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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

My latest Substack is out! This week, I make the case that the killings in Minnesota make it clear that there is no longer a "risk free" way to express dissent, and that we must find the courage to do so anyway. Link here: controlaltdemocracy.substack.com/p/only-our-c...

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

My latest Substack is out! I examine how economic failure in Russia in the 90s fatally damaged democracy in that country -- and how the same thing has unfolded in America in recent decades. Please read and share if this sounds like your jam! Link: open.substack.com/pub/controla...

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 10/11/2025

How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

My latest Substack is out! Here I try to diagnose the malaise that has afflicted the anti-Trump resistance this time around, and how we can overcome it. I think it boils down to residual heartbreak over Trump winning a 2nd term, and a deep crisis of faith in ourselves, our values, and our leaders.

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Why you should fight to save your country even when it keeps breaking your heart

"This is our country and it’s the only one we have."

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

My favorite part of Austin No Kings is this balloon of Elon Musk doing his Nazi salute

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

My second Substack post is out! Here I introduce the main topic for the series over the next few months: lessons we can learn from Alexei Navalny and the Russian democratic opposition movement as we confront an authoritarian administration here at home.

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You don't have to just live with it

"The only thing we should fear is that we will surrender our homeland to be plundered by a gang of liars, thieves, and hypocrites."

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Hello friends! I'm excited to announce that I launched a new Substack last week. As we fight to save American democracy, we'll be exploring what we can learn from those who have been fighting similar authoritarian regimes overseas.

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It’s time to pick ourselves up and get to work

We have all the tools we need to save American democracy, if only we reach out and grasp them and use them

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Why not just save time and add Iran directly to the signal chat lmao

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Not a coincidence that Trump “is the most dominant figure on the world stage” and the world is experiencing a level of upheaval it hasn’t in generations.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

The Speaker of the House calls for violence against an elected official of the opposition party, and it somehow is second tier news. Unreal.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Honestly this is the kind of courage and defiance that we have been sorely lacking the last six months. Dems should do more of this, and stop being scared and poll testing things to death

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

“Too many Democrats were lying to themselves. The ‘original sin’ that party leaders now need to grapple with is their tendency toward groupthink, inertia and an extreme and wildly counterproductive risk aversion.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...

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Opinion | How Did So Many Elected Democrats Miss Biden’s Infirmity?

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Donald Trump knows better than most that nothing is ever “free.” They’re buying influence, obviously.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

God he’s such an idiot. Yeah, why would a nuclear war in a region with billions of people have any impact on America?

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

This is what happens when you apply a Silicon Valley mindset — “break things and see what happens” — to government. People will die unnecessarily during this Admin because Elon Musk was allowed to run the government.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Honestly, if Dems aren’t reminding the public every single day for the rest of his presidency that Trump openly admitted that your kids will have fewer toys this Christmas because of his policies — then they should dissolve as a party and go on to do other things.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Wild how all those “constitutional conservatives” have disappeared now that Trump is in power. They would’ve roasted Obama or Biden alive if he’d said something like this.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I had to check and…this is real. There are literally no limits to how far Lindsey Graham will debase himself

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

You know things are bad for Trump when even Texas business turns against him

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The smug look of triumph on this evil asshole’s face

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

That’ll make it easier to afford things when Trump’s tariffs make the prices of everything explode, well done sir

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Bessent is making the exact same mistake the Democrats made in the Biden era: cherry picking the economic data that supports your priors (the economy is good!) rather than the more revealing data that shows the opposite (people thinking the economy sucks)

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

This is the economic version of ignoring what the polls say because of your rallies “feel”

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Trump is weaker than he looks. Don’t just assume whatever he does on immigration or other culture war issues is immediately popular. And don’t deny your own agency in being able to persuade public opinion against his actions, even on issues where he seems strong. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

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Voters See Trump’s Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

We often hear that “Democrats in Congress can’t do anything until after the midterms.” But this great piece lays out a bunch of creative steps congressional Democrats can take right now, before the midterms, to deter lawlessness and corruption in the Administration. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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Make It Painful to Collaborate with Trump

Action items for Democrats in Congress.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Gotta say, I think the Dark Mayor Pete look looks good on him

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

It's funny how when you ask them why they think Pope Francis was "too woke" and request specific examples, they always wound up describing Christ's teachings without a hint of self-awareness.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

For the love of God keep him away from JD Vance

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20/04/2025

Turns out you can shape the agenda with dramatic action and maybe even shift public opinion. Crazy.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Berlin was an enemy capital that had waged war on the entire world — not an ally defending itself from a hostile invasion.. We are really led by the stupidest people.

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 11/04/2025

I’ve never seen a tweet that more effectively communicates how we got to this current situation

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Don’t give up: “As long as enough Americans continue to believe in the idea with enough conviction to stick it out here and fight, the country that you and I once lived in will still exist for the generation after us.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Be a Patriot

Fleeing America before you are threatened is a lot like obeying in advance.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Even North Korean officials would be embarrassed at this level of sycophancy

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

We are now in a new world — and not, I think, a better one

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Looking this up for no reason, no reason at all

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Oh wow did he clear this with RFK

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

This is what Trump’s “golden age” means: millions of Americans working in sweatshops because we have turned our backs on global trade and given competing in the global marketplace to create the best jobs possible for our people

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Best evidence yet that his mind is Swiss cheesed on ketamine, how could anyone think this is realistic at the moment?

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This is why you shouldn’t cosy up to autocrats, like Bezos and Zuckerberg did. Even if you don’t care about democracy, autocracy is simply a bad business strategy. Free markets and free people are much better for the bottom line. stocks.apple.com/AsPMSIPcGRja...

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Magnificent 7 loses more than $1 trillion as tech drives stock market nosedive — CNBC

Last year's high-flyers helped lead the broad market lower.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

What’s funny here is that for Trump’s strategy to have a chance at working—that people will endure hardship in the form of higher prices to revive manufacturing—you would need the kind of national unity, trust, and sense of common purpose that Trump and his allies have spent decades destroying

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

We will never be able to make the center left competitive in this country again if we continue to refuse to appear on media platforms where voters get their information from, and if we arent willing to take risks to reach voters. www.thebulwark.com/p/hip-hop-lo...

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The Hip-Hop Loving, Adult-Filmmaking Podcaster Whom Dems Keep Spurning

Adam22 has a massive audience and considers himself a normie Democrat. He’s asked his fellow Dems to come on but they keep saying no.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

It’s so dispiriting to see how little we learn from history. Here we are, doing both fascism and Smoot-Hawley again, even though we know how both turned out the last time.

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

and that’s why you do performative things

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

This exercise is a good counterargument to anyone who says “Senate Democrats can’t do anything because they have no power.” Well, Cory Booker found a way to do something even though he’s in the minority. Where there is a will, there is a way.

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

It's wild that no one knows what the tax rate will be on imported consumer goods tomorrow -- hell, maybe even Trump doesn't know yet

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James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A new example the Admin’s descent into lawlessness and brutality. This is what happens when we turn our back on the principles that made this country great: the rule of law, checks and balances on government, due process, etc.

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