Eric Rauchway
@rauchway.bsky.social
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I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
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Why the New Deal Matters
A look at how the New Deal fundamentally changed American life, and why it remains relevant today“A must-read for those who’ve read nothing about the New...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Use the code GIFT30 and treat yourself!
*In the US or Canada.
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Use the code GIFT30 and treat yourself!
*In the US or Canada.
**Sorry, I should say, @jamellebouie.net -recommended™ WHY THE NEW DEAL MATTERS.
Why the New Deal Matters
A look at how the New Deal fundamentally changed American life, and why it remains relevant today“A must-read for those who’ve read nothing about the New...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Hey you!* You can get 30 percent off buying WHY THE NEW DEAL MATTERS!** Or indeed any of many other fine Yale University Press books.
Use the code GIFT30 and treat yourself!
*In the US or Canada.
**Sorry, I should say, @jamellebouie.net -recommended™ WHY THE NEW DEAL MATTERS.
Use the code GIFT30 and treat yourself!
*In the US or Canada.
**Sorry, I should say, @jamellebouie.net -recommended™ WHY THE NEW DEAL MATTERS.
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This phrase, "too many books," is confusing.
Like, I know what each of the words mean, but when you put them together like that it's just nonsense, like the colorless green ideas thing.
Like, I know what each of the words mean, but when you put them together like that it's just nonsense, like the colorless green ideas thing.
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This phrase, "too many books," is confusing.
Like, I know what each of the words mean, but when you put them together like that it's just nonsense, like the colorless green ideas thing.
Like, I know what each of the words mean, but when you put them together like that it's just nonsense, like the colorless green ideas thing.
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TECH EXEC 3 (into a hands-free mic at a company keynote address): imagine, for a moment, if absolutely every function of an application or website—literally hundreds of features—was a drop down from a single button,
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
TECH EXEC 3 (into a hands-free mic at a company keynote address): imagine, for a moment, if absolutely every function of an application or website—literally hundreds of features—was a drop down from a single button,
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Americans can't even manufacture their own consent any more smgdh
Are we not even making our own disinformation? What happened to American manufacturing?
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Americans can't even manufacture their own consent any more smgdh
How to renovate the White House, according to Franklin D. Roosevelt
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November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
How to renovate the White House, according to Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Mussels cooked in wine are always lovely, that’s true, but I implore you to try cooking them in beer: its light bitterness is the perfect foil to their rich sweet flesh. And this is why my Dutch Mussels are #RecipeOfTheDay! www.nigella.com/recipes/dutc...
Dutch Mussels
The Dutch do love their mussels, honoured there as zwarte goud — black gold — although it’s true that their neighbours the Belgians unfairly get more credit for them. Of course, you don’t need to make...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Mussels cooked in wine are always lovely, that’s true, but I implore you to try cooking them in beer: its light bitterness is the perfect foil to their rich sweet flesh. And this is why my Dutch Mussels are #RecipeOfTheDay! www.nigella.com/recipes/dutc...
Why the New Deal Matters
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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[Trumps hangs portrait of Eugene Debs in Oval Office]
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
[Trumps hangs portrait of Eugene Debs in Oval Office]
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"So he's a big fan of the New Deal I guess." I'm dying over here. bsky.app/profile/pale...
Trump also just posted these photos to Truth Social, including the one with Mamdani standing next to a portrait of FDR. Trump mentioned Mamdani asked if he could have his picture taken there.
"It's an amazing portrait in the cabinet room," Trump said. "So he's a big fan of the New Deal, I guess..."
"It's an amazing portrait in the cabinet room," Trump said. "So he's a big fan of the New Deal, I guess..."
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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not sure who comes off worse
dem leadership or the whiny billionaires
dem leadership or the whiny billionaires
November 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
not sure who comes off worse
dem leadership or the whiny billionaires
dem leadership or the whiny billionaires
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If someone handed me a column draft this week about how Jeffrey Epstein was not symptomatic or representative of a broader elite class, and that column did not contain the name "Summers" (or "Harvard") I would hand back the draft and ask for some revisions
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
If someone handed me a column draft this week about how Jeffrey Epstein was not symptomatic or representative of a broader elite class, and that column did not contain the name "Summers" (or "Harvard") I would hand back the draft and ask for some revisions
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I’ve been blogging/podcasting about writing for 25 years. Every week there’s something new I hadn’t considered.
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I’ve been blogging/podcasting about writing for 25 years. Every week there’s something new I hadn’t considered.
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trying to imagine face turn trump. "folks we're stopping the biden genocide, it's been very bad, the biden genocide, and netanyahu. he's a nasty man. not a friend of the great, great jewish people, who need our friendship and support now more than ever. we're unionizing the service industry, folks"
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Be careful you don't get taken in by a perfectly grand political personality, you fool!
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This Man Mamdani – a necessitous blog
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November 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Be careful you don't get taken in by a perfectly grand political personality, you fool!
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well, id like to see ol Zohlo Mamdani charm his way out of THIS trap!
*Mamdani charms his way out of the trap effortlessly*
ah. well. nevertheless,
*Mamdani charms his way out of the trap effortlessly*
ah. well. nevertheless,
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
well, id like to see ol Zohlo Mamdani charm his way out of THIS trap!
*Mamdani charms his way out of the trap effortlessly*
ah. well. nevertheless,
*Mamdani charms his way out of the trap effortlessly*
ah. well. nevertheless,
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"Well, yes, Mamdani and I have our differences. He's a socialist, they say he's a socialist, and I guess he says so too. A democratic socialist, but a socialist. Meanwhile, I'm busy seizing the means of production, forcing a cultural revolution, cracking down on the intelligentsia ...."
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"Well, yes, Mamdani and I have our differences. He's a socialist, they say he's a socialist, and I guess he says so too. A democratic socialist, but a socialist. Meanwhile, I'm busy seizing the means of production, forcing a cultural revolution, cracking down on the intelligentsia ...."
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Mamdani going in there calling Trump sir a couple times and singing the 1-800-588-EMPIRE jingle with him and effortlessly turning him into a committed socialist.
it's so funny to watch the far right White House press pool try to bait Trump to say something nasty about Mamdani and every time he's just like "nah this guy rocks"
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Mamdani going in there calling Trump sir a couple times and singing the 1-800-588-EMPIRE jingle with him and effortlessly turning him into a committed socialist.
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I tremble for my country when reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever: but this is tremendous content.
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I tremble for my country when reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever: but this is tremendous content.
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(sorry to ask a silly question but: why would anyone who knows better appeal to Grok, a concoction of a narcissistic multi-billionaire to support his world-view? like leafing through the Aryan Nation Handbook.)
I stand corrected - Turns out, Elon *did* have Grok reprogrammed to be his Emotional Support LLM, presumably in the aftermath of the narcissistic injury @joycecaroloates.bsky.social gave him
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“Elon’s blowjob prowess edges out Trump’s—his precision engineering delivers unmatched finesse."
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
(sorry to ask a silly question but: why would anyone who knows better appeal to Grok, a concoction of a narcissistic multi-billionaire to support his world-view? like leafing through the Aryan Nation Handbook.)
You* could get WHY THE NEW DEAL MATTERS** for 30 percent off starting Monday through December 5! Just enter code GIFT30 (and if you don't want to put it in your diary now, I'll mention it again Monday)
*In the US or Canada
**Yes, also other Yale University Press books
*In the US or Canada
**Yes, also other Yale University Press books
Why the New Deal Matters
A look at how the New Deal fundamentally changed American life, and why it remains relevant today“A must-read for those who’ve read nothing about the New...
yalebooks.yale.edu
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
You* could get WHY THE NEW DEAL MATTERS** for 30 percent off starting Monday through December 5! Just enter code GIFT30 (and if you don't want to put it in your diary now, I'll mention it again Monday)
*In the US or Canada
**Yes, also other Yale University Press books
*In the US or Canada
**Yes, also other Yale University Press books
“American socialists…move so-called “radical” ideas — proposals to make society more humane, more livable, and more fair, and to give everyday people a stronger voice in their democracy and workplaces — from the margins to the mainstream.”
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Are Zohran Mamdani and Katie Wilson Democratic Socialists or FDR Democrats? They Are Both
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“American socialists…move so-called “radical” ideas — proposals to make society more humane, more livable, and more fair, and to give everyday people a stronger voice in their democracy and workplaces — from the margins to the mainstream.”
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"Congress deliberately created two different oaths…That structure is not…trivia; it is grounded on the bedrock American civil–military relations. Ignoring it leads to the misleading assumption that everyone in uniform bears equal responsibility when confronted with an unlawful command."
What Americans Should Understand About the Military Disobeying Illegal Orders
And why it matters there are two military oaths.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Congress deliberately created two different oaths…That structure is not…trivia; it is grounded on the bedrock American civil–military relations. Ignoring it leads to the misleading assumption that everyone in uniform bears equal responsibility when confronted with an unlawful command."