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Every president of my lifetime except Joe Biden actually started wars, but somehow he ended up getting lambasted from the right and the left for providing military supplies to allies as if that made him the greatest warhawk in American history.

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Published: June 23, 2025 02:09

Every president of my lifetime except Joe Biden actually started wars, but somehow he ended up getting lambasted from the right and the left for providing military supplies to allies as if that made him the greatest warhawk in American history.

Me: The best choice was Kathryn Garcia who I explicitly endorsed and encouraged readers to donate too. Jeet, a guy who lies constantly: Yglesias still says Adams was the best choice. https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-case-for-parliamentary-cities

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Published: June 23, 2025 02:00

Me: The best choice was Kathryn Garcia who I explicitly endorsed and encouraged readers to donate too. Jeet, a guy who lies constantly: Yglesias still says Adams was the best choice. slowboring.com/p/the-case-fo…

R to @mattyglesias: This is a distance where normally planes would face a lot of competition from driving and high-speed trains, but Jeju is an island so the only way to get there is fly.

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Published: June 22, 2025 22:11

This is a distance where normally planes would face a lot of competition from driving and high-speed trains, but Jeju is an island so the only way to get there is fly.

I disagree with Trump's approach to Iran, but if people who do agree with it also want to be opposed to Trump on other grounds I think that's good.

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Published: June 22, 2025 20:11

I disagree with Trump's approach to Iran, but if people who do agree with it also want to be opposed to Trump on other grounds I think that's good. xcancel.com/mattduss/status/1936879054222729527#m

And today, Riverkeeper's chief prosecuting attorney and longtime board member is Secretary of Health and Human Services!

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Published: June 22, 2025 20:09

And today, Riverkeeper's chief prosecuting attorney and longtime board member is Secretary of Health and Human Services! xcancel.com/ThomasHochman/status/1936878153613431161#m

The thing about the Middle East is it is: — Far away from the USA — Full of intractable problems featuring actors whose motives are in part supernatural — Less economically important to America than to China, India, or Europe The right strategy is to just be less involved.

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Published: June 22, 2025 18:02

The thing about the Middle East is it is: — Far away from the USA — Full of intractable problems featuring actors whose motives are in part supernatural — Less economically important to America than to China, India, or Europe The right strategy is to…

Yes though if you think Cuomo is as bad as the Mamdani people say, it makes sense to rank Lander #1

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Published: June 22, 2025 17:33

Yes though if you think Cuomo is as bad as the Mamdani people say, it makes sense to rank Lander #1 xcancel.com/MattZeitlin/status/1936839375037268374#m

Various different decisions taken by W, Obama, and Trump all really incentivize nuclear proliferation. https://www.slowboring.com/p/21-thoughts-on-trumps-war-with-iran

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Published: June 22, 2025 12:52

Various different decisions taken by W, Obama, and Trump all really incentivize nuclear proliferation. slowboring.com/p/21-thoughts…

RT by @mattyglesias: I didn’t realise this before, but JS Mill was actually key to liberal and feminist struggles *worldwide* In both Japan & Sweden, I find so many texts highlighting Mill as a pioneering influence!

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Published: June 22, 2025 12:12

I didn’t realise this before, but JS Mill was actually key to liberal and feminist struggles *worldwide* In both Japan & Sweden, I find so many texts highlighting Mill as a pioneering influence! xcancel.com/HenryEOliver/status/1936758294523085043#m

R to @mattyglesias: Maybe the Iranians will just cave and it will all work out — if so, great! But maybe key nuclear infrastructure survives, they race toward a bomb, and the US ends up going deeper down this whole. Or various other things could go wrong. https://www.slowboring.com/p/21-thoughts-on-trumps-war-with-iran

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Published: June 22, 2025 02:45

Maybe the Iranians will just cave and it will all work out — if so, great! But maybe key nuclear infrastructure survives, they race toward a bomb, and the US ends up going deeper down this whole. Or various other things could go wrong. …

Look, as I say in the post if I were the prime minister of Israel I would also have taken advantage of Trump’s weak-mindedness to manipulate him into this situation.

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Published: June 22, 2025 02:42

Look, as I say in the post if I were the prime minister of Israel I would also have taken advantage of Trump’s weak-mindedness to manipulate him into this situation. xcancel.com/adammaanit/status/1936615099684270220#m

“Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective.”

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Published: June 22, 2025 02:38

“Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective.”

A ton of people have spent years acting like Trump's substantive affection for Vladimir Putin and sympathy with his goals in Ukraine is some kind of principled dovish stand or view about regional prioritization, but it's all BS. https://www.slowboring.com/p/21-thoughts-on-trumps-war-with-iran

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Published: June 22, 2025 02:37

A ton of people have spent years acting like Trump's substantive affection for Vladimir Putin and sympathy with his goals in Ukraine is some kind of principled dovish stand or view about regional prioritization, but it's all BS. …

R to @mattyglesias: I was going to cook some lunch at home today but it was just me and I was feeling lazy, so I ate some yogurt and fruit which is also cheaper than going out.

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Published: June 22, 2025 02:27

I was going to cook some lunch at home today but it was just me and I was feeling lazy, so I ate some yogurt and fruit which is also cheaper than going out.

There are millions of people who got health insurance thanks to Obama, though it is true that Republicans are currently pushing a bill that would take it away from a large fraction of them.

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Published: June 22, 2025 02:26

There are millions of people who got health insurance thanks to Obama, though it is true that Republicans are currently pushing a bill that would take it away from a large fraction of them. xcancel.com/bonchieredstate/status/1936600857031897091#m

Trump is a "strong leader" in the sense that his followers are sycophants who just lavish praise on whatever he happens to do, while he himself mostly gets pushed around by events trying to pursue the path of least resistance.

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Published: June 22, 2025 01:54

Trump is a "strong leader" in the sense that his followers are sycophants who just lavish praise on whatever he happens to do, while he himself mostly gets pushed around by events trying to pursue the path of least resistance.…

R to @mattyglesias: America should be trying to be less involved in the Middle East and more focused on China and the Pacific, Trump is sinking us deeper into the maw. https://www.slowboring.com/p/21-thoughts-on-trumps-war-with-iran

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Published: June 22, 2025 01:50

America should be trying to be less involved in the Middle East and more focused on China and the Pacific, Trump is sinking us deeper into the maw. slowboring.com/p/21-thoughts…

I hope it all works out, and it definitely might, but this is a course of action with a lot of downside risk and very limited upside for the United States relative to what could have been achieved through diplomacy. (Link in replies because life is suffering)

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Published: June 22, 2025 01:49

I hope it all works out, and it definitely might, but this is a course of action with a lot of downside risk and very limited upside for the United States relative to what could have been achieved through diplomacy. (Link in replies because life is…

R to @mattyglesias: Now they're all like "we cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon." But, yeah, that was the point of the deal! When we had the deal, all they did was complain that it didn't address a half dozen non-nuclear issues. Well the alternative to a deal is a war.

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Published: June 22, 2025 01:26

Now they're all like "we cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon." But, yeah, that was the point of the deal! When we had the deal, all they did was complain that it didn't address a half dozen non-nuclear issues. Well the alternative to a deal is a…

Again, it was obvious all along that JCPOA opponents wanted the US to go to war with Iran but they spent ten years furiously denying that this was their alternative strategy.

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Published: June 22, 2025 01:25

Again, it was obvious all along that JCPOA opponents wanted the US to go to war with Iran but they spent ten years furiously denying that this was their alternative strategy.

It's so funny that this open source intel works — they really need to do false flag pizza party at some point

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Published: June 22, 2025 01:21

It's so funny that this open source intel works — they really need to do false flag pizza party at some point xcancel.com/PenPizzaReport/status/1936563158723760571#m

What’s weird to me is most of the best arguments against Cuomo are like this — hitting him from the right over Indian Point, discovery reform, his cozy relationships either public sector unions, his hostility to market rate housing, etc

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Published: June 22, 2025 00:28

What’s weird to me is most of the best arguments against Cuomo are like this — hitting him from the right over Indian Point, discovery reform, his cozy relationships either public sector unions, his hostility to market rate housing, etc…

Aperol is over 40 percent of Italy’s exports, if people ever realize it’s not that good their economy is toast.

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Published: June 21, 2025 23:18

Aperol is over 40 percent of Italy’s exports, if people ever realize it’s not that good their economy is toast. rss.xcancel.com/BeeBabs/status/1936385700573990964#m

My sense is that the ethnic and religious composition of the United States has been shifting due to immigration for basically our whole history. It’s admittedly a somewhat unusual aspect of US history compared to most countries.

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Published: June 21, 2025 21:37

My sense is that the ethnic and religious composition of the United States has been shifting due to immigration for basically our whole history. It’s admittedly a somewhat unusual aspect of US history compared to most countries.…

R to @mattyglesias: This seems like the kind of thing you say when you don't have good answers to a pretty important question!

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Published: June 21, 2025 16:56

This seems like the kind of thing you say when you don't have good answers to a pretty important question! rss.xcancel.com/DougHenwood/status/1936467942893408418#m

Is "government-run grocery stores" redistributive? It seems like a very roundabout way of accomplishing whatever distributional goal is on the table.

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Published: June 21, 2025 16:52

Is "government-run grocery stores" redistributive? It seems like a very roundabout way of accomplishing whatever distributional goal is on the table.

RT by @mattyglesias: The GOP Tax Scam guts Medicaid and will close hospitals throughout America. Why? So Republicans can reward their billionaire donors with massive tax breaks. #SaveOurHospitals

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Published: June 21, 2025 16:15

The GOP Tax Scam guts Medicaid and will close hospitals throughout America. Why? So Republicans can reward their billionaire donors with massive tax breaks. #SaveOurHospitals

RT by @mattyglesias: This debacle is going to cost the US Postal Service $1.5 billion. Totally bizarre use of public funds and resources. And sets our industrial policy & critical mineral goals back too. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/06/21/trump-usps-trucks-taxes/

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Published: June 21, 2025 15:17

This debacle is going to cost the US Postal Service $1.5 billion. Totally bizarre use of public funds and resources. And sets our industrial policy & critical mineral goals back too. washingtonpost.com/business/…

Where the technology exists to decarbonize at reasonable cost (cleaner electricity, switching to electric cars) it is happening at a decent pace. We need more work on the fact that there are a bunch of sectors where the technology doesn’t currently exist.

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Published: June 21, 2025 12:03

Where the technology exists to decarbonize at reasonable cost (cleaner electricity, switching to electric cars) it is happening at a decent pace. We need more work on the fact that there are a bunch of sectors where the technology doesn’t currently…

R to @mattyglesias: (My take is that it’s not a great idea for talented young politicians to yoke their career to the DSA or sectarian far-left politics)

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Published: June 21, 2025 11:47

(My take is that it’s not a great idea for talented young politicians to yoke their career to the DSA or sectarian far-left politics)

If the polling proves accurate, what should we learn from Cuomo’s success in overcoming a scandal-tarnished reputation despite overwhelmingly hostile media sentiment?

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Published: June 21, 2025 11:35

If the polling proves accurate, what should we learn from Cuomo’s success in overcoming a scandal-tarnished reputation despite overwhelmingly hostile media sentiment?

RT by @mattyglesias: Excited to join @MarkPocan tomorrow for another #HandsOffMedicaid town hall. It'll be a game of wait and see if the senator joins us or not on the panel 🤷‍♀️

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Published: June 21, 2025 01:01

Excited to join @MarkPocan tomorrow for another #HandsOffMedicaid town hall. It'll be a game of wait and see if the senator joins us or not on the panel 🤷‍♀️

I do think we should consider the possibility that Rep McBride has a lot at stake personally on this issue and it’s worth paying attention to what she has to say

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Published: June 20, 2025 22:15

I do think we should consider the possibility that Rep McBride has a lot at stake personally on this issue and it’s worth paying attention to what she has to say

Yeah, for lib-owning purposes Lee decided to make it a rule that apartments will be illegal in his new housing tracts which doesn’t seem to have gained any actual conservative support and just re-enforces liberals’ general sense that he’s an asshole.

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Published: June 20, 2025 22:08

Yeah, for lib-owning purposes Lee decided to make it a rule that apartments will be illegal in his new housing tracts which doesn’t seem to have gained any actual conservative support and just re-enforces liberals’ general sense that he’s an asshole.…

One reason police officers are normally readily identifiable is that if you normalize anonymous policing you make it much easier for crooks and scammers to pull stuff like this. https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/us/ice-impersonators-on-the-rise-arrests-made-as-authorities-issue-national-warning

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Published: June 20, 2025 21:53

One reason police officers are normally readily identifiable is that if you normalize anonymous policing you make it much easier for crooks and scammers to pull stuff like this. cnn.com/2025/02/04/us/ice-im…

R to @mattyglesias: The Lee thing in is in a sweet spot where: 1. It’s an okay idea on the merits 2. It seems incredibly unpopular 3. It’s part of an overall terrible bill So I think a lot of people should talk about this.

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Published: June 20, 2025 21:46

The Lee thing in is in a sweet spot where: 1. It’s an okay idea on the merits 2. It seems incredibly unpopular 3. It’s part of an overall terrible bill So I think a lot of people should talk about this.

People with these skills have a lot of options, but putting them to work for good causes is always a good option to consider —>

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Published: June 20, 2025 19:44

People with these skills have a lot of options, but putting them to work for good causes is always a good option to consider —> rss.xcancel.com/davidshor/status/1936138054101876792#m

It’s very funny to me that this is progressive philanthropy’s greatest recent success.

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Published: June 20, 2025 17:23

It’s very funny to me that this is progressive philanthropy’s greatest recent success. rss.xcancel.com/oren_cass/status/1935694120984424765#m

R to @mattyglesias: The practical reality that almost nobody actually wants to see large-scale jobsite raids is and always has been the key logic behind comprehensive immigration reform. https://www.slowboring.com/p/trump-rediscovers-comprehensive-immigration

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Published: June 20, 2025 16:08

The practical reality that almost nobody actually wants to see large-scale jobsite raids is and always has been the key logic behind comprehensive immigration reform. slowboring.com/p/trump-redis…

I don’t really understand what a Comptroller is, but this race features a strong abundance champion with a good chance at winning — vote for him while wallowing in despair about the mayoral election.

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Published: June 20, 2025 15:58

I don’t really understand what a Comptroller is, but this race features a strong abundance champion with a good chance at winning — vote for him while wallowing in despair about the mayoral election.…

I think Schumer and his colleagues and their donors should think seriously about what concessions on energy issues they would make to Murkowski to get her to switch sides, and consider that moving the party that way makes it easier to win PA/OH/TX too. https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-case-for-parliamentary-cities

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Published: June 20, 2025 15:27

I think Schumer and his colleagues and their donors should think seriously about what concessions on energy issues they would make to Murkowski to get her to switch sides, and consider that moving the party that way makes it easier to win PA/OH/TX too. …

R to @mattyglesias: Now obviously from a standpoint of rational Israeli statecraft if you can bluff and bait the United States into fighting a war to the finish with the Ayatollahs that’s a huge win — it’s what I would be trying to do too.

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Published: June 20, 2025 15:22

Now obviously from a standpoint of rational Israeli statecraft if you can bluff and bait the United States into fighting a war to the finish with the Ayatollahs that’s a huge win — it’s what I would be trying to do too.

R to @mattyglesias: The problem with the current Iran equilibrium is that the more the US and Israel bomb them, the more that advances the logic of “race to a nuke once the bombing stops,” so you get pressure on the other side to escalate to regime change.

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Published: June 20, 2025 15:21

The problem with the current Iran equilibrium is that the more the US and Israel bomb them, the more that advances the logic of “race to a nuke once the bombing stops,” so you get pressure on the other side to escalate to regime change.

US policy toward North Korea vs Iraq, Libya, and Iran is really not a strong advertisement for compliance with non-proliferation rules.

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Published: June 20, 2025 15:16

US policy toward North Korea vs Iraq, Libya, and Iran is really not a strong advertisement for compliance with non-proliferation rules.

RT by @mattyglesias: vulnerable republicans will not be able to go a day without facing the possibility of being asked about this bill. - from MAGA demanding loyalty. - from everyday people wanting answers. - from American Bridge trackers recording the answers and planning earned-media campaigns

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Published: June 20, 2025 15:13

vulnerable republicans will not be able to go a day without facing the possibility of being asked about this bill. - from MAGA demanding loyalty. - from everyday people wanting answers. - from American Bridge trackers recording the answers and planning…

RT by @mattyglesias: I’ve heard from people across rural Arizona. They are terrified. If Republicans succeed in cutting Medicaid, it’s their hospitals that will be hit the hardest. Call Republican members of Congress. Tell them to not abandon rural America.

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Published: June 20, 2025 14:09

I’ve heard from people across rural Arizona. They are terrified. If Republicans succeed in cutting Medicaid, it’s their hospitals that will be hit the hardest. Call Republican members of Congress. Tell them to not abandon rural America.

You know who was very comfortable taxing the whole top 20% of the income distribution was Bill Clinton, whose politics were actually existing economic populism.

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Published: June 20, 2025 13:53

You know who was very comfortable taxing the whole top 20% of the income distribution was Bill Clinton, whose politics were actually existing economic populism. rss.xcancel.com/Matthuber78/status/1936038370787856860#m

The effort to craft a pro-Russia, anti-Iran policy has never really made much sense but one of Trump’s signature things is not caring about consistency or logic.

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Published: June 20, 2025 13:49

The effort to craft a pro-Russia, anti-Iran policy has never really made much sense but one of Trump’s signature things is not caring about consistency or logic. rss.xcancel.com/timkmak/status/1936057379621122266#m

R to @mattyglesias: The Trump plan is to make 90% of the population worse off with tariffs & Medicaid cuts, deliver a huge tax break to the rich, and then tell the working class they can make up for it by taking new jobs doing low-wage agricultural labor.

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Published: June 20, 2025 13:10

The Trump plan is to make 90% of the population worse off with tariffs & Medicaid cuts, deliver a huge tax break to the rich, and then tell the working class they can make up for it by taking new jobs doing low-wage agricultural labor.

The difference between relying on immigrants to voluntarily pick crops in exchange for money and relying on slaves subject to violent coercion seems pretty obvious to me.

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Published: June 20, 2025 13:06

The difference between relying on immigrants to voluntarily pick crops in exchange for money and relying on slaves subject to violent coercion seems pretty obvious to me.

DC had a very strong housing protection track record 2014-2024, though this was mostly quasi-greenfield within the city limits rather than true infill. With better land use (and TOPA reform) we could unleash a lot more.

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Published: June 20, 2025 13:01

DC had a very strong housing protection track record 2014-2024, though this was mostly quasi-greenfield within the city limits rather than true infill. With better land use (and TOPA reform) we could unleash a lot more.…

RT by @mattyglesias: On what the MAHA movement gets right (America could be a lot healthier), on what they get wrong (eliminating seed oils isn't the answer), and 11 simple principles for how to ACTUALLY make America healthy again: https://thegrowtheq.com/how-to-actually-make-america-healthy-again/

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Published: June 20, 2025 13:00

On what the MAHA movement gets right (America could be a lot healthier), on what they get wrong (eliminating seed oils isn't the answer), and 11 simple principles for how to ACTUALLY make America healthy again: thegrowtheq.com/how-to-actua…

R to @mattyglesias: But then since this is actually what we’re talking about — Barbara Lee or Daniel Lurie in places like Oakland & San Francisco — we should set aside the idea that this has anything to do with winning a senate majority and governing nationally. https://www.slowboring.com/p/why-im-obsessed-with-winning-the

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Published: June 20, 2025 12:51

But then since this is actually what we’re talking about — Barbara Lee or Daniel Lurie in places like Oakland & San Francisco — we should set aside the idea that this has anything to do with winning a senate majority and governing nationally. …

R to @mattyglesias: Brandon Johnson, it seems to me, has not been a great advertisement for progressive governance but if he wins maybe Mamdani will do a better job and that would be nice. https://www.slowboring.com/p/progressives-need-to-reckon-with

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Published: June 20, 2025 12:50

Brandon Johnson, it seems to me, has not been a great advertisement for progressive governance but if he wins maybe Mamdani will do a better job and that would be nice. slowboring.com/p/progressive…

If we could agree that “can often but not always win primaries in big liberal cities” is the actual state of the political appeal of left politics, we could have a much healthier intra-party dialogue. https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-case-for-parliamentary-cities

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Published: June 20, 2025 12:49

If we could agree that “can often but not always win primaries in big liberal cities” is the actual state of the political appeal of left politics, we could have a much healthier intra-party dialogue. slowboring.com/p/the-case-fo…

R to @mattyglesias: The way I would do it is make a larger number of visas available but employer-side payroll tax rate several points higher if you are hiring foreign workers — helps support American seniors and maintains an incentive to hire American.

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Published: June 20, 2025 12:45

The way I would do it is make a larger number of visas available but employer-side payroll tax rate several points higher if you are hiring foreign workers — helps support American seniors and maintains an incentive to hire American.

R to @mattyglesias: Instead of relying on illegal workers we should organize a system where we have an adequate amount seasonal visas that are structured to ensure net fiscal benefits to the USA and help shore up Social Security and give everyone cheap groceries.

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Published: June 20, 2025 12:42

Instead of relying on illegal workers we should organize a system where we have an adequate amount seasonal visas that are structured to ensure net fiscal benefits to the USA and help shore up Social Security and give everyone cheap groceries.

I have been to Stonewall, TX in the summer and can confirm that it is very hot. Of course there is some wage at which an American citizen would do this work, but possibly nobody would want to buy the very expensive peaches that result.

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Published: June 20, 2025 12:38

I have been to Stonewall, TX in the summer and can confirm that it is very hot. Of course there is some wage at which an American citizen would do this work, but possibly nobody would want to buy the very expensive peaches that result.

My official NYC mayoral take — vote for the frankly large number of people running who are better than either of the top two contenders. https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-case-for-parliamentary-cities

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Published: June 20, 2025 11:53

My official NYC mayoral take — vote for the frankly large number of people running who are better than either of the top two contenders. slowboring.com/p/the-case-fo…

An advantage of proportional representation and parliamentarian over things like ranked choice is you can have explicit bargaining for the support of people who prefer someone other than the top two contenders instead of guesswork and arguing. https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-case-for-parliamentary-cities

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Published: June 20, 2025 10:39

An advantage of proportional representation and parliamentarian over things like ranked choice is you can have explicit bargaining for the support of people who prefer someone other than the top two contenders instead of guesswork and arguing. …

Casey actually invested a lot of time and energy in cultivating a brand as the leading “greedflation” guy and was widely hailed for it in certain quarters, it just apparently wasn’t very persuasive.

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Published: June 20, 2025 01:25

Casey actually invested a lot of time and energy in cultivating a brand as the leading “greedflation” guy and was widely hailed for it in certain quarters, it just apparently wasn’t very persuasive. rss.xcancel.com/nick_field90/status/1935866344718696781#m

I don’t think Donald Trump is an example of a politician who is sincere or genuine at all — he seems very dishonest to me — but he does a good deal of pandering to try to be on the majority side of issues.

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Published: June 20, 2025 00:56

I don’t think Donald Trump is an example of a politician who is sincere or genuine at all — he seems very dishonest to me — but he does a good deal of pandering to try to be on the majority side of issues.…

RT by @mattyglesias: One big myth of the last ten years or so is that Democratic primary voters are secret socialists spoiling for a revolution. Dems voters are normies - they want to do normal stuff and beat Republicans.

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Published: June 19, 2025 22:52

One big myth of the last ten years or so is that Democratic primary voters are secret socialists spoiling for a revolution. Dems voters are normies - they want to do normal stuff and beat Republicans.

RT by @mattyglesias: “Ask straightforward, questions, and get straightforward answers” remains the underrated champ of what good journalism could be

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Published: June 19, 2025 20:16

“Ask straightforward, questions, and get straightforward answers” remains the underrated champ of what good journalism could be rss.xcancel.com/RiverTamYDN/status/1935758515290681360#m

RT by @mattyglesias: They’re federal agents but not ICE agents, they were seconded there by order of WH and their parent agencies aren’t happy about it (masks are so their faces won’t be associated with ICE). The tell is none of them are wearing a raid jackets, which would ID the parent agency.

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Published: June 19, 2025 20:14

They’re federal agents but not ICE agents, they were seconded there by order of WH and their parent agencies aren’t happy about it (masks are so their faces won’t be associated with ICE). The tell is none of them are wearing a raid jackets, which would ID…

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