MuchMore2Learn
@muchmore2learn.bsky.social
Here for thoughtful & respectful dialog, grounded in evidence and reason. Interests range from politics to history to science & technology. Mostly retired from a career in tech & living happily in Boston.
Signs flashing red everywhere that he will try to postpone or invalidate the 2026 election
January 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Signs flashing red everywhere that he will try to postpone or invalidate the 2026 election
I thought the most popular Flat Earth concept was that the North Pole is the center of our world-disc, and Antarctica is a ring of impassable mountains all around the edge. So the Japanese could fly over the Pacific as they did in the actual real world.
December 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I thought the most popular Flat Earth concept was that the North Pole is the center of our world-disc, and Antarctica is a ring of impassable mountains all around the edge. So the Japanese could fly over the Pacific as they did in the actual real world.
I'm thinking they replaced his hand with the hand of a psychopath - we were warned:
December 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I'm thinking they replaced his hand with the hand of a psychopath - we were warned:
I'd hope that Harvard is better equipped to fight back than New College was. Obviously turning universities into MAGA brainwashing camps is bad, but I'd like to see embrace of some reforms in higher ed.
December 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I'd hope that Harvard is better equipped to fight back than New College was. Obviously turning universities into MAGA brainwashing camps is bad, but I'd like to see embrace of some reforms in higher ed.
Yeah, it seems like she is rejecting at least some of the toxicity of MAGAworld while remaining aligned with most MAGA beliefs. For now she appears to be exiting electoral politics; perhaps her future is as an online influencer.
December 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Yeah, it seems like she is rejecting at least some of the toxicity of MAGAworld while remaining aligned with most MAGA beliefs. For now she appears to be exiting electoral politics; perhaps her future is as an online influencer.
I'm still not sure if she is just morphing into a new flavor of autocrat/theocrat, or if she's truly recognized that we all have to live together in spite of our differences. Hoping for the latter.
December 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm still not sure if she is just morphing into a new flavor of autocrat/theocrat, or if she's truly recognized that we all have to live together in spite of our differences. Hoping for the latter.
Trump may just be a useful idiot for the far-right cabal seeking to impose its illiberal vision on us all - certain Vance, Thiel and Musk are far more aligned with Putin than our liberal values
December 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Trump may just be a useful idiot for the far-right cabal seeking to impose its illiberal vision on us all - certain Vance, Thiel and Musk are far more aligned with Putin than our liberal values
Yet millions will read Musk's post and not consider the 600,000+ who died because of DOGE cuts, or bother to look her up and see that she has 31 years EMS experience in a successful career. The absolute epistemic closure of the extremely online right is still shocking.
December 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yet millions will read Musk's post and not consider the 600,000+ who died because of DOGE cuts, or bother to look her up and see that she has 31 years EMS experience in a successful career. The absolute epistemic closure of the extremely online right is still shocking.
Let’s try harder to win the Senate in ‘26 so we can start the bonfire earlier
December 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Let’s try harder to win the Senate in ‘26 so we can start the bonfire earlier
I think plenty of people want dialog that brings us closer to understanding. My guess is that you attract the more attention-hungry virtue signaling types, who are certainly out there.
December 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I think plenty of people want dialog that brings us closer to understanding. My guess is that you attract the more attention-hungry virtue signaling types, who are certainly out there.
OK, I will cease to respond to you if that's what you prefer. I did add a display name - missed that when I set up my profile; thank you for pointing it out.
December 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
OK, I will cease to respond to you if that's what you prefer. I did add a display name - missed that when I set up my profile; thank you for pointing it out.
MAGA is going to do this in every election; our campaigns must do a far better job selling their own positions and regaining the trust of median voters, especially if we want a durable Senate majority that can pass legislation.
December 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
MAGA is going to do this in every election; our campaigns must do a far better job selling their own positions and regaining the trust of median voters, especially if we want a durable Senate majority that can pass legislation.
Yes, but IMO that's a technicality that voters do not see. People came across the border uninvited, and we admitted 3.5 million of them because they said "asylum". (Does this come across as an anonymous account? I do not intentionally have it set that way.)
December 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Yes, but IMO that's a technicality that voters do not see. People came across the border uninvited, and we admitted 3.5 million of them because they said "asylum". (Does this come across as an anonymous account? I do not intentionally have it set that way.)
MAGA lying/propaganda are factors & not going away, but I think there are deeper issues. Dems have IMO lost the trust of median voters; we need campaigns & candidates that can reconnect with median voter priorities, and once elected, actually deliver on solutions.
December 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
MAGA lying/propaganda are factors & not going away, but I think there are deeper issues. Dems have IMO lost the trust of median voters; we need campaigns & candidates that can reconnect with median voter priorities, and once elected, actually deliver on solutions.
IMO not quite. Yes, under Biden, deportations were high, but these were "same day" deportations - person caught crossing the border, turned around. What boomed under Biden were asylum seekers - ~3.5 million from 2021-23, and that did spark a backlash that contributed to our 2024 loss.
December 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
IMO not quite. Yes, under Biden, deportations were high, but these were "same day" deportations - person caught crossing the border, turned around. What boomed under Biden were asylum seekers - ~3.5 million from 2021-23, and that did spark a backlash that contributed to our 2024 loss.
Whether it's 2016, 2020 or 2024, IMO we confuse the electorate's raw desire for disruptive change, born of frustration with the status quo, with some coherent vision or agenda.
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Whether it's 2016, 2020 or 2024, IMO we confuse the electorate's raw desire for disruptive change, born of frustration with the status quo, with some coherent vision or agenda.
I find both those views repugnant, but I nonetheless believe that we need a secure border and an orderly immigration system. Though again, what I want matters a lot less than what the median voter can be convinced is in their interest.
December 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I find both those views repugnant, but I nonetheless believe that we need a secure border and an orderly immigration system. Though again, what I want matters a lot less than what the median voter can be convinced is in their interest.
FWIW I do not think I am immoral or a racist. In any case my own views on what would be optimal are (I think) more open than what the median voter wants. We have to regain median voter trust on this issue and "win the argument" before we can implement new policies IMO.
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
FWIW I do not think I am immoral or a racist. In any case my own views on what would be optimal are (I think) more open than what the median voter wants. We have to regain median voter trust on this issue and "win the argument" before we can implement new policies IMO.
I don't think that spreadsheet - at least, the columns shared - provides the full picture. Refugee admissions are not the same thing as asylum seekers. You can find many sources online showing that we admitted about 3.5 million asylum seekers from 2021 to 2023.
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I don't think that spreadsheet - at least, the columns shared - provides the full picture. Refugee admissions are not the same thing as asylum seekers. You can find many sources online showing that we admitted about 3.5 million asylum seekers from 2021 to 2023.
Not at present, obviously. But over 2021-2023, we admitted about 3.5 million purported asylum seekers, and this was a big factor IMO in MAGA returning to power.
December 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Not at present, obviously. But over 2021-2023, we admitted about 3.5 million purported asylum seekers, and this was a big factor IMO in MAGA returning to power.
At least, different from yours. I think asylum is important, but should be for people who are under threat from their own governments; I don't think this is should apply to people fleeing poor economic conditions, unstable regimes or environmental disasters.
December 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
At least, different from yours. I think asylum is important, but should be for people who are under threat from their own governments; I don't think this is should apply to people fleeing poor economic conditions, unstable regimes or environmental disasters.
I think the public soured on this rapidly in 2021-22, Biden lost trust and the window to argue for a different approach did close. IMO Team Biden did not try to put forward a more coherent border policy at any point, and could not once they'd lost public trust broadly.
December 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I think the public soured on this rapidly in 2021-22, Biden lost trust and the window to argue for a different approach did close. IMO Team Biden did not try to put forward a more coherent border policy at any point, and could not once they'd lost public trust broadly.
I think it's fair to say that top Dems (Biden, Harris, etc.) did not put forward a "case" for a pro-immigration policy; IMO the window for doing so closed when the public began to perceive the border as being out of control.
December 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I think it's fair to say that top Dems (Biden, Harris, etc.) did not put forward a "case" for a pro-immigration policy; IMO the window for doing so closed when the public began to perceive the border as being out of control.