MIke Stanton
seeraccuse.bsky.social
MIke Stanton
@seeraccuse.bsky.social
This is a long story, but it’s persuasive. Progressive parties that don’t restrict immigration eventually lose to right wing parties that do restrict immigration. Denmark is offered as an example of a country that got it right.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/m...
How Denmark’s Social Democrats Are Succeeding With Stricter Immigration Policies (Gift Article)
Around the world, progressive parties have come to see tight immigration restrictions as unnecessary, even cruel. What if they’re actually the only way for progressivism to flourish?
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
February 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Trump is testing his power, seeing what he can get away with through just the use of executive order. No legislation needed.

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The Message of Trump's Inauguration Was Clear | The Ezra Klein Show
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January 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I gave generously, for someone of average means, to the Democratic Party prior to the 2024 election. I’m not giving anything more to the national party until they figure out why Democrats have lost working class voters and what to do about it.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/u...
As Democrats Reel, Two Front-Runners Emerge in a Leadership Battle
The race to lead the Democratic National Committee centers on the favorites, Ken Martin and Ben Wikler, but the party’s infighting over them looks nothing like a broad reckoning with its 2024 defeats.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"Syracuse, Auburn/Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga" area homeless count from 2007 to 2024.
December 29, 2024 at 10:08 PM
The number of homeless people in our area, the "Syracuse, Auburn/Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga" area, increased by 29% from 2023 to 2024. The number of unsheltered homeless people in our area rose by 79% from 2023 to 2024.

www.wsj.com/us-news/u-s-...
U.S. Homeless Count Surges 18% to Record High
A record estimate of 771,480 people were homeless in the U.S. in 2024, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
www.wsj.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:05 PM