believe in this and it’s been tested by research.
He who fucks nuns will later join the church“
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Clash had Red Scares number.
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They aren’t concerned liberal arts will leave you qualified only for a job as a barista. They are concerned college will thin the pool of potential baristas and make the rest less docile.
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
They aren’t concerned liberal arts will leave you qualified only for a job as a barista. They are concerned college will thin the pool of potential baristas and make the rest less docile.
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Note that the “admissions must select the absolute cream of the crop” guys are exactly the same as the “college is basically worthless indoctrination now“ guys.
November 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Note that the “admissions must select the absolute cream of the crop” guys are exactly the same as the “college is basically worthless indoctrination now“ guys.
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Something that’s so striking in these emails is how…unimpressive Epstein is. He comes off as a pompous, sub-literate lech. Yes everyone is so mortifyingly solicitous of him! All fawning and flattery! Why?????
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Something that’s so striking in these emails is how…unimpressive Epstein is. He comes off as a pompous, sub-literate lech. Yes everyone is so mortifyingly solicitous of him! All fawning and flattery! Why?????
At this point the most exculpatory explanation possible of the known facts is that Trump knew about Epstein's rape of minors and eagerly swept to continue exploiting them as malleable victims as soon as they hit the threshold of majority.
crying that googling her name immediately turns up getty photos of her with both trump and epstein and the trump photo is three years after the one with epstein
November 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
At this point the most exculpatory explanation possible of the known facts is that Trump knew about Epstein's rape of minors and eagerly swept to continue exploiting them as malleable victims as soon as they hit the threshold of majority.
Classical Authors: Amid strife and famine even noble citizens may bow down to a Ceaser to secure peace and plenty but alas, the corruption of absolute power means they will come to be ruled by a Nero.
77 million Bored Americans:
WE WANT NERO! WE WANT NERO! WE WANT NERO!
77 million Bored Americans:
WE WANT NERO! WE WANT NERO! WE WANT NERO!
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Classical Authors: Amid strife and famine even noble citizens may bow down to a Ceaser to secure peace and plenty but alas, the corruption of absolute power means they will come to be ruled by a Nero.
77 million Bored Americans:
WE WANT NERO! WE WANT NERO! WE WANT NERO!
77 million Bored Americans:
WE WANT NERO! WE WANT NERO! WE WANT NERO!
Replies to this are an interesting demonstration of the Impossibility of Gradations Of Badness in the minds of many posters.
Jeffries is corny but still doing better than Schumer. He just needs a primary to scare him. Schumer needs to go. Senator Tish James when.
November 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Replies to this are an interesting demonstration of the Impossibility of Gradations Of Badness in the minds of many posters.