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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 7h

"The process of the United States being made into a new thing—a competitive authoritarian country that cannot be said to wholly resemble the America of 2024, much less the one of 2015—is wildly jarring." www.liberalcurrents.com/all-in-our-h...

All In Our Heads: On Losing Our Democracy and Life Beyond Our Imaginations

Our language has to meet the moment, and we have to be relentless about dispelling the fiction MAGA is selling.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 16h

This was a lot of fun. Tune in for a longer chat about Andy Ngo, where Mike and I try to explain his schtick and the ways other right wing influencers have sought to emulate his “anti-antifa” formula

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 19h

Half the Answer #41: Caitlin and Trent speak with Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden about the infamous right-wing "busybody journalist," online political influencer, and professional victim Andy Ngo. www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...

Half the Answer #41: Andy Ngo and the Portland Mythology

Caitlin and Trent speak with Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden about the infamous right-wing "busybody journalist" Andy Ngo, his work demonizing Muslim immigrants in grad school, and his transition...

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 19h

Half the Answer #41: Caitlin and Trent speak with Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden about the infamous right-wing "busybody journalist," online political influencer, and professional victim Andy Ngo. www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...

Half the Answer #41: Andy Ngo and the Portland Mythology

Caitlin and Trent speak with Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden about the infamous right-wing "busybody journalist" Andy Ngo, his work demonizing Muslim immigrants in grad school, and his transition...

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 22h

“Against the backdrop of the Trump administration's efforts to erase Black achievements, keeping these stories alive and visible takes on a renewed importance.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-second-v...

The Second Vanishing of Hazel Scott

As the Trump administration seeks to erase the history of Black achievements, we must ensure that figures like Hazel Scott are not forgotten.

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hey, I seem to have missed when this went live but it's me on @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com's wonderful podcast talking about the origins of limited government!

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 3d

Neon Liberalism #47: If you remember anything from high school civics, it's the phrases "separation of powers" and "checks and balances." That separation and those checks are under the greatest attack we've seen in our lifetimes. But why does that matter? How does it affect the character of society?

Neon Liberalism #47: Liberalism 101: Liberalism and Limited Government

If you remember anything from high school civics, it's the phrases "separation of powers" and "checks and balances." That separation and those checks are under the greatest attack we've seen in our li...

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Toxidrone @toxidrone.bsky.social · 3d

Good interview with @diplomatofnight.com on the ceasefire and what comes next

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 3d

Half the Answer #40: Caitlin and Trent are joined by Layla al-Sheikh to discuss that Israel deal and the history of past proposals and solutions. www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...

Half the Answer #40: Palestine in Context: The New Israel-Palestine Deal

Trent and Caitlin are joined by Layla al-Sheikh to discuss that Israel deal and the history of past proposals and solutions. Half the Answer can be heard on Spotify, on Apple, on YouTube, on Amazon, ...

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 3d

"Within his own party and social circle, sympathy for fascism was not unusual." www.liberalcurrents.com/a-popular-fr...

A Popular Front of Memory

As the right begins to revise their view of Hitler, we must revive the example Churchill set in that era.

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 3d

"Understanding the kind of character that succeeds in the risky, terrifying, uncertain terrain of wartime can shed light on what we need to succeed in our own suddenly, shockingly uncertain times." www.liberalcurrents.com/democrats-mu...

Democrats Must Embrace War Mindset

We have exited a long period of peace and entered into a struggle not unlike war, in which all the old certainties have gone malleable and the future of the republic is at stake.

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 3d

Half the Answer #40: Caitlin and Trent are joined by Layla al-Sheikh to discuss that Israel deal and the history of past proposals and solutions. www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...

Half the Answer #40: Palestine in Context: The New Israel-Palestine Deal

Trent and Caitlin are joined by Layla al-Sheikh to discuss that Israel deal and the history of past proposals and solutions. Half the Answer can be heard on Spotify, on Apple, on YouTube, on Amazon, ...

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 3d

Neon Liberalism #47: If you remember anything from high school civics, it's the phrases "separation of powers" and "checks and balances." That separation and those checks are under the greatest attack we've seen in our lifetimes. But why does that matter? How does it affect the character of society?

Neon Liberalism #47: Liberalism 101: Liberalism and Limited Government

If you remember anything from high school civics, it's the phrases "separation of powers" and "checks and balances." That separation and those checks are under the greatest attack we've seen in our li...

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 3d

"Mass Shootings, MedBeds, Media Mistakes and Misconceptions": @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social with @jsweetli.bsky.social, on our Half the Answer podcast www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...

Half the Answer #38: Mass Shootings, MedBeds, Media Mistakes and Misconceptions

Trent and Caitlin talk with journalist Jacqueline Sweet about how violence is framed in media as political, the rush to score points for one side or the other, inconsistent standards for free speech a...

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 4d

"Denmark collects 43 percent of its GDP in taxes per year. The United States collects a scant 25 percent. Making up the difference would require broad-based tax increases amounting to $5 trillion per year." www.liberalcurrents.com/billionaires...

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 4d

"The Trump administration is building its case for authoritarian action on a fictional idea of America’s cities." www.liberalcurrents.com/all-in-our-h...

All In Our Heads: On Losing Our Democracy and Life Beyond Our Imaginations

Our language has to meet the moment, and we have to be relentless about dispelling the fiction MAGA is selling.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 4d

"If your government is for sale to any billionaire willing to pay, you do not have a democracy." www.liberalcurrents.com/billionaires...

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 4d

"They say that Elon Musk has enough and couldn't care for more.

"But what's wealth, what's money?" (from February) www.liberalcurrents.com/what-do-you-...

What Do You Think Money Is?

Yes, Elon Musk wants more power.

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 4d

"There are at least ten billionaires at the highest levels of government, from Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick." www.liberalcurrents.com/billionaires...

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 4d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 5d

"Americans have spent years internalizing a deeply unrealistic vision of their country’s urban places." www.liberalcurrents.com/all-in-our-h...

All In Our Heads: On Losing Our Democracy and Life Beyond Our Imaginations

Our language has to meet the moment, and we have to be relentless about dispelling the fiction MAGA is selling.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 5d

"The Trump administration is building its case for authoritarian action on a fictional idea of America’s cities [as] wastelands of murder and despair, covered over with a patina of liberal decadence."

Good @aselrod.bsky.social on centrality of fiction to MAGA
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All In Our Heads: On Losing Our Democracy and Life Beyond Our Imaginations

Our language has to meet the moment, and we have to be relentless about dispelling the fiction MAGA is selling.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 5d

Half the Answer #39: Christopher Mathias, author of "To Catch a Fascist," speaks to Caitlin and Trent. They discuss misconceptions about what "antifa" is and what kinds of activities they are engaged in, and the Trump administration's demonization of community defenders and antifascists in 2025.

Half the Answer #39: What Is Antifa, and How Do You Catch a Fascist?

Christopher Mathias, author of "To Catch a Fascist," speaks to Caitlin and Trent about the events of 2020, clashes between violent fascist clubs and "community defense" groups. They discuss misconcept...

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote about how hard it is to do politics in reality right now, both because of the fictions beings imposed on us and because of the fictions we maintain in our own minds. Read at @liberalcurrents.com

www.liberalcurrents.com/all-in-our-h...

All In Our Heads: On Losing Our Democracy and Life Beyond Our Imaginations

Our language has to meet the moment, and we have to be relentless about dispelling the fiction MAGA is selling.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 5d

“There is no degree of acquiescence to Trumpism that will satisfy this administration or MAGA at large. All there is is a choice between offering a faint echo of the false reality they’re selling and creating dissonance by speaking the reality of the situation to the public.”

All In Our Heads: On Losing Our Democracy and Life Beyond Our Imaginations

Our language has to meet the moment, and we have to be relentless about dispelling the fiction MAGA is selling.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 6d

"Education Wars": @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social with @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social and @jackschneider.bsky.social, on our Half the Answer podcast www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...

Half the Answer #37: Education Wars

Trent and Caitlin speak with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider about their recent book The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual. They discuss the faulty beliefs and logics that lea...

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deedeel.bsky.social @deedeel.bsky.social · 7d

THIS comment - reminded me of the following lengthy discussion on the point in @liberalcurrents.com Pod: Neon Liberalism .

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 7d

This thread highlights a point I have been making for many years: the logic of authoritarianism and the logic of domestic abuse are exactly the same. It is only a difference of scale.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 7d

Y'all who keep lecturing protesters to "not give them an excuse" need to pause for a minute. Imagine yourself telling a DV victim, "Be sure not to mouth off or make any mistakes so he won't hit you. Don't give him an excuse! It's what he wants!" That's what you fools sound like.

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 7d

Half the Answer #38: Caitlin and Trent talk with journalist Jacqueline Sweet about how violence is framed in media as political, the rush to score points for one side or the other, inconsistent standards for freedom of the press, and the scammy nature of our president and his public statements.

Half the Answer #38: Mass Shootings, MedBeds, Media Mistakes and Misconceptions

Trent and Caitlin talk with journalist Jacqueline Sweet about how violence is framed in media as political, the rush to score points for one side or the other, inconsistent standards for free speech a...

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