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Brendan Miller
@brenkjm.bsky.social
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I make "The Ideas that Explain the News" on YouTube - using concepts from social sciences to explain the news at a deeper level. https://brendanmiller.substack.com/ I like chatting politics/books/meeting people - message if you fancy coffee!
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Is Ezra Klein right?
New video from me youtu.be/cttfp_U2UZ4
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Enten: "Trump is doing absolutely awful in the minds of the American people. We're talking about new lows. CNBC, -13 net approval on the economy. It's -19 among Quinnipiac ... He's not just beating himself with record lows -- this is the lowest for any president ever."
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Chat is it a good sign if the cops are publicly disavowing the regimes actions on Twitter
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It's a very similar dynamic to the rise of Trumpism. Nobody on the right speaking up or saying anything, as the individual incentive was to keep your head down – but the collective cowardice ending up somewhere really bad.
I think Obama was an interesting mix. He felt radical because he was black but he took lots of moderate positions. (Though Clinton would have also taken similar moderate positions).

They argued Trump was seen as more moderate by voters in 2016 than Clinton. The evidence they gave seemed convincing.
I thought they were saying these districts are representative of not the whole country but the places where Dems struggle but need to win.
Thanks for the link. If you have a chance to explain more of your criticisms that'd be great as what it said seemed to make sense, but accept you probably have better things to do.
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milfa (mom i'd like to fight alongside)
It's finally cold enough that the fruit flies have died
Good vid
Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
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When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points
Yes! I also feel like there are probably gender differences but so much of the stuff written for male mental health is by women.
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a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society
What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.
Is Ezra Klein right?
New video from me youtu.be/cttfp_U2UZ4
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This is such a good article btw - I really buy this as a theory of contemporary US politics
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NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
Ah thank you for this service!
And for the economist coverage on the US as well. Bought the book you recommended about Richard J Daley
What's your estimate of someone with a critical YouTube channel getting stopped at the border when coming on a tourist visa?
Who were you quote tweeting? Shows as blocked to me
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“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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With the government bringing in new restrictions against immigration, many people assume net immigration will nevertheless remain high. However, the evidence actually suggests that immigration will fall dramatically over the coming years and reach lows not seen for decades (pandemic aside). (1/x)
Wasn't his point that a conservative Democrat like Joe Manchin was better than the two Republicans that are in place now?
Just horrific.
“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”

It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground
ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.
abc7chicago.com