Ke'Aun Charles
@liberalelite.substack.com
Liberal activist
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phonk music really fell off huh
December 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
phonk music really fell off huh
The only thing stopping a realignment away from “Left vs Right” towards “Up vs Down”, is the Culture War.
The increasing willingness of major influencers along all of these quadrants to bury or minimize the Culture Wars in favor of “kitchen table” issues, is perhaps a harbinger of this realignment.
The increasing willingness of major influencers along all of these quadrants to bury or minimize the Culture Wars in favor of “kitchen table” issues, is perhaps a harbinger of this realignment.
December 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The only thing stopping a realignment away from “Left vs Right” towards “Up vs Down”, is the Culture War.
The increasing willingness of major influencers along all of these quadrants to bury or minimize the Culture Wars in favor of “kitchen table” issues, is perhaps a harbinger of this realignment.
The increasing willingness of major influencers along all of these quadrants to bury or minimize the Culture Wars in favor of “kitchen table” issues, is perhaps a harbinger of this realignment.
If the Voting Rights Act goes, minority political power as we know it will be crippled in America.
And it's probably going to go.
No one is sounding the alarm about this. Is it because there's no way out?
And it's probably going to go.
No one is sounding the alarm about this. Is it because there's no way out?
December 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
If the Voting Rights Act goes, minority political power as we know it will be crippled in America.
And it's probably going to go.
No one is sounding the alarm about this. Is it because there's no way out?
And it's probably going to go.
No one is sounding the alarm about this. Is it because there's no way out?
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the California wealth tax referendum is a good example of this
just fix the stupid fucking property taxes instead of doing weird boondoggle "one-time" wealth tax nonsense
just fix the stupid fucking property taxes instead of doing weird boondoggle "one-time" wealth tax nonsense
the no tax on tips thing getting no serious pushback and the growing right-wing opposition to property taxes is a dark omen for the future of political economy
paying your taxes is good and that includes you (yes you) not just "billionaires"
paying your taxes is good and that includes you (yes you) not just "billionaires"
The year is 2035. California's entire base of taxation is young renters and their entire budget goes to insuring suburban McMansions built in fire hazard regions. Half of Florida is underwater financially and the other half literally. Illinois is fine but still fucks up transit funding constantly.
December 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
the California wealth tax referendum is a good example of this
just fix the stupid fucking property taxes instead of doing weird boondoggle "one-time" wealth tax nonsense
just fix the stupid fucking property taxes instead of doing weird boondoggle "one-time" wealth tax nonsense
Yes.
But also lets embrace voter ID reform.
Weed out some of the low-propensities.
But also lets embrace voter ID reform.
Weed out some of the low-propensities.
“Regular elections provide regular opportunities for mistakes to get corrected, which in an imperfect world is far preferable to having one man or one party permanently in charge and hoping you just so happen to get the correct man or party for the job.” (from
January)
January)
Defending Democracy When Voters Make Bad Choices
It is precisely when the largest bloc of voters has chosen poorly that we need democracy the most.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Yes.
But also lets embrace voter ID reform.
Weed out some of the low-propensities.
But also lets embrace voter ID reform.
Weed out some of the low-propensities.
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“We need a vision of human identity and human connection that is compatible with breakneck technological change. Lindsey dreams of asteroid mining, but artificial wombs will arrive first.” www.liberalcurrents.com/are-we-prome...
Are We Prometheans? "The Permanent Problem," Reviewed
The future requires a vision of gender that is not some reskinned picket-fence fantasy, but a true human ideal.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“We need a vision of human identity and human connection that is compatible with breakneck technological change. Lindsey dreams of asteroid mining, but artificial wombs will arrive first.” www.liberalcurrents.com/are-we-prome...
Another day of the hustle and grind.
December 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Another day of the hustle and grind.
becoming a writer is one of the best and worst "decisions" i've ever made.
("decisions" = i have no other skills)
("decisions" = i have no other skills)
December 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
becoming a writer is one of the best and worst "decisions" i've ever made.
("decisions" = i have no other skills)
("decisions" = i have no other skills)
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The reason why these European and Canadian people are calling Americans cowards for not FIGHTING THE UNITED STATES MILITARY IN A CIVIL WAR is because they want us to be cannon fodder to stop the same United States military from attacking *them*
It’s the same story: no one wants to get shot
It’s the same story: no one wants to get shot
December 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The reason why these European and Canadian people are calling Americans cowards for not FIGHTING THE UNITED STATES MILITARY IN A CIVIL WAR is because they want us to be cannon fodder to stop the same United States military from attacking *them*
It’s the same story: no one wants to get shot
It’s the same story: no one wants to get shot
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2025 was brutal for US transit. Agencies faced budget deficits, flat ridership, and open hostility from the White House.
I wrote a series of stories outlining ways to help transit endure.
Lesson #1: Whatever you do, don’t cut service. Riders will leave – permanently.
Here are a few others 🧵
I wrote a series of stories outlining ways to help transit endure.
Lesson #1: Whatever you do, don’t cut service. Riders will leave – permanently.
Here are a few others 🧵
The Last Thing US Transit Agencies Should Do Now
Rising costs and widening deficits as pandemic aid runs out are challenging bus and train operators in many cities. But cutting service needs to be a last resort.
www.bloomberg.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
2025 was brutal for US transit. Agencies faced budget deficits, flat ridership, and open hostility from the White House.
I wrote a series of stories outlining ways to help transit endure.
Lesson #1: Whatever you do, don’t cut service. Riders will leave – permanently.
Here are a few others 🧵
I wrote a series of stories outlining ways to help transit endure.
Lesson #1: Whatever you do, don’t cut service. Riders will leave – permanently.
Here are a few others 🧵
Liberals need to make this movie.
We need to start doing urban agitprop.
We need to start doing urban agitprop.
December 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Liberals need to make this movie.
We need to start doing urban agitprop.
We need to start doing urban agitprop.
Liberals need to be the handmaidens of cultural, economic, AND technological progress.
It's a package deal. All, or none. Civilization or death.
It's a package deal. All, or none. Civilization or death.
They Hate Technology and Progress
you cannot negotiate with the progress haters. they must be driven back into the shadows. they will take every inch you give them out of YOUR freedom and dignity
you cannot negotiate with the progress haters. they must be driven back into the shadows. they will take every inch you give them out of YOUR freedom and dignity
I cannot stand the repeated hit pieces on GLP-1s in mainstream media. NYT almost daily: GLP-1s wrecked this couple’s sex life! Or this woman’s emotional life! Or her cooking! NYMag today: Celebrities are so thin their bones are jutting out of their hips! Me: Anyone else remember the 90s?
December 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Liberals need to be the handmaidens of cultural, economic, AND technological progress.
It's a package deal. All, or none. Civilization or death.
It's a package deal. All, or none. Civilization or death.
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i used to dream of a future where people with gender divergence like me would be accepted
y’all stayed home and didn’t vote and you took that from me. now you want to take my machines and dreams of a future where machines make life better too
I DO NOT WANT TO LIVE IN THE WORLD YOU WANT
y’all stayed home and didn’t vote and you took that from me. now you want to take my machines and dreams of a future where machines make life better too
I DO NOT WANT TO LIVE IN THE WORLD YOU WANT
December 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
i used to dream of a future where people with gender divergence like me would be accepted
y’all stayed home and didn’t vote and you took that from me. now you want to take my machines and dreams of a future where machines make life better too
I DO NOT WANT TO LIVE IN THE WORLD YOU WANT
y’all stayed home and didn’t vote and you took that from me. now you want to take my machines and dreams of a future where machines make life better too
I DO NOT WANT TO LIVE IN THE WORLD YOU WANT
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Showing yet again that he has no interest in making people’s lives better & more affordable, Trump throws down with the NIMBYs & against building the millions of homes we need.
Housing costs are a key driver of the affordability crisis. Trump just doesn’t get it.
Housing costs are a key driver of the affordability crisis. Trump just doesn’t get it.
Trump: If we build more housing, the price of homes will go down, and homeowners will lose their wealth.
December 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Showing yet again that he has no interest in making people’s lives better & more affordable, Trump throws down with the NIMBYs & against building the millions of homes we need.
Housing costs are a key driver of the affordability crisis. Trump just doesn’t get it.
Housing costs are a key driver of the affordability crisis. Trump just doesn’t get it.
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It’s actually good to live in a city. Cities are nice. Cities have historically been the preferable and aspirational option
December 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It’s actually good to live in a city. Cities are nice. Cities have historically been the preferable and aspirational option
if you're trans and living in a shitty red state, consider moving to San Francisco.
December 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
if you're trans and living in a shitty red state, consider moving to San Francisco.
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My drive home to rural Nebraska from Jersey has been a story of contests. My stops in Champaign, the Quad Cities, and Omaha had all kinds of new interesting things since my last visits. The rural hinterlands in between were so broken down and decrepit by contrast.
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
My drive home to rural Nebraska from Jersey has been a story of contests. My stops in Champaign, the Quad Cities, and Omaha had all kinds of new interesting things since my last visits. The rural hinterlands in between were so broken down and decrepit by contrast.
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"dems would be center right in uk/eu" staggers on, zombie like, immune to evidence
the uk tories just proposed deporting 4-7% of the uk's population - self-partition- they are, in fact, to the right of adam schiff
the uk tories just proposed deporting 4-7% of the uk's population - self-partition- they are, in fact, to the right of adam schiff
December 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"dems would be center right in uk/eu" staggers on, zombie like, immune to evidence
the uk tories just proposed deporting 4-7% of the uk's population - self-partition- they are, in fact, to the right of adam schiff
the uk tories just proposed deporting 4-7% of the uk's population - self-partition- they are, in fact, to the right of adam schiff
Kinda funny how different @cnliberalism.org and @liberalcurrents.com are. Even if on the same team (more or less).
December 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Kinda funny how different @cnliberalism.org and @liberalcurrents.com are. Even if on the same team (more or less).
Pray for Marco Rubio in these trying times.
Apart from disagreements about peace efforts, Witkoff has been at loggerheads with Rubio and State Department officials about the way he handles security.
Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio’s clashing diplomacy on Russia-Ukraine
Apart from disagreements about peace efforts in Ukraine, Witkoff has been at loggerheads with Rubio and State Department officials about the way he handles security.
nbcnews.to
December 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Pray for Marco Rubio in these trying times.
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appreciate this post about the technocratic libs' confused messaging: "it would be like Coca-Cola commercials saying 'but Pepsi is pretty good too.'"
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Liberals Could Be Civilization's Vanguard, if We Stop Getting In Our Own Way
Or: On Rejecting Silverism, Embracing Richardsonism
substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
appreciate this post about the technocratic libs' confused messaging: "it would be like Coca-Cola commercials saying 'but Pepsi is pretty good too.'"
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
very interesting. must explore.
The Left is doomed to collapse into the fascist abyss unless we realise that the vanguard of the working class right now are the proletarianised tech and pink-collar work forces. Workers on the way UP are revolutionary. Workers seeking rent from a stagnant system are reactionary.
December 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
very interesting. must explore.