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someday i'll learn how to spell, today isn't that day

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i learned about market failures in econ and political economy classes fwiw

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yup ,exactly. we don't need another "which college majors pay best" chart, we need a society-wide excavacation of where the market is failing to meet society's needs

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a society where everyone has a superfluous degree in english (that they enjoyed and don't have crippling debt for) is a good thing, actually.

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right. like i get that not all jobs require college and not everyone wants to go, but an equally true fact is that people with resources and opportunities do in fact go to college, usually the most well-resourced colleges, and so expanding those opportunities to everyone is a really worthwhile goal

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Preparing for the attack on democracy

There's a lot of good stuff in this post by @smotus.bsky.social but a really key point that I need to think more about is that we don't seem to have a clear theory of when Trump follows through on his most extreme threats and when he doesn't smotus.substack.com/p/preparing-...

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Some lawmakers try to head off an unlikely but plausibly damaging barrage of election denialism

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thanks! and if you think i've over-hyped this aspect of it, well, you've got a platform :)

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i have thoughts. i just downloaded the book on audible. but since i've already promoted my book once today, i'll promote it twice: i think i offer a distinct way of thinking about whether Trump was a break with the past GOP

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

is there a good illustrative example of an unpopular position that Dem elected have been pushed to take by niche groups? I am willing to be proven wrong on this, but i feel like we get a lot of that message and not a lot of specifics

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If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

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just emailed you! we're getting closer...

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like possibly i'm quoting this post in our intro

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as someone now writing about the vice presidency through a party politics lens this is music to my ears.

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trying to tell myself that no one else is thinking about how telegenic i'm not

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my discussion at Boswell Books in Milwaukee with @gorenlj.bsky.social is now available to watch on C-SPAN. www.c-span.org/program/the-...

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basically I argue three things: 1. it's all about taking down the ideas of legitimate opposition and dissent, 2. Trump and MAGA rely on vice-signaling, which puts opponents on the defensive about how to respond, and 3. you should read my book :)

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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

my entire neighborhood just screamed

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of the places i want to read about this kind of thing the atlantic is pretty far near the bottom, unless it's a couple of very specific people (serwer)

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

No undergrad should be using an LLM and it's absurdly irresponsible to suggest otherwise.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

ah i hope so (i did get the impression it was fake, but figured someone wrote it. i guess someone did not.)

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This is on a knife's edge. Averages have Talarico lead at under 3 points. That's incredibly close. Polls might be wrong! But a broad coalition just may be coming together that confirms some basic insights about Late Stage Trumpism and why it's in so much trouble: newrepublic.com/article/2161...

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Order, moderation, norms - all built on inequity. That doesn't mean these concepts are always horrible- but their context renders them problematic more often than the last decade of civility talk would suggest.

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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Excellent quote. This article also pairs well with Backlash Presidents, which takes on the historical and institutional dimensions of this problem but shares the same basic conviction.

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Congratulations to everyone in the education and mainstream press who validated and platformed this guy, well done

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

it reveals a lot about our political culture's very shallow attraction to power (or maybe it's fear of retribution).

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My final Morning Note—as I watch is happening at Cornell—is that universities have spent since January 2025, running away (or firing) from the faculty and staff capable of managing this moment. The quasi-administrative proceedings under Title 9 are hard to navigate and take serious skills.

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yeah. this was just needing to attend to campus stuff, mostly.

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