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Neon Liberalism #52: Join Samantha and guest Laura Field as they discuss how ideas have driven history, from John Maynard Keynes to Abraham Lincoln to Project 2025. How did highly online right-wing weirdos become "the brain trust and influencer arm" of the Republican Party?
Neon Liberalism #52: The Furious Minds of the MAGA Right
Join Samantha and guest Laura Field, author of the new book Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right, as they discuss how ideas have driven history, from John Maynard Keynes to Abraham Lincoln ...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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I wrote ab how the antivax movement ascended to power, and now directs govt research funding — enabling it both to manufacture “findings” and to defund actual independent research.

This happened concurrently w/the dismantling of outside verification systems where info is distributed: on social.
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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"Republicans have a Nazi problem"

I spoke to @vox.com's Today Explained about Nick Fuentes and the growing influence he is having on the GOP

Listen here:

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Republicans have a Nazi problem
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November 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Great chat with these bros
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Whenever asked what my motivation is for reviewing Shapiro etc I usually paraphrase Hitchens:

There is something really cute, almost adorable, about a bunch of very rich, very vain men thinking the biggest problem in society is they aren't quite rich and revered enough
September 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Remarkable conversation between Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani about what it means to be a mayor and how cities can lead in the struggle for economic and social and racial justice.

Full video here:
Mayor to Mayor: A Conversation Between Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani
When the senator came to New York in early September, he had a few spare minutes to talk municipal politics and governance with one of his biggest fans, Zohran Mamdani.
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September 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Alex Jones’s world is collapsing all around him right now. He’s doing all the same media-bating lashouts he always does and since the media always covers him wrong (with few exceptions), you’re bound to see a lot of Alex Jones stuff show up soon. Here’s some context. 1/24
September 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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✅ This week, our Nutrition Fact Check campaign is focused on seed oils.

🔗 Find evidence-based information on seed oils, including the summary of science with a list of references and studies, plus consumer-focused content, at eatrightpro.org/NutritionFactCheck

#eatrightPRO #dietetics
September 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What are the responsibilities of those who have to those who do not have?
September 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I just really hope future generations will understand that this is the only life they get. I really hope they see others as fully equal. I hope that they can come together and protect each other this planet and all other life forms.
August 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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One way to worsen the horror of mass shootings is to follow it with mental health misinformation, stigma, and to blame it on everything except guns.
August 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Here’s a quick roundup of highlights from research we published in 2024, on unequal exchange, ecosocialism, and post-capitalist transformation.

As always, free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread. 🧵
January 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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As one can imagine, I have some thoughts. Here’s a thread no one asked for:

1. SCIENCE IN THE US IS POLITICAL. No matter how much you want to ignore that fact, it is supported by taxpayer dollars and is therefore, political by nature.

2. BUT it has had bipartisan support for decades, which…
For some scientists fighting partisan attacks, the goal is to defend their work from political interference. But in retaliating, @katherinejwu.com reports, they also run the risk of advancing the narrative that they want to fight.
Scientists Are Caught in a Political Trap
Fighting back against the Trump administration means they start to look more like activists.
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August 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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In 1776, approximately 20% of the people who lived in the 13 colonies were enslaved. As his White House gears up for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Trump wonders why we spend so much time talking about how bad slavery was.
August 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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In her new BBC series Human, Ella Al-Shamahi tells the extraordinary story of the human species, Homo sapiens.
Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: 'I used to be a creationist – now I trust science'
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August 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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August 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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If you’re under any illusions about what an authoritarian personality cult the GOP has become, they’re not hiding it:
August 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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McMaster researcher Lauren Colenso-Semple weighs in on the science behind this fitness trend.

#McMasterExperts
In the past year, weighted vests have become a fixture of the fitness world. But how effective are they? We asked exercise scientists to explain what the research shows.
Are Weighted Vests Worth the Hype?
Many influencers claim the vests are an essential tool for preserving bone density and muscle mass as you age. Here’s what we know about their effectiveness.
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June 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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There is a lot of online chatter about the harms of fasted-state training for women.
But are there actually meaningful sex differences in how women respond to fasting?
Check out the article by Dr Lauren Colenso-Semple @drlaurencs1 over at MASS Research Review.
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July 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Lauren M. Colenso-Semple of @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social et al. observed that menstrual cycle phase does not influence muscle protein synthesis or whole-body myofibrillar proteolysis in response to resistance exercise 🏃 🔎

📜 Read the #Research here: buff.ly/zcqUJhA
March 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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If only RFK Jr had stopped at “I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me.”
August 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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The US Department of Health and Human Services is arguing with a cable news channel to say that french fries aren’t unhealthy
August 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM