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Steven Strauss

  • Contributor, USA Today
  • Visiting Professor, Princeton University
Cambridge
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Parody account with occasional sarcasm. RTs are not endorsements, likes mean my thumb slipped. Also @stevenstrauss at the place w blue skies

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What Could Go Wrong in 2026?

What Could Go Wrong in 2026?

USA as Rogue State, AI Bubble Bursts with Spillovers into the Real Economy, Autonomous AI Cyber Swarm and muc…

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Start Keeping a Paper Diary

Start Keeping a Paper Diary

Why AI-mediated search and word processing make analog records matter. "Who controls the past controls the fu…

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Republicans say ignorant people shouldn't vote. I say go for it, starting with your own.

Republicans say ignorant people shouldn't vote. I say go for it, starting with your own.

Democrats and progressives generally believe voting should be a universal right easily available to all citiz…

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A Note on President Trump’s Birthday

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By Steven Strauss
| Daily Kos Verified
In ancient Rome the emperor would leave his palace and walk the short distance to the games, there to watch men fight in the arena. Long after the Republic had died, the forms of the Republic remained: a senate still met, the old magistracies were still filled, the offices of state carried their republican names as though nothing had changed. It was a pleasant charade, and it suited everyone concerned. The fights themselves were not, for the most part, to the death.
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The Maine Senate Race: Why I Endorse Graham Platner

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By Steven Strauss
| Medium
The Maine Senate Race: Why I Endorse Graham Platner Press enter or click to view image in full size More than at any other time in their recent history, Maine’s voters are at a crossroads.
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The Maine Senate Race: Why I Endorse Graham Platner

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By Steven Strauss
| Daily Kos Verified
More than at any other time in their recent history, Maine’s voters are at a crossroads. One road leads to another term for incumbent Senator Collins who (to the best of my knowledge) doesn’t have a Nazi tattoo, but has voted to confirm people like Joe Kent (a far-right conspiracy theorist with ties to white nationalists) to lead the National Counterterrorism Center (Associated Press 2022; HuffPost 2025).
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