WEIRD: the podcast

A global, unconventional take on the US election, hosted by @vitolaterza09 and @lromeranth

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WEIRD co-hosts @vitolaterza09 & @lromeranth on Al Jazeera English:

Unity, empathy and a deeply humanistic attitude are needed to counter Trump's toxic politics and rebuild an electorally competitive alternative.

https://t.co/iKcSMuBNid

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Bill Ackman, one of the most influential rightwing accounts on this website, one of the richest men in the country, is going full anti-vax in front of our eyes.

You can have all the debates about policy you want, but until both liberals and the left understand the radicalizing power of social media, all is lost.

[Barb McQuade @BarbMcQuade]

The real muscle behind Trump’s “populist” movement is the moneyed class — wealthy heiresses, tech bros, and crypto kings. They influence policy to favor the rich, and tell voters that immigrants and DEI have caused their economic plight.
https://t.co/noYWx6rKyc

[. @GregTSargent]

Trump's immediate effort to stock the government with MAGA types isn't just about loyalty.

It's also about creating the conditions for elite corruption to flourish beyond anyone's expectations.

Time to start focusing on the latter as well.

https://t.co/X9B32xn6lm

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A reporter down the rabbit hole: Gabriel Gatehouse on edgelords, conspiracy theories and Trump’s America
https://t.co/ioJDJNrtpe

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I spent hours trying to persuade US voters to choose Harris not Trump. I know why she lost
https://t.co/bg5yJmZNDz

[Andy Kim @AndyKimNJ]

In 2020 I was one of 7 dems that won a district that Trump won, so I held a series of listening sessions with people who voted for Trump and voted for me to understand their actions. I reread the transcripts yesterday and much of it felt like it could have been said today. THREAD

[Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo]

If you’re still deciding between voting for Kamala Harris or Jill Stein, please take a moment to watch. I made this video with Palestinian American and political activist @RaniaBatrice. We understand being conflicted but wanted to share our perspective.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Keep going.

We are within the margin of effort.

And if there’s one thing we know how to do, it’s outwork expectation.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

If Trump loses some of the worst people in the world will be absolutely heartbroken.

Musk
Netanyahu
Ben-Gvir
Putin
MBS
Modi
Orban
Thiel
Ackman
Bannon
Murdoch
Farage
Loomer
Carlson
Adelson
RFK Jr.
Don Jr.

#justsayin

[All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris]

WATCH: “Elon Musk is a union buster, and Donald Trump is a scab. And the two of them, put together, cannot be put anywhere near any sort of influence in the White House,” says @AOC.

[The New Republic @newrepublic]

Europe’s Green Party is telling third-party candidate Jill Stein to step aside for the sake of America and the world.

https://t.co/3VV2vxpZYM

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Bernie Sanders on why he will vote for Kamala Harris:
"We will have, in my view, a much better chance of changing US policy with Harris than with Trump, who is extremely close to Netanyahu and sees him as a like-minded, rightwing extremist ally."
https://t.co/96xz95VaTv

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“Red Wave” Redux: Are GOP Polls Rigging the Averages in Trump’s Favor?
https://t.co/TaikJlFEtw

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Republicans Are Cheating. Again. But Now It’s Worse Than Ever. https://t.co/yIHyS1kNrG @newrepublic

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The recent worries about Black voters increasingly gravitating towards Trump are not well founded, argues Steve Phillips @StevePtweets, founder of @DemocracyColor
https://t.co/kSnRcK4eRw

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Once more with feeling: "swing" or "undecided" voters, while often used as a rhetorical stand-in for centrist policy preferences in the media, are not reliably centrist in reality