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Frank Grande @frankg962.bsky.social · 12h

Another must read from @elienyc.bsky.social on SCOTUS “When it’s not prosecuting the culture war on behalf of white-wing bigots, it’s destroying organized labor, engaging in copaganda, and anointing kings.” www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Supreme Court v. Democracy

The Nation’s justice correspondent previews the court’s coming term—and explains why it will never stand up to Trump.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 11h

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee were prepared with solid questions about Pam Bondi’s DOJ, but Bondi shut them down with a smile and a sneer.

Pam Bondi's Shameless Message to Democrats

You have no power.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16h

Elie Mystal: Turns out, the MAGA Supreme Court is the one interested in converting your kids through the use of quack doctors with medically unsound practices based on no scientific evidence. "Every accusation is a confession" with them. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Supreme Court Wants to Convert Your Kids

During a hearing this week, the court’s theocrats made it clear that they’ll vote to end a ban on conversion therapy for minors.

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 16h

Every mother deserves a safe, healthy pregnancy and birth. It's nothing short of inhumane that incarcerated women are routinely denied these fundamental rights. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women

Prison doulas and legislative interventions can be a lifeline for incarcerated pregnant women. But the most important solution is to abolish prison births altogether.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 16h

Turns out, the MAGA Supreme Court is the one interested in converting your kids through the use of quack doctors with medically unsound practices based on no scientific evidence. "Every accusation is a confession" with them.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Supreme Court Wants to Convert Your Kids

During a hearing this week, the court’s theocrats made it clear that they’ll vote to end a ban on conversion therapy for minors.

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Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 1d

As @isabellamweber.bsky.social says, if we are to defeat the rise of the far right, we need an "Anti-fascist economics"
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To Defeat the Far Right, We Must Adopt an Anti-Fascist Economic Policy

Opposition to the status quo must not be monopolized by the right-wing extremist visions of parties like Alternative für Deutschland.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 17h

Mahmoud Khalil explains to @gritlaura.bsky.social what happened when ICE abducted him.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/mahmoud-khalil-interview/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation+Magazine&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 18h

Congrats to László Krasznahorkai on his Nobel! In 2012, Ben Ehrenreich found himself among "the exceedingly small tribe of us who have been bewitched by the humor, audacity and unrelenting bleakness" of the author.

The Ravaging Nothing: On László Krasznahorkai

Satantango will devour you, you and everything you know.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 1d

On Oct. 1, 2020, without mentioning his relationship with the company, Hegseth posted on Twitter praising and linking to a group of videos made by INX. “Worth watching,” wrote Hegseth. “I really like their vision of the future of finance.” He eventually deleted the tweets.

Pete Hegseth's Crypto History

Does the defense secretary have unclaimed earnings from a firm he formerly advised?

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Colette Shade (buy Y2K!!) @coletteshade.bsky.social · 1d

Lyle wrote about the idiotic Hegseth speech www.thenation.com/article/poli...

The Dark Satire of Pete Hegseth’s Quantico Speech

The secretary of war’s plea for discipline collapses into its opposite—a demand for wanton violence and mayhem

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 1d

At Bari Weiss’s “Cheers to the Republic” mixer, I met anti-vaxxers, was recruited for a trip to Israel, and heard the word “heterodox” more than I would have liked to.

I Went to the “Free Press” Party for Under-30s. All I Got Was Ennui.

At Bari Weiss's “Cheers to the Republic” mixer, I met anti-vaxxers, was recruited for a trip to Israel, and heard the word “heterodox” more than I would have liked to.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 1d

Dr. Christina Greer joins us to reflect on the truths Black America has always known, 10/30 at St. Ann’s Warehouse. She joins Kaveh Akbar, Judy Collins, Dave Zirin, and more to celebrate 160 years of The Nation. https://stannswarehouse.org/choose-seats/36001/

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Counterstream Media @counterstream.bsky.social · 3d

People are demonstrating in the streets. Now what? In Ep. 2 of A People’s Climate with @shilpichhotray.bsky.social for @thenation.com, she chats with abolitionist Patrisse Cullors about how to build up mass movements.

🎧 Listen now: tinyurl.com/ep-2-cullors

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Shilpi Chhotray @shilpichhotray.bsky.social · 3d

Patrisse Cullors, artist, abolitionist, and co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter talks about the science behind movements and what it takes to build solidarity across climate and racial justice in my latest conversation for @thenation.com

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Mass Movements, With Patrisse Cullors

On Episode 2 of A People's Climate: This is when people-powered movements matter most.

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Counterstream Media @counterstream.bsky.social · 1d

How can we organize for climate justice? Abolitionist Patrisse Cullors, who co-founded Black Lives Matter, explains in our latest episode of A People’s Climate with @shilpichhotray.bsky.social for @thenation.com

🎧 Listen now: tinyurl.com/ep-2-cullors

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"We won’t let Israel’s violence and brutality deter us." Activists on the latest Gaza flotilla have been abducted by Israel. But that won't stop them, or their comrades.

Israel Just Attacked Another Flotilla. But the Movement Will Never Stop.

“We haven’t before, and we won’t let Israel’s violence and brutality deter us,” one participant told The Nation.

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Paul Adlerstein @pauladlerstein.bsky.social · 1d

Fantastic meditation on the quasi-Kubrickian menace of Pete Hegseth's recent speech. Always read @lylerubin.bsky.social!

Lyle Jeremy Rubin @lylerubin.bsky.social · 1d

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The Dark Satire of Pete Hegseth’s Quantico Speech

The secretary of war’s plea for discipline collapses into its opposite—a demand for wanton violence and mayhem

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Justin Pearson will face off against the Democratic incumbent, Rep. Steve Cohen. Pearson tells @chrislehmann.bsky.social, "It always amazes me that America will always find billions and billions to fight wars, but won’t do anything like that to fight poverty.”

Why Justin Pearson Wants to Unseat a 10-Term Democratic Incumbent in Congress

The Tennessee state representative explains why he is facing off against Steve Cohen to be the Democratic nominee to represent the Memphis area in Washington.

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Contradictions abound in the life and times of Pete Hegseth, writes @lylerubin.bsky.social. His harangue at Quantico focused on fat troops and fat leaders, and he waxed romantic about accountability, merit, and high standards—then he introduced Donald Trump.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Something not fully appreciated in the Riyadh comedy festival discourse is that in many ways Saudi Arabia is getting *more* repressive

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What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions?

Activists believe that authorities are abusing the justice system to silence dissent and chill speech.

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chrislehmann @chrislehmann.bsky.social · 1d

Memphis blues clash: my latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Why Justin Pearson Wants to Unseat a 10-Term Democratic Incumbent in Congress

The Tennessee state representative explains why he is facing off against Steve Cohen to be the Democratic nominee to represent the Memphis area in Washington.

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DG Farnsworth @dgfarnsworth.bsky.social · 2d

"$400 million jumbo jet... the Qatari dictatorship gifted to Trump... Vietnam, dodging its own laws in order to fast-track a new Trump golf course—& potentially dodge debilitating tariffs in the process"

"Saudi Arabia...welcoming another Trump-sponsored skyscraper"
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Trump Opens the White House Doors to Foreign Regimes and Their Dirty Money

Lobbyists for foreign countries have long helped other governments influence US policy, but nothing compares to the brazen corruption of the second administration of Trump.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 2d

On Oct. 1, 2020, without mentioning his relationship with the company, Hegseth posted on Twitter praising and linking to a group of videos made by INX. “Worth watching,” wrote Hegseth. “I really like their vision of the future of finance.” He eventually deleted the tweets.

Pete Hegseth's Crypto History

Does the defense secretary have unclaimed earnings from a firm he formerly advised?

www.thenation.com

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 2d

Largely ignored by a media overwhelmed by daily outrages from the Oval Office, Trump’s destructive foreign policy strategy has some truly serious implications for America’s role in the world.

Trump Is Effortlessly Destroying Washington’s International Influence

With Congress compliant, the Supreme Court complicit, and media corporations compromised, Trump has forged a clear path to international irrelevance.

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Anyone anywhere can quietly bankroll Trump via his “memecoin,” writes @cjcmichel.bsky.social. We’ve never seen a White House so saturated in foreign lobbying and foreign money.

Trump Opens the White House Doors to Foreign Regimes and Their Dirty Money

Lobbyists for foreign countries have long helped other governments influence US policy, but nothing compares to the brazen corruption of the second administration of Trump.

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