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A Scion of Democratic Politics Defeats the Upstarts in an Arizona Primary

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jul 16

"Mamdani momentum withered in the deserts of southern Arizona on Tuesday night." Jack Healy on Adelita Grijalva's convincing win in Tucson against the upstarts who called for a new face and name to succeed Raul Grijalva in the House. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...

Update from Ernesto Londoño

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jul 5

Watch this story line. Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, said a National Weather Service advisory issued Thursday “did not predict the amount of rain that we saw.” Officials and residents have said they were caught off guard. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

After Mamdani Mania, the Next Democratic Test Comes to Tucson

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jul 3

Tiring in Tucson of voting for Grijalvas. Jack Healy looks at the race to succeed the deceased Raul as the next test for Democrats. Elect his daughter? Move to the center to appeal to Hispanic men? Go full Mamdani with Deja Foxx, the Gen Z influencer? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u...

Planned Parenthood at Risk of Losing Millions in Federal Funding

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jul 2

An element of the Big Beautiful Bill: a soft abortion ban for blue states. The bill could force Planned Parenthood to halt abortions nationally by cutting off funding for all other women's health services, impacting low-income women. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u... www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jul 2

By all means, look at this story and be angry at ... the New York Times.

Jon Seff @jonseff.bsky.social · Jul 2

“Declined”? This is money allocated by Congress. “Refused to” would be a better choice of words.

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The Trump administration has declined to release nearly $7 billion in school funding that helps pay for after-school programs and other services.

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jul 1

A Plan to Sell Federal Land Near This Colorado Town Looks Dead. Here’s Why.

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jul 1

Remarkable.

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 26

An enjoyable paragraph from Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper in the NYT.
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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 25

And so it begins, from freshman Rep. Lauren Gillen in the Long Island suburbs: “Socialist Zohran Mamdani is too extreme to lead New York City. His entire campaign has been built on unachievable promises and higher taxes, which is the last thing New York needs."

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 24

Sen. Mike Lee's proposed federal land sale looks just about dead in reconciliation. Jack Healy went to Summit County, Colo., to show why, and just how hard it would have been to actually build the affordable housing Lee said he wanted if the sales had gone forward. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

Former Astronaut Launches Texas Senate Run by Hitting Both Parties

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 23

Terry Virts might be a longshot in the campaign to unseat John Cornyn in Texas, but the astronaut's launch video shows two things: Democratic outsiders are hungry to take on Trump, and they're going to do it by attacking both parties. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 23

Also proof that only Bluesky users think those columns are very influential, ergo we'd better expend a lot of energy on them.

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 20

There's a misconception that all the federal land that the reconciliation bill would put on the block is remote. Look at Colorado. Many cherish the green space, but the land between Colorado Springs and Denver is not remote and could alleviate housing shortages. www.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 20

There's a misconception that all the federal land that the reconciliation bill would put on the block is remote. Look at Colorado. Many cherish the green space, but the land between Colorado Springs and Denver is not remote and could alleviate housing shortages. www.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 19

Here we go again: It is a failure of journalism to do X, which we all remember and don't actually need to be walked through again. Why do people on Bluesky insist consumers of journalism are THIS stupid?

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jun 19

It’s a failure of journalism to do shit like this. Donald Trump has said that something will happen “within two weeks” at least 5,000 times in the past decade with easily over 4,900 of those “deadlines” passing with no action.

NPR @npr.org · Jun 19

JUST IN: President Trump will make a decision on whether the U.S. will strike Iran "within two weeks," the White House said Thursday.

White House Pushes Texas to Redistrict, Hoping to Blunt Democratic Gains

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 12

From CBO, re: Trump budget biil: Households would see an increase in the resources available to them. In general, resources would decrease for households twd bottom of the income distribution. Resources would increase for households in the middle and top. www.cbo.gov/system/files...

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 9

SCOOP: Trump's political operation is pressing Texas Republicans to redraw House lines in the state, hoping to pick up 2-3 seats in the midterms and blunt Democratic gains. Some Texas Republicans worry it could backfire in a wave year. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/u...

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 5

O Canada was so lound in Edmonton you could hear it from outside the arena. www.instagram.com/reel/DKhfrBC...

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 5

For more than 20 years, with bipartisan support, Texas offered its undocumented students in-state tuition to its universities. On Wednesday, the Justice Department sued to stop it, the Texas attorney general agreed and a federal judge overturned the law. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/u...

Texas’ Migrant Tuition Break Blocked After Texas Joins D.O.J. to Kill It

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 5

Amazed how badly I want the Canadians to beat the Sunrise Panthers. Go Oilers!

‘Carol,’ Whose Detention Rattled Her Small Missouri Town, Is Released

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 5

‘Carol,’ whose detention brought the reality of Trump's immigration crackdown to the Trump-loving small town of Kennett, Mo., has won her release. But her fight to stay in the United States is far from over. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/u...

A Missouri Town Was Solidly Behind Trump. Then Carol Was Detained.

Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · Jun 2

So no cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid, yet the largest "mandatory" spending cuts ever. Hmmm.

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · May 28

"This is Carol!" 80% of Dunklin County in Missouri's boot heel voted for Trump, but after a beloved mother of 3 in Kennett, Mo., was detained for deportation, a community finds itself asking, are we for Trump or are we for Carol? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...

Trump’s Attacks Have Helped Heal a Deeply Divided Harvard

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Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman.bsky.social · May 28

“We will not allow our identities to be invoked to undermine institutions of higher education,” Jacob Miller, a Jewish student and frequent Harvard critic, said. Yet we've had utter silence from major U.S. Jewish organizations, on happenings both at home and abroad. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...