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Democracy Isn't For Sissies - Part One of Two
Modern Nations Cannot Be Successfully Governed by Ideology
open.substack.com
Democrats must stop making deals with the antisocial Republican Party
When someone says students should never shout down speakers, they're issuing a commandment that forecloses exactly the questions that matter:
What's the speaker advocating?
What power does the speaker have?
What's the magnitude of the disruption vs. the magnitude of the harm being protested?
etc
What's the speaker advocating?
What power does the speaker have?
What's the magnitude of the disruption vs. the magnitude of the harm being protested?
etc
I have never read that column, and did not know until now that Klein wrote it. (I have a lot of stuff to keep up on.)
And I couldn't care less: Shouting down speakers on campus is authoritarian bullshit and college students should never do it.
And I couldn't care less: Shouting down speakers on campus is authoritarian bullshit and college students should never do it.
Bluesky has issues with Ezra Klein. Can you explain to them what he meant by Charlie Kirk did politics the right way. He didn’t say he agreed with the beliefs of Charlie Kirk
January 31, 2026 at 12:09 AM
When someone says students should never shout down speakers, they're issuing a commandment that forecloses exactly the questions that matter:
What's the speaker advocating?
What power does the speaker have?
What's the magnitude of the disruption vs. the magnitude of the harm being protested?
etc
What's the speaker advocating?
What power does the speaker have?
What's the magnitude of the disruption vs. the magnitude of the harm being protested?
etc
1/ Because our education system is so backwards, the majority of Americans possess little understanding of the genocidal theology that shaped the worldview of the Anglo-Protestant settlers, the Founders, and the interpretive framework through which American history is still taught and understood.
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
1/ Because our education system is so backwards, the majority of Americans possess little understanding of the genocidal theology that shaped the worldview of the Anglo-Protestant settlers, the Founders, and the interpretive framework through which American history is still taught and understood.
Democrats must stop making deals with the antisocial Republican Party
Democracy Isn't For Sissies - Part One of Two
Modern Nations Cannot Be Successfully Governed by Ideology
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Democrats must stop making deals with the antisocial Republican Party
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Here's another deep field image from JWST.
There's something pretty amazing hidden within it, which I'll talk about next.
But open up this image and lose yourself in this almost impossibly vast view of our Universe.
The six-pointed features are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy.
There's something pretty amazing hidden within it, which I'll talk about next.
But open up this image and lose yourself in this almost impossibly vast view of our Universe.
The six-pointed features are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy.
January 28, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Here's another deep field image from JWST.
There's something pretty amazing hidden within it, which I'll talk about next.
But open up this image and lose yourself in this almost impossibly vast view of our Universe.
The six-pointed features are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy.
There's something pretty amazing hidden within it, which I'll talk about next.
But open up this image and lose yourself in this almost impossibly vast view of our Universe.
The six-pointed features are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy.
In a functional institutional structure, Donald Trump and at least half his cabinet, would have been automatically investigated and prosecuted by an independent Parliamentary Ombudsman office by month three of assuming control of the Executive Branch.
The Secretary of Homeland Security is asserting that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff ultimately bears responsibility for the murder of two American citizens, which is something that would normally generate a dozen congressional inquiries.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 29, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In a functional institutional structure, Donald Trump and at least half his cabinet, would have been automatically investigated and prosecuted by an independent Parliamentary Ombudsman office by month three of assuming control of the Executive Branch.
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a goalkeeper goal to beat real madrid in the champions league, jose is about to do the postgame presser fully nude
January 28, 2026 at 10:10 PM
a goalkeeper goal to beat real madrid in the champions league, jose is about to do the postgame presser fully nude
70% of eligible American voters did NOT vote for fascism
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 7:36 PM
70% of eligible American voters did NOT vote for fascism
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Listen to the cats. 🫡
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January 25, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Listen to the cats. 🫡
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Because our Constitution was written by Landed Gentry for Landed Gentry that had no understanding of evolutionary biology or neuroscience; that is a huge problem given that the Constitution still reflects their ignorance of modern science.
January 28, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Because our Constitution was written by Landed Gentry for Landed Gentry that had no understanding of evolutionary biology or neuroscience; that is a huge problem given that the Constitution still reflects their ignorance of modern science.
The private market **cannot** solve the housing crisis.
Government can.
The private market **cannot** solve the healthcare crisis.
Government can.
The private market **cannot** solve the education crisis.
Government can.
Government can.
The private market **cannot** solve the healthcare crisis.
Government can.
The private market **cannot** solve the education crisis.
Government can.
Democrats must **educate** voters about how the economy and functional human societies actually work. And stand firm on a platform of universal access to the necessary goods and services we need to maximize our potential. Not just respond to conditioned voter preferences and Republican incompetence.
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The private market **cannot** solve the housing crisis.
Government can.
The private market **cannot** solve the healthcare crisis.
Government can.
The private market **cannot** solve the education crisis.
Government can.
Government can.
The private market **cannot** solve the healthcare crisis.
Government can.
The private market **cannot** solve the education crisis.
Government can.
Winning elections because Republicans are authoritarians that murder people in the streets is probably not a sustainable strategy
January 28, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Winning elections because Republicans are authoritarians that murder people in the streets is probably not a sustainable strategy
I keep hearing that "you don't have a nation without borders" which just proves that many people are too lazy to bother to think further than their noses reach or read books on history and evolutionary biology and social and institutional trust.
January 27, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I keep hearing that "you don't have a nation without borders" which just proves that many people are too lazy to bother to think further than their noses reach or read books on history and evolutionary biology and social and institutional trust.
Truth. But few people will read the article because it is published by a for profit media organization; there is no functional free press in American and there never has been.
That is how White Nationalism has not just survived for 400 years but thrived.
That is how White Nationalism has not just survived for 400 years but thrived.
What will end ICE’s terroristic regime for good? Recognizing and rejecting its core white nationalism that has been a part of the American fabric for over 400 years. Some of us have never had the privilege to look away and ignore it. Now none of us do. My column: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/26/o...
Don’t look to Germany for an analogy. The Minneapolis nightmare is uniquely American. - The Boston Globe
In order to defeat the white nationalism that is at the core of ICE’s assault on American democracy, we have to see it and treat it as what it is.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Truth. But few people will read the article because it is published by a for profit media organization; there is no functional free press in American and there never has been.
That is how White Nationalism has not just survived for 400 years but thrived.
That is how White Nationalism has not just survived for 400 years but thrived.
In our deeply flawed Imperial institutional structure, Unitary Executive theory is as true as Corporate Congress and the political Supreme Court allows it to be.
If strong-form unitary executive theory is true and there’s no executive *branch*, just a president and a bunch of subordinates carrying out his will, then immigration “judges” and administrative “warrants” must be false in any way that carries constitutional significance.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:20 PM
In our deeply flawed Imperial institutional structure, Unitary Executive theory is as true as Corporate Congress and the political Supreme Court allows it to be.
The problem with American police departments is that they are not strictly regulated by an independent Ombudsman office with full investigative and prosecutorial powers. There is no mystery here. We do not have a functional institutional structure. Thus, we have structural corruption and abuses.
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
January 26, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The problem with American police departments is that they are not strictly regulated by an independent Ombudsman office with full investigative and prosecutorial powers. There is no mystery here. We do not have a functional institutional structure. Thus, we have structural corruption and abuses.
Culture is a product of institutional design. The Patriarchal, Hierarchical structure is the fundamental problem. Just as it is the fundamental problem in France, Spain, Italy, the UK, Russia, China, Iran and everywhere else where hierarchical structures are in conflict with the network age.
Ehhhhh....
Remember when and why the DOJ was formed, and ask yourself if those circumstances seem likely to return in light of current events.
I think additional oversight is a good idea but ultimately this crisis is a crisis of one political party turning traitor.
Remember when and why the DOJ was formed, and ask yourself if those circumstances seem likely to return in light of current events.
I think additional oversight is a good idea but ultimately this crisis is a crisis of one political party turning traitor.
January 26, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Culture is a product of institutional design. The Patriarchal, Hierarchical structure is the fundamental problem. Just as it is the fundamental problem in France, Spain, Italy, the UK, Russia, China, Iran and everywhere else where hierarchical structures are in conflict with the network age.
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In a sane country, the DOJ response to a motion asking a judge to stop the government from destroying evidence after federal officers shot and killed a man in broad daylight would be, "Of course we wouldn't destroy evidence. We agree with this motion."
That . . . is not what happened.
That . . . is not what happened.
Trump-appointed judge blocks Trump admin. from destroying evidence in Pretti shooting
A hearing is set for Monday in Minnesota with state officials squaring off against the feds, who have stifled their local counterparts.
www.ms.now
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
In a sane country, the DOJ response to a motion asking a judge to stop the government from destroying evidence after federal officers shot and killed a man in broad daylight would be, "Of course we wouldn't destroy evidence. We agree with this motion."
That . . . is not what happened.
That . . . is not what happened.
My people, the Rani of modern Bohuslän, have used these ancient tactics to defeat invading forces for thousands of years. This is wonderfully stupid. 😅
The rest of it is even funnier
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
My people, the Rani of modern Bohuslän, have used these ancient tactics to defeat invading forces for thousands of years. This is wonderfully stupid. 😅
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rogue bands of knitters and quilters appear to be managing supply routes providing insulation and camouflage. Native women exhibit a shocking ability to stretch the large can of folgers and one box of assorted canned goods for months at a time; canning rooms have been discovered
January 26, 2026 at 2:24 AM
rogue bands of knitters and quilters appear to be managing supply routes providing insulation and camouflage. Native women exhibit a shocking ability to stretch the large can of folgers and one box of assorted canned goods for months at a time; canning rooms have been discovered
1/ The Trump Administration talks about using the Insurrection Act to impose its vision on Americans. But there's a problem: they and Conservatives in general fundamentally misunderstand who actually serves in the US military.
Right. And it's very telling, partly because of the litigation losses but I don't think it's just that, they've sat back and watched Walz's deployment of the Guard and haven't lifted a finger to instead federalize them.
January 25, 2026 at 11:15 PM
1/ The Trump Administration talks about using the Insurrection Act to impose its vision on Americans. But there's a problem: they and Conservatives in general fundamentally misunderstand who actually serves in the US military.
The time for public announcements is well past. It is time for Governors to call up the National Guard and order them to protect their residents against “Threats to life, property, or public order.”
They think they can provoke us into abandoning our values. They are wrong. We will keep the peace. We will secure justice for our neighbors. And we will see this occupation end.
January 25, 2026 at 2:35 AM
The time for public announcements is well past. It is time for Governors to call up the National Guard and order them to protect their residents against “Threats to life, property, or public order.”
America does not have an immigration problem.
We have a nativist bigotry problem.
We have a nativist bigotry problem.
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
January 24, 2026 at 10:06 PM
America does not have an immigration problem.
We have a nativist bigotry problem.
We have a nativist bigotry problem.
It's always been about Anglo-Saxon nativist anxiety. Ben Franklin sounded just like Trump when speaking about his fears of the German immigrants that were arriving in large numbers.
“…generally of the most ignorant stupid sort of their own nation…”
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“…generally of the most ignorant stupid sort of their own nation…”
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January 24, 2026 at 3:00 AM
It's always been about Anglo-Saxon nativist anxiety. Ben Franklin sounded just like Trump when speaking about his fears of the German immigrants that were arriving in large numbers.
“…generally of the most ignorant stupid sort of their own nation…”
1/
“…generally of the most ignorant stupid sort of their own nation…”
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Look at the structural reasons for why Nordic cultures were and remain highly resistant to radicalization, and why Americans remain vulnerable to radicalization. Nordic societies don't avoid extremism because they are morally superior; they do so because they built institutional shock absorbers. 1/
January 24, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Look at the structural reasons for why Nordic cultures were and remain highly resistant to radicalization, and why Americans remain vulnerable to radicalization. Nordic societies don't avoid extremism because they are morally superior; they do so because they built institutional shock absorbers. 1/
If we had a functional education system in the US, the general public would have a functional understanding of world history and how to think and communicate coherently. The reason that we don't is American Conservatives and the Republican Party that represents asset holders. 1/
Ahh, yes; I’m the “bad guy”. But at least I’m not so abjectly stupid as to blame the rise of the Nazi party on the small number of people who comprised the German upper middle class In the post WW1 era.
January 24, 2026 at 2:01 AM
If we had a functional education system in the US, the general public would have a functional understanding of world history and how to think and communicate coherently. The reason that we don't is American Conservatives and the Republican Party that represents asset holders. 1/