@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.
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“Who are you with?” Trump asked his Elf on the Shelf after Caliban Leavitt confiscated the elf’s report. “You’re fake news. And you are a terrible, horrible elf.”
Trump then had Tom Homan deport him to El Salvador.
Trump then had Tom Homan deport him to El Salvador.
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Who are you with?” Trump asked his Elf on the Shelf after Caliban Leavitt confiscated the elf’s report. “You’re fake news. And you are a terrible, horrible elf.”
Trump then had Tom Homan deport him to El Salvador.
Trump then had Tom Homan deport him to El Salvador.
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This Just Not In: At this year’s annual Thanksgiving ceremony at the White House, the President is reported to be pardoning a turkey accused of sexually attacking several other turkeys as well as three chickens.
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This Just Not In: At this year’s annual Thanksgiving ceremony at the White House, the President is reported to be pardoning a turkey accused of sexually attacking several other turkeys as well as three chickens.
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The FBI wants to interview six Democratic military veterans who urged servicemembers to follow the law. Here’s a radical idea:
The Democratic members should simply refuse to cooperate with such madness. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The Democratic members should simply refuse to cooperate with such madness. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
As the FBI eyes Democratic veterans in Congress, members have a decision to make As the FBI eyes Democratic veterans in Congress, members have a decision to make
Federal law enforcement has taken an interest in the “illegal orders” video. Should the relevant lawmakers cooperate with the probe?
www.ms.now
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The FBI wants to interview six Democratic military veterans who urged servicemembers to follow the law. Here’s a radical idea:
The Democratic members should simply refuse to cooperate with such madness. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The Democratic members should simply refuse to cooperate with such madness. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
“Remember, the firemen are rarely necessary. The public itself stopped reading of its own accord.”
“Fahrenheit 451,” by Ray Bradbury
“Fahrenheit 451,” by Ray Bradbury
1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes…
popular.info
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“Remember, the firemen are rarely necessary. The public itself stopped reading of its own accord.”
“Fahrenheit 451,” by Ray Bradbury
“Fahrenheit 451,” by Ray Bradbury
Trump’s revenge project is running aground. His prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James fell apart, and he’s raging against the military that has been trained for almost 50 years now, in the limits of lawful orders and the obligation they have not to follow unlawful orders.
Trump's prosecutions of Comey and Letitia James fell apart precisely because he ousted career prosecutors who insisted on following facts and law. His installation of a pliant stooge is what blew up in his face.
On the pod, @davidkurtz.bsky.social is great on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
On the pod, @davidkurtz.bsky.social is great on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Raging Trump Spirals Further as Push to Jail Enemies Backfires Badly
With Trump seething at Dems even as his efforts to prosecute foes hits new setbacks, a sharp legal commentator explains why Trump’s revenge project is running aground—and why he’s at fault for all of ...
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Trump’s revenge project is running aground. His prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James fell apart, and he’s raging against the military that has been trained for almost 50 years now, in the limits of lawful orders and the obligation they have not to follow unlawful orders.
“He jests at scars that never felt a wound.”
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
“He jests at scars that never felt a wound.”
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The FBI recorded Tom Homan allegedly accepting $50,000 in cash as part of an undercover operation.
Three Democratic senators haven’t given up on getting answers — and I have an exclusive first look at their latest efforts. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Three Democratic senators haven’t given up on getting answers — and I have an exclusive first look at their latest efforts. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Democratic senators file FOIA request, demand answers about Tom Homan controversy Democratic senators file FOIA request demanding answers about the Tom Homan controversy
The FBI recorded Homan allegedly accepting $50,000 in cash as part of an undercover operation. Three senators are still seeking information about the case.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The FBI recorded Tom Homan allegedly accepting $50,000 in cash as part of an undercover operation.
Three Democratic senators haven’t given up on getting answers — and I have an exclusive first look at their latest efforts. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Three Democratic senators haven’t given up on getting answers — and I have an exclusive first look at their latest efforts. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
“Is it really now beyond the pale for the BBC to air an accurate description of Trump’s open and explicit corruption and to correctly situate it in the American historical context? The answer, unfortunately, appears to be yes…[You cannot] let Trump bully truth-telling into self-censoring silence.”
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
“Is it really now beyond the pale for the BBC to air an accurate description of Trump’s open and explicit corruption and to correctly situate it in the American historical context? The answer, unfortunately, appears to be yes…[You cannot] let Trump bully truth-telling into self-censoring silence.”
“Leavitt’s statement about Comey really highlights that the administration isn’t thinking of these cases as the government prosecuting a defendant. Instead, it’s Trump locked in a personal battle with Comey, and it’s just unfair that judges won’t let him win.”
"When Leavitt bragged about how extremely qualified Halligan is, she inadvertently revealed the biggest problem for Trump. Even the administration wins their appeal, they're stuck with the plethora of other Halligan missteps that warrant dismissal." — @snipy.bsky.social
Trump's lawfare takes a big L
The war isn't over but this battle was a rout.
www.publicnotice.co
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“Leavitt’s statement about Comey really highlights that the administration isn’t thinking of these cases as the government prosecuting a defendant. Instead, it’s Trump locked in a personal battle with Comey, and it’s just unfair that judges won’t let him win.”
“The media decided that they wanted to tell a bad economy story, and they were not going to let reality get in the way. People can speculate about motives, but the evidence speaks for itself.”
x.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“The media decided that they wanted to tell a bad economy story, and they were not going to let reality get in the way. People can speculate about motives, but the evidence speaks for itself.”
My friend and former colleague John Simon, the most well-read man I knew, would have been 100 years old this year. He passed away on this day in 2019.
jk-outofcontext.blogspot.com/2019/11/rip-...
jk-outofcontext.blogspot.com/2019/11/rip-...
R.I.P., John Simon
Essays on literature, education, sports, and entertainment and interviews with writers, athletes, coaches, and team and league executives
jk-outofcontext.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
My friend and former colleague John Simon, the most well-read man I knew, would have been 100 years old this year. He passed away on this day in 2019.
jk-outofcontext.blogspot.com/2019/11/rip-...
jk-outofcontext.blogspot.com/2019/11/rip-...
The Bard to Leavitt:
“Come, you are a tedious fool.”
“Measure for Measure”
“Come, you are a tedious fool.”
“Measure for Measure”
Karoline Leavitt:
“They're suggesting the president has given illegal orders, which he has not. Every single order given is lawful.”
All the many courts that have ruled that Trump has ordered something unlawful:
“Bitch, please.”
“They're suggesting the president has given illegal orders, which he has not. Every single order given is lawful.”
All the many courts that have ruled that Trump has ordered something unlawful:
“Bitch, please.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The Bard to Leavitt:
“Come, you are a tedious fool.”
“Measure for Measure”
“Come, you are a tedious fool.”
“Measure for Measure”
More like a headline from @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
More like a headline from @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
This week in journalism: the bad (Michael Wolff, Olivia Nuzzi, and Landon Thomas Jr.) and the good (Tatiana Schlossberg, Martin Baron, and David McCraw)
Three lessons in unethical media behavior
Plus: Some moments that made me proud to be a journalist
margaretsullivan.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This week in journalism: the bad (Michael Wolff, Olivia Nuzzi, and Landon Thomas Jr.) and the good (Tatiana Schlossberg, Martin Baron, and David McCraw)
“I see a president who cynically invokes First Amendment rights for himself and his allies while scheming to withhold them from others…I watch as a servile majority in Congress and a deferential majority on the Supreme Court blithely give him permission and encouragement.”
Baron no longer is confident a free press can endure, but he won’t declare war on Trump and clings to optimism
Martin Baron no longer takes for granted that the “rule of law will prevail” or that “a free press will endure.” And that imperils democracy because there “never has there been a democracy without a m...
gatewayjr.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“I see a president who cynically invokes First Amendment rights for himself and his allies while scheming to withhold them from others…I watch as a servile majority in Congress and a deferential majority on the Supreme Court blithely give him permission and encouragement.”
“Mere prattle, without practice, is all his soldiership.”
As Trump’s offensive against Democratic veterans extends into a second day, a thought:
“I’m not threatening death, but...” is the sort of line presidents should avoid. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
“I’m not threatening death, but...” is the sort of line presidents should avoid. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
‘In the old days, it was death’: Trump rages again against Democratic military veterans
On Thursday, the president accused Democrats of “seditious behavior, punishable by DEATH!” On Friday, he kept the offensive going.
www.ms.now
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“Mere prattle, without practice, is all his soldiership.”
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Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
TAPPER: You were the deciding vote that allowed RFK Jr to ascend to the role of Health Secretary. Did you give him too much credit?
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
“[Polls show that] Trump is really, really unpopular. There’s long been a tendency to ascribe to Trump something akin to magical political powers, but there’s been a palpable shift in the discourse. Democrats should talk up Trump’s weaknesses a lot more and push the media to tell this story more.”
"While elite journos and businessmen kiss the ring of Trump, people in jammies and slippers confront ICE in the street. The courage of ordinary people has been stunning compared to the elite."
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President, and the Media Is Finally Saying So
As Trump’s downward spiral starts producing harsher media coverage, a writer who regularly dissects MAGA and political media explains why he’s entering a tailspin that will be very hard to reverse.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“[Polls show that] Trump is really, really unpopular. There’s long been a tendency to ascribe to Trump something akin to magical political powers, but there’s been a palpable shift in the discourse. Democrats should talk up Trump’s weaknesses a lot more and push the media to tell this story more.”
Metamorphosis by Kafka?
Kafka: Only focus is to try to find a way to win the next game.
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Metamorphosis by Kafka?
“The excitement of something coming out right is its own reward.”
This 1,200-Page Poetry Book Affirms Seamus Heaney’s Towering Genius
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“The excitement of something coming out right is its own reward.”
