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Progressive Institutionalist. I want democracy to live its best life. See more at https://publicgoodgroup.com/
Mr. Y Article. A strategic security strategy written by two military officers not too long ago: We need to focus on sustaining ourselves in ways that build our strengths and underpin credible influence. (trust, in other words) link: apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA...
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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it's what the 🥹 over his shoulder was thinking about
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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Look for the news media to speculate on how Trump will establish democracy in Venezuela without pointing out that he’s dismantling democracy in his own country.
January 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Ignoring the law and the people’s will in this fashion is a high crime. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela
By going around Congress, the president is showing contempt for the will of the public.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
THIS. We are experiencing an epic and pivotal assault on processes— methods that have made America great—procedures that facilitate belief that outcomes are fair. @zelizer.bsky.social & J Fabian Witt open.substack.com/pub/johnfabi...
What was the idea that once held America together? A conversation with John Fabian Witt
A recording from John Fabian Witt and Julian Zelizer's live video
open.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Journalism 2050. Now that the current order is collapsing, how do we learn from past mistakes? Build a shared future? So, so good. @rushkoff.com @emilybell.bsky.social @columjournreview.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
Douglas Rushkoff on Being the Intellectual Dominatrix of Billionaire Tech Bros
Podcast Episode · Journalism 2050 · 12/03/2025 · 1h 5m
podcasts.apple.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Welcome to 2026! The year we will turn this ole jalopy around! #democracy.
January 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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"The Perineum: the thin membrane of time between the twin peaks of Christmas and New Year."

- Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

broligarchy.substack.com/p/on-power
On Power
Liminal thoughts from a liminal space, "The Perineum" between Christmas and New Year
broligarchy.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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“[Trump’s] family’s crypto empire is now its most lucrative venture.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Learning the vote grifter playbook from North Carolina, I see.
Complaining about rigged elections while rigging even this vote is pretty shameless
Exclusive: The Kennedy Center adopted bylaws earlier this year that limited voting to presidentially appointed trustees, a move that preceded a unanimous decision this month by board members installed by President Donald Trump to add his name to the center.
December 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Hang in there , DC
December 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Bookmark GovTrack. This is the best year end summary of Congress' activities & inertia that you will find. @govtrack.us
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Its coz Golden Dome is Star Wars redux--a massive, unaccountable, space defense fantasy that is not going to work but will make beltway bandits very rich. Meanwhile, we've defunded/trashed security investments that do work (USAID, diplomacy, second track civil society) rollcall.com/2025/12/29/d...
Defense panels still not clear on Golden Dome's attributes - Roll Call
Seven months after Trump announced a Golden Dome missile shield, lawmakers say they have yet to learn meaningful information about the plans.
rollcall.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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The Court finds the deployments in violation of Posse Comitatus, Justice Kavanaugh even questioning whether there is any authority sufficient for deploying military for law enforcement.
Important assessment on Guard deployments from @jacklgoldsmith.bsky.social, one of the most consequential experts on executive power:
Interim Docket Blog
www.scotusblog.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Heritage might be cracking up over cuddling Nazis, but its done huge damage to our Constitutional freedoms on its way down & its mendacious flailing will continue www.cjr.org/analysis/how...
How Project 2025 kneecapped the US press.
The Heritage Foundation’s road map for a conservative presidency proposed sweeping media reforms. Trump carried out most of them—and he has three years left.
www.cjr.org
December 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Teachers in Oklahoma face new social studies standards instructing students to “identify discrepancies in 2020 elections results." A profound distortion: It accepts Trump’s false narrative of fraud & requires educators to teach that falsehood as fact. www.votebeat.org/2025/06/16/t...
Trump and the 2020 election: A rewriting of history in the making
False claims become part of the public school curriculum, while Jan. 6 crimes fade from the record.
www.votebeat.org
December 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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If we learned that the Obama or Biden DOJ was casually monitoring the comings and goings of a reporter for any reason, much less b/c she was the lead reporter on all things Epstein, it would be a Watergate-level scandal but of course since it's Trump, one day (at best) and we move right along 🙃
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Foresight, radical imagination, and audacity requires not just opposing the status quo, but projecting a vision of what we want to build.” 👏 A declaration of leadership thenonprofittimes.com/npt_articles...
December 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
There are tens of thousands of people in Chile who survived being attacked by their own government, or who lost loved ones. President elect Karst is a reminder of right-wing military regimes that waged a series of dirty wars against leftist citizens www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Right Wing Rises in Latin America
The new President of Chile joins a new class of leaders trying to seize the future by rewriting the past.
www.newyorker.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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REMINDER: It is literally IMPOSSIBLE for Social Security to go bankrupt and we can expand benefits if wealthy elites pay their fair share.
December 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Just your daily reminder that Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625% which is FAR lower than private sector retirement programs.
December 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I support Kabul Small Animal Rescue www.patreon.com/posts/146795...
The love between a caregiver and his dogs | Kabul Small Animal Rescue
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December 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM