Steve Kerins
@stevekerins.bsky.social
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🇺🇸🇩🇪 currently in Florida. Pro-🇺🇦.
Gute Diskussion re: Wehrpflicht. Bedenken: der schädliche Einfluss von TikTok; die Schäden der Merkel-Jahre; die Notwendigkeit, die Jugend vorzubereiten; die Notwendigkeit, den Gesellschaftsvertrag zwischen den Altersgruppen zu überarbeiten.
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Regierungskrise nach Wehrdienst-Streit? „Losverfahren ist politisches Armutszeugnis“
Podcast-Folge · F.A.Z. Podcast für Deutschland · 15.10.2025 · 35 Min.
https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/regierungskrise-nach-wehrdienst-streit-losverfahren/id1494882653?i=1000732003527
about 3 hours ago
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Melissa is looking like very bad news for Jamaica. Hoping for the best for everyone down there...
about 20 hours ago
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I think we should just have a normal trading relationship with Canada. I think the basic Canadian position is the correct position for the US, as well, and also the "patriotic" one.
1 day ago
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'Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and the twelve apostles, all the saints in heaven, the archangel Gabriel and all the angels, and all the holy men and women of the Church, that hurt.'
2 days ago
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This is what he wants to say to the farmers?
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6 days ago
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Interesting.
9 days ago
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Distribute this report far and wide; every American should read it. It concludes that the United States is moving toward competitive authoritarianism as a result of the Trump administration's attacks on our government and institutions.
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Accelerating Authoritarian Dynamics: Assessment of Democratic Decline
The Steady State | October 16, 2025
https://open.substack.com/pub/steadystate1/p/accelerating-authoritarian-dynamics?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
9 days ago
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The correct choice in the Maine Senate primary is Mills, but 30 years younger.
9 days ago
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"Crybully" is, I find, such an apt term for what has become an increasingly common archetype in public life.
10 days ago
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Unpopular opinion: 40-year-olds are not old. Maybe "young" is a stretch, but.
10 days ago
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Motte-and-bailey is the term du jour, I see.
10 days ago
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Interesting conversation between David Frum and Sam Harris re:, i.a., the Machiavellianism and self-absorption of the current generation of tech elite and the implications of same for society.
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The Rise of Technofascists
Podcast Episode · The David Frum Show · 10/01/2025 · 1h
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rise-of-technofascists/id1305908387?i=1000729449737
10 days ago
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From a couple of months ago, an interesting discussion re: the importance of export controls for high-end chips vis-à-vis the People's Republic of China and related issues.
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The Chip That Crossed the Line? NVIDIA, China, and the Great Power Tech Race
Podcast Episode · War on the Rocks · 08/14/2025 · 31m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chip-that-crossed-the-line-nvidia-china-and/id682478916?i=1000721985690
10 days ago
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Interesting piece, especially in light of recent coverage of Poland's extraordinary economic success in recent decades. Poland is quietly becoming an immigration country.
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Latin American migration to Poland is booming, bringing challenges and opportunities
https://notesfrompoland.com/2025/10/15/latin-american-migration-to-poland-is-booming-bringing-challenges-and-opportunities/
10 days ago
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In regional news, this is the first night this season where the overnight temperature will drop to 68 F / 20 C. Lovely out there 🌴😌
14 days ago
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Interesting re: the 900,000+ Syrians who remain in Germany after the fall of Assad. Between 1,000 and 2,000 have accepted voluntary return with federal assistance, and about 10,000 naturalize as German each year. Meanwhile, more than 17,000 additional...
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Trump droht Putin nach Regierungs-Angriff / Syrer bleiben in Deutschland
Podcast Episode · RONZHEIMER. · 09/08/2025 · 32m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trump-droht-putin-nach-regierungs-angriff-syrer-bleiben/id1700432142?i=1000725448778
16 days ago
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Watch the weather, friends in Arizona and Southern California...
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17 days ago
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Put on a British police show.
18 days ago
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When is Adelita Grijalva going to be sworn in?
19 days ago
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Steve Kerins
Kate from Kharkiv
21 days ago
Russian planes are out again, flying to launch missiles at Ukraine. The drone attack has been ongoing for hours. This is how our weekend is going here in Ukraine. Again. Keep us in your thoughts tonight, please.
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This is misinfo, but also pretty funny in spite of itself. First of all, no way this account is American. Second, the US population reached 100 million at some point between 1915 and 1920, not at whatever time this Gillette commercial was made.
21 days ago
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Georgia needs a bit of everyone's attention tonight. 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺
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21 days ago
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No fake wars.
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Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/us/politics/trump-drug-cartels-war.html
22 days ago
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Today is German Unity Day, probably the closest thing to a "national day" that Germany has. It commemorates the official reunification of East and West Germany on 3 October 1990.
22 days ago
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Interesting historical comparison. Regime continuously uses pretextual events to trigger further repression, incl. employment sanctions. Private institutions: weak. Silicon Valley oligarchs were aggrieved due to perceived loss of control/ influence.
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Trump Is Building the Blue Scare
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 09/24/2025 · 1h 27m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trump-is-building-the-blue-scare/id1548604447?i=1000728194410
24 days ago
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Kharkiv is again under attack.
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24 days ago
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Watched this, "Bullet Train Explosion", a remake of a 1975 film. It was cheesy and pretty bad. On the other hand, there's action, there are the landscapes of Japan, and there are trains, so, a few of my favorite elements.
24 days ago
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Excellent monologue. "We are no longer in the muzzle velocity stage of this presidency...; we are in the authoritarian consolidation stage of this presidency... Donald Trump is corrupting the government. He is using it to hound his enemies, to line...
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If Democrats Have a Better Plan, I’d Like to Hear It
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 09/07/2025 · Subscribers Only · 22m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-democrats-have-a-better-plan-id-like-to-hear-it/id1548604447?i=1000725347636
25 days ago
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Is anyone addressing the potential nuclear incident that Russia is now risking by cutting off the power to Zaporizhzhia NPP? That seems like it ought to be a priority.
25 days ago
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Two things are simultaneously true: 1. Maduro is a dictator and illegitimate, and Venezuela, the region, and the world would be better off with him out; and 2. *We* should not be invading Venezuela, attacking it, or wasting scarce military resources on that country.
25 days ago
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It's subscribers-only now, but this was a great conversation with Kate Shaw on the Roberts Court, Trump, executive power, and the courts.
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The Supreme Court Is Backing Trump's Power Grab
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 09/02/2025 · Subscribers Only · 57m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-supreme-court-is-backing-trumps-power-grab/id1548604447?i=1000724524933
26 days ago
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We have seen, and will continue to see, a lot of snobby takes from certain sectors of the legal profession on this. I don't know much about Ms. Halligan, but the fact is, it is generally true that *any* civil lawyer who hasn't practiced criminal law, will not know how to do so...
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27 days ago
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Capitalization has to be postponed. It's too controversial.
28 days ago
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TIL that Fabians and Fenians are different things.
28 days ago
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This was interesting. On the one hand, a border area that swung Trump, now confronted by the Trump reality. On the other hand, though, a narrative of how chaotic the border – the Vermont / Quebec border – was under the Biden admin, and how damaging that was.
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These Red Vermont Towns Wanted ‘America First.’ They’re Getting More Than They Bargained For.
Northern Vermont went all in on Trump because of his border promises. Then came the changes voters here weren’t anticipating.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/26/vermont-canada-border-towns-donald-trump-00579592
28 days ago
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JK Rowling is a terrible person in my opinion.
28 days ago
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From a few weeks ago, great interview on Silicon Curtain with Andrei Soldatov regarding the Russian journalists who chose to align with or accommodate the regime, and the personalities and grievances associated with that. Very relevant here and now.
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803. Why Did Journalists Align with Russia's Regime and War of Aggression?
Podcast Episode · Silicon Curtain · 09/03/2025 · 56m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/803-why-did-journalists-align-with-russias-regime-and/id1661722315?i=1000724783794
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Schularick: The state's share of the German economy is 48%, roughly the same as in 1985. Why was there then enough money for all these modernization projects, and not now? Because today, one-third of state expenditures go into the retirement system.
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Ist Deutschlands Wirtschaft noch zu retten? Mit Moritz Schularick
Podcast Episode · RONZHEIMER. · 08/31/2025 · 35m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ist-deutschlands-wirtschaft-noch-zu-retten-mit-moritz/id1700432142?i=1000724211986
29 days ago
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It's subscribers-only now, but this was a good and sobering conversation with Radley Balko. Klein: "...Then there is this other way of imagining it, which is that, when you see movements like this, they have to start with one group of undesirables and...
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Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 08/27/2025 · Subscribers Only · 1h 8m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trump-is-building-his-own-paramilitary-force/id1548604447?i=1000723696520
about 1 month ago
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Updated my US map and did Canada and UK ones for sh*ts and gigs. Looking at the UK one, it's funny that I never wanted to venture south of north Lincolnshire 😂
about 1 month ago
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Interesting to consider that the distance between Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Portmagee, Ireland is approximately 1,884 miles (3,031 km). That is shorter than the shortest coast-to-coast distance across the mainland US – approximately 2,100 miles from San Diego to Jacksonville.
about 1 month ago
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Shanah Tovah, happy Rosh Hashanah and happy High Holidays to Jewish celebrants.
about 1 month ago
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Making common cause with a far-right movement; being surprised that that movement is full of antisemites. This is not "180 degrees" from President Trump. This is what President Trump enabled.
about 1 month ago
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"Concerned about politicization at the DOJ" would be an understatement.
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about 1 month ago
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Roman Yeremenko
about 1 month ago
The russians are attacking our cities at night yet again. Their goal is to terrorize, disrupt, destroy. Please speak about Ukraine, amplify our voices, this is very important.
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Good discussion re: Further speech repression by fed govt; Worsening Orbanization of American media / social media envt under Trump's cronies; Realization that no amount of bad stuff happening to many GOP voters will get them to vote for Democrats.
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Trump CRIES Over Crab Legs! RICO Against PROTESTERS?! Free Speech Is DEAD!
Podcast Episode · The Next Level · 09/18/2025 · 1h 25m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trump-cries-over-crab-legs-rico-against-protesters/id1647085571?i=1000727273723
about 1 month ago
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It's been a wild ride since we founded this party seven weeks ago, but I've instructed a solicitor on defamation. So ends my white boy summer, and so begins my autumn of rage.
about 1 month ago
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1. Wie kann man jungen Menschen die Bedeutung der Landesverteidigung vermitteln, und gleichzeitig von den älteren Deutschen mehr verlangen? 2. Was ist der Sinn der heutigen Bundesfraktion der SPD? 3. Warum ist ihre Führung pazifistisch und/oder pro-🇷🇺?
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Regierung beschließt Wehrdienst! Was bedeutet das wirklich? Mit Wilhelmine Stenglin
Podcast Episode · RONZHEIMER. · 08/28/2025 · 24m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/regierung-beschlie%C3%9Ft-wehrdienst-was-bedeutet-das-wirklich/id1700432142?i=1000723813329
about 1 month ago
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My boycott of Israel, Palestine, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Belgium, Hungary, and Quebec is sustained principally by not inquiring too hard where things come from.
about 1 month ago
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I'm going to go ahead and say that I don't know what the Democrats' strategy should be re: the government shutdown. I've read arguments and counterarguments. Bad situation. No idea.
about 1 month ago
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