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"Among the reasons cited by analysts for the Social Democrats’ decline in Copenhagen were voter fatigue over the prime minister’s hardline policies on issues such as integration and immigration, which have partly inspired a newly unveiled asylum and migration policy in Britain."
Can we now finally stop with “the Danish Model”?
Social Democrats in Denmark suffer sweeping election losses
PM Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left party loses control of Copenhagen for first time in more than 100 years
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"Among the reasons cited by analysts for the Social Democrats’ decline in Copenhagen were voter fatigue over the prime minister’s hardline policies on issues such as integration and immigration, which have partly inspired a newly unveiled asylum and migration policy in Britain."
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an actually useful thing that a billionaire mounting a vanity campaign could do would be loudly to keep saying this, basically talking to the electorate like adults for once. Cut pensions, Raise Taxes, let in Immigrants to work. Those are the options. gotta pick one.
the actual suicide of the West will be combining a rapidly aging population with hostility to migrants. however we must give credit to East Asia, especially Japan, for pioneering this model.
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
an actually useful thing that a billionaire mounting a vanity campaign could do would be loudly to keep saying this, basically talking to the electorate like adults for once. Cut pensions, Raise Taxes, let in Immigrants to work. Those are the options. gotta pick one.
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European political scientists are blue in the face from constantly pointing out that accommodating the far right does not help centre-left parties win, and contributes to the rise of far-right parties. There's a mountain of data to support that.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
European political scientists are blue in the face from constantly pointing out that accommodating the far right does not help centre-left parties win, and contributes to the rise of far-right parties. There's a mountain of data to support that.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
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It’s true that voters have preferences.
It’s also true that voters can change their preferences and priorities.
The popularists would’ve had democrats say nothing about El Salvador.
Because democrats *did* point out how cruel it was, it hurt republican approval on immigration.
It’s also true that voters can change their preferences and priorities.
The popularists would’ve had democrats say nothing about El Salvador.
Because democrats *did* point out how cruel it was, it hurt republican approval on immigration.
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It’s true that voters have preferences.
It’s also true that voters can change their preferences and priorities.
The popularists would’ve had democrats say nothing about El Salvador.
Because democrats *did* point out how cruel it was, it hurt republican approval on immigration.
It’s also true that voters can change their preferences and priorities.
The popularists would’ve had democrats say nothing about El Salvador.
Because democrats *did* point out how cruel it was, it hurt republican approval on immigration.
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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
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Mentally casting Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Nuzzi/Lizza
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Mentally casting Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Nuzzi/Lizza
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Polymarket “Olivia nuzzi to cbs” when
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Polymarket “Olivia nuzzi to cbs” when
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Olivia Nuzzi was doing journalism the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Olivia Nuzzi was doing journalism the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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If you made up O***** N**** as a bit character in some hack airport paperback thriller you would justly be accused of rank sexism.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If you made up O***** N**** as a bit character in some hack airport paperback thriller you would justly be accused of rank sexism.
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"For decades, most Americans professed to support an immigration system that encouraged and rewarded people who followed the rules...Now the signal is being sent that following the law will put you in harm’s way."
www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
Arrested for Following the Rules
The danger of ICE’s strategy of targeting immigrants fulfilling their legal responsibilities.
www.thebulwark.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"For decades, most Americans professed to support an immigration system that encouraged and rewarded people who followed the rules...Now the signal is being sent that following the law will put you in harm’s way."
www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
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some people are edging dangerously close to trying to both-sides the goddamn Civil War but leftishly, and no, absolutely not, we are not doing that
November 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
some people are edging dangerously close to trying to both-sides the goddamn Civil War but leftishly, and no, absolutely not, we are not doing that
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I think it stings *a lot* of consciences to see such moral clarity and earnestness. And this isn’t to defend the Union states that betrayed their own legacy later! But so much dissimilating comes from a source of shame and desire to remove the spotlight or deny the facts.
“I’ll fight until hell freezes over and then I’ll cut the ice and fight on”
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I think it stings *a lot* of consciences to see such moral clarity and earnestness. And this isn’t to defend the Union states that betrayed their own legacy later! But so much dissimilating comes from a source of shame and desire to remove the spotlight or deny the facts.
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relatedly, ralph nader deserves to be remembered for the rest of time as someone who voluntarily assisted in a critical attack on american democracy, the importance of which far outweighs any of his consumer advocacy
bush v gore is the hinge upon which basically everything awful from the last quarter century swings on
i don't think that bush v. gore is the *worst* ruling in the history of the supreme court, but i do think it is the most openly *corrupt* ruling in its history. a real disgrace.
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
relatedly, ralph nader deserves to be remembered for the rest of time as someone who voluntarily assisted in a critical attack on american democracy, the importance of which far outweighs any of his consumer advocacy
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"there are racists in the north too" - every fake leftist in the south and also john roberts
The south is not racist because of its demography - it’d the Blackest part of the country. It’s racist because of its history and also because of *rural* white enclaves — which exist all over the country
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"there are racists in the north too" - every fake leftist in the south and also john roberts
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Dems need to come out and clearly state that FARA violations can be prosecuted for 5 years and they will take enforcement seriously. Make clear that people should not rely on the Trump admin interpretation.
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Dems need to come out and clearly state that FARA violations can be prosecuted for 5 years and they will take enforcement seriously. Make clear that people should not rely on the Trump admin interpretation.
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matt yglesias' primary claim about politics is that to win elections, democrats should adopt the strategy which has given starmer a 13% approval rating in the UK
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
matt yglesias' primary claim about politics is that to win elections, democrats should adopt the strategy which has given starmer a 13% approval rating in the UK
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Embalmed soviet nomenclature nostaligists meet kids born in free europe
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Embalmed soviet nomenclature nostaligists meet kids born in free europe
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i don't think that bush v. gore is the *worst* ruling in the history of the supreme court, but i do think it is the most openly *corrupt* ruling in its history. a real disgrace.
November 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
i don't think that bush v. gore is the *worst* ruling in the history of the supreme court, but i do think it is the most openly *corrupt* ruling in its history. a real disgrace.
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The long shadow of Thatcher-Reaganism is a pox on both our houses.
it is wild that Labour is doing exactly what the reactionary centrists recommend and is absolutely destroying its base of support as a result, and yet reactionary centrists in the US are just utterly silent about the complete failure of their program.
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The long shadow of Thatcher-Reaganism is a pox on both our houses.
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it is wild that Labour is doing exactly what the reactionary centrists recommend and is absolutely destroying its base of support as a result, and yet reactionary centrists in the US are just utterly silent about the complete failure of their program.
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
it is wild that Labour is doing exactly what the reactionary centrists recommend and is absolutely destroying its base of support as a result, and yet reactionary centrists in the US are just utterly silent about the complete failure of their program.
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E.g. on point 1: the consultant class fondly remembers the "6 for '06" plan of moderate policy ideas Dems ran on in their successful 2006 midterm campaign. But what actually caused the bottom to fall out of GOP polling was the Mark Foley scandal in September which has been basically memory-holed
1. Scandal politics win elections pretty often.
2. THIS scandal divides the GOP more than affordability or really anything.
3. If Dems want to win the fight (pry the files loose, rather than give up after Trump says no) they need to make a referendum out of it. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
2. THIS scandal divides the GOP more than affordability or really anything.
3. If Dems want to win the fight (pry the files loose, rather than give up after Trump says no) they need to make a referendum out of it. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
E.g. on point 1: the consultant class fondly remembers the "6 for '06" plan of moderate policy ideas Dems ran on in their successful 2006 midterm campaign. But what actually caused the bottom to fall out of GOP polling was the Mark Foley scandal in September which has been basically memory-holed
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can’t really express the level of contempt i have for what is just a form of solipsism. “the things that annoy me are the only things that exist and also the worst things imaginable”
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
can’t really express the level of contempt i have for what is just a form of solipsism. “the things that annoy me are the only things that exist and also the worst things imaginable”
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"So Wiener’s more than just an interesting lawmaker from America’s third-weirdest city. His nose-to-grindstone, hardcore policy approach could be a key to a political realignment—a long-overdue recognition that addressing housing is necessary for the survival of the Democratic Party."
Scott Weiner has forced California to build a lot more homes. Now he's running for Nancy Pelosi's seat. Can his "getting shit done" ethos work in a broken Congress?
Scott Wiener Defeated California’s NIMBYs. Can He Fix America’s Housing Crisis?
By running for Nancy Pelosi's seat, he's putting the "Abundance" theory to the test.
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"So Wiener’s more than just an interesting lawmaker from America’s third-weirdest city. His nose-to-grindstone, hardcore policy approach could be a key to a political realignment—a long-overdue recognition that addressing housing is necessary for the survival of the Democratic Party."
I will miss her
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I will miss her
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there is actually a story in this revolting Nuzzi piece if you sandblast away the lies about a hot young woman being "in love" with a guy old enough to be her grandfather who looks like a catcher's mitt and sounds like an evil muppet
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
there is actually a story in this revolting Nuzzi piece if you sandblast away the lies about a hot young woman being "in love" with a guy old enough to be her grandfather who looks like a catcher's mitt and sounds like an evil muppet