May the hunger games begin....

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · last yr.

Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.

Escribí sobre la elección canadiense. La remontada liberal, a caballo de la polarización con Trump, y una derecha que goza de muy buena salud. cenital.com/canada-el-pr...

Canadá: el precario triunfo del establishment | Cenital

El conservadurismo trumpista en Canadá evidenció que, en las democracias occidentales, las derechas radicalizadas son una fuerza persistente.

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Trump amagó y frenó de nuevo con los aranceles, pero el daño al mundo ya está hecho. La primacía estadounidense venía venciendo y pero no lograba convencer. Los aranceles intermitentes la llevan más allá: ahora puede no vencer, pero ni siquiera trata de convencer www.tiempoar.com.ar/ta_article/e...

El mundo no volverá a bañarse en las mismas aguas

No hace falta ser Heráclito para saber que ni EE UU ni el mundo van a volver a bañarse en las mismas aguas en las que se bañaban antes del Liberation Day

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A message for anyone from or studying the MENA region who is struggling to get work done amidst everything. I run an online space for productivity and solidarity. We offer 8-12 two-hour writing sessions per week across time zones. Open to all students/scholars- contact me to join!

Aplica a la hermosa República Argentina.

God@skeetofgod.bsky.social · last yr.

It would be bad enough to see your country destroyed by an evil genius. But an evil moron, that's just embarrassing.

Authoritarians and would-be autocrats face a problem: the greater their crimes, the greater their fear of retribution if they lose power. So they have a huge incentive to rig the system to stay in office no matter how badly they screw up. See under: Hungary, Turkey, Israel, and now, the US.

The world's oldest democracy reduced to a drugged out oligarch handing out million dollar checks to voters every time there's an election. Absolutely pathetic and humiliating

Ben Wikler@benwikler.bsky.social · last yr.

If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford

Bastante interesante lo que está pasando en Turquía.

As of last night, the question is whether the opposition acts in unity&set precise demands/priorities to incentivise people to continue going onto the streets despite the increased cost of protesting. Ankara likely works with the assumption that it (opp.) is not.

I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.

Es un desquicio criminal que todavía te puedan matar con granadas lacrimógenas después de Fuentealba.

It is remarkable (compared to other backsliding regimes) how brazen and transparent Trump is in targeting his "enemies." In Turkey, it would take months and an enterprising journalist to uncover that a university had its funds cut off, a firm blacklisted, contracts rescinded, or thousands fired.

This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote. There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

Christine@buddhaclauser.bsky.social · last yr.

@aoc.bsky.social Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?

Escribí sobre las elecciones alemanas, los problemas económicos, los políticos, las razones del auge de la ultraderecha y la obligación de cambiar que enfrenta una Alemania conservadora. cenital.com/alemania-cla...

Alemania: claves para el ascenso de la ultraderecha

Con una socialdemocracia debilitada y un electorado volátil, la CDU vuelve al poder con la difícil tarea de frenar el avance de la derecha radical.

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Anne Applebaum ofrece la mejor cobertura de este segundo trumpismo mediado por Elon Musk. ¿Por qué? Porque es rusóloga, se dedicó a estudiar el proceso putinista y la conformación de un estado autoritario. Eso que está viviendo EEUU.

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · last yr.

"The DOGE campaign has generated chaos on a near-hourly basis across the nation’s capital. But it appears carefully choreographed in service of a broader agenda" www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

👉 Buen recordatorio de @martinschapiro.bsky.social

Este hilo es exagerado pero direccionalmente correcto.

Brooke Harrington@ebharrington.bsky.social · 2y ago

Listen, Broligarchy is not some cute synonym for oligarchy. It's genuinely different & WAY more dangerous. I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them. 🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:

Opposition from civil society is no doubt important, but it's effective, organized, *unified* political opposition that is needed to reverse the authoritarian slide. That at least is the lesson I draw from (the failures of the opposition parties in) Erdogan's Turkey. Looking at you, Democrats!

Hace 36 años Stroessner, el dictador paraguayo que llevaba más de 35 años en el poder, era finalmente derrocado. Incluso los tiranos más impunes un día se van. Va el #NotiParaguay del Golpe de 2 y 3 de febrero, o de "La Noche de la Candelaria" como se conoció este proceso

Complacency about the Musk/Trump administration has been a self-defeating prophecy open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Trump Is Doing Exactly What He Said He Would. Who Could Have Predicted That?

Maybe the oligarchs deserve what’s coming. But the rest of us don’t.

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Eso de no tomarse en serio lo que dicen los gobernantes es, bueno, a tu propio riesgo.

Paul Krugman@pkrugman.bsky.social · 2y ago

Leopard: I will eat your face Bank analysts: Our baseline assumes no face-eating Leopard: Chomp chomp chomp

Recomiendo esta nota de Anne Applebaum sobre las empresas que ponen la democracia en riesgo y las posibilidades europeas de poner límites.

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 2y ago

American social media companies write the algorithms that determine what voters read; moderation systems are opaque; political advertising cannot always be tracked. Do European democracies, or any democracies, really have sovereign elections anymore? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Elon tiene el mismo discurso sobre la relación entre Alemania y el nazismo que tienen los nazis. Debe ser casualidad.

Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 2y ago

"It's good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything... Children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents, let alone their great grandparents." - Elon Musk to German AfD rally www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Curiosamente, un joven que no se deja manipular por nadie defiende las mismas ideas que los tres hombres más ricos del mundo.

Curiosamente, un joven que no se deja manipular por nadie defiende las mismas ideas que los tres hombres más ricos del mundo

Curiosamente, un joven que no se deja manipular por nadie ha empezado a defender las mismas ideas que los tres hombres más ricos del mundo. El joven, llamado Serapio Domínguez y natural de Zaragoza, l...

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Exactly why @bsky.app is so important. Engaging on this platform is important. As is growing this platform. Which one of these men joins Tom Anderson and MySoace in the annals of history first ? Their greed is our opportunity.

Aaron Black@aaronblack.bsky.social · 2y ago

It is not free speech when Trump aligned oligarchs have their thumbs on the algorithms of all the social media apps.

El mundo ya no se mueve igual que antes: las políticas de inversión asociadas a las cadenas globales de valor cambiaron. El vocabulario, también. ⏩@jzelicovich.bsky.social , @martinschapiro.bsky.social y Martina Zanetto exploraron estas estrategias y más. 👇🏽 fund.ar/publicacion/...

Políticas para la inserción internacional

Argentina puede optar por políticas que aprovechan esta reconfiguración global para fomentar su desarrollo.

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Las incertezas sobre lo que podemos esperar de Donald Trump en un mundo todo roto. cenital.com/el-regreso-d...

El regreso de Trump: bienvenidos a la dimensión desconocida | Cenital

El presidente de Estados Unidos salvó a TikTok, aunque había dicho que iba a hacer lo contrario. ¿Qué pasará con la migración y el libre comercio?

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Did we win the Vietnam War?🤔

The Art of Sean Andrew Murray@seanandrewmurray.bsky.social · 2y ago

Ummm… Trump just played a video at his rally that was supposedly showing what the military “used to be” back “in the good old days” when we used to “win wars” vs. the “woke” military of today - by showing clips from… wait for it: APOCALYPSE NOW!! 🤦🏻‍♂️ I have no words.

La Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos respalda la legalidad de la decisión que obliga a TikTok a vender o cerrar su operación en el país. El Estado Nación sigue siendo el centro de toma de decisiones más importante del mundo. Por lejos.

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 2y ago

Here is the Supreme Court's conclusion in upholding the TikTok divest-or-ban law passed by Congress. Looks like a unanimous ruling, with Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor writing separately to concur. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Many people here probably know this, but I'm now posting almost daily on Substack: paulkrugman.substack.com The response has been pretty good so far