@jkavanagh.bsky.social
Editor at New York magazine and Condé Nast in a previous life.
Also at Shakespeare on Politics on that other platform.
Also at Shakespeare on Politics on that other platform.
“Proud man, drest in a little brief authority, most ignorant of what he’s most assured, his glassy essence, like an angry ape, plays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven as makes the angels weep...”
“Measure for Measure”
“Measure for Measure”
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 12:39 AM
“Proud man, drest in a little brief authority, most ignorant of what he’s most assured, his glassy essence, like an angry ape, plays such fantastic tricks before high Heaven as makes the angels weep...”
“Measure for Measure”
“Measure for Measure”
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"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
“Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.”
“The Tempest”
“The Tempest”
Pam Bondi telling Minneapolis that ICE will be recalled *only* when that blue city turns over its voter rolls is a clear reveal that this isn't about immigration. It's about interfering with upcoming elections that may not favor Donald Trump.
It's extortion.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
It's extortion.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to "help bring back law and order" in wake of shootings
Minnesota's secretary of state rejected a request from Attorney General Pam Bondi for federal access state voter rolls and welfare data, as tensions flare in Minneapolis after a man was shot and kille...
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:37 AM
“Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.”
“The Tempest”
“The Tempest”
Todd Blanche channeling Lady Macbeth:
“A little water clears us of this deed.”
“A little water clears us of this deed.”
Add Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of the Trump Terrorist Organization to the Impeach Them list
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Todd Blanche channeling Lady Macbeth:
“A little water clears us of this deed.”
“A little water clears us of this deed.”
“Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full / Of direst cruelty!"
Lady Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
Lady Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
January 25, 2026 at 8:13 PM
“Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full / Of direst cruelty!"
Lady Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
Lady Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
Lady Macbeth:
“They met me in the day of success, and I have learned by the perfect’st report they have more in them than mortal knowledge. When I burned in desire to question them further, they made themselves air, into which they vanished. Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it…”
“They met me in the day of success, and I have learned by the perfect’st report they have more in them than mortal knowledge. When I burned in desire to question them further, they made themselves air, into which they vanished. Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it…”
Noem:
"An individual approached US border patrol officers... The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently."
Video footage from multiple angles proves that this is outright bullshit.
Alex Pretti did not approach ICE officers nor did he react violently.
"An individual approached US border patrol officers... The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently."
Video footage from multiple angles proves that this is outright bullshit.
Alex Pretti did not approach ICE officers nor did he react violently.
January 25, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Lady Macbeth:
“They met me in the day of success, and I have learned by the perfect’st report they have more in them than mortal knowledge. When I burned in desire to question them further, they made themselves air, into which they vanished. Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it…”
“They met me in the day of success, and I have learned by the perfect’st report they have more in them than mortal knowledge. When I burned in desire to question them further, they made themselves air, into which they vanished. Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it…”
Our country under Trump and Noem
January 25, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Our country under Trump and Noem
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Here's a gift link to the New York's Times' timeline of Homeland Security's killing of Alex Pretti. It shows clearly what actually happened and makes it abundantly clear that the Trump regime is lying to cover up a murder.
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded (Gift Article)
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's a gift link to the New York's Times' timeline of Homeland Security's killing of Alex Pretti. It shows clearly what actually happened and makes it abundantly clear that the Trump regime is lying to cover up a murder.
In the first five minutes of episode 1, Lady Caterham says “…between you and I.” I’m quite sure Agatha Christie never wrote that.
The heroine of this show is named Bundle? This is possibly unforgivably adorable? And she must solve a murrrdurrrrr
Anyway: It’s Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials on Netflix
The coroner’s in-depth expertise is “well, he’s dead” and the kop is of the Keystone variety so BUNDLE MUST CATCH THE KILLURR
Anyway: It’s Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials on Netflix
The coroner’s in-depth expertise is “well, he’s dead” and the kop is of the Keystone variety so BUNDLE MUST CATCH THE KILLURR
January 25, 2026 at 2:35 AM
In the first five minutes of episode 1, Lady Caterham says “…between you and I.” I’m quite sure Agatha Christie never wrote that.
“Media is a word that has come to mean bad journalism,” wrote Graham Greene a generation ago.
“Democratic politicians and business & technocratic elites should be shamed and humiliated by how normal people have met this moment while most Democrats pretended it was business as usual and many elites openly curried favor with the regime instead of resisting.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-me...
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-me...
How the Media Fails With Trump. Over and Over. (And Over.)
Plus: The people of Minneapolis are amazing.
www.thebulwark.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:09 PM
“Media is a word that has come to mean bad journalism,” wrote Graham Greene a generation ago.
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“Democratic politicians and business & technocratic elites should be shamed and humiliated by how normal people have met this moment while most Democrats pretended it was business as usual and many elites openly curried favor with the regime instead of resisting.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-me...
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-me...
How the Media Fails With Trump. Over and Over. (And Over.)
Plus: The people of Minneapolis are amazing.
www.thebulwark.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:33 PM
“Democratic politicians and business & technocratic elites should be shamed and humiliated by how normal people have met this moment while most Democrats pretended it was business as usual and many elites openly curried favor with the regime instead of resisting.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-me...
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-me...
“Trump’s only concern with polling is rooted in vanity.”
In his satirical tale “Zadig,” Voltaire describes a redeemable fictitious ruler as “corrupted by vanity and voluptuousness [who] breathed in nothing but false glory and false pleasures.” Alas, there is no redeeming the irredeemable Trump.
In his satirical tale “Zadig,” Voltaire describes a redeemable fictitious ruler as “corrupted by vanity and voluptuousness [who] breathed in nothing but false glory and false pleasures.” Alas, there is no redeeming the irredeemable Trump.
"SCOTUS has not constrained him. Congress has not constrained him. The DOJ under Biden did not constrain him."
"Our institutions have failed us."
On the pod, @aselrod.bsky.social and I get into a spirited debate whether Trump can be constrained and what comes next:
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
"Our institutions have failed us."
On the pod, @aselrod.bsky.social and I get into a spirited debate whether Trump can be constrained and what comes next:
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
Trump Explodes in Wild Fury After Poll Hits Him with Worst Results Yet
As Trump rages over “fake” polls after a New York Times survey delivers abysmal findings on immigration, a leading political theorist grapples with whether popular opposition has any hope of constrain...
newrepublic.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:21 PM
“Trump’s only concern with polling is rooted in vanity.”
In his satirical tale “Zadig,” Voltaire describes a redeemable fictitious ruler as “corrupted by vanity and voluptuousness [who] breathed in nothing but false glory and false pleasures.” Alas, there is no redeeming the irredeemable Trump.
In his satirical tale “Zadig,” Voltaire describes a redeemable fictitious ruler as “corrupted by vanity and voluptuousness [who] breathed in nothing but false glory and false pleasures.” Alas, there is no redeeming the irredeemable Trump.
Bored of peace
This isn't a board of peace, it's a legion of doom.
BBC News reports that Netanyahu is joining Trumps 'board of peace'
They could have mentioned that Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes that include using starvation as a method of war, directing attacks against civilians, & extermination as a crime against humanity. But they didnt
They could have mentioned that Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes that include using starvation as a method of war, directing attacks against civilians, & extermination as a crime against humanity. But they didnt
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Bored of peace
I like Rachel Maddow but I don’t recall Walter Cronkite ever giggling or trying to stifle laughter during his Watergate reports.
January 23, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I like Rachel Maddow but I don’t recall Walter Cronkite ever giggling or trying to stifle laughter during his Watergate reports.
Dear MS NOW: Less is more. Having numerous hosts compete tonight for bon mots is unserious and a disservice to political analysis.
January 23, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Dear MS NOW: Less is more. Having numerous hosts compete tonight for bon mots is unserious and a disservice to political analysis.
“American politics needs regular, visible reminders of how thoroughly a majority of the country rejects fascism. We need incumbent Democrats to fight harder, and we need readiness to engage in the kind of civil disobedience that might bring this regime (or its worst abuses) to an early end.”
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM
“American politics needs regular, visible reminders of how thoroughly a majority of the country rejects fascism. We need incumbent Democrats to fight harder, and we need readiness to engage in the kind of civil disobedience that might bring this regime (or its worst abuses) to an early end.”
Republicans questioning Jack Smith today
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Republicans questioning Jack Smith today
Jack Smith: “We followed the facts and we followed the law. Where that led us was to an indictment of an unprecedented criminal scheme to block the peaceful transfer of power.”
January 22, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Jack Smith: “We followed the facts and we followed the law. Where that led us was to an indictment of an unprecedented criminal scheme to block the peaceful transfer of power.”
Eff Scott Fitzgerald of Wisconsin.
January 22, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Eff Scott Fitzgerald of Wisconsin.
The bill that Mike Lawler and other Republicans voted against.
Don't forget that a bipartisan immigration bill was gathering momentum in early 2024 when Trump put a brick on it because he wanted to exploit the issue to win the presidency. Trump's lack of interest in helping people was highly successful, as it often has been.
January 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The bill that Mike Lawler and other Republicans voted against.
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As JD Vance goes to Minneapolis today to cheer on Homeland Security's terror campaign, I'm re-upping this recent thread about Vance's unfitness for office. Share it with family and friends if they ever say anything positive about this sociopath.
🧵🧵🧵 JD VANCE, SOCIOPATH 🧵🧵🧵
Here’s a thread about the vice president and why he’s a threat to your freedom.
You may know some or all of these facts, but I thought it might help to put the damning details in one place. 1/11
Here’s a thread about the vice president and why he’s a threat to your freedom.
You may know some or all of these facts, but I thought it might help to put the damning details in one place. 1/11
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 PM
As JD Vance goes to Minneapolis today to cheer on Homeland Security's terror campaign, I'm re-upping this recent thread about Vance's unfitness for office. Share it with family and friends if they ever say anything positive about this sociopath.
Is Gym Jordan serious? As his first defense of Trump he zeroes in on one statement made by Cassidy Hutchinson to discredit Jack Smith?
January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Is Gym Jordan serious? As his first defense of Trump he zeroes in on one statement made by Cassidy Hutchinson to discredit Jack Smith?
What a mismatch: the unctuous hypocrite Jim Jordan vs. the rule of law.
January 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM
What a mismatch: the unctuous hypocrite Jim Jordan vs. the rule of law.
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History is made by people who do things, not people who deliberate interminably over the risks of doing things, and that’s why Trump is making terrible history while every prominent Dem of our era will soon be forgotten as irrelevant trivia.
January 22, 2026 at 1:54 PM
History is made by people who do things, not people who deliberate interminably over the risks of doing things, and that’s why Trump is making terrible history while every prominent Dem of our era will soon be forgotten as irrelevant trivia.