@brenkjm.bsky.social argues Trump's snoozing on his dictatorship plans and is likely to blow it. Watch why.
3 Reasons Why Trump's Dictatorship is Failing
YouTube video by Brendan Miller
youtu.be
Brendan Miller
@brenkjm.bsky.social
I make "The Ideas that Explain the News" on YouTube - using concepts from social sciences to explain the news at a deeper level. https://brendanmiller.substack.com/ I like chatting politics/books/meeting people - message if you fancy coffee!
youtube.com/watch?v=kSuI... A real good summary of what's been happening and why it's signposting dictatorship in America @brenkjm.bsky.social
How Trump Is Building an American Dictatorship
YouTube video by Brendan Miller
youtube.com
A commenter notes that "Trump managed to be both Hitler and Chamberlain in the same negotiation. An unprecedented feat." 😭
Hitler and the Nazi Party equated themselves with Christianity -- the result was Germany becoming one of the most atheist countries after the war. It is in Christianity's own interest to rebuff Trump's attempts to co-opt Christianity to legitimize his immoral behavior.
Hi All, just sent out my free weekend update a little early so as to not disturb Easter. I start with the extraordinary story of Russian casualties in March, 95% of which were caused by Ukrainian UAV. And the Ukrainians believe this is only the start. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #179: Russian Losses In March And UAVs, A Shocking Statistic
Why Do You Need To Disable A Whole System? Think "Clogging" Effect; More UGV Stories
open.substack.com
What is "deliverism"? Is it dead? And what would its death mean for progressive politics? This essay (kindly published by @samfr.bsky.social) is my attempt to trace five years of trans-Atlantic debates, to set out what I see as the stakes, and to analyse where these arguments have now gotten to:
Is "deliverism" dead?
Lawrence gave his first take on Iran at the weekend and will return to it later this week.
samf.substack.com
This IPSO adjudication against the Telegraph is quite something Confirms their story titled: ‘We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays’ was completely fabricated, with the family involved non-existent and stock pictures used www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/0210...
02104-25 Fraser v Telegraph.co.uk - IPSO
Ian Fraser complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that Telegraph.co.uk breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors’ Code of Practice in an article headlined “We earn £345k, but soa...
ipso.co.uk
Great @brenkjm.bsky.social video on the importance of conflict visuals and why the activists are winning this time www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKor...
The Activists Are Winning This Time. Why?
YouTube video by Brendan Miller
youtube.com
Fantastic new @brenkjm.bsky.social video on protest tactics and what actually works! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKor...
The Activists Are Winning This Time. Why?
YouTube video by Brendan Miller
youtube.com
Oowh, this @brenkjm.bsky.social video has ages like fine wine.😍 "Trump believes he's set a trap that the opposition is walking into. But it might be *him* that ends up getting hurt by it." Prescient.
Brendan Miller@brenkjm.bsky.social · last yr.Trump wanted to trap the left... but it isn't working New video from me: youtu.be/q4spCNW9Ep0?...
“If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer… And a people that no longer can believe anything cannot make up its mind…And with such a people you can then do what you please.” Hannah Arendt
🧵 Why does politics feel so stuck? Why does everyone think the government is useless? Here's a short thread on why badgers are they key to understanding why.
A "situation room" mocked up with bits of black cloth and monitors with nothing to show but a Twitter feed. Embarrassing.
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.” The latest from George F. Will:
Opinion | This moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
wapo.st
Also, does anyone have any advice on what forums/ websites / emails lists US journalists go to on the look out for gigs?
Brendan Miller@brenkjm.bsky.social · 9mo agoI'm looking for some writers and an experienced story editor to help with the channel - please get in touch if you're interested! Ideally want knowledge/love of: - US politics - YouTube explainers More details here: brendanmiller.notion.site/Let-s-work-t...
I'm looking for some writers and an experienced story editor to help with the channel - please get in touch if you're interested! Ideally want knowledge/love of: - US politics - YouTube explainers More details here: brendanmiller.notion.site/Let-s-work-t...
Enten: "Trump is doing absolutely awful in the minds of the American people. We're talking about new lows. CNBC, -13 net approval on the economy. It's -19 among Quinnipiac ... He's not just beating himself with record lows -- this is the lowest for any president ever."
Chat is it a good sign if the cops are publicly disavowing the regimes actions on Twitter
It's a very similar dynamic to the rise of Trumpism. Nobody on the right speaking up or saying anything, as the individual incentive was to keep your head down – but the collective cowardice ending up somewhere really bad.
