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by liberal japonicus I’d start off by noting that depending on the way you read the title, you can fit any perspective. The jumping off point for this is Ezra Klein’s podcast with Helena Rosenblatt, the author of The Lost History of Liberalism. (transcript here)The book is quite interesting and is a general audience book … Read more
by liberal japonicus On his most recent turn at PBS, David Brooks gives us a tour d’horizon of periods in history where there were ‘rising climates of violence’. OMG, Davey, do tell! He lists, in order Capehart looks like he is going to snap his pen in half and then comes back with: Excuse me, … Read more
by liberal japonicus From https://abcnews.com/Politics/trumps-image-limited-edition-passports-americas-250th/story?id=132471621 The State Department is releasing a limited-edition U.S. passport to mark America’s 250th anniversary and the document will feature President Donald Trump’s image and signature on the inside cover, a White House official and a source familiar with the move confirmed. The inner page will feature Trump’s portrait over a … Read more
by liberal japonicus Some may say it is a false flag, but given that they couldn’t organize a piss up in a brewery, I have my doubts. However, from here: Quite simply, a man who wanted to kill people—many people, maybe me, maybe my colleagues—had checked into the Washington Hilton, just like I had. He … Read more
by liberal japonicus Was watching and episode of The Rest of Politics which had historian Dominic Sandbrook sitting in for Florence of Belgravia, (i.e. Rory Stewart) across from Alastair Campbell. Novakant has expressed his disgust with Campbell, though I’m not as far along, but this episode had me wondering wtf they were on. Sandbrook is … Read more
by liberal japonicus Orange shitstain and his cankles are at the Supreme court. The guardian live is here. Feel free to post those innumerably accounts of birth tourists, I’m sure that grok can spin them up.
by liberal japonicus I know that I’ve expressed my frustration with Ezra Klein, but this interview is really worth a listen. I’ve cued it up at the point that I think is really worth attending to, discussing how Iran approached the US post 9-11 and how it was rebuffed, but I recommend the whole thing … Read more
by liberal japonicus from this link Yesterday we reached an agreement with the Pentagon for deploying advanced AI systems in classified environments, which we requested they also make available to all AI companies. From Anthropology goes to war: Professional Ethics and Counterinsurgency in Thailand by Eric Wakin In late March 1970 the Student Mobilization Committee … Read more
by liberal japonicus The Axios article with some of the details. And I’m fond of Ron Wyden’s turn of phrase, issued shortly after she was fired. “See you at Nuremberg 2.0′ Ha ha, ha ha ha. I’m worried that schadenfruede will be addictive.
by liberal japonicus Giving you this Mother Jones link entitled The Future in Texas Is Bright and Terrifying. Here’s the final graf That’s the dynamic in the nation’s largest red state heading into the midterms. It is not ideal, for a pluralistic society, but it feels appropriate for 2026: a Democratic Party with maybe a … Read more