2026-04-18T17:41:12Z https://yabu.me Alan Elrod https://yabu.me/npub1z5fggun5c5g8fpwrylsxmfxtxh8k90hqlnqk7eq5ac48pm6dwepqcmw2lh https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&cid=bafkreig7lrfyfoogeoocs2uoemiobditms6uvcysbezieqalqqg6zjlb5a https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&cid=bafkreig7lrfyfoogeoocs2uoemiobditms6uvcysbezieqalqqg6zjlb5a https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2x09rq2ddth5370n43zld8ky0hqvspqhrqaagyzwk3agsscd4sxgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myypassqd The fact that “character attacks are not persuasive anymore” is at the heart of our present crisis in this country.<br/><br/><a href="https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreidalnees7nn7hhpdi7gyotlehlbh3c2bnkxjgxcr6lau64qva6nqy">https://porcini.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly&amp;cid=bafkreidalnees7nn7hhpdi7gyotlehlbh3c2bnkxjgxcr6lau64qva6nqy</a> 2026-03-27T19:15:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsws8jcmlynlwt53djqwzd42r3kp8yu778c8tnkm6ttm3uq7u4985czyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyxyrxy8 With another No Kings coming up, a reminder that irony and coolness will never save us. Cringe is good. www.liberalcurrents.com/cringe-is-go...<br/><br/>Cringe is Good, Earnestness is... 2026-03-26T13:26:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9shn0l5u79kv0c73wr5egpvfy8k990fa2xhgzc5h7wj5rk7mm8qzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myya87ys7 “But would Iran want to end the war now? In hard power dynamics, this is the strongest position the Islamic Republic has ever been in, the most leverage they have over the United States since the 1979-80 hostage crisis.”<br/><br/>Must-read analysis from @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqf6ryu2g9gmakhwzsyj09dyyzqxgul8mz5d9r48rp0e0mt9p7dhwsktu0gk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…u0gk</a></span> </div> Trump is seeking a deal with Iran, presumably to stop the economic damage, but what if Iran doesn't want the war to end yet?<br/><br/>They've got a stranglehold on global energy, they rejected the US peace offer, and America's leadership doesn't seem to know what to do.<br/><br/>My latest, in @liberalcurrents.com@bsky.brid.gy:<br/><br/>What If Iran Doesn’t Want the ... </blockquote> 2026-03-25T22:39:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp9t9dwew6yfkq49wenr6w2anvqvt8y7tru4htv6328sl2jj4x7jgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myy6sm5nf Slopulism–and all populism, really—is terrible for democratic politics. <br/><br/>But I won’t condescend to anyone by pretending individuals don’t have agency. We re-elected Trump. We have to live with that. www.liberalcurrents.com/iran-slopuli...<br/><br/>Iran, Slopulism, and the Etern... 2026-03-19T13:39:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspa7kj7akdpv0az7n2v9wjtn9ezc3muhwd3k5ad6vv4f6ltsnyraqzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myykmskjg Trump and his ilk are positively obsessed with bodies—with their mangling, their alteration, their sexuality, and their destruction. <br/><br/>I wrote about it for @liberalcurrents.com@bsky.brid.gy <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/pervert-poli...<br/><br/>Pervert Politics: Trumpism’s B... 2026-03-05T14:12:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8pjm8wcq3cr67qlkgj75hmpuus36e4w7se3p3p2wwrevu758ys5czyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myykv2r42 “The most relevant question is “will this use of military force make things better, enough to be worth the death and suffering it’ll impose?””<br/><br/>@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy with a must-read today at @liberalcurrents.com@bsky.brid.gy www.liberalcurrents.com/internationa...<br/><br/>International Relations Is Not... 2026-03-01T15:38:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyuqsqc82vdc8rm5pc6yksl4e2kgc53jycn0jswghj5pj5wz456nqzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyg07dc5 What we saw Tuesday night from the Republican Party was the legislative counterpart to what ICE is doing in the streets. Bullying. Menacing. Illiberal. <br/><br/>The party is just a fascist gang. <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/trumps-state...<br/><br/>Trump’s State of the Union Rem... 2026-02-26T14:21:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvyfd49fdwu4r7eyftxeawafrk6k0q5q2jt6jsfnpv4teun5vad9szyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myytj93kw I actually think the behavior of the Republicans in the audience has been more noteworthy than Trump’s speech itself. <br/><br/>The braying, boorish jeers and yawps of a party fully given over to fascism. 2026-02-25T03:55:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yfc7jdc08yvt992kfepgnzznxg0p72dza9yhm6sqrwru2fmgwxgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyjakfm9 Look, it’s incredibly far down the list, but what a pathetic thing to have this narcissist’s free-associating, fascist grandpa rhetoric ring in our 250th year 2026-02-25T02:15:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs84djf984lnlm5495ftk8r5cehnjqwvgtkgr2xmur09xwj3se6yjgzyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyqjnh2v So I just listened to @ariberman.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy articulate the same theory @jvl.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy has: that there’s a real chance the Trump admin is going to lean on Maduro or offer him some sort of deal to say Venezuela did interfere in the 2020 elections. <br/><br/> open.spotify.com/episode/1cPG...<br/><br/>Trump Starts the Steal 2026-02-09T21:33:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2mh0092qzdl6z3ff44v4qph2sagu4ful35nvlsrlv79pf62l7cjszyq239prjwnz3qay9cvn7qmdyev6u7c47ur7vzmmyznhz5u80f4myyltp6ex I wrote about the Kristi Noem’s El Salvador prison video and its relationship to the horrific practice of lynching postcards. Read at @liberalcurrents.com <br/><br/>www.liberalcurrents.com/kristi-noem-...<br/><br/>Kristi Noem Made A Lynching Po... 2025-03-31T11:59:44Z