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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 5h

This pattern stands in contrast to the idea of Trumpism’s irresistible march towards consolidated authoritarian rule. It should be a reminder: Being lawless, immoral, and violent does not make the Trumpists omnipotent.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 5h

What do authoritarians do when they are about to lose an election? I survey the big picture before the midterms - and investigate the struggle between authoritarian escalation and democratic resilience since the Trumpists took power. My new piece, for @blaetter.bsky.social:

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Autoritäre Eskalation oder demokratische Erneuerung: Die USA vor den Midterms

Die bevorstehenden Zwischenwahlen in den USA am 3. November sind ein wichtiger Stresstest für die US-Demokratie. Vieles hängt davon ab, inwieweit die Amerikaner für ihre Republik und deren Regeln eins...

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 4h

When delusion, authoritarian desires, ideological zealotry, and mounting desperation all combine, things are bound to escalate further. That very much includes an escalating assault on the elections. But it doesn’t mean they actually have the power / ability to impose their will.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 8h

“MAGA and the other Far Right parties around the world are a Victim Movement. All the problems I’m experiencing in my life are caused by someone else, definitely not me. People who aren’t White. Trans people. Gay people. And women.”

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The Man Problem

The Cornell Rape Case is a feature not a bug

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 16h

1 in 8 students experiences sexual violence in college, incl 1 in 4 undergrad women (26%)+ 1 in 14 undergrad men (7%) University administrators: "Imagine if we had to refund all that tuition! Could you imagine!?!" Everyone else: "Imagine if you made systemic fucking changes to prevent rape!"

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Alisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Our entire economy is being artificially propped up by astrology for men: AI, crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets. It's an economy shaped entirely by male insecurity and lack of impulse control, and we'll all pay the price.

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Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Feeling incredibly proud to finally hold my 2027 Tube Mapper Calendar in my hands! The shipment landed yesterday, so I’m now busy getting calendars out to everyone who has already ordered. I couldn’t resist matching my T-shirt to one of the gorgeous pastel colours on the cover!

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Snitty @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 6h

There was also a second clear strategy: make very clear to any public servants in the FBI and DOJ that you are expected to serve the interests of the GOP. And I want to be unambiguous about this: this was NOT JUST ABOUT TRUMP. This was about destroying any willingness to investigate any GOP MOC...

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 14h

should be instructive for democrats that Magyar is living up to his promise to prosecute Orban officials for corruption and is continuing to poll extremely highly

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Nied [5'7"] @nied.bsky.social · 21h

Biden literally did the mythical One Phone Call that would stop Israel in it's tracks, &... it didn't stop Israel in it's tracks.

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Nied [5'7"] @nied.bsky.social · 20h

In general there is an inability to recognize that parties to the Gaza war had agency & acted on it. One of the things the Atlantic article makes clear is that Hamas kept backing out of ceasefire agreements because Sinwar believed prolonging the war would drive a wedge in the US/Israeli alliance.

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Nied [5'7"] @nied.bsky.social · 20h

I should add that Biden threatened military supplies to Israel in such a way that ISRAEL BELIEVED WE HAD ALREADY CUT THEM OFF & it still did not change their position at all.

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Caroline Fan @carolinefan.bsky.social · 17h

This pilot wraparound program is so important, providing stability and access to care. Great to hear about an expansion. I hope other cities emulate it.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Biggest Economic Bet in U.S. History from @adamtooze.bsky.social adamtooze.substack.com/p/the-bigges...

A table titled, Average annual infrastructure spending as percentage of GDP.

It has six circles showing percentage of GDP spent on each tech:
Canals .66%
Railroads 2.24%
Electrification .5%
Highways 1.13%
Telecom and fiber 1.1%
AI 3.63%

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Lisa Needham @snipy.bsky.social · 21h

Going to be the most predictable whiplash reversal ever come January 21, 2029, because if a Dem prevails the court’s conservatives will suddenly remember they take a dim view of expansive executive power.

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Mike Jones @mikepjones1.bsky.social · 19h

I may be being unfair, but I’m having a strong POSIWID reaction to the nice normies and their ironclad alliance. What was that Aesopian fable about the stork and the cranes?

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 19h

Sometimes I think about where we would be as a culture today if #MeToo in 2017 had radicalized more straight men into fighting sexual abuse instead of creating a culture of "oh god don't get me CANCELED" and "fake accusations" paranoia and resentment

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Mike Jones @mikepjones1.bsky.social · 19h

This is not really god tier political messaging. This is basic focusing on a candidate’s disqualifying vulnerability. God tier political messaging will be tying every possible R candidate in Nebraska and beyond to these simple questions, and others:

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Personally I think it's fine to point out that policies intended to harm minorities also harm the majority! People respond to messages rooted in self-interest and it also emphasizes that we're all connected. "Trans bathroom bans harm cis people" isn't the only argument, but it's true & worth noting

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Nathan Ramsden @nathanjramsden.bsky.social · 20h

If you have experienced transphobic harassment within the Labour Party or if you know someone who has, please get in touch with us by emailing labourfortransrights@gmail.com

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mallow @bajablastenjoyer.bsky.social · 22h

holy shit lmfao

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mallow @bajablastenjoyer.bsky.social · 22h

what the fuck? the right lost *Third Way*?

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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

so the good news is that @andyburnham.bsky.social has made clear what he proposes to do (well done for shifting the debate) -- but it still does not generate enough to pay for social care.... or to fix the public finances

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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What's that Andy? You want to look at the different options for the UK's relationship with the EU? If only someone had set them out already... ukandeu.ac.uk/introducing-...

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Mike Jones @mikepjones1.bsky.social · 21h

There is however a real UK immigration disaster: A £6.5bn hole in public finances. Caused by too *little* immigration. By coincidence, 1p on the income tax rate would raise £6.9bn. Close enough. Who’s support a 1p “Brexit Dividend” rise in base rate to pay for inadequate immigration?

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Mike Jones @mikepjones1.bsky.social · 21h

Gatekeeping is what kept overt racism out of legitimate political discourse for a few decades. In the U.K., it’s what Ted Heath was doing when he rejected Enoch Powell in response to the (very popular) ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech.

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Mike Jones @mikepjones1.bsky.social · 23h

This. As well: up till now, you could have repeated this word for word simply replacing ‘Donald Trump’ with ‘Brexit’. On today’s showing, the fever may finally be breaking.

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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 29/09/2026

I need every Democrat to know in their fucking bones that the first whisper of "turn the page and get back to normal" means we're going to primary them so hard their grandparents feel the ripple in space/time.

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Andy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Every time someone links to this film, I have to repost it. It's one of the most significant bits of British 20th century art. Everything about it is incredible. Groundbreaking music production by Daphne Oram. Amazing camera work by Wolfgang Suschitzky (who later filmed Get Carter).-

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“These cases are always treated in isolation by the media, a shocking incident, like a murder, borne of specific motivations. But they’re not like murders at all and they shouldn’t be seen as individual crimes — they’re symptomatic of a sickness in society that afflicts all countries everywhere.”

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The Man Problem

The Cornell Rape Case is a feature not a bug

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The case for capitalism is that if you can't provide maximum value at lowest cost you won't succeed. Trumpism is the opposite of that, esp as relates to fossil fuels, where the rules are "if you can't compete, call us and we'll protect you from those pesky markets." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/c...

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The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.

In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open.

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Mike Jones @mikepjones1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Is there any reliable work on what’s prompted this? It seems unlikely to me it’s concern about corruption or democracy or racist state violence; surely none of that should have been a surprise? Is this all just down to ‘my groceries and gas are more expensive’?

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The key part of EU relations that too many UK politicians are still not getting - there's no choice but to engage with neighbours, and doing so from outside the club is inevitably painful. And that has been the case since 2016. www.politico.eu/article/andy...

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Burnham’s EU push reopens Labour’s Brexit divide

Cabinet members were all over the place ahead of the prime minister’s big Labour address.

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cantorsdust @cantorsdust.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have two little children and my goals are 1) critical thinking, which comes from the ability to read and focus, so minimize “bad” screen time / social media and 2) being kind. Nothing more important imo

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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Plotting to take over the world….

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Isaac (proud small hat wearer) Gantwerk Mayer @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/... Lawrence Shenkin is a mensch and a believer in peace who is being directly, unconscionably, and illegally screwed over by the Israeli government because his menschlichkeit is offensive to those in power, and everyone should know his name

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Israel freezes aliyah for two Jews over activism protecting Palestinians

In both cases, the protective-presence activists, who did not know each other, had their passports photographed by a soldier or settler. These are the first known cases in which Israeli authorities ap...

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Kait Richardson 🥔 @thryse.com · 29/09/2026

What does that sound like, hmm?

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Elizabeth Cantwell @eccantwell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here to tell you that the chemistry and tension in this scene still hits for 2026 teenagers, as evidenced by the very vocal reactions of my students today

Dorothy Malone and Humphrey Bogart in the bookstore scene in 1946’s The Big Sleep

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pdr1985.bsky.social @pdr1985.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Anti-imperialist Vo Nguyen Giap understood this better than these chodes @jkfecke.bsky.social

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The US Ambassador to China reportedly said that Trump offered Xi American weapons. CIA veteran @juliacurlee.bsky.social responds. Join us on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...

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quaintandcurious.bsky.social @quaintandcurious.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is so Thanksgiving-in-a-less than-year-old relationship coded.

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Jeff Fecke @jkfecke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Correct. It's the reason that I'm a "fan of genocide" because I argue that it's not clear that Israel has engaged in genocide per se, but agree that they have engaged in ethnic cleansing and should face sanctions for that. They don't want to build a coalition to help Palestine. That's not the goal.

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Wannabe Apparatchik @apparatchikwannabe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“i think people should do what they want, i just don’t understand that stuff and think of people as being their agab regardless” is a common opinion, it is bad and wrong, but this person still falls into the category of “behaving like a normal person and not a deranged freak to trans people”

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Mike Jones @mikepjones1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hoopy frood is hoopy. (And based).

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Jeff Fecke @jkfecke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Needless to say, that is *very much* not true about Israel. Israelis are a majority in Israel. They can claim 5000 years of connection to the territory. They are arguably the most persecuted minority in human history. There are still fewer Jews than there were before the Holocaust.

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Jeff Fecke @jkfecke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"But South Africa" I'm going to stop you right there. Afrikaner South Africans were a minority in their own country. Without support from Europe and the West they were doomed, as Rhodesia conclusively proved. And they were culturally European with no significant history of oppression in their past.

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