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fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social bonus episode, we are talking Iran and Hormuz: www.patreon.com/posts/155609...

Busy news day but there’s always time to tip the hat to people committing civil disobedience for a righteous cause. apnews.com/article/chuc...

This is NUTS www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-usai...

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

It's not just that Orbán losing inspires hope in other competitive-autocratic countries ruled by right-wing nationalist authoritarians. It's that his loss materially changes things in those other countries, because he's been operating as a headquarters and funding source...

even the most tenacious autocrats have a difficult time denying a landslide result against them

Hungary sends JD Vance to voicemail

no one is doing it like jd vance, a loser across three continents in a single weekend

historic rejection of JD Vance

The Hungarian opposition need 133 seats to have a supermajority in Parliament, which would allow them to overturn Orban’s changes to the constitution. With nearly 30% in, they’re projected to win 132 seats. Orban is getting his shit fucking rocked.

Orban's regime isn't just a Trump ally--he's the model for Trump's regime. Orban created a hybrid regime with the appearance of democracy, rampant corruption, stealing of elections, and the absence of the rule of law. His loss would be a setback for the project of authoritarianism worldwide.

The greed is wild. Apple is worth nearly $4 trillion but can't tolerate a single store with unionized workers because they're so against workers getting what they deserve.

With 15% of ballots counted, Tisza (the opposition to Orban) is ahead (keep in mind more urban areas will report more slowly), and has a large lead in projected seats.

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He thinks we won because we killed a lot of people.

fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social episode, we've got @ahjohnson.bsky.social on to talk about his book on how US media enabled the genocide in Gaza www.leftanchor.com/e/how-to-sel...

Wisconsin liberals haven’t had more than 4 seats on the state supreme court since at least the 1970s. They’re about to hold 5 seats, following tonight’s win. *And* liberals could grow their majority to 6-1 a year from now. A remarkable turnaround in just a few cycles.

A US official tells Al Jazeera: All military operations against Iran have been halted.

The mother––er resorted to threats of genocidal violence to preserve a colorable illusion of saving face while taking an L. Typical, monstrously stupid, and sociopathically narcissistic — but I've repeated myself.

I did a deepish dive into the legacy of Bidenomics--why it worked economically quite well, but politically not so much prospect.org/2026/04/07/a...

A major referendum coming up in Virginia — this one in November.

Jarringly honest NYT headline. Other countries should (but won't) announce arrest warrants should he ever step foot outside the US.

I grew up in NYC in the 1970s. Our parents did not bat an eye about sending us around the city ON OUR OWN at age 8 or 9, lol. I think it's so interesting to watch today's parents act like going across the street is "unsafe" for their kids. It's so interesting to me.

there were 1,600 murders in New York City in 1975 there were 303 murders in New York City in 2025 New York City's population increased by about 30% over that time period

lol okay now what would you do if you were a senator

The New York Times deleted Trump’s “open the fuckin’ strait” line to make him look less insane Their write-up falsely says his post says only “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!” and “Praise be to Allah”

HH the Dalai Lama repeats Pope Leo's call for a cease fire in the war in the Gulf.

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A federal court greenlit a North Carolina law requiring strict photo ID to vote, citing recent SCOTUS decisions involving the Voting Rights Act. The ruling marks a real-world example of how the court’s campaign to chip away at the landmark law is leading to increased barriers for voters of color.

Come for the diverse array of guests and topics, stay for the colorful @ryanlcooper.com rants and @alexios.bsky.social’s philosophical stylings.

fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social episode, we have @reprickkrajewski.com on to discuss what he's learned, as a DSA guy, after 5 years in the PA state house: www.leftanchor.com/e/five-years...

great opportunity right here

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Out of words

preview here! www.leftanchor.com/e/the-state-...

fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social bonus episode, we have David Duhalde on to talk about Zohran and the state of DSA: www.patreon.com/posts/153587...

Trump was not tricked into war with Iran. The man just loves murder and wars. He is currently planning another war against Cuba and talking about several other wars after that one!

ICYMI: Our recent Iran War bonus episode with philosopher Jase Short has been UNLOCKED www.leftanchor.com/e/trumps-ira...

this ep is definitely worth a listen, really good discussion covering a broad range of angles about the shitshow in iran

ICYMI: Our recent Iran War bonus episode with philosopher Jase Short has been UNLOCKED www.leftanchor.com/e/trumps-ira...

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OK, this Tucker Carlson impression on Saturday Night Live last night is uncanny! Has all the verbal tics and go-to phrases down, and nails the high-pitch cackle.

There's a hauntingly beautiful irony in these morons thinking that carefully crafted American hegemony was actually weak and woke, and they would be the ones who would do Power and Dominance properly, and immediately bringing everything crashing down

People famously love it when foreign governments bomb them.

To lose one strait controlling the global oil supply may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness. - Oscar Wilde