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Trump's argument for the elimination of the estate tax is that the heirs of the super rich will no longer have to go beg a predatory Jewish banker for a bridge loan to overcome cash flow problems associated with the $15 million dollar estate they're about to get.
July 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Trump's argument for the elimination of the estate tax is that the heirs of the super rich will no longer have to go beg a predatory Jewish banker for a bridge loan to overcome cash flow problems associated with the $15 million dollar estate they're about to get.
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BREAKING NEWS: Local water sausage executes a flawless 360,493° ultra-zoom mega spin. Physicists baffled.
June 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Local water sausage executes a flawless 360,493° ultra-zoom mega spin. Physicists baffled.
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If everyone knew their history
June 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If everyone knew their history
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"Land Back"
Seen in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Seen in Saint Paul, Minnesota
June 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"Land Back"
Seen in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Seen in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Foreign policy is hard. Often, all that is possible is mediocre. Few presidents have a true "doctrine". Instead, their foreign policy legacies are a mixed bag of good, bad, and ugly.
That includes Trump's first term. His second term will be no exception.
That includes Trump's first term. His second term will be no exception.
In Foreign Policy, Being Smart Is a Pretty High Bar
The idea of “smart power” seems especially relevant today. But foreign policy choices usually don’t boil down to obvious outcomes.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Foreign policy is hard. Often, all that is possible is mediocre. Few presidents have a true "doctrine". Instead, their foreign policy legacies are a mixed bag of good, bad, and ugly.
That includes Trump's first term. His second term will be no exception.
That includes Trump's first term. His second term will be no exception.
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A nation is a “group of people united by a mistaken view about the past and a hatred of their neighbours.” - Karl Deutsch
I explain what this has to do with "Great Power Stupidity" in my latest for @wpr.bsky.social
I explain what this has to do with "Great Power Stupidity" in my latest for @wpr.bsky.social
Welcome to the Era of Great Power Stupidity
The U.S. is throwing out all its goodwill while Russia and China seem determined to shoot themselves in the foot. The reason why is simple: stupidity.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A nation is a “group of people united by a mistaken view about the past and a hatred of their neighbours.” - Karl Deutsch
I explain what this has to do with "Great Power Stupidity" in my latest for @wpr.bsky.social
I explain what this has to do with "Great Power Stupidity" in my latest for @wpr.bsky.social
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Marci Shore being clarifying on Russia and the US – the Silicon Curtain.
@marcishore.bsky.social
youtu.be/GHJIwBGcbR8?...
@marcishore.bsky.social
youtu.be/GHJIwBGcbR8?...
Marci Shore - America has Fallen under Russian Influence and Manipulation to the Detriment of the US
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
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March 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Marci Shore being clarifying on Russia and the US – the Silicon Curtain.
@marcishore.bsky.social
youtu.be/GHJIwBGcbR8?...
@marcishore.bsky.social
youtu.be/GHJIwBGcbR8?...
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Tom Friedman on point here, though he understated the case. Either Trump is the worse negotiator in all the universes of truth and fiction, or he is beginning an alliance with Russia with a joint attempt to subjugate Ukraine (and then much else).
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Hiding Something on Ukraine
When you don’t call things by their real name, there is usually a reason.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Tom Friedman on point here, though he understated the case. Either Trump is the worse negotiator in all the universes of truth and fiction, or he is beginning an alliance with Russia with a joint attempt to subjugate Ukraine (and then much else).
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
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"If stupidity best explains the actions of the Trump administration, it wouldn’t be unprecedented in U.S. foreign policy....It also wouldn’t make Trump unique among global leaders these days."
Welcome to the Era of Great Power Stupidity
The U.S. is throwing out all its goodwill while Russia and China seem determined to shoot themselves in the foot. The reason why is simple: stupidity.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"If stupidity best explains the actions of the Trump administration, it wouldn’t be unprecedented in U.S. foreign policy....It also wouldn’t make Trump unique among global leaders these days."
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“This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X Saturday. “More bombs, more aggression, more victims. Another tragic night in Ukraine.”
apnews.com/article/russ...
apnews.com/article/russ...
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill more than 20 as Polish prime minister warns against appeasement
Officials say Russia has launched heavy aerial attacks on Ukraine for a second night. At least 22 people were killed in the strikes Friday and Saturday, which came after the U.S. stopped sharing satel...
apnews.com
March 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X Saturday. “More bombs, more aggression, more victims. Another tragic night in Ukraine.”
apnews.com/article/russ...
apnews.com/article/russ...
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The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
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“Everything I know about people, I learned in the camps.”-- Czech-Jewish novelist Arnošt Lustig (1926-2011), Auschwitz survivor
January 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“Everything I know about people, I learned in the camps.”-- Czech-Jewish novelist Arnošt Lustig (1926-2011), Auschwitz survivor
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Have you signed up for The Contrarian yet? It’s a new media company for people who know that truth still matters.
I’m working on a Democracy Index project there-more details soon. Lots of other names you know & trust.
contrarian.substack.com
I’m working on a Democracy Index project there-more details soon. Lots of other names you know & trust.
contrarian.substack.com
The Contrarian | Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen | Substack
Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy. Click to read The Contrarian, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
contrarian.substack.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Have you signed up for The Contrarian yet? It’s a new media company for people who know that truth still matters.
I’m working on a Democracy Index project there-more details soon. Lots of other names you know & trust.
contrarian.substack.com
I’m working on a Democracy Index project there-more details soon. Lots of other names you know & trust.
contrarian.substack.com
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A Shadow Cabinet. A People's Cabinet. An Alternative Cabinet. Naming, and establishing, a positive form of political opposition in the United States:
snyder.substack.com/p/an-alterna...
snyder.substack.com/p/an-alterna...
The People's Cabinet
Naming a Positive Form of Opposition
snyder.substack.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A Shadow Cabinet. A People's Cabinet. An Alternative Cabinet. Naming, and establishing, a positive form of political opposition in the United States:
snyder.substack.com/p/an-alterna...
snyder.substack.com/p/an-alterna...
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We are facing a moment when much will change for the worse, not just in policy, but in the structure of politics itself. We need to be imagining a better America.
A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
Shadow Cabinet
A Positive Form of Opposition
snyder.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We are facing a moment when much will change for the worse, not just in policy, but in the structure of politics itself. We need to be imagining a better America.
A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...