Class act.
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Class act.
Hold your fire, folks. That's how it started. How it went: "She voted in lockstep with Biden’s agenda. She also backed both of Trump’s impeachments and was a high-profile advocate for the first one."
you talking to me? I did not write that headline.
@mollyesque.bsky.social on @abigailspanberger.com, making me miss Joe Biden: In 2021, she chastised him for his expansive agenda, telling the NYT, “Nobody elected him to be FDR." Biden then called her and opened with “Hello, Abigail, it’s President Roosevelt." gift link🎁 www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Nine former CDC directors: Americans should be alarmed. Their health and lives are in danger. Gift link 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
I’m thrilled that @climate.us exists, and also devastated that it is needed. Thank you for rescuing our data. Science and facts will survive this administration because of projects like this.
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Curious about what's to come in RFK Jr's takeover of America's healthcare system? This sheet pan low-sodium unseasoned chicken and rice will have you thinking you're in the hospital's respiratory ward. Dislodge your breathing tube and nosh away!
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Out for a stroll on another incredible Chicago day. This is ‘meet me on Milwaukee,’ a car free event in the Wicker Park neighborhood. Happy people & happy dogs everywhere. Remember this when Trump tries to paint an ugly picture of our beautiful city. #chicago
trump can issue as many executive orders as he wants, perhaps coverage should reflect the fact that a lot of these have the legal force of a child's wishlist for santa
If you had told me in 2012 that Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign manager would be posting like this 13 years later i would not have believed you
electric bills in blue states, hand China domination on clean energy, help ExxonMobil resume extraction of Russian oil, exacerbate climate change, sow investor mistrust, and diminish a Biden legacy—this Biden legacy: 2/2 www.thebulwark.com/p/joe-biden-...
Must-read @hcrichardson.bsky.social on Trump's "determination to kill off wind and solar power initiatives and to force the US to depend on fossil fuels." Result: America loses, over and over. He gets to set us back a century or two, kill jobs and raise...1/2 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
The tempo of Russia's 'de-militarization of Ukraine' three and a half years into the full-scale war is so impressive that Ukraine is now particularly producing and using its own newly designed longer-range cruise missiles.
The American Academy of Pediatrics: Infants ages 6 months to 2 years should get a COVID vaccination. A baby's first encounter should be with the vaccine, not the virus. npr.org/2025/08/20/n...
No, alas.
LOL. Really needed that laugh, so thanks.
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
"3,000 CDC staffers have left since January, with thousands more gone from the FDA and NIH. The expertise drain also hits cyber defense, nuclear safety, weather forecasting and disaster response."😱 Enabled by a complicit GOP Congress that will live in infamy. www.axios.com/2025/08/30/t...
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social has the hardest job in show business
We're not trying to save the democracy anymore, now we are trying to restore it. Join me Saturday with my guests: + @anneapplebaum.bsky.social + @jbendery.bsky.social + @jilldlawrence.bsky.social + @whstancil.bsky.social 🎧 1-4 CT @heartlandsignal.bsky.social 🤳Stream bit.ly/3DAcG8s
@donmoyn.bsky.social to @gregsargent.bsky.social: "We’re going to be looking at a battle probably between RFK Jr. and Elon Musk for who has racked up the most deaths around the world." newrepublic.com/article/1998...
@grahamformaine.bsky.social Senate launch video.
Read the article. “According to his campaign, Platner’s average donation was $33 dollars, with 98% of donations under $100. His campaign has also recruited more than 2,700 volunteers who will help with phone banking, text banking, and door knocking operations. “
This seems promising. #MaineSenate mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/28/t...
One of the firefighters arrested is an Oregonian. My office has been in touch with his lawyer who says he can't locate his client. My office is working to get more information on his whereabouts ASAP.
@kimwehle.bsky.social convinces me here that Trump really doesn’t have the power to ramp up executions in DC. www.thebulwark.com/p/no-trump-c...
BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout. They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base. (🎥 AP)
I have never seen so many public servants protest the mismanagement of a government. Trumpists will point to this as proof of the deep state, but the reality is that these are professionals who are desperately trying to get the public to understand how bad things are.
Oof. Trump is a chaos agent, but this list from @donmoyn.bsky.social is a disturbing reminder that he is surrounded by Vought, Miller and many others who are not. They're terrifyingly methodical in achieving Trump's goals and their own.
I know the usual crowd of sad sacks is gonna get mad when I say it but Democrats should be bringing articles of impeachment against RFK, Jr. today
@murray.senate.gov on RFK Jr.: FIRE HIM. Yes. Please. Listen to her. GOP senators, do you want your constituents to die?
Also available at @simonwdc.bsky.social substack newsletter open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
"Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults. Their base should be the people they serve, not a political voting bloc." From CDC immunization & respiratory diseases director resignation letter. Tragic. www.facebook.com/jill.lawrenc...
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
I was wondering about that, too. He's gotten huge publicity -- everyone from The Guardian to WBUR to Bernie Sanders has been covering him or talking him up. 🤷♀️ We'll see.
internal polls are not super trustworthy, but fwiw.
Another power grab by the dictator in chief. How many more will there be in the next 24 hours?
"It’s a free market as long as U.S. Steel executives and board members get a permission slip from the president. Then they’re perfectly free to do whatever he wants." Incisive Jim Geraghty column comparing Mamdani to Trump. Gift link wapo.st/45XUsgz
My councilwoman @janeese4dc.bsky.social put out a plea to neighbors to not order food delivery because of law enforcement targeting delivery drivers.
A glimpse into Trump's make-believe world of "giant water valves" in Northern California…
Sobering and important essay by @jilldlawrence.bsky.social h/t @normornstein.bsky.social jilllawrence.substack.com/p/how-does-t...
After reading @vermontgmg.bsky.social’s excellent piece on coming to terms with where we are now, Jill asks a question I have pondered for years—how does this end?—for which I can only draw upon very bleak historical examples.
This is such an embarrassing way to end a democracy.
Look, we have a new statement of principles for the Republican Party.
Full transcript of @govpritzker.illinois.gov speech yesterday in Chicago, from @sykescharlie.bsky.social: "What President Trump is doing is unprecedented and unwarranted. It is illegal. It is unconstitutional. It is un-American." charliesykes.substack.com/p/what-pritz...
But Trump can have 34 felony convictions.
One of the most important and urgent pieces I have written! contrarian.substack.com/p/our-guardr...
Thanks so much for sharing, Norm!
Live version of song linked in the piece. Here's a recorded version. music.youtube.com/watch?v=J9IN....
“We are moving toward a situation that, in many ways, mirrors the afternoon of 4 May 55 years ago in Kent, Ohio,” writes retired senior CIA intelligence officer Margaret Henoch. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's haunting "Four Dead in Ohio" brings it all back. jilllawrence.substack.com/p/how-does-t...
California voters are leaning YES on the redistricting ballot. 48% in favor, only 32% opposed. People get it. The narrative is on our side. Remember: CA puts it to the voters. Texas skipped the people. Ours is a one-time fightback that returns to the commission. Texas’ gerrymandering is permanent.
Exactly, @donmoyn.bsky.social, and writers are tuned in. Here's @rexhuppke.bsky.social: "Of course he’s going to keep pushing these unnecessary shows of force, hoping they spark a violent outburst that gives him a Reichstag-fire-like excuse to take more control." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Kent State resulted from a reckless decision to put unprepared, ill trained national guard troops in the wrong place/wrong time. Trump's not being reckless. Trump longs for blood and is doing everything he can to turn our cities into theaters of violence, as @jilldlawrence.bsky.social explains.
"The self-assigned dictator-in-chief is a serial violator of the law and the Constitution whose moral compass is permanently set at 'I’m going to get mine.'" Great piece by @jilldlawrence.bsky.social, foreshadowing what's coming: jilllawrence.substack.com/p/how-does-t...
Just received this statement from Lisa Cook: "President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."
Growing sense in the last couple of days that things are spiraling quickly.
Hard to argue with this analysis from @marcjacob.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...
The new column by @jilldlawrence.bsky.social on the Trump takeover of Washington, DC. jilllawrence.substack.com/p/how-does-t...
Many of Trump’s remarks are deeply disturbing. This one, from the Park Police confab, stood out: "We've arrested hundreds of criminals, hardline criminals, people that will never be any good." A trifecta of exaggeration, irony, and lack of self-awareness. jilllawrence.substack.com/p/how-does-t...
"Trump has a short attention span, which is good news, but he also has a flair and penchant for drama. Anything could happen before he loses interest." My new piece on the dangers ahead, and not just for DC, if we don't stop this abuse of power. jilllawrence.substack.com/p/how-does-t...
"The couple has a two-year-old daughter and an 8-month-old son."
Whatever you think about Mamdani on policy, his approach to campaigning is new and different in interesting ways
The crackdown is literally creating the crimes it is tasked with eliminating. Delivery driver allegedly has an open container, a misdemeanor. “Mr. Bigelow was charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of eight years in prison.”
🧵🧵🧵 Trump often lies about Chicago, using a great American city as a punching bag to entertain out-of-town racists who are scared of Black and Latino Chicagoans whom they’ve never met. He’s threatening a military occupation. Here’s a thread about Chicago, Trump and crime. 1/
The @NYTimes has done a fantastic job on explaining what the Trump administration’s savage cuts to biomedical research mean: cures that won’t happen. Please share this widely. This is a catastrophe. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
Q: "Are you considering trying to redraw congressional lines in Maryland?" Gov. Wes Moore: "When I say all options are on the table, all options are on the table." Q: "Are you actively looking at it?" Gov. Wes Moore: "Ya. And I think we have to."
Corgis! @gtconway.bsky.social
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"According to Trump, foreign countries and overseas businesses are eating the cost. But EVIDENCE shows that American consumers and businesses are paying for the tariffs the administration has implemented." Why? So billionaires get tax cuts. www.cnn.com/2025/08/24/e...
Interesting take on the @thirdway.bsky.social report on language Democrats should avoid. Bottom line: Republicans are using some of these terms more than Democrats, repeating over and over that Democrats are using them. open.substack.com/pub/dcinboxi...
"Fewer people will get immunized from potentially deadly diseases. And while it’s true that what doesn’t kill you can make you stronger, it can still kill you." RFK Jr.’s Workout Videos Come With a Dangerous Hidden Message open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Happy Independence Day to Ukraine ! 🇺🇦 What a nice present from Norway and Germany.
At 2:00 a.m., Texas Republicans passed their gerrymandered congressional map. At 8:00 a.m., with the support of the National Redistricting Foundation, my law firm sued. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Slideshow of today in Washington DC, and how it looks when a terrorizing government scares people away. By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...
"We went to the Smithsonian museums. They are filled with ’brightness’ and ‘success’." @politifact.bsky.social gives Trump a "pants on fire" rating for posting the museums (which he praised in 2017) focus only on slavery and US failures. Evidence-based takedown.🙂 www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
we are on different pages tonight 😂
Also: "We need to know who is up to these tasks." If Dems win a 2028 trifecta, will the Senate Majority Leader be old school or someone who sees the 2029 Congress as a must-not-squander chance "for big structural reforms and...a new, reinvigorated civic and legal order?" Great points here, agree 💯
@joshtpm.bsky.social: "Who can demonstrate the greatest ability to use power effectively and aggressively to counter Trump and Trumpism? That is what the [2028] race needs to be about. And Newsom is the first one to enter that race." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/let-t...
You know what's crazy? There have been no op-eds or editorial statements in major newspapers this year calling on Trump to resign. None calling for his impeachment. None asking if he's medically fit to be in office. Not one in any major newspaper all year.
Oh it’s real, reported all over. www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
@therickwilson.bsky.social I beg of you Rick please start posting this stuff over here. We really need it.
Political group 314 Action—dedicated to helping Democrats with science backgrounds win local, state, and federal elections—says more than 150 doctors have reached out about running for office in nearly three dozen states. Who knew RFK Jr. could do that?
Here the WSJ states plainly Trump’s retribution presidency is “worse than we imagined.” No one had to imagine anything. He said he would do this. All you had to do was listen.
How to write a lede in these times: "Texas Republicans approved a new, aggressively gerrymandered congressional map early Saturday morning, moving forward with a power grab pushed by President Donald Trump." Informative headline, too. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Least surprising headline ever.
I wish I had reacted more like you. I just lost my mind in a quote-post. No lawsuits will ever be enough for me.
"Orsted said that it was 'evaluating all options to resolve the matter expeditiously,' including 'potential legal proceedings.' " This is insane, so I should hope so. Keep suing. Sue over everything. Lawsuits are the only language Trump understands.
both of these photos of Trump's hand were taken today (Getty)
well she did not consider pedophilia inappropriate so what does this even mean
The safety of the people of Illinois is my highest priority, so we will follow the law and stand up for the sovereignty of our state.
In Another Turbulent Time, A President Turned to the National Guard open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
What could possibly go wrong? Only everything. www.axios.com/2025/08/22/h...
Despicable.
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego has been RELEASED from prison and is headed home to Maryland to be with his family. Judge Xinis has an order in place requiring a 72 hour notice if ICE decides to detain and deport him to a third country. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...