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Matt M
@dsaint
Eliot
@eliotbron
American political discourse is deteriorating into two opposing echo chambers. They both betray a conformity in opinion and intolerance towards dissension that could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be identified as "liberal". The furious blows between these political tribes is unrecognizable as a free marketplace of ideas. And the conformit... See more
Jonathan Bi • Johnathan at Limbo — 404
Biscuiteer
Biscuiteer
4h
Am I the only person old enough to have caught Jeffries’ reference to “gorgeous mosaic”? That’s an old line used by the late David Dinkins, former NYC mayor. The term was a harbinger of the identity politics shift that rejected the assimilationist model inherent in the “melting pot”. If Jeffries reflexively is pulling that ch... See more
Biscuiteer
4h
Am I the only person old enough to have caught Jeffries’ reference to “gorgeous mosaic”? That’s an old line used by the late David Dinkins, former NYC mayor. The term was a harbinger of the identity politics shift that rejected the assimilationist model inherent in the “melting pot”. If Jeffries reflexively is pulling that ch... See more
Hakeem Jeffries on the GOP reconciliation bill and more
I predicted the two most important political shifts of the last 12 months:
1. The technology industry becoming the most powerful political coalition
On January 26th, 2024 I explained how the technology industry would become the most powerful political coalition in the world, becoming more culturally alpha and going activist mode on elite instit... See more
Drydenx.comEver since the First Zionist Congress in 1897, Zionists had seen themselves as the central address for the world’s Jews. As the Nazis had eradicated Polish Jewry, American Jews were now the largest and most significant Jewish community in the world—and they were warning Israel to back off that sentiment.
Daniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
Brock has cultivated an impressive body of liberal megadonors and assembled an eclectic collection of no fewer than thirty smear-related projects, most notably his flagship “media watchdog,” Media Matters. This collection of groups was cited to me by nearly every Democrat and Republican operative I interviewed as the most ubiquitous and successful
... See moreSharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
Brian J. Rubinton
@brianjrubinton