@brendanengen.bsky.social
Clinical psychologist exploring the hidden currents beneath philosophy, psychology, and politics.
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This essay explores how the logic of the Prisoner’s Dilemma haunts civic life under Trump—where self-interest and solidarity collide, and prudence may demand more than silence.
Read the full piece and consider: what do we owe each other now?
open.substack.com/pub/brendane...
Read the full piece and consider: what do we owe each other now?
open.substack.com/pub/brendane...
The Paradox of Self-interested Solidarity: Risk, Reason, and the Future of Democracy
Politics under the Trump administration has thrust Americans into a moral and civic bind as consequential as it is perilous.
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March 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This essay explores how the logic of the Prisoner’s Dilemma haunts civic life under Trump—where self-interest and solidarity collide, and prudence may demand more than silence.
Read the full piece and consider: what do we owe each other now?
open.substack.com/pub/brendane...
Read the full piece and consider: what do we owe each other now?
open.substack.com/pub/brendane...
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#BlueSkyVets Trump has asserted that Russia currently holds the upper hand in potential peace negotiations with Ukraine, suggesting that the ongoing conflict has shifted the balance of power in Moscow's favor.
The ‘deal maker’ capitulated everything to Putin!
##ProudBlue #DemsUnited #DemVoice1
The ‘deal maker’ capitulated everything to Putin!
##ProudBlue #DemsUnited #DemVoice1
March 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
#BlueSkyVets Trump has asserted that Russia currently holds the upper hand in potential peace negotiations with Ukraine, suggesting that the ongoing conflict has shifted the balance of power in Moscow's favor.
The ‘deal maker’ capitulated everything to Putin!
##ProudBlue #DemsUnited #DemVoice1
The ‘deal maker’ capitulated everything to Putin!
##ProudBlue #DemsUnited #DemVoice1
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Deleted tweet from incoming FBI deputy Director Dan Bongino on January 6th
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March 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Deleted tweet from incoming FBI deputy Director Dan Bongino on January 6th
www.cnn.com/2025/03/01/p...
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Just a quick observation that amid all the turmoil created by the Zelensky meeting, this got completely ignored: A Chinese citizen paid Trump $50 million for the SEC to drop its charges against him.
BREAKING
The SEC has just halted its fraud prosecution of Justin Sun, a Chinese national who has put more than $50 million in Trump's pocket since November through the purchase of crypto tokens from a Trump-backed company, World Liberty Financial.
The SEC has just halted its fraud prosecution of Justin Sun, a Chinese national who has put more than $50 million in Trump's pocket since November through the purchase of crypto tokens from a Trump-backed company, World Liberty Financial.
BREAKING: SEC halts fraud prosecution of Chinese national who sent Trump millions
In December, Popular Information reported that Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun purchased $30 million in crypto tokens from World Liberty Financial (WLF), a new venture backed by President Donal...
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March 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Just a quick observation that amid all the turmoil created by the Zelensky meeting, this got completely ignored: A Chinese citizen paid Trump $50 million for the SEC to drop its charges against him.
Inverting traditional top-down governance, bottom-up executive authority empowers citizens to directly issue binding directives through mechanisms like digital platforms, citizen juries, and federated councils. This decentralizes power, fostering real democracy.
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Democratic Experiments in Executive Authority: Toward a Bottom-Up Sovereignty
The state as servant rather than ruler of the people
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February 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Inverting traditional top-down governance, bottom-up executive authority empowers citizens to directly issue binding directives through mechanisms like digital platforms, citizen juries, and federated councils. This decentralizes power, fostering real democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/brendane...
open.substack.com/pub/brendane...
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Tell state lawmakers to demonstrate strong leadership amid the barrage of attacks against trans people, immigrants, govt workers, and more: nyclu.org/nyfightback
TELL NY LAWMAKERS: WAKE UP, FIGHT TRUMP
nyclu.org
February 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Tell state lawmakers to demonstrate strong leadership amid the barrage of attacks against trans people, immigrants, govt workers, and more: nyclu.org/nyfightback
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This Presidents Day, let’s honor the legacy of our leaders by strengthening democracy. Fusion voting gives voters more choices and fosters a vibrant multi-party system—just what the Founders would’ve wanted. 🇺🇸 #PresidentsDay #FusionVoting
February 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This Presidents Day, let’s honor the legacy of our leaders by strengthening democracy. Fusion voting gives voters more choices and fosters a vibrant multi-party system—just what the Founders would’ve wanted. 🇺🇸 #PresidentsDay #FusionVoting
Call your representatives.
Ask them why they're okay ceding their Constitutional authority to the Executive branch.
Ask them why they're okay ceding their Constitutional authority to the Executive branch.
February 21, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Call your representatives.
Ask them why they're okay ceding their Constitutional authority to the Executive branch.
Ask them why they're okay ceding their Constitutional authority to the Executive branch.
