Will Friedman

Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda

We can expect lots more of these democracy-corrupting corporate “investments” in the coming months.

Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...

notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich

Crucially, many local governments are furious with ICE over these purchases, because they were not consulted or even told. Because they are federal property now, it's taking a commercial property off the tax rolls while likely imposing dramatic additional infrastructure costs.

Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.

Take any power you have and do as much good as you can with it. This is a fine example.

How a Judge Weaponized Wit to Free the 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Good job, @bradlander.bsky.social. As a fellow New Yorker, I appreciate your going to MN to support them and learn for our hometown.

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

Excellent, moving, with telling details: "What [the administration] discovered in the frozen North was...a real resistance, broad & organized & overwhelmingly nonviolent, the kind of movement that emerges only under sustained attacks by an oppressive state."

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Top Democrats tell Trump: either fire Kristi Noem or we will impeach her Trump defends homeland security secretary but Hakeem Jeffries says: ‘We can do this the easy way or the hard way’

About damn time...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough

Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.

Agree!

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

Rebuilding the Republic From the Bottom Up Democrats are winning on economic populism. To make lasting change, they should pair it with an ambitious agenda for democratic reform.

💯I make a related point below but emphasize pairing economic populism with RENEWING (not just defending) democracy. I argue that the pursuit of a fairer economy AND a deeper democracy has been key to progress in America's past and can be again. washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/08/r...

Rebuilding the Republic From the Bottom Up Democrats are winning on economic populism. To make lasting change, they should pair it with an ambitious agenda for democratic reform.

A new wave of Democrats is creating energy & victories by embracing economic populism. They can be even more successful, in elections & governance, if they complement a bold affordability agenda with an ambitious commitment to civic renewal & democracy reform.
washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/08/r...

Verfassungsblog ON MATTERS CONSTITUTIONAL Q YEAR 1 Under Authoritarianism What to Expect? 1. They will come to power with a campaign based on fear, scaremongering and distorting the truth. Nevertheless, their victory will be achieved through a democratic electoral process. But beware, as this will be their argument every time you question the legitimacy of their actions. They will claim a mandate from the People to change the system. Remember - gaining power through a democratic system does not give them permission to cross legal boundaries and undermine said democracy.

friendly reminder that authoritarians tend to use the same playbook and there are proven strategies to resist them and save one’s country

written in early 2017 by Eastern Europeans on the forefront of democratic decline, see for yourself how this aligns to the US in 2025

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Opinion | The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Battle for Your Attention Is Built on a Lie

“The fullness of our authentic human attention, shared with others, is the power with which we make the world. It’s worth fighting for.”

The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Battle for Your Attention Is Built on a Lie www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...

A fairer economy and a deeper democracy have gone hand-in-hand during transformative moments in America's past and can do so again.

Rebuilding the Republic From the Bottom Up Democrats are winning on economic populism. To make lasting change, they should pair it with an ambitious agenda for democratic reform.

New essay: A new generation of Democrats is generating energy & victories with economic populism. They can be even more successful (in elections & governance) if they complement their bold affordability agenda with an ambitious civic renewal agenda. #democracy
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Agree IF we're clear we're talking about the MAGA *power elite* and *not* everyday Republican/Trump voters, very few of whom voted for military entanglements. If we want to win over as many of those voters as we can to the task of saving and renewing democracy, it's important to be clear about this.

It has been The Onion's best year since we broke Watergate and subsequently, personally had Richard Nixon removed from office.

I'm going to share some personal favorite stories in this thread.

Please add your own, and visit the Our Annual Year recap below.

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...you've opened wide the door to demagogues and the politics of resentment, with its scapegoats and too-easy answers to complex problems. IMHO, our situation is showing all the weaknesses in our democratic system and culture we need to address more than the terrible values of average Americans.

...I think there're lots of reasons why we're here. Research shows bad info on immigration correlates with restrictive policy, and social media turbo-charges bad info. Add stagnant wages, extreme inequality, high inflation, white anxiety re: changing demographics, a crazy-making pandemic and..

I get it and certainly SOME voted for the brutality we're seeing, but I don't think most did. MANY more people either voted against Trump or didn't vote at all than voted for him. Of those who did vote Trump, inflation was often top of mind. His low approval ratings suggest some are rethinking...

America's Hidden Common Ground on Immigration - Public Agenda This report explores the views and values of the American public on immigration, including how much change people think the immigration system needs, their goals and priorities for changing it, and th...

Research I participated in in 2020 backs up the perspective that Americans have complex opinions on immigration that include considerable common ground on more generous & humane views & values than are often acknowledged, & also that misinformation has impacts. publicagenda.org/resource/ame...

Ben Sasse Says He Has Terminal Pancreatic Cancer

Well said: “Each of us knows that [the Senate] doesn’t work very well right now. Each of us knows we should be taking a look in the mirror and acknowledging that lives lived in a politicized echo chamber are unworthy of a place that calls itself a deliberative body.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

Democracy depends on a fearless and free press.

Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media.

They cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.

Interesting piece calling for democracy reform and renewal in France that’s directly relevant to US. In both nations, the answer to political dysfunction and public frustration is deeper democracy and enriched citizenship, not strongman rule and ever more concentrated power. #democracy

Opinion | What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes

Crucial question here: “Given that we are all, every day, imbibing madness, how do we guard our souls?”

What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...

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Democracy Is in Trouble. This Region Is Turning to Its People.

Democracy Is in Trouble. This Region Is Turning to Its People. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...

Opinion | A Surprising State Could Help Democrats Win the Senate

"there’s a case to be made that Democrats’ prospects in the Senate are better than commonly predicted."

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...