Chris Parker's research on status threat is essential to understanding how MAGA and other reactionary movements work. www.weekendreading.net/p/the-status...

Great discussion with @gregsargent.bsky.social about why elites keep misreading public opinion about Trump and giving Democrats bad advice as a result: www.weekendreading.net/p/greg-sarge...

Calling Trump and MAGA “fascist” wasn’t always fashionable, but it always helped us understand what’s happening and what they will do next. An important conversation with fascism expert Jason Stanley: www.weekendreading.net/p/jason-stan...

I'll be live with fascism expert Jason Stanley at 1pm! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

@laurengw.bsky.social of @fairfightaction.bsky.social joined @anatosaurus.bsky.social and @mikepod.bsky.social yesterday for Meeting the Moment and we have no notes. This conversation is crucial right now in understanding MAGA's efforts to keep people from voting in Georgia and nationwide. WATCH:

"You don’t steal an election overnight." - @laurengw.bsky.social www.weekendreading.net/p/first-they...

Join me on Substack Live at 1 PM with @anatosaurus.bsky.social and special guest @laurengw.bsky.social of Fair Fight! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Join me on Substack Live at 1 PM with @anatosaurus.bsky.social and special guest @laurengw.bsky.social of Fair Fight! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Exactly. www.weekendreading.net/p/oligarchs-...

"From Epstein to ICE to the war on Iran, this regime commits crimes agains humanity...this regime is determined to destroy the lives of children, families and anyone who stands up for our freedoms." @anatosaurus.bsky.social @mikepod.bsky.social

I'll be live with @gregsargent.bsky.social at 11am! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Messaging moment: Call it the “Voter Elimination Act,” not the “SAVE Act,” when referring to the GOP’s bill that would keep millions of Americans from voting. Full discussion with @anatosaurus.bsky.social and @mikepod.bsky.social on this week's Meeting the Moment here:

Countdown to 1pm ET today when you can again join @anatosaurus.bsky.social and @mikepod.bsky.social for Meeting the Moment. Live stream here:

Great chat, and read the report here: prri.org/research/map...

I'm live now with PRRI's Melissa Deckman to talk about "Mapping Christian Nationalism" open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Legal normies and the left have to stop flattering themselves that Roberts ever does anything they like to gain credibility with them for something worse he plans to do. When it happens, it's only a collateral benefit. bsky.app/profile/espi...

Roberts Court Decoder Ring: When it comes to corporations or the Epstein Class: Rule of law for me; rule by law for thee Stop keeping score by Trump’s W/L, but by the W/L record of those who spent billions to capture the court. You don’t need to be a ConLaw professor; just look out the window.

Must be nice to live in a country where no one is above the law.

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HANDS 👏 OFF 👏 OUR 👏 VOTE @anatosaurus.bsky.social @mikepod.bsky.social

Once again - join us today @ 1pm EST on Substack Live for Meeting the Moment with @anatosaurus.bsky.social and @mikepod.bsky.social

Essential reading for those who understand that having something repeated frequently does not constitute evidence.

Join me on Substack Live today at 3:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm PT for an interview with @thelisagraves.bsky.social , one of the nation’s foremost experts on the billionaire-backed, reactionary capture of the Roberts Court. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

We are well into a war of Southern aggression — a neo-Confederate project to remake the entire country in its own image and win the war the South never conceded. At @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/the-war-of...

Some great insights on why Taylor Rehmet won in Texas (hint: it wasn't "moderation") and much more in this chat with @gelliottmorris.com www.weekendreading.net/p/g-elliott-...

Today's Amicus (and the piece it covers) should be required listening/reading for anyone still messaging "no one is above the law" or reflexively wound up that what the Trump regime is doing is "illegal! or "unconstitutional!" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

1/ Let’s consider the actions of the Trump regime that make no sense if the objective is winning elections, but make all the sense in the world if the objective is the MAGA reconstruction of the rest of America. J6 pardons? Of course; if the election really had been stolen, they’d be patriots.

There is a geographically distinct “nation” within the American nation—the Neo-Confederate States—that refuses to accept the legitimacy of the US as a pluralistic democracy. The invasion of Minnesota is the latest maneuver in that nation’s efforts to “reconstruct” the North by force.

We can't think for a second that this won't happen in another American city, or that this will all go away when Trump does or the media moves on. "Meeting the Moment" with @anatosaurus.bsky.social www.weekendreading.net/p/the-maga-r...

Once again join @anatosaurus.bsky.social and @mikepod.bsky.social today @ 1pm EST on Substack Live for Meeting the Moment!

among other things, a useful way to explain why the Trumpists and their allied judges just pretend the 14th and 15th amendments aren't real

Today’s crises come into focus once we understand that we are well into a war of Southern aggression—a neo-Confederate project to remake the entire country in its own image and win the war the South never conceded. www.weekendreading.net/p/the-war-of...

MAGA is not here to win elections but rather to carry out the agenda the Confederacy never abandoned. We cannot apply the logic of "electoralism" to their actions, nor to any hopes of a successful resistance. Must read: www.weekendreading.net/p/the-war-of...

New post: The brutal invasion of Minnesota is the most recent maneuver in the MAGA military "reconstruction" of the North—a coordinated assault on not just the idea of liberal democracy, but on those living in states who still strive for it.

The nucleus of the repression is MN because it's "real America" and "the heartland" yet repudiates all that MAGA alleges. The nucleus of the resistance is MN because "treat others as you wish to be treated" has genuinely been far more than a slogan for leaders there.

Join the ICE out of Minnesota Day of Truth and Freedom, Friday January 23rd #ICEOUTMN #ICEOUT #BraveOfUS @anatosaurus.bsky.social @mikepod.bsky.social

On general strikes and year one of Trump 2.0 with @anatosaurus.bsky.social www.weekendreading.net/p/minnesota-...

Great thread on what we discussed here: www.weekendreading.net/p/the-bigger...

"Yet through tear gas, harassment, & assault, everyday Minnesotans are demonstrating how we free ourselves by organizing mutual aid...& calling for a general strike until ICE is removed from our communities." @anatosaurus.bsky.social @mikepod.bsky.social 1/20 Walkout 1/23 MN General Strike

"Even as he asserted that 'no one is above the law,' Roberts placed Trump above the law in almost every meaningful way." For the January 6th anniversary, @thelisagraves.bsky.social revisited John Roberts's counter-constitutional immunity ruling: www.graveinjustice.news/p/john-rober...

Minnesotans are reeling from compounded trauma & grief - from the murder of George Floyd to the assassination of Melissa Hortman to the unrelenting assaults & lies of this regime. And still they rise, always for Good.

I spoke with @anatosaurus.bsky.social yesterday about how to talk about Minnesota, Venezuela, and more: www.weekendreading.net/p/minnesota-...

Exactly! I wrote about this here: www.weekendreading.net/p/the-courts...

It's a dangerous mistake to see the Epstein files vote as a sign Trump is getting weaker. The real power center is not Trump—it's the oligarchs who ensured his return to power and continue to support him. The Epstein files are of no moment to most of them. More here:

Join us again today at 1pm ET for Meeting with Moment on Substack Live with @anatosaurus.bsky.social and @mikepod.bsky.social!

My big takeaway from last week's election, as I told @perrybaconjr.bsky.social , is that this should be an accountability election not just for MAGA, but for the commentariat that keeps telling us the wrong thing about what’s going on in America. www.weekendreading.net/p/election-d...

Join me live with Esosa Osa of Onyx Impact at 2:30 pm ET! We'll talk about their new report (blackoutreport.org/report/?utm_...) showing over 15,000 instances of the Trump regime suppressing info about Black history, health, education, and economic opportunity. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Unpacking last night's election results and more, with @anatosaurus.bsky.social www.weekendreading.net/p/why-democr...