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When you look at Noem, RFK Jr, Hegseth, Bovino, Bessent, it's pretty striking. Trump picked an entire cabinet whose only qualification is to be able to tell outlandish lies with a straight face.
January 27, 2026 at 2:54 AM
When you look at Noem, RFK Jr, Hegseth, Bovino, Bessent, it's pretty striking. Trump picked an entire cabinet whose only qualification is to be able to tell outlandish lies with a straight face.
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Of course he does. Is this a joke? He defended the guy who killed Good. He’s told multiple people that he thinks protesters should be attacked. He told people at a rally to rough someone up. He’s said nothing as ICE has hurt people for months.
He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
Leavitt: "Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America's streets. This includes Renee Good, Alex Pretti, the brave men and women of law enforcement, and the many Americans who have been victimized by illegal alien criminals"
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Of course he does. Is this a joke? He defended the guy who killed Good. He’s told multiple people that he thinks protesters should be attacked. He told people at a rally to rough someone up. He’s said nothing as ICE has hurt people for months.
He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
David Broder wrote a column for WaPo in '04 about the D refusal to engage on the Iraq invasion. He called it "Politics Above Principle." And so it was, and so it is today.
January 21, 2026 at 9:36 PM
David Broder wrote a column for WaPo in '04 about the D refusal to engage on the Iraq invasion. He called it "Politics Above Principle." And so it was, and so it is today.
@mcopelov.bsky.social: You'd be interested in thie post from @eschatonblog.com on the "good Republican": www.eschatonblog.com/2026/01/sure.... I fear he's right.
Sure Why Not
Occasionally I see people talking about how few Good Republicans it would require to save us. The point of this should not be to make a ple...
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January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
@mcopelov.bsky.social: You'd be interested in thie post from @eschatonblog.com on the "good Republican": www.eschatonblog.com/2026/01/sure.... I fear he's right.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
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Refusing to work with Israeli academics means refusing to work with one of the main sources of dissent within Israeli society. To be sure, their views are not uniform, but that is a reason to avoid broad based bans,
Israeli Academics Find Themselves Isolated Despite Gaza Cease-Fire www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...
Israeli Academics Find Themselves Isolated Despite Gaza Cease-Fire
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November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Refusing to work with Israeli academics means refusing to work with one of the main sources of dissent within Israeli society. To be sure, their views are not uniform, but that is a reason to avoid broad based bans,
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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Dear Journalists,
You seriously don’t have to always be like, “2 + 2, said by some experts in math to equal four.” You can just say the thing. It doesn’t make you biased. Really. It’s okay.
XOXO,
Simeon
You seriously don’t have to always be like, “2 + 2, said by some experts in math to equal four.” You can just say the thing. It doesn’t make you biased. Really. It’s okay.
XOXO,
Simeon
October 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Dear Journalists,
You seriously don’t have to always be like, “2 + 2, said by some experts in math to equal four.” You can just say the thing. It doesn’t make you biased. Really. It’s okay.
XOXO,
Simeon
You seriously don’t have to always be like, “2 + 2, said by some experts in math to equal four.” You can just say the thing. It doesn’t make you biased. Really. It’s okay.
XOXO,
Simeon
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We need to tax the rich! Repost if you agree.
July 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We need to tax the rich! Repost if you agree.
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Whenever Trumpist rule ends, business as usual, a return to “normalcy,” a project of mere restoration of the status quo ante won’t do. America will need something akin to Radical Reconstruction - a transformative vision that presents a response commensurate with this radical assault on democracy.
June 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Whenever Trumpist rule ends, business as usual, a return to “normalcy,” a project of mere restoration of the status quo ante won’t do. America will need something akin to Radical Reconstruction - a transformative vision that presents a response commensurate with this radical assault on democracy.
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These are wartime numbers. This is a regime at war: With pluralistic democracy and American society as it actually exists. They are not looking to reform or compromise, they desire to destroy, conquer, and dominate.
June 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
These are wartime numbers. This is a regime at war: With pluralistic democracy and American society as it actually exists. They are not looking to reform or compromise, they desire to destroy, conquer, and dominate.
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Can we please be real about this? When John Roberts urges "leaders to tone down rhetoric," what he's really saying is:
"Shut up, so Republicans can quietly create a Trump fascist dictatorship."
Please. Begging you, Dem leaders: don't take Roberts' bait!
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"Shut up, so Republicans can quietly create a Trump fascist dictatorship."
Please. Begging you, Dem leaders: don't take Roberts' bait!
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June 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Can we please be real about this? When John Roberts urges "leaders to tone down rhetoric," what he's really saying is:
"Shut up, so Republicans can quietly create a Trump fascist dictatorship."
Please. Begging you, Dem leaders: don't take Roberts' bait!
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"Shut up, so Republicans can quietly create a Trump fascist dictatorship."
Please. Begging you, Dem leaders: don't take Roberts' bait!
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"At any decision point, the GOP will behave in a way that is dumber & meaner than expected" is the only heuristic that has never led me wrong in US politics. People think I'm joking or exaggerating for rhetorical effect when I say that, but I'm dead serious. I can't think of an exception.
June 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"At any decision point, the GOP will behave in a way that is dumber & meaner than expected" is the only heuristic that has never led me wrong in US politics. People think I'm joking or exaggerating for rhetorical effect when I say that, but I'm dead serious. I can't think of an exception.
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We've got a Republican president that just started a war w/o congressional approval. #illegal
We've got R's in Congress trying to give billionaires tax cuts while ripping food & medicine from kids. #immoral
We've got R's in the state leg refusing to pass a state budget. #ineffective
Take action.
We've got R's in Congress trying to give billionaires tax cuts while ripping food & medicine from kids. #immoral
We've got R's in the state leg refusing to pass a state budget. #ineffective
Take action.
🚨 #Madison Emergency Protest: No War With Iran! 6/22 at Noon- Wisconsin State Capitol Building. ⚠️ If going, please bring water and be aware of the heat advisory! ⚠️
June 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We've got a Republican president that just started a war w/o congressional approval. #illegal
We've got R's in Congress trying to give billionaires tax cuts while ripping food & medicine from kids. #immoral
We've got R's in the state leg refusing to pass a state budget. #ineffective
Take action.
We've got R's in Congress trying to give billionaires tax cuts while ripping food & medicine from kids. #immoral
We've got R's in the state leg refusing to pass a state budget. #ineffective
Take action.
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There’s no more wondering what things are or what we should call them. There is only the full-on, hard reality of the situation: we are in a battle for democracy with fascists.
Whether you wanted the fight or not, the fight is here. Everything depends on our choices from this point forward.
Whether you wanted the fight or not, the fight is here. Everything depends on our choices from this point forward.
CNN: We have breaking news now from the Pentagon. CNN can now report that roughly 500 Marines are being mobilized in response to the protests in Los Angeles.
June 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
There’s no more wondering what things are or what we should call them. There is only the full-on, hard reality of the situation: we are in a battle for democracy with fascists.
Whether you wanted the fight or not, the fight is here. Everything depends on our choices from this point forward.
Whether you wanted the fight or not, the fight is here. Everything depends on our choices from this point forward.
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Headline/chyron if this were happening in a foreign country: "Far right president calls for arrest of opposition party provincial governor, raising further questions about democracy & the rule of law"
Headline/chyron when this happens in 🇺🇸: "Trump Takes Questions As He Returns To The White House"
Headline/chyron when this happens in 🇺🇸: "Trump Takes Questions As He Returns To The White House"
JUST NOW — Trump says Homan should arrest Governor Gavin Newsom: "I would do it if I were Tom. I think it's great. I think it would be a great thing.”
June 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Headline/chyron if this were happening in a foreign country: "Far right president calls for arrest of opposition party provincial governor, raising further questions about democracy & the rule of law"
Headline/chyron when this happens in 🇺🇸: "Trump Takes Questions As He Returns To The White House"
Headline/chyron when this happens in 🇺🇸: "Trump Takes Questions As He Returns To The White House"
@mcopelov.bsky.social In case you missed this, Mark bsky.app/profile/jayg...
Doesn't include AOC, Pritzker, or any other progressive (except Walz in the very cellar). And does include less-than-worthless Fetterman. This is an unapologetic attempt to read progressives out of the party. I've been reading lists like this for 60 years, and none has been more utterly repellent.
Analysis | The 12 Democrats who make the most sense for 2028
There’s a vacuum atop an adrift Democratic Party. Here’s who could fill it.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
@mcopelov.bsky.social In case you missed this, Mark bsky.app/profile/jayg...
Doesn't include AOC, Pritzker, or any other progressive (except Walz in the very cellar). And does include less-than-worthless Fetterman. This is an unapologetic attempt to read progressives out of the party. I've been reading lists like this for 60 years, and none has been more utterly repellent.
Analysis | The 12 Democrats who make the most sense for 2028
There’s a vacuum atop an adrift Democratic Party. Here’s who could fill it.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Doesn't include AOC, Pritzker, or any other progressive (except Walz in the very cellar). And does include less-than-worthless Fetterman. This is an unapologetic attempt to read progressives out of the party. I've been reading lists like this for 60 years, and none has been more utterly repellent.
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John Dewey said that the only solution to the ills of democracy is more democracy, and what we are suffering from today is not democracy but all the impediments and obstacles to it—and all the attacks on it.
June 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
John Dewey said that the only solution to the ills of democracy is more democracy, and what we are suffering from today is not democracy but all the impediments and obstacles to it—and all the attacks on it.
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There are no longer "non-Trump" Republicans. The party controls both houses of Congress & has presided over constant, unprecedented, wildly illegal & unconstitutional crimes for 3+ months now. They voted to confirm all of his wildly unqualified Cabinet nominees. This is the 2025 GOP in its entirety.
The Trump Republicans are tragically unserious people—and the whole world knows it.
April 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
There are no longer "non-Trump" Republicans. The party controls both houses of Congress & has presided over constant, unprecedented, wildly illegal & unconstitutional crimes for 3+ months now. They voted to confirm all of his wildly unqualified Cabinet nominees. This is the 2025 GOP in its entirety.