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Very interesting work (per the norm) by @goldwagnathan.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/airs...
An issue with LEGEND OF KORRA is that it knows what it's opposed to, but it never actually makes an argument for liberal democracy, as @goldwagnathan.bsky.social points out here.
theairshipchronos.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/p...
theairshipchronos.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/p...
December 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Very interesting work (per the norm) by @goldwagnathan.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/airs...
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I think that’s right. I thought TLJ was 1/4 brilliant & 3/4 utter garbage that really killed my interest in the next film. That said, Disney reacted in the worst way possible & TRS is so dumb it’s not even worth talking about as a film—only the creation of it is interesting
I think that’s right. I thought TLJ was 1/4 brilliant & 3/4 utter garbage that really killed my interest in the next film. That said, Disney reacted in the worst way possible & TRS is so dumb it’s not even worth talking about as a film—only the creation of it is interesting
I think you could make an argument, by the way, that the release of The Last Jedi was the last time (at least prior to the release of Andor S2, at least) when the popular mood about a Star Wars release was humming, palpable excitement
What's grimly funny about this is that, in a lot of ways, these fashy/outrage-grift campaigns against The Last Jedi were killing the golden egg. On top of clearly panicking Disney, they poisoned the (never totally sane) online mood about Star Wars in ways that hurt a lot of subsequent projects
December 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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I think that’s right. I thought TLJ was 1/4 brilliant & 3/4 utter garbage that really killed my interest in the next film. That said, Disney reacted in the worst way possible & TRS is so dumb it’s not even worth talking about as a film—only the creation of it is interesting
I think that’s right. I thought TLJ was 1/4 brilliant & 3/4 utter garbage that really killed my interest in the next film. That said, Disney reacted in the worst way possible & TRS is so dumb it’s not even worth talking about as a film—only the creation of it is interesting
Still one of the best pieces I read post Nov last year: www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
A Disease of Affluence
Trump's supporters are not motivated by economic anxiety, but by its opposite.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Still one of the best pieces I read post Nov last year: www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
Six episodes in & I love Alien: Earth!!
December 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Six episodes in & I love Alien: Earth!!
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I often think Matt Bruenig has a stupid view of American politics (his political analyses in 2016 were mind-bogglingly stupid & ahistorical), but one thing I have never thought is that he has a stupid view of policy. This was a wonderful article: www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/12/05/w...
Why Do People Feel Like They Are Falling Behind?
A different way of understanding arguments about single-income mid-century families.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I often think Matt Bruenig has a stupid view of American politics (his political analyses in 2016 were mind-bogglingly stupid & ahistorical), but one thing I have never thought is that he has a stupid view of policy. This was a wonderful article: www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/12/05/w...
This looks like a really interesting book!
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This looks like a really interesting book!
I love this description of them:
December 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I love this description of them:
Hilarious & awesome: bsky.app/profile/mike...
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Hilarious & awesome: bsky.app/profile/mike...
This was a nice one: stringinamaze.net/p/the-pundit...
The Pundits Were All Wrong
The Republican collapse has exposed elite pundits as clueless
stringinamaze.net
December 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This was a nice one: stringinamaze.net/p/the-pundit...
you should support liberal currents!
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Listening to @jessiegender.bsky.social Frakthispodcast because it's always damn good listening.
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Listening to @jessiegender.bsky.social Frakthispodcast because it's always damn good listening.
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THIS 👇🏽.
@fetterman.senate.gov
@angusking.bsky.social
@shaheen.senate.gov
@cortezmasto.senate.gov
@rosen.senate.gov
@hassan.senate.gov
THIS 👇🏽.
Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
@schumer.senate.gov resign! You have failed as leader and the deal just agreed to is worthless.
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
@schumer.senate.gov resign! You have failed as leader and the deal just agreed to is worthless.
Senator Lucas is awesome!
November 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Senator Lucas is awesome!
NYC, VA, GA, NJ & on & on... tonight is glorious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
NYC, VA, GA, NJ & on & on... tonight is glorious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s funny. Nine yrs ago if told I’d grow to love &respect the writings of David Klion, David Atkinson, & Ryan Cooper & grow to be profoundly disillusioned & disgusted by Jeet Heer & Matthew Yglesias & rather disappointed in Ezra Klein, Id never have believed it. But the former have learned & grown.
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It’s funny. Nine yrs ago if told I’d grow to love &respect the writings of David Klion, David Atkinson, & Ryan Cooper & grow to be profoundly disillusioned & disgusted by Jeet Heer & Matthew Yglesias & rather disappointed in Ezra Klein, Id never have believed it. But the former have learned & grown.
Apart from George W. Bush & Donald Trump, the most evil men in US politics for the past 25 years have been Ralph Nader, John Roberts, James Comey, Stephen Miller, & RFK Jr.
Merrick Garland & Jill Stein deserve (dis)honorable mentions as well. The former 7 caused great evil, these 2 only allowed it
Merrick Garland & Jill Stein deserve (dis)honorable mentions as well. The former 7 caused great evil, these 2 only allowed it
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Apart from George W. Bush & Donald Trump, the most evil men in US politics for the past 25 years have been Ralph Nader, John Roberts, James Comey, Stephen Miller, & RFK Jr.
Merrick Garland & Jill Stein deserve (dis)honorable mentions as well. The former 7 caused great evil, these 2 only allowed it
Merrick Garland & Jill Stein deserve (dis)honorable mentions as well. The former 7 caused great evil, these 2 only allowed it