If these positions are not necessary for helping the American people (spoiler: they are), then it doesn’t matter when they are laid off. Otherwise, Trump is holding American jobs and service to the American people hostage to win his fight. He doesn’t care. This is easy to understand.
Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "
The appointment of Bari Weiss as head of CBS News is part of a trend pioneered by the Trump administration: giving crucial high level jobs to mediocre and unqualified ideologues. Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel, RFK Jr., etc., etc.
When I turned 30 I had not yet written my first published book or my first published novel and did not know (or know of) some of the most important people in my life. I didn't know how much my life could still change, and did, after the age of 30. There is so much your life still yet to live.
a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits
...though that might work better in "purple districts" than many people think, only that they have conviction. Why is this such a difficult concept for so many pundits and politicians? 8/8
...beaten up by cops as a teenager (a story that was never verified to my knowledge). That ended well. The Democratic Party has a clear path forward. I'm not saying that every candidate they have should be progressive,... 7/8
...about his support for Palestinian rights, and is creating tremendous excitement. Pundits wrote him off and assumed an easy path forward for Andrew Cuomo. Four years ago these same pundits were excited about Eric Adams and in love with the story that he was an ex-cop who had been... 6/8
...with conviction, and at the same time they have energized an active group of supporters. Can you imagine someone getting excited to go to a Chuck Schumer rally or canvas for him? Another example is Zohran Mamdani, a young Muslim democratic socialist who is unapologetic... 5/8
...who has held sizeable rallies in deep red states, you see people who do not compromise on their principles and progressive social values, and who focus on economic issues. What differentiates them from many mainstream Democrats is that they actually stand for something and state it... 4/8
...when you're afraid to offer meaningful economic solutions because you are afraid of being called a "socialist" and/or of upsetting your donors. If you look instead at people like AOC, who did substantially better in her district than Biden, or Bernie,... 3/8
...their cowardice. This idea, promoted by the likes of the "Searchlight Institute" and Ezra Klein, that Democrats blowing with the wind and showing no conviction whatsoever, is not a winning strategy. Often there is a call to focus on economic, not social issues, but this doesn't work... 2/8
As usual, @jamellebouie.net is insightful and immune to the usual BS that seems to infect the pundit class. Trump's policies are not popular, and too many Democrats don't realize that and are terrified of seeming "soft on crime" or whatever other topic provokes... 1/8 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
The ADL made its own bed and is lying in it. But nite that the administration that has used “antisemitism” as an excuse to destroy the First Amendment is now attacking an organization supposedly dedicated to fighting antisemitism for not showing due reverence to its favorite antisemite.
There is no amount of cozying up to fascism that saves Jews from it. The ADL gave cover for antisemitism and scorched their reputation only for the Trump admin to attack them at the first chance
OMB Director Russell Voight says that US DOT will announce that the federal government is "pausing" funding for both Gateway and the Second Avenue Subway because of "unconstitutional DEI principles" -- x.com/russvought/s...
Shreve is worth $600 million. His sacrifice of giving up a salary that’s pocket change for him, all for standing on the principle of taking health insurance from people is not so heroic.
