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relatedly, ralph nader deserves to be remembered for the rest of time as someone who voluntarily assisted in a critical attack on american democracy, the importance of which far outweighs any of his consumer advocacy
bush v gore is the hinge upon which basically everything awful from the last quarter century swings on
i don't think that bush v. gore is the *worst* ruling in the history of the supreme court, but i do think it is the most openly *corrupt* ruling in its history. a real disgrace.
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
relatedly, ralph nader deserves to be remembered for the rest of time as someone who voluntarily assisted in a critical attack on american democracy, the importance of which far outweighs any of his consumer advocacy
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That the torture memo author and the administration that operated under its auspices never saw punishment was basically a warrant to do anything forever as long as you Find A Guy, wasn't it.
November 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
That the torture memo author and the administration that operated under its auspices never saw punishment was basically a warrant to do anything forever as long as you Find A Guy, wasn't it.
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I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
I've come around to the idea that sports betting should mostly be outlawed. Heavily regulated at the least.
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I've come around to the idea that sports betting should mostly be outlawed. Heavily regulated at the least.
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@mattpolprof.bsky.social wrote about how the core emotional appeal of reactionary thought is it lets you feel like a conquering king and put-upon victim at the same time
a border patrol agent literally crying to the cops about being doxed? yes. this.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-modern-f...
a border patrol agent literally crying to the cops about being doxed? yes. this.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-modern-f...
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
@mattpolprof.bsky.social wrote about how the core emotional appeal of reactionary thought is it lets you feel like a conquering king and put-upon victim at the same time
a border patrol agent literally crying to the cops about being doxed? yes. this.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-modern-f...
a border patrol agent literally crying to the cops about being doxed? yes. this.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-modern-f...
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ICE vs the clergy
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
ICE vs the clergy
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The most fire-safe buildings we have are modern apartment buildings. To prevent fire deaths, allow more modern apartment buildings to get built. Testimony from Milwaukee firefighters.
Modern Apartments Are the Safest Housing, Firefighters Explain
YouTube video by Pew
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The most fire-safe buildings we have are modern apartment buildings. To prevent fire deaths, allow more modern apartment buildings to get built. Testimony from Milwaukee firefighters.
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When people want to build new housing, there's a parade of folks claiming that our infrastructure can't handle more people. Well, our educational infrastructure is about to be thoroughly degraded because we don't have enough people.
Austin ISD unveils plans to close 13 schools in 2026-27 school year
The district has proposed closing 13 campuses, revising attendance boundaries and changing campus programming amid budgetary constraints, declining enrollment and failed A-F ratings.
communityimpact.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
When people want to build new housing, there's a parade of folks claiming that our infrastructure can't handle more people. Well, our educational infrastructure is about to be thoroughly degraded because we don't have enough people.
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you simply do not get credit for fixing a problem that is entirely, intentionally, your own fault
BREAKING: President Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices.
Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and tropical fruits.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
you simply do not get credit for fixing a problem that is entirely, intentionally, your own fault
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The Epstein Files… otherwise known as the Trump Pardon List
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Epstein Files… otherwise known as the Trump Pardon List
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Higher Ed students are members of your community, PERIOD.
If they work in your city, they pay local taxes & as residents they are spending their money *locally*.
Stop treating student housing as some sort of burden and start putting some respect on them as part of the citizenry of your city.
If they work in your city, they pay local taxes & as residents they are spending their money *locally*.
Stop treating student housing as some sort of burden and start putting some respect on them as part of the citizenry of your city.
How is a student who lives in New York not a New Yorker?
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Higher Ed students are members of your community, PERIOD.
If they work in your city, they pay local taxes & as residents they are spending their money *locally*.
Stop treating student housing as some sort of burden and start putting some respect on them as part of the citizenry of your city.
If they work in your city, they pay local taxes & as residents they are spending their money *locally*.
Stop treating student housing as some sort of burden and start putting some respect on them as part of the citizenry of your city.
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With the failure to pass Prop Q, Austin will have diminished capacity to deal with this.
The Trump admin is about to cut housing grants for the formerly homeless.
HUD plans to cut aid for permanent housing by 66%, slashing over $2 billion and leaving 170,000 people at risk of homelessness again.
Everyone who would be affected is disabled, and many are 50 or older.
HUD plans to cut aid for permanent housing by 66%, slashing over $2 billion and leaving 170,000 people at risk of homelessness again.
Everyone who would be affected is disabled, and many are 50 or older.
Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
With the failure to pass Prop Q, Austin will have diminished capacity to deal with this.
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Read @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com's latest on @liberalcurrents.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Read @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com's latest on @liberalcurrents.com
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yeah, everyone has their own miniature version of being a apprachnik in a dictatorship. “yes, the crop yield numbers are fake, but if the farmers pretend to have a harvest i shall pretend to believe them”
I’ve been fascinated with this phenomena since Musk bought Twitter. People there, smart ones, know the algo is manipulated and know much of their “reach” are bots, but the fake numbers that they KNOW are fake still “feel” better than real numbers that might be numerically less but actual people.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM
yeah, everyone has their own miniature version of being a apprachnik in a dictatorship. “yes, the crop yield numbers are fake, but if the farmers pretend to have a harvest i shall pretend to believe them”
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What do liberals stand for? This
“Stigmatizing fascist beliefs is not at odds with the ideal of the open society because a commitment to that ideal is not a suicide pact.” www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalisms-...
Liberalism's Positive Vision Must Be the Open Society
Liberalism is not just the mitigation of dangers. It is also an active striving towards a world that is truly free.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
What do liberals stand for? This
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Harm to SNAP recipients, federal workers, and others is real. In a normal democracy it’d make sense to prioritize reducing that harm in the short term.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
two contradictory ideas that i hold in my head at the same time: 1) i think the threat to both SNAP recipients and federal workers is significant enough now that even bad deals are worth making to prevent further harm, and, 2) everyone who caves now should retire in shame
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Harm to SNAP recipients, federal workers, and others is real. In a normal democracy it’d make sense to prioritize reducing that harm in the short term.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
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I very much like AI when it means machine learning, which (as in this case) is doing a great deal of good in many fields.
I even think LLMs have good uses.
I’m just not keen on subcontracting thought to LLMs.
I even think LLMs have good uses.
I’m just not keen on subcontracting thought to LLMs.
Holy shit. This company claims it has developed an air-source heat pump with a COP of *7* (3-5 is considered good). For you non-nerds, that basically means it produces 7 units of heat for every unit of electricity it consumes. How are they doing it? You're not gonna like this answer, but: it's AI.
Fairland COP7 R290 ATW HeatPump - The Future of AI HeatPump
/PRNewswire/ -- As gentle heat wraps around you, you walk barefoot to bathroom and enjoy an instant hot shower—no waiting, no cold shock. Every corner indoors...
www.prnewswire.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I very much like AI when it means machine learning, which (as in this case) is doing a great deal of good in many fields.
I even think LLMs have good uses.
I’m just not keen on subcontracting thought to LLMs.
I even think LLMs have good uses.
I’m just not keen on subcontracting thought to LLMs.
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The ROAD to Housing Act proves bipartisan federal solutions are possible. Now it's on local voters to do the same.
📚 Read the article 👉 https://loom.ly/It82FOA
📍 Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/QYPyYtU
🗳️ Vote for housing (polls open until 7:30pm)
#vote #housing #triangleNC
📚 Read the article 👉 https://loom.ly/It82FOA
📍 Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/QYPyYtU
🗳️ Vote for housing (polls open until 7:30pm)
#vote #housing #triangleNC
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The ROAD to Housing Act proves bipartisan federal solutions are possible. Now it's on local voters to do the same.
📚 Read the article 👉 https://loom.ly/It82FOA
📍 Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/QYPyYtU
🗳️ Vote for housing (polls open until 7:30pm)
#vote #housing #triangleNC
📚 Read the article 👉 https://loom.ly/It82FOA
📍 Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/QYPyYtU
🗳️ Vote for housing (polls open until 7:30pm)
#vote #housing #triangleNC
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🚨 TAKE ACTION NOW 🚨
The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, passed by the Senate in October is major bipartisan action on housing! It's a housing bill that shifts many federal incentives for state and local housing policy.
We want to get this bill passed URGENTLY. Here's how you can help 🧵
The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, passed by the Senate in October is major bipartisan action on housing! It's a housing bill that shifts many federal incentives for state and local housing policy.
We want to get this bill passed URGENTLY. Here's how you can help 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🚨 TAKE ACTION NOW 🚨
The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, passed by the Senate in October is major bipartisan action on housing! It's a housing bill that shifts many federal incentives for state and local housing policy.
We want to get this bill passed URGENTLY. Here's how you can help 🧵
The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, passed by the Senate in October is major bipartisan action on housing! It's a housing bill that shifts many federal incentives for state and local housing policy.
We want to get this bill passed URGENTLY. Here's how you can help 🧵
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Ask that the Road to Housing Act be included in the final conferenced National Defense Authorization Act, and passed into law!
www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.banking.senate.gov
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Ask that the Road to Housing Act be included in the final conferenced National Defense Authorization Act, and passed into law!
www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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🚨🚨The Senate has passed the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act as part of the NDAA!
This is a historic level of bipartisan cooperation to expand Americans' access to housing.
@aarmlovi.bsky.social, @awjustus.bsky.social, and @rohanaras.bsky.social unpack what's in the 310-page bill. ⬇️
This is a historic level of bipartisan cooperation to expand Americans' access to housing.
@aarmlovi.bsky.social, @awjustus.bsky.social, and @rohanaras.bsky.social unpack what's in the 310-page bill. ⬇️
October 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🚨🚨The Senate has passed the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act as part of the NDAA!
This is a historic level of bipartisan cooperation to expand Americans' access to housing.
@aarmlovi.bsky.social, @awjustus.bsky.social, and @rohanaras.bsky.social unpack what's in the 310-page bill. ⬇️
This is a historic level of bipartisan cooperation to expand Americans' access to housing.
@aarmlovi.bsky.social, @awjustus.bsky.social, and @rohanaras.bsky.social unpack what's in the 310-page bill. ⬇️
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America is not building enough housing and Americans are facing sky-high housing costs as a result.
Today, the Senate took a historic step to change that.
The ROAD to Housing Act will help communities – urban, suburban, and rural – build more housing and bring down costs.
Today, the Senate took a historic step to change that.
The ROAD to Housing Act will help communities – urban, suburban, and rural – build more housing and bring down costs.
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
America is not building enough housing and Americans are facing sky-high housing costs as a result.
Today, the Senate took a historic step to change that.
The ROAD to Housing Act will help communities – urban, suburban, and rural – build more housing and bring down costs.
Today, the Senate took a historic step to change that.
The ROAD to Housing Act will help communities – urban, suburban, and rural – build more housing and bring down costs.
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Called it, 15 months ago, for @liberalcurrents.com, to which you should lend your support. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm... www.liberalcurrents.com/mass-deporta...
![["Mass Deportation: If You Do It," Liberal Currents, July 30, 2024]
Anyway, after you yank them away from their jobs, they won't be able to pay for anything they need and want, so you'll have to.
But you won't want to pay very much, so you'll throw them into hot warehouses, or onto parking lots under some tents.
And soon they'll be hungry. Tired. Dirty. Gross. Sick. Out of touch.
Considering how much you were already being told to hate them, how Trump was already dehumanizing them while they were freely living their lives, how right will he seem after he's sealed them inside these godforsaken pens?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6er2qgkfqqdnbewf4m4c642g/bafkreiawoyzihidjvfssllbg3ub4zaie4pg7pbcn5op7qg7vsvtoutuk2u@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Called it, 15 months ago, for @liberalcurrents.com, to which you should lend your support. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm... www.liberalcurrents.com/mass-deporta...
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there’s a thing here about for the last decade or so, online people have been very negative about small talk - the weather, or local news, or whatever - and small talk is the grease that keeps physical interactions going, and i am tired of ceding that to shut-ins
i say thank you to the bus driver when i get on and yell thank you when i get off every day i ride the bus, and i take two buses to and from work, being nice and friendly costs you nothing and should be your default expectation for yourself because it improves your day and everyone else’s day
Being nice to people is just fun. Asked young server at taco place how her day was going (fine but tired) and she asked me back. I said I managed to finish my to-do list and she unexpectedly gave me a high five! Treating people like people is always rewarding.
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
there’s a thing here about for the last decade or so, online people have been very negative about small talk - the weather, or local news, or whatever - and small talk is the grease that keeps physical interactions going, and i am tired of ceding that to shut-ins