Fabian Biancardi, PhD
@fbiancardi.bsky.social
Professor of Politics, author of “Democracy & the Global System”, husband, father, citizen, musician. 🇺🇦🇦🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇳
Very good corrective to the standard praise Brooks has received. As a “conservative” Brooks pushed the damaging “government is bad” narrative for decades. His lack of engagement with feminist writers going back to Wollstencraft is also a deep flaw of his.
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Goodbye and Good luck, David Brooks
His musings about personal morality have been thoughtful; his views about public morality and our political economy, far less so.
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February 16, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Very good corrective to the standard praise Brooks has received. As a “conservative” Brooks pushed the damaging “government is bad” narrative for decades. His lack of engagement with feminist writers going back to Wollstencraft is also a deep flaw of his.
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“[Bondi] opted for contempt. It’s the Trumpian way. But is it the American one? Has the country sunk quite this far? I don’t think so. She and her fellow insult mongers aren’t owning the libs; they’re beclowning themselves. And it’s a repellent circus.”
Hope so.
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Hope so.
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Opinion | I Hold Pam Bondi in Contempt
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February 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
“[Bondi] opted for contempt. It’s the Trumpian way. But is it the American one? Has the country sunk quite this far? I don’t think so. She and her fellow insult mongers aren’t owning the libs; they’re beclowning themselves. And it’s a repellent circus.”
Hope so.
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Hope so.
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Hillary Clinton is clearly too smart, knowledgeable and ethical for the US electorate. They prefer a corrupt reality tv conman and treasonous slob who’s destroying the basis of America’s wealth, power and security. Pathetic.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Hillary Clinton is clearly too smart, knowledgeable and ethical for the US electorate. They prefer a corrupt reality tv conman and treasonous slob who’s destroying the basis of America’s wealth, power and security. Pathetic.
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President Obama has too much integrity to say what all decent people know and feel.
Trump is unfit to be mayor of a tiny village of idiots never mind POTUS. The sexual predator, pedophile protector and treasonous slob belongs in federal prison.
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Trump is unfit to be mayor of a tiny village of idiots never mind POTUS. The sexual predator, pedophile protector and treasonous slob belongs in federal prison.
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In First Public Comments Since Trump’s Racist Video, Obama Laments Lost Decorum
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February 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
President Obama has too much integrity to say what all decent people know and feel.
Trump is unfit to be mayor of a tiny village of idiots never mind POTUS. The sexual predator, pedophile protector and treasonous slob belongs in federal prison.
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Trump is unfit to be mayor of a tiny village of idiots never mind POTUS. The sexual predator, pedophile protector and treasonous slob belongs in federal prison.
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“We in America have no interest in being polite and orderly caretakers of the West‘s managed decline,” Rubio said.
America under the sexual predator and treasonous slob is committed to its own very disorderly and rapid decline.
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America under the sexual predator and treasonous slob is committed to its own very disorderly and rapid decline.
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Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change
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February 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“We in America have no interest in being polite and orderly caretakers of the West‘s managed decline,” Rubio said.
America under the sexual predator and treasonous slob is committed to its own very disorderly and rapid decline.
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America under the sexual predator and treasonous slob is committed to its own very disorderly and rapid decline.
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The last people on Earth that European countries should listen to are the treasonous slob, Trump, and those in his kakistocratic administration. They’re so stupid and full of extremist shit that they’re destroying their own country.
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Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change
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February 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
The last people on Earth that European countries should listen to are the treasonous slob, Trump, and those in his kakistocratic administration. They’re so stupid and full of extremist shit that they’re destroying their own country.
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Most of these people are NOT criminals.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Most of these people are NOT criminals.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
Some of these people;
entered legally,
have committed zero crimes,
& have gone through EVERY legal step towards citizenship.
And this is how they’re being treated.
This is what the world sees us doing.
The most egregiously immoral policy to date. But there’s likely more with this malignant narcissist POTUS and his radical staffers.
Not only did they murder hundreds of thousands of people. They also stole the money.
there's fierce competition, but this is one of the most stomach-turning things I've read in some time
February 14, 2026 at 2:59 AM
The most egregiously immoral policy to date. But there’s likely more with this malignant narcissist POTUS and his radical staffers.
The charlatan at the center of Trump’s christian nationalist dumbfuckery.
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Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake — The Atlantic
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The charlatan at the center of Trump’s christian nationalist dumbfuckery.
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“One year in, Trump’s second term is transparently and by many orders of magnitude the most brazenly corrupt administration in American history, with crypto meme coins and the president’s personal lawsuit against his own I.R.S.”
Indeed.
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Indeed.
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Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
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February 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
“One year in, Trump’s second term is transparently and by many orders of magnitude the most brazenly corrupt administration in American history, with crypto meme coins and the president’s personal lawsuit against his own I.R.S.”
Indeed.
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Indeed.
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The dumbest administration is history.
February 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The dumbest administration is history.
“An Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday shows that…Fifty percent of American adults think Trump “was involved in crimes allegedly committed by Jeffrey Epstein,” while only 29% think he wasn’t.”
The people are on to the sexual predator’s complicity with Epstein.
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The people are on to the sexual predator’s complicity with Epstein.
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February 12, 2026
In a ceremony at the White House yesterday, surrounded by coal industry leaders, lawmakers, and miners, President Donald J.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
“An Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday shows that…Fifty percent of American adults think Trump “was involved in crimes allegedly committed by Jeffrey Epstein,” while only 29% think he wasn’t.”
The people are on to the sexual predator’s complicity with Epstein.
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The people are on to the sexual predator’s complicity with Epstein.
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‘“Core” inflation, which filters out volatile food and energy prices, ticked down to 2.5 percent on a year-over-year basis. It last stood at 2.6 percent.’
A .1 decline is hardly a decline at all. Just as Wednesday’s jobs number wasn’t “strong” but weak.
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A .1 decline is hardly a decline at all. Just as Wednesday’s jobs number wasn’t “strong” but weak.
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U.S. Inflation Eased at Start of the Year
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February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
‘“Core” inflation, which filters out volatile food and energy prices, ticked down to 2.5 percent on a year-over-year basis. It last stood at 2.6 percent.’
A .1 decline is hardly a decline at all. Just as Wednesday’s jobs number wasn’t “strong” but weak.
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A .1 decline is hardly a decline at all. Just as Wednesday’s jobs number wasn’t “strong” but weak.
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The treasonous slob doesn’t deserve a single penny from taxpayers. His agenda is the destruction of the country.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Democrats Block Funding Bill as Homeland Security Shutdown Looms
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February 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The treasonous slob doesn’t deserve a single penny from taxpayers. His agenda is the destruction of the country.
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The sexual predator and treasonous slob could hardly care less for science or humanity. We’re going to have so much to clean up once this POS is gone.
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Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
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February 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The sexual predator and treasonous slob could hardly care less for science or humanity. We’re going to have so much to clean up once this POS is gone.
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If the most complicit Epstein enabler and "best friend", Trump, doesn't face the blowback he deserves, why anyone else? Of course, if you're from outside the US, like Britain, you're cooked. The US has lowered the bar for ethical lapses right down to the basement.
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L.A. 2028 Olympic Organizers Stand by Chairman Linked to Epstein
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February 12, 2026 at 12:56 AM
If the most complicit Epstein enabler and "best friend", Trump, doesn't face the blowback he deserves, why anyone else? Of course, if you're from outside the US, like Britain, you're cooked. The US has lowered the bar for ethical lapses right down to the basement.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:53 PM
130,000 jobs in a month is not STRONG! 150,000–200,000 jobs per month is considered a “normal”! Why exaggerate the poor performance of the labor market? Trump’s economic illiteracy has lowered the bar and the Times is complicit in normalizing it. Shameful.
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Live Updates: U.S. Hiring Starts the Year at a Strong Pace
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February 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
130,000 jobs in a month is not STRONG! 150,000–200,000 jobs per month is considered a “normal”! Why exaggerate the poor performance of the labor market? Trump’s economic illiteracy has lowered the bar and the Times is complicit in normalizing it. Shameful.
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Pam Bondi is humiliating herself in front of Congess and the world for Trump. Does she think she’s in North Korea? So pathetic!
February 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Pam Bondi is humiliating herself in front of Congess and the world for Trump. Does she think she’s in North Korea? So pathetic!
The revised jobs data show just 181,000 jobs created last year, about 15k/month. For manufacturing, the ‘25 count fell even further into the red, from -68,000 to -108,000.
Looks like Trump’s tariffs are really working to destroy manufacturing in the US. Who knew? Economists and ordinary citizens.
Looks like Trump’s tariffs are really working to destroy manufacturing in the US. Who knew? Economists and ordinary citizens.
February 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The revised jobs data show just 181,000 jobs created last year, about 15k/month. For manufacturing, the ‘25 count fell even further into the red, from -68,000 to -108,000.
Looks like Trump’s tariffs are really working to destroy manufacturing in the US. Who knew? Economists and ordinary citizens.
Looks like Trump’s tariffs are really working to destroy manufacturing in the US. Who knew? Economists and ordinary citizens.
‘Mr. Trump also told the police chief that he was around Mr. Epstein once when teenagers were present and that he “got the hell out of there,” according to Mr. Reiter’s account.’
Yeah. Sure he did! Trump was complicit all along.
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Yeah. Sure he did! Trump was complicit all along.
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Former Police Chief Said Trump Told Him ‘Everyone’ Knew of Epstein’s Actions
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February 10, 2026 at 9:51 PM
‘Mr. Trump also told the police chief that he was around Mr. Epstein once when teenagers were present and that he “got the hell out of there,” according to Mr. Reiter’s account.’
Yeah. Sure he did! Trump was complicit all along.
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Yeah. Sure he did! Trump was complicit all along.
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@msnowcomms.bsky.social Why have Katy Tur announce that six new men were revealed today by the Epstein files but not name them? WTF?
February 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
@msnowcomms.bsky.social Why have Katy Tur announce that six new men were revealed today by the Epstein files but not name them? WTF?
If Latinos remain unified against the economically illiterate and treasonous slob that is Trump, the GOP will get crushed at the midterms. Por favor, hermanos y hermanas! El gordo hijo de puta cree que somos mierda! El es la mierda y todos lo sabemos!
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How Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl became a unifying moment for Latinos — The Athletic
Walking through the streets of Spanish Harlem in New York City these days means hearing Bad Bunny’s music pouring out of neighborhood bodegas — a familiar soundtrack as Latino communities across the c...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:07 AM
If Latinos remain unified against the economically illiterate and treasonous slob that is Trump, the GOP will get crushed at the midterms. Por favor, hermanos y hermanas! El gordo hijo de puta cree que somos mierda! El es la mierda y todos lo sabemos!
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No shit! If Putin had been elected POTUS, he could hardly have done more to diminish the global power and influence of the US, its allies and the world’s trading system than Trump. This will result in much less security, stability and prosperity for everyone.
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Trump Is a Global ‘Wrecking Ball,’ European Security Experts Say
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February 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
No shit! If Putin had been elected POTUS, he could hardly have done more to diminish the global power and influence of the US, its allies and the world’s trading system than Trump. This will result in much less security, stability and prosperity for everyone.
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