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“We want to return to our lives and live our childhood again.”
Following the news of a ceasefire, children in #Gaza share their feelings of happiness and hope:
Following the news of a ceasefire, children in #Gaza share their feelings of happiness and hope:
October 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“We want to return to our lives and live our childhood again.”
Following the news of a ceasefire, children in #Gaza share their feelings of happiness and hope:
Following the news of a ceasefire, children in #Gaza share their feelings of happiness and hope:
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The most powerful force in American politics today is antiestablishment rage at a system that’s rigged against most people.
Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate and Wall Street Democrats and embrace Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.
Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate and Wall Street Democrats and embrace Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.
August 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The most powerful force in American politics today is antiestablishment rage at a system that’s rigged against most people.
Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate and Wall Street Democrats and embrace Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.
Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate and Wall Street Democrats and embrace Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.
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The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
August 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
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If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
February 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
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they clearly define fraud as money spent on collective public goods as appropriated by elected Congress rather than funneled by them to their personal private interests
Trump and Musk keep justifying their moves as combating fraud, but they have been unable so far to point to much of anything specific that’s actually fraudulent, by Aaron Blake www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Trump and Musk can’t seem to locate much evidence of fraud
They keep justifying their bold moves as combating fraud, but they have been unable so far to point to much of anything that’s actually fraudulent.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
they clearly define fraud as money spent on collective public goods as appropriated by elected Congress rather than funneled by them to their personal private interests
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In which there are many reasons to obey and one not to. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
Opinion | To Obey Trump or Not to Obey
The voluntarily surrender of the public’s power is how autocracies are built.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In which there are many reasons to obey and one not to. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
If you’re always consumed by the next outrage, you can’t look closely at the last one. The impression of Trump’s power remains; the fact that he keeps stepping on rakes is missed. The projection of strength obscures the reality of weakness. Don’t believe him.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
If you’re always consumed by the next outrage, you can’t look closely at the last one. The impression of Trump’s power remains; the fact that he keeps stepping on rakes is missed. The projection of strength obscures the reality of weakness. Don’t believe him.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
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With the broligarchs granted sweeping powers over the federal government, what happens now?
My new piece in @theatlantic.bsky.social today reviews what they've been up to & how their bizarre political agenda stems from comic books & sci-fi.
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
My new piece in @theatlantic.bsky.social today reviews what they've been up to & how their bizarre political agenda stems from comic books & sci-fi.
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
What the Broligarchs Want from Trump
Tremendous power is flowing to tech and finance magnates.
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2024 at 2:59 PM
With the broligarchs granted sweeping powers over the federal government, what happens now?
My new piece in @theatlantic.bsky.social today reviews what they've been up to & how their bizarre political agenda stems from comic books & sci-fi.
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
My new piece in @theatlantic.bsky.social today reviews what they've been up to & how their bizarre political agenda stems from comic books & sci-fi.
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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This is the hopeful bit. For those of you flailing (understandable!!), focus on state leg and 2026 Congressional races, as well as local support for impacted populations. The Virginia state house is up in 2025. SisterDistrict.com
Out of roughly 153 million votes cast in this election, the presidency was decided by 230k across the three states of Wisconsin (30k), Michigan (80k) and Pennsylvania (120k). That's 00.15%.
This remains an extremely closely divided nation. Any agenda viewed as extreme is likely to face backlash.
This remains an extremely closely divided nation. Any agenda viewed as extreme is likely to face backlash.
November 20, 2024 at 1:02 AM
This is the hopeful bit. For those of you flailing (understandable!!), focus on state leg and 2026 Congressional races, as well as local support for impacted populations. The Virginia state house is up in 2025. SisterDistrict.com
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New @CookPolitical: over 153.5M now counted, Trump's popular vote lead down to 1.68%: www.cookpolitical.com/v…
Trump 76,666,332 (49.93%)
Harris 74,086,596 (48.25%)
Trump 76,666,332 (49.93%)
Harris 74,086,596 (48.25%)
November 19, 2024 at 10:33 PM
New @CookPolitical: over 153.5M now counted, Trump's popular vote lead down to 1.68%: www.cookpolitical.com/v…
Trump 76,666,332 (49.93%)
Harris 74,086,596 (48.25%)
Trump 76,666,332 (49.93%)
Harris 74,086,596 (48.25%)