Bonus - Eleanor of Aquitaine, Mother of Failsons and Success Daughters w/ @goingmedieval.bsky.social and Luke Waters Eleanor and Luke of @wnsdpod.bsky.social are back with Team AP to talk about one of the great medieval mothers. Link in the replies 👑

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The IMF and the Limits of Sovereigntism, by Alexander Thurston

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chat this is good right?

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This was a lot of fun, and I'm grateful to @dwdavison.bsky.social and @dbessner.bsky.social for having me on. It helped me develop my thoughts a bit further, which was really valuable. There are a few things I wish I'd mentioned about the "liberal international order" as an analytical framework. 🧵

The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism (@thebaltimorebanner.com) has begun its ownership of the @post-gazette.com by cutting at least 40% of staff, and 80% of former strikers. It is sad, vindictive, and does not bode well for what we’ve fought and hoped for, including the success of the PG.

Kevin Acklin decried the Post-Gazette layoffs today, implying the owners “inexplicably” did not accept a better offer from his group.

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It’s real! It’s really real! Preorder at the link in my bio right now, it’s good, I promise!

A Chapo Buffet this week! We have @dwdavison.bsky.social for more MENA analysis and then we have actor Ben McKenzie to talk about his new doc Everyone is Lying to You For Money! www.patreon.com/posts/1029-f...

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My new book, "Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World," comes out in 20 days! Check out this sample audiobook chapter on the closing days of the Ice Age: www.pod.link/1852618120/e...

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Trump calling the pope "weak on crime" is unfortunately a great bit, but we'll see better as the feud progresses. Trump only really has so many rhetorical moves at this point and is rapidly regressing into fey Broadway insults, but we could see "he's losing his 'look'" and "his 'hat' doesn't play."

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Deals are my art form. Some people get their kicks in different ways, but for me it's always been doing beautiful deals.

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If the Israeli Knesset members' lapel pins shaped as little nooses isn't where you say peace-out to that fascist state, you're just carrying residual nostalgia for some fantasy version of Israel that exists only in your head.

Trump is trying to say the Strait of Hormuz isn't the US' problem because the outcome of this war is no longer in doubt. It's past time to say that straightforwardly, since we're in for a tidal wave of obfuscation to portray defeat as victory.

Marx Prestige, Episode 1: The Civil War and American Capitalism w/ @andrewhartman.bsky.social No regular episode today, but we have premiered the first episode of our "Marx Prestige" series on the public feed (and the first two episodes on the paid subscriber feed)! Link in the replies!

"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have is a very based son named Saxon. He unironically ordered a cheeseburger in an omakase setting."

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I’ve been a journalist for 27 years. I’ve reported major stories about mass surveillance, torture, war, the military-industrial complex, police black sites, etc. But this is the most important story I’ve ever had the horror/honor to work on. For it is a story about the current phase of a genocide.

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The Thug of War Pete Hegseth’s colleagues at the Pentagon are calling him 'Dumb McNamara,' and Biden’s secretary of state almost, sort of feels bad about enabling a genocide. Today's 'First Draft', from @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/the-thug-o...

Anyway I wonder why this guy dislikes Hasan

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