Jim Carroll

@jtccarroll.flux.community

Editor, The Hot Screen; contributor at Flux

As Trump ramps up his attacks on America's founding principles and seeks to destroy our most treasured institutions, the conservative Democrat group Third Way thinks that not-even socialists are the bigger threat. This is a dangerous error, @jtccarroll.flux.community writes:

Third Way “war” on democratic socialism betrays a basic misreading of U.S. politics

An increasingly fascistic Republican Party, not ideas that lie within the continuum of pro-democracy policies, is the true threat to America

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Solid article out from CNN on AI dangers and the GOP's non- response, though this understatement made me lol: "But Trump’s attitude toward cataclysmic warnings of rampant AI suggests he’s done little philosophical soul-searching at a turning point for the human race.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p...

A fateful turning point for humanity and AI could redefine American politics | CNN Politics

If a terrorist threat led subject experts to warn of a near-term existential menace to humanity, the weight of the US government would mobilize in an immediate and limitless effort to save the day.

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"So “we” may not “need” Canada, but Republicans in the region really “need” Trump to not rupture trade relations with our ally for the next two months." Heartening analysis from @gregsargent.bsky.social on how Trump is undermining GOP candidates in the Midwest. newrepublic.com/article/2146...

How Trump’s Crazed Fury at Canada Is Already Backfiring Badly for Him

The escalating trade war with Canada will hit hard in the Midwest—right where some of the most important contests in the midterms will be decided.

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My latest at @flux.community: ICE is a broken agency in need of major reforms or abolition, but Dems must pair opposition to ICE lawlessness with unsparing attacks on the GOP's dehumanizing anti-immigrant hatred and propaganda that underlies major abuses. 1/x plus.flux.community/p/renewed-ic...

Renewed ICE killings are inevitable result of mass deportations rooted in incendiary claims of immigrant invasion

Democrats must pair opposition to ICE lawlessness with unsparing attacks on the GOP's dehumanizing anti-immigrant hatred and propaganda

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More ICE killings are the inevitable result of mass deportations rooted in incendiary claims of immigrant invasion @jtccarroll.flux.community on why Democrats mustn't shy away from letting the public know about Trump's dehumanization of immigrants

Renewed ICE killings are inevitable result of mass deportations rooted in incendiary claims of immigrant invasion

Democrats must pair opposition to ICE lawlessness with unsparing attacks on the GOP's dehumanizing anti-immigrant hatred and propaganda

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This totally reminds me of that whole Harry Truman "The buck stops not here" concept. Also, amazingly framed by NBC as "Trump quipped." Right, right, just a joke, Trump would never actually duck responsibility on a matter of grave importance. www.cnbc.com/2026/06/17/t...

Trump says he likes idea of blaming Vance if Iran deal doesn't work out

President Trump at the G7 summit said the memorandum of understanding reached with Iran "might not be the kind of document that I should be signing."

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SCOOP: The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, U.S. officials said, as thousands of American soldiers and Marines arrive in the Middle East for what could become a dangerous new phase of the war should President Trump escalate. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran

If President Trump approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks.

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ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her. (Published Nov. 2025)

“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.

Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

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