lstief11
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An optimistic pessimist in the Midwest
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I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
March 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
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Here is my third weekly dispatch, imagining how the US media *should* be covering the Musk coup if it was clear-eyed about the threat to our democracy. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-trump...
Musk, Trump Establish New Era of Kleptocracy in America
A third dispatch comparing how the US media would cover this moment if it was happening overseas
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Here is my third weekly dispatch, imagining how the US media *should* be covering the Musk coup if it was clear-eyed about the threat to our democracy. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-trump...
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IT'S A WONDERFUL ESSAY: The last few days before Christmas is when people usually tend to rewatch 'It's a Wonderful Life.' Can I commend to you this really superb essay we published a few years ago? It could change the way you understand that movie.
www.thebulwark.com/p/there-is-n...
www.thebulwark.com/p/there-is-n...
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
www.thebulwark.com
December 20, 2024 at 1:54 AM
IT'S A WONDERFUL ESSAY: The last few days before Christmas is when people usually tend to rewatch 'It's a Wonderful Life.' Can I commend to you this really superb essay we published a few years ago? It could change the way you understand that movie.
www.thebulwark.com/p/there-is-n...
www.thebulwark.com/p/there-is-n...
The New Gilded Age Will Be Streamed
www.offmessage.net/p/the-new-gi...
www.offmessage.net/p/the-new-gi...
December 6, 2024 at 6:47 PM
The New Gilded Age Will Be Streamed
www.offmessage.net/p/the-new-gi...
www.offmessage.net/p/the-new-gi...
Which is it: they’re too stupid and vindictive to accomplish anything or sufficiently evil to push through a devastating agenda? Either way, 🎵the waiting is the hardest part.🎵
November 25, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Which is it: they’re too stupid and vindictive to accomplish anything or sufficiently evil to push through a devastating agenda? Either way, 🎵the waiting is the hardest part.🎵
Waiting for Sybil the Soothsayer to be nominated for a Cabinet post. Treasury?
November 20, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Waiting for Sybil the Soothsayer to be nominated for a Cabinet post. Treasury?
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Trump's immediate efforts to stock the government with MAGA types isn't just about loyalty.
It's also about creating the conditions for elite corruption to flourish beyond anyone's expectations. Right wing elites are going to loot the place from top to bottom:
newrepublic.com/article/1884...
It's also about creating the conditions for elite corruption to flourish beyond anyone's expectations. Right wing elites are going to loot the place from top to bottom:
newrepublic.com/article/1884...
Trump’s New Oligarchy Is About to Unleash Unimaginable Corruption
The elevation of Elon Musk to a key role suggests that right-wing elites are set to embark on a spree of sordid self-dealing.
newrepublic.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Trump's immediate efforts to stock the government with MAGA types isn't just about loyalty.
It's also about creating the conditions for elite corruption to flourish beyond anyone's expectations. Right wing elites are going to loot the place from top to bottom:
newrepublic.com/article/1884...
It's also about creating the conditions for elite corruption to flourish beyond anyone's expectations. Right wing elites are going to loot the place from top to bottom:
newrepublic.com/article/1884...
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Nobody can say it better.
This rings truer today than when George Carlin said it back then.
November 18, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Nobody can say it better.