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Cole Brecheen
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This article deserves a bigger audience than TNR will be able to deliver:

Sleepwalking Into Revenge: The Rise of the Politics of Retribution

newrepublic.com/article/2021...

by Paul Starr, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University.
Thomas B. Edsall writing today about the problem that (over the last 20-some-odd years) has become a driving obsession for me. I'm looking for structural solutions to it, and would love to talk with anyone who has given it real thought.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...
Opinion | The Rise of Social Media and the Fall of Western Democracy
www.nytimes.com
Here's what I'm listening to this morning:

www.thebulwark.com/p/are-we-rea...

Worthwhile so far. Will update on whether it still seems that way near the end.
Are We Really Headed for a Second Civil War?
Are we really close to a second civil war?
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If you think the Epstein scandal means Trump's days are numbered, think again.

charliesykes.substack.com/p/here-comes...
I'm very much a pantywaist liberal Democrat and don't agree with (much) of this guy's blistering criticism of our side, but his message to ICE agents rings true and gives me hope that people like him and people like me may be finding common cause. Worth a listen.

www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Raids/...
A message to ICE Agents from a Veteran.
www.reddit.com
Thank you, @jvl.bsky.social :

www.thebulwark.com/p/should-we-...

I'm working on software that will support creation and management of the kinds of networks you mention, and I'm looking for people interested in helping.
Should We Hide Immigrants in Our Attics?
A serious question about what time it is.
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Look at the incredible way @andrewsullivan.bsky.social uses Grok to fact-check this argument between him and a guest on his podcast:

andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/batya-unga...

It gives me hope that AI can reinvigorate debate and discussion of public issues -- can make it vastly more useful.
Batya Ungar-Sargon On Trump 2.0
We debate the tariffs, the BBB, deportations over speech, and more. Things get testy. Listen now on the Dishcast.
andrewsullivan.substack.com
@jvl.bsky.social says he does not mean to sound hysterical. I do. Read this:

www.thebulwark.com/p/the-most-d...

Referred to my attention this morning by @sykescharlie.bsky.social at www.thebulwark.com/p/its-always...
From @jvl.bsky.social today: "These are people who caused harm to their friend, but express no remorse or contrition. ... And they aren’t doing anything to atone for their mistakes other than engage in base, performative sentiment."

www.thebulwark.com/p/meet-the-w...
Meet the Worst People in America
They voted for Trump and now they are very upset that Trump is destroying one of their friends’ lives.
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