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Progressive democrat
Progressive democrat
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NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
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Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
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List of Congresspeople signed onto Tlaib's resolution to recognize Gaza genocide
AOC
Omar
Carson
Casar
Balint
Dexter
Frost
Garcia (IL)
Green (TX)
Jaypal
Johnson (GA)
Khanna
McGovern
Lee (PA)
Pocan
Pressley
Ramirez
Simon
Velazquez
Watson Coleman
AOC
Omar
Carson
Casar
Balint
Dexter
Frost
Garcia (IL)
Green (TX)
Jaypal
Johnson (GA)
Khanna
McGovern
Lee (PA)
Pocan
Pressley
Ramirez
Simon
Velazquez
Watson Coleman
NEW — Rashida Tlaib and 20 other members of Congress have introduced a resolution to officially recognize Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people.
It notes that between 10/23 and 11/25, the US sent $21,700,000,000 in military aid to Israel and authorized $30,000,000,000+ in new weapons deals.
It notes that between 10/23 and 11/25, the US sent $21,700,000,000 in military aid to Israel and authorized $30,000,000,000+ in new weapons deals.
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
List of Congresspeople signed onto Tlaib's resolution to recognize Gaza genocide
AOC
Omar
Carson
Casar
Balint
Dexter
Frost
Garcia (IL)
Green (TX)
Jaypal
Johnson (GA)
Khanna
McGovern
Lee (PA)
Pocan
Pressley
Ramirez
Simon
Velazquez
Watson Coleman
AOC
Omar
Carson
Casar
Balint
Dexter
Frost
Garcia (IL)
Green (TX)
Jaypal
Johnson (GA)
Khanna
McGovern
Lee (PA)
Pocan
Pressley
Ramirez
Simon
Velazquez
Watson Coleman
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Uncle truth bomb
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Uncle truth bomb
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what the actual fuck
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
what the actual fuck
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If Dershowitz was the most informed advisor to Obama on this issue before John Kerry came along to fix things for him then it's not a surprise that Obama only ever saw a map of the settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank for the first time in the winter of 2015.
Obama used to know Rashid Khalidi and Edward Said personally, and he still sought out Dershowitz concerning Palestine lol
November 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If Dershowitz was the most informed advisor to Obama on this issue before John Kerry came along to fix things for him then it's not a surprise that Obama only ever saw a map of the settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank for the first time in the winter of 2015.
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To this day the fact that people on here think Egypt started the 1967 and 1956 wars boggles my mind
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
To this day the fact that people on here think Egypt started the 1967 and 1956 wars boggles my mind
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This is just how you get Starmerism, though. No big ideas or objectives on anything that matters while chasing implacable voters.
I know this is deeply unfashionable but IMO politics largely consists of two things:
— Pandering to the fickle views of the voters to try to win elections
— Handling a series of tedious technical issues that most people don't care about or understand well
Having strongly held views not helpful.
— Pandering to the fickle views of the voters to try to win elections
— Handling a series of tedious technical issues that most people don't care about or understand well
Having strongly held views not helpful.
I was going to say — I don't think this is a failing at all, it's way better than all the leftist intellectuals on here with their inflexible ideological dogmatism.
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This is just how you get Starmerism, though. No big ideas or objectives on anything that matters while chasing implacable voters.
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A second-of-its-kind meeting between Khalil al Hayya and a senior US official in the near future is expected
U.S. Envoy Said to Be Planning to Meet With Senior Hamas Official
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A second-of-its-kind meeting between Khalil al Hayya and a senior US official in the near future is expected
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It is often forgotten, but Israel has been dropping bombs on Lebanon since October 8, 2023. I take a brief look at that forgotten front, where Israel has killed thousands of Lebanese civilians. Using recent Google Earth images, I discuss the war in southern Lebanon.
Aggression Visible From Space: Signs of War in Southern Lebanon
As of summer 2024
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It is often forgotten, but Israel has been dropping bombs on Lebanon since October 8, 2023. I take a brief look at that forgotten front, where Israel has killed thousands of Lebanese civilians. Using recent Google Earth images, I discuss the war in southern Lebanon.
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“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
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my wokest opinion is that land acknowledgements are fine. people knowing a little bit about the land you're on, even if one isn't invested in a land back project, is not particularly worse than the status quo, even if one comes by this info in a way that is somewhat cringe and forced
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
my wokest opinion is that land acknowledgements are fine. people knowing a little bit about the land you're on, even if one isn't invested in a land back project, is not particularly worse than the status quo, even if one comes by this info in a way that is somewhat cringe and forced
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I am way more suspicious of people who complain nonstop about land acknowledgments than the people who do them and there's like a very clear reason why lol
my wokest opinion is that land acknowledgements are fine. people knowing a little bit about the land you're on, even if one isn't invested in a land back project, is not particularly worse than the status quo, even if one comes by this info in a way that is somewhat cringe and forced
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I am way more suspicious of people who complain nonstop about land acknowledgments than the people who do them and there's like a very clear reason why lol
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“During the hour-and-a-half programme, she declared that there are no ‘peaceful residents’ in Gaza, Israel has the right to ‘cleanse Gaza and turn it into a parking lot,’ and that Palestinians need to be ‘dissolved in hydrochloric acid’.”
Why Russia’s liberal opposition is so anti-Palestinian
Many Russian dissidents claim to embrace liberal values while fully subscribing to a racist view of the world.
www.aljazeera.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“During the hour-and-a-half programme, she declared that there are no ‘peaceful residents’ in Gaza, Israel has the right to ‘cleanse Gaza and turn it into a parking lot,’ and that Palestinians need to be ‘dissolved in hydrochloric acid’.”
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an absolute must watch from the brilliant Ayman below
From Israeli aggression to modern slavery, from monk seals to economic collapse: I try to cover and hold together all of the many crises affecting Lebanon today. Give it a watch if you want a better understanding of Lebanon beyond the headlines.
youtu.be/dFBE7NeDKdA
youtu.be/dFBE7NeDKdA
The Multi-Level Crises of Lebanon
YouTube video by Politically Depressed
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
an absolute must watch from the brilliant Ayman below
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It isn't lost on me that predominant model of Palestinian sovereignty put forward by the US left liberal bloc is a boosted up but still sub-sovereign entity led by Abu Mazen and Hussein al-Sheikh that gets called a state.
A Lebanese army that does not defend Lebanon, a Lebanese government that does not work for Lebanese citizens, and a Lebanese economy that does nothing but slave for the Gulf and for Israel. Is that Lebanese sovereignty?
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It isn't lost on me that predominant model of Palestinian sovereignty put forward by the US left liberal bloc is a boosted up but still sub-sovereign entity led by Abu Mazen and Hussein al-Sheikh that gets called a state.
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Israel also wants the US to condition the sale of F-35 jets to Saudi on Saudi agreement not to station any of them in the western portions of the kingdom, due to fears that Saudi acquisition of such aircraft could undermine Israel's "qualitative military advantage".
November 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Israel also wants the US to condition the sale of F-35 jets to Saudi on Saudi agreement not to station any of them in the western portions of the kingdom, due to fears that Saudi acquisition of such aircraft could undermine Israel's "qualitative military advantage".
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Israel is asking Trump to only give Saudi Arabia the F-35 jet as part of a normalization deal in which the KSA recognizes Israel without the establishment of the independent State of Palestine
Scoop: Israel wants Trump to condition F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia on Israel normalization
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to meet Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Israel is asking Trump to only give Saudi Arabia the F-35 jet as part of a normalization deal in which the KSA recognizes Israel without the establishment of the independent State of Palestine
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many liberal dissidents in China are pro Israel as well. BUT also many critical of authoritarianism are pro Palestine. meanwhile there are also pro-regime nationalists who are very supportive of Israel... me and Yao Lin did a podcast on this landscape for 从河至海, but...
“During the hour-and-a-half programme, she declared that there are no ‘peaceful residents’ in Gaza, Israel has the right to ‘cleanse Gaza and turn it into a parking lot,’ and that Palestinians need to be ‘dissolved in hydrochloric acid’.”
Why Russia’s liberal opposition is so anti-Palestinian
Many Russian dissidents claim to embrace liberal values while fully subscribing to a racist view of the world.
www.aljazeera.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
many liberal dissidents in China are pro Israel as well. BUT also many critical of authoritarianism are pro Palestine. meanwhile there are also pro-regime nationalists who are very supportive of Israel... me and Yao Lin did a podcast on this landscape for 从河至海, but...
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A great microcosm of what I was discussing a few days ago. It's all well and good that AIPAC has increasingly become persona non grata to the Democratic primary base, but what does that mean in translating anything into concrete politics? Many candidates will simply lie, or obscure their ties.
Laura Fine says that her campaign is not seeking an AIPAC endorsement and does not take AIPAC money— even as AIPAC sends out fundraising emails on her behalf and a planned fundraiser event is still likely to occur.
Fine denies AIPAC support despite planned fundraiser with group’s president - Evanston Now
Congressional candidate told columnist that she "whole heartedly disagree[s]" with group's fundraising emails.
evanstonnow.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A great microcosm of what I was discussing a few days ago. It's all well and good that AIPAC has increasingly become persona non grata to the Democratic primary base, but what does that mean in translating anything into concrete politics? Many candidates will simply lie, or obscure their ties.
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who knows how much the inevitable flood of spending will change things but right now I'm not even sure Fine is really in this race now that we have multiple polls showing it's Biss-Abughazaleh in 1-2 with Fine in a kind of distant third
Laura Fine says that her campaign is not seeking an AIPAC endorsement and does not take AIPAC money— even as AIPAC sends out fundraising emails on her behalf and a planned fundraiser event is still likely to occur.
Fine denies AIPAC support despite planned fundraiser with group’s president - Evanston Now
Congressional candidate told columnist that she "whole heartedly disagree[s]" with group's fundraising emails.
evanstonnow.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
who knows how much the inevitable flood of spending will change things but right now I'm not even sure Fine is really in this race now that we have multiple polls showing it's Biss-Abughazaleh in 1-2 with Fine in a kind of distant third
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Occasional reminder that not only is the use of force illegal in this situation, so is the *threat* of the use of force.
The country's largest aircraft carrier is expected to join thousands of service members in the northern Caribbean Sunday. But it's unclear if President Trump will use military force. n.pr/47XHvV3
U.S. official says the 'table is being set' for possible military action against Venezuela
The country's largest aircraft carrier is expected to join thousands of service members in the northern Caribbean Sunday. But it's unclear if President Trump will use military force.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Occasional reminder that not only is the use of force illegal in this situation, so is the *threat* of the use of force.
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The principal countries which would contribute to the International Stabilization Force do not want to disarm Hamas and so the issue is likelier to be resolved in their favor than Israel's, insofar as the administration wants this to happen at all.
November 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The principal countries which would contribute to the International Stabilization Force do not want to disarm Hamas and so the issue is likelier to be resolved in their favor than Israel's, insofar as the administration wants this to happen at all.
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Allegedly the US is considering dropping disarmament as an immediate precondition to reconstruction— and the Israeli government is of course quite angry.
US said considering forgoing Hamas disarmament to begin reconstruction, as talks stall
Israeli TV says administration is pushing 'interim solutions' that are 'unacceptable to Israel'; Ahead of UN vote, Israel reportedly readying for deployment of foreign troops to Gaza
www.timesofisrael.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Allegedly the US is considering dropping disarmament as an immediate precondition to reconstruction— and the Israeli government is of course quite angry.
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The United States has quietly put language supportive of a two state solution into its UNSC resolution concerning the postwar future of Gaza as part of negotiations with the EU and Arab League— and in response the Israeli right is fuming and demanding that Netanyahu make clear his opposition to it.
PM’s far-right allies up in arms over US plan’s offer of path to Palestinian statehood
As Washington weighs selling F-35s to Riyadh, Israel said insisting sale be conditioned on normalization; politicians, settler leaders oppose two-state solution as part of deal
www.timesofisrael.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The United States has quietly put language supportive of a two state solution into its UNSC resolution concerning the postwar future of Gaza as part of negotiations with the EU and Arab League— and in response the Israeli right is fuming and demanding that Netanyahu make clear his opposition to it.
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Easy to get lost in the weeds but this sort of absurdly silly rhetoric (attacking Donald Trump and the GOP for not being pro-Israel enough) is going to become virtually extinct in Democratic politics by the end of the decade.
*Post below is from May 2025.
*Post below is from May 2025.
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Easy to get lost in the weeds but this sort of absurdly silly rhetoric (attacking Donald Trump and the GOP for not being pro-Israel enough) is going to become virtually extinct in Democratic politics by the end of the decade.
*Post below is from May 2025.
*Post below is from May 2025.