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Frank Webster 💙

@fjowebster.bsky.social

Anti-fascist Stand w LGBTQ 🌈, migrants, the unhoused, & scientists. Retired <- systems engineer <- intel community <- science prof. Childless dog-couple in Eugene OR supporting a '26 blue-wave. https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-webster-profile .

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Frank Webster 💙@fjowebster.bsky.social · last mo.

Why poor whites vote against their own best interests? "political loyalties for white lower classes inaccurately assumes that they are chiefly interested in economics... In reality, access to power over other racial groups is their preferred political currency. " www.theguardian.com/inequality/n...

The white working class knows the American project isn’t working. Here’s why that will never matter to them

Access to power over other racial groups is their preferred political currency

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Frank Webster 💙@fjowebster.bsky.social · last mo.

"Now, he has to deliver for a country newly protective of its sovereignty and searching for its place in the world, all while managing a much broader party tent — one that keeps Lori Idlout and Marilyn Gladu under the same roof."

Politico@politico.com · last mo.

This week's POLITICO Magazine cover story: How Mark Carney mastered the ugly art of Canadian politics. The Canadian PM's first year in office has transformed him into a ruthless — and effective — party boss. 🔗 politi.co/4uL9lNG 📷 Markian Lozowchuk/Redux Also in this issue 🧵👇

Governor Gavin Newsom@governor.ca.gov · last mo.

Something is fundamentally broken when we can mint trillionaires while millions of Americans still can't afford healthcare. It's time for a national billionaires tax to end corporate tax loopholes and build an economy that actually works for working people.

Politico@politico.com · last mo.

This week's POLITICO Magazine cover story: How Mark Carney mastered the ugly art of Canadian politics. The Canadian PM's first year in office has transformed him into a ruthless — and effective — party boss. 🔗 politi.co/4uL9lNG 📷 Markian Lozowchuk/Redux Also in this issue 🧵👇

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Frank Webster 💙@fjowebster.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Wealth of Nations - 250 years today "imports are source of real benefits to consumers & trade expands the division of labor, raising productivity." "kept the focus where... it belonged: on improving the lives of ordinary people." @jasonfurman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/o...

Opinion | This Is the Moment Adam Smith Has Been Waiting For

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New York Times Opinion@nytopinion.nytimes.com · 5mo ago

On the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s most important book, the right reduces him to “laissez-faire above all,” writes Jason Furman. Liberals “dismiss him as a highbrow spokesman for naked, antisocial greed. The truth in both cases is more interesting.”

Frank Webster 💙@fjowebster.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hope is not a promise & not faith. Marc provides a valuable perspective but names it "hope" & contradicts Obama & MLK. It led to some lively discussion.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hope is not a promise. It is not a guarantee of success. It is the courage to act in the face of uncertainty. And right now, in this fragile moment for our democracy, it is the most important responsibility we share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

Frank Webster 💙@fjowebster.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Planned Parenthood @ppfa.org Valentine's Day message: These men are openly hostile to & determined to take away access to abortion... They have led the attack — from "defunding" health centers to rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ communities, immigrants, and more.

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