Kevin Salem
@kevinsalem.bsky.social
Father, maker of music, graduate student at Harvard University Extension, political psychology. Find me wherever you listen to music.
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Thrilled to welcome the endorsement of my friend (and NYC Mayor-elect) @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as we continue to fight for the city that we love.
December 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Thrilled to welcome the endorsement of my friend (and NYC Mayor-elect) @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as we continue to fight for the city that we love.
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It’s very funny to me that countries are trying to pass laws banning teens from social media until they’re older and can “handle it” as if the last decade hasn’t been about watching rich middle aged men nuke their brains on Twitter and then run the USA via shitpost.
Dude. Yes. Alito and Thomas are of course the standout examples, but all of the Republican justices have tells in their writing and their questioning indicating that they are, to varying degrees, marinating their brains in dumb bitch juice
My theory, fwiw, is that Supreme Court Justices are not immune to Twitter brain poisoning. I suspect all six have horrific information environments and have therefore lost the ability to understand the people who don't agree with them.
December 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It’s very funny to me that countries are trying to pass laws banning teens from social media until they’re older and can “handle it” as if the last decade hasn’t been about watching rich middle aged men nuke their brains on Twitter and then run the USA via shitpost.
This guy won't finish in the top 5 in 2028 primary.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This guy won't finish in the top 5 in 2028 primary.
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Hakeem Jeffries is a genuinely awful politician, and the arguments against a primary challenge don’t hold water.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/of-cour...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/of-cour...
Of Course the Left Should Primary Hakeem Jeffries
He’s a genuinely awful politician, and the arguments against a challenge don’t hold water.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hakeem Jeffries is a genuinely awful politician, and the arguments against a primary challenge don’t hold water.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/of-cour...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/of-cour...
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The piece covers a lot of ground, including how companies are shifting their technologies to stay ahead of the regulatory curve, and debates over solutions like banning data collection or mandating publicly posted prices.
I hope you check it out!
prospect.org/2025/12/02/p...
I hope you check it out!
prospect.org/2025/12/02/p...
Prices in the Machine - The American Prospect
AI’s real contribution to humanity could be maximizing corporate profit by preying on personal data to raise prices. In fact, it’s already happening.
prospect.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The piece covers a lot of ground, including how companies are shifting their technologies to stay ahead of the regulatory curve, and debates over solutions like banning data collection or mandating publicly posted prices.
I hope you check it out!
prospect.org/2025/12/02/p...
I hope you check it out!
prospect.org/2025/12/02/p...
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donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
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JUST IN: A tidal wave of 30,000 students hit the streets in Charlotte, walking out to confront ICE with sheer numbers and zero hesitation.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
JUST IN: A tidal wave of 30,000 students hit the streets in Charlotte, walking out to confront ICE with sheer numbers and zero hesitation.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
Total appreciation for this brother.
The crime is not what we were doing protesting in the 10th floor elevator lobby of 26 Federal Plaza.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
NEW: Brad Lander says he wants a trial, not a deal to drop his charge stemming from an arrest by ICE.
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Total appreciation for this brother.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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We should reboot journalism completely. Start from scratch. They should get those old timey hats and a pencil and figure it out from there
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We should reboot journalism completely. Start from scratch. They should get those old timey hats and a pencil and figure it out from there
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instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
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DSA stands in absolute opposition to the proposed deal to pass Trump's billionaire budget. Healthcare is a right, not a bargaining chip.
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
DSA stands in absolute opposition to the proposed deal to pass Trump's billionaire budget. Healthcare is a right, not a bargaining chip.
This is the leader the Dems rejected for a guy that they should have supported in battling cancer. The Jeffries and Schumers and Pelosis are desperately afraid of the few people that are fighting to save their party.
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
This is the leader the Dems rejected for a guy that they should have supported in battling cancer. The Jeffries and Schumers and Pelosis are desperately afraid of the few people that are fighting to save their party.
We need a DSA takeover.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
We need a DSA takeover.
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This sucks dude. EVEN if Thune isn’t lying to you about the vote, the House won’t hold a vote.
You got nothing, and just proved to the public that the shutdown was your fault.
And you proved to Republicans that they can weaponize hunger. You negotiated with terrorists
You got nothing, and just proved to the public that the shutdown was your fault.
And you proved to Republicans that they can weaponize hunger. You negotiated with terrorists
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This sucks dude. EVEN if Thune isn’t lying to you about the vote, the House won’t hold a vote.
You got nothing, and just proved to the public that the shutdown was your fault.
And you proved to Republicans that they can weaponize hunger. You negotiated with terrorists
You got nothing, and just proved to the public that the shutdown was your fault.
And you proved to Republicans that they can weaponize hunger. You negotiated with terrorists
Why must every single part of the People's Economy be a scam? Oh right... because we have to prop up bubble after bubble, failure after failure, scam after scam of the Elite Economy.
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Why must every single part of the People's Economy be a scam? Oh right... because we have to prop up bubble after bubble, failure after failure, scam after scam of the Elite Economy.
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Husbands with Grindr profiles?
November 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Husbands with Grindr profiles?
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Opinion | Actually, don’t let them eat cake
November 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Opinion | Actually, don’t let them eat cake
Subway must be thrilled. They found their new Jared, one that actually fights the baddies instead of being a sex trafficker. Sandwich Guy... do NOT fuck this up!
Sandwich Guy was acquitted.
Juries are the last line of defense for democracy. The Constitution provides an absolute right to a jury trial, and if the crimes of the state are egregious enough, a jury will not convict those who stand against that state.
Juries are the last line of defense for democracy. The Constitution provides an absolute right to a jury trial, and if the crimes of the state are egregious enough, a jury will not convict those who stand against that state.
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Subway must be thrilled. They found their new Jared, one that actually fights the baddies instead of being a sex trafficker. Sandwich Guy... do NOT fuck this up!
Keep on. Vote, organize, vote, rinse, repeat. Turn the volume up!
Poem On The Ballot
YouTube video by The Peace Poets
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Keep on. Vote, organize, vote, rinse, repeat. Turn the volume up!
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Did the New York Times ruin journalism?
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Did the New York Times ruin journalism?
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as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed
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I don’t think enough people are talking about the beauty
of NYC electing its first Muslim mayor the day Dick Cheney died. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
of NYC electing its first Muslim mayor the day Dick Cheney died. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I don’t think enough people are talking about the beauty
of NYC electing its first Muslim mayor the day Dick Cheney died. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
of NYC electing its first Muslim mayor the day Dick Cheney died. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Turn the volume up.
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Turn the volume up.