James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 04/02/2026My 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... 010
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 14/01/2026My 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... 010
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Haha yes, I have a similar version but worse because I read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and it caused that axis to go all the way back 2000 years to near the beginning of anno domini 120
Reposted by James Slatterydan sinker @dansinker.com · 10/11/2025How 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. 255150754046
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 22/10/2025My 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.controlaltdemocracy.substack.comWhy 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." 050
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 18/10/2025My favorite part of Austin No Kings is this balloon of Elon Musk doing his Nazi salute 071
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 08/10/2025My 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.substack.comYou 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." 010
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 07/10/2025If this piece and project speak to you, please subscribe and share with others you think need this now, too. open.substack.com/pub/controla...open.substack.comIt’s time to pick ourselves up and get to workWe have all the tools we need to save American democracy, if only we reach out and grasp them and use them 010
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 07/10/2025His book Patriot has a lot to say about how to think and feel and act when you live in a democracy that is actively backsliding into authoritarianism -- things that I think people really need to hear and will make the path ahead clearer and more hopeful. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/689896...penguinrandomhouse.comPatriot by Alexei Navalny: 9780593320969 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, THE ATLANTIC, NPR • The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political... 110
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 07/10/2025The series will initially focus initially on the life and work of Alexei Navalny -- the leader of the Russian opposition movement who wrote a revelatory memoir while imprisoned in a gulag above the Arctic Circle. 100
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 07/10/2025I’ve been spending the months since the election asking myself and others what comes next. I came to realize that we have a lot we can learn from movements overseas, and that we need to make common cause with all those fighting for democracy wherever they may be. 100
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Hello 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.open.substack.comIt’s time to pick ourselves up and get to workWe have all the tools we need to save American democracy, if only we reach out and grasp them and use them 120
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Why not just save time and add Iran directly to the signal chat lmao 010
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Not 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. 010
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 10/06/2025The Speaker of the House calls for violence against an elected official of the opposition party, and it somehow is second tier news. Unreal. 020
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Honestly 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 000
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...nytimes.comOpinion | How Did So Many Elected Democrats Miss Biden’s Infirmity? 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Donald Trump knows better than most that nothing is ever “free.” They’re buying influence, obviously. 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 10/05/2025This obviously isn’t a quote from Ben Franklin. “Bad guy” is a term that originated in the 20th Century and is associated with the pop culture of that era, not the 1700s 080
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 09/05/2025God he’s such an idiot. Yeah, why would a nuclear war in a region with billions of people have any impact on America? 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 09/05/2025This 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. 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Wow, who knew that "Drain the Swamp" really means that Trump will pardon criminals if they give enough money to his friends and allies.bloomberg.comLawyers Are Quoting $1 Million in Fees to Get Pardons to TrumpOne pardon recipient recalls the president telling him, ‘You’re cleaner than a baby’s bottom.’ 001
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 06/05/2025If the economy contracted in the first quarter of any Democrat’s presidency, as it did with Trump’s, the Republicans would be yelling about it every day until kingdom come — and they wouldn’t get bogged down in “but some of it was a surge in imports” 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Honestly, 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. 110
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Wild 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. 000
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 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 28/04/2025You know things are bad for Trump when even Texas business turns against him 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 28/04/2025The smug look of triumph on this evil asshole’s face 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 28/04/2025That’s wild! I remember watching it on TV and people having all kinds of crazy feelings about it, both pro and con 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 27/04/2025That’ll make it easier to afford things when Trump’s tariffs make the prices of everything explode, well done sir 020
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 27/04/2025And OJ. A famous case of everyone unanimously agreeing about race lmao 081
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 27/04/2025And a series of terrorist attacks (Unabomber, OKC, Atlanta Olympics, etc). Partisan conflict exploding, w/1st presidential impeachment in 130 years. Divisive debates over the effects of video games and rap music on kids. People flipping out over an episode of Roseanne featuring two women kissing. 1120
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Bessent 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) 020
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 27/04/2025This is the economic version of ignoring what the polls say because of your rallies “feel” 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Trump 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...nytimes.comVoters See Trump’s Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 25/04/2025We 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...open.substack.comMake It Painful to Collaborate with TrumpAction items for Democrats in Congress. 020
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Gotta say, I think the Dark Mayor Pete look looks good on him 020
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 23/04/2025It’s crazy. People are grasping at any straw Bessent throws at them that lets them pretend the Admin isn’t as foolish as it is 000
Reposted by James SlatteryCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 22/04/2025It'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. 119148262811
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 22/04/2025For the love of God keep him away from JD Vance 011
Reposted by James Slatteryjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20/04/2025Turns out you can shape the agenda with dramatic action and maybe even shift public opinion. Crazy. 452503928829
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 18/04/2025You can’t make this shit uo www.axios.com/local/richmo...axios.comVirginia flag banned in Texas district over exposed breastA Texas district pulled a lesson on Virginia from some classes over a topless Roman goddess on the state flag. Yep, really. 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 18/04/2025This is the funniest fucking thing youtu.be/HJ8qGOe2K0oyoutu.beDemocratic Penguins Republic - Trade War (Official Music Video)YouTube video by demonflyingfox 010
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Berlin 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. 000
Reposted by James SlatterySantiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 11/04/2025I’ve never seen a tweet that more effectively communicates how we got to this current situation 764249794004
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 12/04/2025This looks so good, I think stories of people meeting their nemesis exploring the polar regions are so fascinating 000
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Thank you! I would really love it if you guys could enable us to receive notifications from posts on specific accounts. I found that so vital on Twitter and I would definitely spend more time on here if you had it 090
James Slattery @jcslattery.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Don’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...theatlantic.comBe a PatriotFleeing America before you are threatened is a lot like obeying in advance. 000