Ari Cushner

Ari Cushner

@aricushner.bsky.social

I teach about democracy + other good ideas and occasionally write stuff.

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Imagine what the world would be like today if the DNC hadn’t sabotaged Bernie’s campaign… twice.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

BERNIE: “They want $200 BILLION ON TOP OF $1.6 TRILLION… people can’t afford housing & health care, gas prices are soaring… 20,000 more 💣 to 🇮🇱, which committed genocide— why would anyone want to keep funding Netanyahu?… Trump is a liar, authoritarian. We must end Trumpism.”

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Radical extremist cleric issues angry new fatwa -->

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hegseth: "May almighty God continue to bless our troops in this fight. To the American people, please pray for them every day on bended knee with your family, in your schools, in your churches, in the name of Jesus Christ."

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Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.

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The margin just shrunk significantly. Malinowski is now leading Mejia 29% to 28.3%, a difference of 365 votes. AP estimates 82% is reporting.

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social

Catching up with the NJ Democratic primary to replace Sherrill is Congress: A more moderate former Rep, Malinowski, leads with 31% of the vote. The left’s candidate, Mejia, is second at 27%. Former lieutenant governor Way, who seems to have gotten an AIPAC PAC’s boost in recent weeks, third at 16%.

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Steph Curry on watching the protests from his hotel window: "In negative 10-degree weather. It was beautiful to see that turnout. That speaks to how important people felt to have their voice heard. In those elements and whatever streets outside our hotel, they were out, and it was amazing to watch."

"This fiction was useful. And American hegemony, in particular, helped provide public goods: open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security and support for frameworks for resolving disputes."

"We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false. That the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient. ...trade rules were enforced asymmetrically. And we knew...international law applied with varying rigor depending on the identity of the accused or the victim."

Yes. From day one, the plan has been to foment violence that would justify replacing democratic institutions, including elections, with a MAGA-controlled military dictatorship. The regime is now brazenly murdering people in order to achieve that goal.

Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social

The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.

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“After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him. And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power.” — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani

“No more, will New York be a city where you can traffic in Islamophobia and win an election.” I can't be the only one who sees the synchronicity of Mamdani winning the NYC mayor's race on the day Dick Cheney died.

If you read the Google News headline you'd think Trump is on the verge of making the Middle East peaceful again, and headed for a Nobel Prize. But when you read the actual article, it's clear none of that is true. 🤔

The likeliest scenario is that some limited and temporary agreement to deescalate the crisis is Gaza *might* be achieved, without a broader long-term regional peace deal. The best Trump can hope for is a gold-plated participation trophy with the words "Nobel Peace Prize" scrawled across in sharpie.

What should be an unprecedented national crisis of epic proportions is *checks notes* just another Tuesday in 2025.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

These so-called "DEMOCRAT AGENCIES"... -Ensure our food is safe to eat -Keep our air and water clean -Alert us to natural disasters -Protect us from financial fraud and scammers Remember what Trump is actually attacking.

Anyone who didn't think this demented sex predator oligarch and his despicable goons would use Orwellian lies to attempt implementing a military dictatorship hasn't been paying attention. All who resist will be labeled Antifa terrorists, subject to arrest or execution. What are we gonna do about it?

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See how this works?

David Sirota@davidsirota.com

👀 NEWS: IRS documents show conservative propaganda machine PragerU spent $650,000 on a gala at Mar-A-Lago - and soon after Trump targeted PBS for elimination, setting up PragerU to fill the educational void in schools across the country America. www.levernews.com/prageru-is-m...

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As the Senate considers voting to approve Trump's devastating funding cuts to public broadcasting, listen to the words of LeVar Burton. The Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. Contact your senators today and urge them to oppose these cuts.

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This is oligarchy. This is obscene. While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%. End this oligarchy.