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3 Dec, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Just finished a great special edition of @DeepStateRadio featuring a debate about the whether Big Tech may someday supplant the power of nation states and how. It features @ianbremmer and @stephenWalt.
The debate is based on this article from Ian: foreignaffairs.com/articles/world…
And this article from Steve: foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/08/big…
Now's a good time to read them both. And in a couple hours the special pod debate will be up and you can listen and learn. They both make excellent and thought-provoking points throughout. We're v. grateful to them for joining us.

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29 Nov
Lotta folks saying "Hey, the way prosecutors work is in secret, so if we are hearing nothing of an investigation of Trump for 1/6 or obstruction, that means things are working just as they should." Um, no. It could mean that, of course. Or the opposite.
Some folks are saying that investigating Trump's wrongdoing should take time. And of course, that's true. Except...a number of people, including the FBI Director and Rep. Adam Schiff have indicated they don't believe such an investigation is taking place.
Further, the fact that it takes time to do an investigation does not in any way offset the fact that we have a limited amount of time. First, time elapsed investigating coup planners has already strengthened belief in the Big Lie and the justifications for 1/6 offered by the GOP.
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The Omicron outbreak reminds us that for nearly two years now, the dominant battle confronting the US, our allies (and our enemies) worldwide has been against the virus. It has taken a massive economic, social, political toll...one so big, we don't even understand it fully.
And...until we win the war against COVID-19...which involves not eradicating it but learning how to manage it, it will continue to set our priorities and make progress on most other issues impossible. It will also influence political outcomes and business profoundly.
The message to governments needs to be that they must work together better than they have, invest in a global "solution" (way to manage it), and use all available measures to overcome anti-science forces who delay and jeopardize recovery.
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28 Nov
In my latest for @TheDailyBeast, I talk to experts on the (apparent) pace of DoJ's investigations into Trump and the coup plotters...and into Trump's wrong-doing more broadly. While I agree with them that more patience is in order...
...it is also a fact that delaying action for too long could have grievous consequences. Should the GOP win in November, all congressional investigations will be shutdown and obstacles will be thrown in the path of investigators.
Should investigations get to close to 2024 elections, DoJ principles will suggest decisions/actions be postponed...especially in the wake of the Comey fiasco re: HRC. Further, and perhaps more importantly...
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19 Nov
Every day since he took office, Joe Biden and his team have worked with Democrats on the Hill and across the country to help America recover from the pandemic and prepare for a new era of prosperity, opportunity and leadership in the decades ahead.
The results so far have been stunning. 7 million jobs created. Economic resurgence. Almost 200 million Americans vaccinated. Once BBB passes the Senate a total of nearly $5 trillion invested in the American people--the biggest such investment in our history.
When it passes it will also mean the biggest investment in saving the climate in our history. Huge reductions in child poverty. Big savings on medications. Pre-K for all. Home care.

The first year has also seen an end to America's longest war, a restoration of US standing.
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17 Nov
The GOP speeches in today's Gosar debate give us a chance to see the current state of that party's "thinking" regarding their 2022 positioning It is all lies about the Biden economy & tapping into post-COVID frustrations seasoned with words they don't understand like socialism.
With the passage of BBB, Biden's first year record will be truly historic...and something to run on. Massive job creation, economic growth, help for those in need and, in all likelihood, a robust, vibrant economy.
Dems must drive home those points. But...they also must challenge each and every one of the GOP lies. And they must call out the threat the GOP represents to democracy. Trump, 1/6, violence, racism...the GOP owns this and Dems represent the only alternative.
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16 Nov
Throughout my time in DC, certain economists & special interests have used the threat of inflation as a cudgel to beat back investing in the needs of average Americans. Today's limited price increases are being twisted into the same kind of tool.
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How can you tell those who argue for example that we should pass the BBB initiative because it is inflationary are dissembling? Well, first, because many top economists are on the record saying it is not.
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