El Çid
@trentrichardnelson.bsky.social
Writer, editor, historian, commentator, philosopher, podcaster and poet; I like soccer & literature too....AV Editor & Contributing Editor for @LiberalCurrents.com & contributing writer all over.
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El Çid
@trentrichardnelson.bsky.social
· Jun 22
“…Therefore we need not expect to have better states until we have better men; till then all changes will leave every essential thing un-changed.”
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“…Therefore we need not expect to have better states until we have better men; till then all changes will leave every essential thing un-changed.”
June 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“…Therefore we need not expect to have better states until we have better men; till then all changes will leave every essential thing un-changed.”
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An Italian journalist asked the EU Commission whether or not Israel should pay for the damages done to Gaza's infrastructure like Russia should for Ukraine.
That journalist was then fired.
That journalist was then fired.
Italian journalist fired for "wrong" question
Gabriele Nunziati, former journalist for Agenzia Nova asked why the EU Commission was not urging Israel to rebuild Gaza
www.eunews.it
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
An Italian journalist asked the EU Commission whether or not Israel should pay for the damages done to Gaza's infrastructure like Russia should for Ukraine.
That journalist was then fired.
That journalist was then fired.
Criminal shit right here
Ed Martin: "What this pardon does is help rescue the people who were hunted. The Biden administration hunted the alternate electors who were participating in our constitutional process in 2020 ... they were Trump supporters who believed in the Constitution."
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Criminal shit right here
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“The consequences extend beyond lost money. Hazardous gambling is correlated with increased rates of anxiety and depression, and young men who engage in it are more likely to slide into a full-blown gambling addiction. Boys who frequently gamble miss more classes, perform worse in school”
The rise of sports betting is a growing public health crisis
Sports betting is more addictive than ever, and millions of young Americans are paying the price.
www.statnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“The consequences extend beyond lost money. Hazardous gambling is correlated with increased rates of anxiety and depression, and young men who engage in it are more likely to slide into a full-blown gambling addiction. Boys who frequently gamble miss more classes, perform worse in school”
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In which I sit and talk Nazi shit in a place that is not I Don't Speak German. @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social
Half the Answer #47: Caitlin and Trent check in with Daniel Harper of the "I Don't Speak German" podcast. They discuss the controversial interview between Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, the role it seems to be playing in the far right, and various reactions (the good and the goofy).
Half the Answer #47: The Tucker Carlson–Nick Fuentes Interview Episode
Caitlin and Trent check in with Daniel Harper of the "I Don't Speak German" podcast, taking another moment to peek under the rock and discover that the creepy crawlies are making friends with each oth...
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In which I sit and talk Nazi shit in a place that is not I Don't Speak German. @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social
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thank you @danielharper.bsky.social for sitting down with us for an entire morning and talking through the complete shitshow that was the carlson/fuentes bro fest
Half the Answer #47: Caitlin and Trent check in with Daniel Harper of the "I Don't Speak German" podcast. They discuss the controversial interview between Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, the role it seems to be playing in the far right, and various reactions (the good and the goofy).
Half the Answer #47: The Tucker Carlson–Nick Fuentes Interview Episode
Caitlin and Trent check in with Daniel Harper of the "I Don't Speak German" podcast, taking another moment to peek under the rock and discover that the creepy crawlies are making friends with each oth...
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
thank you @danielharper.bsky.social for sitting down with us for an entire morning and talking through the complete shitshow that was the carlson/fuentes bro fest
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IDSG listeners should definitely check out this edition of the excellent Half the Answer podcast in which IDSG's @danielharper.bsky.social guests for a chat about Nick Fuentes being interviewed by Tucker Carlson.
Half the Answer #47: Caitlin and Trent check in with Daniel Harper of the "I Don't Speak German" podcast. They discuss the controversial interview between Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, the role it seems to be playing in the far right, and various reactions (the good and the goofy).
Half the Answer #47: The Tucker Carlson–Nick Fuentes Interview Episode
Caitlin and Trent check in with Daniel Harper of the "I Don't Speak German" podcast, taking another moment to peek under the rock and discover that the creepy crawlies are making friends with each oth...
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
IDSG listeners should definitely check out this edition of the excellent Half the Answer podcast in which IDSG's @danielharper.bsky.social guests for a chat about Nick Fuentes being interviewed by Tucker Carlson.
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We have human rights abuses going on daily, from ICE and the DOJ.
The Trump administration is setting a dangerous precedent.
The world is watching this administration's attempts to limit our constitutional and human rights.
The world is watching this administration's attempts to limit our constitutional and human rights.
US skips human rights review by UN body as countries appeal for its return next year
The United States on Friday snubbed a U.N. body charged with keeping tabs on the human rights records of all its member countries, on orders of the Trump administration — which has turned its back on the Human Rights Council.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We have human rights abuses going on daily, from ICE and the DOJ.
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Deep uncertainty for SNAP beneficiaries—39 percent of whom are children—continues, with President Trump seemingly doing everything he can to keep aid from reaching the country's neediest.
Trump's war on the hungry continues with Supreme Court stay
The pause allows, for now, the president to keep using hungry Americans as a political weapon.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Deep uncertainty for SNAP beneficiaries—39 percent of whom are children—continues, with President Trump seemingly doing everything he can to keep aid from reaching the country's neediest.
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“People think that Medicaid is poor, lazy people skirting the system,” Jane, a Vermont resident, tells Rolling Stone.
“But it’s teachers, volunteer firefighters, police officers. It’s people that are part of the community”
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“But it’s teachers, volunteer firefighters, police officers. It’s people that are part of the community”
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“People think that Medicaid is poor, lazy people skirting the system,” Jane, a Vermont resident, tells Rolling Stone.
“But it’s teachers, volunteer firefighters, police officers. It’s people that are part of the community”
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“But it’s teachers, volunteer firefighters, police officers. It’s people that are part of the community”
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Half the Answer #47: Caitlin and Trent check in with Daniel Harper of the "I Don't Speak German" podcast. They discuss the controversial interview between Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, the role it seems to be playing in the far right, and various reactions (the good and the goofy).
Half the Answer #47: The Tucker Carlson–Nick Fuentes Interview Episode
Caitlin and Trent check in with Daniel Harper of the "I Don't Speak German" podcast, taking another moment to peek under the rock and discover that the creepy crawlies are making friends with each oth...
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Half the Answer #47: Caitlin and Trent check in with Daniel Harper of the "I Don't Speak German" podcast. They discuss the controversial interview between Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, the role it seems to be playing in the far right, and various reactions (the good and the goofy).
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Sometime this weekend, take a break from your marathon HOI4 sesh to watch or listen to @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com talk about the game's relationship with real-world politics. www.liberalcurrents.com/neon-liberal...
Neon Liberalism #51: The Meme Politics of "Hearts of Iron"
Join host Samantha Hancox-Li as she explores the concept of "meme politics," which pervades the current Trump II administration, through the historical grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV. In realit...
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Sometime this weekend, take a break from your marathon HOI4 sesh to watch or listen to @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com talk about the game's relationship with real-world politics. www.liberalcurrents.com/neon-liberal...
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"SCOTUS, the Originalism Trap, and the Civil Rights Act": @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social with @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social, on our Half the Answer podcast www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...
Half the Answer #46: SCOTUS, the Originalism Trap, and the Civil Rights Act
Caitlin and Trent check in with attorney and legal scholar Madiba K. Dennie about the Supreme Court and the originalist reading of the US Constitution—and why the originalist reading is a trap.
Half ...
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"SCOTUS, the Originalism Trap, and the Civil Rights Act": @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social with @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social, on our Half the Answer podcast www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...
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There are entire airports that only exist with scheduled service due to lavish Federal subsidies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essenti...
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
There are entire airports that only exist with scheduled service due to lavish Federal subsidies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essenti...
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NYT is desperate to keep driving a “Dems are divided” narrative and honestly it’s just getting tired and stale (and boringly predictable).
This NYT framing is ludicrously overstated. Sure, there are primaries. But if anything, the results showed a lot of Dems that there's a way to unify the factions around anti-Trump and affordability politics (as I try to argue in the piece/thread below).
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
NYT is desperate to keep driving a “Dems are divided” narrative and honestly it’s just getting tired and stale (and boringly predictable).
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November 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.
Yes, Trump's tariffs are raising billions -- but at a steep economic cost
Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.
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#ICYMI: A sweeping data-sharing agreement authorizing DHS to merge Social Security data into the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system could threaten Americans’ privacy and lead to errors that disenfranchise legitimate voters, experts say.
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
DHS Agreement Reveals Risks of Using Social Security Data for Voter Citizenship Checks
A recently released agreement gives the Department of Homeland Security access to hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security data. It contains alarmingly few provisions to ensure accuracy and ...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#ICYMI: A sweeping data-sharing agreement authorizing DHS to merge Social Security data into the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system could threaten Americans’ privacy and lead to errors that disenfranchise legitimate voters, experts say.
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
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SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
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Explains why Trump look so annoyed when that fellow passed out during the same press briefing. The bastard interrupted Trump's nap.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Explains why Trump look so annoyed when that fellow passed out during the same press briefing. The bastard interrupted Trump's nap.
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Two lots of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula have been recalled after two Illinois infants developed suspected cases of botulism, with similar cases reported in 10 other states. www.fox32chicago.com/news/baby-fo...
Baby formula recalled after two Illinois infants show signs of botulism
Articles and videos about Baby formula recalled after two Illinois infants show signs of botulism on FOX 32 Chicago.
www.fox32chicago.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Two lots of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula have been recalled after two Illinois infants developed suspected cases of botulism, with similar cases reported in 10 other states. www.fox32chicago.com/news/baby-fo...
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DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files are reportedly even more damning for Donald Trump than previously indicated—and it was already bad.
newrepublic.com/post/202813/...
newrepublic.com/post/202813/...
DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files Are Even Worse for Trump
Details in the files are reportedly even more damning for Donald Trump than previously indicated—and it was already bad.
newrepublic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files are reportedly even more damning for Donald Trump than previously indicated—and it was already bad.
newrepublic.com/post/202813/...
newrepublic.com/post/202813/...
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"But a strong motivation for urgency in addressing the new material was the suspicion it meant the Biden administration’s own members could be in legal jeopardy by being aware of it and continuing to aid the Israeli campaign."
Aiding and abetting liability for war crimes is a thing.
Aiding and abetting liability for war crimes is a thing.
NEW: Inside the Biden administration debates in late 2024 that could have changed the course of the Gaza war
-top intel official sought to cut support for Israel but Brett McGurk pushed back
-talk of "very likely" US liability
-Blinken spoke of "ethnic cleansing"
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
-top intel official sought to cut support for Israel but Brett McGurk pushed back
-talk of "very likely" US liability
-Blinken spoke of "ethnic cleansing"
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted ...
www.huffpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
"But a strong motivation for urgency in addressing the new material was the suspicion it meant the Biden administration’s own members could be in legal jeopardy by being aware of it and continuing to aid the Israeli campaign."
Aiding and abetting liability for war crimes is a thing.
Aiding and abetting liability for war crimes is a thing.
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Neon Liberalism #51: Join host Samantha Hancox-Li as she explores the concept of "meme politics," which pervades the current Trump II administration. In reality, society is an obscure, complicated, recalcitrant system. Meme politics asks: what if it wasn't? www.liberalcurrents.com/neon-liberal...
Neon Liberalism #51: The Meme Politics of "Hearts of Iron"
Join host Samantha Hancox-Li as she explores the concept of "meme politics," which pervades the current Trump II administration, through the historical grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV. In realit...
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Neon Liberalism #51: Join host Samantha Hancox-Li as she explores the concept of "meme politics," which pervades the current Trump II administration. In reality, society is an obscure, complicated, recalcitrant system. Meme politics asks: what if it wasn't? www.liberalcurrents.com/neon-liberal...