El Çid
@trentrichardnelson.bsky.social
Writer, editor, historian, commentator, philosopher, podcaster and poet; I like soccer & literature too....AV Editor & Contributing Editor for @LiberalCurrents.com & contributing writer all over.
Signal: TRN.42
https://linktr.ee/T.Richard.Nelson
Signal: TRN.42
https://linktr.ee/T.Richard.Nelson
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El Çid
@trentrichardnelson.bsky.social
· Jun 22
“…Therefore we need not expect to have better states until we have better men; till then all changes will leave every essential thing un-changed.”
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"National Delirium: NatSec in Post-9/11 America, from Dubya to Donny": @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social with @attackerman.bsky.social, on our Half the Answer podcast www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...
Half the Answer #51: National Delirium: NatSec in Post-9/11 America, from Dubya to Donny
Trent and Caitlin speak with journalist Spencer Ackerman about the CIA, DHS, and other parts of the US government ostensibly protecting us from terrorism. How have they achieved this level of impunity...
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"National Delirium: NatSec in Post-9/11 America, from Dubya to Donny": @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social with @attackerman.bsky.social, on our Half the Answer podcast www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...
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We also can now reveal the video footage of @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social realizing in the fourth round that Plato's Republic had not yet been picked:
a soccer player with the number 66 on his shirt
Alt: Trent Alexander-Arnold's famous quickly taken corner kick for Liverpool against Barcelona in the 2019 Champions League semifinal
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We also can now reveal the video footage of @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social realizing in the fourth round that Plato's Republic had not yet been picked:
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Excellent question and it so happens that back in August our editors picked five books each to make a reading list: www.liberalcurrents.com/the-liberal-...
Now, at the time, we did that as a post for patrons only.
But you know what, let's make it public today. 🍾
Now, at the time, we did that as a post for patrons only.
But you know what, let's make it public today. 🍾
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Excellent question and it so happens that back in August our editors picked five books each to make a reading list: www.liberalcurrents.com/the-liberal-...
Now, at the time, we did that as a post for patrons only.
But you know what, let's make it public today. 🍾
Now, at the time, we did that as a post for patrons only.
But you know what, let's make it public today. 🍾
You heard it here first folks
you should support liberal currents!
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
You heard it here first folks
Lolololol
"Anti-fascist groups named as US terror threats ‘barely exist’, experts say
Designation of groups from Italy, Germany and Greece labelled ‘ridiculous’ as experts say no active threat posed"
Designation of groups from Italy, Germany and Greece labelled ‘ridiculous’ as experts say no active threat posed"
Anti-fascist groups named as US terror threats ‘barely exist’, experts say
Designation of groups from Italy, Germany and Greece labelled ‘ridiculous’ as experts say no active threat posed
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Lolololol
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Brazil shows the US how illegal attempts to overturn the will of the people should be dealt with.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
Bolsonaro to Start Serving 27-Year Sentence Over Coup Plot
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Brazil shows the US how illegal attempts to overturn the will of the people should be dealt with.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
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Liberal Currents is one of the most relevant publications in circulation today; actively staking out and defining the ideological stakes of the 21st century like nobody else. I'm honored to be a contributor, and can't think of anybody more deserving of your support.
We hit $70,000 in two days. Beyond moved. Thank you all so much. And this means another $35,000 is coming from the donor who said they would match. We're really going to do this. gofund.me/6c8d31bbe
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
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November 26, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Liberal Currents is one of the most relevant publications in circulation today; actively staking out and defining the ideological stakes of the 21st century like nobody else. I'm honored to be a contributor, and can't think of anybody more deserving of your support.
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The anti-vaccine movement is a death cult
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The anti-vaccine movement is a death cult
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Less than $1600 until we hit the matching threshold, meaning another $35k gets sent to us. Let’s see if we can’t get there in the next half hour! gofund.me/b62d52480
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Less than $1600 until we hit the matching threshold, meaning another $35k gets sent to us. Let’s see if we can’t get there in the next half hour! gofund.me/b62d52480
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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As masked thugs kidnap people in broad daylight, as the military is sent into U.S. cities, as the press is under assault, the owner of the 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 proudly proclaimed: “We’re not the resistance. We are nobody’s opposition.”
Look elsewhere for opposition, then: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Look elsewhere for opposition, then: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
As masked thugs kidnap people in broad daylight, as the military is sent into U.S. cities, as the press is under assault, the owner of the 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 proudly proclaimed: “We’re not the resistance. We are nobody’s opposition.”
Look elsewhere for opposition, then: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Look elsewhere for opposition, then: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
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It might be an eventful weekend around here in terms of protesting
3 journalists were either gassed, pepper sprayed, or hit with pepper balls today. One of them (a Minnesota Public Radio journalist) had to be hospitalized.
Also, St. Paul police managed to brutalize two state representatives during all this.
Just a sickening rampage
Also, St. Paul police managed to brutalize two state representatives during all this.
Just a sickening rampage
Wild @pioneerpress.bsky.social article by @frederickmelo.bsky.social and @maragottfried.bsky.social
Hit by tear gas/OC or police projectiles today:
State Rep. Athena Hollins (St. Paul), Rep. Liish Kozlowski (Duluth), St. Paul City Council VP HwaJeong Kim, and at least 3 journalists.
Hit by tear gas/OC or police projectiles today:
State Rep. Athena Hollins (St. Paul), Rep. Liish Kozlowski (Duluth), St. Paul City Council VP HwaJeong Kim, and at least 3 journalists.
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It might be an eventful weekend around here in terms of protesting
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@caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and I had a wonderful time speaking with @attackerman.bsky.social about Iron Man and an absolute litany of topics in the national security sector from Bush to Trump and everyone between; how did we get here? We had many questions and he, many answers!
Half the Answer #51: Trent and Caitlin speak with journalist Spencer Ackerman about the CIA, DHS, and other parts of the US government ostensibly protecting us from terrorism. What are the precedents for the intolerable level of human rights and privacy violations we see today?
Half the Answer #51: National Delirium: NatSec in Post-9/11 America, from Dubya to Donny
Trent and Caitlin speak with journalist Spencer Ackerman about the CIA, DHS, and other parts of the US government ostensibly protecting us from terrorism. How have they achieved this level of impunity...
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
@caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and I had a wonderful time speaking with @attackerman.bsky.social about Iron Man and an absolute litany of topics in the national security sector from Bush to Trump and everyone between; how did we get here? We had many questions and he, many answers!
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Hear from voices you trust on Liberal Currents:
“The only source of political analysis we trust” - Magdalena Bay
“Uh, let me be clear, I, uh, greatly enjoy what Liberal Currents has to say” - President Barack HUSSEIN Obama
“Журнал либеральных течений — это бомба точка ком” - Mikhail Gorbachev
“The only source of political analysis we trust” - Magdalena Bay
“Uh, let me be clear, I, uh, greatly enjoy what Liberal Currents has to say” - President Barack HUSSEIN Obama
“Журнал либеральных течений — это бомба точка ком” - Mikhail Gorbachev
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Hear from voices you trust on Liberal Currents:
“The only source of political analysis we trust” - Magdalena Bay
“Uh, let me be clear, I, uh, greatly enjoy what Liberal Currents has to say” - President Barack HUSSEIN Obama
“Журнал либеральных течений — это бомба точка ком” - Mikhail Gorbachev
“The only source of political analysis we trust” - Magdalena Bay
“Uh, let me be clear, I, uh, greatly enjoy what Liberal Currents has to say” - President Barack HUSSEIN Obama
“Журнал либеральных течений — это бомба точка ком” - Mikhail Gorbachev
LET’S GO!!!!
HUGE rally here folks, let's make it to $70k tonight, where we'll hit a matching threshold that nets us another $35k on top of that! gofund.me/525131968
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
LET’S GO!!!!
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HUGE rally here folks, let's make it to $70k tonight, where we'll hit a matching threshold that nets us another $35k on top of that! gofund.me/525131968
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
HUGE rally here folks, let's make it to $70k tonight, where we'll hit a matching threshold that nets us another $35k on top of that! gofund.me/525131968
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My co-author Becky Chao crushed it on her first (!) podcast appearance, discussing affordability across all the things, ideas, paradigms, and policies.
Neon Liberalism (entering its second season) #53: Join Samantha and guest Becky Chao, Director of Policy and Research at the Economic Security Project, as they talk about the never-ending conflict between YIMBYs and anti-YIMBYs—and how we can get beyond it. www.liberalcurrents.com/neon-liberal...
Neon Liberalism #53: Beyond Abundance?
Join Samantha and guest Becky Chao, Director of Policy and Research at the Economic Security Project, as they talk about the never-ending conflict between YIMBYs and anti-YIMBYs—and how we can get bey...
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
My co-author Becky Chao crushed it on her first (!) podcast appearance, discussing affordability across all the things, ideas, paradigms, and policies.
Preach
i think everyone should eat the food that makes them happy :)
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Preach
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Lisa Murkowski becomes the first Republican senator to defend her colleague under attack from Trump and Hegseth.
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Lisa Murkowski becomes the first Republican senator to defend her colleague under attack from Trump and Hegseth.
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We are over $45,000. 👊
If we can reach $70,000 by midnight, we will completely fulfill a $35,000 match and then be 20% of the way to the goal and a transformative result: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
How do we feel? It's time—you knew this was coming—drop a GIF showing your mood in the replies
If we can reach $70,000 by midnight, we will completely fulfill a $35,000 match and then be 20% of the way to the goal and a transformative result: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
How do we feel? It's time—you knew this was coming—drop a GIF showing your mood in the replies
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We are over $45,000. 👊
If we can reach $70,000 by midnight, we will completely fulfill a $35,000 match and then be 20% of the way to the goal and a transformative result: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
How do we feel? It's time—you knew this was coming—drop a GIF showing your mood in the replies
If we can reach $70,000 by midnight, we will completely fulfill a $35,000 match and then be 20% of the way to the goal and a transformative result: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
How do we feel? It's time—you knew this was coming—drop a GIF showing your mood in the replies
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We will not abandon our commitment to the liberal ideals of truth, freedom, and democracy.
If we meet our fundraising goal, we will be able to take a big leap ahead in terms of organizational capacity: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
If we meet our fundraising goal, we will be able to take a big leap ahead in terms of organizational capacity: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We will not abandon our commitment to the liberal ideals of truth, freedom, and democracy.
If we meet our fundraising goal, we will be able to take a big leap ahead in terms of organizational capacity: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
If we meet our fundraising goal, we will be able to take a big leap ahead in terms of organizational capacity: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
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Thank you, Marisa, for your words and your contribution. Marisa's great journalism is found at www.thehandbasket.co.
In September, Marisa was a guest on our podcast Half the Answer, hosted by @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social. Watch or listen to that episode here:
In September, Marisa was a guest on our podcast Half the Answer, hosted by @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social. Watch or listen to that episode here:
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thank you, Marisa, for your words and your contribution. Marisa's great journalism is found at www.thehandbasket.co.
In September, Marisa was a guest on our podcast Half the Answer, hosted by @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social. Watch or listen to that episode here:
In September, Marisa was a guest on our podcast Half the Answer, hosted by @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentrichardnelson.bsky.social. Watch or listen to that episode here:
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Derek is of course also a friend of the show here at half the answer! please enjoy his episode here:
www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...
www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Derek is of course also a friend of the show here at half the answer! please enjoy his episode here:
www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...
www.liberalcurrents.com/half-the-ans...
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Thank you @marisakabas.bsky.social for your kind words of support.
If we can raise $35,000 today (and thereby get to $70,000 total in two days), then we will receive a $35,000 matching gift from a generous donor! Please, let's not miss this early boost to our hopes: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
If we can raise $35,000 today (and thereby get to $70,000 total in two days), then we will receive a $35,000 matching gift from a generous donor! Please, let's not miss this early boost to our hopes: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Thank you @marisakabas.bsky.social for your kind words of support.
If we can raise $35,000 today (and thereby get to $70,000 total in two days), then we will receive a $35,000 matching gift from a generous donor! Please, let's not miss this early boost to our hopes: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
If we can raise $35,000 today (and thereby get to $70,000 total in two days), then we will receive a $35,000 matching gift from a generous donor! Please, let's not miss this early boost to our hopes: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...