@dexterha.bsky.social
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Trump has reunited the world—with China.
A parade of foreign leaders is suddenly visiting China after years away. On Friday, Canadian PM wrapped up a Beijing trip, 1st trip since 2017. Korean president was there earlier this month (last visit: 2019); British PM will be there soon (last visit: 2018)
A parade of foreign leaders is suddenly visiting China after years away. On Friday, Canadian PM wrapped up a Beijing trip, 1st trip since 2017. Korean president was there earlier this month (last visit: 2019); British PM will be there soon (last visit: 2018)
Trump Is Making China Great Again
America’s friends and trading partners are running into the arms of our adversaries. What a mess.
www.thebulwark.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Trump has reunited the world—with China.
A parade of foreign leaders is suddenly visiting China after years away. On Friday, Canadian PM wrapped up a Beijing trip, 1st trip since 2017. Korean president was there earlier this month (last visit: 2019); British PM will be there soon (last visit: 2018)
A parade of foreign leaders is suddenly visiting China after years away. On Friday, Canadian PM wrapped up a Beijing trip, 1st trip since 2017. Korean president was there earlier this month (last visit: 2019); British PM will be there soon (last visit: 2018)
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Can’t stop thinking the corrupt political Bush v Gore decision was the beginning of the end…
January 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Can’t stop thinking the corrupt political Bush v Gore decision was the beginning of the end…
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I predict this bullshit will end badly. Maybe I should go and bet on that.
- as.ft.com/r/4d4dba2c-2...
- as.ft.com/r/4d4dba2c-2...
Prediction markets and the casino mentality of 2025
[FREE TO READ] Financial gamification has upended traditional patterns of trust and oversight
as.ft.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I predict this bullshit will end badly. Maybe I should go and bet on that.
- as.ft.com/r/4d4dba2c-2...
- as.ft.com/r/4d4dba2c-2...
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Another excellent @jamellebouie.net column: We do not have a president, we have a junta (my word), unelected extremists empowered by the Supreme Court and the so-called unitary executive. Gift link.
The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
Opinion | The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Another excellent @jamellebouie.net column: We do not have a president, we have a junta (my word), unelected extremists empowered by the Supreme Court and the so-called unitary executive. Gift link.
The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
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One of the things about crypto is the sheer waste of human time, talent and computing power, let alone the money. Imagine if this level of energy had gone into something socially useful instead. as.ft.com/r/1cd4200c-b...
Crypto’s rocky year
[FREE TO READ] The industry was hugely optimistic when Donald Trump returned to the White House. But bitcoin has fallen by a quarter in two months
as.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
One of the things about crypto is the sheer waste of human time, talent and computing power, let alone the money. Imagine if this level of energy had gone into something socially useful instead. as.ft.com/r/1cd4200c-b...
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“Claudia Sahm, a former Fed economist who blasted Summers and others for sexism in a widely shared and highly critical 2020 blog post, sounded vindicated. “Okay, so maybe I wasn’t too mean to him…” she said on social media after the emails were made public last week.” www.wsj.com/us-news/larr...
How Larry Summers’s Power Delayed the Reckoning Over His Epstein Ties
The former Treasury Secretary and Harvard president’s enormous network and clout kept him immune from past Jeffrey Epstein revelations. But this time was just too much.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
“Claudia Sahm, a former Fed economist who blasted Summers and others for sexism in a widely shared and highly critical 2020 blog post, sounded vindicated. “Okay, so maybe I wasn’t too mean to him…” she said on social media after the emails were made public last week.” www.wsj.com/us-news/larr...
Disgusting
Here an underage girl testifies that Epstein vaginally and anally raped her before beating her in fury because Trump had taken her virginity before he could.
November 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Disgusting
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This is *depraved* -- glamor shots & an exculpatory feature for a woman who shit on the key central tenets of journalism, repeatedly.
NYT is celebrating elite freedom from accountability. Actively celebrating it. You wouldn't put this in a satire, it's too ham-handed!
NYT is celebrating elite freedom from accountability. Actively celebrating it. You wouldn't put this in a satire, it's too ham-handed!
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is *depraved* -- glamor shots & an exculpatory feature for a woman who shit on the key central tenets of journalism, repeatedly.
NYT is celebrating elite freedom from accountability. Actively celebrating it. You wouldn't put this in a satire, it's too ham-handed!
NYT is celebrating elite freedom from accountability. Actively celebrating it. You wouldn't put this in a satire, it's too ham-handed!
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Leavitt, this week: "President Trump kicked him out because Jeffrey Epstein was a pedophile and he was a creep."
Trump, asked in 2019 if he had “any suspicions” that Epstein was molesting underage women: "No, I had no idea. I had no idea."
@sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Trump, asked in 2019 if he had “any suspicions” that Epstein was molesting underage women: "No, I had no idea. I had no idea."
@sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
The Epstein Scandal Is Now a Chronic Disease of the Trump Presidency
Read the e-mails—this isn’t going away anytime soon.
www.newyorker.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Leavitt, this week: "President Trump kicked him out because Jeffrey Epstein was a pedophile and he was a creep."
Trump, asked in 2019 if he had “any suspicions” that Epstein was molesting underage women: "No, I had no idea. I had no idea."
@sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Trump, asked in 2019 if he had “any suspicions” that Epstein was molesting underage women: "No, I had no idea. I had no idea."
@sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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The thing that upsets establishment pols and special interest groups and mega donors about Mamdani is that he has chosen to…and is going to…win without them, without bending the knee to them. Worse for them…and best for NY and Dems generally, is it’s one of the reasons he’s going to win.
October 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The thing that upsets establishment pols and special interest groups and mega donors about Mamdani is that he has chosen to…and is going to…win without them, without bending the knee to them. Worse for them…and best for NY and Dems generally, is it’s one of the reasons he’s going to win.
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The loss of Keaton is a blow to any fan of 1970s cinema. So iconic.
“It made my career,” she said of “Annie Hall.” “It was everything. It’s the reason we’re sitting here having this nice conversation. Everything always goes back to that.”
#RIP
“It made my career,” she said of “Annie Hall.” “It was everything. It’s the reason we’re sitting here having this nice conversation. Everything always goes back to that.”
#RIP
October 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The loss of Keaton is a blow to any fan of 1970s cinema. So iconic.
“It made my career,” she said of “Annie Hall.” “It was everything. It’s the reason we’re sitting here having this nice conversation. Everything always goes back to that.”
#RIP
“It made my career,” she said of “Annie Hall.” “It was everything. It’s the reason we’re sitting here having this nice conversation. Everything always goes back to that.”
#RIP
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This one of many reasons that 21st century liberalism should reorient itself around *places*, namely creating places that are actually pleasant to live in, with generous public spaces that bring people's physical bodies into proximity.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
www.theatlantic.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This one of many reasons that 21st century liberalism should reorient itself around *places*, namely creating places that are actually pleasant to live in, with generous public spaces that bring people's physical bodies into proximity.
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Stupid: every country in the world, every scientific institution in the world, every serious scientist in the world.
Smart: US conservatives.
Plausible!
Smart: US conservatives.
Plausible!
Trump to World: Green Energy Is a Scam and Climate Science Is From ‘Stupid People’
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Stupid: every country in the world, every scientific institution in the world, every serious scientist in the world.
Smart: US conservatives.
Plausible!
Smart: US conservatives.
Plausible!
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The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.
In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
September 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.
In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.
Indeed
RFK, Jr. is definitely in the running for the most dangerous, least honest, least competent cabinet secretaries in U.S. history. In fact, he may be among the most dangerous, least honest, least competent people ever to hold any job ever. Ever. He is the worst possible pick for this job. The worst.
September 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Indeed
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We do not fully grasp how damaging the SCOTUS’ presidential immunity decision was. What we know is it was a disaster and the huge damage it has caused is being compounded daily. That is because the result is a collaboration between corrupt justices, a supine Congress and a demented President.
September 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
We do not fully grasp how damaging the SCOTUS’ presidential immunity decision was. What we know is it was a disaster and the huge damage it has caused is being compounded daily. That is because the result is a collaboration between corrupt justices, a supine Congress and a demented President.
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Useful frame for understanding Trumpism from @aselrod.bsky.social:
"It’s not merely rule by the worst but an active assault on virtue wherever it exists. Trump/MAGA have turned the country over to the cruelest, most rapacious, and least honorable among us."
www.liberalcurrents.com/let-it-burn-...
"It’s not merely rule by the worst but an active assault on virtue wherever it exists. Trump/MAGA have turned the country over to the cruelest, most rapacious, and least honorable among us."
www.liberalcurrents.com/let-it-burn-...
Let It Burn: What an Immigration Raid on Washington Firefighters Can Teach Us About MAGA Fascism
MAGA is not merely rule by the worst but an active assault on virtue wherever it exists.
www.liberalcurrents.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Useful frame for understanding Trumpism from @aselrod.bsky.social:
"It’s not merely rule by the worst but an active assault on virtue wherever it exists. Trump/MAGA have turned the country over to the cruelest, most rapacious, and least honorable among us."
www.liberalcurrents.com/let-it-burn-...
"It’s not merely rule by the worst but an active assault on virtue wherever it exists. Trump/MAGA have turned the country over to the cruelest, most rapacious, and least honorable among us."
www.liberalcurrents.com/let-it-burn-...
Bret Stephens accomplishments
He supported the Iraqi war
Climate change denier
Supporter of Mayor Adams (he said Adams was going to save the Dems)
He denies genocide in Gaza
He is sanewashing Trump
Good editorialist you have @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
He supported the Iraqi war
Climate change denier
Supporter of Mayor Adams (he said Adams was going to save the Dems)
He denies genocide in Gaza
He is sanewashing Trump
Good editorialist you have @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
With everything that's going on, Bret Stephens is claiming that the Trump presidency is taking a better turn now. He's a daily embarrassment to @nytopinion.nytimes.com.
July 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Bret Stephens accomplishments
He supported the Iraqi war
Climate change denier
Supporter of Mayor Adams (he said Adams was going to save the Dems)
He denies genocide in Gaza
He is sanewashing Trump
Good editorialist you have @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
He supported the Iraqi war
Climate change denier
Supporter of Mayor Adams (he said Adams was going to save the Dems)
He denies genocide in Gaza
He is sanewashing Trump
Good editorialist you have @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
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Love @sbg1.bsky.social's depiction of Mark Rutte's overweening 'Daddy' flattery. Key point that people keep forgetting: with Trump flattery only works for a v brief spell; humiliation lasts forever. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
A Week for the Ages in the Annals of Trump Suck-Uppery
The NATO secretary-general goes all in on strategic self-abasement while meeting with his American “Daddy.”
www.newyorker.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Love @sbg1.bsky.social's depiction of Mark Rutte's overweening 'Daddy' flattery. Key point that people keep forgetting: with Trump flattery only works for a v brief spell; humiliation lasts forever. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Thanks for your precious work Natasha
Exclusive: US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intel assessment. The WH says the assessment is "flat-out wrong." www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...
Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an e...
www.cnn.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Thanks for your precious work Natasha
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very easy to see what is happening. trump will run for a third term, he’ll try to bring the dispute to federal courts, where his election denying judges will rewrite the 22nd amendment to mean it only refers to “consecutive” terms.
This is becoming the standard line for Trump judicial nominees: All of them will say only that Congress "certified" the election, which translates from Polite Republican Lawyer as "Trump should have been reelected and only lost because of Democrat voter fraud" ballsandstrikes.org/nominations/...
Senate Democrats Are Letting Trump’s Judicial Nominees Off the Hook
Trump's nominees gave some eye-popping answers in their written questionnaires. Why didn't Senate Democrats ask these questions in person?
ballsandstrikes.org
June 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
very easy to see what is happening. trump will run for a third term, he’ll try to bring the dispute to federal courts, where his election denying judges will rewrite the 22nd amendment to mean it only refers to “consecutive” terms.
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Every year that passes, I come to better appreciate just how traumatic members of the US elite find it to be yelled at by progressive young people. It is *vastly* more upsetting to them than being yelled at by reactionaries. They warp their entire identities & ideologies around it!
June 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Every year that passes, I come to better appreciate just how traumatic members of the US elite find it to be yelled at by progressive young people. It is *vastly* more upsetting to them than being yelled at by reactionaries. They warp their entire identities & ideologies around it!
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New York Times "endorsement" op ed in the New York City Mayoral race is written more inscrutably than a 1950s Asian communist party putting out an official position on the Sino-Soviet Split without trying to take a side.
June 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
New York Times "endorsement" op ed in the New York City Mayoral race is written more inscrutably than a 1950s Asian communist party putting out an official position on the Sino-Soviet Split without trying to take a side.
Great article and analysis
Thanks
Thanks
I bring you a tiny bit of good news — courts are finally reining in Big Tech in significant ways.
We could actually be on the cusp of a totally transformed tech landscape - after 30 years of total lack of constraints.
My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link)
We could actually be on the cusp of a totally transformed tech landscape - after 30 years of total lack of constraints.
My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link)
Opinion | Big Tech Is Finally Losing
www.nytimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Great article and analysis
Thanks
Thanks
Thanks David, you are so right
A succinct and accurate description of Abundance
I feel honored to be one of your newsletters subscribers
Thanks for your invaluable
Work in these difficult times
🙏
A succinct and accurate description of Abundance
I feel honored to be one of your newsletters subscribers
Thanks for your invaluable
Work in these difficult times
🙏
By the way, this Abundance Agenda crapola is just another way to package the Reagan-lite pro-Wall Street neoliberal agenda that helped exacerbate inequality in the US throughout the Clinton and Obama years. It also plays like East Coast elite mush—because it is.
June 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Thanks David, you are so right
A succinct and accurate description of Abundance
I feel honored to be one of your newsletters subscribers
Thanks for your invaluable
Work in these difficult times
🙏
A succinct and accurate description of Abundance
I feel honored to be one of your newsletters subscribers
Thanks for your invaluable
Work in these difficult times
🙏