J.K. Rademaekers
@profrads.bsky.social
Seeker of consensus-based interdisciplinary discourse about sustainable society. Can we improve well-being, happiness, and prosperity while reducing irreverisble ecological damage and human poverty? Also: music, poetry, running, wine, dogs, and hiking.
Just read the article so thank you for sharing! My interpretation of the argument is not that the Liberals should "appeal to popular prejudices" It's that liberals are losing ground to MAGA because they are exclusionary rather than inclusionary. Dems must be more inclusive w/o appealing to prejudice
October 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Just read the article so thank you for sharing! My interpretation of the argument is not that the Liberals should "appeal to popular prejudices" It's that liberals are losing ground to MAGA because they are exclusionary rather than inclusionary. Dems must be more inclusive w/o appealing to prejudice
Almost as bad is the idea that government subsidy means "something is not working." Yes--the MARKET is what's not working. If the market provided affordable healthcare there wouldn't need to be subsidies. If the market didn't prop up combustion engines, we wouldn't need to subsidize EVs.
October 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Almost as bad is the idea that government subsidy means "something is not working." Yes--the MARKET is what's not working. If the market provided affordable healthcare there wouldn't need to be subsidies. If the market didn't prop up combustion engines, we wouldn't need to subsidize EVs.
Is this how we make America healthy again?
May 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Is this how we make America healthy again?
I am pro taking kids swimming in creeks! Rather than ridicule RFK we should use this as a moment to ask why we tolerate persistent effluent pollution when there are ample solutions and technology to drastically reduce nitrate runoff and ammonia discharge in our waters. It's not that hard!
May 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I am pro taking kids swimming in creeks! Rather than ridicule RFK we should use this as a moment to ask why we tolerate persistent effluent pollution when there are ample solutions and technology to drastically reduce nitrate runoff and ammonia discharge in our waters. It's not that hard!
Fantastic! Germany has some excellent wines and I have only tried a smattering. In Europe, I tend to graviate toward Spanish reds.
May 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Fantastic! Germany has some excellent wines and I have only tried a smattering. In Europe, I tend to graviate toward Spanish reds.
Water quality is one issue that is right in all of our back yards--and decisions are made at the municipal level, but the quality of our creeks never seems to garner as much interest as other global issues.
May 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Water quality is one issue that is right in all of our back yards--and decisions are made at the municipal level, but the quality of our creeks never seems to garner as much interest as other global issues.
The Dem party has 3 big problems right now:
1. The people in charge of messaging and strategy don't know what they're doing;
2. Despite the evidence, those people are never going to admit this, or leave voluntarily;
3. The far left has power to push change, but they also have a losing message.
1. The people in charge of messaging and strategy don't know what they're doing;
2. Despite the evidence, those people are never going to admit this, or leave voluntarily;
3. The far left has power to push change, but they also have a losing message.
April 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Dem party has 3 big problems right now:
1. The people in charge of messaging and strategy don't know what they're doing;
2. Despite the evidence, those people are never going to admit this, or leave voluntarily;
3. The far left has power to push change, but they also have a losing message.
1. The people in charge of messaging and strategy don't know what they're doing;
2. Despite the evidence, those people are never going to admit this, or leave voluntarily;
3. The far left has power to push change, but they also have a losing message.
It is inappropriate that Zelensky wasn't on the call in the first place.
March 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It is inappropriate that Zelensky wasn't on the call in the first place.