**** The Cumulative Toll of Democrats’ Delusions

Many Democrats assumed that Americans would ultimately not vote for Donald Trump. But this, Representative Ritchie Torres says, was pure delusion.

@powellAtlantic on the Democratic congressman who wasn’t surprised by the results of the election:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/democrats-lost-voters-ritchie-torres/680599/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYXxoZayrh8hJwv0fQGPUz0s&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social

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Against Guilty History
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****** NYTimes.com: We’ve Misunderstood Human Nature for 100 Years
We’ve Misunderstood Human Nature for 100 Years It’s a source of today’s intense political animosity. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/opinion/human-nature-polarization-predator.html?smid=em-share
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How the Democrats Lost the Working Class The theory seemed sound: Stabilize financial markets, support the poor and promote a more secure, integrated world. But blue-collar workers were left behind. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/us/politics/democrats-working-class.html?smid=em-share
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***** Stalin’s Revenge
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Recently, Donald Trump has sat down with podcasters including Lex Fridman, Logan Paul, and Theo Von. “The podcasters get views, status, and revenue, and Trump gets access to their audience, which is dominated by young men,” @helenlewis writes. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/09/trump-lex-fridman-podcast-tour/679702/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYSXD9AK1hgD6UF2fLx59V4M&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
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