Matthew Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

@MattZeitlin Breaking up the big banks would probably make racism worse! https://t.co/YDqhdfBhAY — PolitiTweet.org

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@RichardHanania @JHWeissmann @jneeley78 To me this is a weird level of negative emoting — conservatives have controlled the judiciary for decades and scored a huge policy win yesterday. Take the W and chill. I’m gonna mute this thread. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MattZeitlin That’s why we need Nuclear In My Backyard — PolitiTweet.org

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But to the extend the downside risks of losing are large, that should push you toward political caution and limited ideological ambitions. What doesn't make sense is "we're on the brink of disaster, so we need to push for dramatic across-the-board change." — PolitiTweet.org

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I myself and am a bit between the two of them in terms of my assessment of the threat, but I agree with their shared sense of the logic of the arguments. If the risk of loss is small, then it makes sense to demand Democrats take big swings with high upside. — PolitiTweet.org

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Early in the Trump years, @CoreyRobin criticized alarmism about the threat of Trump as a tool by *moderates* to discipline and constrain the left. And, in fact, that is @davidshor's argument for discipline and constraint. But very few accept their shared analysis. — PolitiTweet.org

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Almost every leftist tweet simultaneously urges Democrats to take the dire threats of the present moment more seriously but *also* to run much larger political risks by embracing left-wing ideas not seeing the considerable tension between the two. — PolitiTweet.org

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James Cameron movies. — PolitiTweet.org

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@brianbeutler I guess one reason these disputes are so intractable is neither side can agree which one is ruling the roost. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MattZeitlin That one was especially amazing since it's not even true. https://t.co/VpFlf2wdnt — PolitiTweet.org

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@RichardHanania @jneeley78 Well, I was born in 1981 so with the exception of Justice Kennedy's views on gay rights my actual experience of life has consisted of basically nothing but conservative courts handing down rulings I disagree with. The progressive judicial era ended a long time ago. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @USATODAY: President Biden signs bipartisan gun safety package into law. https://t.co/CYd28VQbQd — PolitiTweet.org

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@jneeley78 @RichardHanania To get a sense of how highly informed liberals think about this, I have no idea what any of those cases are except for Roe. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jonathanchait: This thread is another example of a quality I find on the right, but almost never on the left: a desire to use public po… — PolitiTweet.org

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@LyonsDem I did vote for her! — PolitiTweet.org

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Absolutely convinced that this line sent American politics into a wormhole and ever since we've been trying to find our way back from the Delta Quadrant. — PolitiTweet.org

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@OsitaNwanevu I think in 2020 for the first time self-identified liberals outnumbered self-identified moderates among rank and file Dems. So the left will get its shot in 2024 or 2028. — PolitiTweet.org

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One hopes this is a bad-faith objection being raised because they are mad at Raimondo over something else, but unfortunately once people start playing that game there’s a tendency to get confused about what’s the principle and what’s the opportunistic gambit. — PolitiTweet.org

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Warren has already had remarkable success pushing the idea that nobody with a private sector background should work in the government and now she’s moving toward you shouldn’t even meet with business leaders? https://t.co/rRdAQ2gFhE — PolitiTweet.org

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@OsitaNwanevu I think that’s right. But you need to extend the analysis to include the fact that *most of the Democratic Party’s voters* also disagree with leftists about what direction America should take. Left-wing views are just not very widely held. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sam_rosenfeld: Another hammer-blow decision could be coming in the next few days. So far the Court hasn’t opted for the maximalist appr… — PolitiTweet.org

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@ponumbra @Rafa_Mangual Have never read him. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JohnFetterman: A woman's reproductive freedom is non-negotiable. Dr. Oz said he would support a ban on abortion even in cases of rape… — PolitiTweet.org

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@Rafa_Mangual I mean on the guns issue. — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/8zKtWD5xtP — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lionel_trolling: these "privileged people will still be able to get abortions" takes are counterproductive and corrosive to coalition b… — PolitiTweet.org

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@nhannahjones No trolling! America would be in much better shape if Clinton had won (no overruling of Roe, for example) which she would have if she’d gotten a few more votes which she would have if she’s been seen as more moderate. It’s a huge tragedy for the country and the world. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @graykimbrough: Support legal abortion and other progressive policies, but live in a solidly blue state? Keep pushing these priorities… — PolitiTweet.org

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Manhattan would benefit from allowing more tall buildings — PolitiTweet.org

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“Pro-life” but trying to kill non-violent protestors — PolitiTweet.org