@apagar.bsky.social
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People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
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P.S.
Trump's going to get nothing from China except bankrupt farms in America. He'll then get all the Republicans in Congress who fake being fiscally responsible to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to bail out the farms.
Ask me how I know.
Trump's going to get nothing from China except bankrupt farms in America. He'll then get all the Republicans in Congress who fake being fiscally responsible to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to bail out the farms.
Ask me how I know.
April 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
P.S.
Trump's going to get nothing from China except bankrupt farms in America. He'll then get all the Republicans in Congress who fake being fiscally responsible to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to bail out the farms.
Ask me how I know.
Trump's going to get nothing from China except bankrupt farms in America. He'll then get all the Republicans in Congress who fake being fiscally responsible to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to bail out the farms.
Ask me how I know.
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DOGE/Musk preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris in 2024.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
March 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
DOGE/Musk preferentially cancelled grants and contracts to recipients in counties that voted for Harris in 2024.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
Among cancellations with election data available, 92.9% and 86.1% cancelled grants and contracts went to Harris counties, representing 96.6% and 92.4% of total dollar amounts.
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Can’t stop thinking about this podcast review - gosh what happened that changed the kinds of stories we tell on Decoder over the last two months???
(Also it is very, very funny to suggest Vox Media has any influence over Verge editorial and specifically me lol)
(Also it is very, very funny to suggest Vox Media has any influence over Verge editorial and specifically me lol)
March 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Can’t stop thinking about this podcast review - gosh what happened that changed the kinds of stories we tell on Decoder over the last two months???
(Also it is very, very funny to suggest Vox Media has any influence over Verge editorial and specifically me lol)
(Also it is very, very funny to suggest Vox Media has any influence over Verge editorial and specifically me lol)
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?
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My YES vote is *not* an endorsement of this deeply flawed CR.
My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
March 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?
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@schiff.senate.gov is holding the line: hard pass on the CR. No capitulation to MAGA Republicans.
Every Senate Dem must do the same.
@schumer.senate.gov hear this: if you or any other Dem votes yes, we won’t forgive & we won’t forget.
We will hold you accountable.
#HoldTheLine
Every Senate Dem must do the same.
@schumer.senate.gov hear this: if you or any other Dem votes yes, we won’t forgive & we won’t forget.
We will hold you accountable.
#HoldTheLine
March 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
@schiff.senate.gov is holding the line: hard pass on the CR. No capitulation to MAGA Republicans.
Every Senate Dem must do the same.
@schumer.senate.gov hear this: if you or any other Dem votes yes, we won’t forgive & we won’t forget.
We will hold you accountable.
#HoldTheLine
Every Senate Dem must do the same.
@schumer.senate.gov hear this: if you or any other Dem votes yes, we won’t forgive & we won’t forget.
We will hold you accountable.
#HoldTheLine
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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
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A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
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My latest. Let me know if you agree.
Senator Schumer reflects the weakness & complicity of Democratic leaders by agreeing to vote for the Republican spending bill. It's time for new blood that is willing to stand up and fight.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/with-democ...
Senator Schumer reflects the weakness & complicity of Democratic leaders by agreeing to vote for the Republican spending bill. It's time for new blood that is willing to stand up and fight.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/with-democ...
With Democratic Leaders Like Schumer, Who Needs Republicans?
Senator Schumer reflects the weakness & complicity of Democratic leaders by agreeing to vote for the Republican spending bill. It's time for new blood that is willing to stand up and fight.
thelefthook.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
My latest. Let me know if you agree.
Senator Schumer reflects the weakness & complicity of Democratic leaders by agreeing to vote for the Republican spending bill. It's time for new blood that is willing to stand up and fight.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/with-democ...
Senator Schumer reflects the weakness & complicity of Democratic leaders by agreeing to vote for the Republican spending bill. It's time for new blood that is willing to stand up and fight.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/with-democ...
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BREAKING: The government will no longer require shell companies to disclose their owners and beneficiaries.
Wealthy corporations and individuals may now hide their profits from the public.
Wealthy corporations and individuals may now hide their profits from the public.
Trump Celebrates Destroying Anti-Money-Laundering Law
Donald Trump is excited about one of the Treasury Department’s most sinister moves yet.
newrepublic.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
BREAKING: The government will no longer require shell companies to disclose their owners and beneficiaries.
Wealthy corporations and individuals may now hide their profits from the public.
Wealthy corporations and individuals may now hide their profits from the public.
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“The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life.”
Words from Frances Perkins, FDR's labor secretary and an architect of Social Security.
Remember this as the program is under attack.
Words from Frances Perkins, FDR's labor secretary and an architect of Social Security.
Remember this as the program is under attack.
March 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life.”
Words from Frances Perkins, FDR's labor secretary and an architect of Social Security.
Remember this as the program is under attack.
Words from Frances Perkins, FDR's labor secretary and an architect of Social Security.
Remember this as the program is under attack.
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New in PN: @marceldirsus.bsky.social on the rise and fall of tyrants
"Democracies can survive a lot, but they collapse when soldiers, police officers, and intelligence agents no longer serve the state ... that's sort of the absolute worst-case scenario."
"Democracies can survive a lot, but they collapse when soldiers, police officers, and intelligence agents no longer serve the state ... that's sort of the absolute worst-case scenario."
Marcel Dirsus on the rise and fall of tyrants
"The tyrant usually tries to destroy as many institutions as possible because they’re constraints on his power."
www.publicnotice.co
March 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
New in PN: @marceldirsus.bsky.social on the rise and fall of tyrants
"Democracies can survive a lot, but they collapse when soldiers, police officers, and intelligence agents no longer serve the state ... that's sort of the absolute worst-case scenario."
"Democracies can survive a lot, but they collapse when soldiers, police officers, and intelligence agents no longer serve the state ... that's sort of the absolute worst-case scenario."
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glenn youngkin easily the commonwealth's worst governor of the 21st century www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Youngkin commutes sentence of ex-officer who fatally shot unarmed man
Youngkin commuted the sentence Sunday night, writing that the three years of incarceration went beyond the state’s sentencing guidelines.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
glenn youngkin easily the commonwealth's worst governor of the 21st century www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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At a pivotal summit of European leaders on Sunday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced billions in support for Ukraine. The announcement comes shortly after Donald Trump ambushed, berated, and attempted to extort Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.
Starmer…
Starmer…
March 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
At a pivotal summit of European leaders on Sunday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced billions in support for Ukraine. The announcement comes shortly after Donald Trump ambushed, berated, and attempted to extort Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.
Starmer…
Starmer…
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NEW: Measles hits Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is the site of Pennsylvania's first confirmed measles case this year amid a national surge of the highly contagious virus.
An investigation and contact tracing are underway.
The patient — a child — visited the following locations during the…
Montgomery County is the site of Pennsylvania's first confirmed measles case this year amid a national surge of the highly contagious virus.
An investigation and contact tracing are underway.
The patient — a child — visited the following locations during the…
March 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
NEW: Measles hits Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is the site of Pennsylvania's first confirmed measles case this year amid a national surge of the highly contagious virus.
An investigation and contact tracing are underway.
The patient — a child — visited the following locations during the…
Montgomery County is the site of Pennsylvania's first confirmed measles case this year amid a national surge of the highly contagious virus.
An investigation and contact tracing are underway.
The patient — a child — visited the following locations during the…