Reposted by Rajan NarangMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 39mthe tech industry is about to invent books 1304086805
Rajan Narang @rdnarang.bsky.social · 54mAppreciate the work experts are doing to explain the effect of likely voter screens 031
Rajan Narang @rdnarang.bsky.social · 55mWe need fully publicly financed elections: mostly for anti-corruption and political equality reasons, but also so we never have to see stuff like this ever again 010
Reposted by Rajan NarangWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 1hIn general I think shirking is a hugely effective tool in the cops political arsenal and whole progressive elected officials have a workable toolkit for punishing affirmative abuses (abuse of force, etc), there’s less of one for negative abuses (refusing to do the legitimate parts of the job) 416512
Reposted by Rajan NarangJP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · 3hOur federal appellate judges are not busy enough, exhibit 5,397 1146
Reposted by Rajan Narangjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1hinteresting that conservatives were militantly “we must reward hustle” when the target was affirmative action at elite universities and now, when faced with the success of south asians and other groups, it is “i think we are too meritocratic” 1363981650
Reposted by Rajan NarangCameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 1hthe IRS is so badly funded that the most recent time we actually measured tax evasion was 2016 btw this should be a yearly report! but instead the sum of all federal knowledge regarding the tax gap is like five spreadsheets where half the numbers are derived from decades-old figures 29519
Reposted by Rajan NarangJohn Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 3hLook, this is bad. Yes. But the Trump admin sent six (6) people to Maricopa and Pima. Where, by my count, there are 404 polling places, spread across 18,000 square miles (each county is ~9k sq mi). What they want is the FEAR to discourage the voting they can't actually prevent. 20814276
Reposted by Rajan NarangBalls & Strikes @ballsandstrikes.org · 7h"If the Court will not treat capital cases with the care they deserve, the American people should ensure that it can no longer stop other courts from doing so."ballsandstrikes.orgCongress Should Strip the Supreme Court of Its Power to Greenlight Blocked ExecutionsIf the Court will not treat cases like Christa Pike’s with the care they deserve, the American people should ensure that it can no longer stop other courts from doing so. 0247
Reposted by Rajan NarangCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7hThe NY Fed examines how tariffs affected inflation and finds that, without them, goods prices would have declined as of last February. libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/10/how-... 431050438
Reposted by Rajan NarangBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/10/2026We've built a society that offers infinite rewards to anyone who can put a name - and thus an identity - to anyone caught in public having an argument, picking their nose, slipping on ice, or eating with their mouth open. 14910
Reposted by Rajan Narangneuse river hag @neuseriverhag.bsky.social · 20hOne major issue with America right now is that as long as the government is your boss you're just totally insulated from accountability for felonies you commit, even when a judge says you obviously committed them. They aren't even framed as felonies! Impunity squared. We should prosecute all of them 0114
Rajan Narang @rdnarang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As always, it sucks that the least patriotic and civically-minded person, who would gladly see dead anyone who disagrees with or even inconveniences him, is running the country 100
Reposted by Rajan NarangDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 05/10/2026you know if the power of the purse includes the power to fund agencies, it surely includes the power to say "on absolutely no condition may you spend any monies on this bullshit" 732759
Reposted by Rajan NarangAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 05/10/2026vile, disgusting, irredeemable people 1132367306
Rajan Narang @rdnarang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Here’s a good place to start! holdthelineguide.orgholdthelineguide.orgHold the Line: A Guide to Defending DemocracyA practical guide for organizers, communities, and individuals defending democracy. 033
Reposted by Rajan NarangAlex Awoos @alex-awoos-backup.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I feel like more people should be talking about this part 3849822086
Rajan Narang @rdnarang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Interesting to see NY-19 on this list after Rs triaged their candidate a few weeks ago. Would be even more surprised if it’s anything more than precautionary, but worth keeping an eye on 000
Reposted by Rajan NarangDj @djsoke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I'm sure yall have seen a lot of these, but just synthesizing the voter reg changes from September 4505
Rajan Narang @rdnarang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Similarly skeptical this would work often, but the post-J6 attempt to disqualify Trump does seem like a moment in which this could’ve made a difference. And given that it’s a rule change, there’s no major cost to trying it out 090
Reposted by Rajan NarangElizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026never the wrong time for this classic 54117123463
Reposted by Rajan NarangBen McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Gonna be a huge year on the state level 815015
Reposted by Rajan NarangAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Constitution allows it. South Korea has proven it works. If you want to make impeachment viable—and so much else is pointless if you don't—then it can be done by a simple majority adopting a simple rules change: vote on the verdict by secret ballot.theunpopulist.netA Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority BasisSuch a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears 221433383
Reposted by Rajan NarangCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Outsourcing your hobby or pasttime is the ultimate sad person behavior. That's a level of depression I can't comprehend. You can't find joy in any damn thing at that point. 20966125
Reposted by Rajan NarangAnthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Found the perfect screengrab to use the next time someone tries to tell me I’m missing out on important discourse by not using Elon Musk’s mircoblog site 104874680
Reposted by Rajan NarangTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If 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. ⬇️ 2218861696
Reposted by Rajan NarangMichael Stahlke @michaelstahlke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This man really does float around on an ocean of blood money that he uses to advance global corruption for his personal benefit and part of The Times’ framing is “he drives a Nissan! His mansion has a leak in the roof!” 3176
Reposted by Rajan NarangStarfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I think the problem is that for whatever reason, society/the media/whoever have correctly determined we need a way to reintegrate millions of people into society and from that incorrectly determined the way to do so is for the people who were wronged to apologize to the people who wronged them. 14783177
Reposted by Rajan NarangJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Truly incredible that this is how the media is choosing to eulogize the longest-serving Republican Speaker of the House in US history, who was a serial sexual abuser of children. For all the talk about "deep state" plots to abuse children, no one even remembers this case. 931773487
Reposted by Rajan Narangemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If we're going to denaturalize and deport people for sex trafficking they hid on their citizenship applications, is there a reason this would not apply to Ghislaine Maxwell? 301171310
Reposted by Rajan Narangjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026pedocon theory is a theory like gravity is a theory www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...nytimes.comDennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84. 843452615
Reposted by Rajan NarangRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Our age needs men and women who have the courage to do good even when it comes at a cost. Draw close to those who are alone, support those who are weary, and seek out those who have drifted away. Have the courage to forgive, to begin again, and to engage in dialogue. 0134
Reposted by Rajan NarangRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Pope: There exists a martyrdom of those who offer their lives in a single moment, and the more hidden martyrdom of those who give their lives day after day. This is exactly what all Christians are called to do: to give our lives with love, every day. 34811
Reposted by Rajan Narangben chambers 🏴 @benjaminchambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026the proximate cause for the rise of fascism is the collapse of the center-right as a cordon sanitaire liberalism hasnt failed, conservatism as a senior partner in democracy has 212831
Rajan Narang @rdnarang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What's wild is that the Union did have a highly-rated Fancy Lad Military Guy in McClellan, who ended up being a complete bust... and yet 040
Reposted by Rajan NarangMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comA Reckoning in SpringfieldA truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. 36452901813
Reposted by Rajan NarangSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A key reason why court reform post-Trump will have to include the lower courts and not just the Supreme Court: www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comTrump is putting a generation of young judges on the bench — for lifeTrump has nominated at least 33 people in their 30s to lifetime federal judgeships. 17130
Reposted by Rajan NarangJake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This was a two act play by the Russians. It’s both a tragedy and a comedy. 661199291
Reposted by Rajan NarangJonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 03/10/2026Supreme Court justices think they really understand the political process. But their understanding is no greater than any person who consumes a lot of political news and absorbs the conventional wisdom. www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/ma... 3567
Rajan Narang @rdnarang.bsky.social · 04/10/2026O’Brien made (amoral) sense as an transactional opportunist glomming onto the Republicans as they ascended, but now it seems he’s just gone full MAGA, even while everyone else is abandoning the sinking ship 051
Reposted by Rajan NarangTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Oh: I really can’t emphasize enough how useful it is to check — literally right now, do it. Likely, it’s peace of mind in a couple of minutes. At worst, you still have time (barely) to remedy it. 5476200
Reposted by Rajan Narangroterote @roterote.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I think Greg is correct, but Americans need to be aware that Magyar’s Tisza government is aggressively going after every Fidesz official, removing them, using every lever of the state to yank them out of power. This is far more aggressive and rapid than anything proposed in the US so far. 281269333
Rajan Narang @rdnarang.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Everybody hates Vivek (and they are right to do so) 060
Reposted by Rajan NarangBenjamin Husstad-Nedberg @factforce.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Russia is committing acts of war against Moldova. This will escalate unless Russia receives pain as a consequence. Moldova and Ukraine should oust the Russian occupation of Transnistria as an answer. 14825
Rajan Narang @rdnarang.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“You’re not an AI influencer”, because what could be a higher qualification to comment on a public policy matter? 000
Rajan Narang @rdnarang.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's October, and you know what that means: Republican triage season! www.cnn.com/2026/10/03/p...cnn.comA growing number of House Republicans privately believe they won’t win the House | CNN PoliticsFour weeks to Election Day, a growing number of House Republicans privately fear their chances of holding onto the majority are vanishing and have begun focusing on how to limit the size of a potentia... 010