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Senior editor at The American Prospect, cohost and producer of the @leftanchor.bsky.social podcast https://www.patreon.com/leftanchor Newsletter: https://www.ryanlcooper.com/

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lol wtf? did they just forget to edit out the name?

07.03.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

that’s right

06.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I get into that in the article! Hobo Solar is an option

06.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

we’ve backed into lib prepper culture. I actually kind of understand the appeal

06.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 1

Hell yeah

06.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

one of those things where too much data can lead people badly astray. ok very few people who click scroll all the way to the bottom. but who are those people? are they influential, important, or likely to subscribe for further articles?

06.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I’m Sure Glad I Bought an EV and Solar Panels - The American Prospect Trump’s idiotic war of aggression on Iran is spiking oil prices. Not my problem.

β€œjust speaking personally, I find dumping each load of hand-harvested electrons into my car deeply satisfying. It’s my own personal middle finger to all the right-wing oil barons and murderous petrostate dictators.” prospect.org/2026/03/06/e...

06.03.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

This post was literally right before this one in my timeline from XKCD bsky.app/profile/xkcd...

06.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

guilty conscience right there. I’ve had off leash dogs run up on my toddler and I’ve never been so ready to kill something. I’d do it in a second

06.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m Sure Glad I Bought an EV and Solar Panels - The American Prospect Trump’s idiotic war of aggression on Iran is spiking oil prices. Not my problem.

not too late to switch to an EV! prospect.org/2026/03/06/e...

06.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 7

I’ll never get over these clowns intentionally causing a bank run in Greece to stop Syriza’s dread β€œdo something about 26 percent unemployment” program. only time they ever get shit done

06.03.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Against Claude’s advice, by the way

06.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 268 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6

"fuck, I just wanted to get rid of this guy, but he's turned half the Christians in that one country into depraved idolators in a couple years! I thought this was supposed to be hard!!"

06.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

heighten the contradictions Christianity. I love it

06.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Donald Trump slowly turning every Evangelical into an idolator and every liberal into a believer in Satan is a pretty good bit.

06.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 195 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

slowly convincing myself he actually is a demon sent by Satan. and not even a good one, like the most inept one Satan thought could get the job done

06.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 1

I well remember! I used to let him crash at my apartment in DC

06.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reports of rough beasts, slouching or otherwise, are rumors spread by haters

06.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Lost 92,000 Jobs in February The U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department said Friday, missing expectations.

gyre? not widening.
center? holding.
falcon? listening.
blood-dimmed tide? properly restrained.

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

06.03.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 344 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 1

I’m sorry l, but I had been assured that The Modern State Is But A Committee For Managing The Affairs Of The Entire Bourgeoisie and I am seeing little evidence of this. Is there someone I could speak to?

06.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

go fuck yourself

06.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gulf states could review overseas investments to ease financial strains caused by Iran war Three leading Middle East economies consider options as US-Israeli campaign against Tehran continues

FT EXCLUSIVE: The Gulf governments are talking about declaring force majeure on the full gamut of contracts because they say they're short of cash. This could wreak some global havoc and slash investment in the US from regional sovereign wealth firms.

06.03.2026 06:01 πŸ‘ 152 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 23

it tends to work in a degenerate context like DC political reporting, but otherwise it can ironically be a bad strategy in Machiavellian terms. people do not like being used and will work to thwart you just out of spite

06.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I call this the McElwee Move

06.03.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

yep

06.03.2026 11:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW: Clemency for Tina Peters would be unprecedented, based on my analysis of Gov Polis' 25 commutations. Peters hasn't shown remorse, taken accountability, or sought to restore harm. No Polis commutation was for a harsh sentence alone and Peters' would be the shortest by 30+ yrs

05.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 1884 πŸ” 581 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 47
Point/Counterpoint

This War Will Shut Off 20% of the Global Petroleum Supply for A Month and Send the Economy into a Stagflationary Tailspin vs. No It Won’t

Published: March 26, 2003

Point/Counterpoint This War Will Shut Off 20% of the Global Petroleum Supply for A Month and Send the Economy into a Stagflationary Tailspin vs. No It Won’t Published: March 26, 2003

06.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 3636 πŸ” 556 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 20

smoking on SEPTA, baby

today was the first time I saw someone light a CIGAR on a BUS

06.03.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

that is exactly what happened here

06.03.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

anyway if you see a white Honda Civic or Subaru Impreza type vehicle with a spoiler and some serious scrapes on the right side in the Wilkes Barre area, let me know lol

06.03.2026 02:57 πŸ‘ 260 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1