@sciff.bsky.social
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CDC Deputy Director Ralph Abraham thinks measles outbreaks are the “cost of doing business” in a world of global travel. Because travel didn't exist during the last 20 years, when we had effectively eliminated the disease, right?
‘Frustrating and Demoralizing’: The Measles Comeback Gets Worse
The disease is exploding in South Carolina, we’re about to lose elimination status, and RFK Jr.’s team says it’s just the “cost of doing business.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
CDC Deputy Director Ralph Abraham thinks measles outbreaks are the “cost of doing business” in a world of global travel. Because travel didn't exist during the last 20 years, when we had effectively eliminated the disease, right?
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"The rise of Trump came at a time of relative peace and prosperity. We have no excuse for having succumbed to the degree we already have."
10 Years of Trump, and the Alarm Keeps Going Off
Every day of the past decade has felt like Groundhog Day.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"The rise of Trump came at a time of relative peace and prosperity. We have no excuse for having succumbed to the degree we already have."
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Full show:
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February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Full show:
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Substack: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qGWSJD
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ICYMI, Congress did something good. @samsteindc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4c9wymS
Pediatric Cancer Bill Torpedoed by Elon, Rand, and Bernie Finally Passes
It had broad bipartisan support but passage still required years of heartbreaking lobbying by extraordinarily dedicated children.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
ICYMI, Congress did something good. @samsteindc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4c9wymS
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Susan Collins can get MAGA credit for voting for and actively facilitating the rollout of Trump’s least-popular policies across the country while at the same time being given an exemption from them that protects her own constituents from their effects.
The Lobster Roll-back: How Susan Collins Gets Trump Carveouts
Her endangered status means the MAGA agenda doesn't hit as hard in Maine
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Susan Collins can get MAGA credit for voting for and actively facilitating the rollout of Trump’s least-popular policies across the country while at the same time being given an exemption from them that protects her own constituents from their effects.
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"'The Framers of the Constitution understood that if the federal government were in charge of elections, that’s a path to tyranny.'"
Inside Dems’ Plans to Beat Back Trump’s Attacks on the Midterms
The party is taking concrete actions now to preempt the election meddling they know is coming.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
"'The Framers of the Constitution understood that if the federal government were in charge of elections, that’s a path to tyranny.'"
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"As sad as it is to admit, the Washington Post is beyond help. The only thing left to us to is build new institutions to take its place. That’s what we’re doing here."
The Washington Post Dies in Daylight
Civic vandalism and the mutilation of a great paper.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
"As sad as it is to admit, the Washington Post is beyond help. The only thing left to us to is build new institutions to take its place. That’s what we’re doing here."
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It’s now impossible for Democrats to change the subject from the United States’ descent into authoritarianism, and they shouldn’t want to. Voters do care about the state of our democracy. New from Matt Johnson:
It’s the Democracy, Stupid
It turns out voters care about rights and freedoms after all.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
It’s now impossible for Democrats to change the subject from the United States’ descent into authoritarianism, and they shouldn’t want to. Voters do care about the state of our democracy. New from Matt Johnson:
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Where does all of this leave lower federal court judges? Twisting in frustration as Trump ignores them or circumvents them, knowing that the justices in the Supreme Court majority won’t back them up.
How Trump and SCOTUS Have Frustrated Federal Courts
Between the administration’s lawlessness and the high court’s radicalism, lower court judges are hung out to dry.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Where does all of this leave lower federal court judges? Twisting in frustration as Trump ignores them or circumvents them, knowing that the justices in the Supreme Court majority won’t back them up.
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"When you look at Minneapolis, isn’t the answer that people resisting the actions of the government ought to arm and organize themselves to the extent that Minnesota law permits?....I don’t want you to answer this question. Not yet."
Should Liberals Start Arming Themselves?
The case for (and against) militias.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
"When you look at Minneapolis, isn’t the answer that people resisting the actions of the government ought to arm and organize themselves to the extent that Minnesota law permits?....I don’t want you to answer this question. Not yet."
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"I’m all for different deckhands, but they won’t right this ship. Trump built it. He set it on its course...Pretti and Good aren’t dead because of bad advice. They’re dead because of bad men acting out the script that a bad president wrote for them."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Opinion | Hey, Republicans: Trump Is the President
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
"I’m all for different deckhands, but they won’t right this ship. Trump built it. He set it on its course...Pretti and Good aren’t dead because of bad advice. They’re dead because of bad men acting out the script that a bad president wrote for them."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
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When the president was calling all Somali immigrants "garbage" who "come from hell" and "contribute nothing" to America and therefore needed to go "back where they came from" did you ask him to "stop the rhetoric," Tom?
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:07 PM
When the president was calling all Somali immigrants "garbage" who "come from hell" and "contribute nothing" to America and therefore needed to go "back where they came from" did you ask him to "stop the rhetoric," Tom?
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The administration is insisting that its masked goons are so emotionally stunted that words can launch them into a murderous rage.
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
January 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The administration is insisting that its masked goons are so emotionally stunted that words can launch them into a murderous rage.
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
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If your experience is like mine, lots of people in your life who never talk about politics have started to pay attention in recent weeks because of what's happening in Minnesota.
Based on internal polling, here's the best way to persuade them
messagebox.substack.com/p/how-to-tal...
Based on internal polling, here's the best way to persuade them
messagebox.substack.com/p/how-to-tal...
How to Talk About Minnesota and ICE
Some thoughts on discussing the issue dominating the discourse
messagebox.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
If your experience is like mine, lots of people in your life who never talk about politics have started to pay attention in recent weeks because of what's happening in Minnesota.
Based on internal polling, here's the best way to persuade them
messagebox.substack.com/p/how-to-tal...
Based on internal polling, here's the best way to persuade them
messagebox.substack.com/p/how-to-tal...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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3,000 agents that Homan describes as being "in theater" like it's a war. 3,000 agents in a state with a relatively LOW population of undocumented people compared to say, the red states of Florida and Texas.
The overwhelming amount of force in MN is unreal.
The overwhelming amount of force in MN is unreal.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:12 PM
3,000 agents that Homan describes as being "in theater" like it's a war. 3,000 agents in a state with a relatively LOW population of undocumented people compared to say, the red states of Florida and Texas.
The overwhelming amount of force in MN is unreal.
The overwhelming amount of force in MN is unreal.
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6. It's true we in the opposition have limited power or leverage. Perhaps making this a real inflection point was beyond our ability. Or maybe it will still become one. But for now the administration is on course to brush aside this limited setback and forge ahead with its authoritarian agenda.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
6. It's true we in the opposition have limited power or leverage. Perhaps making this a real inflection point was beyond our ability. Or maybe it will still become one. But for now the administration is on course to brush aside this limited setback and forge ahead with its authoritarian agenda.
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3. Democratic Senators are not demanding that ICE leave MN.
4. Despite some head fakes, Republicans in Congress and Trump apologists outside aren't defecting in any meaningful way.
5. So Trump's mass deportation and mass intimidation efforts chug ahead.
4. Despite some head fakes, Republicans in Congress and Trump apologists outside aren't defecting in any meaningful way.
5. So Trump's mass deportation and mass intimidation efforts chug ahead.
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
3. Democratic Senators are not demanding that ICE leave MN.
4. Despite some head fakes, Republicans in Congress and Trump apologists outside aren't defecting in any meaningful way.
5. So Trump's mass deportation and mass intimidation efforts chug ahead.
4. Despite some head fakes, Republicans in Congress and Trump apologists outside aren't defecting in any meaningful way.
5. So Trump's mass deportation and mass intimidation efforts chug ahead.
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"Although it feels insane to have to write this in 2026, I guess I probably should: All Trump’s claims about the supposed mendacity of the 2020 election have been endlessly litigated and relitigated."
Today's Morning Shots, from @eggerdc.bsky.social and @jimswift.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots, from @eggerdc.bsky.social and @jimswift.bsky.social:
Trump Is Still Obsessed with Stealing Elections
The FBI’s seizure of Georgia ballots is as much about future elections as past ones.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
"Although it feels insane to have to write this in 2026, I guess I probably should: All Trump’s claims about the supposed mendacity of the 2020 election have been endlessly litigated and relitigated."
Today's Morning Shots, from @eggerdc.bsky.social and @jimswift.bsky.social:
Today's Morning Shots, from @eggerdc.bsky.social and @jimswift.bsky.social:
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"One state is a willing testing ground for the government’s agenda. And the other is openly protesting the actions of the federal government."
Lyz Lenz on Iowa, Minnesota, and the Great Midwestern Divide: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qNzhXJ
Lyz Lenz on Iowa, Minnesota, and the Great Midwestern Divide: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qNzhXJ
Trump and the Great Midwestern Divide
His Iowa visit highlights the divergent realities occupied by his supporters and the growing opposition.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
"One state is a willing testing ground for the government’s agenda. And the other is openly protesting the actions of the federal government."
Lyz Lenz on Iowa, Minnesota, and the Great Midwestern Divide: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qNzhXJ
Lyz Lenz on Iowa, Minnesota, and the Great Midwestern Divide: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qNzhXJ
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New in PN: The investigation is the coverup
"At the same time on Tuesday that the White House was speed-dialing journalists about Trump's supposed 'pivot,' it was weaponizing its own investigation to ensure Pretti’s murderer can never be prosecuted."
"At the same time on Tuesday that the White House was speed-dialing journalists about Trump's supposed 'pivot,' it was weaponizing its own investigation to ensure Pretti’s murderer can never be prosecuted."
The investigation is the coverup
Trump's "pivot" on Pretti is just a head fake.
www.publicnotice.co
January 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM
New in PN: The investigation is the coverup
"At the same time on Tuesday that the White House was speed-dialing journalists about Trump's supposed 'pivot,' it was weaponizing its own investigation to ensure Pretti’s murderer can never be prosecuted."
"At the same time on Tuesday that the White House was speed-dialing journalists about Trump's supposed 'pivot,' it was weaponizing its own investigation to ensure Pretti’s murderer can never be prosecuted."
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Soooo many headlines that Trump has "changed course" but that's not true.
Trump, at best, has temporarily softened tone, in reaction to backlash. Gestures are not ACTION.
There is no change until ICE is gone, real investigations are conducted, and meaningful accountability is achieved.
Trump, at best, has temporarily softened tone, in reaction to backlash. Gestures are not ACTION.
There is no change until ICE is gone, real investigations are conducted, and meaningful accountability is achieved.
The intense fallout from the killing of Alex Pretti has forced President Trump to publicly change course in Minneapolis.
Listen to our White House reporters discuss the changes on today's episode of "The Daily."
Listen to our White House reporters discuss the changes on today's episode of "The Daily."
Trump Changes Course in Minneapolis
The White House has been met with broad outcry over the killing of Alex Pretti, as well as pushback from Congress.
nyti.ms
January 28, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Soooo many headlines that Trump has "changed course" but that's not true.
Trump, at best, has temporarily softened tone, in reaction to backlash. Gestures are not ACTION.
There is no change until ICE is gone, real investigations are conducted, and meaningful accountability is achieved.
Trump, at best, has temporarily softened tone, in reaction to backlash. Gestures are not ACTION.
There is no change until ICE is gone, real investigations are conducted, and meaningful accountability is achieved.