Stephen Morrison
@stephen-morrison.bsky.social
Fortunate dad & husband. Instructor of rhetoric and writing. Runner of middle distances.
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The role of racism in the development of fascism is well known. Less widely known, but as important (I'd argue) is the role of sexism. Hegemonic masculinity, with its inherent misogyny and homophobia, has been central to the rise of every fascist movement.
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Trump ran a very identity politics campaign in 2024, JD Vance is giving speeches going “it’s ok to be white,” Kamala Harris avoided identity politics, even dismissed prompts to bait her into it with “same old tired playbook, next question.” And yet.
By “identity politics,” a lot just mean identity.
By “identity politics,” a lot just mean identity.
i think a lot about how like the normie voter codes Kamala more radical than Bernie and/or Trump
Zohran is a Moderate because he's a normal guy
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Trump ran a very identity politics campaign in 2024, JD Vance is giving speeches going “it’s ok to be white,” Kamala Harris avoided identity politics, even dismissed prompts to bait her into it with “same old tired playbook, next question.” And yet.
By “identity politics,” a lot just mean identity.
By “identity politics,” a lot just mean identity.
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
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I saw somebody share this poll again recently, and it made me think some thoughts. I’m not looking to litigate Gaza or anybody’s stances on it; it more made me think about media critique and how that intersects with the standards to which we hold our own.
December 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I saw somebody share this poll again recently, and it made me think some thoughts. I’m not looking to litigate Gaza or anybody’s stances on it; it more made me think about media critique and how that intersects with the standards to which we hold our own.
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"I’m one part libertarian, one part populist, and one part common sense. I care about the same things you do: a backyard BBQ with my neighbors, my family’s safety, and the sanctity of women’s collegiate swimming." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
I’m a Free-Thinking Centrist with Only Right-Wing Ideas
Our 16th most-read article of 2025. - - -You’ve probably wondered about me, the independent thinker in your social network. I’m one part libertari...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"I’m one part libertarian, one part populist, and one part common sense. I care about the same things you do: a backyard BBQ with my neighbors, my family’s safety, and the sanctity of women’s collegiate swimming." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
We don't allow parents to ignore seat belt laws because they don't believe in physics; we shouldn't allow them to ignore vaccination laws because they don't believe in biology.
“The vaccination has stuff we don’t trust,” said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died of measles. In March, Tom Bartlett wrote about his visit with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/yADSKik3?lin...
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/yADSKik3?lin...
December 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We don't allow parents to ignore seat belt laws because they don't believe in physics; we shouldn't allow them to ignore vaccination laws because they don't believe in biology.
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This is the 7th person whose sentence was commuted by Trump that has been rearrested on new charges. And don't pretend Trump cares about fraud in MN. This guy bilked over a $1 billion and Trump let him go.
December 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This is the 7th person whose sentence was commuted by Trump that has been rearrested on new charges. And don't pretend Trump cares about fraud in MN. This guy bilked over a $1 billion and Trump let him go.
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Compare and contrast this deeply sick Stephen Miller tweet (left) with the rhetoric that was used on people like his ancestors when they immigrated to the United States (right):
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Compare and contrast this deeply sick Stephen Miller tweet (left) with the rhetoric that was used on people like his ancestors when they immigrated to the United States (right):
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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"Trump will live forever, but only as a cautionary tale, one we tell successive generations to demonstrate that sustaining a democracy against the corrupt and the malevolent requires vigilance and determination." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Why every vestige of Trump must be torn down
He's trying to create a physical legacy. The moment he's out of power, it has to be smashed to bits.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Trump will live forever, but only as a cautionary tale, one we tell successive generations to demonstrate that sustaining a democracy against the corrupt and the malevolent requires vigilance and determination." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
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Today, I debunk Nick Shirley’s vicious viral video attacking Somalis in Minnesota. The one JD Vance suggests deserves a Pulitzer. The 42-min propaganda with zero evidence, that has captured MAGA media, and is being used to cover up the real issue entirely.
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Debunking the Nick Shirley Video Attacking Somalis in Minnesota
A 42 minute video with zero evidence and overwhelming propaganda has captured MAGA media—here are the facts they hope you don't see
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December 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Today, I debunk Nick Shirley’s vicious viral video attacking Somalis in Minnesota. The one JD Vance suggests deserves a Pulitzer. The 42-min propaganda with zero evidence, that has captured MAGA media, and is being used to cover up the real issue entirely.
Read or watch now. Subscribe to support.
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This is an important point. And as our information system has evolved over the past 10 years it has more obviously become a partisan press model. Not just websites and podcasts, but ownership of what were once mainstream/non-partisan news outlets. People consume propaganda without realizing it.
One of the most successful propaganda campaigns of our time is the right-wing claim that liberals dominate the media. The right has pushed this myth for decades on Fox and other outlets. You know about it because RIGHT-WING MEDIA HAVE A HUGE MEGAPHONE. My thread. 1/10 🧵
December 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is an important point. And as our information system has evolved over the past 10 years it has more obviously become a partisan press model. Not just websites and podcasts, but ownership of what were once mainstream/non-partisan news outlets. People consume propaganda without realizing it.
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Marginal Revolution: It's astonishing that so many in the most successful economy in the history of the world are convinced it was plundered by immigrants and by its trading partners.
December 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Marginal Revolution: It's astonishing that so many in the most successful economy in the history of the world are convinced it was plundered by immigrants and by its trading partners.
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One of the most successful propaganda campaigns of our time is the right-wing claim that liberals dominate the media. The right has pushed this myth for decades on Fox and other outlets. You know about it because RIGHT-WING MEDIA HAVE A HUGE MEGAPHONE. My thread. 1/10 🧵
December 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
One of the most successful propaganda campaigns of our time is the right-wing claim that liberals dominate the media. The right has pushed this myth for decades on Fox and other outlets. You know about it because RIGHT-WING MEDIA HAVE A HUGE MEGAPHONE. My thread. 1/10 🧵
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How does Moscow view Donald Trump at the end of 2025? One Russian paper today: “The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World…he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold to be destroyed…” #ReadingRussia youtu.be/7EwZNk6KgHU
"Russian industry has entered a perfect storm" warns Russian paper.
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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December 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
How does Moscow view Donald Trump at the end of 2025? One Russian paper today: “The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World…he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold to be destroyed…” #ReadingRussia youtu.be/7EwZNk6KgHU
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Immigrant-hating Stephen Miller talks about Americans being "first to harness the atom." But the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was conducted by a team led by Italian immigrant Enrico Fermi, who didn't become a U.S. citizen until a year and a half later.
December 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Immigrant-hating Stephen Miller talks about Americans being "first to harness the atom." But the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was conducted by a team led by Italian immigrant Enrico Fermi, who didn't become a U.S. citizen until a year and a half later.
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There were more involved:
Enrico Fermi (Italy), Leo Szilard (Hungary), Edward Teller (Hungary), Eugene Wigner (Hungary), Hans Bethe (Germany), John von Neumann (Hungary), Niels Bohr (Denmark), Rudolf Peierls (Germany), Klaus Fuchs (Germany).
Enrico Fermi (Italy), Leo Szilard (Hungary), Edward Teller (Hungary), Eugene Wigner (Hungary), Hans Bethe (Germany), John von Neumann (Hungary), Niels Bohr (Denmark), Rudolf Peierls (Germany), Klaus Fuchs (Germany).
December 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
There were more involved:
Enrico Fermi (Italy), Leo Szilard (Hungary), Edward Teller (Hungary), Eugene Wigner (Hungary), Hans Bethe (Germany), John von Neumann (Hungary), Niels Bohr (Denmark), Rudolf Peierls (Germany), Klaus Fuchs (Germany).
Enrico Fermi (Italy), Leo Szilard (Hungary), Edward Teller (Hungary), Eugene Wigner (Hungary), Hans Bethe (Germany), John von Neumann (Hungary), Niels Bohr (Denmark), Rudolf Peierls (Germany), Klaus Fuchs (Germany).
Not an important game, but that ending to the Bills game is kind of crushing. Boo.
December 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Not an important game, but that ending to the Bills game is kind of crushing. Boo.
-Democracy
-Billionaires
-Weak campaign finance laws
Any country can have only two. Choose carefully.
-Billionaires
-Weak campaign finance laws
Any country can have only two. Choose carefully.
December 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
-Democracy
-Billionaires
-Weak campaign finance laws
Any country can have only two. Choose carefully.
-Billionaires
-Weak campaign finance laws
Any country can have only two. Choose carefully.
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New College is a DeSantis pet project, a Potemkin Campus that must be made real at any cost. While the NY Times notes it is the most expensive in the state, it does not tell readers what an extraordinary outlier it is. Freedom isn’t free, and a right-wing campus makeover is very expensive it seems.
December 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
New College is a DeSantis pet project, a Potemkin Campus that must be made real at any cost. While the NY Times notes it is the most expensive in the state, it does not tell readers what an extraordinary outlier it is. Freedom isn’t free, and a right-wing campus makeover is very expensive it seems.
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“YES: Residents of Takoma Park, Maryland, noticed ICE cars lurking every day in a parking lot. So they showed up early to occupy the space, with coffee, music, conversation, knitting... not leaving ICE a single parking space. ICE stopped coming.” I. S. Democratic Socialists
December 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“YES: Residents of Takoma Park, Maryland, noticed ICE cars lurking every day in a parking lot. So they showed up early to occupy the space, with coffee, music, conversation, knitting... not leaving ICE a single parking space. ICE stopped coming.” I. S. Democratic Socialists
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LEFT: @asharangappa.bsky.social four weeks ago
RIGHT: new NYT report
Gift link:
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RIGHT: new NYT report
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
December 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
LEFT: @asharangappa.bsky.social four weeks ago
RIGHT: new NYT report
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
RIGHT: new NYT report
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
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Problem is with impeachment power in a partisan Congress. It's a gun with no bullets; the idea that the electorate empowered a sovereign for four years, and it is anti-democratic to remove him, is so powerful (and so dumb) that you can never really crack his party and get the votes for conviction.
All time most incompetent political party
December 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Problem is with impeachment power in a partisan Congress. It's a gun with no bullets; the idea that the electorate empowered a sovereign for four years, and it is anti-democratic to remove him, is so powerful (and so dumb) that you can never really crack his party and get the votes for conviction.
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We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
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Good! An early insight of human centered design is that it was possible to reduce airplane crashes by introducing tactile switches and toggle that did not create confusion or require people to take their eyes away from their core tasks donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-origin...
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Good! An early insight of human centered design is that it was possible to reduce airplane crashes by introducing tactile switches and toggle that did not create confusion or require people to take their eyes away from their core tasks donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-origin...
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I don't think most Americans have any idea how dangerous it is for a president to declare an entire ethnic group to be "garbage." This is how the worst atrocities in human history have begun.
December 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I don't think most Americans have any idea how dangerous it is for a president to declare an entire ethnic group to be "garbage." This is how the worst atrocities in human history have begun.