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Get your colleagues and friends off it, folks.
must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Get your colleagues and friends off it, folks.
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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
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People on X are having a melt down, but here it’s nothing but celebration! 🥳
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
People on X are having a melt down, but here it’s nothing but celebration! 🥳
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would personally love to know what justice gorsuch thinks about this
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
would personally love to know what justice gorsuch thinks about this
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I would like the DNC to take a look at the nuances in ranking questions.👇
A high-ranked issue *does not* mean that voters do not care about lower-ranked issues. Rankings impose an artificial lens on political issues.
People want their economy *and* their democracy, too.
A high-ranked issue *does not* mean that voters do not care about lower-ranked issues. Rankings impose an artificial lens on political issues.
People want their economy *and* their democracy, too.
64% of America think country now too polarized to solve nation’s problems. It is broken.
"Polarization" viewed as 2nd most important issue.
Exploiting social media echo chambers to spread misinformation (about immigrants, crime, economy, vaccines, etc) BIG part of this...
"Polarization" viewed as 2nd most important issue.
Exploiting social media echo chambers to spread misinformation (about immigrants, crime, economy, vaccines, etc) BIG part of this...
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I would like the DNC to take a look at the nuances in ranking questions.👇
A high-ranked issue *does not* mean that voters do not care about lower-ranked issues. Rankings impose an artificial lens on political issues.
People want their economy *and* their democracy, too.
A high-ranked issue *does not* mean that voters do not care about lower-ranked issues. Rankings impose an artificial lens on political issues.
People want their economy *and* their democracy, too.
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there's this assumption by the admin that there is an infinite supply of buff KKK members ready to fill the ranks of the military and ICE and I have bad news for them both about the overall number of KKK members and their general fitness level
Something our glorious Secretary of War does not seem to have considered is that the reason military PT and grooming standards, plus policies for EEO and abuse reporting, are the way they are is because they're necessary for recruitment and retention
September 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
there's this assumption by the admin that there is an infinite supply of buff KKK members ready to fill the ranks of the military and ICE and I have bad news for them both about the overall number of KKK members and their general fitness level
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Right wingers in 2017: Dumb libs think words are violence
Right wingers in 2025: Words are violence and we're going to throw you in jail for saying the wrong ones, which is terrorism bsky.app/profile/atru...
Right wingers in 2025: Words are violence and we're going to throw you in jail for saying the wrong ones, which is terrorism bsky.app/profile/atru...
Stephen Miller: "They say they are trying to kill the fascists & stop the fascists. It's deliberate. President Trump is saying that we as a nation are not going to tolerate it anymore & the joint terrorism task force at the FBI is going to find these terrorists & we're going to put them behind bars"
October 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Right wingers in 2017: Dumb libs think words are violence
Right wingers in 2025: Words are violence and we're going to throw you in jail for saying the wrong ones, which is terrorism bsky.app/profile/atru...
Right wingers in 2025: Words are violence and we're going to throw you in jail for saying the wrong ones, which is terrorism bsky.app/profile/atru...
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One reason I do not think Trump is going to create a 1,000 year reich is because he failed to cancel a middling funnyman and immediately pivoted to trying to outlaw not having a headache.
September 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
One reason I do not think Trump is going to create a 1,000 year reich is because he failed to cancel a middling funnyman and immediately pivoted to trying to outlaw not having a headache.
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Remember supply/demand is a static, relatively simple model. In general equilibrium, wages can do much more interesting things over time.
Serious scholars have examined what happens when we change the number of H1-B visas issued.
Cities that get more H1-B immigrants subsequently see the wages of natives *rise* substantially.
Skilled immigrants bring new ideas, fill labor shortages and make us all more productive.
Cities that get more H1-B immigrants subsequently see the wages of natives *rise* substantially.
Skilled immigrants bring new ideas, fill labor shortages and make us all more productive.
September 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Remember supply/demand is a static, relatively simple model. In general equilibrium, wages can do much more interesting things over time.
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The adamant elite refusal to call bullshit is a big part of How We Got Here.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
August 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The adamant elite refusal to call bullshit is a big part of How We Got Here.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there.
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"who was president in 2020" remains the most difficult question in the world for a sizable chunk of americans, professional commentators included
The mainstream/centrist punditocracy seems to exist in an alternate universe around discussing protests where 1) BLM happened while Joe Biden was President and 2) it resulted in an electoral wipeout for Dems
June 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"who was president in 2020" remains the most difficult question in the world for a sizable chunk of americans, professional commentators included
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the literal history of the united states is groups of americans taking their grievances to the streets, often in ways far more violent than anything we have experienced in a generation
June 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
the literal history of the united states is groups of americans taking their grievances to the streets, often in ways far more violent than anything we have experienced in a generation
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my main takeaway after spending the afternoon at the national history day competition is that the kids are pretty alright. also, that reactionaries are right to fear the consequences of kids learning the truth.
June 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
my main takeaway after spending the afternoon at the national history day competition is that the kids are pretty alright. also, that reactionaries are right to fear the consequences of kids learning the truth.
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Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
June 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
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is anyone else feeling the Castro vibes from how Homan is dressed?
I mean guys c'mon, don't make the putsch so obvi
I mean guys c'mon, don't make the putsch so obvi
Tom Homan says he was taken out of context by a reporter when he threatened to arrest Gavin Newsom.
"The NBC reporter that interviewed me is very dishonest. We did a 20 minute interview and he cuts out a little clip and takes my words out of context."
Jonathan Lemire: "NBC stands by its reporting"
"The NBC reporter that interviewed me is very dishonest. We did a 20 minute interview and he cuts out a little clip and takes my words out of context."
Jonathan Lemire: "NBC stands by its reporting"
June 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
is anyone else feeling the Castro vibes from how Homan is dressed?
I mean guys c'mon, don't make the putsch so obvi
I mean guys c'mon, don't make the putsch so obvi
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Each year I explain to my students that legitimacy is a slippery concept, hard to measure, and seemingly easy for some regimes to ignore.
But a loss of legitimacy can bite regimes at unexpected moments. The most durable autocracies have sophisticated strategies to burnish their legitimacy.
But a loss of legitimacy can bite regimes at unexpected moments. The most durable autocracies have sophisticated strategies to burnish their legitimacy.
June 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Each year I explain to my students that legitimacy is a slippery concept, hard to measure, and seemingly easy for some regimes to ignore.
But a loss of legitimacy can bite regimes at unexpected moments. The most durable autocracies have sophisticated strategies to burnish their legitimacy.
But a loss of legitimacy can bite regimes at unexpected moments. The most durable autocracies have sophisticated strategies to burnish their legitimacy.
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The National Guard has arrived in Los Angeles, but they were not requested by California. Both Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass made it clear that the state did not authorize or want federal troops deployed.
June 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The National Guard has arrived in Los Angeles, but they were not requested by California. Both Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass made it clear that the state did not authorize or want federal troops deployed.
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Opinion | Now the President Is an Art Critic
www.nytimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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this guy is a world class asshole
Vance's Easter visit to Rome clogged its streets with a 40-vehicle entourage. He also demanded the Coliseum be closed so he and his family could tour it alone. Tourists who properly booked slots in advance got screwed.
He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.
He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up.
JD Vance and his forty 4x4s visit the Vatican during trip to Rome
The US vice-president, a self-styled ‘baby Catholic’ who was baptised in 2019, and his family met senior officials from the Catholic Church
www.thetimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
this guy is a world class asshole
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Turns out you can shape the agenda with dramatic action and maybe even shift public opinion. Crazy.
Sunday morning April 20, 2025
Fox News Sunday — Van Hollen
NBC's Meet the Press — Van Hollen
CNN's State of the Union — Van Hollen
CBS’ Face the Nation — Van Hollen
ABC’s This Week — Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov
#AbregoGarcia #RuleOfLaw
Fox News Sunday — Van Hollen
NBC's Meet the Press — Van Hollen
CNN's State of the Union — Van Hollen
CBS’ Face the Nation — Van Hollen
ABC’s This Week — Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov
#AbregoGarcia #RuleOfLaw
April 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Turns out you can shape the agenda with dramatic action and maybe even shift public opinion. Crazy.
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Really crucial analysis of the Trump-Bukele prison deal. Seems like there’s a lot of dangerous corruption lurking just under the surface.
April 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Really crucial analysis of the Trump-Bukele prison deal. Seems like there’s a lot of dangerous corruption lurking just under the surface.
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Due to the constant online attacks from Trump and Elon, 67 judges are now receiving enhanced security because of their involvement in high-profile cases. Threats against judges have already led to criminal charges against nearly 50 individuals.
April 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Due to the constant online attacks from Trump and Elon, 67 judges are now receiving enhanced security because of their involvement in high-profile cases. Threats against judges have already led to criminal charges against nearly 50 individuals.