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JD Vance, Putin Sympathizer, Tries to Get Ukraine to Surrender

Trump's authoritarianism is personalist, but his vice president appears to be a genuine far right ideologue

Dec 2 • 

Nicholas Grossman

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November 2025

Bad for Ukraine and Europe, Win-Win for Russia

Even assuming Ukraine rejects the Trump-Putin deal to end the war, such a Russia-friendly proposal from the United States is a win for Putin.

Nov 22 • 

Nicholas Grossman

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Trump and Witkoff Try to Get Russia a Win

The joint U.S.-Russia proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, taken point-by-point

Nov 21 • 

Nicholas Grossman

25

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Democrats Have to Get Out of a Normal Democracy Mindset

By folding in the government shutdown in exchange for virtually nothing, eight Democratic senators aid Trump's authoritarian takeover rather than oppose…

Nov 10 • 

Nicholas Grossman

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2

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Democrats Sweep 2025 Elections, 2024 Narratives Crumble

In state and local elections, American voters repudiated Donald Trump's presidency, and disproved claims of a lasting right-wing cultural shift

Nov 5 • 

Nicholas Grossman

25

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October 2025

7 Things the No Kings Protests Accomplished

The political emergency isn't over, of course, but who thought it would be. Here are seven things this weekend's protests accomplished.

Oct 21 • 

Nicholas Grossman

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Israel, Hamas, and Trump's Quest for a Prize

"Will Trump get the Nobel?" is one of the least important things about the recent Israel-Hamas deal

Oct 14 • 

Nicholas Grossman

6

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Democrats, the Time to Take a Stand is Right Now

This isn't a normal government shutdown, and might be the last real chance to oppose Trump's authoritarianism

Oct 5 • 

Nicholas Grossman

12

2

September 2025

Kimmel and Comey Highlight the Trump Regime's Limitations

Their desire for authoritarian abuse is bottomless, their ability to carry it out is not

Sep 30 • 

Nicholas Grossman

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Ezra Klein Accidentally Shows How the Media Brought Us Trump

The prominent liberal pundit made up a fake version of Charlie Kirk to praise, laundering his reputation the way a lot of mainstream media launders MAGA

Sep 17 • 

Nicholas Grossman

108

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August 2025

The Third Algorithm

ChatGPT and other generative AI isn't about to create superintelligence, but even if what we see now is it, the impact is on the scale of Google search…

Aug 23 • 

Nicholas Grossman

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7

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What Are Trump and Putin Up to in Alaska?

It makes no sense as statecraft. But that's because it isn't.

Aug 12 • 

Nicholas Grossman

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