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This is entirely Schumer's choice to get the DSCC to put their thumb aggressively on the scale in favor of Mills. The base keeps screaming for change and younger candidates. if you crowd out good alternatives, they'll take the only change option they have.
Graham Platner is leading Gov. Janet Mills by 20 points in the Maine Senate Democratic primary, per a new poll.
That might surprise pundits in DC, but it captures the vibe in Maine, where you might think he was the only candidate running. @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/graham-pla...
That might surprise pundits in DC, but it captures the vibe in Maine, where you might think he was the only candidate running. @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/graham-pla...
Oysterman Graham Platner Is Leading the Maine Senate Primary by 20 Points: New Poll
The populist candidate isn’t just weathering scandals – he has a massive lead in the state's Dem primary, according to a new poll.
zeteo.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This is entirely Schumer's choice to get the DSCC to put their thumb aggressively on the scale in favor of Mills. The base keeps screaming for change and younger candidates. if you crowd out good alternatives, they'll take the only change option they have.
This is why it's such cope when journalists try to hide behind the excuse that they don't write their own headlines. Christina has full autonomy to frame her article here, and she still chooses an aggressively anti-vax framing because that's the message she wants to push.
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This is why it's such cope when journalists try to hide behind the excuse that they don't write their own headlines. Christina has full autonomy to frame her article here, and she still chooses an aggressively anti-vax framing because that's the message she wants to push.
I do hope the NWSL can find a way to have home-field championships in the future. I understand the challenges, but a neutral site final takes away so much
November 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I do hope the NWSL can find a way to have home-field championships in the future. I understand the challenges, but a neutral site final takes away so much
Don't think I've seen a team failed by bad coaching in a big moment as bad the Spirit tonight in quite some time
November 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Don't think I've seen a team failed by bad coaching in a big moment as bad the Spirit tonight in quite some time
This shit is so dumb. If you really don't want to vote against this simply don't show up! It's very easy to message that this is a fake, meaningless thing that wasn't worth showing up for.
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This shit is so dumb. If you really don't want to vote against this simply don't show up! It's very easy to message that this is a fake, meaningless thing that wasn't worth showing up for.
Honestly the most bizarre thing here is this is from a video the official White House account posted 3 days ago (not to mention occurred in front of the press in the first place). Why did it take People Magazine posting this 3 days after the fact for anyone to highlight it?
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Honestly the most bizarre thing here is this is from a video the official White House account posted 3 days ago (not to mention occurred in front of the press in the first place). Why did it take People Magazine posting this 3 days after the fact for anyone to highlight it?
In my job search I've already come across multiple private companies in the DC area that also ask this loyalty question about which Trump executive orders you're passionate about.
"The unions claim the inclusion of a 'loyalty question' on federal job applications runs counter to the nonpartisan nature of the civil service, because it allows the 'Trump Administration to weed out those who do not voice sufficient support for President Trump and reward those who do.'”
"One of several essay questions, outlined under the administration’s Merit Hiring Plan, asks candidates how they would 'advance the president’s executive orders and policy priorities' " marylandmatters.org/2025/11/11/u...
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
In my job search I've already come across multiple private companies in the DC area that also ask this loyalty question about which Trump executive orders you're passionate about.
I still tend to think a Katrina-type event in the next 3 years will be a defining moment for this administration as it was for Bush, and likely the fact that this year's hurricane season was tame makes a catastrophically bad response more likely in the long run.
Acting FEMA Administrator Is Out, Injecting Uncertainty at Agency in Limbo
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I still tend to think a Katrina-type event in the next 3 years will be a defining moment for this administration as it was for Bush, and likely the fact that this year's hurricane season was tame makes a catastrophically bad response more likely in the long run.
I hoped schisms would emerge that would lay bare the fragility of the Trump coalition, but this is several extremely consequential years earlier than I would've expected
Marge Greene comes back at Trump throwing haymakers. 🍿
November 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I hoped schisms would emerge that would lay bare the fragility of the Trump coalition, but this is several extremely consequential years earlier than I would've expected
This is flatly untrue given that Landon Thomas was emailing Epstein from his work email. The NYT has had access to these emails since the moment they were sent.
We’re seeing materials that no journalists, not Julie Brown, not Ronan Farrow, not anyone from any paper, managed to get access to before now. The conspiracy theories bouncing around about NYT are nothing more than a show people’s ignorance of what goes into a real piece of investigative journalism
November 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is flatly untrue given that Landon Thomas was emailing Epstein from his work email. The NYT has had access to these emails since the moment they were sent.
Sure would be nice to have an open seat in Pennsylvania to fill in the midterms
John Fetterman was taken to the hospital after suffering from a “ventricular fibrillation flare-up” and falling near his home
John Fetterman Hospitalized After Fall
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Sure would be nice to have an open seat in Pennsylvania to fill in the midterms
Maybe some self reflection is due if you completely missed the single most important angle of a story that you and 11 people worked on for 7 years.
I was at NYT for 7 years & one of a dozen reporters who investigated Epstein’s interactions w/the rich & powerful. I don’t know every conversation held at every level there, but I do know we dedicated ourselves to exposing those who supported Epstein & engaged in the abuse of girls he facilitated
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Maybe some self reflection is due if you completely missed the single most important angle of a story that you and 11 people worked on for 7 years.
100% chance the GOP gives him a nice payday to switch parties if the Dems get 51 seats in the midterms
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
100% chance the GOP gives him a nice payday to switch parties if the Dems get 51 seats in the midterms
Not surprising, but my god is the Fetterman interview on NPR abysmal. I know there's a risk he switches parties if you push him too hard, but there's gotta be repercussions for continually selling out your caucus to the media like he does
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Not surprising, but my god is the Fetterman interview on NPR abysmal. I know there's a risk he switches parties if you push him too hard, but there's gotta be repercussions for continually selling out your caucus to the media like he does
Like with Schumer and the DC budget in March, it's somewhat unclear whether he's actually stupid enough to believe this or just thinks we're stupid enough to not understand
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Like with Schumer and the DC budget in March, it's somewhat unclear whether he's actually stupid enough to believe this or just thinks we're stupid enough to not understand
It's essential to tear down the current democratic leadership because there are many things that need to be done when back in power that the current caucus doesn't have the stomach for (e.g. packing the court, abolishing DHS, imprisoning Trump admin, DC statehood). Now's the time to clean house
You don't have to blame any of this on Democrats. Literally none of this is the Democrats fault.
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
It's essential to tear down the current democratic leadership because there are many things that need to be done when back in power that the current caucus doesn't have the stomach for (e.g. packing the court, abolishing DHS, imprisoning Trump admin, DC statehood). Now's the time to clean house
Running out of time, but another earlier wake up call for the centrists would be actually normie, qualified candidates launching primary campaigns instead of politely waiting their turn. Dem Tea Party is happening one way or another, the only question is the candidates
this sort of thing doesn’t end until a couple centrist senators go down in flames in a primary
time to get some guys without nazi tattoos and get on that
time to get some guys without nazi tattoos and get on that
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Running out of time, but another earlier wake up call for the centrists would be actually normie, qualified candidates launching primary campaigns instead of politely waiting their turn. Dem Tea Party is happening one way or another, the only question is the candidates
Imagine when there's actually divided government in 2027
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Imagine when there's actually divided government in 2027
If this actually is the deal then Democrats somehow managed to find the only way to outright lose the shutdown. Impressively pulling defeat from the jaws of victory.
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If this actually is the deal then Democrats somehow managed to find the only way to outright lose the shutdown. Impressively pulling defeat from the jaws of victory.
They finally took the Trump banner off of the Department of Labor
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
They finally took the Trump banner off of the Department of Labor
She completely rolled over for Trump at every moment and it still won't save her. DC desperately needs someone who actually cares about the city. Anyone but Bowser in 2026
Oh wow: The @nytimes.com reports the Department of Justice is reportedly investigating @mayorbowser.dc.gov for corruption over a 2023 trip she took to Qatar. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Investigating D.C. Mayor Over Foreign Trip
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
She completely rolled over for Trump at every moment and it still won't save her. DC desperately needs someone who actually cares about the city. Anyone but Bowser in 2026
It's so striking how Zohran unabashedly defends his values compared to democratic congressional leadership feebleness in the face of Trump
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
It's so striking how Zohran unabashedly defends his values compared to democratic congressional leadership feebleness in the face of Trump
Trump managed to endorse Cuomo before Schumer could decide if he supports the democrat
Donald Trump just now posts a full-throated endorsement of Andrew Cuomo on TruthSocial: "Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job."
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Trump managed to endorse Cuomo before Schumer could decide if he supports the democrat
Bowser must go
NEWS: After disturbances in Navy Yard on Friday night, @mayorbowser.dc.gov is instituting an emergency curfew of 11 p.m. for any kid under the age of 18, from tonight through November 5. She is also empowering the police to designate special zones where the curfew is 6 p.m.
November 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Bowser must go
I really don't like how Democrats frame things as "distractions." It should be framed as the Trump administration is distracted, not that they're trying to distract voters. If you tell voters something is a distraction, you're telling them it's something not worth noticing or being energized about.
Obama: The weird videos of a U.S. President with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet and dumping poop on protesting citizens… All of that is designed to distract you from the fact that your situation has not gotten better.
November 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I really don't like how Democrats frame things as "distractions." It should be framed as the Trump administration is distracted, not that they're trying to distract voters. If you tell voters something is a distraction, you're telling them it's something not worth noticing or being energized about.