Alexi the Greek
@alexios.bsky.social
Co-host of Left Anchor, a podcast about politics, philosophy, and the Left (sponsored by The American Prospect).
Moonlights as Associate Professor of Political Science.
Moonlights as Associate Professor of Political Science.
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John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
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HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
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fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social episode, we are talking about Zohran and the rest of the blue wave: www.leftanchor.com/e/the-2025-b...
The 2025 Blue Wave - 372 | Left Anchor
Zohran Mamdani won in New York City, and so did Democrats in New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and even Mississippi. What happened and why? We dig in.
Check out Ryan's articles on Zohran and Chuck S...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social episode, we are talking about Zohran and the rest of the blue wave: www.leftanchor.com/e/the-2025-b...
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I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
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This is messed up. The Teen Vogue politics section was doing the best coverage of American politics of any major journalism outlet. So much better than the likes of NYT, WaPo.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is messed up. The Teen Vogue politics section was doing the best coverage of American politics of any major journalism outlet. So much better than the likes of NYT, WaPo.
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Smiling in H Mart
Exclusive: Zeteo’s Prem Thakker goes on the campaign trail with Zohran Mamdani on this final weekend, to talk Islamophobia, New York’s pigeons, Halloween costumes, whether he has any regrets, and more.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Smiling in H Mart
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I mean you are living through an attempt at inflicting mass starvation on millions of people. This is an ELIMINATIONIST political movement. The sooner folks wake up to this, the better for all of us.
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I mean you are living through an attempt at inflicting mass starvation on millions of people. This is an ELIMINATIONIST political movement. The sooner folks wake up to this, the better for all of us.
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I feel like the fact people are so excited when he does stuff like this really shows how low the bar is to get people excited about a politician. Just fucking show up in your communities, not just for the fun stuff like this, but also to have hard conversations with people who disagree with you!
I visited Grand Street Senior Housing on the Lower East Side today and tried a little Bomba y Plena…
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I feel like the fact people are so excited when he does stuff like this really shows how low the bar is to get people excited about a politician. Just fucking show up in your communities, not just for the fun stuff like this, but also to have hard conversations with people who disagree with you!
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when the third term thing inevitably comes before the Supreme Court, they could just publish this piece as the unanimous opinion, if they were actually calling balls and strikes and devoted to enforcing the original intent of the Constitution’s text.
unfortunately a big if.
unfortunately a big if.
this week's newsletter has a bunch of quotes from the drafters and supporters of the 22nd amendment that make it extremely clear that there is no loophole you can use to circumvent it. (gift link)
Opinion | A Third Trump Term Is Not the Charm
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November 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
when the third term thing inevitably comes before the Supreme Court, they could just publish this piece as the unanimous opinion, if they were actually calling balls and strikes and devoted to enforcing the original intent of the Constitution’s text.
unfortunately a big if.
unfortunately a big if.
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The municipal bond market helps fund public infrastructure. But it also funnels public money into the coffers of the city’s ruling class industry. This is something Mamdani’s administration will have to reckon with should they win next week.
Paying for It | David I. Backer
Should Zohran Mamdani become the next mayor of New York City, he will be restricted by the municipal bond market.
thebaffler.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The municipal bond market helps fund public infrastructure. But it also funnels public money into the coffers of the city’s ruling class industry. This is something Mamdani’s administration will have to reckon with should they win next week.
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preview here! www.leftanchor.com/e/the-bigote...
The Bigoted Anti-Zohran Frenzy - 371 PREVIEW | Left Anchor
Today we are discussing the home stretch of the New York City mayoral race, Andrew Cuomo's decent into outright gutter racism and Islamophobia, the ongoing ICE raids across the country, Trump's escala...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
preview here! www.leftanchor.com/e/the-bigote...
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fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social bonus ep, we are talking about the frenzy of Islamophobia directed at @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, ICE raids, the war? on Venezuela, and more: www.patreon.com/posts/142529...
The Bigoted Anti-Zohran Frenzy | Left Anchor
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October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social bonus ep, we are talking about the frenzy of Islamophobia directed at @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, ICE raids, the war? on Venezuela, and more: www.patreon.com/posts/142529...
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Lfg
Starting this year, landlords of formerly unregulated buildings could raise rents by only half of the inflation rate that exceeds 3%.
For instance, if inflation is at 6%, they may raise rents by only 4.5%.
Beginning in 2028, this rule will apply across the board.
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For instance, if inflation is at 6%, they may raise rents by only 4.5%.
Beginning in 2028, this rule will apply across the board.
thebetter.news/austria-rent...
Fighting the Housing Crisis: Austria Freezes Rents for 2025
Austria takes on rising housing costs with a nationwide rent freeze, protecting over a million households.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Lfg
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In a win for the arts and universal basic income, Ireland plans to make permanent a $1,500-a-month pilot program for artists, citing benefits to creativity, mental health, and financial stability.
Ireland plans to make a $1,500 a month basic income for artists permanent
Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts experiment has given creatives a weekly payment for three years. Now, a permanent program could be on the way.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In a win for the arts and universal basic income, Ireland plans to make permanent a $1,500-a-month pilot program for artists, citing benefits to creativity, mental health, and financial stability.
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A common theme of Trump II is an utterly cowardly class of elites while everyday regular people have risen to the occasion
French bakery in Bed-Stuy offers free breakfast to SNAP card holders
French bakery in Bed-Stuy offers free breakfast to SNAP card holders
Beginning Nov. 1, when SNAP benefits are expected to be suspended, Je T’aime Patisserie will offer free breakfast to anyone who presents their EBT card from 7:30-10 a.m.
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A common theme of Trump II is an utterly cowardly class of elites while everyday regular people have risen to the occasion
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We always assumed AI would be used to trick us all into living in a false parallel reality, but we never considered it might be living in a fantasy world all its own.
I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We always assumed AI would be used to trick us all into living in a false parallel reality, but we never considered it might be living in a fantasy world all its own.
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FYI: it’s, uh, *not nothing* that the head of an entire Christian denomination — here Rev. Karen Georgia A. Thompson of the United Church of Christ — issued a statement decrying DHS agents for shooting one of her pastors in the face with a pepper round, adding, “No one is safe from tyranny."
October 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
FYI: it’s, uh, *not nothing* that the head of an entire Christian denomination — here Rev. Karen Georgia A. Thompson of the United Church of Christ — issued a statement decrying DHS agents for shooting one of her pastors in the face with a pepper round, adding, “No one is safe from tyranny."
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More unemployment and poverty will likely lead to more violence. More police will not stop this.
October 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
More unemployment and poverty will likely lead to more violence. More police will not stop this.
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Federal employees are taking banks up on the help in droves, indicating how much assistance workers are seeking after some missed their first full paychecks.
Federal workers take out $328 million in bank loans amid shutdown
Federal workers are seeking help from banks in droves as they miss their first paychecks.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Federal employees are taking banks up on the help in droves, indicating how much assistance workers are seeking after some missed their first full paychecks.
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I’m increasingly seeing “different opinions” & similar language used by immoral people to trivialize their indecency, as though supporting fascism were a matter of personal taste, or equivalent to disagreeing about tax rates & charter schools.
One problem with the framing "being friends with/dating someone with different opinions" is that it's impossible to be friends with or date someone with *the same* opinions.
People are different from one another.
Some opinions matter more than others.
People are different from one another.
Some opinions matter more than others.
October 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I’m increasingly seeing “different opinions” & similar language used by immoral people to trivialize their indecency, as though supporting fascism were a matter of personal taste, or equivalent to disagreeing about tax rates & charter schools.
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Today’s gut punch.
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Today’s gut punch.
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Must read from @andycraig.bsky.social www.theunpopulist.net/p/want-to-en...
October 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Must read from @andycraig.bsky.social www.theunpopulist.net/p/want-to-en...