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[Atlantic Playbook @AtlanticPlaybk]

America Contra Mundum - The best ally world peace has ever known is a strong America by @KarlGustel https://t.co/8RXQrRmCfT

[LBC @LBC]

'It's woke policing, a harmful attack on freedom of speech.'

Former Reform COO Jonathan Brown says the arrest of Father Ted creator Graham Linehan over 'anti-trans posts' is an 'incredible waste of police time'.

[Atlantic Playbook @AtlanticPlaybk]

Pharmacy Benefit Managers Work — The Regulators Do Not @townhallcom
@ChadwickHagan
https://t.co/87t21dW2YN

[National Review @NRO]

The death of the American sedan is just one more example of how progressive policies often undermine the very causes they claim to champion. | @chadwickhagan

https://t.co/Z6xewN9CGl

[Atlantic Playbook @AtlanticPlaybk]

"Southern California, particularly the San Diego coastline, has long dealt with pollution issues stemming from both local sources and the Tijuana River. As recent as 2023, over half a million gallons of sewage spilled into San Diego Bay, prompting widespread concern about the safety of local waters. According to U.S. News, these spills are far from isolated incidents. Research from the Daily Mail claimed coastal pollution from raw sewage taints water quality and even sea spray." From The Myth of California by @ChadwickHagan https://t.co/mJDNG1FPEV

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Reform UK and the Battle Over Britain’s Future https://t.co/zyYvgtZUuu

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Postmodernism has eaten itself through its own absurdity. A discussion with Bobby Angel and @ChadwickHagan https://t.co/t9iIpgcHvj

[Ole Lehmann @itsolelehmann]

I'm German.

16 years ago, the EU and US economies were neck and neck.

Today, the US economy is 50% larger than the entire EU combined.

Here's the devastating truth behind Europe's ongoing economic suicide 🧵:

[Atlantic Playbook @AtlanticPlaybk]

Humza Yousaf was “easily the most clownish of the ‘progressive’ authoritarians" https://t.co/FI457xI1dr @EuroConOfficial #HumzaYousaf

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@LeadingReport Why the electoral college should never be abolished -> https://t.co/2XaNXKE2oY

[Roger Scruton Quotes @Scruton_Quotes]

"It seems to me that the real perversion of socialism is not to be found in the topsy-turvy economic theories that fascinated Marx, nor in the theories of social justice proposed by thinkers like John Rawls. The real perversion is a peculiar fallacy that sees life in society as one in which every success is someone else's failure. According to this fallacy, all gains are paid for by the losers. Society is a zero-sum game, in which costs and benefits balance out, and in which the winners' winning causes the losers' loss."

From Chapter 4, The Truth in Socialism, of How To Be a Conservative https://t.co/NahNJ5DsdN

[Chadwick Hagan @ChadwickHagan]

Critics of wealthy cabinet picks and nominees miss the point: capitalism and meritocracy reward achievement, not penalize success. Calling this a kleptocracy ignores the alternative—a system where "success" is redefined by bureaucratic mediocrity. Onward!!

[Atlantic Playbook @AtlanticPlaybk]

Thomas Piketty wants Europe to reinforce his ideology @PikettyWIL https://t.co/uzJnRbinL5

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Trouble w the blue wall...The last time was in 2016, when Trump flipped Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—states that hadn’t gone red since the 1980s... #ElectionHistory #Bluewall #Trump2024 #HarrisWalz2024

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Can Independent Billionaires Retool the U.S. Establishment? What if there is a clean sweep by the GOP - can we expect substantial change? By @ChadwickHagan
https://t.co/bKIO4IyosQ

[Christophe Barraud 🇫🇷 🇲🇨 @C_Barraud]

🇺🇸 #USElection2024 | Looking at different metrics such as betting markets, polls, election modelers' forecasts, financial markets, as of now, the most probable outcomes are:

1️⃣ #Trump victory

2️⃣ #GOP clean sweep

*Polymarket: https://t.co/MaWVQdVe50

*Kalshi: https://t.co/TZu3mt7KLO

*Markets: https://t.co/RlQpfA1hLP

[Chadwick Hagan @ChadwickHagan]

Bizarre to have witnessed two presidents compared to "Hitler" in my lifetime—first Bush and his VP Cheney (w Cheney blamed for war and torture), and now Trump. But the left has forgiven Bush / Cheney. Especially Cheney. The political landscape has taken a wild turn.

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In office for 6 years, @Liz_Cheney was hardly a powerful congresswoman. More accurate to describe her as a strategic fundraiser with a powerful PR team #LizCheney

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Our latest episode features Andrew Abela and his new book Superhabits: The Universal System for a Successful Life - its a great episode !!
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#podcast #podcasts @ChadwickHagan

[Atlantic Playbook @AtlanticPlaybk]

Retooling American military, healthcare and educational industrial complexes

https://t.co/34ganNRg25

[Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate]

Wokeness is a liberatory movement for midwits.

It gives them *moral authority* over people who are smarter and more talented than they are.

The power to scold is a major reason why wokeness became so popular.