The Grey Leftist
@thegreyleftist.bsky.social
History, strategy, and the difference between the left and the people who claim to represent it. Essays at The Grey Leftist on Medium. https://medium.com/@thegreyleftist
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MLK called out the white moderate in 1963. Reagan used gun control to disarm the Black Panthers in 1967. The DNC is running the same play in 2026 and calling it progressive. The Left Is Not The Enemy. medium.com/@eric_62625/...
Every billionaire in America has told us AI is coming whether we like it or not. It is coming for your job and there is nothing you can do about it. Our tax dollars are going to fund the whole thing. And half the country is worried about the Mexicans.
July 4, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Every billionaire in America has told us AI is coming whether we like it or not. It is coming for your job and there is nothing you can do about it. Our tax dollars are going to fund the whole thing. And half the country is worried about the Mexicans.
Melat Kiros was born in Addis Ababa in 1997, the same year Diana DeGette was sworn in to Congress. Tuesday, at 29, she beat DeGette by five points in Denver...https://medium.com/@thegreyleftist/the-base-is-not-the-majority-but-01913dc5d619
July 1, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Melat Kiros was born in Addis Ababa in 1997, the same year Diana DeGette was sworn in to Congress. Tuesday, at 29, she beat DeGette by five points in Denver...https://medium.com/@thegreyleftist/the-base-is-not-the-majority-but-01913dc5d619
Mayor Mamdani endorsed eight candidates in Tuesday's New York primaries. All eight won. Three of those eight were federal races. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
The Party of Zohran
On Tuesday’s DSA Sweep, the Death of Trump-Bad as a Platform, and What Happens When the Left Actually Wants Something
medium.com
June 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Mayor Mamdani endorsed eight candidates in Tuesday's New York primaries. All eight won. Three of those eight were federal races. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
Roger Ailes wrote the blueprint for Fox News in a memo to the Nixon White House in 1970. "People are lazy. With television you just sit, watch, listen. The thinking is done for you." Reagan vetoed the Fairness Doctrine in 1987.
June 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Roger Ailes wrote the blueprint for Fox News in a memo to the Nixon White House in 1970. "People are lazy. With television you just sit, watch, listen. The thinking is done for you." Reagan vetoed the Fairness Doctrine in 1987.
Hegseth's Pentagon decided the Mormon church isn't Christian enough for the official faith list. Senator Mike Lee called Trump directly. That is selective enforcement, and luck is not a constitutional protection. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
No One Expects the Evangelical Inquisition
On the Purity Test That Just Failed Its Own Authors, the Nation That Was Never What They Said, and the Theocracy They Told You to Fear
medium.com
June 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Hegseth's Pentagon decided the Mormon church isn't Christian enough for the official faith list. Senator Mike Lee called Trump directly. That is selective enforcement, and luck is not a constitutional protection. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
Bluesky suspension was fun.
Crying Kid: Suspended
ALT: Crying Kid: Suspended
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May 25, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Bluesky suspension was fun.
By the time you step into the voting booth, billionaires have already shaped who is on the ballot, what district you are standing in, whether your name is still on the rolls, and what information you consumed getting there. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
The Ballot Is the Last Step
On Dark Money, Managed Democracy, and the Election That Was Over Before You Voted
medium.com
May 22, 2026 at 5:20 PM
By the time you step into the voting booth, billionaires have already shaped who is on the ballot, what district you are standing in, whether your name is still on the rolls, and what information you consumed getting there. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
Last night Philadelphia voters were told Chris Rabb was too radical, too bold, too much.
They gave him 44 percent in a four-way race.
The person telling you your standards are the problem is not worried about losing to Trump. They are worried about losing to you. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
They gave him 44 percent in a four-way race.
The person telling you your standards are the problem is not worried about losing to Trump. They are worried about losing to you. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
Your Standards Are the Problem
On Moral Hostage-Taking, Fear Voting, and the Fissure Democrats Keep Pretending Isn’t There
medium.com
May 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Last night Philadelphia voters were told Chris Rabb was too radical, too bold, too much.
They gave him 44 percent in a four-way race.
The person telling you your standards are the problem is not worried about losing to Trump. They are worried about losing to you. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
They gave him 44 percent in a four-way race.
The person telling you your standards are the problem is not worried about losing to Trump. They are worried about losing to you. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
I just published Why the Strike Will Not Work Tomorrow and What Would’ medium.com/p/why-the-st...
Why the Strike Will Not Work Tomorrow and What Would”
On May Day, General Strikes, and the Difference Between Visibility and Power
medium.com
May 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I just published Why the Strike Will Not Work Tomorrow and What Would’ medium.com/p/why-the-st...
I just published Not a Check. A Correction. medium.com/p/not-a-chec...
Not a Check. A Correction.
On 40 Acres, Broken Promises, and What Reparations Actually Costs Per Month
medium.com
April 29, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I just published Not a Check. A Correction. medium.com/p/not-a-chec...
Someone told you Canadians pay 33 percent in taxes for healthcare. That number is a lie by design -- extracted from a marginal bracket, stripped of context, and deployed before you can ask what it actually pays for. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
What They Are Not Telling You About Medicare for All
On Canadian Taxes, American Sugar, and the Most Profitable Sick Population on Earth
medium.com
April 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Someone told you Canadians pay 33 percent in taxes for healthcare. That number is a lie by design -- extracted from a marginal bracket, stripped of context, and deployed before you can ask what it actually pays for. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
The devil you know is not the devil you should fear. The devil you should fear is the one they are not letting you talk about. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
The Devil You Know Is Not the Devil You Should Fear
On Trump, Billionaires, and Why the Democrats Keep Losing Fights They Should Be Winning
medium.com
April 26, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The devil you know is not the devil you should fear. The devil you should fear is the one they are not letting you talk about. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
In 1971 a corporate lawyer wrote an 8 page memo telling American business to capture academia, media, the courts, and politics simultaneously. They did exactly that. Everything you are angry about in 2026 is a line item from that memo. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
The Memo Nobody Read That Explains Everything
On Lewis Powell, Late Stage Capitalism, and the Fifty-Five Year War on the American Working Class
medium.com
April 24, 2026 at 3:30 PM
In 1971 a corporate lawyer wrote an 8 page memo telling American business to capture academia, media, the courts, and politics simultaneously. They did exactly that. Everything you are angry about in 2026 is a line item from that memo. medium.com/@thegreyleft...
I just published The Think Tank That Wants to Save the Democratic Party From You medium.com/p/the-think-...
The Think Tank That Wants to Save the Democratic Party From You
Third Way, Hasan Piker, and the Institutional Campaign to Silence the Left
medium.com
April 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I just published The Think Tank That Wants to Save the Democratic Party From You medium.com/p/the-think-...
MLK called out the white moderate in 1963. Reagan used gun control to disarm the Black Panthers in 1967. The DNC is running the same play in 2026 and calling it progressive. The Left Is Not The Enemy. medium.com/@eric_62625/...
April 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
MLK called out the white moderate in 1963. Reagan used gun control to disarm the Black Panthers in 1967. The DNC is running the same play in 2026 and calling it progressive. The Left Is Not The Enemy. medium.com/@eric_62625/...
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JD Vance enters Bluesky to own the libs and "see what they’re hiding."
His first post? A jpeg eagle.
Skip calls it: “The pixel dawn of a new MAGA.” @jd-vance-1.bsky.social
🔗 postmeridiempost.com/jd-vance-joi...
#DigitalDDay #BlueskyMAGA #FoxNews
His first post? A jpeg eagle.
Skip calls it: “The pixel dawn of a new MAGA.” @jd-vance-1.bsky.social
🔗 postmeridiempost.com/jd-vance-joi...
#DigitalDDay #BlueskyMAGA #FoxNews
Fox News Reports on 'Diaper Rash' as a Sign of Presidential Strength
Senator JD Vance enters Bluesky to battle liberal disinformation with patriotism, gifs, and vibes. Skip “The Remote” Rowland reports in reverent awe.
postmeridiempost.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
JD Vance enters Bluesky to own the libs and "see what they’re hiding."
His first post? A jpeg eagle.
Skip calls it: “The pixel dawn of a new MAGA.” @jd-vance-1.bsky.social
🔗 postmeridiempost.com/jd-vance-joi...
#DigitalDDay #BlueskyMAGA #FoxNews
His first post? A jpeg eagle.
Skip calls it: “The pixel dawn of a new MAGA.” @jd-vance-1.bsky.social
🔗 postmeridiempost.com/jd-vance-joi...
#DigitalDDay #BlueskyMAGA #FoxNews
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LEAKED: The real strategy behind the new "Trump Mobile" plan revealed. It's bold. It's brilliant. It involves you, your phone, and a whole lot of legal invoices. See the full story from the only paper brave enough to report it.
postmeridiempost.com/trump-mobile...
postmeridiempost.com/trump-mobile...
Trump Mobile: Don Jr. & Eric Launch New Phone Plan to Fund Legal Bills - Post Meridiem Post
A satirical review of the new "Trump Mobile" phone plan. Nigel Featherstonehaugh-Smythe examines the "Patriot" phone, its "freedom-loving" AI, and the curious business model of funding legal defenses ...
postmeridiempost.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
LEAKED: The real strategy behind the new "Trump Mobile" plan revealed. It's bold. It's brilliant. It involves you, your phone, and a whole lot of legal invoices. See the full story from the only paper brave enough to report it.
postmeridiempost.com/trump-mobile...
postmeridiempost.com/trump-mobile...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted a new analysis showing that the wealthiest 1% has extracted $79 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans since 1975. In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion was redirected upward—enough to provide every U.S. worker with a $32,000 raise.
Sanders: 1 Percent Has Sapped $79T in Wealth From Bottom 90 Percent Since 1975
In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion was sapped from the bottom 90 percent— enough to give every worker a $32,000 raise.
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted a new analysis showing that the wealthiest 1% has extracted $79 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans since 1975. In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion was redirected upward—enough to provide every U.S. worker with a $32,000 raise.
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American woman aren’t being raped by trans people in bathrooms. The men raping women are Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, and Pete Hegseth.
November 25, 2024 at 10:35 AM
American woman aren’t being raped by trans people in bathrooms. The men raping women are Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, and Pete Hegseth.
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My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
November 24, 2024 at 2:08 PM
My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
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Since moving here from the hellscape that is X, my feed is somehow now full of posts about how awesome libraries are and I am HERE FOR IT! Support your local libraries, they provide a warm space safe for everyone and the free gift of knowledge!
November 15, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Since moving here from the hellscape that is X, my feed is somehow now full of posts about how awesome libraries are and I am HERE FOR IT! Support your local libraries, they provide a warm space safe for everyone and the free gift of knowledge!
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Your mission, men, should you choose to accept it:
November 12, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Your mission, men, should you choose to accept it:
My Twitter account is no longer. I hear that @aoc.bsky.social says this place is pretty nifty. Where do rainbows go when they've been bad? To prism, so they have time to reflect on what they've done.
November 12, 2024 at 10:04 PM
My Twitter account is no longer. I hear that @aoc.bsky.social says this place is pretty nifty. Where do rainbows go when they've been bad? To prism, so they have time to reflect on what they've done.