J. Smorodin
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Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
March 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
@samseder.bsky.social Saw this and thought of you: www.justsecurity.org
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February 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@samseder.bsky.social Saw this and thought of you: www.justsecurity.org
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I do appreciate how creative humans are and how they can make songs about the fall of democracy that really slap
February 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I do appreciate how creative humans are and how they can make songs about the fall of democracy that really slap
Mitch McConnell falling down stairs is not news. The dude is like a thousand years old.
Jumping jacks would be news.
Jumping jacks would be news.
February 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Mitch McConnell falling down stairs is not news. The dude is like a thousand years old.
Jumping jacks would be news.
Jumping jacks would be news.
My daily Quoteslide quote is remarkably reflective of my thoughts today. #nocontext
February 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
My daily Quoteslide quote is remarkably reflective of my thoughts today. #nocontext
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Apparently there’s a “kickoff” meeting between the DOGE people and Department of Labor management planned for tomorrow at 4pm ET.
Unrelatedly, the Frances Perkins Building that houses the Dept of Labor is located at 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210.
Unrelatedly, the Frances Perkins Building that houses the Dept of Labor is located at 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210.
Depr.management
February 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Apparently there’s a “kickoff” meeting between the DOGE people and Department of Labor management planned for tomorrow at 4pm ET.
Unrelatedly, the Frances Perkins Building that houses the Dept of Labor is located at 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210.
Unrelatedly, the Frances Perkins Building that houses the Dept of Labor is located at 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210.
I don’t know how my brain does this. 🤷🏻♀️
February 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I don’t know how my brain does this. 🤷🏻♀️
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Mexico has launched an app for Mexican nationals in the U.S. (legally or no) that has an emergency button you can tap to alert the closest consulate if something happens or you feel in danger from immigration. Please share.
ConsulApp Contigo: Mexico’s New App to Help Nationals Navigate U.S. Immigration
ConsulApp Contigo is Mexico’s digital lifeline for nationals navigating U.S. immigration threats.
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January 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Mexico has launched an app for Mexican nationals in the U.S. (legally or no) that has an emergency button you can tap to alert the closest consulate if something happens or you feel in danger from immigration. Please share.
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Someone said Hegseth is a DUI hire, and that's a solid joke.
January 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Someone said Hegseth is a DUI hire, and that's a solid joke.
Ohhhhh, you meant to say “gilded age,” like the one we had last century. Got it.
apnews.com/article/bess...
apnews.com/article/bess...
Treasury nominee plans to say at confirmation hearing that Trump will unleash 'economic golden age'
U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent plans to say at his confirmation hearing that President-elect Donald Trump has an opportunity to unleash “a new economic golden age.”
apnews.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ohhhhh, you meant to say “gilded age,” like the one we had last century. Got it.
apnews.com/article/bess...
apnews.com/article/bess...
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Someone tell that sanctimonious pixie Speaker Mike Johnson that if he places conditions on California's ability to rebuild, his state, Louisiana, the Welfare Queen of Federalism, won't be able to fix any of its roads because that money comes from the far more successful economy of California.
January 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Someone tell that sanctimonious pixie Speaker Mike Johnson that if he places conditions on California's ability to rebuild, his state, Louisiana, the Welfare Queen of Federalism, won't be able to fix any of its roads because that money comes from the far more successful economy of California.
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Someone collected a Google sheet of GFMs specifically for displaced Black families and has even color coded the ones that need more donations!! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory
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January 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Someone collected a Google sheet of GFMs specifically for displaced Black families and has even color coded the ones that need more donations!! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Truly squeeeeee…
ok but what about five baby foxes playing in the snow, though, did you even consider that
January 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Truly squeeeeee…
January 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM