@McFaul Actually, under the guidance of US economists, many of those former communist nations became hollowed out oligarchies with economies and population-wide health outcomes that still haven’t recovered from shock therapy.
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Erik Doucette
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Minneapolis, MN Katılım Ocak 2011
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Maybe. But right now, the dictatorships that were in place at the beginning of the second Trump administration are all in place now. All 3 places. A change in leaders is not a change in regime.
In 1989, communist regimes became democratic regimes.
But more drama to come.
Senator Ted Cruz@SenTedCruz
In the next 6 months, we could see new governments in Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba. If we end up with governments in those countries that want to be friends with America, that’d be the biggest geopolitical shift since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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@McFaul Again, I’m embarrassed that our nation was represented by you on the world stage.
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Larijani committed horrific criminal atrocities against innocent civilians.
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@NiallStanage @jaketapper Interesting considering how much water Tapper has carried for Israel over the past three years.
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This is very good by @jaketapper and worth watching in full.
State of the Union@CNNSOTU
“Get used to it.” Jake Tapper responds to Trump administration criticism of CNN’s coverage of US military deaths in the war with Iran: “It is the news media's responsibility to cover this war, not to cheerlead for it.”
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@adamjohnsonCHI The longer one is on this site, and the more one interacts with people like Snyder, McFaul, etc., the more one realizes how absolutely braindead they are. The Politics&Prose book talk set!
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This whole thread is brain-numbingly stupid but this claim, it’s worth noting, is not the position of US intelligence, per The Washington Post. Iranian bots were meant to undermine Trump for (what we can clearly now see as) fairly good reasons. But Snyder’s got only one note.
Timothy Snyder@TimothyDSnyder
4/9. The Iranian operation in 2020 was designed to help Donald Trump get elected.
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"Iran's unjustified attacks on partners."
Ursula von der Leyen is the single dumbest human being on planet earth by 100 orders of magnitude.
Ursula von der Leyen@vonderleyen
Following the ongoing situation in Iran, I am convening a special Security College on Monday. For regional security and stability, it is of the utmost importance that there is no further escalation through Iran’s unjustified attacks on partners in the region.
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@ChrisCillizza @TheRestHistory Going back to 1953 might be more insightful…
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If you want to educate yourself about the long history of US involvement in Iran, listen to this series via @TheRestHistory
open.spotify.com/episode/7LrLoC…
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@keithdorejel Why does he look like the original Nosferatu in this graphic?
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@GranadosCeja Does the killing of El Mencho seem out of step with Sheinbaum’s approach generally? I feel like she has prioritized taking their legs out from under them economically/financially. Was this perhaps a move to keep US warmongers at bay? To show that Mexico is more than capable?
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Given yesterday’s huge news, this is helpful piece for anyone looking to better understand the organized crime groups that operate in Mexico, the only thing I would add is that the killing of El Mencho buttresses Sheinbaum’s case that direct US intervention is unnecessary.
Jacobin@jacobin
The killing of El Mencho, Mexico’s most wanted drug lord, won’t slow the cartels, reduce violence, or stop the flow of drugs. jacobin.com/2026/02/el-men…
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@McFaul Ukraine is essentially as corrupt as Russia. The problem is your head is too far up your own ass. The entirety of your analysis is “Russia bad.” So, you’re unwilling to look critically at Ukraine in any way. Sachs is correct now and has been for years.
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No one wants to end the war more than Zelenskyy. Sachs is completely out of his depth of expertise here. It’s like me popping off on quantum computing. Is anyone interested in my “opinions” on quantum? No. So why should anyone be interested in Sachs on Ukraine? He knows nothing.
Steve Hanke@steve_hanke
Distinguished Columbia Prof. Jeff Sachs on Pres. Zelenskyy: "Zelenskyy and his gang rule by decree in a massively corrupt setup. They don't want to end the war."
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@Timodc Eh, define “somewhat.” The right-wing Nazis want to do active harm to trans neighbors, and centrists are perfectly happy to hand them over if it means winning elections (which it doesn’t). They aren’t just polling; they’re excusing. Hasan seems correct from where I’m standing.
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I think if you have equal ire for centrists polling public opinion and right wing nazis you are missing the mark somewhat.
hasanabi@hasanthehun
another far right neonazi does the family annihilator move as they’re known to do & instantly the very same ppl they rted are talking about trans identity. also to every shameless centrist floating trans disapproval polls- you disgust me as much as the right wing freaks do.
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@GranadosCeja A truly insane thing to do: give the middle finger to your people and a friendly nation just to appease some senile, bloviating goon and his henchmen. I guess that’s the cost of doing business with Washington.
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This should make your furious, Trump and Rubio are taking away doctors from the poorest.
Belly of the Beast@bellybeastcuba
Guatemala’s health ministry said it will gradually send home the Cuban medical brigade working in the country, ending a nearly 30-year program. The brigade is made up of 412 medical workers, including 333 doctors, who serve patients throughout Guatemala’s healthcare system.
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@AlanRMacLeod I almost spit out my tea at The Atlantic being described as “far left.”
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@MattLech I think it’s idiotic to flatten the purpose of unions to advancing worker interests to the detriment of the employer. Not surprised to see this take from Kelsey. Maybe Matt B has given up on trying to teach her anything 🤷♂️
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@McFaul The problem is the US doesn’t have any real leverage over China anymore. Their economy is bigger, growing faster, and has superior autarchic capabilities. US influence continues to wane and China’s influence continues to grow. Not sure we have much ability to make demands.
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Make a humanitarian parole for Lai a precondition for Trump-Xi meeting in April.
Secretary Marco Rubio@SecRubio
The sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is an unjust and tragic conclusion to this case. We urge the authorities to grant Mr. Lai humanitarian parole.
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@Timodc I don’t think Carville is problematic so much as he is useless. He hasn’t been meaningfully involved in a winning campaign since Clinton ‘92, which they only won because of Perot undermining Bush more. Still, he gets trotted out like some oracle. I prefer to listen to winners.
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Anyone who thinks James Carville is a “problematic figure” has 0 chance to win a campaign in Texas and should quit electoral politics for academia.
José@josecanyousee
Going to bring it back to the text that was sent to the Talarico campaign. The outreach had to do with two problematic figures: James Carville and Keith Edwards. The Talarico campaign appeared to side with Morgan but then… >James Talarico went on to do an interview with James Carville a few days ago. >Keith Edwards says that the Talarico campaign has not reached out to him about his posts. So why did they tell Morgan one thing and then do another?
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@Timodc Sohrab is fundamentally a reactionary. He was gaining some traction because of his embrace of New Deal programs and Christian social democracy. But then he got a little pushback and his gut impulse was to double down on authoritarian state violence. What an implosion.
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@drvalerieisin @Athens_Stranger To add to this, my experience is that they are being taught Latin by people who are basically two steps ahead of them.
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Yes, this has been my experience with the vast majority of “Classical Education” campaigners/schools both on and offline. The few times I have interviewed with them, they’ve inevitably been more interested in whether I’ve read Dorothy Sayers and C. S. Lewis than how I would teach Homer or Vergil. Total cargo cult.
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Adults advocating kids read the great books almost always have only the most superficial understanding of the great books
They’re merely intoxicated with the sound of *saying* kids are reading the great books — b/c they’re so thoroughly bourgeois and bad readers themselves
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