Jill Lawrence
@jilldlawrence.bsky.social
Opinion writer. Pvs: Editor at USA Today Opinion and National Journal, campaign reporter at USA Today and AP. Author, "The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock." My work: https://jilllawrence.com
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We’re Led by an Administration of Liars
And the Comey case hypocrisy is as bad as the incompetence.
www.thebulwark.com
Do you remember what Trump's nominees said under oath at their confirmation hearings? I read the transcripts so you don't have to. Unlike Comey, targeted for a "lie" that seems nonexistent, they repeatedly misled and lied to Congress—and we're all paying the price. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
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Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.
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And President Trump should NOT use this tragedy to justify more troops in any American city — this is already a gross abuse of power.
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
And President Trump should NOT use this tragedy to justify more troops in any American city — this is already a gross abuse of power.
WV gov later said they were in critical condition. abcnews.go.com/Politics/2-m...
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
WV gov later said they were in critical condition. abcnews.go.com/Politics/2-m...
For some reason this is speaking to me right now.
Toad looked around.
He saw that Frog was not there.
“I AM ALL ALONE!” screamed Toad.
He saw that Frog was not there.
“I AM ALL ALONE!” screamed Toad.
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
For some reason this is speaking to me right now.
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After Democrats swept all statewide Virginia offices in November 2025 and picked up more than a dozen seats in the House of Delegates, a widening debate shows the GOP struggling to process the magnitude of its losses — and to figure out what comes next ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/were-...
‘We’re toast’: Virginia GOP erupts in finger-pointing after sweeping Democratic wins • Ohio Capital Journal
Rick Buchanan didn’t expect to walk out before the first session even ended.The chair of the 5th Congressional District GOP Committee had arrived at the Donald W. Huffman Advance — the Republican…
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November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
After Democrats swept all statewide Virginia offices in November 2025 and picked up more than a dozen seats in the House of Delegates, a widening debate shows the GOP struggling to process the magnitude of its losses — and to figure out what comes next ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/were-...
Priorities ➡️ "Trump’s intense focus...and insistence on realizing his vision over the objections of his own hire, historic preservationists and others concerned by a lack of public input reflect his singular belief in himself as a tastemaker and obsessive attention to details."🎁link
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Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Priorities ➡️ "Trump’s intense focus...and insistence on realizing his vision over the objections of his own hire, historic preservationists and others concerned by a lack of public input reflect his singular belief in himself as a tastemaker and obsessive attention to details."🎁link
wapo.st/4prs3HI
wapo.st/4prs3HI
Here's a gift link to the @nytimes.com article about Trump aging in office. Fair? Unfair? Enough? Too much? Should we require presidents to release certain health details? (Also, remember "executive time" from the first term?) 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Here's a gift link to the @nytimes.com article about Trump aging in office. Fair? Unfair? Enough? Too much? Should we require presidents to release certain health details? (Also, remember "executive time" from the first term?) 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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😂😂😂
Terrible news for Pulte.
Fantastic news for the rule of law.
Terrible news for Pulte.
Fantastic news for the rule of law.
Rep. Eric Swalwell's lawsuit against Bil PULTE has been assigned to ... Judge Boasberg.
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
😂😂😂
Terrible news for Pulte.
Fantastic news for the rule of law.
Terrible news for Pulte.
Fantastic news for the rule of law.
@maxboot.bsky.social goes to an international security forum and concludes that the post-American world/era has arrived. Oof. 🎁 link wapo.st/3XjwvfH
Opinion | America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere.
Europeans and Canadians are talking about making their own security arrangements.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
@maxboot.bsky.social goes to an international security forum and concludes that the post-American world/era has arrived. Oof. 🎁 link wapo.st/3XjwvfH
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Democracy dies in dampness
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Democracy dies in dampness
Justice delayed, justice denied. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Judge dismisses Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump
It was the last remaining prosecution he faced over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.
www.politico.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Justice delayed, justice denied. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Democrat in TN-07 special headed toward overperformance at the very least. 12/2 will be a big day for political junkies. emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
Tennessee 7th District 2025 Special Election Poll: Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn Locked In Tight Race - Emerson Polling
Voters Split on Trump’s Job Performance as Economic Issues Top Voters’ Concerns A new Emerson…Full Release & Results
emersoncollegepolling.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Democrat in TN-07 special headed toward overperformance at the very least. 12/2 will be a big day for political junkies. emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
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Whoever leaked the Witkoff surrender negotiations transcripts, please do unredacted Epstein Files next.
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Whoever leaked the Witkoff surrender negotiations transcripts, please do unredacted Epstein Files next.
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Comey stated that "a message has to be sent that the president of the United States cannot use the Department of Justice to target his political enemies.” If only that were so. Trump's assault on the rule of law is not over.
New from @kimwehle.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzNqa3
New from @kimwehle.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzNqa3
An Ignominious End to a Lawless Prosecution
The collapse of the malicious, incompetent case against James Comey.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Comey stated that "a message has to be sent that the president of the United States cannot use the Department of Justice to target his political enemies.” If only that were so. Trump's assault on the rule of law is not over.
New from @kimwehle.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzNqa3
New from @kimwehle.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pzNqa3
ICYMI last week, new talking point for AI safety advocates. (I laughed out loud, don't judge me.) www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/t...
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
ICYMI last week, new talking point for AI safety advocates. (I laughed out loud, don't judge me.) www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/t...
@radiofreetom.bsky.social: “In a more sensible and serious world (and, yes, I know this is not the one we live in right now), Hegseth would be fired—and (Mark) Kelly would take Hegseth’s job as secretary of defense.” 🎁 link
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Senator Mark Kelly Is in the Wrong Job
He should be secretary of defense.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
@radiofreetom.bsky.social: “In a more sensible and serious world (and, yes, I know this is not the one we live in right now), Hegseth would be fired—and (Mark) Kelly would take Hegseth’s job as secretary of defense.” 🎁 link
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Short, funny, and, at this point, sad to read. It was Jan. 19, 2017, and Trump was about to be inaugurated. So we wrote him a Constitution in tweets and hashtags. Starts out this way: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Short, funny, and, at this point, sad to read. It was Jan. 19, 2017, and Trump was about to be inaugurated. So we wrote him a Constitution in tweets and hashtags. Starts out this way: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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@michaeldweiss.bsky.social: "For the first time the Republicans have realized, if we're gonna go to the mattresses with Trump over a, dead pedophile sex offender, why wouldn't we pick a similar fight with him or stand our ground over... the post-war American security architecture in Europe."
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
@michaeldweiss.bsky.social: "For the first time the Republicans have realized, if we're gonna go to the mattresses with Trump over a, dead pedophile sex offender, why wouldn't we pick a similar fight with him or stand our ground over... the post-war American security architecture in Europe."
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There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
Do you remember what Trump's nominees said under oath at their confirmation hearings? I read the transcripts so you don't have to. Unlike Comey, targeted for a "lie" that seems nonexistent, they repeatedly misled and lied to Congress—and we're all paying the price. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...
We’re Led by an Administration of Liars
And the Comey case hypocrisy is as bad as the incompetence.
www.thebulwark.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Do you remember what Trump's nominees said under oath at their confirmation hearings? I read the transcripts so you don't have to. Unlike Comey, targeted for a "lie" that seems nonexistent, they repeatedly misled and lied to Congress—and we're all paying the price. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...
Trump Refuses to Pardon Turkey After it Fails to Bribe Him
Happy Thanksgiving 😂
@borowitzreport.bsky.social, of course open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Happy Thanksgiving 😂
@borowitzreport.bsky.social, of course open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Trump Refuses to Pardon Turkey After it Fails to Bribe Him
"This turkey is a terrible person," Trump said.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump Refuses to Pardon Turkey After it Fails to Bribe Him
Happy Thanksgiving 😂
@borowitzreport.bsky.social, of course open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Happy Thanksgiving 😂
@borowitzreport.bsky.social, of course open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Orwellian subhead in new @rexhuppke.bsky.social column that perfectly captures the mind-blowing absurdity and danger of this moment: "Telling people to obey the law is a crime in the Trump administration." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Kelly, Democrats commit crime under Trump: Telling the truth | Opinion
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy pilot, is now being investigated by Pentagon officials for telling soldiers to follow the law.
www.usatoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Orwellian subhead in new @rexhuppke.bsky.social column that perfectly captures the mind-blowing absurdity and danger of this moment: "Telling people to obey the law is a crime in the Trump administration." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Another must-read
Lying under oath? Seriously? The case against Comey is as hypocritical as it is weak and incompetent. From Trump on down, this is an administration people who got their jobs by misleading and outright lying to Congress. My latest at @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...
We’re Led by an Administration of Liars
Trump insisted Comey be prosecuted for supposedly lying to Congress—but his own administration is full of officials who lied to Congress.
www.thebulwark.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Another must-read
Is the Comey case gone for good? Maybe. One thing's for sure: His alleged "lie" to Congress seemed non-existent. Trump's nominees, meanwhile, made fundamental, hugely consequential commitments to senators while under oath. And they're now breaking them every day. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...
We’re Led by an Administration of Liars
Trump insisted Comey be prosecuted for supposedly lying to Congress—but his own administration is full of officials who lied to Congress.
www.thebulwark.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Is the Comey case gone for good? Maybe. One thing's for sure: His alleged "lie" to Congress seemed non-existent. Trump's nominees, meanwhile, made fundamental, hugely consequential commitments to senators while under oath. And they're now breaking them every day. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...