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Friday Nite Videos | January 24, 2025

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How Saudi Arabia Bought Trump - And What They Want. Springtime for Elon (Song Parody). Trump Tech Requests. My Thoughts on the Trump Inauguration. Brooke Harrington - Trump’s “Broligarchy” of Tech Billionaires | The Daily Show.

Can US Institutions Withstand Trump 2.0?

Daron Acemoglu, Bruce Ackerman, Aziz Huq, Alison L. LaCroix, and Richard K. Sherwin Project Syndicate
From pursuing “enemies” to cementing plutocracy, Trump’s second term will test the resilience of the constitutional order. This time, he has control of Congress and a Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing immunity. Five authors share their views.

Our Margin of Effort: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Max Elbaum Convergence
A broad swath of the progressive movement “left it all on the field” in 2024. Some sobering lessons about progressive strength, Establishment myopia and the challenges of democratic organizing in increasingly oligarchical society.

Why Bernie Sanders Is Thanking Elon Musk

Jake Johnson Common Dreams
The Vermont senator said Musk has done "an exceptional job of demonstrating a point that we have made for years—and that is the fact we live in an oligarchic society."
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