Albert Pinto

70sbachchan.bsky.social

09 March 2026 00:45

2/ Investors still think its going to be a short war. That Trump will TACO because of oil prices shooting up and not wanting to lose midterms. @katie0martin.ft.com at the FT described the consensus view perfectly like this: buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...

Zack Beauchamp

zackbeauchamp.bsky.social

20 February 2026 23:23

The Brazilian political system is, structurally, very similar to the American one. But when they elected a Trump-style authoritarian back in 2018, their Congress and Supreme Court actually fought back. I went to Brazil to find out why. And what I learned surprised me. www.vox.com/politics/479...

Mark Joseph Stern

mjsdc.bsky.social

17 February 2026 15:40

One of my biggest fears about the midterms is that ICE could flood the polls with agents who perform Kavanaugh Stops on every non-white person before they get a chance to cast a ballot, then detain them until voting is over. Which is not far-fetched at this point. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...

Kevin M. Kruse

kevinmkruse.bsky.social

15 February 2026 01:17

He can say whatever he wants and issue whatever executive order he wants, but he has no legitimate power to actually do anything like this. Panicked posts like this one give the impression that he can make good on his threats. He can't.

Will Stancil

whstancil.bsky.social

05 February 2026 23:30

Kamala Harris ran a good, very aggressive campaign, but started at a significant deficit, and ran headlong into a ocean of misogyny, which has continued to dog her even more post-election, now that people feel empowered to say what they REALLY think about her