Carl Beijer
@carlbeijer.bsky.social
Socialist writer. Read me at The People's Line at http://www.peoplesline.org. Other links at https://linktr.ee/carlbeijer
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The SNAP Freeze Shows Charity Is No Substitute for Welfare
The Trump administration suspended funding for food stamps this weekend, and local food banks are already overwhelmed by hungry Americans — belying conservative arguments that private charities can fi...
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Conservatives want to use the SNAP freeze to replace the entire program with private charity. But they're already failing.
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Conservatives want to use the SNAP freeze to replace the entire program with private charity. But they're already failing.
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NEW: Medicare for All would make it much, much more difficult to defund healthcare.
The liberal alternative: vote for "fighters" and hope they win every election forever.
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The liberal alternative: vote for "fighters" and hope they win every election forever.
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Republicans won because we have private health insurance
Yes another example of why we need Medicare for All.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
NEW: Medicare for All would make it much, much more difficult to defund healthcare.
The liberal alternative: vote for "fighters" and hope they win every election forever.
www.peoplesline.org/p/republican...
The liberal alternative: vote for "fighters" and hope they win every election forever.
www.peoplesline.org/p/republican...
I missed this but LOL at the idea of fighting right-wing control of the media by buying a single share and filing a suit against the company making lucrative deals. That's not how capitalism works!
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I missed this but LOL at the idea of fighting right-wing control of the media by buying a single share and filing a suit against the company making lucrative deals. That's not how capitalism works!
The short-termist harm-reduction logic that elected Democrats appealed to in this deal is 100% identical to the short-termist harm-reduction logic that vote blue no matter who relies on. They're just thinking like their base does!
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The short-termist harm-reduction logic that elected Democrats appealed to in this deal is 100% identical to the short-termist harm-reduction logic that vote blue no matter who relies on. They're just thinking like their base does!
When I published this paper on the need for massive government transfers from the rich world to the developing world the standard response from *liberal* NGOs was that the private sector would take care of it.
That was never going to happen.
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That was never going to happen.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
When I published this paper on the need for massive government transfers from the rich world to the developing world the standard response from *liberal* NGOs was that the private sector would take care of it.
That was never going to happen.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/wp-content/u...
That was never going to happen.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/wp-content/u...
Republicans are only able to defund healthcare because some people can get by without government subsidies.
This is why M4A cannot work unless private insurance is abolished. If you have a private insurance sector, you take away the stake that better-off people have in defending M4A.
This is why M4A cannot work unless private insurance is abolished. If you have a private insurance sector, you take away the stake that better-off people have in defending M4A.
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Republicans are only able to defund healthcare because some people can get by without government subsidies.
This is why M4A cannot work unless private insurance is abolished. If you have a private insurance sector, you take away the stake that better-off people have in defending M4A.
This is why M4A cannot work unless private insurance is abolished. If you have a private insurance sector, you take away the stake that better-off people have in defending M4A.
As I was saying
There's just no political case for folding which is how you know that Democrats are eventually gonna do it
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
As I was saying
Every piece of gossip that filters out of Dimes Square is more ridiculous than the last
November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Every piece of gossip that filters out of Dimes Square is more ridiculous than the last
There's just no political case for folding which is how you know that Democrats are eventually gonna do it
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
There's just no political case for folding which is how you know that Democrats are eventually gonna do it
74% of Americans say that the government should continue to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown, including 58% of Republicans and 54% of Trump voters.
It's amazing how this administration's sadism is overwhelming its survival instincts.
It's amazing how this administration's sadism is overwhelming its survival instincts.
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
74% of Americans say that the government should continue to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown, including 58% of Republicans and 54% of Trump voters.
It's amazing how this administration's sadism is overwhelming its survival instincts.
It's amazing how this administration's sadism is overwhelming its survival instincts.
Given Trump's proposal of 50-year mortgages it's a good time to revisit my discussion of the future of capitalism and the return of company towns and debt peonage.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Given Trump's proposal of 50-year mortgages it's a good time to revisit my discussion of the future of capitalism and the return of company towns and debt peonage.
www.peoplesline.org/p/wealth-ine...
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Trump promising workers money he never intends to give them is sick but at least he's getting owned in the exact same way
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trump promising workers money he never intends to give them is sick but at least he's getting owned in the exact same way
I agree. We need all-AI slacks
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I agree. We need all-AI slacks
Socialism now the majority preference among black voters, Harris voters, and Democrats
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Socialism now the majority preference among black voters, Harris voters, and Democrats
OK I have questions about this poll
November 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
OK I have questions about this poll
Charming that the Washington Post sees "civilian control of the police" as a radical idea that Mamdani needs to abandon
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Charming that the Washington Post sees "civilian control of the police" as a radical idea that Mamdani needs to abandon
Important to note that the 750 kV plants are crucial to Ukraine's civilian power grid. Attacking civilian infrastructure with no clear military objective is a war crime.
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Important to note that the 750 kV plants are crucial to Ukraine's civilian power grid. Attacking civilian infrastructure with no clear military objective is a war crime.
New data from Emerson asks respondents how important various issues are. Kitchen table issues dominating once again
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New data from Emerson asks respondents how important various issues are. Kitchen table issues dominating once again
Deserves reiteration that poverty is a problem which disproportionately affects BIPOC, the LGBT+ community, the disabled, and just about every marginalized group you can think of.
He's denying that a major component of that oppression exists. It's like saying bigotry is "not a real thing".
He's denying that a major component of that oppression exists. It's like saying bigotry is "not a real thing".
November 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Deserves reiteration that poverty is a problem which disproportionately affects BIPOC, the LGBT+ community, the disabled, and just about every marginalized group you can think of.
He's denying that a major component of that oppression exists. It's like saying bigotry is "not a real thing".
He's denying that a major component of that oppression exists. It's like saying bigotry is "not a real thing".
Since folks are saying "show me the evidence that economic factors motivated voters," here are some charts from one latest post:
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Since folks are saying "show me the evidence that economic factors motivated voters," here are some charts from one latest post:
Big failure of messaging by the Dems. Need to focus less on Epstein and defense of democracy stuff and focus more on kitchen table issues
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Big failure of messaging by the Dems. Need to focus less on Epstein and defense of democracy stuff and focus more on kitchen table issues
The ultra-condescension from people who don't understand what this chart is showing is cracking me up
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The ultra-condescension from people who don't understand what this chart is showing is cracking me up
This is exactly what I talk about when I say that Zionism is a form of barbarism, not fascism. The notion that you owe some kind of loyalty to your "tribe" that somehow supercedes any political considerations is just pure Stone Age brain. You can't have a civilization built around that premise.
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is exactly what I talk about when I say that Zionism is a form of barbarism, not fascism. The notion that you owe some kind of loyalty to your "tribe" that somehow supercedes any political considerations is just pure Stone Age brain. You can't have a civilization built around that premise.
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ABC show called crybaby millionaire would be a hit
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
ABC show called crybaby millionaire would be a hit