Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽
@joshuaeakle.com
Building a liberal movement. Managing Director @theIHS.org. Cofounder @ProjectLiberal.bsky.social. Husband and father. Views my own.
The Trump era is ending.
It will not end quietly. MAGA will make sure of that. Expect political violence, pain, and economic suffering.
In this upcoming period, what you do, what you say, and what you excuse will define you for the rest of your life.
It will not end quietly. MAGA will make sure of that. Expect political violence, pain, and economic suffering.
In this upcoming period, what you do, what you say, and what you excuse will define you for the rest of your life.
October 30, 2026 at 4:40 AM
The Trump era is ending.
It will not end quietly. MAGA will make sure of that. Expect political violence, pain, and economic suffering.
In this upcoming period, what you do, what you say, and what you excuse will define you for the rest of your life.
It will not end quietly. MAGA will make sure of that. Expect political violence, pain, and economic suffering.
In this upcoming period, what you do, what you say, and what you excuse will define you for the rest of your life.
Oh, the networks might've found the most effective leverage any human has weaponized against Trump to date.
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
September 21, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Oh, the networks might've found the most effective leverage any human has weaponized against Trump to date.
Obama: “Imagine if I had done any of this... Imagine I pulled Fox News' credentials from the WH press corps.”
I never want to hear MAGA talk about “tyranny” again.
Their GOP has given up the mantle of limited government, free speech, the Constitution.
They are the tyranny.
I never want to hear MAGA talk about “tyranny” again.
Their GOP has given up the mantle of limited government, free speech, the Constitution.
They are the tyranny.
September 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Obama: “Imagine if I had done any of this... Imagine I pulled Fox News' credentials from the WH press corps.”
I never want to hear MAGA talk about “tyranny” again.
Their GOP has given up the mantle of limited government, free speech, the Constitution.
They are the tyranny.
I never want to hear MAGA talk about “tyranny” again.
Their GOP has given up the mantle of limited government, free speech, the Constitution.
They are the tyranny.
Today, I went to the grocery store and purchased $20 worth of vegetables.
I now have a $20 trade deficit with the grocery store.
They clearly ripped me off.
I will now cut off all trade with the grocery store and let my family starve in order to Make My Household Great Again.
I now have a $20 trade deficit with the grocery store.
They clearly ripped me off.
I will now cut off all trade with the grocery store and let my family starve in order to Make My Household Great Again.
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
September 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Today, I went to the grocery store and purchased $20 worth of vegetables.
I now have a $20 trade deficit with the grocery store.
They clearly ripped me off.
I will now cut off all trade with the grocery store and let my family starve in order to Make My Household Great Again.
I now have a $20 trade deficit with the grocery store.
They clearly ripped me off.
I will now cut off all trade with the grocery store and let my family starve in order to Make My Household Great Again.
In normal times, a sitting president turning a memorial for nearly 3,000 dead Americans into an opportunity to aggrandize and lie about himself would be a national scandal, met with widespread disgust.
Sadly, we are not in normal times.
Sadly, we are not in normal times.
Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."
September 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In normal times, a sitting president turning a memorial for nearly 3,000 dead Americans into an opportunity to aggrandize and lie about himself would be a national scandal, met with widespread disgust.
Sadly, we are not in normal times.
Sadly, we are not in normal times.
It will take me a decade to forgive the people who helped this abject moron become the most powerful person in America.
September 4, 2026 at 11:20 PM
It will take me a decade to forgive the people who helped this abject moron become the most powerful person in America.
Trump is the most corrupt president in American history.
By far.
There is simply no one President that even comes close.
By far.
There is simply no one President that even comes close.
September 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Trump is the most corrupt president in American history.
By far.
There is simply no one President that even comes close.
By far.
There is simply no one President that even comes close.
It's wild how fast a MAGA guy turns into a resist lib the moment the leopards get around to eating his face.
I've long thought the core distinction between liberalism and right-wing postliberalism comes down to empathy.
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I've long thought the core distinction between liberalism and right-wing postliberalism comes down to empathy.
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September 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
It's wild how fast a MAGA guy turns into a resist lib the moment the leopards get around to eating his face.
I've long thought the core distinction between liberalism and right-wing postliberalism comes down to empathy.
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I've long thought the core distinction between liberalism and right-wing postliberalism comes down to empathy.
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This is a statement from the most successful chairman in the history of the Libertarian Party.
He's the chair who oversaw Gary Johnson and Jo Jorgensen receiving enough votes to tip the elections in 2016 and 2020.
People across the country — and across parties — are waking up.
H/t @sarwark.org
He's the chair who oversaw Gary Johnson and Jo Jorgensen receiving enough votes to tip the elections in 2016 and 2020.
People across the country — and across parties — are waking up.
H/t @sarwark.org
August 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM
This is a statement from the most successful chairman in the history of the Libertarian Party.
He's the chair who oversaw Gary Johnson and Jo Jorgensen receiving enough votes to tip the elections in 2016 and 2020.
People across the country — and across parties — are waking up.
H/t @sarwark.org
He's the chair who oversaw Gary Johnson and Jo Jorgensen receiving enough votes to tip the elections in 2016 and 2020.
People across the country — and across parties — are waking up.
H/t @sarwark.org
Ossoff: “Never let them forget. They hunted the Vice President to kill him.”
Every day, we must remember the people leading us hate the Constitution.
In modern history, no administration has been more hostile to our founding ideals than the one currently in the White House.
Every day, we must remember the people leading us hate the Constitution.
In modern history, no administration has been more hostile to our founding ideals than the one currently in the White House.
August 22, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Ossoff: “Never let them forget. They hunted the Vice President to kill him.”
Every day, we must remember the people leading us hate the Constitution.
In modern history, no administration has been more hostile to our founding ideals than the one currently in the White House.
Every day, we must remember the people leading us hate the Constitution.
In modern history, no administration has been more hostile to our founding ideals than the one currently in the White House.
Trump, 2024: "Tariffs will lower prices."
Trump, 2026: "I'm removing my tariffs to lower prices."
Next time you're at the grocery store, remember that every economist on the planet warned you in 2024 that this is exactly where it would end up.
Trump, 2026: "I'm removing my tariffs to lower prices."
Next time you're at the grocery store, remember that every economist on the planet warned you in 2024 that this is exactly where it would end up.
August 21, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Trump, 2024: "Tariffs will lower prices."
Trump, 2026: "I'm removing my tariffs to lower prices."
Next time you're at the grocery store, remember that every economist on the planet warned you in 2024 that this is exactly where it would end up.
Trump, 2026: "I'm removing my tariffs to lower prices."
Next time you're at the grocery store, remember that every economist on the planet warned you in 2024 that this is exactly where it would end up.
I have to give it to Darline.
“MAGA is more concerned with what a half dozen trans athletes are doing than the most important geopolitical flashpoint of our time” is actually a pretty honest reflection of the base.
“MAGA is more concerned with what a half dozen trans athletes are doing than the most important geopolitical flashpoint of our time” is actually a pretty honest reflection of the base.
August 20, 2026 at 10:27 AM
I have to give it to Darline.
“MAGA is more concerned with what a half dozen trans athletes are doing than the most important geopolitical flashpoint of our time” is actually a pretty honest reflection of the base.
“MAGA is more concerned with what a half dozen trans athletes are doing than the most important geopolitical flashpoint of our time” is actually a pretty honest reflection of the base.
Real liberalism has been tried.
First it created the Constitution.
Then it abolished slavery.
Then it ended segregation.
Then it created the greatest surge of prosperity in history.
Our problems today are not because liberalism failed.
They are because we failed liberalism.
First it created the Constitution.
Then it abolished slavery.
Then it ended segregation.
Then it created the greatest surge of prosperity in history.
Our problems today are not because liberalism failed.
They are because we failed liberalism.
August 19, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Real liberalism has been tried.
First it created the Constitution.
Then it abolished slavery.
Then it ended segregation.
Then it created the greatest surge of prosperity in history.
Our problems today are not because liberalism failed.
They are because we failed liberalism.
First it created the Constitution.
Then it abolished slavery.
Then it ended segregation.
Then it created the greatest surge of prosperity in history.
Our problems today are not because liberalism failed.
They are because we failed liberalism.
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I enjoyed this conversation quite a bit. Ranges from the weird dynamics of political realignment, to how liberals should feel about DSA, to the need for liberal influencer incubation. Even a fun mention of @ashleystclair.bsky.social thrown in, though that tangent was sadly aborterd.
Escaping Fusionism (with Joshua Eakle)
YouTube video by Liberal Currents
youtu.be
August 18, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I enjoyed this conversation quite a bit. Ranges from the weird dynamics of political realignment, to how liberals should feel about DSA, to the need for liberal influencer incubation. Even a fun mention of @ashleystclair.bsky.social thrown in, though that tangent was sadly aborterd.
Darline Graham (Lindsey Graham's sister) was asked tonight about her position on Taiwan and the South China sea.
Her reply: “National security is not my thing, not my area of expertise... but I support the military.”
MAGA continues to set the bar *high* for the U.S. Senate.
Her reply: “National security is not my thing, not my area of expertise... but I support the military.”
MAGA continues to set the bar *high* for the U.S. Senate.
August 19, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Darline Graham (Lindsey Graham's sister) was asked tonight about her position on Taiwan and the South China sea.
Her reply: “National security is not my thing, not my area of expertise... but I support the military.”
MAGA continues to set the bar *high* for the U.S. Senate.
Her reply: “National security is not my thing, not my area of expertise... but I support the military.”
MAGA continues to set the bar *high* for the U.S. Senate.
Never underestimate the power of ideas.
A single idea can topple entrenched power structures, redefine our relationship to authority, and bend the trajectory of history.
Established despots and strongmen fear them for a reason.
A single idea can topple entrenched power structures, redefine our relationship to authority, and bend the trajectory of history.
Established despots and strongmen fear them for a reason.
August 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Never underestimate the power of ideas.
A single idea can topple entrenched power structures, redefine our relationship to authority, and bend the trajectory of history.
Established despots and strongmen fear them for a reason.
A single idea can topple entrenched power structures, redefine our relationship to authority, and bend the trajectory of history.
Established despots and strongmen fear them for a reason.
I really enjoyed the conversation I had with @ryangeddie.bsky.social and @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com with @liberalcurrents.com.
We talked about my origins in libertarian organizing, my childhood in a Pentecostal community, and what brought to the liberal coalition.
youtu.be/c0GgJUaf5BM?...
We talked about my origins in libertarian organizing, my childhood in a Pentecostal community, and what brought to the liberal coalition.
youtu.be/c0GgJUaf5BM?...
Free Trade And Free People (with Joshua Eakle)
YouTube video by Liberal Currents
youtu.be
August 7, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I really enjoyed the conversation I had with @ryangeddie.bsky.social and @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com with @liberalcurrents.com.
We talked about my origins in libertarian organizing, my childhood in a Pentecostal community, and what brought to the liberal coalition.
youtu.be/c0GgJUaf5BM?...
We talked about my origins in libertarian organizing, my childhood in a Pentecostal community, and what brought to the liberal coalition.
youtu.be/c0GgJUaf5BM?...
Hasan Piker (who refused to vote for Kamala Harris) is calling for punishment against Democrats who don't back El-Sayed.
He said Democrats should be punished for “factionalism” and forced to “follow the party line.”
“If there's one Marxist doctrine the Democratic Party should deploy, it's that.”
He said Democrats should be punished for “factionalism” and forced to “follow the party line.”
“If there's one Marxist doctrine the Democratic Party should deploy, it's that.”
August 7, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Hasan Piker (who refused to vote for Kamala Harris) is calling for punishment against Democrats who don't back El-Sayed.
He said Democrats should be punished for “factionalism” and forced to “follow the party line.”
“If there's one Marxist doctrine the Democratic Party should deploy, it's that.”
He said Democrats should be punished for “factionalism” and forced to “follow the party line.”
“If there's one Marxist doctrine the Democratic Party should deploy, it's that.”
Um.
Knox County, Tennessee Democrats just flipped a traditionally deep red county commission seat by what looks to be +10 points.
November is going to be wild.
Knox County, Tennessee Democrats just flipped a traditionally deep red county commission seat by what looks to be +10 points.
November is going to be wild.
August 7, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Um.
Knox County, Tennessee Democrats just flipped a traditionally deep red county commission seat by what looks to be +10 points.
November is going to be wild.
Knox County, Tennessee Democrats just flipped a traditionally deep red county commission seat by what looks to be +10 points.
November is going to be wild.
Hard endorsement of every word here.
Illiberalism is a weakness. Cruelty is weakness.
Embracing illiberalism is the ultimate act of debasement and self-humiliation.
Illiberalism is a weakness. Cruelty is weakness.
Embracing illiberalism is the ultimate act of debasement and self-humiliation.
"The kind of society that we want to have where we respect each other and we have respect for ourselves does not permit us to just embrace lies for the sake of some guy."
— @jamellebouie.net
Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04rRZHN0
— @jamellebouie.net
Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04rRZHN0
August 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Hard endorsement of every word here.
Illiberalism is a weakness. Cruelty is weakness.
Embracing illiberalism is the ultimate act of debasement and self-humiliation.
Illiberalism is a weakness. Cruelty is weakness.
Embracing illiberalism is the ultimate act of debasement and self-humiliation.
This meme took me back.
Having grown up evangelical (in a creationist homeschool community, reading the Bible cover to cover every year) I think I can offer some insight here.
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Having grown up evangelical (in a creationist homeschool community, reading the Bible cover to cover every year) I think I can offer some insight here.
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August 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
This meme took me back.
Having grown up evangelical (in a creationist homeschool community, reading the Bible cover to cover every year) I think I can offer some insight here.
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Having grown up evangelical (in a creationist homeschool community, reading the Bible cover to cover every year) I think I can offer some insight here.
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Ana Kasparian just said Republicans were right about Fauci all along.
“When the pandemic began, I had too much trust in our institutions. I've now switched to zero trust.”
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“When the pandemic began, I had too much trust in our institutions. I've now switched to zero trust.”
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August 2, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Ana Kasparian just said Republicans were right about Fauci all along.
“When the pandemic began, I had too much trust in our institutions. I've now switched to zero trust.”
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“When the pandemic began, I had too much trust in our institutions. I've now switched to zero trust.”
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The most egregious act of corruption yet.
If you can afford to pay $100k/mo, you can get early access to Trump's posts before anyone else does, allowing you to front-run market moves and profit millions, while the plebs play in the sandbox.
People must go to prison for this.
If you can afford to pay $100k/mo, you can get early access to Trump's posts before anyone else does, allowing you to front-run market moves and profit millions, while the plebs play in the sandbox.
People must go to prison for this.
August 2, 2026 at 2:39 AM
The most egregious act of corruption yet.
If you can afford to pay $100k/mo, you can get early access to Trump's posts before anyone else does, allowing you to front-run market moves and profit millions, while the plebs play in the sandbox.
People must go to prison for this.
If you can afford to pay $100k/mo, you can get early access to Trump's posts before anyone else does, allowing you to front-run market moves and profit millions, while the plebs play in the sandbox.
People must go to prison for this.
Trump spent years whining that the DOJ was "weaponized" against him (a former president who claimed to be a victim).
Now the DOJ actually is being weaponized against regular Americans.
In this case, a former Olympian was targeted to satisfy Trump's narcissistic impulses.
apnews.com/article/refl...
Now the DOJ actually is being weaponized against regular Americans.
In this case, a former Olympian was targeted to satisfy Trump's narcissistic impulses.
apnews.com/article/refl...
Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool
The Justice Department has moved to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
apnews.com
August 1, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Trump spent years whining that the DOJ was "weaponized" against him (a former president who claimed to be a victim).
Now the DOJ actually is being weaponized against regular Americans.
In this case, a former Olympian was targeted to satisfy Trump's narcissistic impulses.
apnews.com/article/refl...
Now the DOJ actually is being weaponized against regular Americans.
In this case, a former Olympian was targeted to satisfy Trump's narcissistic impulses.
apnews.com/article/refl...
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"If you create the image of dominance then people will feel dominated, and then you've won."
— @jamellebouie.net
Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04r3y5K0
— @jamellebouie.net
Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04r3y5K0
July 28, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"If you create the image of dominance then people will feel dominated, and then you've won."
— @jamellebouie.net
Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04r3y5K0
— @jamellebouie.net
Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04r3y5K0