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John Ganz
@lioneltrolling.bsky.social
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dottore, ingegnere, avvocato

When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s — out now from
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https://www.unpopularfront.news/
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John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social · Apr 6
The hardcover of When the Clock Broke is on sale at many outlets!
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When the Clock Broke
ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF 2024One of The New York Times's 100 Notable Books of 2024Longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award...
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brooklynspoke.bsky.social
Got around to this one late but I’m glad I did. It’s outstanding. @lioneltrolling.bsky.social
Cover of “when the clock broke” by John Ganz. Subtitle conmen conspirators, and the origins of Trumpism. Book is black blue, red and white.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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manohladargis.bsky.social
here’s a gift link for this must-read @lioneltrolling.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/o...
Opinion | The ‘Groyperfication’ of the G.O.P.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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evanbernick.bsky.social
this interview with @lioneltrolling.bsky.social is great. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/o...
Opinion | Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and the Right’s ‘Groyper’ Problem
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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lkatfield.bsky.social
Such a treat to get to talk with @lioneltrolling.bsky.social about Furious Minds. We got into it about the pretensions of some of these people and it was fun.
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
damn these epstein emails are crazy
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
I spoke to @lkatfield.bsky.social about her new book, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right www.unpopularfront.news/p/talking-to...
Talking to Laura K. Field about MAGA "Ideas"
Author Series No. 4
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November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
The right has become essentially a big propaganda apparatus; that's scary but also a weakness.
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Operation Drumbeat
The Right is Loud but Hollow
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November 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
weird but im glad the library says im still alive
mrnuclear.monster Mr. Nuclear Monster @mrnuclear.monster · 11d
@lioneltrolling.bsky.social there's a conspiracy against you specifically, at the local library here in Hawaiʻi
a screenshot of the library listing for Ganz' tome, "When the clock broke" has a red notice that reads: "This item cannot be renewed. Unseen renewal maximum exceeded."
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
I feel like we're in a weird world where the average Dem partisan, engaged voter is better informed than most of their representatives
jamellebouie.net jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4d
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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www.theresaganz.com

The thesis of my book Grand Illusion is that excesses of gold in architecture are a direct indication of despotism. As the White House festoons itself with golden doodads and proposes a gilded new ballroom, I think the thesis holds. Link in bio. 💛⚜️💛
Theresa Ganz
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August 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
The weekly round-up.—
www.unpopularfront.news/p/crackpot-m...
Crackpot meets Armchair; 'Political Capitalism' revisited; One Eddington After Another
Reading, Watching 11.09.25
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November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
I can't believe I forgot about Christine Todd Whitman!
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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jamellebouie.net
new episode up where john and i give our thoughts on tuesday's election
Unclear and Present Politics Episode 8 — The Beginning of the End? (Video) | Unclear and Present Patreon
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November 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
Yesterday's live video with @maxread.info and Jay Caspian Kang now available.
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Read Max X Unpopular Front w/ Jay Kang
Talking Elections and More with the New Yorker's Jay Caspian Kang
www.unpopularfront.news
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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dmk1793.bsky.social
Thinking back to this excellent concluding paragraph from @lioneltrolling.bsky.social's Substack post after Zohran Mamdani's initial primary victory:
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
the 1980s and 90s were bad
gggphd.bsky.social GGG, PhD @gggphd.bsky.social · 9d
When I first saw Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" in 1989 I wondered why NYC's ethnic groups so deeply hated one another. Was the film's depiction simply wrong, or has the vibe shifted dramatically toward the pluralism and tolerance you so eloquently describe?
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Going live on Substack with @lioneltrolling.bsky.social and Jay Kang at 2pm ET. We'll talk about the elections and whatever else--recording will be available to paid subscribers tomorrow.

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LIVE SOON: Read Max X Unpopular Front w/ Jay Kang
Starting Nov 5 at 2:00 PM EST
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November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
FYI.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
Thoughts on Zohran's victory.
www.unpopularfront.news/p/thoughts-o...
Thoughts on a Victory
From Gaza to New York
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November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
Oh, the neocons are gonna find some secret weapon to stop the groypers? Would this be the same one they used to stop Trump?

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Who Will Win the GOP Civil War?
Hint: Not the Neocons.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
Being There presidency
sharonk.bsky.social Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 12d
lol Reagan
President Reagan was uncomfortable with these conflicts among his advisers. When his officials could not agree, Reagan avoided choosing sides, preferring instead to dispel the tension with humorous anecdotes. Indeed, he contributed to the problem by making remarks that seemed to support each group. Advisers were frequently left to divine the president’s wishes, and they often came into conflict with each other, each claiming to represent the “true” Reagan.21 As Haig described it at the time, “Because of his habitual cheery courtesy, it is at times difficult to know when [President Reagan] is agreeing or disagreeing, approving or disapproving.”22 The president’s mixed signals undermined his administration’s ability to craft a coherent policy toward the USSR.
November 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
lioneltrolling.bsky.social
Re-sharing this. www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-fatal-...
The Fatal Embrace
Reading, Watching 07.27.25
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October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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@lioneltrolling.bsky.social:
If you needed any additional evidence that MAGA is more of a kleptocratic demimonde or criminal racket than a political movement, look at how Steve Bannon gravitated to Jeffrey Epstein just as the stench of disgrace became unbearable for most others. Or look at Trump’s otherwise inexplicable commutation of the sentence of fraudster George Santos. Marx wrote that the mob was drawn partially from “discharged jailbirds”—in Santos’s case, it’s literally true. The message there is clearly: “Support me, and I’ll take care of you.”
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM