2026-08-03T18:21:35Z https://njump.me Alan Elrod https://njump.me/npub1z5fggun5c5g8fpwrylsxmfxtxh8k90hqlnqk7eq5ac48pm6dwepqcmw2lh https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&cid=bafkreig7lrfyfoogeoocs2uoemiobditms6uvcysbezieqalqqg6zjlb5a https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&cid=bafkreig7lrfyfoogeoocs2uoemiobditms6uvcysbezieqalqqg6zjlb5a https://njump.me/nevent1qqsygm35420lnmdl6zrmu44pk5d8lpjduuqqzadw7kprlp6cjasmkqgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy6qdqle A phenomenal breakdown of the bias in how the NYT treats the Trump family’s corruption vs how it has treated Democrats in the past<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqlkkfyurlqnz4gl0qs4l0pt6dnpymslh4rpecs4ter5qncfytj2xqut6qsa" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…6qsa</a></span> </div> Eric Trump joining Donald Trump on an official state visit to China is much more corrupt than anything involving Joe and Hunter Biden, yet New York Times coverage indicates the opposite.<br/><br/>I show the contrast here, and challenge anyone to explain how it isn’t media bias in Trump’s favor.<br/><br/>Proof the New York Times is Bi... </blockquote> 2026-05-14T15:07:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdxpt6fkm3fv95wytxlrcmyycyv2j6rekj4p0watz056ntr3d3m3czyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyka9pf3 Democrats need to understand we’re already in a revolutionary moment. <br/><br/>The American republic built in the 60s and 70s is being swept away by Republicans and the Supreme Court. It’s up to us to fight for a liberal democratic future.<br/><br/>My latest:<br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/democrats-ne...<br/><br/>Democrats Need to Realize What... 2026-05-14T06:27:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq45n65gmhaf000w28eqpjjw7pjaz3pj3kn4ruy2h48nfg86nrqcqzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyrx0pte What is the purpose of a life together? Surely it’s about the soulful rewards of time and companionship?<br/><br/>www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...<br/><br/>Single women are buying more h... 2026-05-13T18:33:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs974h50fkzutuvnztejzccqgwpreqz746rfyx60r7fwk0wqn5yanszyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myya5k5e4 When I was in junior high, the Klan pamphleted on my town square. This was in the 21st century. <br/><br/>The Supreme Court’s decision this week to gut the Voting Rights Act treats the Civil Rights Era like the distant past. <br/><br/>But it’s not. My column:<br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/the-supreme-...<br/><br/>The Supreme Court Delivers Ano... 2026-04-30T14:14:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgzfrwvrtnczmr4jjpzl0m0qkcspcp243nyprtpa30uln7anzh42gzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyuynzr9 I think there are two key takeaways for Americans from Peter Magyar’s ouster of Orbán:<br/><br/>1. We must rally overwhelmingly behind the 2028 Dem nominee<br/>2. We have to be ready to send people to prison if we win <br/><br/>My latest for @liberalcurrents.com@bsky.brid.gy www.liberalcurrents.com/two-lessons-...<br/><br/>Two Lessons from Hungary for 2... 2026-04-16T12:24:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqyvy4stq77yp6h2fa2c5sszkdvcxc78ep3vtee37xw0ls8pkt0hqzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy3r6emt May 8-9. Charlottesville. $0. <br/><br/>@jamellebouie.net@bsky.brid.gy @andreapitzer.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy @sarahposner.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com@bsky.brid.gy @schaller67.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy @roberttalisse.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy @bernybelvedere.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy @hollybfletcher.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy <br/>&amp; more<br/><br/>www.pulaskiinstitution.org/events/for-g...<br/><br/>For Good Conference — The Pula... 2026-04-11T20:34:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2tjmlpy35k6xs0rmtjcn34xc4zg7k0rvj6uh3q8tk0z06xk52zpczyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyghceur It’s been a dark week. Our president is mentally and morally deranged. But the truth is we put him there. <br/><br/>In this moment, Americans need to face hard truths. And that’s what Jimmy Carter tried to offer back in 1979. Maybe this time, we’ll listen. My latest:<br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/after-a-dark...<br/><br/>After a Dark Week, Americans S... 2026-04-10T12:42:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0ame9508pkfpk7mv8fkz6cphqrpdt7umll9w3pw8cutnp57har7qzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyv7mc2n We can’t unring the bell of an American president threatening to do genocide 2026-04-07T23:06:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs85n6dd9gg9rp5mqp4f0x9h3nrj04x0rnhz9g2rxm7zr6ddx948mszyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy6ttupd This is a great piece and a great comp<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqj6r4w7wlaqxj59wwzdd7vzcatp75g92uxw0clwag4t0ftmz28sus5k2qu4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…2qu4</a></span> </div> Something about Trump's Iran speech last night stuck with me — and to a degree the likes of which the world has never seen before!!<br/><br/>This is what losing sounds lik... </blockquote> 2026-04-02T19:38:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfcdq3280675agy407fsa8g9fp6njfnxlq9hdgcv3wyqlkrs25ejqzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyt4pn0k Male supremacists Joel Webbon and Wesley Todd want women to “shut up.” <br/><br/>I wrote about this and the abuser politics on the right. <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/abuser-polit...<br/><br/>Abuser Politics: Christian Mal... 2026-04-02T12:33:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswdpww30nhkml26ww4u5dr466v7v5karx374656zw0rg23zlzhl2gzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy953350 I am adopted. Like many adoptees from my era and before, I have no information about my biological parents and access to my original birth certificate. <br/><br/>This is my contribution to the birthright citizenship debate:<br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/adoption-bel...<br/><br/>Adoption, Belonging, and the Q... 2026-04-01T16:27:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2x09rq2ddth5370n43zld8ky0hqvspqhrqaagyzwk3agsscd4sxgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myypassqd The fact that “character attacks are not persuasive anymore” is at the heart of our present crisis in this country.<br/><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreidalnees7nn7hhpdi7gyotlehlbh3c2bnkxjgxcr6lau64qva6nqy">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreidalnees7nn7hhpdi7gyotlehlbh3c2bnkxjgxcr6lau64qva6nqy</a> 2026-03-27T19:15:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsws8jcmlynlwt53djqwzd42r3kp8yu778c8tnkm6ttm3uq7u4985czyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyxyrxy8 With another No Kings coming up, a reminder that irony and coolness will never save us. Cringe is good. www.liberalcurrents.com/cringe-is-go...<br/><br/>Cringe is Good, Earnestness is... 2026-03-26T13:26:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx9shn0l5u79kv0c73wr5egpvfy8k990fa2xhgzc5h7wj5rk7mm8qzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myya87ys7 “But would Iran want to end the war now? In hard power dynamics, this is the strongest position the Islamic Republic has ever been in, the most leverage they have over the United States since the 1979-80 hostage crisis.”<br/><br/>Must-read analysis from @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqf6ryu2g9gmakhwzsyj09dyyzqxgul8mz5d9r48rp0e0mt9p7dhwsktu0gk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…u0gk</a></span> </div> Trump is seeking a deal with Iran, presumably to stop the economic damage, but what if Iran doesn't want the war to end yet?<br/><br/>They've got a stranglehold on global energy, they rejected the US peace offer, and America's leadership doesn't seem to know what to do.<br/><br/>My latest, in @liberalcurrents.com@bsky.brid.gy:<br/><br/>What If Iran Doesn’t Want the ... </blockquote> 2026-03-25T22:39:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp9t9dwew6yfkq49wenr6w2anvqvt8y7tru4htv6328sl2jj4x7jgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy6sm5nf Slopulism–and all populism, really—is terrible for democratic politics. <br/><br/>But I won’t condescend to anyone by pretending individuals don’t have agency. We re-elected Trump. We have to live with that. www.liberalcurrents.com/iran-slopuli...<br/><br/>Iran, Slopulism, and the Etern... 2026-03-19T13:39:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspa7kj7akdpv0az7n2v9wjtn9ezc3muhwd3k5ad6vv4f6ltsnyraqzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myykmskjg Trump and his ilk are positively obsessed with bodies—with their mangling, their alteration, their sexuality, and their destruction. <br/><br/>I wrote about it for @liberalcurrents.com@bsky.brid.gy <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/pervert-poli...<br/><br/>Pervert Politics: Trumpism’s B... 2026-03-05T14:12:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8pjm8wcq3cr67qlkgj75hmpuus36e4w7se3p3p2wwrevu758ys5czyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myykv2r42 “The most relevant question is “will this use of military force make things better, enough to be worth the death and suffering it’ll impose?””<br/><br/>@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy with a must-read today at @liberalcurrents.com@bsky.brid.gy www.liberalcurrents.com/internationa...<br/><br/>International Relations Is Not... 2026-03-01T15:38:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyuqsqc82vdc8rm5pc6yksl4e2kgc53jycn0jswghj5pj5wz456nqzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyg07dc5 What we saw Tuesday night from the Republican Party was the legislative counterpart to what ICE is doing in the streets. Bullying. Menacing. Illiberal. <br/><br/>The party is just a fascist gang. <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/trumps-state...<br/><br/>Trump’s State of the Union Rem... 2026-02-26T14:21:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvyfd49fdwu4r7eyftxeawafrk6k0q5q2jt6jsfnpv4teun5vad9szyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myytj93kw I actually think the behavior of the Republicans in the audience has been more noteworthy than Trump’s speech itself. <br/><br/>The braying, boorish jeers and yawps of a party fully given over to fascism. 2026-02-25T03:55:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0yfc7jdc08yvt992kfepgnzznxg0p72dza9yhm6sqrwru2fmgwxgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyjakfm9 Look, it’s incredibly far down the list, but what a pathetic thing to have this narcissist’s free-associating, fascist grandpa rhetoric ring in our 250th year 2026-02-25T02:15:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr0l0m3xs2cefrn5f7luum7htf8pjpqt7qyd4ht3f7gav8v2dqhhqzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyxh6nnp It is essential to take the threat to women’s voting rights posed by the SAVE Act within the wider context of coercive and misogynistic views on the right. <br/><br/>I wrote about it for @liberalcurrents.com@bsky.brid.gy <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...<br/><br/>We need to talk about the righ... 2026-02-19T14:38:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg2ns47uumrfnpqfcpsjfvcy29xplt686hesyv00a9tmav8z6pshqzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyrfndzs I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis. <br/><br/>It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake. <br/><br/>The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0<br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...<br/><br/>From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: ... 2026-02-12T15:00:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8vedg6dgc02r4zsm6dpg6q2srp8x2sr6avtwqpzcpuj5tatvj3cszyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyvz88s4 A very good Triad at @thebulwark.com@bsky.brid.gy today from @jvl.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy. I think his sense of what’s coming after 2026 is spot on <br/><br/>www.thebulwark.com/p/what-happe...<br/><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreid6rcklh7nir7rrvjspwi64u7eueoy7upafuermi7fpzt2ldhq5dq">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreid6rcklh7nir7rrvjspwi64u7eueoy7upafuermi7fpzt2ldhq5dq</a> 2026-02-10T18:35:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs84djf984lnlm5495ftk8r5cehnjqwvgtkgr2xmur09xwj3se6yjgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyqjnh2v So I just listened to @ariberman.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy articulate the same theory @jvl.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy has: that there’s a real chance the Trump admin is going to lean on Maduro or offer him some sort of deal to say Venezuela did interfere in the 2020 elections. <br/><br/> open.spotify.com/episode/1cPG...<br/><br/>Trump Starts the Steal 2026-02-09T21:33:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstgcj3juvqtynscdpksfd72x0zv9k4rpm467xmfhqy6nserj8wdgszyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy0hssea The war on empathy and the war on the arts are part of the same project. <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...<br/><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreierhn4ssr3bbg2ouyrxsyt6iaqsbabwbxa2ulohygqlqipxkfnxd4">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreierhn4ssr3bbg2ouyrxsyt6iaqsbabwbxa2ulohygqlqipxkfnxd4</a><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreiedvmtuxrh5u2ibjtv2z6b5m3nhgfor35jhfc4mnv43qvd6hwpygu">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreiedvmtuxrh5u2ibjtv2z6b5m3nhgfor35jhfc4mnv43qvd6hwpygu</a> 2026-02-05T15:00:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswsushzyjusenvh5zxh07xckvp7dntce92evecezzv8ex4qrkeseszyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyuvduhg Charles Murray, famous racist, is very mad that Lupita Nyong’o is going to play Helen of Troy. <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...<br/><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreiadirc342fk3bzt33wolcdusl7rvqsvafri4xhldv7g6nc4qgy5hu">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreiadirc342fk3bzt33wolcdusl7rvqsvafri4xhldv7g6nc4qgy5hu</a> 2026-02-05T14:55:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs842ch4hnkylfkha2n57hyr4jezex694mku4sqpqejx6nqxjazn3szyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myylu20mw Join us May 8 and 9 for a weekend about liberalism, ethics, religion, and the good. <br/><br/>Feat: @jamellebouie.net@bsky.brid.gy, @hollybfletcher.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy @sarahposner.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy and more <br/><br/>Attendance is free, but registration is required. More here:<br/><br/>www.pulaskiinstitution.org/events/for-g...<br/><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreibtw76pa3ilmbfqgib5ydt25u25jpkl5args4rlgsoar5aogskdne">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreibtw76pa3ilmbfqgib5ydt25u25jpkl5args4rlgsoar5aogskdne</a> 2026-02-02T22:55:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxdmvp7qw46rjxl22w459w6h0ulvy57ra5s2feww4ajvrfh5ywg3szyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy8geuqd “It’s not fair or good, but nevertheless true, that the American public sees some victims of state violence as more sympathetic than others.”<br/><br/>Go read @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy’s excellent piece today<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqtsn2426caqf4g2zhxahegf9x39q9kg0et2r8s3jmq8wylv085n2sdn3h06" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…3h06</a></span> </div> Why were Renée Good and especially Alex Pretti the ICE killings that broke through, resonating in non-political spaces? Why is this the time the Trump regime's lies failed, and what does it mean for MAGA? Is Minnesota a turning point?<br/><br/>I explore that and more in @liberalcurrents.com@bsky.brid.gy.<br/><br/>Nonpolitical Media Has Been Fl... </blockquote> 2026-01-27T16:09:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspxf69y837tvrmduwgy0292n4fcnrd352a0hys7vmevqgfns4vuhgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy8gtfe8 Donald Trump has obliterated the world we used to live in. We can’t get it back. <br/><br/>Even more frightening, he and his supporters don’t see a future on the other side of Trumpism. <br/><br/>We have to start from there and know we’re working to build something new. <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...<br/><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreicq2pkemj3dhvhh2e22klxvu5wlfrqxeazx4vgnhrend4mkco65ri">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreicq2pkemj3dhvhh2e22klxvu5wlfrqxeazx4vgnhrend4mkco65ri</a><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreialbuh7w7elocjwqi3qwwc4qgkdpcyrow57texskrumqgdth7nhja">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreialbuh7w7elocjwqi3qwwc4qgkdpcyrow57texskrumqgdth7nhja</a> 2026-01-22T14:16:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0z0q96weuucawx3lq03luk37ypyqs7mau7kdhxenu23px2mfh0dqzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myytrlv22 There is no pre-Trump world to which we can return. That has all been washed away. <br/><br/>And there is no near future that is not defined by him and the cataclysm of his rule. <br/><br/>My latest for @liberalcurrents.com@bsky.brid.gy <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...<br/><br/>After Trump, the Flood 2026-01-22T10:21:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr9qs9h7zmrep2egz4c93sc7ul4nj64yqxw3nrr5wn4nt9kyzf94gzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myya6nn2x It’s essential that prominent accounts abandon the AI revenge porn and CSAM site formerly known as X. <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/the-new-epst...<br/><br/>The New Epstein Island Is Righ... 2026-01-15T10:58:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0px4kpev6j5t7mw0h8q9mf3hx7xmmkrdrusngqfwszaf626t7s5szyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyxj97zp It just strikes me as incredibly limited thinking to insist ICE is the only way to do immigration enforcement. It borders on the imbecilic. <br/><br/>We can have immigration enforcement without this morally desiccated agency. DHS has only existed under four presidents. <br/><br/>Show some vision. 2026-01-14T23:49:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvwhvkx8ruuua8ggl6zdyk8lju5wesvfsj706mxxe704t4v4rqr6qzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy09wkqn My reaction to the ICE shooting in Minneapolis for @ms.now@bsky.brid.gy <br/><br/>It was murder. Something like this was inevitable under this administration. It’s going to keep happening. <br/><br/>www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...<br/><br/>Opinion | ICE&#39;s violence is no... 2026-01-08T00:57:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsganxjw9fcv9t5m90eglu6a9r8ux7pfc5q9e6kk268zjvxt0fvd4qzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myypkevfr 2026 is the year we level up The Pulaski Institution in our mission to promote democracy in the heartlands.<br/><br/>I’m so proud of what we’ve done so far on an almost non-existent budget, and I know we have a unique vision that is more relevant than ever.<br/><br/>Won’t you join us?<br/><br/>www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...<br/><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreia7sbvjjqtyipquaymjvhnuqf4yes7wlc6xowy63kcw24sortnjze">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreia7sbvjjqtyipquaymjvhnuqf4yes7wlc6xowy63kcw24sortnjze</a> 2026-01-03T09:19:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs086wd8payauhh079f9wx29xwf92svkhfcadskhra586m02mj3apczyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy7qpx5a We are wired to rely on body language, facial expressions, and eye contact in order to socialize and form meaningful connections. <br/><br/>For all the good social media does, it can’t provide that. <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/yes-its-the-...<br/><br/>Yes, It’s the Guns. It’s Also ... 2025-09-14T16:38:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyzljqsafz8vawk9qndc8c7jqyzpmvc2fy40qnk26myvhe8tfx9ugzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyw30a8l “Trump’s rant clearly signals his intent to use presidential power in every conceivable way he can to swing the midterm elections against Democrats.”<br/><br/>@gregsargent.bsky.social warns about Trump’s clear intention to attack mail-in voting.<br/><br/>He wants to rig the midterms<br/><br/>newrepublic.com/post/199202/...<br/><br/>Angry Trump Accidentally Blurt... 2025-08-18T18:37:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxverdm84kzymude2ralwucaw3gt8r9zhuym4vyjvmdfvnc7yjh6gzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyrfzpwk I think you’ll find his views are actually shaped by a shocking level of self-absorption and a lack of regard for others.<br/><br/>He’s against illegal immigration, which he blames it for his family’s ills, but married to an illegal immigrant he believes God sent to him.<br/><br/>www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/u...<br/><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreig7chdsmiowrraoucbub63b32ayotynrpumcujti5acaizog2eqzu">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreig7chdsmiowrraoucbub63b32ayotynrpumcujti5acaizog2eqzu</a> 2025-07-10T19:20:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq2tfamqe5fxjx5jyk5cutnh2mluh2yeu5nwky5x6mc7d3knvmyjgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy4qqwfv “Superman sacrifices, protects, and never complains. He’s respectful, reserved, and doesn’t seek thanks…He finds Lois Lane’s success appealing, rather than emasculating. He lifts people up instead of demanding they bow down.” <br/>- @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social <br/>www.arcdigital.media/p/why-maga-h...<br/><br/>Why MAGA Hates Superman 2025-07-09T14:32:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf6cway2sq3dfqplx0kpy6e3rrdx9cc89qaf4uf5qndecapda3ygszyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyvagq9k I’m adopted. <br/><br/>So I wrote about how an attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship could affect adoptees. It’s also about family, community, and what it means to belong. <br/><br/>Read it at @liberalcurrents.com <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/adoption-bel...<br/><br/>Adoption, Belonging, and the Q... 2025-07-01T11:17:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp5v6yuxle0hqt8nn46y47w35dmdzhnyjz86ewpfymwmcamqwpspqzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyd6s4k6 I was adopted via closed adoption, born in North Carolina. <br/><br/>It was closed so I have no knowledge of or access to my biological mother’s details. It also means my biological mother isn’t on my birth certificate. <br/><br/>So if birthright citizenship becomes a patchwork right, what’s someone like me to do? 2025-06-27T20:01:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsps2g9jsvhe6l6kfe0s0gsqha223uf02erl7hmrcyw94hq50l6kpgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy0mvq0v I wrote about Scott Jennings and what it’s like to watch him lie<br/><br/>Read at @liberalcurrents.com <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/scott-jennin...<br/><br/>Scott Jennings in the Hyperrea... 2025-06-12T15:16:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg2m7tpqtpz3usrs4gqurkk7u3jv4wjxrgt6r6dtwfl5nkutlnxngzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyyc28uj I’m sorry but this is a damning indictment of the American people <br/><br/>www.cbsnews.com/news/deporta...<br/><br/>Trump&#39;s deportation program ne... 2025-06-09T06:17:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyfvhhphae5swjvnyd0z7a0dn6z65t948cuhcrwhhafysqd6qpjqgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy30fp8f They don’t just want to restrict speech or limit opposition, actions which are obviously authoritarian. They want to force Harvard, Columbia, and America’s biggest companies to eject minorities, hire and promote MAGA types, and replicate MAGA-ism in American society. 2025-05-22T22:26:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvs52jfqcwl2lh9pvahstyewuql8jqjgavs3d9hflsv4s8wevpglqzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy535knq Hard to put into words how much GOP messaging now is just an extended riff on Trump’s autosexual obsession with himself <br/><br/>Cc @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com<br/><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreie2wqqsvfxlxanzfxlti2jtintiioykenkuqvpcupgrhs26qhooyy">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreie2wqqsvfxlxanzfxlti2jtintiioykenkuqvpcupgrhs26qhooyy</a> 2025-05-04T17:05:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswhkar95x6yz4pfm7ekky2g8rv2jjmkgfcfa3j6den7qut5g4mwmszyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyd4khrd The Oklahoma City immigration raid last week is a bright warning light. At some point, someone is going to be shot and maybe even killed in one of these raids. <br/><br/>And I think we need to prime our imaginations for what could come if that happens. Read me at @msnbc.com <br/><br/>www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...<br/><br/>Opinion | It’s only a matter o... 2025-05-02T20:38:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs022set9vajvtqddtlp2uyrzz5wc7u72nv98jtunxnj2dl4djz2rgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myytvf847 I’m very glad to see Trump’s numbers fall. But the NYT/Siena poll just showed 42 percent found his second term “exciting” so far.<br/><br/>IMO if we’re lucky enough to elect a Dem in 2028, I’m almost certain Americans will turn around and put Tucker Carlson in the WH in 2032 over boredom or gas prices.<br/><br/>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly/post/3lnplsjh2rs27">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly/post/3lnplsjh2rs27</a><br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqehva0lagv9809m9nphzmwurn6jt5fvjyqn2r6naxs7ca8lqkkvdsd5w59d" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…w59d</a></span> </div> I wrote about small-r republican virtue and whether America has enough left to get out of this mess. <br/><br/>Read at @liberalcurrents.com <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/inherent-vic...<br/><br/>Inherent Vice: Can America Com... </blockquote> 2025-04-26T18:40:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvmkwhl75xznhjajesm3dhwpeaf96ykfzqf4paf7ng0vwnlsttxxczyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy9l2tgr I wrote about small-r republican virtue and whether America has enough left to get out of this mess. <br/><br/>Read at @liberalcurrents.com <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/inherent-vic...<br/><br/>Inherent Vice: Can America Com... 2025-04-26T11:06:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstkd9udvzy2h74pfu4fall6tqdua2vvzr4fp42k65hverdrj67flczyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy3w3lh3 I know how crazy many of us feel watching what’s unfolding in America. So I wrote about it all. Hopefully it helps. <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/youre-not-cr...<br/><br/>You&#39;re Not Crazy. America Has ... 2025-04-06T16:18:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy0qksmlpqu48v56vr6qhnhw6feax7gr9wv7jnd9sctaylh4s5lzgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyhaxykm “Trump does not believe he is constrained by the law…Think about that kind of unchecked power being used after a terror attack. A…populace could be frightened into surrendering whatever civil liberties they have left.” <br/>Important piece from @anthonylfisher.bsky.social <br/><br/>www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...<br/><br/>Opinion | It&#39;s a terrifying ti... 2025-04-04T20:10:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2mh0092qzdl6z3ff44v4qph2sagu4ful35nvlsrlv79pf62l7cjszyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyltp6ex I wrote about the Kristi Noem’s El Salvador prison video and its relationship to the horrific practice of lynching postcards. Read at @liberalcurrents.com <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/kristi-noem-...<br/><br/>Kristi Noem Made A Lynching Po... 2025-03-31T11:59:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8paq3yzrtq39rlc79exevxdjr52pezm3jz44a8rkg8rf3qetkt8qzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyh2wvgc The DOGE kids really do need to face serious consequences on the other side of this<br/><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreihhi2swatuisxgmbblnzvxr5dpxtnnjo4k57hd7tkjsfn26v4k4pi">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreihhi2swatuisxgmbblnzvxr5dpxtnnjo4k57hd7tkjsfn26v4k4pi</a> 2025-02-25T19:49:41Z