The Long Twilight Struggle by Craig Cheslog (Page 2)

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The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Messaging of Hakeem Jeffries (#110)

In this edition: The House Democratic Leader recently expressed support for racist Donald Trump policies, a corrupt Democratic Congressmember, and shared a lame and counterproductive political slogan. I would like him to stop doing that. Plus links to other stories I am following and a closing quote about what Jesus

“I’d rather my house not get firebombed.” (#109)

President Trump has figured out how to send his MAGA fans after people who disagree with him—including Republican elected officials. It’s been happening for a long time, it’s bad for our democracy, and we shouldn’t normalize this dynamic. Plus links to other stories I’m following.

Let’s Seize the Opportunity Created by the Senate Dems’ Capitulation (#108)

I’ve tried to be patient, but we must demand that the Senate Democrats elect new leadership before the January budget debate, I also share examples of the reforms we need (like ending the filibuster and reforming the Supreme Court), opening thoughts about attending the NWSL Championship game and a

The Stephen Miller Regency (#107)

Reminding my fellow Californians to vote “yes” on Proposition 50 today, Democrats should make clear how Stephen Miller is acting as the president’s Regent, thanking Vasili Arkhipov for being “the man who saved the world” during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and links to other stories I’m following. Here

Tactical Frivolity’s Joy and Power (#106)

The Long Twilight Struggle is a newsletter focusing on our long twilight struggle against authoritarianism, Christian nationalism, and the malignant influence of tech broligarchs. I also share links and commentary about sports, efforts to combat false accusations and wrongful convictions, and other stories I find interesting. In this edition, I

Dems Must Think Big (#105)

The Two Democratic Parties (#104)

The Long Twilight Struggle is a newsletter focusing on the long twilight struggle against authoritarianism, Christian nationalism, and the influence of tech broligarchs. I also share links and commentary about sports, efforts to combat false accusations and wrongful convictions, and other stories I find interesting. Here we go. I’m

The Death of an Anti-Jesus “Christian” Heretic

It's Also the Authoritarianism, Stupid

Screenshot of Fox Mulder of the X-Files in his office with his head on his desk, looking up, and asking "That's it?"

What’cha Doin’ JD?

The Long Twilight Struggle is a newsletter focused on opposing authoritarianism, Christian nationalism, corruption, tech broligarchs, and wrongful convictions. I also share comments about other stories I’ve found interesting in politics, sports, and culture. In this edition: * It’s about time that all of the connections between Trump and

Crossing So Many Lines

The Long Twilight Struggle is a newsletter about opposing authoritarianism, Christian nationalism, the tech broligarchy, and wrongful convictions—plus analysis about other stories I find interesting. In this edition: * The Trump regime crosses many red lines with a meek opposition response; the assassination of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman is

System Failure

Here’s what I’ve recently found interesting: * As much as some may want to identify a scapegoat, a total system failure created the present Constitutional crisis; * No matter what happens, we won’t return to the previous Constitutional understandings; * Senate Democrats have been handed a tool they better use