@matthiasamrhein.bsky.social
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I think the correct thing to do is run Democrats well matched to their districts. Run sewer socialists in blue cities, wine mom ordoliberals in suburbs, angry Blue Dogs in red-purple districts, Cato Institute types in Ohio Basin exurbs, and MGP in rural West Idaho
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I think the correct thing to do is run Democrats well matched to their districts. Run sewer socialists in blue cities, wine mom ordoliberals in suburbs, angry Blue Dogs in red-purple districts, Cato Institute types in Ohio Basin exurbs, and MGP in rural West Idaho
I'm sorry but digitalization is so much worse in the US, the trains do not function better in the US, the traffic is so much worse. For all of its faults, and the UK has many, it is much closer to the NL when it comes to access to and effective utilization of basic services. He's describing the US.
This is a funny remark from one of America's premier pundits because the UK does, in fact, have several examples of things that do (or at least c/sh/would) function impressively well, and when they fail in their mission it's often attributable to Americanisation, i.e. private enterprise.
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I'm sorry but digitalization is so much worse in the US, the trains do not function better in the US, the traffic is so much worse. For all of its faults, and the UK has many, it is much closer to the NL when it comes to access to and effective utilization of basic services. He's describing the US.
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This is what ally ship looks like to me.
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is what ally ship looks like to me.
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holy fuck
we must build an army of radical georgists to save this country
we must build an army of radical georgists to save this country
Beginning to understand why Mamdani's first move is to reform property taxes lmao what is going on
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 AM
holy fuck
we must build an army of radical georgists to save this country
we must build an army of radical georgists to save this country
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I'm kind of baffled how the "moderates" have apparently all decided to turn against climate policy at once, just as China reaches green electrostate liftoff mode. I thought these people were all about National Greatness and making Hard Choices
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I'm kind of baffled how the "moderates" have apparently all decided to turn against climate policy at once, just as China reaches green electrostate liftoff mode. I thought these people were all about National Greatness and making Hard Choices
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"... by focusing on policies that benefit everyone and standing up very deliberately for the most marginalized groups, you can show that you are strong enough to stand up for everyone."
Andrea Pitzer on how both Mamdani and Spanberger showed Democrats how to fight back against the trans panic.
Andrea Pitzer on how both Mamdani and Spanberger showed Democrats how to fight back against the trans panic.
Ending Trans Panic
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"... by focusing on policies that benefit everyone and standing up very deliberately for the most marginalized groups, you can show that you are strong enough to stand up for everyone."
Andrea Pitzer on how both Mamdani and Spanberger showed Democrats how to fight back against the trans panic.
Andrea Pitzer on how both Mamdani and Spanberger showed Democrats how to fight back against the trans panic.
I always wonder how these people reconcile German speaking divisions of the Union army during the civil war (“heritage Americans“), and Germans and Italians constituting a higher proportion of the white population than the WASPs. Then again, there’s nothing intelligent going on there.
It’s how you end up with language like “paperwork American” or the idea that Thanksgiving turkey is some sort of natural ethno-national tradition that certain other groups are incapable of ever appreciating
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I always wonder how these people reconcile German speaking divisions of the Union army during the civil war (“heritage Americans“), and Germans and Italians constituting a higher proportion of the white population than the WASPs. Then again, there’s nothing intelligent going on there.
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‼️ Why did you, @jay.bsky.team @support.bsky.team suspend the account of one of the most outspoken, independent and important critics of the Trump regime - my friend and colleague @sarahkendzior.bsky.social ? By cutting her off, you also endanger her. Reinstall her account NOW!
Please share widely
Please share widely
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
‼️ Why did you, @jay.bsky.team @support.bsky.team suspend the account of one of the most outspoken, independent and important critics of the Trump regime - my friend and colleague @sarahkendzior.bsky.social ? By cutting her off, you also endanger her. Reinstall her account NOW!
Please share widely
Please share widely
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Already changing the subject and using normative language. If that’s all you have and you can’t defend the social contagion theory, then I assume the rest of your argument and its premise is equally weak.
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Already changing the subject and using normative language. If that’s all you have and you can’t defend the social contagion theory, then I assume the rest of your argument and its premise is equally weak.
AI-generated because of how absurd of an argument it is. Trans women need safety from men (and women) who attack them on the basis of appearance that is often completely wrong. See the multiple attacks on masculine-appearing women! If you aren't willing to recognize then live in your own silo.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
AI-generated because of how absurd of an argument it is. Trans women need safety from men (and women) who attack them on the basis of appearance that is often completely wrong. See the multiple attacks on masculine-appearing women! If you aren't willing to recognize then live in your own silo.
This social contagion story has been spun up and disproven multiple times; I thought trans-disbelievers cared about empirical research. It also doesn’t work logically. Trans people don’t internalize the “harsh realities“ of gender the way you’ve imprisoned yourself in them. Pathetic.
Richard Dawkins (not the author): This social contagion memidemic has run its course and will soon fade into history. Except...for those unfortunate children irreversibly damaged by chemical or even surgical mutilation.
www.skeptic.com/article/tran...
www.skeptic.com/article/tran...
Transgenderism Is in Rapid Decline Among Young Americans
Transgenderism is in rapid decline among young Americans, indicating it was a social contagion.
A few weeks ago, I
published results
from six waves of the massive Foundation for Individual Right...
www.skeptic.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
This social contagion story has been spun up and disproven multiple times; I thought trans-disbelievers cared about empirical research. It also doesn’t work logically. Trans people don’t internalize the “harsh realities“ of gender the way you’ve imprisoned yourself in them. Pathetic.
As opposed to your view of being their active enemy, right
In BBC staff inboxes this week: How to be a trans ally" . Regardless of your views on trans ideology, it is NO part of a journalist's job to be an "ally" for one view.
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
As opposed to your view of being their active enemy, right
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
Stop trying to destroy our culture, Michael. Queens is the most linguistically diverse place on Earth. Our diversity as the islands at the center of the world is what makes New York the greatest, most dynamic, and most culturally influential city on earth.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Stop trying to destroy our culture, Michael. Queens is the most linguistically diverse place on Earth. Our diversity as the islands at the center of the world is what makes New York the greatest, most dynamic, and most culturally influential city on earth.
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The mass death in South Sudan is sickening. And for what? War merchant profits.
The world could stop it. Peacekeeping works. We spend trillions to wage war. We spend squat to wage peace.
UN peacekeeping budget: $5.6 billion
Global military spending: $2718 billion, 480x more
The world could stop it. Peacekeeping works. We spend trillions to wage war. We spend squat to wage peace.
UN peacekeeping budget: $5.6 billion
Global military spending: $2718 billion, 480x more
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The mass death in South Sudan is sickening. And for what? War merchant profits.
The world could stop it. Peacekeeping works. We spend trillions to wage war. We spend squat to wage peace.
UN peacekeeping budget: $5.6 billion
Global military spending: $2718 billion, 480x more
The world could stop it. Peacekeeping works. We spend trillions to wage war. We spend squat to wage peace.
UN peacekeeping budget: $5.6 billion
Global military spending: $2718 billion, 480x more
Liberal socialism!!
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Liberal socialism!!
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Elevator pitch: socialist abundance.
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Elevator pitch: socialist abundance.
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Deeply unsettling to see the world rush headlong into yet another self-inflicted crisis—intensifying the climate emergency thru a massive energy surge, inflating an economic bubble, worsening mental health struggles, and spawning new, as-yet-unknown risks. Reminded of Goethe’s Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
“When all the data centers in New Carlisle are built, they will demand more power than two Atlantas”; “AI-related spending now contributes more to the nation’s GDP growth than all consumer spending combined” … www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Deeply unsettling to see the world rush headlong into yet another self-inflicted crisis—intensifying the climate emergency thru a massive energy surge, inflating an economic bubble, worsening mental health struggles, and spawning new, as-yet-unknown risks. Reminded of Goethe’s Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
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Help me fight these charges: chuffed.org/project/free...
October 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Help me fight these charges: chuffed.org/project/free...
Critical geographers need to include rent-seeking in their analysis of the production of space, same with all Marxists which is what he would have wanted
If you oppose all housing construction out of fear of being a “developer shill”, you end up being a landlord shill, since landlords are the ones who directly profit from housing scarcity
October 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Critical geographers need to include rent-seeking in their analysis of the production of space, same with all Marxists which is what he would have wanted
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Just noting that @volts.wtf is on a real run of amazing interviews. I learn something every time
ICYMI: check out this conversation with the head of NYSERDA, New York state's top energy agency, about the state's ambitious climate targets & how to reach them in the face of a hostile federal administration.
How to get New York back on track toward its climate targets
NYSERDA President Doreen Harris joins me to discuss the reality of trying to reach ambitious climate goals
www.volts.wtf
October 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Just noting that @volts.wtf is on a real run of amazing interviews. I learn something every time
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If you oppose all housing construction out of fear of being a “developer shill”, you end up being a landlord shill, since landlords are the ones who directly profit from housing scarcity
October 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
If you oppose all housing construction out of fear of being a “developer shill”, you end up being a landlord shill, since landlords are the ones who directly profit from housing scarcity
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We’re kicking the politics of the past aside and scoring a new generation of leadership — and we want you on our team.
Join us for The Cost of Living Classic, a free citywide soccer tournament in Coney Island this Sunday, co-hosted by NYC Footy.
Details + register at zohranfornyc.com/colclassic ⚽
Join us for The Cost of Living Classic, a free citywide soccer tournament in Coney Island this Sunday, co-hosted by NYC Footy.
Details + register at zohranfornyc.com/colclassic ⚽
October 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We’re kicking the politics of the past aside and scoring a new generation of leadership — and we want you on our team.
Join us for The Cost of Living Classic, a free citywide soccer tournament in Coney Island this Sunday, co-hosted by NYC Footy.
Details + register at zohranfornyc.com/colclassic ⚽
Join us for The Cost of Living Classic, a free citywide soccer tournament in Coney Island this Sunday, co-hosted by NYC Footy.
Details + register at zohranfornyc.com/colclassic ⚽
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"pro-business" Republicans only like building new housing when it's sprawl
"New Jersey’s problem isn’t that it’s building too little housing, Ciattarelli says: It’s that it’s building too much." www.governing.com/urban/why-ho...
Why Housing Density Has Become a Key Issue in the New Jersey Governor's Race
A new law in New Jersey requires cities to plan for a share of the state’s housing needs. The Republican candidate for governor is tapping into local frustration about it.
www.governing.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"pro-business" Republicans only like building new housing when it's sprawl
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More moral and message clarity from another genuine leader within the Democratic Party.
@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."
October 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
More moral and message clarity from another genuine leader within the Democratic Party.