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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · 3h

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 4h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 29d

Should Democrats up their demands this time? And would it benefit Republicans to give them an off-ramp?

Read more from @benjysarlin.bsky.social, @admcrlsn.bsky.social and Jim Geraghty:
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Opinion | Government shutdown: What should Democrats demand?

Three writers discuss tensions in Congress over the government spending bill.

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · Aug 27

My latest for @washingtonpost.com: An explainer on why A24’s prestige English-dubbed release of China’s NE ZHA 2, the most successful animated feature in history, didn’t hit with American audiences. The answer? Fundamentally different storytelling styles.
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Opinion | Why the world’s biggest movie bombed in America

The same epic storytelling conventions that delight moviegoers in China often turn off critics abroad.

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Lakshya Jain @lakshya.splitticket.org · Aug 4

An underrated part of the divide between Dem leadership and the Dem base: over the last 8 years, Democratic voters have slowly become more and more liberal, but the leaders haven’t followed suit in Trump v2.

Our final piece for the Washington Post: wapo.st/4mu6AMR

Opinion | This isn’t the same Democratic Party as Trump’s first term

Polls show a base of voters who’ve grown more liberal and less trusting of leaders in both parties.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · Aug 11

Donald Trump is making your coffee more expensive. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | The trade war is coming for your morning cup of coffee

Tariffs are spiking prices on coffee beans, which are almost entirely imported.

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Jun 24

Seems less than ideal www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | The Education Department is paying us millions not to work

Education staff are eager to serve the public. The Trump administration’s layoffs put us in a legal limbo that helps nobody.

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MattRiffs.bsky.social @mattriffs.bsky.social · May 13

A good column on how the GOP uses work requirements as a ploy to deny Medicaid benefits to Americans who are eligible.

Arkansas enacted a similar policy. “Although the policy dramatically reduced the share of adults with health insurance coverage, it did nothing to boost employment.”

Opinion | The Republican plan to bury Medicaid recipients in paperwork

Proposed work requirements for aid won’t create jobs, but they will kick the working poor off health care.

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Apr 29

New research from @splitticketvoter.bsky.social suggests Trump made massive gains with naturalized citizens in 2024. Scaring legal immigrants and blowing up the economy seems like a formula for undoing them. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Is Trump breaking up his winning coalition?

The president made massive gains with naturalized citizens in 2024.

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Apr 14

Some pretty dangerous poll findings for Trump lately, especially on the economy www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Apr 9

Are the tariffs affecting you as a consumer, business owner, coffee drinker, etc? Reach out to the Post's letters page thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/tariff...

Tariffs and outlook on the economy - Formstack

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Apr 9

Don’t assume populism and tariffs are inherently joined.

The original populists and progressives were anti-tariff for decades. It’s a big part of how we have that income tax Musk and Trump hate.

It could happen again, @tonyannett.bsky.social writes. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Apr 9

Sure seems like Elon was toxic in that Wisconsin race. New state polling here from Blueprint, see their op-ed. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Apr 1

See, you're aggrieved right now!

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Apr 1

The ghibli thing was terrible and everywhere but it appears to have passed quickly, like omicron

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Apr 1

I dunno, I am at least somewhat skeptical that “MAGA talking points but in the tone of an aggrieved 2014 Vox writer” is the future of conservative politics

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · Mar 27

What's easier for Democrats: Getting New York City, California and Philadelphia to build housing and stop bleeding population? Or winning Texas? Cuz thems the choices. -- www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Democrats no longer have the luxury of losing Texas

A changing electoral map means Texas is a must-win state for the Democratic Party.

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Mar 27

Democrats no longer have the luxury of losing Texas, writes Luke Warford www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Democrats no longer have the luxury of losing Texas

A changing electoral map means Texas is a must-win state for the Democratic Party.

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Mar 26

The Waltz defense is basically that it has to be some elaborate, currently unarticulated, conspiracy against him because can you imagine someone as competent and smart and cool as Waltz doing something so stupid? Most people don’t even know who this guy is, let alone assume he’s infallible.

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Mar 26

The conservative case for embracing “Abundance” via @jamespethokoukis.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Republicans should welcome Democrats’ turn to ‘abundance’

An emerging coalition of pro-growth conservatives and supply-side liberals could tackle major problems together.

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Chris Suellentrop @suellentrop.bsky.social · Mar 19

Rachel Janfanza on how the pandemic split Gen Z into two different generations, with opposing politics. (A good morning for Post oped.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | How covid tore Generation Z in two

Even small age differences meant a very different pandemic experience. It’s affecting how Zoomers see the world today.

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Mar 17

Accepting the premise that Musk is a unique business and engineering genius who singlehandedly turned Tesla into the dominant EV company — they've been getting absolutely routed since he started his big X/AI/DOGE kick and I don't know how they recover www.reuters.com/business/aut...

China's BYD unveils faster-charging EV platform, aims to build over 4,000 charging piles

China's BYD on Monday launched an upgraded platform for electric vehicles with 1,000-volt architecture that it said could charge EVs as fast as pumping gas.

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Mar 17

Ah yes, making me nostalgic for the bad economy law school surge of my youth

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Mar 17

The number of applicants to the nation’s nearly 200 law schools is up 20.5% compared with last year. Georgetown law alone received 14,000 applications to fill 650 spots, while the University of Michigan Law School now has more applications than at any point in its 166 years of existence.

The Competition to Get Into Law School Is Brutal This Year

Facing tough job prospects and a contentious political climate, many graduates are giving priority to pay and stability.

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Mar 11

Trump’s Attacks Give Zelensky a Popularity Boost in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader’s approval rating is rising, and critics have backed off after he was humiliated and criticized by President Trump, who has also demanded new elections in Ukraine.

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · Mar 11

The thing about antagonizing other countries for your nationalist base is that they have their own nationalists with their own base
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Opinion | How the Donald Trump of Canada became a resistance icon

Ontario’s Doug Ford is channeling a national backlash to the White House.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Mar 11

How Trump is reshaping reality by disappearing public data
W/ my fabulous colleague @ashendruk.com
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Opinion | How Trump is reshaping reality by hiding data

Sweeping statistical purges are part of a broader attempt to reinvent “truth.”

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