Unlocked WaPo article. wapo.st/4f6oFzJ

We drive on the parkway and park on the driveway. We call the system that is massively social (voluntary interactions between businesses, workers, investors, and consumers) "capitalism" despite capital being the least compensated part. We call the centralized and LEAST social system "socialism".

I will never oppose sensible (as opposed to NIMBY) regulation, BUT Wanting the internet without datacenters is like wanting food without farms.

Basing public policy on racist, defamatory lies about entire groups of people is...something that happens in America now. ICYMI Cathy Young on the pet-eating hoax: lnk.thebulwark.com/4bzAYCi

NYT Gift Article (about a slaughter of civilians many on Bluesky choose to ignore for trendier causes). www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/o...

"Two deeper structural reforms are essential. First, strip the executive of the massive powers that have accumulated over the last century. Second, make the powers retained by the executive subject to greater oversight with real consequences for abuse."

I took action with Haley Stevens for Senate. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/haleystevens...

Yes, the DSA has been able to defeat a few members of the Progressive Caucus (itself a minority among Congressional Democrats). MAGA has the Executive Branch and far too many Senators and Congressmen.

Welcome is thrilled to endorse four candidates who prove they can Win the Middle on Trump turf in 2026. Read our case for Jamie Ager, Shannon Bird, Christina Bohannan, and Sarah Trone Garriott. open.substack.com/pub/thewelco...

Upset about the DNC hiding the 2024 autopsy? Don’t be – a 2028 pre-mortem is actually what’s needed. Democrats misread the last three elections, and need to get ahead of a 2026 mirage. www.welcomestack.org/p/pre-mortem...

"Authenticity", bad behavior towards women, telling you all your problems are because of a conspiracy of elites. It was the last item that led me to call Platner a "Trumpist of the left", but it appears he was a Trump of the left as well.

America needs politicians of character, not politicians who are characters.

On the 250th there is much to have pride in about America. True patriotism now means standing up to say NO! to everything that MAGA wants America to become.

So many of our complaints against King George, including restraints against both trade and immigration, are now things that MAGA bizzarely believe will make America "greater".

For instance, some of the best complaints against Trump are listed in the Declaration of Independence, as complaints against George III. Some of the best arguments against his abuses can be found within the Federalist Papers. They show the depth of his betrayal.

Unlike millions of Democrats in 2024, I did one important thing to try to keep Trump out of office: I showed up to vote

Reality Check: Recent DSA primary victories have all been against members of the Progressive Caucus. The moderate New Democratic Coalition Caucus is already larger than the Progressive Caucus, and their numbers will GROW after November.

If Predictit or Kalshi had a market, I would make the following bet: After the 2026 election, the lead of the moderate New Democratic Coalition Caucus over the Progressive Caucus will INCREASE. Most of the Dem gains are going to come from moderates in purple districts.

For my leftwing friends on here, I found the perfect critique of rent control, albeit from someone I do not usually recommend: "Price determination by law is an illusion, as it is in contradiction with the real movement of society." Karl Marx, from The Poverty of Philosophy (1847)

Thirteen Democratic House members and candidates announced their support for a centrist initiative aimed at pushing back against the party’s tilt toward democratic socialism.

Making the rounds on "the other site" (I checked it's authenticity), a letter to 19yo Karl Marx from his father.

Unlocked NYT article Both the slashing of research and the politicization of funding are ways MAGA is making America LESS GREAT. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...

Unlocked NYT article discussing MAGA Christian nationalism and Vichy France. Insightful about both. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

An occasional reminder that you can't "hoard money". If some insane person were to create a Scrooge McDuck vault, that would actually mean the OPPOSITE of what people imply. Money is just a claim upon resouces. Sticking it in a vault means NOT claiming those resources and letting others use them.

Unlocked NYT article www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...

For those of you convinced there is a secret majority in America ready to bring out the guillotines if you just give let them vote for the option: SAN FRANCISCO voters (still a very leftwing city all-in-all), just rejected a "Overpaid CEO Tax". www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/u...

Listening to a Platner rally on C-Span radio. As much as I want MAGA to lose the Senate, were I a Maine voter I would vote for Collins over him. I can not support a demogogic Trumpist of the left. Maine Democrats, you still have a chance to vote for someone else in the primary.

NYTimes unlocked article www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/o...

$240 BILLION is real money, but the economic damage of the MAGA war on immigrants will be much greater than just the funding of the masked cops and detention camps.

Here at #Welcomefest, a gathering of moderate Democrats. If any mutuals are here, let me know and I might share my secret identity (I think most immigration policy wonks have already figured it out).

Unlocked NYT article We continue to blight lives and America's future for no reason but ignorance and lives. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/u...

Moderate Dems won most of the primaries yesterday, yet the NYT frames it as DemSocs victory because of one primary in Philadelphia. The NYT consistently gives the MISIMPRESSION that the far left dominates the Democratic Party. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

RIP Barney Frank. Far to the left of me, but always a pragmatist and man of integrity. For personal reasons, I also appreciated his 1976 State Rep. campaign ad. After being attacked as a slob, the ad stressed "Neatness Isn't Everything".

WaPo gift article We need to ABOLISH PARTISAN PRIMARIES. Louisiana went in the opposite direction. I like the Alaska system, but even California's system would be better. wapo.st/43cWHLT

California should NOT reinstate partisan primaries! If the concern is that sometimes the general election will have a candidates of the same party, a BETTER solution is a Top 4 nonpartisan primary like Alaska, with RCV in the general. Unlocked NYTimes article. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/u...

California should NOT reinstate partisan primaries! If the concern is that sometimes the general election will have a candidates of the same party, a BETTER solution is a Top 4 nonpartisan primary like Alaska, with RCV in the general. Unlocked NYTimes article. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/u...

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr

As the Debt-to-GDP ratio passes 1.0, it seems like a good time to repost NFAP's October 2025 estimate that Trump's immigration policy could lead to a ratio of 1.29 by 2035. This is due to BOTH reduced GDP and increased Federal debt. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/b... nfap.com/wp-content/u...

"State Capitalism" is a misnomer—it is just socialism without any leftist class warfare rhetoric. Of course if the dictatorship is allegedly done on behalf of a nation rather than a proletariat, then it is hard to avoid the "national socialist" label. WaPo gift article: wapo.st/3PDPcKq

The evisceration of our governance institutions will harm all of us, every Conservative and Liberal American. Those who have the constitutional duty to stop it, but have done nothing, have hurt all of us. Institutions that are shattered do nothing simply heal.

MAGA's commitment to "free speech" was always a smokescreen. They didn't want free speech. They wanted to weaponize the federal government to centrally plan culture with censorship and suppression. We're now at the point where they're comfortable saying the quiet part out loud.

People in Maine treasure their right to vote. The SAVE Act undermines that right. I’ve fought to stop voter suppression efforts in Maine, and I’ll do the same in the U.S. Senate.

I'm really curious about a provision in the proposed SAVE America Act. Many provisions of this bill would empower the Election Assistance Commission [EAC], an up-to-now obscure federal agency appointed by Trump, by authorizing it to issue guidance to states on how to enforce the Act. /1

I've broken down barriers in Maine as the first female DA, AG, and Governor — and I've used those positions of power to expand access to health care, protect fundamental freedoms, and fight for Maine people. I know hard work, and I've got what it takes to beat Susan Collins.

A thought provoking unlocked NYT article. Thought provoking not just for the left—the questions it raises also need to be answered by the non-MAGA right. Some of our old ideas may need review after the rise of authoritarian MAGA. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/o...

I prefer California's system of NONPARTISAN primaries to what is done is most states. BUT I do like Alaska's version of a nonpartisan primary better: The top 4 advance to the general election, which is then decided by ranked choice. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

"The accusation that there is rampant cheating in our election is dramatic, alarming, and oft-repeated. It is also totally false." The GOP's "SAVE America Act" is not about saving election integrity. @senangusking.bsky.social on the voter fraud fraud: