Matthew Downhour
@matthewdownhour.bsky.social
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The Bellicose Stance of the State
The incoming "America First" coalition is likely to put the United States in greater, not less, risk of conflict.
www.liberalcurrents.com
Listen I try not to be too boastful but now that 2025 is in our rearview mirror I think I can reasonably say I called it pretty well with this one
If people actually knew was NYC was like in each era, “NYC has twice the foreign born population now as in 1970 and look at it!” would be a killer pro-immigration argument
I mean, they’re out there pushing insane propaganda about how the current population living in New York isn’t legitimate.
January 6, 2026 at 7:29 AM
If people actually knew was NYC was like in each era, “NYC has twice the foreign born population now as in 1970 and look at it!” would be a killer pro-immigration argument
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"this is not a war, this is a special military operation" sounded better in its original russian
UN Ambassador Michael Waltz: "There is no war against Venezuela or its people. We are not occupying a country. This was a law enforcement operation."
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
"this is not a war, this is a special military operation" sounded better in its original russian
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Trump is not going to intervene on behalf of machado aligned people being jailed or killed. Hes going to let it happen while delcy lets trumps friends into the oil sector.
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Trump is not going to intervene on behalf of machado aligned people being jailed or killed. Hes going to let it happen while delcy lets trumps friends into the oil sector.
Glem just so obviously being a white supremacist fellow traveler
Glenn Greenwald says Nick Fuentes' authenticity makes it easy for critics to "demonize and attack you by taking these quotes that can sound not just very racist, but very almost Nazi-like and kind of an extermination rhetoric." Um, yea. People who use Nazi-like rhetoric tend to get labeled a Nazi.
January 6, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Glem just so obviously being a white supremacist fellow traveler
My neighbor - a woman in her mid 80s - texting me about this game!
My *mother* is texting me about this game that’s how I know it’s exciting
Taco Dowler = TD. Bobcats are cooking with gas so far.
January 6, 2026 at 6:42 AM
My neighbor - a woman in her mid 80s - texting me about this game!
Fake judges no juries
January 6, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Fake judges no juries
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immigration courts aren't courts and immigration judges aren't judges. it's a con that we even call them that tbh
January 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
immigration courts aren't courts and immigration judges aren't judges. it's a con that we even call them that tbh
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it's fascinating how much of this is literally stuff Z posters in Russia do
January 6, 2026 at 4:59 AM
it's fascinating how much of this is literally stuff Z posters in Russia do
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How it started / how it's going (MAGA edition):
January 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
How it started / how it's going (MAGA edition):
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BlueSky is a football school
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 AM
BlueSky is a football school
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@andkenbrbr.bsky.social has been diligently reminding us of this reality for months
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 AM
@andkenbrbr.bsky.social has been diligently reminding us of this reality for months
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It's so cool and forward thinking to take one of the most recognizable brands in human history, something that basically everyone who uses a computer is familiar with, and just smear a heaping shovel of dogshit all over it. Masterful gambit, sirs.
January 5, 2026 at 6:37 PM
It's so cool and forward thinking to take one of the most recognizable brands in human history, something that basically everyone who uses a computer is familiar with, and just smear a heaping shovel of dogshit all over it. Masterful gambit, sirs.
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Good Russians say “the war is a crime we have to end”
The best Russians simply say “Now we'll all go home”
The best Russians simply say “Now we'll all go home”
January 6, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Good Russians say “the war is a crime we have to end”
The best Russians simply say “Now we'll all go home”
The best Russians simply say “Now we'll all go home”
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Undisputed heavyweight championship belt holder nine years running for the most trenchant political analysis of our age
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Undisputed heavyweight championship belt holder nine years running for the most trenchant political analysis of our age
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I subscribe to Liberal Currents and am a huge fan of all of their work. If you want to support a great publication I can’t recommend it enough
Yesterday we went up another percentage point towards our goal. Reminder that 40% ($200k) is an important milestone where we'll be able to finally bring on an editor full time. If you're looking for a moment to make an impact, this is that moment! gofund.me/0702ba937
January 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I subscribe to Liberal Currents and am a huge fan of all of their work. If you want to support a great publication I can’t recommend it enough
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Whelp
Listen I try not to be too boastful but now that 2025 is in our rearview mirror I think I can reasonably say I called it pretty well with this one
The Bellicose Stance of the State
The incoming "America First" coalition is likely to put the United States in greater, not less, risk of conflict.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Whelp
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Yesterday we went up another percentage point towards our goal. Reminder that 40% ($200k) is an important milestone where we'll be able to finally bring on an editor full time. If you're looking for a moment to make an impact, this is that moment! gofund.me/0702ba937
January 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Yesterday we went up another percentage point towards our goal. Reminder that 40% ($200k) is an important milestone where we'll be able to finally bring on an editor full time. If you're looking for a moment to make an impact, this is that moment! gofund.me/0702ba937
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One way to help us would be to redeem this offer for our Supporting Subscriber tier for $80 for the first year, normally $120: www.liberalcurrents.com/get-to-40-pr...
-Discord Access
-The Opposition Report
-Our bonus podcast episode
-PDF copy of any printed issue we publish in the next year
-Discord Access
-The Opposition Report
-Our bonus podcast episode
-PDF copy of any printed issue we publish in the next year
Yesterday we went up another percentage point towards our goal. Reminder that 40% ($200k) is an important milestone where we'll be able to finally bring on an editor full time. If you're looking for a moment to make an impact, this is that moment! gofund.me/0702ba937
January 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
One way to help us would be to redeem this offer for our Supporting Subscriber tier for $80 for the first year, normally $120: www.liberalcurrents.com/get-to-40-pr...
-Discord Access
-The Opposition Report
-Our bonus podcast episode
-PDF copy of any printed issue we publish in the next year
-Discord Access
-The Opposition Report
-Our bonus podcast episode
-PDF copy of any printed issue we publish in the next year
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As a long time reader and officially first time subscriber yesterday, I encourage friends of liberalism to do the same.
Yesterday we went up another percentage point towards our goal. Reminder that 40% ($200k) is an important milestone where we'll be able to finally bring on an editor full time. If you're looking for a moment to make an impact, this is that moment! gofund.me/0702ba937
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
As a long time reader and officially first time subscriber yesterday, I encourage friends of liberalism to do the same.
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The paradox of western constitutionalism, really since its emergence, has been to construct itself on a foundation of real understanding that monarchical arbitrary power must be constrained, and yet manifest an architecture of authority that allows for it to be unleashed.
Noted in my previous @liberalcurrents.com article that the logic of liberalism dictates that statesmen must be made weak to protect society from the distorting effects of power. I offer a more fulsome defence of this view: www.liberalcurrents.com/the-logic-of...
The Logic of Liberalism
Contra the dreams of populist strongmen, real constraints on executive power are the only approach consistent with real freedom.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The paradox of western constitutionalism, really since its emergence, has been to construct itself on a foundation of real understanding that monarchical arbitrary power must be constrained, and yet manifest an architecture of authority that allows for it to be unleashed.
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It’s not force if you threaten them with force and they just give it to you, see?
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM
It’s not force if you threaten them with force and they just give it to you, see?
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"Most authoritarians would of course prefer to be seen as political savants, whose ideas and arguments hold sway with the public. As such they commonly engage in the same political chatter as liberal politicians and save violence as a last resort." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-logic-of...
The Logic of Liberalism
Contra the dreams of populist strongmen, real constraints on executive power are the only approach consistent with real freedom.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM
"Most authoritarians would of course prefer to be seen as political savants, whose ideas and arguments hold sway with the public. As such they commonly engage in the same political chatter as liberal politicians and save violence as a last resort." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-logic-of...
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Read theory www.liberalcurrents.com/the-crisis-o...
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Read theory www.liberalcurrents.com/the-crisis-o...
My *mother* is texting me about this game that’s how I know it’s exciting
Taco Dowler = TD. Bobcats are cooking with gas so far.
January 6, 2026 at 2:56 AM
My *mother* is texting me about this game that’s how I know it’s exciting