Ryan Enos
@ryanenos.bsky.social
I'm not happy about what Democrats are doing. But one argument for it is that they are not dealing with a normal negotiating partner but rather someone with no understanding that his position is unpopular and who is willing to inflict pain on ordinary people in order to win.
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I'm not happy about what Democrats are doing. But one argument for it is that they are not dealing with a normal negotiating partner but rather someone with no understanding that his position is unpopular and who is willing to inflict pain on ordinary people in order to win.
Brave group of Democratic detectors vote for everything the American public has thoroughly rejected.
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Brave group of Democratic detectors vote for everything the American public has thoroughly rejected.
Given that a person can now bet at will on nearly every aspect of every sport, it's hard to see how such problems don't proliferate to the point of the entire integrity of our major sports being questioned.
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...
MLB betting scandal: Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase, Luis L. Ortiz indicted
Each pitcher could face up to 65 years in prison if convicted on all charges
www.cbssports.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Given that a person can now bet at will on nearly every aspect of every sport, it's hard to see how such problems don't proliferate to the point of the entire integrity of our major sports being questioned.
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb...
Reposted by Ryan Enos
Hail, Caesar!
What are we even doing here? Trump is corrosive to the dignity of a free people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
What are we even doing here? Trump is corrosive to the dignity of a free people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Hail, Caesar!
What are we even doing here? Trump is corrosive to the dignity of a free people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
What are we even doing here? Trump is corrosive to the dignity of a free people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Sad messages from authoritarians.
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Sad messages from authoritarians.
Federalist 14:
"Hearken not to the unnatural voice which tells you that the people of America, knit together as they are by so many cords of affection, can no longer live together as members of the same family..."
"Hearken not to the unnatural voice which tells you that the people of America, knit together as they are by so many cords of affection, can no longer live together as members of the same family..."
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Federalist 14:
"Hearken not to the unnatural voice which tells you that the people of America, knit together as they are by so many cords of affection, can no longer live together as members of the same family..."
"Hearken not to the unnatural voice which tells you that the people of America, knit together as they are by so many cords of affection, can no longer live together as members of the same family..."
A good summary of why Cornell's capitulation to authoritarian extortion is an affront to democracy and academic freedom. aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A good summary of why Cornell's capitulation to authoritarian extortion is an affront to democracy and academic freedom. aaup-cornell.org/2025/11/07/s...
Reposted by Ryan Enos
Same shot about an hour later
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Same shot about an hour later
The issue is that we have one party supporting democracy, but everybody hates that party. Democratic leadership needs to recognize this and either reform or step aside. ryandenos.substack.com/p/mamdani-an...
Mamdani and the Future of the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is primed for a hostile takeover...
ryandenos.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The issue is that we have one party supporting democracy, but everybody hates that party. Democratic leadership needs to recognize this and either reform or step aside. ryandenos.substack.com/p/mamdani-an...
Yes, having grown up in the 1990s when this was the prime dark fantasy of the NRA, this is really something to behold. From a social science perspective, it's another piece of evidence that most of what we call ideology is really just identity politics.
It still blows my mind that the lawless government paramilitary stormtroopers from every 1990's conspiracy theory have arrived and all the don't tread on me 1776 people just pulled a fade.
Video of Greg Bovino in Waukegan, with residents following and shouting, “You a bitch!” Taken by Armando Sanchez
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Yes, having grown up in the 1990s when this was the prime dark fantasy of the NRA, this is really something to behold. From a social science perspective, it's another piece of evidence that most of what we call ideology is really just identity politics.
Saw the news of the death of James Watson. Chastised myself for checking the news on my phone while in a bookstore. Looked at the shelf and saw this in front of me.
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Saw the news of the death of James Watson. Chastised myself for checking the news on my phone while in a bookstore. Looked at the shelf and saw this in front of me.
Cornell, like other capitulators, shamefully justifies this by saying it preserves *our* independence. Even if that were true, it is pure moral cowardice to take the every-institution-for-itself approach when extortionist is rampaging through our academic community.
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Cornell, like other capitulators, shamefully justifies this by saying it preserves *our* independence. Even if that were true, it is pure moral cowardice to take the every-institution-for-itself approach when extortionist is rampaging through our academic community.
There is no political downside to opposing authoritarianism.
Trump at a -16 net approval rating among all adults now, per our average at @fiftyplusone.news, and flirting with dropping below 40% approval.
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There is no political downside to opposing authoritarianism.
The Democratic Party is primed for a hostile takeover...
ryandenos.substack.com/p/mamdani-an...
ryandenos.substack.com/p/mamdani-an...
Mamdani and the Future of the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is primed for a hostile takeover...
ryandenos.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The Democratic Party is primed for a hostile takeover...
ryandenos.substack.com/p/mamdani-an...
ryandenos.substack.com/p/mamdani-an...
Have this notion that whatever the outcome, whether the United States descends into oligarchic corruption or has a dramatic populist redistribution of wealth, this will be seen as a symbolic fork in the road. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Have this notion that whatever the outcome, whether the United States descends into oligarchic corruption or has a dramatic populist redistribution of wealth, this will be seen as a symbolic fork in the road. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
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"Indeed, much of the grousing about Democrats’ supposed lack of moderation around social issues was not because these social issues are inherently losing issues electorally, but because they are losing issues when nothing else is offered."
Great piece from @ryanenos.bsky.social
Great piece from @ryanenos.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Indeed, much of the grousing about Democrats’ supposed lack of moderation around social issues was not because these social issues are inherently losing issues electorally, but because they are losing issues when nothing else is offered."
Great piece from @ryanenos.bsky.social
Great piece from @ryanenos.bsky.social
Reposted by Ryan Enos
Ryan Enos:
"An overlooked fact about the 'toxicity' of the Democratic brand ... [is] that it is surprisingly toxic with would-be Democrats, people who would normally favor left-wing Democratic policies but who have given up on a party that seems captured by an out-of-touch oligarchic gerontocracy."
"An overlooked fact about the 'toxicity' of the Democratic brand ... [is] that it is surprisingly toxic with would-be Democrats, people who would normally favor left-wing Democratic policies but who have given up on a party that seems captured by an out-of-touch oligarchic gerontocracy."
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Ryan Enos:
"An overlooked fact about the 'toxicity' of the Democratic brand ... [is] that it is surprisingly toxic with would-be Democrats, people who would normally favor left-wing Democratic policies but who have given up on a party that seems captured by an out-of-touch oligarchic gerontocracy."
"An overlooked fact about the 'toxicity' of the Democratic brand ... [is] that it is surprisingly toxic with would-be Democrats, people who would normally favor left-wing Democratic policies but who have given up on a party that seems captured by an out-of-touch oligarchic gerontocracy."
Here's my take on Mamdani. ryandenos.substack.com/p/mamdani-an...
Mamdani and the Future of the Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is primed for a hostile takeover...
ryandenos.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Here's my take on Mamdani. ryandenos.substack.com/p/mamdani-an...
This might be another reason to update your priors around the weakly supported claim that Trump's "they/them" commercials were decisive in 2024.
57% of all ad spending by Republicans in the Virginia governors race was on anti trans ads. Just an incredibly mismanaged campaign. Anti-trans politics are a losing issue.
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This might be another reason to update your priors around the weakly supported claim that Trump's "they/them" commercials were decisive in 2024.
Obligatory Harvard Yard fall photo.
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Obligatory Harvard Yard fall photo.
It is striking to me that so many of these arguments revolve around the President having inherent powers over foreign affairs, like it is just an established fact. It doesn't say that in the Constitution. Where did this idea come from? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Key Justices Show Early Skepticism of Trump’s Tariff Power
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It is striking to me that so many of these arguments revolve around the President having inherent powers over foreign affairs, like it is just an established fact. It doesn't say that in the Constitution. Where did this idea come from? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
As a leftist, multicultural, Dodger fan it's been a pretty good run this past week.
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
As a leftist, multicultural, Dodger fan it's been a pretty good run this past week.
Okay, that was actually lol.
this is an obvious overcorrection that misleads the polling data and will lead to disaster in the Heartland. the results of tonight show that the Democrats should moderate: adopting two or at most three of the five pillars of Islam
if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Okay, that was actually lol.