Dennis Lytton
@dennislytton.bsky.social
Los Angeles is home. Pro democracy reform (proportional representation & reigning in imperial POTUS), unabashedly liberal and in the fight. Anti Trump.
All things pax train 🚆 ops & safety. Cali native 🎿 🏄♂️, Georgetown, and UCLA, Chess♟️player, Episcopalian
All things pax train 🚆 ops & safety. Cali native 🎿 🏄♂️, Georgetown, and UCLA, Chess♟️player, Episcopalian
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The American Presidency Can Never Be Trusted Again
It’s time for multiparty democracy and a limited executive.
www.liberalcurrents.com
America & the world can never trust the US Presidency & our calcified, two-party Congress again.
In @liberalcurrents.com, I argue we need to reform the executive (limit it), make the legislature supreme, & institute multiparty proportional representation.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
In @liberalcurrents.com, I argue we need to reform the executive (limit it), make the legislature supreme, & institute multiparty proportional representation.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-american...
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These ICE agents need to spend the next two decades at minimum in prison.
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
These ICE agents need to spend the next two decades at minimum in prison.
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Loving Nancy Sinatra for this.
December 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Loving Nancy Sinatra for this.
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A grim reminder he has been a benighted presence in American public life for so long a guy who died in 1998 had a firm opinion about him.
December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A grim reminder he has been a benighted presence in American public life for so long a guy who died in 1998 had a firm opinion about him.
To get to this point you have to do large amounts of study and preparation to be an American citizen
Your median native born Maga chud hasn't put together 1/1,000th the effort to be an American as these folks have
Your median native born Maga chud hasn't put together 1/1,000th the effort to be an American as these folks have
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
To get to this point you have to do large amounts of study and preparation to be an American citizen
Your median native born Maga chud hasn't put together 1/1,000th the effort to be an American as these folks have
Your median native born Maga chud hasn't put together 1/1,000th the effort to be an American as these folks have
The right-wing authoritarians, to paraphrase @timothysnyder.bsky.social, want you comfortable in your chair watching screens filled with nihilism & voyeurism
Liberalism needs to tap into the yearning for a moral order & a renewal of liberal democratic institutions & social policies that uplift all
Liberalism needs to tap into the yearning for a moral order & a renewal of liberal democratic institutions & social policies that uplift all
Today @aselrod.bsky.social argues that our social media feeds entice us "to fixate on human wreckage. We are fascinated and even wildly entertained by people’s self-destruction, watching them be undone by greed, infidelity, narcissism, and a litany of disordered behavior."
American Freakshow: Our Reality TV-Driven Media Is Killing Our Democracy
The lurid details of Olivia Nuzzi's transgressions and the popularity of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives derive from the same culture of voyeurism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The right-wing authoritarians, to paraphrase @timothysnyder.bsky.social, want you comfortable in your chair watching screens filled with nihilism & voyeurism
Liberalism needs to tap into the yearning for a moral order & a renewal of liberal democratic institutions & social policies that uplift all
Liberalism needs to tap into the yearning for a moral order & a renewal of liberal democratic institutions & social policies that uplift all
In 2029 we need to send the ICC referrals, via the UN security council, of Hegseth and lots of others regarding the Boat Murders and likely other other issues. As soon as the ICC issues warrants, render these people to the Hague without delay.
In a back channeled "offer" to the International Criminal Court, the United States proposed dropping sanctions on ICC officials if the Court
•Dropped charges on Israeli officials and pledged not to indict anymore
•Stopped investigating crimes in Afghanistan
•Amended the ICC treaty
the ICC said: no
•Dropped charges on Israeli officials and pledged not to indict anymore
•Stopped investigating crimes in Afghanistan
•Amended the ICC treaty
the ICC said: no
Exclusive: ICC shuns US demands to drop Israel war crimes probe and amend treaty
Washington also called for end to Afghanistan investigation and change to Rome Statute in return for lifting sanctions
www.middleeasteye.net
December 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
In 2029 we need to send the ICC referrals, via the UN security council, of Hegseth and lots of others regarding the Boat Murders and likely other other issues. As soon as the ICC issues warrants, render these people to the Hague without delay.
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Granted, Olivia Nuzzi's self-indulgent personal behavior compromised her integrity as a journalist. But what about her obviously scorned ex-lover Ryan Lizza's own unprofessional "tell all" conduct in this tawdry saga? Further, why are we even watching this? www.liberalcurrents.com/american-fre...
American Freakshow: Our Reality TV-Driven Media Is Killing Our Democracy
The lurid details of Olivia Nuzzi's transgressions and the popularity of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" derive from the same culture of voyeurism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Granted, Olivia Nuzzi's self-indulgent personal behavior compromised her integrity as a journalist. But what about her obviously scorned ex-lover Ryan Lizza's own unprofessional "tell all" conduct in this tawdry saga? Further, why are we even watching this? www.liberalcurrents.com/american-fre...
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Just a reminder that Aaron Swartz was threatened with 50 years of jail time for downloading public domain documents and meanwhile AI companies bulk download copyrighted works
December 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Just a reminder that Aaron Swartz was threatened with 50 years of jail time for downloading public domain documents and meanwhile AI companies bulk download copyrighted works
The media landscape that is corroding our ability to engage with liberal policy and institutions can be countered.
Humanity is curious, empathetic, and moral. FDR once said of fascism's promises in 1941 that " . . . we [counter with] the greater conception - the moral order"
Humanity is curious, empathetic, and moral. FDR once said of fascism's promises in 1941 that " . . . we [counter with] the greater conception - the moral order"
I wrote about the Olivia Nuzzi saga and how it reflects the voyeurism and indignity that drives so much of our media—social and otherwise.
This is an essay about elite excess, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and the crisis of our democracy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/american-fre...
This is an essay about elite excess, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and the crisis of our democracy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/american-fre...
American Freakshow: Our Reality TV-Driven Media Is Killing Our Democracy
The lurid details of Olivia Nuzzi's transgressions and the popularity of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives derive from the same culture of voyeurism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The media landscape that is corroding our ability to engage with liberal policy and institutions can be countered.
Humanity is curious, empathetic, and moral. FDR once said of fascism's promises in 1941 that " . . . we [counter with] the greater conception - the moral order"
Humanity is curious, empathetic, and moral. FDR once said of fascism's promises in 1941 that " . . . we [counter with] the greater conception - the moral order"
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I don't think transgender athletes are the problem facing girls and women in sports.
Investigators say former coach Sean Gardner created videos showing close-up images of at least 10 minors naked or undressing, which they recovered from his computers last year while investigating reports of sexual abuse.
Gardner has pleaded not guilty and has been jailed pending trial.
Gardner has pleaded not guilty and has been jailed pending trial.
Olympics Sports Watchdog Failed to Stop Mississippi Coach's Sexual Abuse, Women Allege
Two gymnasts who say they were sexually abused at an elite academy in Iowa filed lawsuits Monday against the sport’s oversight bodies.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I don't think transgender athletes are the problem facing girls and women in sports.
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More of this nationwide please!
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
More of this nationwide please!
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Trump's dementia has grown so extreme that a select group of advisors are now running the country without his input. To find who those advisors are and what their plans are, buy my new book, which will appear in March 2029.
December 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trump's dementia has grown so extreme that a select group of advisors are now running the country without his input. To find who those advisors are and what their plans are, buy my new book, which will appear in March 2029.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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I also think of Dred Scott as a crucial moment in constitutional history in which popular politics (and of course war) successfully repudiated an openly partisan reading of the Constitution by the Court.
There are lessons progressives can glean from that in the 21st century.
There are lessons progressives can glean from that in the 21st century.
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I also think of Dred Scott as a crucial moment in constitutional history in which popular politics (and of course war) successfully repudiated an openly partisan reading of the Constitution by the Court.
There are lessons progressives can glean from that in the 21st century.
There are lessons progressives can glean from that in the 21st century.
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perils of structuring your political beliefs according to political winds and issue polls
I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
December 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
perils of structuring your political beliefs according to political winds and issue polls
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Reposting for the Saturday afternoon crowd
I wrote about the Olivia Nuzzi saga and how it reflects the voyeurism and indignity that drives so much of our media—social and otherwise.
This is an essay about elite excess, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and the crisis of our democracy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/american-fre...
This is an essay about elite excess, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and the crisis of our democracy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/american-fre...
American Freakshow: Our Reality TV-Driven Media Is Killing Our Democracy
The lurid details of Olivia Nuzzi's transgressions and the popularity of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives derive from the same culture of voyeurism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Reposting for the Saturday afternoon crowd
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
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Current Readings: Henry Farrell (@himself.bsky.social) on the new U.S. National Security Strategy: "The guff about civilizational collapse in Europe reflects the administration’s anxieties about the continued strength of liberalism within its own political system." open.substack.com/pub/programm...
America has identified its greatest enemy: Western Europe
Trump's new National Security Strategy: what if groypers cosplayed George Kennan?
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Current Readings: Henry Farrell (@himself.bsky.social) on the new U.S. National Security Strategy: "The guff about civilizational collapse in Europe reflects the administration’s anxieties about the continued strength of liberalism within its own political system." open.substack.com/pub/programm...
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"American democracy is caught in a reality trap. More than ever, our media promises to beam real-life people into our homes and lives. Perhaps more than ever, we struggle to recognize the humanity in the people whose lives we are consuming as entertainment product."
American Freakshow: Our Reality TV-Driven Media Is Killing Our Democracy
The lurid details of Olivia Nuzzi's transgressions and the popularity of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives derive from the same culture of voyeurism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"American democracy is caught in a reality trap. More than ever, our media promises to beam real-life people into our homes and lives. Perhaps more than ever, we struggle to recognize the humanity in the people whose lives we are consuming as entertainment product."
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I wrote about the Olivia Nuzzi saga and how it reflects the voyeurism and indignity that drives so much of our media—social and otherwise.
This is an essay about elite excess, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and the crisis of our democracy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/american-fre...
This is an essay about elite excess, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and the crisis of our democracy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/american-fre...
American Freakshow: Our Reality TV-Driven Media Is Killing Our Democracy
The lurid details of Olivia Nuzzi's transgressions and the popularity of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives derive from the same culture of voyeurism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I wrote about the Olivia Nuzzi saga and how it reflects the voyeurism and indignity that drives so much of our media—social and otherwise.
This is an essay about elite excess, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and the crisis of our democracy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/american-fre...
This is an essay about elite excess, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and the crisis of our democracy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/american-fre...
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So gratuitously and pointlessly spiteful and petty.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
So gratuitously and pointlessly spiteful and petty.
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“Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.”
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.”
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
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this is why it drives me insane. thank you james. imagine if the army watched iran-iraq and decided "alright boys we need to throw out AirLand Battle and do exactly what the iraqis are doing. it's The Future"
I think the best parallel is the Iran-Iraq War. It’s a brutal slog between under equipped and exhausted conventional military forces that probably has no real bearing on how other contemporary conventional conflicts be will be fought.
Looking back through history, what war is most relevant for thinking about how the Ukraine war is going or a hypothetical Taiwan war? I’ve heard of people referring to the Ukraine War as “World War 1 with Blade Runner aesthetics” is that a fair characterization?
December 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
this is why it drives me insane. thank you james. imagine if the army watched iran-iraq and decided "alright boys we need to throw out AirLand Battle and do exactly what the iraqis are doing. it's The Future"
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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
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People in the administration have done TONS of shit like this. I’d really like to see a comprehensive report on all of it—pictures removed, or altered, buildings renamed, all of the hamfisted attempt to rewrite the history these institutions tell themselves
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
People in the administration have done TONS of shit like this. I’d really like to see a comprehensive report on all of it—pictures removed, or altered, buildings renamed, all of the hamfisted attempt to rewrite the history these institutions tell themselves