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Alexi the Greek

@alexios.bsky.social

Co-host of Left Anchor, a podcast about politics, philosophy, and the Left (sponsored by The American Prospect). Moonlights as Associate Professor of Political Science.

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The Appeal@theappeal.org · 2mo ago

Immigrants detained in Delaney Hall have been on hunger and labor strikes since May 22, overcoming retaliation by ICE and GEO Group staff. They've been joined by protesters outside the facility who have faced weeks of police repression. theappeal.org/delaney-hall...

Everyone Has a Role to Play in Supporting the Strike at Delaney Hall ICE Jail

The uprising at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, has become a focal point for broader resistance to ICE.

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Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Odyssey is a nice example of the problem with every effort to "understand" Trumpers. There's nothing to "understand" here: this man has no idea what happens in Homer's epic, he's an arrogant dimwit with a made-up version in his head that he uses as an excuse to be weird and racist. That's it.

@lastpositivist.bsky.social · 2w ago

Matt Walsh complains that Nolan brought his obsession with nonlinear story telling to the Odyssey, undercutting the original's narrative. The defenders of western civilisation, folks.

Matt Walsh tweets: Nolan's obsessions with the non-linear storytelling gimmick really hurts this film. It jumps around so much, and spends so little time on any one particular moment or scene, that you never really feel like Odysseus is on an epic journey spanning many years. When he makes it home, you never feel like he's been gone for 20 years. The film does not capture the grandeur and scope of the original epic. That's why it feels rushed and too long simultaneously. The movie comes off like a rough draft. Nolan was searching for the actual story but never quite found it.
Eric Blair@protecttruth.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is a good thing. Maher’s remaining influence has been dependent on his charade that he’s part of the Democratic coalition. But that’s been false for a long time. Glad he’s being open about being a Republican now.

Maher slams Democrats, says he’s open to voting for Vance in 2028

Comedian Bill Maher on Sunday slammed the Democratic Party and its socialist wing, adding that he would be open to voting for Vice President Vance if he runs for president in 2028. Maher told ABC N…

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ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · last mo.

fresh @leftanchor.bsky.social episode, we are talking with @rickperlstein.bsky.social about Alan Greenspan and MAGA's weird addiction to bareknuckle boxing: www.leftanchor.com/e/the-age-of...

The Age of Greenspan, with Rick Perlstein - 393 | Left Anchor

Today we've got noted author and historian Rick Perlstein on to discuss the late Alan Greenspan's 20-year reign as the chair of the Federal Reserve, the damage he did to the American working class and...

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Stephanie@blooming-burbs.bsky.social · last mo.

This is a super cool thing to wake up to, @ddayen.bsky.social. Our guy @wewill2026.bsky.social is going to win. prospect.org/2026/07/01/w... (you can hear more about Will from a relatively recent @leftanchor.bsky.social interview: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-mfjsh-...)

Will Lawrence Is Upending Conventional Wisdom on How to Win Congressional Districts - The American Prospect

In a Michigan swing seat, a grassroots organizer is taking on data center developers and warmongers, with a populist message he thinks can win over voters.

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Zack Furness@punkademic.bsky.social · last mo.

I’ve been teaching college courses since Fall 1999 — at a community college, an art school, and two research universities in three different states — and I’ve never once heard this expressed by anyone, anywhere, at any level in higher ed. This is bullshit of the highest order.

The Economist@economist.com · last mo.

It is growing common to hear academics shrug that perhaps students no longer need strong basic skills. That is not pragmatism—it is surrender

Dave Kamper@dskamper.bsky.social · last mo.

Here's a point in Avila Chevalier's favor: AOC beat Crowley in 2018 with 17,000 votes out of 30,000 cast. Avila Chevalier got more votes last night than AOC and Crowley combined - 32,000+. Lander got over 55,000 -- Goldman got more than he'd ever gotten. The volume of votes this year is amazing.

Dave Kamper@dskamper.bsky.social · last mo.

So, people who know NYC politics better than me: in terms of upset, is this bigger or smaller than AOC over Crowley in 2018?

ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · last mo.

yeah, it's like one of the 19th century famines the Brits touched off in India, except instead of it being the result of imperial bungling & looting, Musk personally snatched food and medicine out of the mouths of millions of starving babies and pregnant women bsky.app/profile/sysf...

Sysfin@sysfin.bsky.social · last mo.

Easily the largest modern mass murder by a person who was not a dictator. This really feels equivalent to the atrocities done by various East India Trading Companies. Where monsterous things were done by private groups but given implicit or explicit state approval.

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · last mo.

Here's our writeup of last night's big victories in New York, which were a testament not to one candidate or one mayor but the work of dedicated activists on the ground who have completely changed the calculus of politics in what was once a machine state. prospect.org/2026/06/24/n...

The Machine Breaks Down in New York - The American Prospect

DSA and Mayor Mamdani’s candidates rocked establishment incumbents backed by unions and political bigwigs. In most cases it wasn’t even close.

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ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · last mo.

centrists went seamlessly from "breaking up the big banks is racist actually" in 2016 to "maybe Donald Trump is right about immigrants and trans people" from ~2021-25 to "criticizing Hakeem Jeffries is racist actually" now. woke's back baby

m@keptsimple.bsky.social · last mo.

My big objection to "woke 1" critiques is that the sort of shallow, dishonest identity based attacks that are often associated with "woke" people are deployed far more frequently by centrist and right wing "anti-woke" voices. Here's centrist thinktanker Jordan Weissmann reveling in this garbage.