Paul Rosenberg

"As through this world I travel, I meet lots of funny men. Some will rob you with a six-gun, and some with a fountain pen." --Woody Guthrie, "Pretty Boy Floyd"

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

Trump is what he acts like: A racist schoolyard bully. A 7-year-old in a 70-year-old body. He never grew up & he never will, an expert who's dealt with such leaders abroad explains, his "antisocial personality disorder" fits a common pattern https://t.co/23pMqUG5db

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

Trump’s “Special Military Operation” In Venezuela Greenlights Global Chaos
"The best way to spread democracy is to practice it. And carefully note the enemies in your way... It’s either that, or back to the world that brought us WWII." https://t.co/1R5T41yeT3 via @randomlengths

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

Project Censored’s List of Buried Stories Hits Half-Century Mark -- My review of the Top 10 censored stories. What the billionaires' media would rather you not see: https://t.co/iJshlp2Gco via @randomlengths

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

More MAGA antisemitism: "Military commander forbids “woke” Hanukkah decorations, claims Maccabean Revolt happened after Jesus"
https://t.co/xjsxswOZqR

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

"The Myth of the Constitutional Sheriff"
It's a feudal office unmentioned in the Constitution. Its authority is self-invented. 3 experts help dig into the details. https://t.co/4X5CDlJHc4

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

"A Fighting Faith: How a decades-long battle to protect religious freedom in the military is taking on Christian Nationalism"
Largely hidden from pubic view the Military Religious Freedom Foundation is fighting back vs Hegseth & forces aligned with him.
https://t.co/94lGJIUJVx

[Frederick Clarkson @FredClarkson]

"A Fighting Faith: How a decades-long battle to protect religious freedom in the military is taking on Christian Nationalism."

A profile of Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation by @paulrosenberg.bsky.social @barnraiser.bsky.social

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[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

#NoKings sure! But what instead? What if we found a way to actually make the will of the people central to our democracy? 30 years of testing shows how it can work in James Fishkin's new book: https://t.co/m5ypJemD3n

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

Defense Secretary Petey Hegseth & his inner circle are “strongly considering demanding written ‘loyalty oaths’ to the President” a high-level officer says in a letter to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.
https://t.co/YFEOO6I7A6

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

How America got so weird: The Pilgrims made us do it. "Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America" isn't about Donald Trump. But is about why he fits right in, despite all the "this is not who we are" talk. Author interview: https://t.co/KVHNPv5TJW

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

"Tariff Tax Falls on Port Workers First"
The atom bomb wasn't dropped, but there's still a lot of damage & uncertainty for SoCal logistics workers, a foretaste for the rest of America. My latest for RLN:
https://t.co/FXuNit2WOG via @randomlengths

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

"Why the Democrats are still stuck in the past"
Viable organizations have 5 systems, 3 devoted to things as they are, 1 to the future & 1 to coordinating future & present. But Dems only have the first 3. https://t.co/9rQxMFDtEj

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

Why the world stopped making sense: How the neoliberal "class war" fueled global chaos.
In "The Unacountability Machine @dsquareddigest draws on the forgotten legacy of management cybernetics to make sense of how we got here. Interview: https://t.co/6V70ACQaLp

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

Can we imagine a progressive version of DOGE? Almost: Here's how it would work.
EFFECTIVENSS, not efficiency should be the core concern, supported by accountability, realism, building on what already works & redressing unequal power.
https://t.co/hIY5134B4A

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

"A tragedy for the world": How the Trump-Musk takeover is sowing global chaos. Insights from @M_B_Petersen who is leading Denmark's 4-year assessment of it's own democratic health. https://t.co/yIfNgSUTfQ

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

Musk is understandably grabbing spotlight attention. But he's a REALLY late arrival to the movement with Trump as its current figurehead that's out to destroy our democracy. @kathsstewart presents a full-spectrum picture of what that movement's made of:

[In These Times @inthesetimesmag]

Journalist @kathsstewart spoke with @PaulHRosenberg about her new book and the Christian Right’s long march towards authoritarianism.
https://t.co/yP5TKD4Qqz

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

How the left can win: Drop the statistics and tell real people's stories
Progressives see gov't as a way to solve problems. Conservatives see gov't as the problem. So it's harder for the left to build coalitions. Sociologist @JessicaCalarco explains: https://t.co/0Y1EShUdtG

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

You can't reason with Trump. But you can create common ground, which insists you can't:
In the midst of a coup, can we create dialogue and heal division? Kurt Gray says yes https://t.co/nW9qtWB8KL

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

What can US foreign aid accomplish? Let Fred Burkle explain how much
In his memoir, the father of disaster medicine shows the best of what America can be in the world, at a time we need it most. https://t.co/tb3oL0mglt

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

How economics wrecked the world — and how we can escape from "Ricardo's Dream"
Ricardo's famous model of 2-nation trade erased the background that made it work--including the slave trade. But unreal model-making was the more basic problem. https://t.co/IWEnPkj1AW

[Paul Rosenberg @PaulHRosenberg]

Transforming the party: Democrats have failed us — it's time to rebuild from the ground up
Empowering the grassroots with a politics of care (from childcare to the planet) & deliberation (what specifically do people want?)
https://t.co/o0YOQkOE7v