Mamdani's moving reading of an excerpt from the prison diary an Indian dissident imprisoned for agitating against Muslim lynchings. Khalid has been in jail for 1000 days, without bail. In a few hours, the Indian SC will take up his bail petititon. youtu.be/OSyd3IJtzzo?...

The vibes, they are a shifting again :)

We can survive hamhanded attempts at free bus service. We cannot survive masked gestapo picking up people from streets. Thank you for your attention to this matter :)

The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.

Brilliant speech by Mamdani. Reaganesque. Positive. Inclusive. Hopeful. Cheerful. So refreshing compared to Mr. American Carnage. One can disagree with his policies but without dread and fear in one's stomach.

Congratulations of Zohran Mamdani. And let's hope the answer the question is Abundance Liberal. At @thelibertypear.com: www.theunpopulist.net/p/will-mamda...

This is hands down the most important graphic @reason.com ever published “What Part of Legal Immigration Don’t You Understand?” reason.com/2008/09/24/n... @shikhadalmia.bsky.social

There are certainly things to be concerned about with Zohran Mamdani, especially about his economic policies. But he is infinitely better than the corrupt and thuggish alternatives. And his message of inclusion is fundamentally in keeping with New York's tolerant, pluralistic spirit.

Mamdani is a decent and charismatic politician who has some wrongheaded economic ideas. He won't ruin New York as hysterics suggest. But to fix it he will have to rethink his silly socialism and there are signs that he is doing just that. At @theunpopulist.net www.theunpopulist.net/p/will-mamda...

The central goal of NSPM-7 is to establish special privileges for a conservative ideological minority, whose views are to be protected from criticism or opposition, w/ such criticism in treated as literal terrorism. @tracinski.bsky.social @theunpopulist.net www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-new...

When confronted with evidence produced through three years of litigation, congressional investigation, and sworn testimony, the claims of a “Biden censorship-industrial complex” didn't just get debunked—they disintegrated. @noupside.bsky.social

In light of gerry-mania, let's talk... ✨proportional representation✨

Want an end to the Gerrymandering Wars? Embrace proportional representation. @andycraig.bsky.social

This illuminating conversation at LibCon2025 about what the new right really is after now up at @theunpopulist.net. You will want to hear/read it if you want to understand these terrifying new ideologies: www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-neo-ri...

The Neo-Right Rejects Liberalism Because It Wants to Rule by Brute Force Not Consensus: At @theunpopulist.net: @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social Damon Linker and Tom Palmer with a nice intro by @andycraig.bsky.social y www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-neo-ri...

U.S. immigration leadership is reportedly being revamped in the image of a Border Patrol chief who will be in federal court TOMORROW for allegedly violating a court order by personally throwing two tear gas canisters into a crowd without provocation. More on him here youtu.be/7PER0Pcc800?...

Heterodox types hammer the phenomenon of Black MAGA! Today Glenn Loury touted it. But 15% of African Americans voted for Trump, 3% less than Nixon and the same as for Reagan. AA support for GOP declined during the Obama years and is now returning to norm. Trump has no special powers over AA voters.

Terrific, deeply informed conversation on the president's removal powers, with all sorts of fascinating historical details and reading recommendations. Highly recommend! From @andycraig.bsky.social and @narosenblum.bsky.social

Biden admin was no saint. But there is no there there to claims that it was censoring social media says @noupside.bsky.social at @theunpopulist.net. Nor is there any comparison with what Trump is doing. Both sideists are doing a real disservice to truth www.theunpopulist.net/p/no-there-n...

It seems Glenn Beck and his ilk are preparing their followers for two possible futures: a) permanent and complete GOP control of the federal government or b) massive resistance to a Democratic victory that will make J6 look like a garden party. One thing they’re not prepping folks for is democracy.

The firing of government workers during the shutdown is not about saving taxpayers money. It is about leaving more for corrupt cabinet ministers to live large and enjoy themselves as they implement their cruel policies: democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...

The No Kings Day is a good day to start planning for a post-Trump future and rebuild a country where someone like him never gets near the White House again. And that is what we are doing at @theunpopulist.net. By @andycraig.bsky.social www.theunpopulist.net/p/this-no-ki...

"Every individual... part of Epstein’s racket deserves to be held to account to deliver justice to his victims. But for Trump and his movement, the case has become a political cudgel to wield against political enemies." @lutzfernandez.bsky.social @theunpopulist.net tinyurl.com/wu5xd9xe

"Authoritarian consolidation is Trump's true Operation Warp Speed." - @shikhadalmia.bsky.social, ISMA President and Founder of @theunpopulist.net, at #LibCon2025

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding. "When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says. This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2018...

The No Kings protests on Saturday need to be so big that they overwhelm the machinery of the state, as Gandhi would have advised. So don’t sit it out.

Do yourselves a favor and listen or read to this deeply insightful conversation between @stevenpinker.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social at @ismapolicy.bsky.social's LibCon2025 that we just ran at @theunpopulist.net. Seriously! www.theunpopulist.net/p/has-libera...

"The consensus forged in the aftermath of World War II effectively closed with Jan. 6. What followed is the reemergence of older tendencies in American conservatism: protectionism, isolationism, and a growing hostility to pluralism and liberal democracy itself." www.theunpopulist.net/p/is-a-liber...

Read and reread this piece by @gregsargent.bsky.social: "Do Democrats have a theory of this moment that’s consciously matched to MAGA’s authoritarian politics? They need one." Miller has one: newrepublic.com/article/2014... via @newrepublic.com

We are officially in a constitutional crisis since Texas National Guard has arrived in Illinois: www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-lea...

The level of corruption and frequency of illicit actions emanating from this White House continues to amaze. It's impossible to read through @tracinski.bsky.social's latest roundup for @theunpopulist.net and think that any of this is within a tolerable range of normal politics.

Useful podcast explains how the MAGA right has built a durable counter-establishment that has plans and funding to outlast Trump. www.theunpopulist.net/p/from-conse...

It will get worse!

Trump has turned America into a war zone. He has declared a war on Americans and peaceful civilians. Right now, the best thing we can do is bear witness so that these goons can eventually be held accountable: apnews.com/article/chic...

Lincoln faced a real insurrection and still didn't claim such unilateral powers. "This is not just unconstitutional action—it is anti-constitutional. Trump is attempting to erase the constitutional order itself." At @theunpopulist.net @chrisedelson.bsky.social www.theunpopulist.net/p/trump-is-d...

I still think about that exchange. It remains one of the most startling examples of sheer indifference to journalistic integrity that I've come across. That's the team that will now run CBS News. Surreal.

The real sin of American univs is not that they are too "woke," it is that they are putting their financial interests ahead of their values and appeasing authoritarian regimes. At @theunpopulist.net @aaronrosspowell.com talks to @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social www.theunpopulist.net/p/chinas-aut...

ICE says I cause assaults on ICE by reciting facts about ICE’s recent shooting but refuses to link to the thread. Only posting a picture. ICE lies and ICE hides. You can read the facts for yourselves

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years. From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

Fascinating conversation with freedom fighters from Serbia, Georgia and Turkey. As I noted, "Our [U.S.'s] fall into autocracy may be more precipitous, but they are ahead of the curve. So we have much to learn from them. "

I made a conscious effort to put down my phone and be offline this Yom Kippur, to engage and embrace the spirit of reflection, responsibility, and repair of the holiday. That stillness, that honesty, that tradition of thoughtfulness, matters. This is such a beautifully Jewish American text. 👇🏽

Of which there was none, obviously not, because the entire idea that the situation was going to end up like The Raid is a fantasy.

Are we going to become Egypt where the military becomes the political arbiter of our liberties and way of life: Will it be for the regime or for the people? (Meanwhile, Dems are haggling over health care subsides with a fascist regime instead of shutting it down.)

So many of us were accused of having TDS for warning that he was going to decimate our institutions and rule like an authoritarian. But even then we did not imagine that he'd so openly and brazenly declared war on the "enemy within" aka American people.

In a world that has moved beyond the post-Cold War international order, under which various countries agreed to respect universally-recognized human rights within their own borders and pursued their mutual interests through multilateral institutions, what might replace it? @ismapolicy.bsky.social

Was great to talk with Berny for @theunpopulist.net

This is a really informative and chilling conversation about how the worst have reached the top in the MAGA world. We all have a sense of this but tracking the trajectory of utterly retrograde figures from the fringe to the most influential positions is still eye popping

We'll need to rebuild our institutions in a post-authoritarian/Trump world using building blocks from our constitution. @theunpopulist.net calls it The Reconstruction Agenda. Here is one bold but practical reform to restore sense to our immigration system. www.theunpopulist.net/p/restoring-...

At @theunpopulist.net, @jonrauch.bsky.social's superb review of Bill Galston's new "masterpiece" insists that the fault, Dear Brutus, is not in liberalism if the American experiment is in trouble, it's in us that we are such underlings. You'll want to read it. www.theunpopulist.net/p/why-is-the...

I talked to a Latino friend I had not been in touch with in a while. She said there was fear everywhere in her community. They all feel helpless about what's happening. Churches are praying, because "it's all in God's hands," she said. "We thought America was the safest country to be in."