David Shelledy
@dshelledy.bsky.social
Pre-Bondi Justice Department (retired)
Oh thank God. For a moment I thought Trump, in his first year, profoundly undermined the liberal world order and liberal democracy at home. Love the Ezra Klein Show. This one is so dumb.
January 20, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Oh thank God. For a moment I thought Trump, in his first year, profoundly undermined the liberal world order and liberal democracy at home. Love the Ezra Klein Show. This one is so dumb.
Horrible
On Monday, Amy Klobuchar was asked on CNN what she thought of the video showing Renee Good being shot three times in the face. Klobuchar’s answer was the video speaks for itself. Safe answer if you think Democrats expect nothing. Speak up for your constituents, Senator. Do your job.
On Monday, Amy Klobuchar was asked on CNN what she thought of the video showing Renee Good being shot three times in the face. Klobuchar’s answer was the video speaks for itself. Safe answer if you think Democrats expect nothing. Speak up for your constituents, Senator. Do your job.
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Horrible
On Monday, Amy Klobuchar was asked on CNN what she thought of the video showing Renee Good being shot three times in the face. Klobuchar’s answer was the video speaks for itself. Safe answer if you think Democrats expect nothing. Speak up for your constituents, Senator. Do your job.
On Monday, Amy Klobuchar was asked on CNN what she thought of the video showing Renee Good being shot three times in the face. Klobuchar’s answer was the video speaks for itself. Safe answer if you think Democrats expect nothing. Speak up for your constituents, Senator. Do your job.
Abstaining from the f word is not about nuance or politeness, Mark, it's about annoyance. The word conveys nothing but the user’s desire to seem edgy. But it’s not edgy—just adolescent and insulting to everyone else’s intelligence. Spare me.
January 11, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Abstaining from the f word is not about nuance or politeness, Mark, it's about annoyance. The word conveys nothing but the user’s desire to seem edgy. But it’s not edgy—just adolescent and insulting to everyone else’s intelligence. Spare me.
Adam Kinzinger is a great American. Here’s (a Democrat) hoping he returns to public office one day.
January 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Adam Kinzinger is a great American. Here’s (a Democrat) hoping he returns to public office one day.
Graham has so disgraced himself that even his image is disgusting.
January 5, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Graham has so disgraced himself that even his image is disgusting.
From a Fanone admirer, why would you court tragedy like this, HOYB?
January 5, 2026 at 2:58 AM
From a Fanone admirer, why would you court tragedy like this, HOYB?
Nice words. What are you going to do about it?
January 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Nice words. What are you going to do about it?
Nice words. Now what are you and other elected Democrats going to do about it? Moral clarity and guts are nothing without action.
January 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Nice words. Now what are you and other elected Democrats going to do about it? Moral clarity and guts are nothing without action.
Very true, and nice words from Cory Booker. But I don’t see anything about what Booker and other elected Democrats are going to do about it. Words are not enough.
January 4, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Very true, and nice words from Cory Booker. But I don’t see anything about what Booker and other elected Democrats are going to do about it. Words are not enough.
Great idea, awful implementation. The site works poorly.
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Great idea, awful implementation. The site works poorly.
Who can doubt now that Trump’s politicized Justice Department would have prosecuted Hunter Biden whether evidence supported it or not? This being so, that pardon seems just and appropriate in hindsight, and the Times doubly wrong.
December 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Who can doubt now that Trump’s politicized Justice Department would have prosecuted Hunter Biden whether evidence supported it or not? This being so, that pardon seems just and appropriate in hindsight, and the Times doubly wrong.
The entire argument here depends on what “the alternative” is—“oblivion” (as Vladeck says) or reform. Without meaningful reform, our Republican-packed Supreme Court is itself a threat to the constitutional order.
December 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The entire argument here depends on what “the alternative” is—“oblivion” (as Vladeck says) or reform. Without meaningful reform, our Republican-packed Supreme Court is itself a threat to the constitutional order.
Nonsense. No benefit would come from the party (my party) confessing its sins in public. Its success or failure depends on whether it learns from its mistakes and whether its leaders and candidates are effective, not "being transparent." That’s inside baseball. No one cares.
December 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Nonsense. No benefit would come from the party (my party) confessing its sins in public. Its success or failure depends on whether it learns from its mistakes and whether its leaders and candidates are effective, not "being transparent." That’s inside baseball. No one cares.
Less self-promotion, please.
December 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Less self-promotion, please.
Reforming the Supreme Court is necessary to do anything about anything.
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Reforming the Supreme Court is necessary to do anything about anything.
No, there is no basis to assume Epstein’s lawyers and estate have every document and piece of evidence DOJ has. The rest of this statement is just naive.
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
No, there is no basis to assume Epstein’s lawyers and estate have every document and piece of evidence DOJ has. The rest of this statement is just naive.
Does anyone pay attention to Nate Silver anymore? He did some impressive forecasting but that was many years ago. He became uninteresting when he strayed beyond his very limited expertise and trashed the great historian Timothy Snyder for saying something of substance.
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Does anyone pay attention to Nate Silver anymore? He did some impressive forecasting but that was many years ago. He became uninteresting when he strayed beyond his very limited expertise and trashed the great historian Timothy Snyder for saying something of substance.
Canceled my decades-long Spotify subscription. Tidal is very good.
October 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Canceled my decades-long Spotify subscription. Tidal is very good.
Canceled my decades-long subscription. Tidal is very good.
October 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Canceled my decades-long subscription. Tidal is very good.
Today's Times gave more coverage to the NFL.
October 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Today's Times gave more coverage to the NFL.
No news here. We knew she was the most political AG since Watergate during her first week, when she said DOJ is Trump’s lawyers.
October 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
No news here. We knew she was the most political AG since Watergate during her first week, when she said DOJ is Trump’s lawyers.
Mike’s newsletter is brilliant but his podcasts are tiresome. This one started late, as always, with a deliberately throwaway question he said was to let more people get on (late). The answer was too long to endure. Be the pro you are, Mike—don’t waste your fans' time.
October 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Mike’s newsletter is brilliant but his podcasts are tiresome. This one started late, as always, with a deliberately throwaway question he said was to let more people get on (late). The answer was too long to endure. Be the pro you are, Mike—don’t waste your fans' time.