Paul Rosenberg
@paulrosenberg.bsky.social
Words. At Salon: https://www.salon.com/writer/paul_rosenberg
& Random Lengths News: https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/author/paul-rosenberg
Election take: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xy5et7tjp2m5vcse6ky23v2x/post/3lajp4jwy2s2n
& Random Lengths News: https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/author/paul-rosenberg
Election take: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xy5et7tjp2m5vcse6ky23v2x/post/3lajp4jwy2s2n
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@brendannyhan.bsky.social is right: young people are reluctant to come to the defense of institutions that have excluded them, ignored them, and crushed their movements
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
@brendannyhan.bsky.social is right: young people are reluctant to come to the defense of institutions that have excluded them, ignored them, and crushed their movements
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
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This guy has a lot of opinions for someone who hasn’t ever had a real job
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This guy has a lot of opinions for someone who hasn’t ever had a real job
The Daddy Party makes messes. It doesn't clean them up.
That's for the Mommy Party to do!
That's for the Mommy Party to do!
It’s kind of like the Epstein files. These guys spent years hyping how terrible Obamacare is and now that it turns out that they really need to extend Obamacare, they can’t.
The White House delayed its proposal for averting a spike in Affordable Care Act premiums amid harsh blowback from an array of Republican allies and lawmakers, two people familiar with the matter told CNN. https://cnn.it/4inBrdd
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The Daddy Party makes messes. It doesn't clean them up.
That's for the Mommy Party to do!
That's for the Mommy Party to do!
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It’s kind of like the Epstein files. These guys spent years hyping how terrible Obamacare is and now that it turns out that they really need to extend Obamacare, they can’t.
The White House delayed its proposal for averting a spike in Affordable Care Act premiums amid harsh blowback from an array of Republican allies and lawmakers, two people familiar with the matter told CNN. https://cnn.it/4inBrdd
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
It’s kind of like the Epstein files. These guys spent years hyping how terrible Obamacare is and now that it turns out that they really need to extend Obamacare, they can’t.
Not to mention raising Epstein from the dead!
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Not to mention raising Epstein from the dead!
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But as we head toward 2026, 2027, and 2028, we need to do much more. Give now to push us onward: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
There are fewer and fewer essential publications every year. Liberal Currents is one of them. Help them keep it going.
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I loved it as well. Please do watch or read the transcript!
I meant to post this a few weeks ago. Thanks for the great conversation @matthew.flux.community!
Deva Woodly on how political change is made--and how it isn't
YouTube video by Theory of Change
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I loved it as well. Please do watch or read the transcript!
The FoxNewsification of the NYT has accelerated dramatically since Trump's collapse vs Epstein files release.
Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The FoxNewsification of the NYT has accelerated dramatically since Trump's collapse vs Epstein files release.
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👀 Alex Vitale is a sociologist who wrote a very good book called The End of Policing.
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
👀 Alex Vitale is a sociologist who wrote a very good book called The End of Policing.
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This is identical to Russia invading Ukraine. Illegally invading a country for their resources and likely killing thousands—if not more—is immoral and should not be supported by anyone with any shred of moral conscience.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is identical to Russia invading Ukraine. Illegally invading a country for their resources and likely killing thousands—if not more—is immoral and should not be supported by anyone with any shred of moral conscience.
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I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
two weeks till we see Melania's immigration paperwork, too!
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
two weeks till we see Melania's immigration paperwork, too!
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TFW you direct your bureaucracy to start counting “kinda sort of theoretically recoverable” as proven reserves to show off to your friends
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
TFW you direct your bureaucracy to start counting “kinda sort of theoretically recoverable” as proven reserves to show off to your friends
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November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A publication that critically examines foreign policy with the first principles of liberalism in mind, which is exceedingly rare
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DOGE did not exist to save taxpayers money. It existed to take a wrecking ball to programs that had drifted into the crosshairs of the insane conspiracy right as hiding the secret switch that would turn off liberalism. They found nothing, destroyed entire agencies and gave the data to who knows who.
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
DOGE did not exist to save taxpayers money. It existed to take a wrecking ball to programs that had drifted into the crosshairs of the insane conspiracy right as hiding the secret switch that would turn off liberalism. They found nothing, destroyed entire agencies and gave the data to who knows who.
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Shapiro is a corporate Dem that is promoting nuclear and the choice of the corporations that own him. He’s one of the reasons young people don’t trust Democratic Party - and neither do I.
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Shapiro is a corporate Dem that is promoting nuclear and the choice of the corporations that own him. He’s one of the reasons young people don’t trust Democratic Party - and neither do I.
There are pragmatic political reasons for all this. Which is just another way of saying these aren't leaders in shaping public opinion. They are followers. May be OK as members of the coalition, but, the idea they represent the future? Not when bold leadership is called for, simply to survive.
While Josh Shapiro is ditching the Northeast climate agreement, Abigail Spanberger (no radical liberal) is preparing to join it. @gurleygg.bsky.social explains why.
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Josh Shapiro Ditched the Same Climate Pact That Abigail Spanberger Is Joining - The American Prospect
To seal a state budget deal, Pennsylvania is departing the RGGI emissions control program, but Virginia is jumping back in.
prospect.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
There are pragmatic political reasons for all this. Which is just another way of saying these aren't leaders in shaping public opinion. They are followers. May be OK as members of the coalition, but, the idea they represent the future? Not when bold leadership is called for, simply to survive.
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Pretty simply, this is because PA statewide leadership believes it can't win majorities without placating fracking interests, whereas no such pressures exist in Virginia. If anything, Spanberger's success relies on pro-climate educated liberals, so this is catering to her constituency.
While Josh Shapiro is ditching the Northeast climate agreement, Abigail Spanberger (no radical liberal) is preparing to join it. @gurleygg.bsky.social explains why.
prospect.org/2025/11/24/j...
prospect.org/2025/11/24/j...
Josh Shapiro Ditched the Same Climate Pact That Abigail Spanberger Is Joining - The American Prospect
To seal a state budget deal, Pennsylvania is departing the RGGI emissions control program, but Virginia is jumping back in.
prospect.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Pretty simply, this is because PA statewide leadership believes it can't win majorities without placating fracking interests, whereas no such pressures exist in Virginia. If anything, Spanberger's success relies on pro-climate educated liberals, so this is catering to her constituency.
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Look, this is fun to mock, but it's crucial to understand what he's saying. He is saying that it is impossible to get a woman's enthusiastic consent for sex and a relationship without unacceptable concessions, so the only acceptable choices are rape and coercion.
November 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Look, this is fun to mock, but it's crucial to understand what he's saying. He is saying that it is impossible to get a woman's enthusiastic consent for sex and a relationship without unacceptable concessions, so the only acceptable choices are rape and coercion.
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Crazy stats in Tennessee:
-From 2019-22, 40% of companies paid only $100 in franchise tax, including 12% of companies with income over $1 billion.
-63% of corporations paid no excise tax
-over half of state revenues come from a 7% sales tax
-one of 11 states that tax groceries (at 4% rate)
-From 2019-22, 40% of companies paid only $100 in franchise tax, including 12% of companies with income over $1 billion.
-63% of corporations paid no excise tax
-over half of state revenues come from a 7% sales tax
-one of 11 states that tax groceries (at 4% rate)
Aftyn Behn: Running for Congress in deep red Tennessee
Aftyn Behn is trying to flip a seat Donald Trump won by 22 points in a December special election. Grocery bills and corporate taxes dominate.
prospect.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Crazy stats in Tennessee:
-From 2019-22, 40% of companies paid only $100 in franchise tax, including 12% of companies with income over $1 billion.
-63% of corporations paid no excise tax
-over half of state revenues come from a 7% sales tax
-one of 11 states that tax groceries (at 4% rate)
-From 2019-22, 40% of companies paid only $100 in franchise tax, including 12% of companies with income over $1 billion.
-63% of corporations paid no excise tax
-over half of state revenues come from a 7% sales tax
-one of 11 states that tax groceries (at 4% rate)
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missed this. dems should do it regardless of the motivations. plurality single-winner primaries are dumb www.axios.com/2025/11/24/d...
Scoop: Democrats eye ranked-choice voting for 2028 primaries
It's a tool that drew national attention when it propelled New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to a decisive primary win.
www.axios.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
missed this. dems should do it regardless of the motivations. plurality single-winner primaries are dumb www.axios.com/2025/11/24/d...
"Means testing"➡️ "At $40,000, you are drowning, but the state gives you a life vest. At $100,000, you are drowning, but the state says you are a 'high earner' and ties an anchor to your ankle called 'Market Price'....
For every dollar of effort you put in, the system confiscates 70 to 100 cents."
For every dollar of effort you put in, the system confiscates 70 to 100 cents."
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Means testing"➡️ "At $40,000, you are drowning, but the state gives you a life vest. At $100,000, you are drowning, but the state says you are a 'high earner' and ties an anchor to your ankle called 'Market Price'....
For every dollar of effort you put in, the system confiscates 70 to 100 cents."
For every dollar of effort you put in, the system confiscates 70 to 100 cents."
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I talked to Aftyn Behn, who's making a race of a U.S. House seat in and around Nashville that Trump won by 22 points.
Her big proposed bill in the state legislature would have ended grocery taxes in Tennessee and paid for it by stopping corporate tax avoidance. Perfect for the political moment.
Her big proposed bill in the state legislature would have ended grocery taxes in Tennessee and paid for it by stopping corporate tax avoidance. Perfect for the political moment.
Aftyn Behn: Running for Congress in deep red Tennessee
Aftyn Behn is trying to flip a seat Donald Trump won by 22 points in a December special election. Grocery bills and corporate taxes dominate.
prospect.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I talked to Aftyn Behn, who's making a race of a U.S. House seat in and around Nashville that Trump won by 22 points.
Her big proposed bill in the state legislature would have ended grocery taxes in Tennessee and paid for it by stopping corporate tax avoidance. Perfect for the political moment.
Her big proposed bill in the state legislature would have ended grocery taxes in Tennessee and paid for it by stopping corporate tax avoidance. Perfect for the political moment.
Except (1) "some Wall Street Guy" telegraphs image at odds with content. (2) It's not "vibe math," he gives reasons & $ and they can be debated (2) It's a thoughtful look into "why the American middle class feels poorer each year despite healthy GDP growth and low unemployment."
Worth a look.
Worth a look.
Man, gotta love some Wall Street guy who decides It’s Time To Care About Poverty and uses vibe math to recalculate the poverty line, as… $136,500
Extreme “it’s one banana, Michael” energy
Extreme “it’s one banana, Michael” energy
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Except (1) "some Wall Street Guy" telegraphs image at odds with content. (2) It's not "vibe math," he gives reasons & $ and they can be debated (2) It's a thoughtful look into "why the American middle class feels poorer each year despite healthy GDP growth and low unemployment."
Worth a look.
Worth a look.
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I came to a simple conclusion doing research on the consumer finance industry in the 00s; the best explanation for why non-mortgage debt balances are so high is simply "it's really difficult to have an American middle class lifestyle on an American middle class income"
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I came to a simple conclusion doing research on the consumer finance industry in the 00s; the best explanation for why non-mortgage debt balances are so high is simply "it's really difficult to have an American middle class lifestyle on an American middle class income"