Paul Crider
@paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com
Liberal in the Smith-Douglass-Mill-Anderson vein. Writer and editor for Liberal Currents. https://bsky.app/profile/liberalcurrents.com
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Inheritance of Equals: A Case for Liberal Socialism
Things literally cannot go on as they have before the present democratic crisis—things have been broken and will have to be put back together somehow. Ideas that were unthinkable even a decade ago may...
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There is no better time than now—with fascists at the gates across the world and wreaking carnage in the halls of American power—for a liberal-socialist alliance. And a big part of that is bringing liberal socialism into consciousness.
Been thinking about this essay for a while ...🧵
Been thinking about this essay for a while ...🧵
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It’s very easy to be against the US bombing Tehran and also admiring the bravery of Iranian protestors facing harsh totalitarianism, give it a go!
January 10, 2026 at 6:42 PM
It’s very easy to be against the US bombing Tehran and also admiring the bravery of Iranian protestors facing harsh totalitarianism, give it a go!
Whole lotta hope riding on Li'l Marco!
January 11, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Whole lotta hope riding on Li'l Marco!
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They hate Minnesota because we are a people who believe that "we all do better when we all do better."
Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity.
Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity.
Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
January 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM
They hate Minnesota because we are a people who believe that "we all do better when we all do better."
Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity.
Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity.
Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
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maybe heading towards some of those weeks where decades happen
BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph
January 11, 2026 at 3:13 AM
maybe heading towards some of those weeks where decades happen
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
This is one of those Neville Chamberlain/appeasement moments neocons fantasize about.
i suspect there are a lot of morons in a lot of european capitals right now wringing their hands about the risk of escalation. here's the truth: the real risk is failure to escalate. backing down is showing weakness. trump will know it.
show strength instead.
show strength instead.
January 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
This is one of those Neville Chamberlain/appeasement moments neocons fantasize about.
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the first victim *must* be X. it is in violation of child pornography laws, it is led by a person with an unabashed interest in undermining european national sovereignty, and unlike tiktok it only has an elite rather than popular userbase that would squeal if it got nuked
January 11, 2026 at 3:17 AM
the first victim *must* be X. it is in violation of child pornography laws, it is led by a person with an unabashed interest in undermining european national sovereignty, and unlike tiktok it only has an elite rather than popular userbase that would squeal if it got nuked
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c-suites need to be faced with the possibility of crippling losses if they do not take seriously the fact that trump is insane
January 11, 2026 at 3:15 AM
c-suites need to be faced with the possibility of crippling losses if they do not take seriously the fact that trump is insane
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"Under the 'Compromise Scenario', Denmark would agree to give Trump full military access to Greenland and deny access to Russia and China."
This is the status quo. We've had it since before Trump was born. It's the most open-ended "put whatever you want here" deal we have for any foreign territory.
This is the status quo. We've had it since before Trump was born. It's the most open-ended "put whatever you want here" deal we have for any foreign territory.
I think we’re at the Rubicon.
Who knows, of course, but it feels like what happens over the next few weeks will define the rest of our lives.
Who knows, of course, but it feels like what happens over the next few weeks will define the rest of our lives.
Trump 'orders US army chiefs to draw up plan to invade Greenland'
Donald Trump has ordered his special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland - but is being resisted by senior military figures, The Mail on Sunday has learned.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 2:47 AM
"Under the 'Compromise Scenario', Denmark would agree to give Trump full military access to Greenland and deny access to Russia and China."
This is the status quo. We've had it since before Trump was born. It's the most open-ended "put whatever you want here" deal we have for any foreign territory.
This is the status quo. We've had it since before Trump was born. It's the most open-ended "put whatever you want here" deal we have for any foreign territory.
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trump is hard to predict. but there is a pattern--midnight hammer, absolute resolve--he likes sure things. he's a bully. he likes to attack weakness. but he runs from strength. china knows it.
so as trump rambles about attacking greenland, the eu must also know it.
so as trump rambles about attacking greenland, the eu must also know it.
Neon Liberalism #59: Venezuela and the State of American Strategy
Join Samantha and Giselle Donnelly, foreign policy analyst and American Enterprise Institute alumna, as they discuss the recent attack on Venezuela. Does this reflect a considered strategy? Or multipl...
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January 11, 2026 at 2:56 AM
trump is hard to predict. but there is a pattern--midnight hammer, absolute resolve--he likes sure things. he's a bully. he likes to attack weakness. but he runs from strength. china knows it.
so as trump rambles about attacking greenland, the eu must also know it.
so as trump rambles about attacking greenland, the eu must also know it.
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in 1939 the fascists of the world threw down a single massive bet: that the free people of the world were as weak as they imagined us to be. that we were nations of shopkeepers, who would fold at one touch of the armored gauntlet from truly hard, deadly, motivated, manly men.
pic unrelated.
pic unrelated.
January 11, 2026 at 12:22 AM
in 1939 the fascists of the world threw down a single massive bet: that the free people of the world were as weak as they imagined us to be. that we were nations of shopkeepers, who would fold at one touch of the armored gauntlet from truly hard, deadly, motivated, manly men.
pic unrelated.
pic unrelated.
I actually quite like this characterization. Liberalism does, in general, does assume good faith. That stems from its pluralism and humanism. It's a strength. Itcan also be exploited though.
Fascism acts as an autoimmune disease of liberals in, as Sartre noticed, its deliberate use of bad faith. Aggressively insisting on a falsehood means that you can only engage with them "under civil norms" by engaging with the falsehood. Then they wager you won't forcibly exclude them.
It makes you feel like you’re going crazy when you see people watch what you watched and say they something entirely different.
And I think that’s part of the deal. Like making you feel nuts is a core part of the far-right playbook.
And I think that’s part of the deal. Like making you feel nuts is a core part of the far-right playbook.
January 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I actually quite like this characterization. Liberalism does, in general, does assume good faith. That stems from its pluralism and humanism. It's a strength. Itcan also be exploited though.
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i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed
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Manhattan. Sunday afternoon. This is the NYC rapid response march organized by Indivisible. Look for the analogue in your city.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
No Wars No Kings No Ice March and Rally · Mobilize
From Minneapolis to Caracas, Trump is killing people in order to entrench rule by bullies for the benefit of billionaires. Our leaders in Congress must do their duty to stop this regime’s criminal att...
www.mobilize.us
January 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Manhattan. Sunday afternoon. This is the NYC rapid response march organized by Indivisible. Look for the analogue in your city.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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This editorial is obviously right... and has a close connection to the insane panic about trans girls in sports, which is partly premised on the weird assumption that a person born with a penis will always beat a person born with a vagina in any sport
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
This editorial is obviously right... and has a close connection to the insane panic about trans girls in sports, which is partly premised on the weird assumption that a person born with a penis will always beat a person born with a vagina in any sport
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honestly very moving!! there’s a frog with an accordion
Anti-ICE protesters are having a rolling noise demo and protest in downtown Minneapolis targeting hotels where federal agents are reportedly staying -- starting at the Canopy by Hilton and going to the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. Police have just arrived as we are posting this.
January 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
honestly very moving!! there’s a frog with an accordion
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Welcome to Antifa, icy concrete
Welcome to Minnesota, fuckers. Also this is super disturbing because the ICE agent's assault rifle appears to fire as he falls down.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
January 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Welcome to Antifa, icy concrete
Happy to see @liccardo.house.gov is hosting a town hall Monday evening. If you live in California Congressional District 16,
1) DM and I'll share registration link.
2) I'm thinking about organizing a lowkey Bluesky meetup for Mountain Viewers (and nearby)
1) DM and I'll share registration link.
2) I'm thinking about organizing a lowkey Bluesky meetup for Mountain Viewers (and nearby)
January 10, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Happy to see @liccardo.house.gov is hosting a town hall Monday evening. If you live in California Congressional District 16,
1) DM and I'll share registration link.
2) I'm thinking about organizing a lowkey Bluesky meetup for Mountain Viewers (and nearby)
1) DM and I'll share registration link.
2) I'm thinking about organizing a lowkey Bluesky meetup for Mountain Viewers (and nearby)
Everyone call your representative and demand they cosponsor this legislation. #AbolishICE cc @liccardo.house.gov
The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
January 10, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Everyone call your representative and demand they cosponsor this legislation. #AbolishICE cc @liccardo.house.gov
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I’m seeing example after example of everyday Americans going toe to toe with lawless agents of tyranny today. Knowing now, sadly, that standing up for their neighbors could end in their death.
So brave. SO BRAVE. Their courage should give all of us hope.
So brave. SO BRAVE. Their courage should give all of us hope.
January 10, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I’m seeing example after example of everyday Americans going toe to toe with lawless agents of tyranny today. Knowing now, sadly, that standing up for their neighbors could end in their death.
So brave. SO BRAVE. Their courage should give all of us hope.
So brave. SO BRAVE. Their courage should give all of us hope.
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I’ve been thinking about language a lot this week & how our language in what happened to Renee Good has varied. I think it’s b/c the terminology feels foreign for our general public. It’s one some know from history or the worst of Despots but not here.
It was an extrajudicial execution.
It was an extrajudicial execution.
This was an extrajudicial execution.
Complicity or acquiescence by the Gov holds equal meaning to a direct order. Bypassing legality/judicial to use lethal force makes it “state sanctioned” regardless of our constitution & international law.
And now this admin is reinforcing in escalation.
Complicity or acquiescence by the Gov holds equal meaning to a direct order. Bypassing legality/judicial to use lethal force makes it “state sanctioned” regardless of our constitution & international law.
And now this admin is reinforcing in escalation.
January 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I’ve been thinking about language a lot this week & how our language in what happened to Renee Good has varied. I think it’s b/c the terminology feels foreign for our general public. It’s one some know from history or the worst of Despots but not here.
It was an extrajudicial execution.
It was an extrajudicial execution.
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louise lucas my queen
NEW: Virginia Democrats are signaling a push for a new congressional map that would leave Republicans with just one U.S. House seat — a direct response to GOP-led gerrymanders pushed by Trump ahead of the midterm elections.
Virginia Democrats signal push for congressional map that leaves just one GOP seat in bid to counter gerrymanders
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:06 AM
louise lucas my queen