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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/01/2026
In addition to familiar violent state repression, the Iranian regime is also using Chinese-supplied surveillance equipment to find protestors. @camanpour.bsky.social talks the Iran uprising with @johnavlon.bsky.social on How To Fix It:
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 26/01/2026
"Ukraine stands for all Europeans and all freedom-loving people who do not want to be under the tyrannical boot of an illegal aggressor." @camanpour.bsky.social joins @johnavlon.bsky.social in the latest episode of How To Fix It:
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
New How to Fix It on @thebulwark.com with @ryanholiday.bsky.social on how leaders without character kill democracy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Leaders Without Character Break Democracies (w/ Ryan Holiday)
Podcast Episode · How to Fix It with John Avlon · 11/23/2025 · 40m
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Adams Boosts Budget, Leaving a $4.7 Billion Hole for Mamdani www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/17/b...
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Adams Boosts Budget, Leaving a $4.7 Billion Hole for Mamdani
Looming budget deficits, no provisions for federal aid cuts and new commitments mark the departing mayor’s last word on the city’s financial plan.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106. 12 days of work in 106 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 06/11/2025
It's so funny that the White House has decided, since Tuesday evening, that its big focus will be costs — after eight months of splattering gold paint all over the White House and after a big Roaring '20s party at the private club the president bought from a Post cereals heiress.
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The latest in Media Capture - Orban regime allies take over Hungary’s most read newspaper www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Shock as Orbán allies take ownership of Hungary’s most-read newspaper
Blikk, a tabloid with about 3 million online monthly readers, bought by pro-Orbán media group Indamedia
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
This week’s “How to Fix It” on @thebulwark.com - Patrick Radden Keefe on the dangers of escalation and radicalization - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Patrick Radden Keefe: Trump Broke Journalism’s Laws of Physics | How to Fix It
Podcast Episode · How to Fix It with John Avlon · 11/02/2025 · 45m
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Just Fuckin Quit Then
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
It’s worth thinking deeper about the way Trumpists tried to claim that the #NoKings rallies should be seen as a “Hate America” rallies. Because, of course, America was founded on determination to have no kings. They’re the ones who misunderstand the meaning of patriotism and truly loving America.
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Just a reminder that the last time the Trump administration negotiated a “peace” with only the aggressor, it was with the Taliban in Doha - and that didn’t end too well.
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
“To play the demagogue for purposes of self-interest is a cardinal sin against the people in a democracy.” - Theodore Roosevelt
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Stunting World Growth politicalwire.com/2025/07/27/t...
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Stunting World Growth
“As Donald Trump barrels toward his latest tariff deadline, the damage to the global economy from American protectionism is becoming increasingly evident, even if financial markets seem to have decide...
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
U.S. to Stop Practice of Assessing Fairness of Elections politicalwire.com/2025/07/21/u...
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U.S. to Stop Practice of Assessing Fairness of Elections
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the State Department to “stop commenting on the fairness, integrity and legitimacy of foreign elections, a major shift away from a decadeslong practice of promot...
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Senate Confirms Official Who Called Obama a 'Terrorist' politicalwire.com/2025/07/15/s...
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Senate Confirms Official Who Called Obama a 'Terrorist'
"The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Anthony Tata to serve as the Pentagon’s undersecretary for personnel and readiness, approving a nominee whose incendiary political commentary made him unconfirmable du...
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Citizens Union @citizensunionny.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
“Delay is denial.” In the wake of NYC’s chaotic primary season, the case for open primaries is stronger than ever. More inclusive. More representative. More democratic. @johnavlon.bsky.social makes the case in @nydailynews.com www.nydailynews.com/2025/07/07/o...
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Open primaries will aid local democracy
New York needs open primaries now — and not for the reason you might think. Open primaries would enfranchise more than a million New York voters, who are disproportionately young and represent comm…
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/07/2025
"You want to incentivize people that were early to this and care about it, so that they keep developing." Thomas Pacchia discusses crypto regulation and more with @johnavlon.bsky.social:
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
TrumpCare just shut down its first hospital: politicalwire.com/2025/07/09/t...
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Trumpcare Claims Its First Victim
When Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, Republicans seized on every glitch, cost increase, or regulatory change and laid it at their feet. Premiums up? Blame Obamacare. Medicare tweaks?...
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
This is one of many reasons why we need civics education. Hint: #NoKings Majority Don’t Know Why We Declared Independence politicalwire.com/2025/07/04/m... via @politicalwire
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Majority Don’t Know Why We Declared Independence
A new Morning Consult poll finds 53% of Americans don’t know why the American colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence to separate from Britain on July 4, 1776.
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Citizens Union @citizensunionny.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Early voting for primaries starts tomorrow! Voters will use ranked choice ballots for just the 2nd time ever – it’s a reform we’ve long advocated for, and it has already made city campaigns more positive. Watch CU's @johnavlon.bsky.social explain how it works, and why RCV in NYC is a BFD:
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Citizens Union @citizensunionny.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
📘 See our 2025 Primary Voters Guide for candidate preferences new.citizensunion.org/voters-guide...
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Citizens Union @citizensunionny.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
🗳️ Early Voting starts TODAY! 🗳️ Make your voice heard in NYC’s critical local races—from Mayor to City Council. Polls are open 9am–5pm through June 22. Primary Day is June 24. ✅ Use Ranked Choice Voting 📍 Find your poll site: findmypollsite.vote.nyc
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
The only country that has military parades on the leader’s birthday is North Korea. Until today. And that’s not the consideration set we want to be in.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14/06/2025
"I believe Donald Trump wants there to be violence, involving the National Guard and the military, and that that will support in his mind, his argument that this is an invasion, this is an insurrection." - @repdangoldman.bsky.social Goldman joins @johnavlon.bsky.social on the latest How To Fix It
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
To take on Trump, think like a Lion. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
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Opinion | To Take On Trump, Think Like a Lion
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Citizens Union @citizensunionny.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Last night, Citizens Union Chair @johnavlon.bsky.social testified before the NYC Charter Revision Commission with a clear message: New York must open up its closed primary system. #OpenUpNYPrimaries #NYCCharterRevision
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Real Americans aren’t Authoritarian. Pass it on.
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Brand new How to Fix It with @mattyglesias.bsky.social on @thebulwark.com - we talk about popularism, the abundance agenda, and what common sense Democrats need to do to reconnect with the moderate majority and win elections again.
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
“To play the demagogue for purposes of self-interest is a cardinal sin against the people in a democracy, exactly as to play the courtier for such purposes is a cardinal sin against the people under other forms of government.” - Theodore Roosevelt #quoteoftheday
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Citizens Union @citizensunionny.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Board Chair @johnavlon.bsky.social celebrates the Charter Revision Commission report's embrace of open primaries and even-year races, “Representative elections have representative results. That’s good for democracy.” Watch the story @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
There is no sport more Adrenalin producing than a Knicks playoff Game for a kid of the 90s.
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Memorial to Victims of Gun Violence Removed politicalwire.com/2025/05/05/m...
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Memorial to Victims of Gun Violence Removed
"The Trump administration has removed a memorial honoring victims of gun violence from the main atrium of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, taking down about 120 portraits hung ...
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
“Are you better off than you were 100 days ago?” That is the question. New column up on The Bulwark - www.thebulwark.com/p/are-you-be...
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Are You Better Off Than You Were 100 Days Ago?
We all know the answer.
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
“The test of an adventure is that when you're in the middle of it, you say to yourself, 'Oh, now I've got myself into a mess; I wish I were sitting quietly at home.' And the sign that something's wrong is when you sit quietly at home wishing you were out having an adventure." - Thornton Wilder
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1UnrulySquirrel 💙’s 🇺🇸 @1unrulysquirrel.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
@johnavlon.bsky.social Speaking At The #Riverhead #NewYork #HandsOffProtests John spent the day going to #HandsOff protest locations throughout #SuffolkCounty yesterday I got to see him in Sag Harbor & his words were just as powerful there #DefendDemocracy #NY01
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Thank you!
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Jim Moeller for Walpole @moellerforwalpole.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I recently came across a @johnavlon.bsky.social discussion with the George W. Bush Institute from 2022. This quote from John is tremendous and even though it’s three years old, perfectly underscores why I chose to get involved in my local government.
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
“The power of courts to punish for contempt is a necessary and integral part of the independence of the judiciary, and is absolutely essential to the performance of the duties imposed on them by law…Without it, they are mere boards of arbitration, whose judgments and decrees would only be advisory."
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
“Whoever makes his way into a tyrant’s court, becomes his slave - although he went there as a free man.” - Sophocles
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Trump Tarrifs are The Largest Peacetime Tax Hike in History politicalwire.com/2025/03/31/t...
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The Largest Peacetime Tax Hike in History
“White House aide Peter Navarro claimed Sunday that President Donald Trump’s new tariffs would raise more than $6 trillion in federal revenue over the next decade, a figure that experts said would alm...
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Brand new “How to Fix It” with @glukianoff.bsky.social on @thebulwark.bsky.social - about how to protect free speech from the extremes - and why he believes the Trump administration is the worst he’s seen in their assaults on free speech. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The Death of Debate: How Power Is Killing Free Speech in America
Podcast Episode · How to Fix It with John Avlon · 03/30/2025 · 37m
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Full Contact Bingo. Discuss.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23/03/2025
Stopping Trump's chaos is possible. @larrydiamond.bsky.social joined @johnavlon.bsky.social on How To Fix It this week to chat.
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Proublica does great work - this story of a Boise DJ who was also allegedly a white supremacist online propagandist is a strange slice of our times. www.propublica.org/article/matt...
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A “Goofy” DJ’s Secret Life at the Center of an Online Terrorism Network
To friends, Matthew Allison was a likeable part of Boise, Idaho’s electronic music scene. But behind his computer screen, authorities say, he helped lead the Terrorgram Collective, an online network t...
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Musk is poised to make billions off Trump administration off government contracts. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...
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Musk’s SpaceX Could Secure Billions in New Contracts Under Trump
The boost in federal spending for SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by President Trump and Elon Musk’s allies and employees who hold government positions. Supporters say he has the best ...
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Brand new How to Fix It with @larrydiamond.bsky.social on @thebulwark.bsky.social - we focus on the lessons from successful pro democracy movements that have pushed back on authoritarian power grabs. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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The Trick To Stopping Trump's Chaos
Podcast Episode · How to Fix It with John Avlon · 03/23/2025 · 40m
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Citizens Union @citizensunionny.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
“It’s baffling that taxpayer dollars continue to fund a subcontractor after their indictment for bribery and theft of public funds" www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/19/c... via @THECITYNY @georgejoseph94.bsky.social @yoavgonen.bsky.social
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Comptroller Urges Cancellation of $20M Contract Extension for Indicted Eric Adams Campaign Fundraiser
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/03/2025
"Make no mistake: Removing the U.S. general from the SACEUR post would be a soft exit from NATO leadership, even if Article 5 commitments remain on paper." Take it from a general who's worked with NATO before.
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The Supreme Allied Commander Must Be an American
There’s simply no realistic alternative.
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johnavlon.bsky.social @johnavlon.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
“We cannot sit huddled within our own borders and avow ourselves merely an assemblage of well-to-do hucksters who care nothing for what happens beyond. Such a policy would defeat even its own end.” - Theodore Roosevelt
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