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Dave Nash

@davenash.bsky.social
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I deal in the written word and spoken word by trade. Always looking for greater understanding and better ways of doing things. “Make expertise great again.”

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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How is it an incomplete pass when the ball never left the hand?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal judge Friday it’s appealing a scorching court order against President Donald Trump’s attempt to sue himself to create an almost $2 billion fund for his political allies. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Attorney General Blanche said Trump’s ‘weaponization fund’ was dead. Now DOJ is appealing
The DOJ said Friday it's appealing a judge's finding that Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against his own administration was "improper."
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I gotta say, Jon Ossoff is getting more negative press for noting that Trump enjoys traveling with the one aide who (as he's remarked) actually cares deeply about him—a fact Trump wouldn't even deny—than Trump has ever gotten for calling for his political opponents to be executed
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Why hasn’t more been made of the U.S. losses here? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/o...
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Opinion | The New Physics of Power
It doesn’t take much for small powers to gain a big advantage over the powerful.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Musk has lost more money than person in the history of the world!
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
And just how soon before the robotaxis and robots make profits soar, Elon? “Two weeks,” perhaps?
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
“Anyone whose memory of 1980s MTV is still vivid will almost certainly know, word for word, the lyrics to Bonnie Tyler’s ecstatic outpouring of pathos, ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ (better known to a friend of mine as ‘Total Eclipse of All Art’).” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/o...
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Opinion | The Odyssey, by Donald Trump
The president lacks not only a coherent strategic concept but an elementary understanding of what strategy is.
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A fair look inside Nordic economies, including key differences between there and the US. Gift article. What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/o...
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Opinion | What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I do not claim to know what is happening in the WNBA. But I did just watch a video of Caitlin Clark getting deliberately poked in the eye by like ten different defenders, and then saw this article.
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The Outsider the WNBA Cannot Forgive: The Caitlin Clark Problem
There is an old principle, which economists call revealed preference, holding that we discover what people truly value not from what they announce but from what they do.
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
“Our nation is full of radicalized people who don’t fully understand that they’re radical because everyone they know agrees with everything they say.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/o...
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Opinion | One-Party Rule Is Hiding in Plain Sight
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Is a money losing company run by a known liar with a fondness for ketamine and neo-Nazi propaganda worth $2.2 trillion substack.com/home/post/p-...
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SpaceX: Elon Musk’s Greatest Scam? Mr. Arithmetic Weighs In
If you think SpaceX's market cap makes sense, tell the deficit hawks to STFU
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Companies that approve CEO pay packages won’t “read the room” unless they are forced to by a strong central government, full stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/b...
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It’s astounding how much better a job the readers did picking these than the Times’ critics! Inclusions of @jamesmcmurtry.bsky.social and Ben Folds in the top 100 almost renews my faith in humanity. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Times Readers Pick the 100 Greatest Living American Songwriters
25,000 people responded to our poll. Here are their top picks.
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“This reflects the further lack of understanding that the current administration has of scientific value and scientific merit.”
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This review about the show that replaced Colbert is funnier than the show itself. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Stephen Colbert’s Late Show replacement is a depressing sign of the times | Andrew Lawrence
After the politically incisive late-night host said his final goodnight last week, Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed offered a grim look at where TV is heading
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Power and force are not the same thing. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/o...
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Opinion | Trump and His Advisers Clearly Haven’t Actually Read Thucydides
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/05/2026
If enacted, the rule change will require intellectually disabled young people as well as very elderly people to file multiple 20-page reports if they want to continue their benefits even at the reduced level.
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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Meta has signs of “the stench of AOL” on it. Boo hoo. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...
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Opinion | Meta Is Dying. It’s About Time.
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Forgetting who the interviewer is, this candidate has some good ideas about how Dem leadership should communicate, and some innovative ideas for restoring economic balance. Worth a read. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...
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Opinion | A Democrat Who Makes Me Listen
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
The story is not as sensationalist as its headline, but it’s still a good analysis of where we are and the best guesses as to where things are headed. Be informed so you can “prompt” your local politician accordingly. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/o...
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Opinion | Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Some, ahem, morning cheer… Your Passwords Are Probably Screwed www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...
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Opinion | Your Passwords Are Probably Screwed
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
“The fact that someone would need to make such a drastic life change driven by student debt is, itself, an indictment of a broken system.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/b...
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Student Debt Burdened Them, So They Moved Abroad and Stopped Paying
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🚨 Trump just signed an executive order creating a national voter list — a direct attack on voting rights, and clearly unconstitutional. This is voter suppression. He’s cracking down on mail-in ballots that millions rely on — including up to 60% of seniors over 65. #TrumpVotedByMail
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Friedman just kind of tosses this fact into the middle of his column, but what might be China’s reaction if the lack of Iranian oil poses them a hardship? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/o...
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
4/ Think about that choice. Two options: follow basic transparency rules or stop running political ads altogether. Trillion dollar companies chose to disappear rather than show you who is paying to shape your vote. That is not a business decision. That is a confession.
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
3/ The EU did not ban political ads. They just said: tell us who paid for them and stop using people's personal data like their fears and political beliefs to target them. Basic transparency. Meta and Google said no thanks and pulled political advertising from Europe entirely.
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Despite being a longtime adherent to AP Style, I now declare myself “open-minded” about the Oxford comma.
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
In the wake of studies about how wealth dampens compassion, heightens rule-bending and blurs emotional accuracy, Ms. Scott is a refreshing exception that almost restores optimism for humanity. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
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MacKenzie Scott Announces $7 Billion of Charitable Giving This Year
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
What are some of these baseball awards even for if they aren’t judged on objective criteria?
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
interesting idea -- states set up escrow systems for collecting taxes instead of giving it to the White House Clown www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... With the courts shut down, Trump wouldn't be able to do anything
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How can blue states fight back against Trump? With fiscal disobedience | Eric Reinhart
By holding back federal tax revenues, Democratic governors can turn a one-sided assault into a constitutional showdown
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Do people realize that Trump and Miller are creating so many valid civil causes of action that taxpayers will be paying billions of dollars—if not tens of billions—to their innocent victims and their families over the next 25 years? America will be digging itself out of a hole for decades to come.
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
In highly unequal economies, people compare themselves to those at the top, notice the gap and then report how they think things are “bad” economically. Disney park visits are a perfect illustration of the “Decline of America’s Middle Class.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
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Opinion | Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/08/2025
Arizona does not vet new voucher schools. Not even if the school or the online school “provider” has already failed, or was founded yesterday, or is operating out of a strip mall, or offers just a half hour of instruction per morning. (Published Dec. 2024)
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Arizona Regulators Closed a Failing Charter School. It Reopened as a Private Religious School Funded by Taxpayers.
Arizona’s acclaimed voucher program provides zero transparency into private schools’ history, academic performance or financial sustainability to help parents make informed school choices.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/08/2025
If trump did nothing “concerning” while spending time with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein - as Ghislaine Maxwell says - then there shouldn’t be a problem releasing the Epstein files in their entirety (with survivors’ names and PII redacted.)
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Happy Live Aid anniversary day. Sad to hear its founder say it couldn’t happen today. 40 Years After Live Aid, It’s Still Personal for Bob Geldof www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/a...
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40 Years After Live Aid, It’s Still Personal for Bob Geldof
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
From today’s Daily Stoic ⬇️
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
“We have one of the top six stadiums in baseball … so let’s scrap it and move to someplace in town we can’t yet name after a few years and get taxpayers to pitch in.” www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
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Kauffman Stadium just missed top 5 in new MLB ballpark rating. The bummer is why
One key piece kept Kauffman Stadium from breaking into the top five, according to these 2025 rankings.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
We're in uncharted territory with this SCOTUS. They're making decisions--without regard to precedent, without regard to norms, without regard to justice, without regard to the impact on the rule of law in the U.S., without regard to consequences, and very often with a complete lack of transparency.
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
But will this have “sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads”? @stephaniemiller.bsky.social @radioguychris.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...
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Florida to Build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
In the era that some politicians and their flock want to take us “back” “again,” housing was just over twice an average annual income. Now it’s more than 10 times that. Fixing this should be a top priority to reduce homelessness. From @hartmannreport.com open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
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Chapter 9: Housing should not be a commodity
Your weekly excerpt from one of my books. This week: "The Hidden History of the American Dream"
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/06/2025
Republicans have insisted for years that any increase in America’s so-called debt limit be paired with spending reductions. Now the party is poised to discard that philosophy and press ahead with legislation that combines nearly $4 trillion in tax cuts with a $5 trillion increase to the debt limit.
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Record Debt Limit Increase Would Break Republican Precedent
A proposed $5 trillion debt limit increase could make it hard for Republicans to maintain their fiscal hawk credibility.
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Erik Ledbetter @bandoblue.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
The parade today by contrast moves west to east, outside to in. It starts at the Pentagon not Arlington National Cemetary. It follows the symbolic route of troops entering to quell or occupy the city, not leaving with love and thanks. 8/
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
“A regime that has to deploy force at the first sign of dissent is a regime that does not actually believe it can wield power short of coercion and open threats of violence.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/o...
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Opinion | Trump Wants to Be a Strongman, but He’s Actually a Weak Man
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Dave Nash @davenash.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Hearing @johnfugelsang.bsky.social describe JD Vance as someone who “cosplays as Appalachian Batman” was easily the funniest thing I’ve heard this week. And given today’s middle school Twitter fight, that’s saying something.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
8. That’s impacting some 24 million Americans, most of them, Charles reminds me, residing in red districts. The following is a long interview, but vital to anyone with a stake. www.editorialboard.com/if-youre-on-...
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If you’re on Medicaid or Obamacare, read this now
Charles Gaba explains the GOP’s “gaslighting bullshit.”
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
My theory is that some of the most dangerous people in America are smart, introverted techies who never understood why anyone majored in the liberal arts in college, graduated college and began reading and misunderstanding texts liberal arts majors were taught to read properly, and became fascists.
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Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America
The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the knee.
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
7/ This is why I keep talking about Atlas. Because what we’re seeing isn’t chaos. It’s strategy. They’re building an interconnected web of authoritarians who will do what corporations can’t do at the ballot box: Exploit nations from the inside. bsky.app/profile/digi...
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
1/ I started researching how right-wing billionaires fund chaos, think tanks, propaganda, disinfo ops. Then I asked: Who’s funding truth, justice & democracy on our side? Turns out, we have a network too but just not for lying. Let’s meet them. 🧵 #DemsUnited #DemVoice1 #ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
I wonder how RFK Jr. would feel if people starting saying that vitamin D supplements are the cause of autism*. As you can see, the prevalence of vitamin D supplement use has skyrocketed. *There is zero evidence that vitamin D supplements cause autism, which is the same evidence as for vaccines.
Four figures showing dramatic increases in the Use of vitamin D supplements from 1999-2012.
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