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No Work. No School. No Shopping. #MayDay2026
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It's on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Ck...
Here's a thorough rundown on the rise and fall of Orbán, and what his defeat means for Hungary and the world, from @kimlanelaw.bsky.social, one of the foremost experts on Hungary and the collapse of constitutional democracies.
www.weekendreading.net/p/orbans-def...
Many people are understandably wary of calling the Trump regime’s ICE detention camps “concentration camps,” for fear of minimizing the atrocities of the Nazi death camps.
But @andreapitzer.bsky.social powerfully argues that camps like Auschwitz are exactly why we should use that term today.
Before you see concentration camps, you see years of propaganda demonizing the out-group and justifying their removal from society.
Sound familiar?
www.weekendreading.net/p/call-trump...
Image of a couple cuddling on a beach surrounded by Nazi flags taken in 1939, is featured in Berlin’s Topography of Terror Museum as a reminder of how casually everyday “good Germans” used to accept Nazism.
Normalizing atrocity and going on with your life is a long-standing human pattern. And it's one we absolutely must break if we are to end the atrocity.
(Photo credit - Berlin’s Topography of Terror Museum, 1939)
www.weekendreading.net/p/call-trump...
A vitally important discussion with @andreapitzer.bsky.social and @anatosaurus.bsky.social.
There are many ways concentration camp systems can end — but they never end on their own.
We have to ask ourselves what we will tell our grandchildren we did to stop this.
Tune in at 1pm! We will discuss @andreapitzer.bsky.social's incredible book, "One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps."
Why 2026 looks good for Democrats — and why "high turnout" will likely help them.
Much more (with charts!) here with @gelliottmorris.com: www.weekendreading.net/p/the-voters...
The voters who decide elections tend to be the ones who don’t love either party.
A deep dive on the midterms and Trump approval with @gelliottmorris.com
www.weekendreading.net/p/the-voters...
I'll be live with @gelliottmorris.com today at 1pm ET!
Tune in here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
I'll be live with @gelliottmorris.com today at 1pm ET!
Tune in here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
"They want to keep people from voting -> so they can control the outcome of elections -> in order to keep power." @anatosaurus.bsky.social with @mikepod.bsky.social on this week's Meeting the Moment
Really enjoyed chatting with @mikepod.bsky.social about how badly our data-media industrial complex misled Dems and liberals into believing immigration could only be a loser for them during Trump era. We also discuss problems with NYT polling on the issue. Lots of ranting!
Chris Parker's research on status threat is essential to understanding how MAGA and other reactionary movements work.
www.weekendreading.net/p/the-status...
Great discussion with @gregsargent.bsky.social about why elites keep misreading public opinion about Trump and giving Democrats bad advice as a result:
www.weekendreading.net/p/greg-sarge...
Calling Trump and MAGA “fascist” wasn’t always fashionable, but it always helped us understand what’s happening and what they will do next.
An important conversation with fascism expert Jason Stanley:
www.weekendreading.net/p/jason-stan...
@laurengw.bsky.social of @fairfightaction.bsky.social joined @anatosaurus.bsky.social and @mikepod.bsky.social yesterday for Meeting the Moment and we have no notes. This conversation is crucial right now in understanding MAGA's efforts to keep people from voting in Georgia and nationwide.
WATCH:
"You don’t steal an election overnight."
- @laurengw.bsky.social
www.weekendreading.net/p/first-they...
Join me on Substack Live at 1 PM with @anatosaurus.bsky.social and special guest @laurengw.bsky.social of Fair Fight!
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Join me on Substack Live at 1 PM with @anatosaurus.bsky.social and special guest @laurengw.bsky.social of Fair Fight!
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Exactly. www.weekendreading.net/p/oligarchs-...
"From Epstein to ICE to the war on Iran, this regime commits crimes agains humanity...this regime is determined to destroy the lives of children, families and anyone who stands up for our freedoms."
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Messaging moment: Call it the “Voter Elimination Act,” not the “SAVE Act,” when referring to the GOP’s bill that would keep millions of Americans from voting.
Full discussion with @anatosaurus.bsky.social and @mikepod.bsky.social on this week's Meeting the Moment here:
Countdown to 1pm ET today when you can again join @anatosaurus.bsky.social and @mikepod.bsky.social for Meeting the Moment.
Live stream here:
Great chat, and read the report here: prri.org/research/map...