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Posts by Michael Podhorzer

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LIVE SOON: Weekend Reading Live with Lisa Graves Starting Apr 20 at 3:00 PM EDT

LIVE SOON: Tune in at 3pm ET for @thelisagraves.bsky.social breaking down the NYT leak about the Roberts Court shadow docket: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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Tax Day and May Day With Saqib Bhatti of ACRE on "Meeting the Moment"

No Work. No School. No Shopping. #MayDay2026

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Orbán's Defeat and Lessons for America
Orbán's Defeat and Lessons for America YouTube video by Michael Podhorzer

It's on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Ck...

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Orbán's Defeat and Lessons for America With Kim Lane Scheppele

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...

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Call Trump's Concentration Camps What They Are Andrea Pitzer on the history we cannot allow to repeat itself.

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.

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Before you see concentration camps, you see years of propaganda demonizing the out-group and justifying their removal from society.

Sound familiar?
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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.

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...

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Call Trump's Concentration Camps What They Are Andrea Pitzer on the history we cannot allow to repeat itself.

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.

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Tune in at 1pm! We will discuss @andreapitzer.bsky.social's incredible book, "One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps."

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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...

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The Voters Who Will Decide the Midterms G. Elliott Morris on Weekend Reading Live

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...

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LIVE SOON: Weekend Reading Live with G. Elliott Morris Starting Apr 6 at 1:00 PM EDT

I'll be live with @gelliottmorris.com today at 1pm ET!

Tune in here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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LIVE SOON: Weekend Reading Live with G. Elliott Morris Starting Apr 6 at 1:00 PM EDT

I'll be live with @gelliottmorris.com today at 1pm ET!

Tune in here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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Being American Is a Birthright And that's not up for debate.

"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

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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!

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The Status Threat Behind MAGA Weekend Reading Live with Chris Parker

Chris Parker's research on status threat is essential to understanding how MAGA and other reactionary movements work.
www.weekendreading.net/p/the-status...

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Greg Sargent: Playing Offense on Immigration Weekend Reading Live

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...

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Jason Stanley on Fascism Naming what Trump and MAGA are.

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...

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LIVE SOON: Weekend Reading Live with Jason Stanley Starting Mar 23 at 1:00 PM EDT

I'll be live with fascism expert Jason Stanley at 1pm!

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First They Came for the South Lauren Groh-Wargo of Fair Fight Action joins "Meeting the Moment"

@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.

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First They Came for the South Lauren Groh-Wargo of Fair Fight Action joins "Meeting the Moment"

"You don’t steal an election overnight."

- @laurengw.bsky.social

www.weekendreading.net/p/first-they...

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LIVE SOON: Meeting the Moment with Anat Shenker-Osorio Starting Mar 18 at 1:00 PM EDT

Join me on Substack Live at 1 PM with @anatosaurus.bsky.social and special guest @laurengw.bsky.social of Fair Fight!

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LIVE SOON: Meeting the Moment with Anat Shenker-Osorio Starting Mar 18 at 1:00 PM EDT

Join me on Substack Live at 1 PM with @anatosaurus.bsky.social and special guest @laurengw.bsky.social of Fair Fight!

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Exactly. www.weekendreading.net/p/oligarchs-...

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End Trump's War Plus: Can Texas flip? Meeting the Moment with Anat Shenker-Osorio

"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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LIVE SOON: WER Live with Greg Sargent Starting Mar 5 at 11:00 AM EST

I'll be live with @gregsargent.bsky.social at 11am!

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SOTU, Voter Elimination Act Meeting the Moment with Anat Shenker-Osorio

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:

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LIVE SOON: Meeting the Moment with Anat Shenker-Osorio Starting Feb 25 at 1:00 PM EST

Countdown to 1pm ET today when you can again join @anatosaurus.bsky.social and @mikepod.bsky.social for Meeting the Moment.

Live stream here:

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Great chat, and read the report here: prri.org/research/map...

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LIVE NOW: Weekend Reading Live with Melissa Deckman Michael Podhorzer on Substack

I'm live now with PRRI's Melissa Deckman to talk about "Mapping Christian Nationalism"
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