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Neither Glee Nor Panic: Our Moderate Take on Zohran Mamdani · Central Air

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Analyzing a Virginia election to show that candidate scandals matter and warning against over-interpreting localized Democratic victories.

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Yeah. Ben is referring to Jay Jones, the attorney general elect of the state of Virginia.

There were two big breaking negative stories about him in October. One was these quite gross text messages that he had sent to a Republican colleague of his when he was a member of the House of Delegates appearing to wish death on his opponent and maybe even

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Ok. So I study authoritarian regimes for a living. I spend most of my time thinking about how Russia's dictatorship works. But one of my personal side-projects involves looking at authoritarian theorists closer to home. The most prominent by far is Curtis Yarvin. https://t.co/LnkVPpyydL

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Marne explains her background, that she’s relatively new to Facebook, having most recently worked at the White House under Larry Summers.

Sarah Wynn-Williams • Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

Wow. BRUTAL words for her fellow liberals from Democratic strategist @JulieRoginsky on CNN: “I’m going to speak some hard truths...We are not be party of common sense, which is the message the voters sent to us...When we address Latino voters...as Latinx, for instance, b/c that’s the politically correct thing to do, it... See more

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Erin Kissane, Writer/Researcher - XOXO Festival (2024)

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Lana, Taylor and anti-institutional realignment

Recently, I watched the Grammys and learned more about Lana Del Rey. I had no idea she was friendly with Taylor Swift, or that she and Taylor shared the same producer. These women have been pop stars for over a decade: Taylor the establishment good girl; Lana, the anti-establishment shock and awe... See more

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Ed Zitron Gets Paid to Love AI. He Also Gets Paid to Hate AI

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It seems distant now, but once upon a time the Internet was going to save us from the menace of TV. Since the late fifties, TV has had a special role, both as the country’s dominant medium, in audience and influence, and as a bête noire for a certain strain of American intellectuals, who view it as the root of all evil. In “Amusing Ourselves to... See more

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Jon Lovett Spills on Graham Platner's Scandals · In Good Faith With Philip DeFranco

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Algorithmic media incentivizes simplistic discourse, but people remain capable of complexity and compassion in the offline, real world.

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And all I can say is like I think we gotta fight that and that something you can what great is you can actually do that yourself You can fight and like not be a participant in that Sometimes I wonder though well not wonder I think that it is I more of a cynic I think that it ends up being a losing battle because even the first question, right? You

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