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How many times have we been fed BS.about a Trump "pivot" away from extremism? Accepting the BS again, at this time of national emergency, would not only be gullible, but gravely dangerous
I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM
How many times have we been fed BS.about a Trump "pivot" away from extremism? Accepting the BS again, at this time of national emergency, would not only be gullible, but gravely dangerous
The 4chan Administration.
As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
Minnesota shows what happens when governing and content creation merge
As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
n.pr
January 24, 2026 at 12:39 PM
The 4chan Administration.
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12/21 U.S. Senate Republicans are already using AI slop to deceive Maine voters #maine #MEpolitics
December 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
12/21 U.S. Senate Republicans are already using AI slop to deceive Maine voters #maine #MEpolitics
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The Trump administration says that it is constraining its national security priorities to direct threats to the U.S. — but also that it’s a national security issue that Europe is becoming less White.
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump’s National Security Strategy puts anti-immigration policy on a global scale
Philip Bump: Protecting European racial purity is now U.S. government policy.
www.ms.now
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Trump administration says that it is constraining its national security priorities to direct threats to the U.S. — but also that it’s a national security issue that Europe is becoming less White.
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Notable that POTUS is posting a Fox News story about the USCG disabling and interdicting a vessel suspected of carrying drugs.
Demonstrates his awareness of alternatives to blowing up suspected drug boats.
And that killing people is very much a deliberate and completely unnecessary choice.
Demonstrates his awareness of alternatives to blowing up suspected drug boats.
And that killing people is very much a deliberate and completely unnecessary choice.
December 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Notable that POTUS is posting a Fox News story about the USCG disabling and interdicting a vessel suspected of carrying drugs.
Demonstrates his awareness of alternatives to blowing up suspected drug boats.
And that killing people is very much a deliberate and completely unnecessary choice.
Demonstrates his awareness of alternatives to blowing up suspected drug boats.
And that killing people is very much a deliberate and completely unnecessary choice.
Nice job, Memphis! Chicago and Portland are still putting you to shame, but keep up the good work!
October 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Nice job, Memphis! Chicago and Portland are still putting you to shame, but keep up the good work!
I’m not sure what’s scarier, the thought of someone in full possession of his mental faculties speaking coherently about nullifying free speech, or the same sentiment filtered through a clearly addled mind and emerging as this garbled nonsense.
This is verbatim. This is our President.
This is verbatim. This is our President.
Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
October 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I’m not sure what’s scarier, the thought of someone in full possession of his mental faculties speaking coherently about nullifying free speech, or the same sentiment filtered through a clearly addled mind and emerging as this garbled nonsense.
This is verbatim. This is our President.
This is verbatim. This is our President.
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Wrote about Eric Schmitt's speech, his definition of "American" and the multiple ways in which this ahistorical nativism is fraught. www.pbump.net/o/america-20...
America 201: We are a nation of immigrants from places besides Europe, too
It is likely that you have by now heard about Sen. Eric Schmitt's (R-Mo.) speech at a right-wing conference on Tuesday. In it, he rejected the idea that America was "an abstract and vaguely-defined pr...
www.pbump.net
September 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Wrote about Eric Schmitt's speech, his definition of "American" and the multiple ways in which this ahistorical nativism is fraught. www.pbump.net/o/america-20...
A sitting US Senator, who also happens to be a Nazi, gave a remarkably anti-American speech today, oddly and ironically focused on the defining characteristics of an American.
See how many dog whistles and outright racist tropes you can identify.
See how many dog whistles and outright racist tropes you can identify.
In case of interest, here’s the full transcript of Schmitt’s speech.
www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/02/s...
www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/02/s...
Sen. Schmitt at NatCon : What Is an American?
America is not just an abstract “proposition,” but a nation and a people, with its own distinct history and heritage and interests.
www.dailysignal.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
A sitting US Senator, who also happens to be a Nazi, gave a remarkably anti-American speech today, oddly and ironically focused on the defining characteristics of an American.
See how many dog whistles and outright racist tropes you can identify.
See how many dog whistles and outright racist tropes you can identify.
The choice to support Ukraine is a simple one. It has always been a simple one. And the beauty of it is that even the so-called “America First” crowd should be able to get behind it, for obvious and selfish reasons that Congressman Quigley lays out here in stark and simple terms.(1/2)
Quigley: Trump acts like a tough guy when it comes to going after some undocumented kid, but when he comes up against someone tougher than him, this president is a wimp.
August 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The choice to support Ukraine is a simple one. It has always been a simple one. And the beauty of it is that even the so-called “America First” crowd should be able to get behind it, for obvious and selfish reasons that Congressman Quigley lays out here in stark and simple terms.(1/2)
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This is right. We don't have the language to describe what we're seeing right before our eyes. That contributes to the disorienting effect it's all having, which I think people like Stephen Miller, who expressly uses the language of fascism as a weapon, understand perfectly well.
August 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This is right. We don't have the language to describe what we're seeing right before our eyes. That contributes to the disorienting effect it's all having, which I think people like Stephen Miller, who expressly uses the language of fascism as a weapon, understand perfectly well.
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Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
August 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
So thrilled to see this icon get its due. My mind reels at the thought of such a gem ever being consigned to the dustbin of history.
Fifty years ago, last-ditch effort in Syracuse barely saved magnificent Landmark Theatre. Those who remember how close it was savor what's happening now: A 30-color restoration of grand auditorium. My Central Current column with stunning Mike Greenlar images: centralcurrent.org/sean-kirst-a...
Sean Kirst: A half-century after the Landmark Theatre was almost lost, Syracuse will see it again in its true colors
The detailed, high-profile restoration of much of the grand theater becomes an emotional symbol of a key preservation victory
centralcurrent.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
So thrilled to see this icon get its due. My mind reels at the thought of such a gem ever being consigned to the dustbin of history.
“Democracy Dies in Darkness”
Indeed. Another light goes out at WaPo. R.I.P Washington Post. You’ve been a stalwart companion for many years, particularly your opinion section. I mourn your loss daily.
Indeed. Another light goes out at WaPo. R.I.P Washington Post. You’ve been a stalwart companion for many years, particularly your opinion section. I mourn your loss daily.
"How can we communicate with optimism about the future … when we're living in the here and now where American democracy is in peril? … And we're supposed to ignore it? Leave it to others to wrestle with …? No no no no no. …
"That is tonight's Last Word on my last day at the Washington Post."
"That is tonight's Last Word on my last day at the Washington Post."
August 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
“Democracy Dies in Darkness”
Indeed. Another light goes out at WaPo. R.I.P Washington Post. You’ve been a stalwart companion for many years, particularly your opinion section. I mourn your loss daily.
Indeed. Another light goes out at WaPo. R.I.P Washington Post. You’ve been a stalwart companion for many years, particularly your opinion section. I mourn your loss daily.
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The line between online political fundraising and an outright scam feels like it's disappeared. I wrote about the deceptive tactics—the fake "400% matches," the guilt trips targeting the vulnerable, the absurd narratives—and why the Democrats’ embrace of these tactics is harming the party brand.
A Party's Brand Is Built on Trust. So Why Are Democrats Treating Their Supporters Like Marks?
The Fundraising Frenzy Invades Text Messages
open.substack.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The line between online political fundraising and an outright scam feels like it's disappeared. I wrote about the deceptive tactics—the fake "400% matches," the guilt trips targeting the vulnerable, the absurd narratives—and why the Democrats’ embrace of these tactics is harming the party brand.
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Two little anecdotes this morning reinforce the extent to which a shared inferiority complex drives right-wing politics.
Governance by inferiority complex
(White House photo via Flickr) Story one: As he left the White House this morning on his way to the golf club he owns in Scotland — the ones he owns in Bedminster, N.J. or Sterling, Va. apparently no ...
www.pbump.net
July 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Two little anecdotes this morning reinforce the extent to which a shared inferiority complex drives right-wing politics.
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The Supreme Court is out of control. To allow the president, without any explanation, to unilaterally dismantle agencies created by an Act of Congress is to endow the president with sovereignty. There is no justification, because they haven’t given one. Our country is in big trouble.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The Supreme Court is out of control. To allow the president, without any explanation, to unilaterally dismantle agencies created by an Act of Congress is to endow the president with sovereignty. There is no justification, because they haven’t given one. Our country is in big trouble.
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There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC.
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
July 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC.
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
The consequences of this decision, dire as they are, alone warrant an explanation from the Court, but the readily apparent inconsistency on display positively demands it.
My quick take on Monday afternoon's unexplained #SCOTUS ruling in the Department of Education downsizing case—and how the justices' inconsistent treatment of the (similarly postured) student loan cases during the Biden administration illustrates in technicolor why the Court needs to explain itself:
167. The Inconsistent Court Strikes Again
Comparing Monday's unexplained grant of emergency relief in the Department of Education downsizing case to how the justices handled President Biden's student loan program is ... telling.
www.stevevladeck.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The consequences of this decision, dire as they are, alone warrant an explanation from the Court, but the readily apparent inconsistency on display positively demands it.
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Democrats have spent so long trying to find candidates who won’t alienate theoretical centrist or soft Republican voters that they have alienated a natural constituency. That constituency just elected Zohran Mamdani.
Gift link: wapo.st/44zuWyC
Gift link: wapo.st/44zuWyC
Opinion | The Democrats’ generational rift just got harder to ignore
Maybe the party should consider abandoning its cautious old ways.
wapo.st
June 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Democrats have spent so long trying to find candidates who won’t alienate theoretical centrist or soft Republican voters that they have alienated a natural constituency. That constituency just elected Zohran Mamdani.
Gift link: wapo.st/44zuWyC
Gift link: wapo.st/44zuWyC
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100% to this. Act like you have core beliefs that are not subject to focus groups. They allow you to speak from a position of both moral authority and clear conviction. And you can then embrace compromise *if* necessary, as long as the compromise is in service of the value you're defending.
Great point from @amandamarcotte.bsky.social: If Dems want to win back young men, one approach might be to stand up for what you believe. Even when, or especially when, they disagree with you.
On the pod, Amanda is excellent on Dems and authenticity. Transcript:
newrepublic.com/article/1971...
On the pod, Amanda is excellent on Dems and authenticity. Transcript:
newrepublic.com/article/1971...
June 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
100% to this. Act like you have core beliefs that are not subject to focus groups. They allow you to speak from a position of both moral authority and clear conviction. And you can then embrace compromise *if* necessary, as long as the compromise is in service of the value you're defending.
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-$1.5T in new tax cuts predominantly for the rich
-$700B in Medicaid cuts
-$500B in Medicare cuts
-$300B in SNAP cuts
-Leasing public lands to Big Oil
-Ending IRS Direct File
-Ending clean energy tax credits
-Banning AI regulation in the states
The oligarchy's wish list.
-$700B in Medicaid cuts
-$500B in Medicare cuts
-$300B in SNAP cuts
-Leasing public lands to Big Oil
-Ending IRS Direct File
-Ending clean energy tax credits
-Banning AI regulation in the states
The oligarchy's wish list.
May 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
-$1.5T in new tax cuts predominantly for the rich
-$700B in Medicaid cuts
-$500B in Medicare cuts
-$300B in SNAP cuts
-Leasing public lands to Big Oil
-Ending IRS Direct File
-Ending clean energy tax credits
-Banning AI regulation in the states
The oligarchy's wish list.
-$700B in Medicaid cuts
-$500B in Medicare cuts
-$300B in SNAP cuts
-Leasing public lands to Big Oil
-Ending IRS Direct File
-Ending clean energy tax credits
-Banning AI regulation in the states
The oligarchy's wish list.
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As the world goes to hell, Trump is living his best life. My latest @postopinions.bsky.social column, on how Trump and his family are pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars while he talks about rationing dolls and pencils. Gift link.
wapo.st/3ZcXpaj
wapo.st/3ZcXpaj
Opinion | As the world goes to hell, Trump is living his best life
The president has no permanent alliances, only personal financial interests.
wapo.st
May 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
As the world goes to hell, Trump is living his best life. My latest @postopinions.bsky.social column, on how Trump and his family are pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars while he talks about rationing dolls and pencils. Gift link.
wapo.st/3ZcXpaj
wapo.st/3ZcXpaj