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Waiting for that article on Biden's attacks on free speech.

https://thorsteinn.substack.com/p/the-silencing-of-the-experts

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Oh hey an interview with a noisy academic whose schtick is to assert that freedom of speech is a favorite tool of fascist authoritarians, which we know is true because she's an authority on authoritarianism.

How compelling.

Seriously interview someone interesting from the other side of the aisle, like Soldo or Chris Bray.

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Another promotion of a dead-eyed menticided system slave. Just like the promo of the CDC propaganda office masquerading as "Katelyn Jetelina" mentioned at the beginning of the article. Why do you promote these cringy frauds, Substack? Can you at least pretend to be balanced?

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Everyone who disagrees with me is a fascist who must be censored. Follow the science and join the resistance! https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/how-to-follow-the-science-join-the-resistanc

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Donald Trump may be a narcissist but he's not a 'fascist'. He may be vain but he's not an 'authoritarian'. Any one who needs this pointing out to them must be rather unsubtle as a people-watcher. Their thinking about our 21st c. Western political malaise must be rutted in fanciful mid 20th c. illusions about our 'democracy' that take no account of how much bigger problems it now has than any Donald Trump-type populist. Not very lucid.

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I joined Lucid and have gotten a great deal out of my time spent with Professor Ben-Ghiat and my fellow subscribers =]

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Is it just me or is Substack unable to bring on interesting guests on their podcast? 🤔 For Substack to succeed and to boost writers they should bring guests from different backgrounds to guest or even to write, just like Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Just focusing on unknown writers doesn’t make it interesting to read or listen these featured stuff.

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How many coups have been attempted without weapons?

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See Randy Rainbow sing "Grumpy Trumpy Felon" (YouTube).

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She actually called a couple of thousand unarmed, middle- aged and elderly people ambling through a government building, a "coup attempt." I don't think there's much to be gained from reading her ideas.

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Totalitarianism must be “right wing” and state overreach and thought control is justified if done by the left. I came to Substack to evade these sorts of naiveties. New York academics do not have a grasp of the big picture.

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How did this Jewess get into my feed?

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Waste of time!

Acedemic my ass!

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Be sure to ignore Left Wing authoritarianism.

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Using Good Logic Can Help Anyone Succeed...

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Using Good Logic Can Always Help You Succeed

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