Gina Spadafori
@ginaspadafori.bsky.social
Recovering journalist, writer of books, loyal servant to dogs and goats. Decrepit Boomer. Frances Perkins fan.
I have been an advocate for “don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good” for decades, chastising people who opted out instead of choosing the better of two options, even when both options suck.
No more.
No more.
the angry base has been right and the savvy "calm down" caucus has been wrong every step of the way for the last 10 years
This seems significant
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I have been an advocate for “don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good” for decades, chastising people who opted out instead of choosing the better of two options, even when both options suck.
No more.
No more.
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
My rage is *incandescent*.
This may piss me off more than everything else. If they all decided that this was the only path forward, they should all be out there making the case. Instead they’re playing us for fools and now I don’t trust any of them.
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
My rage is *incandescent*.
I have been a Democrat for 50 years. While not wealthy, I have steadily donated over that time.
The Democratics made people suffer for *nothing*.
Changing my party registration to independent first thing tomorrow morning.
I will never give them so much as a dime again.
Fuck them to hell.
The Democratics made people suffer for *nothing*.
Changing my party registration to independent first thing tomorrow morning.
I will never give them so much as a dime again.
Fuck them to hell.
👇 THIS has totally backfired. I'm not sure which Senator did what now, but it makes me want to see the entire Dem caucus primary'd. I don't trust a single damned one of them
Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I have been a Democrat for 50 years. While not wealthy, I have steadily donated over that time.
The Democratics made people suffer for *nothing*.
Changing my party registration to independent first thing tomorrow morning.
I will never give them so much as a dime again.
Fuck them to hell.
The Democratics made people suffer for *nothing*.
Changing my party registration to independent first thing tomorrow morning.
I will never give them so much as a dime again.
Fuck them to hell.
“Experts” here last week saying Schumer was making strategic moves, what bullshit.
If a cave, people suffered for NOTHING. I have left messages, but I expect nothing from the spineless corporate worms.
I have been a D since 1976. Not rich, but I’ve donated steadily.
If they cave, I’m out.
If a cave, people suffered for NOTHING. I have left messages, but I expect nothing from the spineless corporate worms.
I have been a D since 1976. Not rich, but I’ve donated steadily.
If they cave, I’m out.
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“Experts” here last week saying Schumer was making strategic moves, what bullshit.
If a cave, people suffered for NOTHING. I have left messages, but I expect nothing from the spineless corporate worms.
I have been a D since 1976. Not rich, but I’ve donated steadily.
If they cave, I’m out.
If a cave, people suffered for NOTHING. I have left messages, but I expect nothing from the spineless corporate worms.
I have been a D since 1976. Not rich, but I’ve donated steadily.
If they cave, I’m out.
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They could call it "The Pedolands"
President Trump would like the Commanders’ new stadium named after him, though no formal talks have occurred, ESPN reported. Trump will be in attendance at the team’s game on Sunday — the Commanders expect the topic may arise during his visit.
Trump Stadium, home of the Commanders? The president is not opposed.
No formal conversations on naming rights for the Commanders’ new D.C. home have been held.
wapo.st
November 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They could call it "The Pedolands"
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1. If Jesus were alive today, we can surmise from his actions in the Gospels that porn stars & OnlyFans models would be among those he'd surround himself with.
2. This would only be a scandal if he were the kind of Christian who used "family values" as a fig leaf for bigotry. He's the opposite.
2. This would only be a scandal if he were the kind of Christian who used "family values" as a fig leaf for bigotry. He's the opposite.
James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate who has put his faith at the forefront of his campaign, follows several adult film performers, escorts and OnlyFans models on Instagram, according to an Axios review.
Faith-forward Texas Senate candidate follows porn actors, escorts online
James Talarico has become a sensation in Texas politics by talking about how his Christianity is the basis for his progressive politics.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
1. If Jesus were alive today, we can surmise from his actions in the Gospels that porn stars & OnlyFans models would be among those he'd surround himself with.
2. This would only be a scandal if he were the kind of Christian who used "family values" as a fig leaf for bigotry. He's the opposite.
2. This would only be a scandal if he were the kind of Christian who used "family values" as a fig leaf for bigotry. He's the opposite.
This Oregon-Iowa game is fantastic!
November 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This Oregon-Iowa game is fantastic!
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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Personally I think it’d be newsworthy if the President were a deranged psychopath. I’m not a big newspaper editor but if I saw evidence of this every day as we do now I might put someone on that story.
November 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Personally I think it’d be newsworthy if the President were a deranged psychopath. I’m not a big newspaper editor but if I saw evidence of this every day as we do now I might put someone on that story.
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O'DONNELL: Americans have been watching videos of ICE tackling a young mother, tear gas being used in a Chicago residential neighborhood, and the smashing of car windows. Have some of these raids gone too far?
TRUMP: No. I think they haven't gone far enough.
TRUMP: No. I think they haven't gone far enough.
November 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
O'DONNELL: Americans have been watching videos of ICE tackling a young mother, tear gas being used in a Chicago residential neighborhood, and the smashing of car windows. Have some of these raids gone too far?
TRUMP: No. I think they haven't gone far enough.
TRUMP: No. I think they haven't gone far enough.
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People we're saying that he should just build an Oval Office in Mar A Lago and laughed at me when I said that the reality was he was gonna wreck the White House and turn it into Mar A Lago if they ever let him back in there
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
People we're saying that he should just build an Oval Office in Mar A Lago and laughed at me when I said that the reality was he was gonna wreck the White House and turn it into Mar A Lago if they ever let him back in there
::: sigh :::
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
::: sigh :::
Someone ought to let Sanchez know ICE has a signing balance. Dude’ll fit right in there after Fox drops him.
Hoping he recovers from his injuries but also:
October 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Someone ought to let Sanchez know ICE has a signing balance. Dude’ll fit right in there after Fox drops him.
What a great idea.
One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people.
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
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October 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What a great idea.
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The story of 2024 is this: Trump had a plan to destroy American government called Project 2025, which had, literally, not a typo, a 4% approval rating. He lied constantly and said he wouldn't do it.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
October 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The story of 2024 is this: Trump had a plan to destroy American government called Project 2025, which had, literally, not a typo, a 4% approval rating. He lied constantly and said he wouldn't do it.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.
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Your war correspondent on the ground in battle-ravaged inner northeast Portland
September 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Your war correspondent on the ground in battle-ravaged inner northeast Portland
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This is an infuriating and shameful scandal. The Roberts Court is condoning Trump’s law breaking, again, pure and simple. There is no serious path forward for democratic government without Supreme Court reform.
BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Trump unilaterally freeze billions in congressionally appropriated foreign aid money
apparent 6-3 vote with liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
apparent 6-3 vote with liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This is an infuriating and shameful scandal. The Roberts Court is condoning Trump’s law breaking, again, pure and simple. There is no serious path forward for democratic government without Supreme Court reform.
You know, Peter Thiel, who owns Palantir, who was having meetings with Keir Starmer in Windsor Castle last week, who has just announced a massive digital ID card scheme, who also made Peter Mandelson US ambassador, who was ALSO a good friend of Jeffrey Epstein. THAT Peter Thiel. Also Hulk Hogan.
🚨🚨 NEW DOCUMENTS FROM EPSTEIN'S ESTATE DETAILING HIS DAILY SCHEDULE:
They show meetings with Steve Bannon, Peter Thiel, and a potential visit to Epstein’s Island for Elon Musk. Prince Andrew is listed as a passenger on Epstein’s jet.
DOJ must release the Epstein files NOW.
They show meetings with Steve Bannon, Peter Thiel, and a potential visit to Epstein’s Island for Elon Musk. Prince Andrew is listed as a passenger on Epstein’s jet.
DOJ must release the Epstein files NOW.
September 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
September 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
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We don’t call everyone who disagrees with us a Nazi, JD, just the ones doing Nazi shit like:
-masked secret police kidnapping people off the street
-creating concentration camps
-attempting to eradicate trans people
-banning/burning LGBTQ/opposing viewpoint books
-murdering fishermen in open waters
-masked secret police kidnapping people off the street
-creating concentration camps
-attempting to eradicate trans people
-banning/burning LGBTQ/opposing viewpoint books
-murdering fishermen in open waters
Vance: "If you want stop political violence, stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi."
September 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We don’t call everyone who disagrees with us a Nazi, JD, just the ones doing Nazi shit like:
-masked secret police kidnapping people off the street
-creating concentration camps
-attempting to eradicate trans people
-banning/burning LGBTQ/opposing viewpoint books
-murdering fishermen in open waters
-masked secret police kidnapping people off the street
-creating concentration camps
-attempting to eradicate trans people
-banning/burning LGBTQ/opposing viewpoint books
-murdering fishermen in open waters
This new "think tank" is why I answer every GimmeeMoney text from establishment Ds with "FUCK OFF AND DIE."
They're openly saying they want to sacrifice LGBTQ people and the planet to appease fascists. This is not only a losing strategy, this is morally repugnant.
Every single one of these people should be ashamed, but we know they won't because they are amoral sociopaths.
Every single one of these people should be ashamed, but we know they won't because they are amoral sociopaths.
September 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This new "think tank" is why I answer every GimmeeMoney text from establishment Ds with "FUCK OFF AND DIE."
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The amazing thing about Trump is that he says right into the camera on the White House lawn while stone cold sober the sort of stuff Nixon would only scream in solitude at the White House fireplace after a bottle and a half of whiskey.
JON KARL: What do you make of Pam Bondi saying she's gonna go after hate speech? A lot of your allies say hate speech is free speech
TRUMP: We'll probably go after people like you because you treat me so unfairly. You have a lot of hate in your hate. Maybe they'll have to go after you.
TRUMP: We'll probably go after people like you because you treat me so unfairly. You have a lot of hate in your hate. Maybe they'll have to go after you.
September 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The amazing thing about Trump is that he says right into the camera on the White House lawn while stone cold sober the sort of stuff Nixon would only scream in solitude at the White House fireplace after a bottle and a half of whiskey.
So, so true.
Note of caution: If a major part of a Substacker's brand is delivering "the story legacy media refuses to give you," chances are they are probably repurposing a scoop legacy media has already given you.
September 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
So, so true.