@musicmaker5.bsky.social
Democratic socialist. Healthcare as a human right. End the genocide in Gaza now.
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There is no reason to be polite or decorous about this any more.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
There is no reason to be polite or decorous about this any more.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
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A court with a normal-ish conservative majority would have been tolerable. I'm not eager for court packing, impeaching justices, and other such options. But this court sticking around post-Trump is untenable. They've already torched their own legitimacy, the only question is what do we do about it.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A court with a normal-ish conservative majority would have been tolerable. I'm not eager for court packing, impeaching justices, and other such options. But this court sticking around post-Trump is untenable. They've already torched their own legitimacy, the only question is what do we do about it.
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A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
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Regulators must stop this deal. It would accelerate the content-ization of film and potentially deal a terminal blow to cinema. Netflix can’t be allowed to control and apply its model to more of the film industry.
It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion
The streaming giant's proposal includes a $5.8 billion breakup fee and promises to maintain Warner Bros. current operations, "including theatrical releases." Theater owners are already speaking out.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Regulators must stop this deal. It would accelerate the content-ization of film and potentially deal a terminal blow to cinema. Netflix can’t be allowed to control and apply its model to more of the film industry.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
The carnage continues along with Israeli impunity for the ongoing genocide.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The carnage continues along with Israeli impunity for the ongoing genocide.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Obscene
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No, saying "oligarchy" isn't the problem. No, the "faculty lounge" isn't the problem. No, a lack of Doing A Popularism isn't the problem. No, the Democratic Party not being "culturally normal" enough or too "judgmental" is not the problem.
We don't have to keep doing this. It's exhausting.
We don't have to keep doing this. It's exhausting.
December 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
No, saying "oligarchy" isn't the problem. No, the "faculty lounge" isn't the problem. No, a lack of Doing A Popularism isn't the problem. No, the Democratic Party not being "culturally normal" enough or too "judgmental" is not the problem.
We don't have to keep doing this. It's exhausting.
We don't have to keep doing this. It's exhausting.
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"This is decentralized violence, but it is also state-sponsored violence," Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says of settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
December 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"This is decentralized violence, but it is also state-sponsored violence," Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi says of settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/3/sari_bashi_israel_gaza_west_bank
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Wasim Said’s “Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide: A Testimony from Gaza” documents a genocide that continues to unfold. It is a record of what the world allowed to happen, and what the world will continue to allow unless we stop it.
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/book...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/book...
#Palestine #Israel
Book Review: The weight of witnessing
Wasim Said’s “Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide: A Testimony from Gaza” documents a genocide that continues to unfold. It is a record of what the world allowed to happen, and what the world will...
mondoweiss.net
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Wasim Said’s “Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide: A Testimony from Gaza” documents a genocide that continues to unfold. It is a record of what the world allowed to happen, and what the world will continue to allow unless we stop it.
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/book...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/book...
#Palestine #Israel
There is absolutely no cease-fire in effect in Gaza. The hoopla about an end to hostilities was a cynical gambit to make the world turn away from the ongoing genocide.
BREAKING: At least seven Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza City and northern areas as Israel continues attacks across the so-called yellow line truce demarcation.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p5c13r
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p5c13r
December 7, 2025 at 2:51 AM
There is absolutely no cease-fire in effect in Gaza. The hoopla about an end to hostilities was a cynical gambit to make the world turn away from the ongoing genocide.
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An article on @commondreams.org today by the always-insightful Donna Smith, who has long been a terrific voice for peace and social justice -- with consistent clear advocacy of Medicare for All. @pdamerica.bsky.social @rootsaction.org @rokhanna.bsky.social
Let's Get Real: US Healthcare Is an Industry, Not a System | Common Dreams
Insurance and hospital corporations embrace higher profits over patient safety.
www.commondreams.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
An article on @commondreams.org today by the always-insightful Donna Smith, who has long been a terrific voice for peace and social justice -- with consistent clear advocacy of Medicare for All. @pdamerica.bsky.social @rootsaction.org @rokhanna.bsky.social
Fascinating interview. Highly recommended.
://youtu.be/qr-sp0AguD8?si=rw4-Genq0bvgRPGy
://youtu.be/qr-sp0AguD8?si=rw4-Genq0bvgRPGy
Charlie Angus' Strong Views on the Pipeline to Nowhere
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Fascinating interview. Highly recommended.
://youtu.be/qr-sp0AguD8?si=rw4-Genq0bvgRPGy
://youtu.be/qr-sp0AguD8?si=rw4-Genq0bvgRPGy
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The government says its doing cooperative federalism with the Alberta MOU. It's chasing a fantasy.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/co-operati...
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/co-operati...
Co-Operative Federalism, Prime Minister CEO, And Other Canadian Fantasies
Mark Carney is trying to run Canada like a business while looking for harmonious relationships with the provinces and territories. That won't work.
www.davidmoscrop.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The government says its doing cooperative federalism with the Alberta MOU. It's chasing a fantasy.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/co-operati...
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/co-operati...
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When I criticize the Liberal government in any way at all, no matter how reasonable, my free and paid subscribers on Substack go down. This dynamic creates a perverse incentive, which I refuse to give in to.
But this is a major problem.
But this is a major problem.
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
When I criticize the Liberal government in any way at all, no matter how reasonable, my free and paid subscribers on Substack go down. This dynamic creates a perverse incentive, which I refuse to give in to.
But this is a major problem.
But this is a major problem.
More 4D chess from Carney!
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
More 4D chess from Carney!
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IMO, the way to oppose Trump is via democratic reform, labour and human rights protections, funding of public services, arts, and academics, etc., ie, to build the opposite of what Trump wants. Instead, we have an authoritarian PM who insists that the best way to oppose Trump is do what he would do.
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
IMO, the way to oppose Trump is via democratic reform, labour and human rights protections, funding of public services, arts, and academics, etc., ie, to build the opposite of what Trump wants. Instead, we have an authoritarian PM who insists that the best way to oppose Trump is do what he would do.
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As the Alberta Energy Regulator puts the cost of cleaning up abandoned wells, mines and pipelines in Alberta at north of a quarter TRILLION dollars, I'm sure $10,000 will cover it. If not, Premier Smith will happily let Canadian taxpayers cover the tab. #EndFossilFuels
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A $10,000 deposit to drill an oil well? Alberta premier floats idea as 250,000 old wells need cleanup | CBC News
Alberta’s premier is floating the idea of making oil and gas companies pay a deposit before they can drill a new well, as the provincial government tries to tackle the large number of old oil and gas ...
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
As the Alberta Energy Regulator puts the cost of cleaning up abandoned wells, mines and pipelines in Alberta at north of a quarter TRILLION dollars, I'm sure $10,000 will cover it. If not, Premier Smith will happily let Canadian taxpayers cover the tab. #EndFossilFuels
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Quick! Walk back climate policy and further tie our economic future to this dying industry! 4D chess!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Drilling activity plunges, job losses climb in Western Canada as oil prices sink | CBC News
Low oil and natural gas prices are taking a toll on the industry as drilling activity is falling in Western Canada and job losses are mounting.
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Quick! Walk back climate policy and further tie our economic future to this dying industry! 4D chess!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Worse than Harper.
"Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years."
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
"Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years."
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Althia Raj: Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers
Sneaking a change of this magnitude into a 600-page bill that will not get parliamentary scrutiny raises a red flag, Althia Raj writes.
www.thestar.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Worse than Harper.
"Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years."
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
"Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for up to six years."
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...