Dennis Lytton
@dennislytton.bsky.social
Los Angeles is home. Pro democracy reform (proportional representation and reforming the executive), thus anti Trump.
All things pax train 🚆 ops & safety. Cali native 🎿 🏄♂️, Georgetown, and UCLA, Chess♟️player, Episcopalian
All things pax train 🚆 ops & safety. Cali native 🎿 🏄♂️, Georgetown, and UCLA, Chess♟️player, Episcopalian
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The American Presidency Can Never Be Trusted Again
It’s time for multiparty democracy and a limited executive.
www.liberalcurrents.com
America & the world can never trust the US Presidency & our calcified, two-party Congress again.
In @liberalcurrents.com, I argue we need to reform the executive (limit it), make the legislature supreme, & institute multiparty proportional representation.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
In @liberalcurrents.com, I argue we need to reform the executive (limit it), make the legislature supreme, & institute multiparty proportional representation.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
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Trumpism tends to corrupt, and late stage Trumpism corrupts absolutely.
Megyn Kelly: "We have not seen some slew of young women come forward to say 'Me too,' on Donald Trump molesting them."
Batya Ungar-Sargon: " There were no actual crimes…There's a pedophile, and then a bunch of friends who were getting massages at that point from women who were no longer underage."
Batya Ungar-Sargon: " There were no actual crimes…There's a pedophile, and then a bunch of friends who were getting massages at that point from women who were no longer underage."
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trumpism tends to corrupt, and late stage Trumpism corrupts absolutely.
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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If we are normal levels of unlucky, the answer is RFK Jr.
If we are more unlucky, the answer becomes Pete Hegseth.
If we are *really* unlucky, it's Noem and Bondi, at least for Americans killed.
If we are *really really* unlucky it is Hegseth again.
And if we are *extremely* unlucky, it's RFK again.
If we are more unlucky, the answer becomes Pete Hegseth.
If we are *really* unlucky, it's Noem and Bondi, at least for Americans killed.
If we are *really really* unlucky it is Hegseth again.
And if we are *extremely* unlucky, it's RFK again.
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: “I guess the question is who can kill the most people. Which of them, through their incompetence and evil doing, can end up with the most people being harmed? The answer to that question may be RFK Jr.”
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
If we are normal levels of unlucky, the answer is RFK Jr.
If we are more unlucky, the answer becomes Pete Hegseth.
If we are *really* unlucky, it's Noem and Bondi, at least for Americans killed.
If we are *really really* unlucky it is Hegseth again.
And if we are *extremely* unlucky, it's RFK again.
If we are more unlucky, the answer becomes Pete Hegseth.
If we are *really* unlucky, it's Noem and Bondi, at least for Americans killed.
If we are *really really* unlucky it is Hegseth again.
And if we are *extremely* unlucky, it's RFK again.
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Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
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To quote Peggy Noonan, “is it irresponsible to speculate? No, it’s irresponsible *not* to.”
The important thing is not whether the Trump performing sexual favors for Bill Clinton thing is true. The important thing is that we all pretend it’s true, and that someone asks Trump about it every day.
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
To quote Peggy Noonan, “is it irresponsible to speculate? No, it’s irresponsible *not* to.”
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Sharp point from @brianbeutler.bsky.social: The fact that as many as 50 Republicans are expected to vote for release of the Epstein files shows attacking Trump's corruption and depravity actually can divide GOP, so not *everything* has to be "affordability."
www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Sharp point from @brianbeutler.bsky.social: The fact that as many as 50 Republicans are expected to vote for release of the Epstein files shows attacking Trump's corruption and depravity actually can divide GOP, so not *everything* has to be "affordability."
www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
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my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
my takeaway from this letter is that glenn youngkin, rector sheridan and their flunkies on the board are deeply dishonest people who are engaged, with the trump administration, in a mob-style shakedown against the university of virginia
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the only thing on Trump's schedule today is flying to Florida to spend the weekend at his private club golfing and schmoozing with his paying customers
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
the only thing on Trump's schedule today is flying to Florida to spend the weekend at his private club golfing and schmoozing with his paying customers
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In a fight between Tom Homan and the Pope over the future of the Catholic Church, I'm going to bet on the Pope.
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
In a fight between Tom Homan and the Pope over the future of the Catholic Church, I'm going to bet on the Pope.
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Malaysian dummymandering produced the blow-out that upended the country's politics and stopped the stagger to autocracy.
It would be pretty funny if a D-tilted environment coupled with trying to dilute D votes by gerrymandering them into heavily red districts resulted in a much bigger blowout than if they hadn’t gerrymandered
November 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Malaysian dummymandering produced the blow-out that upended the country's politics and stopped the stagger to autocracy.
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The Texas gerrymander was base on assumptions about Latinos remain as Repub as they were or even moving further right. But the NJ results suggest that might have been a catastrophic assumption by the Repubs.
It would be pretty funny if a D-tilted environment coupled with trying to dilute D votes by gerrymandering them into heavily red districts resulted in a much bigger blowout than if they hadn’t gerrymandered
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Texas gerrymander was base on assumptions about Latinos remain as Repub as they were or even moving further right. But the NJ results suggest that might have been a catastrophic assumption by the Repubs.
- Make US Attorneys independent of POTUS
- Restrain the pardon power
- Repeal the Executive Vesting Clause
- Make the House multiparty via proportional representation
- Down with the Imperial Presidency, up with an Imperial Congress
@liberalcurrents.com 👇
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
- Restrain the pardon power
- Repeal the Executive Vesting Clause
- Make the House multiparty via proportional representation
- Down with the Imperial Presidency, up with an Imperial Congress
@liberalcurrents.com 👇
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
The American Presidency Can Never Be Trusted Again
It’s time for multiparty democracy and a limited executive.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
- Make US Attorneys independent of POTUS
- Restrain the pardon power
- Repeal the Executive Vesting Clause
- Make the House multiparty via proportional representation
- Down with the Imperial Presidency, up with an Imperial Congress
@liberalcurrents.com 👇
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
- Restrain the pardon power
- Repeal the Executive Vesting Clause
- Make the House multiparty via proportional representation
- Down with the Imperial Presidency, up with an Imperial Congress
@liberalcurrents.com 👇
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
The math nature of single-member districts is that, once one party starts starts to break into +5 to +10 across all races, the seat bonus (over the parties' proportional share) becomes huge.
Take the 1976 House election, the last time any party got 2/3rds of the seats.
Take the 1976 House election, the last time any party got 2/3rds of the seats.
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The math nature of single-member districts is that, once one party starts starts to break into +5 to +10 across all races, the seat bonus (over the parties' proportional share) becomes huge.
Take the 1976 House election, the last time any party got 2/3rds of the seats.
Take the 1976 House election, the last time any party got 2/3rds of the seats.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Mike Johnson is a liar, fraud, and fake Christian who has held leadership positions in multiple organizations that have covered up sex abuse.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Mike Johnson is a liar, fraud, and fake Christian who has held leadership positions in multiple organizations that have covered up sex abuse.
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Even if the Epstein stuff never existed, Summers should be allowed nowhere near future Democratic discussions about economic policy. His last two forays into that were total disasters, & neither Democrats nor democrats can risk that again:
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November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Even if the Epstein stuff never existed, Summers should be allowed nowhere near future Democratic discussions about economic policy. His last two forays into that were total disasters, & neither Democrats nor democrats can risk that again:
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Every time CNN or another network do this “Trump has not been accused of wrongdoing” disclaimer, Dems or left-leaning pundits should light them up and say “uhh, excuse me, Dana, but Trump is very much accused of wrongdoing.”
Trump is demanding that GOP side with him over Epstein's victims, Rep Ansari tells me. She had a harrowing exchange with one victim who recounts how her mom had cancer and he exploited that.
Also note her mockery of network disclaimers on Trump. More like this, Ds:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
Also note her mockery of network disclaimers on Trump. More like this, Ds:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Every time CNN or another network do this “Trump has not been accused of wrongdoing” disclaimer, Dems or left-leaning pundits should light them up and say “uhh, excuse me, Dana, but Trump is very much accused of wrongdoing.”
FDR's Four Freedoms (domestic policy) and his 2nd Bill of Rights should be full blown implemented and parties should actually run on this. Most everything social and civil rights in 85 years has a through line to those expressions.
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
FDR's Four Freedoms (domestic policy) and his 2nd Bill of Rights should be full blown implemented and parties should actually run on this. Most everything social and civil rights in 85 years has a through line to those expressions.
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If you asked Trump supporters who was President and in charge of the federal prison system when Epstein was found dead in his cell, how many of them would correctly say Trump?
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If you asked Trump supporters who was President and in charge of the federal prison system when Epstein was found dead in his cell, how many of them would correctly say Trump?
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All that production work and it still looks like a Hallmark Channel film about a cowgirl who was stung to death by bees.
NEW: A company run by the husband of Kristi Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson (and that has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides) secretly got money from $220 million DHS ad contracts 👀 by @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
All that production work and it still looks like a Hallmark Channel film about a cowgirl who was stung to death by bees.
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I think my 'most woke opinion' is that all people are created equal, endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
It turns out the necessary conclusions are so woke we still aren't quite there 250 years later.
It turns out the necessary conclusions are so woke we still aren't quite there 250 years later.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I think my 'most woke opinion' is that all people are created equal, endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
It turns out the necessary conclusions are so woke we still aren't quite there 250 years later.
It turns out the necessary conclusions are so woke we still aren't quite there 250 years later.
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"[W]e must institute a multiparty democracy (via #ProportionalRepresentation like most democracies) and an executive more like a prime minister than the imperial president we seem doomed to endure under our current constitution."
My recent piece in @liberalcurrents.com on proportional representation and reigning in the Imperial Presidency.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
The American Presidency Can Never Be Trusted Again
It’s time for multiparty democracy and a limited executive.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"[W]e must institute a multiparty democracy (via #ProportionalRepresentation like most democracies) and an executive more like a prime minister than the imperial president we seem doomed to endure under our current constitution."
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youngkin serving the commonwealth by conspiring with the white house to destroy one of its flagship educational institutions
And there need to be hearings on what Youngkin did with the DOJ. Get that tall shitass under oath.
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
youngkin serving the commonwealth by conspiring with the white house to destroy one of its flagship educational institutions