Norm Ornstein
@normornstein.bsky.social
Political scientist, co-host of Words Matter podcast, contributor to The Contrarian
Thanks, Bill!
If you need a little spice to season your thanksgiving turkey, you could do worse to listening to @normornstein.bsky.social and @djrothkopf.bsky.social
Norm’s rant about “There are few people in the world than Marco Rubio…” is delicious.
Norm’s rant about “There are few people in the world than Marco Rubio…” is delicious.
A Curmudgeon's Guide to What to Be Thankful For - The DSR Network
As we approach Thanksgiving in our current political climate, Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf ask – what is there to be thankful for? Donald Trump’s influence appears to be waning and Democratic lead...
thedsrnetwork.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thanks, Bill!
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If you need a little spice to season your thanksgiving turkey, you could do worse to listening to @normornstein.bsky.social and @djrothkopf.bsky.social
Norm’s rant about “There are few people in the world than Marco Rubio…” is delicious.
Norm’s rant about “There are few people in the world than Marco Rubio…” is delicious.
A Curmudgeon's Guide to What to Be Thankful For - The DSR Network
As we approach Thanksgiving in our current political climate, Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf ask – what is there to be thankful for? Donald Trump’s influence appears to be waning and Democratic lead...
thedsrnetwork.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If you need a little spice to season your thanksgiving turkey, you could do worse to listening to @normornstein.bsky.social and @djrothkopf.bsky.social
Norm’s rant about “There are few people in the world than Marco Rubio…” is delicious.
Norm’s rant about “There are few people in the world than Marco Rubio…” is delicious.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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In my I wonder how much money in designer bags will be going to Homan lady and others as a consequence
WIRED: “ICE expands plans to outsource immigrant tracking to private surveillance firm… up to $280 MILLION…”
Bounty hunting (nonviolent) immigrants. Cruelty is big business — spending our money to harm our own economy.
An own goal. America’s Brexit.
www.wired.com/story/ice-bo...
Bounty hunting (nonviolent) immigrants. Cruelty is big business — spending our money to harm our own economy.
An own goal. America’s Brexit.
www.wired.com/story/ice-bo...
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
In my I wonder how much money in designer bags will be going to Homan lady and others as a consequence
And not a word from them when a monster who helped finance Hamas gets a corrupt bargain from Trump
MAGA Jews spent so much time conflating left wing criticism of Israel’s actions with antisemitism that they overlooked the significant danger that the MAGA coalition poses for Jews who live in America. What did they expect from a party that de-humanizes other minority groups?
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
And not a word from them when a monster who helped finance Hamas gets a corrupt bargain from Trump
I think you’re right, some of them would quit. Not as many as you think, but a number. Both parties, but more Republicans.
2/Sheldon Whitehouse was pushing were passed, several of the conservative justices would quit.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I think you’re right, some of them would quit. Not as many as you think, but a number. Both parties, but more Republicans.
Mine is means
Hey Norm, I got it in three today also :-) what’s your starting word? My secret word is orate
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Mine is means
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Even Rod Dreher, who attended JD Vance’s baptism, is skeptical of the “Department of War’s” statement regarding Senator Mark Kelly. 1/ x.com/roddreher/st...
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Worth reiterating that what Trump tried to pull off with Halligan would, if successful, neutralize the Constitution’s appointments clause and allow him to install an endless series of insane and unqualified prosecutors without a single Senate vote. slate.com/news-and-pol...
It Turns Out Lindsey Halligan Was a Fake Prosecutor All Along
This fight is not over.
slate.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Worth reiterating that what Trump tried to pull off with Halligan would, if successful, neutralize the Constitution’s appointments clause and allow him to install an endless series of insane and unqualified prosecutors without a single Senate vote. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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No he can’t
Over several interviews, RFK Jr. told @michaelscherer.bsky.social about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he has crusaded against? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/rfk-jr-public-health-science/684948/?gift[…]8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
No he can’t
Adam, unfortunately I think you know the answer. They are all moral cowards.
Genuine question: has any GOP member of house or senate spoken out about the Dept of defense and Hegseth threatening sen Mark Kelly with lawfare? Beyond disturbing
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Adam, unfortunately I think you know the answer. They are all moral cowards.
I just re-watched The Princess Bride for the umpteenth time. A perfect movie. Thank you, @actualrobreiner.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I just re-watched The Princess Bride for the umpteenth time. A perfect movie. Thank you, @actualrobreiner.bsky.social
Frightening, dangerous, destructive, and utterly disgusting
Trump wants the MMR split. Kennedy rewrote CDC vaccine–autism language. Sen. Ron Johnson says it’s “time to apologize to Dr. Wakefield.”
Across MAHA/MAGA media, the movement has fully adopted the anti-vaxx fiction of Wakefield as a martyr and is elevating him again.
Across MAHA/MAGA media, the movement has fully adopted the anti-vaxx fiction of Wakefield as a martyr and is elevating him again.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Frightening, dangerous, destructive, and utterly disgusting
American Gestapo
In California, a mother of eight who has lived in the country for 40 years was deported just one day after she reported sexual harassment by an ICE contractor on her case. This action was taken despite a judge’s order prohibiting it.
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
American Gestapo
Pete Hegseth is a disgusting monster
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Pete Hegseth is a disgusting monster
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That’s the first eight from South Carolina!
Jim Clyburn has written a terrific book about the first eight Black Americans to serve in Congress and the parallels to today. I was honored to have a discussion with him about it. Watch it here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnCE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnCE...
Book Talk: Rep. Jim Clyburn — The First Eight - with Norman Ornstein
YouTube video by Politics and Prose
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
That’s the first eight from South Carolina!
Jim Clyburn has written a terrific book about the first eight Black Americans to serve in Congress and the parallels to today. I was honored to have a discussion with him about it. Watch it here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnCE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnCE...
Book Talk: Rep. Jim Clyburn — The First Eight - with Norman Ornstein
YouTube video by Politics and Prose
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Jim Clyburn has written a terrific book about the first eight Black Americans to serve in Congress and the parallels to today. I was honored to have a discussion with him about it. Watch it here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnCE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnCE...
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Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
November 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
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Exactly: beautiful and heartbreaking. Tatiana Schlossberg lived in privilege and used it well - to help people, help the planet. Even in her end of days she is using the platform her privilege makes possible to speak out against the evil her own relative is wreaking on Americans. God bless her.
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Exactly: beautiful and heartbreaking. Tatiana Schlossberg lived in privilege and used it well - to help people, help the planet. Even in her end of days she is using the platform her privilege makes possible to speak out against the evil her own relative is wreaking on Americans. God bless her.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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