Max Jones’s Reviews > The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution > Status Update
Max Jones
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I only have one chapter left and while I've really enjoyed what turned out to be effectively a walk down memory lane recapping the story that is American politics from 2018-2022, I am finding myself wondering where exactly Grim is going with this, what point he's going to ultimately make with only about 25 pages left to go. Can't say I'm clear what it is yet after 19 / 20 chapters
— Jun 13, 2026 02:14PM
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Max Jones
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the long chapter about the ins and outs of just how much elections in 2022 were decided by how much money a handful of well-resourced interest groups like the Israel lobby and cryptocurrency industry gave me anxiety. We need campaign finance reform so bad
— Jun 07, 2026 03:41PM
Max Jones
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I’ll still never forgive Elizabeth Warren for 2020 but I either forgot or didn’t realize how essential she was at getting Lina Khan in the Biden Administration so that’s a big structural W
— May 24, 2026 04:36PM
Max Jones
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I am very grateful to Ryan Grim for reminding me of that time the entire Republican Party spent a whole 2 months arguing about Dr. Seuss while Joe Biden passed the American Rescue Plan, something I had not thought about once in the 5 years since. Thank you, Mr. Grim
— May 17, 2026 02:27PM
Max Jones
is on page 227 of 336
I was not expecting Force the Vote to be covered, huge shock. I guess that was a less niche event than I realized. I also didn’t know the timeline Grim covered was going to get that close to the book’s actual publication
Grim is definitely less favorable to Force the Vote than I am, but he actually changed my mind pretty significantly on it w facts I never knew
— May 12, 2026 06:10PM
Grim is definitely less favorable to Force the Vote than I am, but he actually changed my mind pretty significantly on it w facts I never knew
Max Jones
is on page 211 of 336
Grim’s thorough critique of the modern left of the late 2010s-early 2020’s cultural inability to do literally anything but eat itself is brutal because it is so spot on. I was there. It was terrible
— May 10, 2026 05:26PM
Max Jones
is on page 194 of 336
literally forgot all about Alex Morse. what a deep memory unlocked
— May 09, 2026 04:11PM
Max Jones
is on page 180 of 336
chapter 12 gave me 2020 ptsd
Elizabeth Warren can never be forgiven for what she did 🐍
— May 02, 2026 02:25PM
Elizabeth Warren can never be forgiven for what she did 🐍
Max Jones
is on page 148 of 336
the description of the squad’s visit to the immigrant detention center is pretty intense
— Apr 26, 2026 06:11PM
Max Jones
is on page 133 of 336
working in AOC’s office sounds like a bad time
— Apr 25, 2026 02:28PM
