Paul Kennedy
@konigludwig.bsky.social
Progressive Democratic Socialist
Defending the status quo is how we got here.
The Dangerous Delusion of the Center
The NYT Editorial Board is suggesting a dangerous electoral path
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October 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Defending the status quo is how we got here.
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Tucker Carlson has called Darryl Cooper the “most important popular historian working in the United States today.” Cooper has the most popular history newsletter on Substack.
His Nazi-obsessed background is far more extreme than previously reported.
His Nazi-obsessed background is far more extreme than previously reported.
How a Nazi-obsessed amateur historian went from obscurity to the top of Substack
Tucker Carlson has called Darryl Cooper the “most important popular historian working in the United States today.” His background is more extreme than previously reported.
www.motherjones.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Tucker Carlson has called Darryl Cooper the “most important popular historian working in the United States today.” Cooper has the most popular history newsletter on Substack.
His Nazi-obsessed background is far more extreme than previously reported.
His Nazi-obsessed background is far more extreme than previously reported.
"On Monday, Republicans released a spending bill that would:
Cut $715 billion from Medicaid.
Take away health coverage from 8 million Americans.
To pay for billionaire tax cuts that will cost $5 trillion."
Cut $715 billion from Medicaid.
Take away health coverage from 8 million Americans.
To pay for billionaire tax cuts that will cost $5 trillion."
Republicans vote to gut Medicaid.
May 13, 2025
open.substack.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
"On Monday, Republicans released a spending bill that would:
Cut $715 billion from Medicaid.
Take away health coverage from 8 million Americans.
To pay for billionaire tax cuts that will cost $5 trillion."
Cut $715 billion from Medicaid.
Take away health coverage from 8 million Americans.
To pay for billionaire tax cuts that will cost $5 trillion."
Former CIA Russia Specialist Michael D. Sellers
A Deeper Look at Claims by KGB Officer that Trump was Recruited by Soviet Intelligence in the 1980s
I'm a Former CIA Russia Specialist -- Here's My Take
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March 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Former CIA Russia Specialist Michael D. Sellers
"The endorsement of that bill came just hours after Trump said during a Fox News interview on Tuesday evening that he wouldn’t allow large cuts to several social welfare programs, including Medicaid."
Trump Backs House GOP Bill Slashing $1 Trillion From Medicaid and Food Stamps
Republicans are cutting Medicaid “to pay for tax breaks for the richest 1 percent of Americans,” one organization noted.
truthout.org
February 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
"The endorsement of that bill came just hours after Trump said during a Fox News interview on Tuesday evening that he wouldn’t allow large cuts to several social welfare programs, including Medicaid."
"Before vaccines became widely available, “measles was the single leading killer of young children globally.”
As measles outbreak rages in Texas, RFK Jr. pushes anti-vaccine message
The largest measles outbreak Texas has seen in over 30 years is sweeping through the western part of the state.
popular.info
February 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"Before vaccines became widely available, “measles was the single leading killer of young children globally.”
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House Republicans released a draft budget that aims to cut $2 trillion in spending.
The programs impacted could include Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs.
Why the cuts? To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
The programs impacted could include Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs.
Why the cuts? To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
February 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
House Republicans released a draft budget that aims to cut $2 trillion in spending.
The programs impacted could include Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs.
Why the cuts? To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
The programs impacted could include Medicaid, SNAP, and education programs.
Why the cuts? To finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
Oh, there's fraud in government all right. Two big ones come to mind immediately.
Elon Musk Is Faking It
The fraudster who cried “fraud”
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February 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Oh, there's fraud in government all right. Two big ones come to mind immediately.
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In a mostly bleak election for American women and their rights, New Mexico was an unexpected bright spot.
Even as Harris lost her bid for the White House, NM voters elected 60 women to fill the legislature’s 112 seats, giving New Mexico the largest female legislative majority in US history.
Even as Harris lost her bid for the White House, NM voters elected 60 women to fill the legislature’s 112 seats, giving New Mexico the largest female legislative majority in US history.
New Mexico: Here’s what the largest female legislative majority in US history can accomplish
“There’s a chance for me to help protect my girls from legislators and from laws that want to control their bodies.”
www.motherjones.com
January 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In a mostly bleak election for American women and their rights, New Mexico was an unexpected bright spot.
Even as Harris lost her bid for the White House, NM voters elected 60 women to fill the legislature’s 112 seats, giving New Mexico the largest female legislative majority in US history.
Even as Harris lost her bid for the White House, NM voters elected 60 women to fill the legislature’s 112 seats, giving New Mexico the largest female legislative majority in US history.
Trump will overplay his hand. Be ready for when he does.
Friends,
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January 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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"The job of the Democratic party comes in two parts. First: Do not help Republicans. Not in any way. Second: Make Donald Trump own every bad outcome that happens, anywhere in the world..."
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Democrats and the Ruthless Aggression Era
America needs a real opposition party.
www.thebulwark.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"The job of the Democratic party comes in two parts. First: Do not help Republicans. Not in any way. Second: Make Donald Trump own every bad outcome that happens, anywhere in the world..."
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...
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As we confront the insurrection on its anniversary, it’s important to remind ourselves of what motivated the rioters that day: the idea that the United States is for white people, whose power must be protected at all costs. (From 2023)
American myths are made of white grievance—and Trump's Big Lie is just the latest
Let's not lose sight of the real motivations behind the Jan. 6 insurrection.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
As we confront the insurrection on its anniversary, it’s important to remind ourselves of what motivated the rioters that day: the idea that the United States is for white people, whose power must be protected at all costs. (From 2023)
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So Elon Musk has endorsed Germany's AfD. I did Nazi that coming. OK, that's a lie. It was obviously where he was going. We can argue whether Trump fully fits the definition of a fascist, but Musk, who increasingly looks like the senior partner, isn't hiding it at all
December 20, 2024 at 3:02 PM
So Elon Musk has endorsed Germany's AfD. I did Nazi that coming. OK, that's a lie. It was obviously where he was going. We can argue whether Trump fully fits the definition of a fascist, but Musk, who increasingly looks like the senior partner, isn't hiding it at all
"Voters in Odessa, Texas, rejected three incumbent City Council members just one month after they voted to implement a harsh anti-trans bathroom ban, replacing one with the city's first out gay council member."
Texas City Council that targeted LGBTQ+ people gets voted out — and replaced with first gay member
Voters in this city rejected three incumbent City Council members just one month after they voted to implement a harsh anti-trans bathroom ban, replacing one with the city's first out gay council memb...
www.advocate.com
December 15, 2024 at 5:40 PM
"Voters in Odessa, Texas, rejected three incumbent City Council members just one month after they voted to implement a harsh anti-trans bathroom ban, replacing one with the city's first out gay council member."
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What kind of a society are we becoming that we celebrate the murder of another human being? Suddenly, Donald Trump doesn't seem like such an anomaly. Ordinary moral decency is our greatest weapon in this fight.
December 10, 2024 at 6:10 PM
What kind of a society are we becoming that we celebrate the murder of another human being? Suddenly, Donald Trump doesn't seem like such an anomaly. Ordinary moral decency is our greatest weapon in this fight.
Over 96,000 Syrians arrested by the Assad regime have yet to be accounted for.
December 8, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Over 96,000 Syrians arrested by the Assad regime have yet to be accounted for.
"In 1883, as the Republican Party moved into full-throated support for the industrialists who were concentrating the nation’s wealth into their own hands while factory workers stayed above the poverty line only by working 12 hours a day, seven days a week..."
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December 4, 2024
In 1883, as the Republican Party moved into full-throated support for the industrialists who were concentrating the nation’s wealth into their own hands while factory workers stayed above the poverty ...
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December 5, 2024 at 4:14 PM
"In 1883, as the Republican Party moved into full-throated support for the industrialists who were concentrating the nation’s wealth into their own hands while factory workers stayed above the poverty line only by working 12 hours a day, seven days a week..."
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