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Separate the content and the individual, and it’s astonishing this is not the foundation of clear policy priorities in any sane country. youtu.be/GX2qXatQOhQ?... BTW, I say separate not b/c I don’t like Bernie, but b/c political reporting diminishes the content in favour of the political binary

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Up is down, as we continue to see the intellectual bankruptcy in action. Lying after the fact to try not to appear stupid only proves just how stupid they’ve been.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

I don’t post often, but this is a bright beacon shining on the corruption in play. youtu.be/3xz7BGAJYhg?...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Here is an up to date list of Big Law collaborators along with how much in free legal services they have pledged to Trump's causes. Paul Weiss 40M Cadwalader 100M Milbank 100M Skadden Arps 100M Willkie Farr 100M A&O Shearman 125M Kirkland & Ellis 125M Latham & Watkins 125M Simpson Thacher 125M

submitted 22 days ago • 1558 comments

This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.

submitted 26 days ago • 154 comments

Sure, Trump’s tariffs will cause significant economic pain. But don’t sleep on the significant foreign policy pain. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-exorbi...

submitted 32 days ago • 2 comments

Elon Musk has been a walking SEC violation for a decade and no one cared. The entire Trump era could have been avoided if the US took white collar crime anywhere near as seriously as it does low level drug crime.

submitted 35 days ago • 244 comments

I made a 4+ hour new music mixtape for spring. Enjoy.

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

“On the surface, Trump’s trade policy looks stupid and destructive. Dig deeper, and you discover that this first impression was completely valid. Trying to pretend otherwise is just misinforming readers.” paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-empero...

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It's the big one. This Saturday, Ireland and France play what is almost certainly set to be the 2025 Six Nations decider. We dig into the game to come, where either team might find advantage, and who may be about to put one hand on the trophy... youtu.be/fw37R7bP7pE

submitted 58 days ago • 4 comments

Fascinating set of drivers in complicated country. Turkey could be a key part of stronger European approach to Russian aggression, and cities v Erdogan a key Turkey said it would become a ‘zero waste’ nation. Instead, it became a dumping ground for Europe’s rubbish | Plastics | The Guardian

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Nice piece highlighting how to nurture healthy democracy. Orsi Inauguration: How Uruguay Avoided Political Polarization, Populism, and Extremism

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

New York Times, Jan. 26, 1935.

submitted 62 days ago • 835 comments

Billionaires aren’t gods. They’re parasites. And when enough people stop feeding them, their whole empire crumbles.

submitted 64 days ago • 157 comments

Ken F-ing Dryden

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

Two mystifying penalties and six points for England. I don’t understand the laws.

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

As a political scientist who studies countries that managed to stop the slide into authoritarianism, I can assure you that ***refraining from provoking the authoritarian*** is not how it works. Without further ado, I will now go tear out another chunk of hair.

submitted 76 days ago • 264 comments

What does Trump have against Canada? paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-empero...

submitted 80 days ago • 81 comments

sometimes its the simple things in life

submitted 90 days ago • 4 comments

Pretty sure nobody is filme much here yet, so for what it’s worth. open.substack.com/pub/thomasos...

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

🧵 THREAD: Our reporter spent the past year reporting inside the State Department, trying to answer the central question of Biden’s foreign policy: How did the U.S. let Israel get away with widespread horrors in Gaza?

submitted 108 days ago • 169 comments

Trump wants a disaster. He needs a disaster. He’s likely to declare formally that the economy is a disaster, never mind the facts. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/this-econo...

submitted 111 days ago • 120 comments

This quote

submitted 152 days ago • 435 comments