I put that line in after you highlighted it!
04.12.2025 22:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@brenkjm.bsky.social
I make "The Ideas that Explain the News" on YouTube - using concepts from social sciences to explain the news at a deeper level. https://brendanmiller.substack.com/ I like chatting politics/books/meeting people - message if you fancy coffee!
I put that line in after you highlighted it!
04.12.2025 22:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Fantastic video on (small L) liberalism as a "social technology".
03.12.2025 18:46 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0How Trumpβs Revenge Campaign Will Backfire
New video from me!
youtu.be/TqYmxz2c2ps
βDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.β
The latest from George F. Will:
Also, does anyone have any advice on what forums/ websites / emails lists US journalists go to on the look out for gigs?
08.11.2025 07:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Also, does anyone have any advice on what forums/ websites / emails lists US journalists go to on the look out for gigs?
08.11.2025 07:11 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I'm looking for some writers and an experienced story editor to help with the channel - please get in touch if you're interested!
Ideally want knowledge/love of:
- US politics
- YouTube explainers
More details here: brendanmiller.notion.site/Let-s-work-t...
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26.10.2025 12:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Enten: "Trump is doing absolutely awful in the minds of the American people. We're talking about new lows. CNBC, -13 net approval on the economy. It's -19 among Quinnipiac ... He's not just beating himself with record lows -- this is the lowest for any president ever."
23.10.2025 15:24 β π 6238 π 2142 π¬ 406 π 281NYPD NEWS @NYPDnews X.com The NYPD had no involvement in the federal operation that took place on Canal Street this afternoon. 17:12 β’ 21/10/2025 β’ 222K Views https://x.com/nypdnews/status/1980743910700802167?s=46
Chat is it a good sign if the cops are publicly disavowing the regimes actions on Twitter
22.10.2025 03:52 β π 1964 π 320 π¬ 36 π 37It's a very similar dynamic to the rise of Trumpism. Nobody on the right speaking up or saying anything, as the individual incentive was to keep your head down β but the collective cowardice ending up somewhere really bad.
22.10.2025 10:04 β π 32 π 9 π¬ 3 π 0I think Obama was an interesting mix. He felt radical because he was black but he took lots of moderate positions. (Though Clinton would have also taken similar moderate positions).
They argued Trump was seen as more moderate by voters in 2016 than Clinton. The evidence they gave seemed convincing.
I thought they were saying these districts are representative of not the whole country but the places where Dems struggle but need to win.
20.10.2025 19:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks for the link. If you have a chance to explain more of your criticisms that'd be great as what it said seemed to make sense, but accept you probably have better things to do.
20.10.2025 18:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0milfa (mom i'd like to fight alongside)
19.10.2025 10:09 β π 171 π 23 π¬ 3 π 2It's finally cold enough that the fruit flies have died
17.10.2025 20:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Good vid
17.10.2025 14:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points
16.10.2025 19:56 β π 6517 π 2270 π¬ 120 π 120Yes! I also feel like there are probably gender differences but so much of the stuff written for male mental health is by women.
16.10.2025 08:47 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0a key thing about vought β and all of these guys β is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they canβt imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society
12.10.2025 14:17 β π 14130 π 3305 π¬ 279 π 157Is Ezra Klein right?
New video from me youtu.be/cttfp_U2UZ4
This is such a good article btw - I really buy this as a theory of contemporary US politics
13.10.2025 11:12 β π 281 π 88 π¬ 10 π 8NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
Ah thank you for this service!
And for the economist coverage on the US as well. Bought the book you recommended about Richard J Daley
What's your estimate of someone with a critical YouTube channel getting stopped at the border when coming on a tourist visa?
08.10.2025 14:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Who were you quote tweeting? Shows as blocked to me
07.10.2025 21:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βI voted for none of this."
Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
With the government bringing in new restrictions against immigration, many people assume net immigration will nevertheless remain high. However, the evidence actually suggests that immigration will fall dramatically over the coming years and reach lows not seen for decades (pandemic aside). (1/x)
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